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 PUBLIC LAW 105-200-^IULY 16, 1998 112 STAT. 647 "(III) the State has not failed such a review. "(ii) If a State with respect to which a reduction is made under this paragraph for a fiscal year with respect to a failure to comply with a subparagraph of section 454(24) achieves compliance with such subparagraph by the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall increase the amount otherwise pay- able to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for the succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 90 percent of the reduction for the fiscal year. "(D) The Secretary may not impose a penalty under this paragraph against a State with respect to a failure to comply with section 454(24)(B) for a fiscal year if the Secretary is required to impose a penalty under this paragraph against the State with respect to a failure to comply with section 454(24)(A) for the fiscal year.". (b) INAPPLICABILITY OF PENALTY UNDER TANF PROGRAM.— Section 409(a)(8)(A)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(8)(A)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting "(other than section 454(24))" before the semicolon. SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE SINGLE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 452(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows: "(3) The Secretary may waive any requirement of paragraph (1) or any condition specified under section 454(16), and shall waive the single statewide system requirement under sections 454(16) and 454A, with respect to a State if— "(A) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has or can develop an alternative system or systems that enable the State— "(i) for purposes of section 409(a)(8), to achieve the paternity establishment percentages (as defined in section 452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that may be established by the Secretary; "(ii) to submit data under section 454(15)(B) that is complete and reliable; "(iii) to substantially comply with the requirements of this part; and "(iv) in the case of a request to waive the single statewide system requirement, to— "(I) meet all functional requirements of sections 454(16) and 454A; "(II) ensure that calculation of distributions meets the requirements of section 457 and accounts for distributions to children in different families or in different States or sub-State jurisdictions, and for distributions to other States; "(III) ensure that there is only one point of contact in the State which provides seamless case processing for all interstate case processing and coordinated, automated intrastate case management; "(IV) ensure that standardized data elements, forms, and definitions are used throughout the State; 59-194O-98 -22:QL3Part1

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