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 123STA T .4 4 7PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B. 17 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (B)GRANT R EL ATE D T OI N C REA S EDE XP ENDIT U RES F OR NON - RECURRENT S H ORT TER MB ENEFITS .— ‘‘( i ) I N G ENERAL.— Foreach ca l e nd ar qu ar t er in f i s cal y ear 20 0 9 or 20 1 0, the S ecretary shall m a k e a g rant from the E mergency Fund to each State that— ‘‘(I) requests a grant under this su bp aragraph for the quarter and ‘‘(II) meets the requirement of clause (ii) for the quarter. ‘‘(ii) N ON-RECURRENT SHORT TERM EXPENDITURE RE Q UIREMENT.— A State meets the requirement of this clause for a quarter if the total e x penditures of the State for non-recurrent short term benefits in the quarter, w hether under the State program funded under this part or as qualified State expenditures, exceeds the total expenditures of the State for non- recurrent short term benefits in the corresponding quarter in the emergency fund base year of the State. ‘‘(iii) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Sub j ect to paragraph ( 5 ), the amount of the grant to be made to a State under this subparagraph for a quarter shall be an amount equal to 8 0 percent of the excess described in clause (ii). ‘‘( C ) GRANT RELATED TO INCREASED EXPENDITURES FOR SUBSIDI Z ED EMPLO Y MENT.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar quarter in fiscal year 2009 or 2010, the Secretary shall make a grant from the Emergency Fund to each State that— ‘‘(I) requests a grant under this subparagraph for the quarter; and ‘‘(II) meets the requirement of clause (ii) for the quarter. ‘‘(ii) SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENT.—A State meets the requirement of this clause for a quarter if the total expenditures of the State for subsidi z ed employment in the quarter, whether under the State program funded under this part or as qualified State expenditures, exceeds the total such expenditures of the State in the cor- responding quarter in the emergency fund base year of the State. ‘‘(iii) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Subject to paragraph (5), the amount of the grant to be made to a State under this subparagraph for a quarter shall be an amount equal to 80 percent of the excess described in clause (ii). ‘‘( 4 ) AUTHORITY TO MA K E NECESSARY AD J USTMENTS TO DATA AND COLLECT NEEDED DATA.—In determining the size of the caseload of a State and the expenditures of a State for basic assistance, non-recurrent short-term benefits, and subsidized employment, during any period for which the State requests funds under this subsection, and during the emergency fund base year of the State, the Secretary may make appropriate adjustments to the data, on a State-by-State basis, to ensure that the data are comparable with respect to the groups of families ser v ed and the types of aid provided. T he Secretary may develop a mechanism for collecting expenditure data,