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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 814 (Introduced in House) — To reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and relate... · Sec. 10

Sec. 10. Requirement that States use merit-based system in administration of TANF programs

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Section 408(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) ), as amended by sections 7(d)(1), 8(b)(1), and 9(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: A State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall establish and maintain personnel standards through a merit-based system, in administering the State program funded under this part and any other State program funded by qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)). . Section 409(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 609 ), as amended by sections 5(c)(2)(A), 7(d)(1), 8(b)(2), and 9(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
If the Secretary determines that a State to which a grant is made under section 403 in a fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(17) during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant. .
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