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which data for all States are published
equals or exceeds 6.5 percent; and
‘‘(ii) total unemployment in such
State (seasonally adjusted) for the 3-
month period equals or exceeds 110 per-
cent of such average rate for either (or
both) of the corresponding 3-month periods
ending in the 2 preceding calendar years;
or
‘‘(B) as determined by the Secretary of
Agriculture (in the discretion of the Secretary
of Agriculture), the monthly average number of
individuals (as of the last day of each month)
participating in the food stamp program in the
State in the then most recently concluded 3-
month period for which data are available ex-
ceeds by not less than 10 percent the lesser
of—
‘‘(i) the monthly average number of
individuals (as of the last day of each
month) in the State that would have par-
ticipated in the food stamp program in the
corresponding 3-month period in fiscal
year 1994 if the amendments made by
subtitles D and J of the Personal Respon-
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sibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996
had been in effect throughout fiscal year
1994; or
‘‘(ii) the monthly average number of
individuals (as of the last day of each
month) in the State that would have par-
ticipated in the food stamp program in the
corresponding 3-month period in fiscal
year 1995 if the amendments made by
subtitles D and J of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996
had been in effect throughout fiscal year
1995.
‘‘(7) OTHER TERMS DEFINED.—As used in this
subsection:
‘‘(A) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means
each of the 50 States of the United States and
the District of Columbia.
‘‘(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’
means the Secretary of the Treasury.
‘‘(8) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall
annually report to the Congress on the status of the
Fund.
‘‘(9) BUDGET SCORING.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
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gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the baseline shall
assume that no grant shall be made under this sub-
section after fiscal year 2001.
‘‘SEC. 404. USE OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULES.—Subject to this part, a State
to which a grant is made under section 403 may use the
grant—
‘‘(1) in any manner that is reasonably cal-
culated to accomplish the purpose of this part, in-
cluding to provide low income households with as-
sistance in meeting home heating and cooling costs;
or
‘‘(2) in any manner that the State was author-
ized to use amounts received under part A or F, as
such parts were in effect on September 30, 1995.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF GRANT FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PURPOSES.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—A State to which a grant is
made under section 403 shall not expend more than
15 percent of the grant for administrative purposes.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to the use of a grant for information tech-
nology and computerization needed for tracking or
monitoring required by or under this part.
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‘‘(c) AUTHORITY
TO TREAT INTERSTATE
IMMI-
GRANTS UNDER RULES OF FORMER STATE.—A State op-
erating a program funded under this part may apply to
a family the rules (including benefit amounts) of the pro-
gram funded under this part of another State if the family
has moved to the State from the other State and has re-
sided in the State for less than 12 months.
‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO USE PORTION OF GRANT FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may use not more
than 30 percent of the amount of the grant made to
the State under section 403 for a fiscal year to carry
out a State program pursuant to any or all of the
following provisions of law:
‘‘(A) Part B or E of this title.
‘‘(B) Title XX of this Act.
‘‘(C) The Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT TRANSFERABLE
TO
TITLE
XX
PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), not more than 1⁄3 of the total amount
paid to a State under this part for a fiscal year that
is used to carry out State programs pursuant to pro-
visions of law specified in paragraph (1) may be
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used to carry out State programs pursuant to title
XX.
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE RULES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, any
amount paid to a State under this part that is
used to carry out a State program pursuant to
a provision of law specified in paragraph (1)
shall not be subject to the requirements of this
part, but shall be subject to the requirements
that apply to Federal funds provided directly
under the provision of law to carry out the pro-
gram.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION RELATING TO TITLE XX
PROGRAMS.—All amounts paid to a State under
this part that are used to carry out State pro-
grams pursuant to title XX shall be used only
for programs and services to children or their
families.
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO RESERVE CERTAIN AMOUNTS
FOR ASSISTANCE.—A State may reserve amounts paid to
the State under this part for any fiscal year for the pur-
pose of providing, without fiscal year limitation, assistance
under the State program funded under this part.