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Secretary could be harmful to the parent or
child and, if the court determines that disclo-
sure to any other person could be harmful, the
court and its agents shall not make any such
disclosure;’’.
SEC. 323. FEDERAL CASE REGISTRY OF CHILD SUPPORT
ORDERS.
Section 453(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653(h)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and order’’
after ‘‘with respect to each case’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
ORDER’’ after ‘‘CASE’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or an order’’ after ‘‘with
respect to a case’’ and
(C) by inserting ‘‘or order’’ after ‘‘and the
State or States which have the case’’.
SEC. 324. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD SUPPORT
ORDERS.
Section 1738B(f) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a court may’’
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a court having
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jurisdiction over the parties shall issue a child sup-
port order, which must be recognized.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (d)’’ after ‘‘jurisdiction’’.
SEC. 325. DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 455(a)(3)(B) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(3)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or system described in
clause (iii)’’ after ‘‘each State’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or system’’ after ‘‘the
State’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) For purposes of clause (i), a system described
in this clause is a system that has been approved by the
Secretary to receive enhanced funding pursuant to the
Family Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–485; 102
Stat. 2343) for the purpose of developing a system that
meets the requirements of sections 454(16) (as in effect
on and after September 30, 1995) and 454A, including
systems that have received funding for such purpose pur-
suant to a waiver under section 1115(a).’’.
(b) TEMPORARY LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 344(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
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Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 655
note) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or a system described in
subparagraph (C)’’ after ‘‘to a State’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or system’’ after ‘‘for the
State’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Act,’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘Act, and among sys-
tems that have been approved by the Secretary to
receive enhanced funding pursuant to the Family
Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–485; 102
Stat. 2343) for the purpose of developing a system
that meets the requirements of sections 454(16) (as
in effect on and after September 30, 1995) and
454A, including systems that have received funding
for such purpose pursuant to a waiver under section
1115(a), which shall take into account—
‘‘(i) the relative size of such State and
system caseloads under part D of title IV
of the Social Security Act; and
‘‘(ii) the level of automation needed to
meet the automated data processing re-
quirements of such part.’’.
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SEC. 326. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) 
ELIMINATION
OF
SURPLUSAGE.—Section
466(c)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
666(c)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘of section 466’’.
(b) CORRECTION
OF AMBIGUOUS AMENDMENT.—
Section 344(a)(1)(F) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–193; 110 Stat. 2234) is amended by inserting ‘‘the
first place such term appears’’ before ‘‘and all that fol-
lows’’.
(c) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUSLY DRAFTED PRO-
VISION.—Section 215 of the Department of Health and
Human Services Appropriations Act, 1997, (as contained
in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 1997) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 215. Sections 452(j) and 453(o) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(j) and 653(o)), as amended
by section 345 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
193; 110 Stat. 2237) are each amended by striking ‘sec-
tion 457(a)’ and inserting ‘a plan approved under this
part’. Amounts available under such sections 452(j) and
453(o) shall be calculated as though the amendments
made by this section were effective October 1, 1995.’’.
(d) 
ELIMINATION
OF
SURPLUSAGE.—Section
456(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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656(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert-
ing a period.
(e) CORRECTION OF DATE.—Section 466(a)(1)(B) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 1996’’ and inserting
‘‘January 1, 1994’’.
SEC. 327. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this title shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of title III of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2105).
(b) EXCEPTION.—The amendments made by section
302(b)(2) shall take effect as if the amendments had been
included in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2112).
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TITLE 
IV—RESTRICTING 
WEL-
FARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS
FOR ALIENS
Subtitle A—Eligibility for Federal
Benefits
SEC. 401. ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS: LIM-
ITED APPLICATION TO MEDICARE AND BENE-
FITS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT
ACT.
(a) LIMITED APPLICATION TO MEDICARE.—Section
401(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any bene-
fit payable under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act (relating to the medicare program) to an alien
who is lawfully present in the United States as de-
termined by the Attorney General and, with respect
to benefits payable under part A of such title, who
was authorized to be employed with respect to any
wages attributable to employment which are counted
for purposes of eligibility for such benefits.’’.
(b) LIMITED APPLICATION
TO BENEFITS UNDER
THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT.—Section 401(b) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
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ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) (as amended by sub-
section (a)) is amended by inserting at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(4) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any bene-
fit payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 or the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
to an alien who is lawfully present in the United
States as determined by the Attorney General or to
an alien residing outside the United States.’’.
SEC. 402. EXCEPTIONS TO BENEFIT LIMITATIONS: CORREC-
TIONS TO REFERENCE CONCERNING ALIENS
WHOSE DEPORTATION IS WITHHELD.
Sections 
402(a)(2)(A)(iii), 
402(b)(2)(A)(iii),
403(b)(1)(C), 412(b)(1)(C), and 431(b)(5) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1612(a)(2)(A)(iii),
1612(b)(2)(A)(iii), 1613(b)(1)(C), 1622(b)(1)(C), and
1641(b)(5)) are each amended by striking ‘‘section 243(h)
of such Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section
243(h) of such Act (as in effect immediately before the
effective date of section 307 of division C of Public Law
104–208) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act (as amended
by section 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104–208)’’.
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SEC. 403. VETERANS EXCEPTION: APPLICATION OF MINI-
MUM ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT;
EXTENSION TO UNREMARRIED SURVIVING
SPOUSE; EXPANDED DEFINITION OF VET-
ERAN.
(a) APPLICATION OF MINIMUM ACTIVE DUTY SERV-
ICE
REQUIREMENT.—Sections 
402(a)(2)(C)(i),
402(b)(2)(C)(i), 403(b)(2)(A), and 412(b)(3)(A) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1612(a)(2)(C)(i),
1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A), and 1622(b)(3)(A)) are
each amended by inserting ‘‘and who fulfills the minimum
active-duty service requirements of section 5303A(d) of
title 38, United States Code’’ after ‘‘alienage’’.
(b) EXCEPTION APPLICABLE TO UNREMARRIED SUR-
VIVING
SPOUSE.—Section 
402(a)(2)(C)(iii),
402(b)(2)(C)(iii), 403(b)(2)(C), and 412(b)(3)(C) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1612(a)(2)(C)(iii),
1612(b)(2)(C)(iii), 1613(b)(2)(C), and 1622(b)(3)(C)) are
each amended by inserting before the period ‘‘or the
unremarried surviving spouse of an individual described
in clause (i) or (ii) who is deceased if the marriage fulfills
the requirements of section 1304 of title 38, United States
Code’’.
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(c) EXPANDED DEFINITION OF VETERAN.—Sections
402(a)(2)(C)(i), 
402(b)(2)(C)(i), 
403(b)(2)(A), 
and
412(b)(3)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity 
Reconciliation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C.
1612(a)(2)(C)(i), 1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A), and
1622(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by inserting ‘‘, 1101,
or 1301, or as described in section 107’’ after ‘‘section
101’’.
SEC. 404. CORRECTION OF REFERENCE CONCERNING
CUBAN AND HAITIAN ENTRANTS.
Section 403(d) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1613(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 501 of the Refugee’’
and insert ‘‘section 501(a) of the Refugee’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 501(e)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 501(e)’’.
SEC. 405. NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ALIENS NOT LAW-
FULLY PRESENT: CORRECTION OF TERMI-
NOLOGY.
Section 1631(e)(9) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)(9)) and section 27 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as added by section 404 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996, are each amended by striking ‘‘unlawfully
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in the United States’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘not lawfully present in the United States’’.
SEC. 406. FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES: CONTRACTS AND
LICENSES.
Sections 401(c)(2)(A) and 411(c)(2)(A) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)(2)(A) and 1621(c)(2)(A))
are each amended by inserting before the semicolon at the
end ‘‘, or to a citizen of a freely associated state, if section
141 of the applicable compact of free association approved
in Public Law 99–239 or 99–658 (or a successor provi-
sion) is in effect’’.
SEC. 407. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING BENE-
FITS FOR HMONG AND OTHER HIGHLAND
LAO VETERANS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Hmong and other Highland Lao tribal peo-
ples were recruited, armed, trained, and funded for
military operations by the United States Department
of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, Department
of State, and Agency for International Development
to further United States national security interests
during the Vietnam conflict.
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(2) Hmong and other Highland Lao tribal
forces sacrificed their own lives and saved the lives
of American military personnel by rescuing downed
American pilots and aircrews and by engaging and
successfully fighting North Vietnamese troops.
(3) Thousands of Hmong and other Highland
Lao veterans who fought in special guerilla units on
behalf of the United States during the Vietnam con-
flict, along with their families, have been lawfully ad-
mitted to the United States in recent years.
(4) The Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–193), the new national welfare reform law, re-
stricts certain welfare benefits for noncitizens of the
United States and the exceptions for noncitizen vet-
erans of the Armed Forces of the United States do
not extend to Hmong veterans of the Vietnam con-
flict era, making Hmong veterans and their families
receiving certain welfare benefits subject to restric-
tions despite their military service on behalf of the
United States.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It is the sense of
the Congress that Hmong and other Highland Lao veter-
ans who fought on behalf of the Armed Forces of the Unit-
ed States during the Vietnam conflict and have lawfully
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been admitted to the United States for permanent resi-
dence should be considered veterans for purposes of con-
tinuing certain welfare benefits consistent with the excep-
tions provided other noncitizen veterans under the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996.
Subtitle B—General Provisions
SEC. 411. DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT OF BATTERED
ALIENS AS QUALIFIED ALIENS; INCLUSION
OF ALIEN CHILD OF BATTERED PARENT AS
QUALIFIED ALIEN.
(a) DETERMINATION OF STATUS BY AGENCY PRO-
VIDING BENEFITS.—Section 431 of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1641) is amended in subsections (c)(1)(A) and
(c)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘Attorney General, which opinion is
not subject to review by any court)’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘agency providing such benefits)’’.
(b) GUIDANCE ISSUED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—
Section 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1641(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new undesignated paragraph:
‘‘After consultation with the Secretaries of Health
and Human Services, Agriculture, and Housing and
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Urban Development, the Commissioner of Social Security,
and with the heads of such Federal agencies administering
benefits as the Attorney General considers appropriate,
the Attorney General shall issue guidance (in the Attorney
General’s sole and unreviewable discretion) for purposes
of this subsection and section 421(f), concerning the
meaning of the terms ‘battery’ and ‘extreme cruelty’, and
the standards and methods to be used for determining
whether a substantial connection exists between battery or
cruelty suffered and an individual’s need for benefits
under a specific Federal, State, or local program.’’.
(c) INCLUSION OF ALIEN CHILD OF BATTERED PAR-
ENT AS QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section 431(c) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (1)(B)(iv) by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (2)(B) by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2)(B) and be-
fore the last sentence of such subsection the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) an alien child who—
‘‘(A) resides in the same household as a
parent who has been battered or subjected to
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extreme cruelty in the United States by that
parent’s spouse or by a member of the spouse’s
family residing in the same household as the
parent and the spouse consented or acquiesced
to such battery or cruelty, but only if (in the
opinion of the agency providing such benefits)
there is a substantial connection between such
battery or cruelty and the need for the benefits
to be provided; and
‘‘(B) who meets the requirement of sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (1).’’.
(d) INCLUSION OF ALIEN CHILD OF BATTERED PAR-
ENT UNDER SPECIAL RULE FOR ATTRIBUTION OF IN-
COME.—Section 421(f)(1)(A) of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1631(f)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) at the end of clause (i) by striking ‘‘or’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘and the battery or cruelty de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (iii)
the alien is a child whose parent (who resides in the
same household as the alien child) has been battered
or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States
by that parent’s spouse, or by a member of the
spouse’s family residing in the same household as
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the parent and the spouse consented to, or acqui-
esced in, such battery or cruelty, and the battery or
cruelty described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii)’’.
SEC. 412. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
(a) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Section 432(a)
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1642(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting at the end of paragraph (1) the
following: ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Welfare Reform Technical Cor-
rections Act of 1997, the Attorney General of the
United States, after consultation with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, shall issue interim
verification guidance.’’; and
(2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act
of 1997, the Attorney General shall promulgate regula-
tions which set forth the procedures by which a State or
local government can verify whether an alien applying for
a State or local public benefit is a qualified alien, a non-
immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or
an alien paroled into the United States under section
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for less
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than 1 year, for purposes of determining whether the alien
is ineligible for benefits under section 411 of this Act.’’.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR VERIFICA-
TION.—Section 384(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104–208) is amended by adding after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) The Attorney General is authorized to dis-
close information, to Federal, State, and local public
and private agencies providing benefits, to be used
solely in making determinations of eligibility for ben-
efits pursuant to section 431(c) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996.’’.
SEC. 413. QUALIFYING QUARTERS: DISCLOSURE OF QUAR-
TERS OF COVERAGE INFORMATION; CORREC-
TION TO ASSURE THAT CREDITING APPLIES
TO ALL QUARTERS EARNED BY PARENTS BE-
FORE CHILD IS 18.
(a) DISCLOSURE OF QUARTERS OF COVERAGE IN-
FORMATION.—Section 435 of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1645) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘Notwithstanding section 6103 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986, the Commissioner of Social Security
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is authorized to disclose quarters of coverage information
concerning an alien and an alien’s spouse or parents to
a government agency for the purposes of this title.’’.
(b) CORRECTION TO ASSURE THAT CREDITING AP-
PLIES TO ALL QUARTERS EARNED BY PARENTS BEFORE
CHILD IS 18.—Section 435(1) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1645(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘while the alien
was under age 18,’’ and inserting ‘‘before the date on
which the alien attains age 18,’’.
SEC. 414. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION: BENEFIT ELIGI-
BILITY 
LIMITATIONS 
APPLICABLE 
ONLY
WITH RESPECT TO ALIENS PRESENT IN THE
UNITED STATES.
Section 433 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1643)
is amended—
(1) by redesignated subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (c) and (d); and
(2) by adding after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS APPLICA-
BLE ONLY WITH RESPECT TO ALIENS PRESENT IN THE
UNITED STATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of this title, the limitations on eligibility for benefits under
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this title shall not apply to eligibility for benefits of aliens
who are not residing, or present, in the United States with
respect to—
‘‘(1) wages, pensions, annuities, and other
earned payments to which an alien is entitled result-
ing from employment by, or on behalf of, a Federal,
State, or local government agency which was not
prohibited during the period of such employment or
service under section 274A or other applicable provi-
sion of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
‘‘(2) benefits under laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Clerical
and Technical Amendments; Ef-
fective Date
SEC. 421. CORRECTING MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND
TECHNICAL ERRORS.
(a) INFORMATION REPORTING UNDER TITLE IV OF
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Effective July 1, 1997, sec-
tion 408 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608), as
amended by section 103, and as in effect pursuant to sec-
tion 116, of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and as amended by sec-
tion 106(e) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
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‘‘(f) STATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION.—Each State to which a grant is made under sec-
tion 403 shall, at least 4 times annually and upon request
of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, furnish the
Immigration and Naturalization Service with the name
and address of, and other identifying information on, any
individual who the State knows is not lawfully present in
the United States.’’.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL
AND TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—
(1) Section 411(c)(3) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(c)(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘4001(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘401(c)’’.
(2) Section 422(a) of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1632(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘benefits (as defined in section 412(c)),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘benefits,’’.
(3) Section 412(b)(1)(C) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)(C)) is amended by
striking ‘‘with-holding’’ and inserting ‘‘withholding’’.
(4) The subtitle heading for subtitle D of title
IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
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tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions’’.
(5) The subtitle heading for subtitle F of title
IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘Subtitle F—Earned Income Credit
Denied to Unauthorized Em-
ployees’’.
(6) Section 431(c)(2)(B) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)(2)(B)) is amended by
striking ‘‘clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)’’.
(7) Section 431(c)(1)(B) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(as in effect prior to April 1, 1997),’’;
and
(B) by adding after clause (iv) the follow-
ing new clause:
‘‘(v) cancellation of removal pursuant
to section 240A(b)(2) of such Act;’’.
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SEC. 422. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this title shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
TITLE V—CHILD PROTECTION
SEC. 501. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RE-
LATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
(a) METHODS PERMITTED FOR CONDUCT OF STUDY
OF CHILD WELFARE.—Section 429A(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 628b(a)) is amended by inserting
‘‘(directly, or by grant, contract, or interagency agree-
ment)’’ after ‘‘conduct’’.
(b) 
REDESIGNATION
OF
PARAGRAPH.—Section
471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(17);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (18) (as added by section 1808(a) of the
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–188; 110 Stat. 1903)) and inserting ‘‘;
and’’; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (18) (as added
by section 505(3) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub-
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lic Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2278)) as paragraph
(19).
SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELAT-
ING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
(a) PART B AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620-635) is amended—
(A) in section 422(b)—
(i) by striking the period at the end of
the paragraph (9) (as added by section
554(3) of the Improving America’s Schools
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 108
Stat. 4057)) and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (10)
as paragraph (11); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (9),
as added by section 202(a)(3) of the Social
Security Act Amendments of 1994 (Public
Law 103–432, 108 Stat. 4453), as para-
graph (10);
(B) in sections 424(b) and 425(a), by
striking ‘‘422(b)(9)’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘422(b)(10)’’; and
(C) by transferring section 429A (as added
by section 503 of the Personal Responsibility
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and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2277))
to the end of subpart 1.
(2) CLARIFICATION OF CONFLICTING AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 204(a)(2) of the Social Security
Act Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103–432;
108 Stat. 4456) is amended by inserting ‘‘(as added
by such section 202(a))’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’.
(b) PART E AMENDMENTS.—Section 472(d) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘422(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘422(b)(10)’’.
SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of title V of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2277).
TITLE VI—CHILD CARE
SEC. 601. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RE-
LATING TO CHILD CARE.
(a) FUNDING.—Section 418(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ‘‘the greater of’’ after ‘‘equal
to’’;
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(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the sum of’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘amounts expended’’
and inserting ‘‘expenditures’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘subsections (g)
and (i) of section 402 (as in effect before
October 1, 1995); or’’;
(C) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘sections’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections’’; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting a period; and
(D) in the matter following subparagraph
(B), by striking ‘‘whichever is greater.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.—The total
amount available for payments to States under
this paragraph, as determined under subpara-
graph (A), shall be allotted among the States
based on the formula used for determining the
amount of Federal payments to each State
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under section 403(n) (as in effect before Octo-
ber 1, 1995).’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) FEDERAL MATCHING OF STATE EX-
PENDITURES EXCEEDING HISTORICAL EXPEND-
ITURES.—The Secretary shall pay to each eligi-
ble State for a fiscal year an amount equal to
the lesser of the State’s allotment under sub-
paragraph (B) or the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage for the State for the fiscal year
(as defined in section 1905(b), as such section
was in effect on September 30, 1995) of so
much of the State’s expenditures for child care
in that fiscal year as exceed the total amount
of expenditures by the State (including expendi-
tures from amounts made available from Fed-
eral funds) in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (which-
ever is greater) for the programs described in
paragraph (1)(A).’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(i) by striking ‘‘amounts under any
grant 
awarded’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘any
amounts allotted’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘the grant is made’’
and inserting ‘‘such amounts are allotted’’.
(b) DATA USED TO DETERMINE HISTORIC STATE
EXPENDITURES.—Section 418(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(5) DATA USED TO DETERMINE STATE AND
FEDERAL SHARES OF EXPENDITURES.—In making
the determinations concerning expenditures required
under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C), the Secretary shall
use information that was reported by the State on
ACF Form 231 and available as of the applicable
dates specified in clauses (i)(I), (ii), and (iii)(III) of
section 403(a)(1)(D).’’.
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 418(d) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’.
SEC. 602. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 658E(c)(2)(E)(ii), by striking
‘‘tribal organization’’ and inserting ‘‘tribal organiza-
tions’’;
(2) in section 658K(a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking clause (iv) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(iv) whether the head of the family
unit is a single parent;’’;
(II) in clause (v)—
(aa) in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘in-
cluding the amount obtained
from 
(and 
separately 
identi-
fied)—’’ and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing—’’; and
(bb) by striking subclause
(II) and inserting the following:
‘‘(II) cash or other assistance
under—
‘‘(aa) the temporary assist-
ance for needy families program
under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
601 et seq.); and
‘‘(bb) a State program for
which State spending is counted
toward the maintenance of effort
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requirement 
under 
section
409(a)(7) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7));’’; and
(III) in clause (x), by striking
‘‘week’’ and inserting ‘‘month’’; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(D) USE OF SAMPLES.—
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY.—A State may com-
ply with the requirement to collect the in-
formation described in subparagraph (B)
through the use of disaggregated case
record information on a sample of families
selected through the use of scientifically
acceptable sampling methods approved by
the Secretary.
‘‘(ii) SAMPLING
AND
OTHER
METH-
ODS.—The Secretary shall provide the
States with such case sampling plans and
data collection procedures as the Secretary
deems necessary to produce statistically
valid samples of the information described
in subparagraph (B). The Secretary may
develop and implement procedures for veri-
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fying the quality of data submitted by the
States.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BIAN-
NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘6’’ and inserting
‘‘12’’;
(3) in section 658L, by striking ‘‘1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1998’’;
(4) in section 658O(c)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; and
(5) in section 658P(13), by striking ‘‘or’’ and
inserting ‘‘and’’.
SEC. 603. REPEALS.
(a) CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1985.—Title VI of the Human Serv-
ices Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 10901–
10905) is repealed.
(b) STATE
DEPENDENT
CARE
DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS ACT.—Subchapter E of chapter 8 of subtitle A
of title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9871–9877) is repealed.
(c) PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Title
X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended—