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authority to provide such aid in any manner deter-
mined appropriate by the State, including the au-
thority to determine—
(A) the type of benefits constituting such
aid;
(B) the level of benefits constituting such
aid;
(C) the eligibility criteria for such aid; and
(D) the appropriateness of any reports to
the Secretary with respect to such aid.
(2) DEFINITION
OF
LOW-INCOME
HOUSE-
HOLD.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘low-
income household’’ means a household with an an-
nual income that is less than 175 percent of the
Federal poverty income guidelines issued by the De-
partment of Health and Human Services.
(c) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) NO FUNDS USED FOR ABORTION.—A State
may not use grant funds received under this section
for making abortion available as a method of family
planning or for any counseling or advising with re-
spect to abortion.
(2) WORK REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State uses grant
funds received under this section to provide di-
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rect cash assistance during a fiscal year to a
population that is equivalent to a population de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), the requirements
concerning work, job search, and job training
provided under subparagraph (C) shall apply to
each equivalent population receiving assistance.
(B) POPULATIONS DESCRIBED.—The pop-
ulations described in this subparagraph are the
populations that would be required to partici-
pate in—
(i) the State’s welfare and dependency
reduction program under subsection (a)(1)
of section 483 of the Social Security Act
(as amended by section 101 of this Act) if
such program were in effect during the fis-
cal year; and
(ii) the State’s welfare and depend-
ency reduction program under subsection
(c)(1) of section 483 of the Social Security
Act (as amended by section 101 of this
Act) if such program were in effect during
the fiscal year.
(C) REQUIREMENTS ON STATES.—With re-
spect to any population which receives direct
cash assistance under this section and which is
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equivalent to a population described in subpara-
graph (B), the State shall meet the following
requirements:
(i) The State shall meet the cor-
responding State participation rate re-
quirements established under subsections
(a)(2) and (c)(2) of section 483 of the So-
cial Security Act (as amended by section
101 of this Act) that would be in effect if
the State’s welfare and dependency reduc-
tion program were in effect during the fis-
cal year.
(ii)(I) Except as provided subclause
(II), the State shall not reduce the number
of hours of required participation in work
and job search activity specified under sub-
sections (a)(1) and (c)(1) of section 483 of
the Social Security Act (as amended by
section 101 of this Act) that would be in
effect if the State’s welfare and depend-
ency reduction program were in effect dur-
ing the fiscal year.
(II) For purposes of subclause (I), a
State may reduce the number of hours of
required participation as specified under
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subsection (c)(1) of section 483 of the So-
cial Security Act in the case of an individ-
ual who provides child care services to
other individuals conducting work, job
search, and job training activities in ac-
cordance with this subparagraph.
(iii) In establishing participation re-
quirements for a population which is re-
ceiving direct cash assistance under this
section and which is equivalent to the pop-
ulation described in section 483(c)(1) of
the Social Security Act (as amended by
section 101 of this Act) the State shall
comply with the provisions of section
483(c)(3) of such Act (as amended by sec-
tion 101 of this Act) relating to work pri-
orities for families with older children, that
would be in effect if the State’s welfare
and dependency reduction program were in
effect during the fiscal year.
(iv) In operating any work program in
accordance with this paragraph, the State
shall follow a system of payment based on
performance which directly prorates assist-
ance based on the satisfactory completion
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of the required hours of specified activity,
similar to the system established under
section 484(e) of the Social Security Act
(as amended by section 101 of this Act).
(v) The State shall require individuals
who are noncustodial parents who fail to
pay child support for children who receive
direct cash or food assistance under this
section and who are equivalent to children
who would be eligible for aid to families
with dependent children if such program
were in effect during the fiscal year, to
comply with the provisions of section
483(b) of the Social Security Act (as
amended by section 101 of this Act) that
would be in effect if the State’s welfare
and dependency reduction program were in
effect during the fiscal year.
(D) OTHER RECIPIENTS.—If a State uses
grant funds received under this section to pro-
vide direct food or cash assistance during a fis-
cal year to a population that is equivalent to
the population that would be subject to the
State work program under section 6(i) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as amended by sec-