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 112 STAT. 658 PUBLIC LAW 105-200-JULY 16, 1998 (A) Section 458A of the Social Security Act, as added by section 201(a) of this Act, is redesignated as section 458. (B) Section 455(a)(4)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(4)(C)(iii)), as added by section 101(a) of this Act, is amended— (i) by striking "458A(b)(4)" and inserting " 458(b)(4)"; (ii) by striking "458A(b)(6)" and inserting " 458(b)(6)"; and (iii) by striking "458A(b)(5)(B)" and inserting "458(b)(5)(B)". (C) Subsection (d)(1) of this section is amended by striking "458A" and inserting "458". 42 USC 655 note. (3) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2001. 42 USC 658a (g) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE. — Except as Otherwise provided note. in this section, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1999. TITLE III—ADOPTION PROVISIONS SEC. 301. MORE FLEXIBLE PENALTY PROCEDURE TO BE APPLIED FOR FAILING TO PERMIT INTERJURISDICTIONAL ADOPTION. (a) CONVERSION OF FUNDING BAN INTO STATE PLAN REQUIRE- MENT. —Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (21); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(23) provides that the State shall not— "(A) deny or delay the placement of a child for adoption when an approved family is available outside of the jurisdiction with responsibility for handling the case of the child; or "(B) fail to grant an opportunity for a fair hearing, as described in paragraph (12), to an individual whose allegation of a violation of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is denied by the State or not acted upon by the State with reasonable promptness.". (b) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.— Section 474(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(d)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking "section 471(a)(18)" and inserting "paragraph (18) or (23) of section 471(a)". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 474 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674) is amended by striking subsection (e). 42 USC 671 note. (d) RETROACTIVITY. — The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 202 of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105- 89; 111 Stat. 2125).

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