(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to this subsection,
each recipient shall, as a condition of receiving grant
amounts under this Act, supplement the grant
amounts received under this Act with an amount of
funds from sources other than this Act that is not
less than 50 percent of the grant amount received
under this Act.
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.—In calculating the
amount of supplemental funds under paragraph (1),
a recipient may include the value of any donated
material or building, the value of any lease on a
building, and any salary paid to staff to carry out
the Y2K compliance project.
(3) WAIVER
FOR
HARDSHIP.—The Secretary
may waive or modify the matching requirement de-
scribed in paragraph (1) in the case of any State
that the Secretary determines would suffer undue
hardship as a result of being subject to the require-
ment.
SEC. 4. SELECTION CRITERIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
under this Act in accordance with competitive criteria es-
tablished by the Secretary, which shall include the need
for and the feasibility of the proposed Y2K compliance
project.
(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to
proposed projects that relate to making Y2K compliant
the information technology used to administer Federal
welfare programs.
SEC. 5. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a grant
under this Act only with respect to an application by a
State for a grant under this Act that meets the following
requirements:
(1) The application is submitted through the
executive office of the State.
(2) The application is submitted to the Sec-
retary within 45 days after the enactment of this
Act.
(3) The application contains a description of
the proposed project, including a proposed budget
and a request for a specific funding amount.
(4) The application describes the manner in
which the State proposes to satisfy the matching re-
quirement described in section 3(b) or describes the
circumstances justifying a determination that the
State would suffer undue hardship as a result of
being subject to the requirement.
(5) The application contains such other infor-
mation, assurances, and certifications as the Sec-
retary may require.
SEC. 6. REPORTS.
(a) BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Each recipient of grant
amounts under this Act shall submit to the Secretary each
year a report that—
(1) describes the status and results of the Y2K
compliance project for which the grant was made;
(2) includes an independent evaluation of the
project; and
(3) contains such other information as the Sec-
retary may require.
(b) BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 90 days after
the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a final report describing and evaluating the
activities carried out under this Act.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions
shall apply:
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Commerce.
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any
State of the United States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and any other territory or possession of the United
States.
(3) WELFARE
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘welfare
program’’ means one or more of the following pro-
grams:
(A) TANF.—A State program funded
under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
(B) MEDICAID.—The program of medical
assistance under title XIX of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(C) FOOD STAMPS.—The food stamp pro-
gram, as defined in section 3(h) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h)).
(D) WIC.—The program of assistance
under the special supplemental nutrition pro-
gram for women, infants and children (WIC)
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
(E) CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.—The
child support and paternity establishment pro-
gram established under part D of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
(F) CHILD
WELFARE.—A child welfare
program or a program designed to promote safe
and stable families established under subpart 1
or 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.).
(G) CHILD
CARE.—The Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) (including funding pro-
vided under section 418 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 618)).
(4) Y2K COMPLIANT.—The term ‘‘Y2K compli-
ant’’ means, with respect to information technology,
that the information technology accurately processes
(including calculating, comparing, and sequencing)
date and time data from, into, and between the 20th
and 21st centuries and the years 1999 and 2000,
and leap year calculations, to the extent that other
information technology properly exchanges date and
time data with it.
SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary
to carry out this Act.
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act, $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 to 2001 fund-
ed from the Y2K Emergency Supplemental Funds appro-
priated in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–
277; 112 Stat. 2681).
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