Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/1220

 90 STAT. 2688

PUBLIC LAW 94-566—OCT. 20, 1976

SEC. 507. AFDC BENEFITS WHERE UNEMPLOYED FATHER RECEIVES UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION. 42 USC 607. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(b)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended—(1) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); and (2) by striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: •'(C) for the denial of aid to families with dependent children to any child or relative specified in subsection (a)— •'(i) if and for so long as such child's father, unless exempt under section 402(a) (19)(A), is not registered pursuant to such section for the work incentive program established under part C of this title, or, if he is exempt under such section by reason of clause (iii) thereof or no such program in which he can effectively participate has been established or provided under section 432(a), is not registered with the public employment offices in the State, and "(ii) with respect to any week for which such child's father qualifies for unemployment compensation under an unemployment compensation law of a State or of the United States, but refuses to apply for or accept such unemployment compensation; and "(D) for the reduction of the aid to families with dependent children otherwise payable to any child or relative specified in subsection (a) by the amount of any unemployment compensation that such child's father receives under an unemployment compensation law of a State or of the United States.", (b) CONFORMING PROVISION.—Section 407(d)(3) of such Act is amended by inserting ", for purposes of section 407(b)(1)(C)," before "be deemed". 42 USC 607 note. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by the preceding provisions of this section shall be effective with respect to months after (and weeks beginning in months after) the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES.—Section 407 of the Social Security Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into an agreement Vs^ith each State which is able and willing to do so for Qie purpose of (1) simplifying the procedures to be followed by unemployed fathers and other unemployed persons in such State in registering pursuant to 42 USC 602. section 402(a) (19) for the work incentive program established by 42 USC 630 et part C of this title and in registering with public employment offices ^e?(under this section and otherwise) or in connection with applications for unemployment compensation, by reducing the number of locations or agencies where such persons must go in order to register for such programs and in connection with such applications, and (2) providing where possible for a single registration satisfying this section and the requirements of both the work incentive program and the applicable unemployment compensation laws.".

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