Sec. 907. Response of TANF program to economic recessions
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Section 408(a)(7) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7) ), as amended by section 906(a)(1)(C) of this title, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply in a State during any month which is in a high unemployment period with respect to the State. In determining the number of months for which an adult has received assistance under a State or tribal program funded under this part or any other State program funded by qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), the State or tribe shall disregard any month which is in a high unemployment period with respect to the State. Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply to a recipient of assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded by qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) during the 6-month period that begins with the month immediately following a high unemployment period with respect to the State if the recipient received the assistance for the last month of the period. . Section 408(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 608(a) ), as amended by sections 905(d)(1) and 906(b)(1) of this title, is amended by adding at the end the following: In each month which is a high unemployment period with respect to a State to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year, the State shall conduct outreach to inform individuals and families who are potentially eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded by qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)) of the suspension of any durational limit on assistance under the program. . Section 409(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a) ), as amended by sections 903(c)(2)(A), 905(d)(1), and 906(b)(2), 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)(16) 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. . Section 402(a)(1)(B) ( 42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B) ), as amended by section 906(c) of this title, is amended by adding at the end the following: The document shall describe how the State intends to inform potentially eligible recipients of assistance under the program of the suspension of durational limits on the assistance during a high unemployment period with respect to the State. . Section 419 ( 42 U.S.C. 619 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term high unemployment period means, with respect to a State, a period of 1 or more consecutive months if the average rate of total unemployment in the State (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the then most recent 3 months for which data for all States are published equals or exceeds 6.5 percent. .
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