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PUBLIC LAW SSO-AUG. 1, 1956

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who are permanently and totally disabled and of encouraging each State, as far as practicable under such conditions, to help such individuals attain self-support or self-care, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this title." 42 USC 1352. ^^^ Subsection (a) of section 1402 of such Act is amended by striking out "and" before clause (11) thereof, and by striking out the period at the end of such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following new clause: "and (12) provide a description of the services (if any) which the State agency makes available to applicants for and recipients of aid to the permanently and totally disabled to help them attain self-support or self-care, including a description of the steps taken to assure, in the provision of such services, maximum utilization of other agencies providing similar or related services." po1"p!'854. ^'^^^ (c)(1) Clauses (1) and (2) of section 1403(a) of such Act are each amended by striking o u t ", which shall be used exclusively as aid to the permanently and totally disabled,". (2) Clause (3) of such section 1403(a) is amended by striking out "which amount shall be used for paying the costs of administering the State plan or for aid to the permanently and totally disabled, or both, and for no other purpose" and inserting in lieu thereof "including services which are provided by the staff of the State agency (or of the local agency administering the State plan in the political subdivision) to applicants for and recipients of such aid to help them attain self-support or self-care". EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 314. The amendments made by sections 311(b), 312 (b), 313 (b), and 314 (b) shall become effective July 1, 1957. PART III — E X T E N S I O N OF A I D TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADDITIONAL RELATIVES

42 USC 606.

gEc. 321. Section 406(a) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "or aunt" and inserting in lieu thereof "aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece". REQUIREMENT OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ELIMINATED

42 USC 606.

SEC. 322. Such section 406(a) is further amended by striking out "child under the age of sixteen, or under the age of eighteen if found by the State agency to be regularly attending school," and inserting in lieu thereof "child under the age of eighteen". EFFECTIVE D A T t

SEC. 323. The amendments made by this part shall become effective ^ July 1, 1957. PART IV—RESEARCH AND TRAINING COOPERATIVE RESEARCH OR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 42 USC 130 11307, 1309.

SEC. 331. Title X I of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

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