Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 1.djvu/1188

 98 STAT. 1140

PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984

"(e) The Secretary shall from time to time pay to each State which has an approved pilot project under this section, in such manner and according to such schedule as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and such State, amounts equal in the aggregate to— "(1) 90 percent of the costs incurred by such State and its political subdivisions in carrying out such project during the first 18 months after the date on which the project begins, "(2) 80 percent of any such costs incurred during the 12-month period beginning with the nineteenth month after such date, and "(3) 70 percent of any such costs incurred during the 12-month period beginning with the thirty-first month after such date. "(f)(1) For purposes of this section, the term 'human services program' includes the program of aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV, the supplemental security income 42 USC 601. benefits program under title XVI, the Federal food stamp program, 42 USC 1381. and any other Federal or federally assisted program (other than a 29 USC 701 note. program under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) which provides aid, assistance, or benefits based wholly or partly on need or on incomerelated qualifications to specified classes or types of individuals or families or which is designed to help in crisis or emergency situations by meeting the basic human needs of individuals or families whose own resources are insufficient for that purpose. "(2) In carrying out this section the Secretary shall regularly consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the head of any other Federal agency having jurisdiction over or responsibility for one or more human services programs, in order to ensure that the administrative efforts of the various agencies involved are coordinated with respect to all of the pilot projects being carried out under this section. "(g) The Secretary shall require each State which is carrying out a Reports. pilot project under this section to submit periodic reports on the progress of such project, giving particular attention to the costeffectiveness of the integrated service delivery system involved and the extent to which such system is improving the delivery of services. No pilot project under this section shall be conducted for a period of longer than 42 months. The first such report shall be submitted no later than 3 months after the date on which the project begins. "(h) The Secretary shall from time to time submit to the Congress Report. a report on the progress and current status of each of the approved pilot projects under this section. Each such report shall reflect the periodic reports theretofore submitted to the Secretary by the States involved under subsection (g), and shall contain such additional comments, findings, and recommendations with respect to the operation of the program under this section as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate. "(i) The Comptroller General shall, at such time or times as he determines to be appropriate, review and evaluate any or all of the pilot projects undertaken pursuant to this section, and shall from time to time report to the Congress on the results of such reviews and evaluations together with his findings and recommendations with respect thereto. Appropriation "(j) There are authorized to be appropriated, for the four-fiscalauthorization. year period beginning with the fiscal year 1985, such sums, not to

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