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bears to the total number of such children in all
States.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—The Administra-
tion for Children and Families shall adjust allot-
ments to States under paragraph (1) as necessary to
ensure that no State is allotted less than—
‘‘(A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1997 or 1998;
or
‘‘(B) $100,000 for any succeeding fiscal
year.
‘‘(d) NO SUPPLANTATION OF STATE EXPENDITURES
FOR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is
made under this section may not use the grant to supplant
expenditures by the State for activities specified in sub-
section (a), but shall use the grant to supplement such
expenditures at a level at least equal to the level of such
expenditures for fiscal year 1995.
‘‘(e) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—Each State to which
a grant is made under this section—
‘‘(1) may administer State programs funded
with the grant, directly or through grants to or con-
tracts with courts, local public agencies, or non-prof-
it private entities;
‘‘(2) shall not be required to operate such pro-
grams on a statewide basis; and
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‘‘(3) shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such
programs in accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Secretary.’’.
TITLE 
X—EFFECTIVE 
DATES
AND 
CONFORMING 
AMEND-
MENTS
SEC. 1001. EFFECTIVE DATES AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))—
(1) the provisions of this Act requiring the en-
actment or amendment of State laws under section
466 of the Social Security Act, or revision of State
plans under section 454 of such Act, shall be effec-
tive with respect to periods beginning on and after
October 1, 1996; and
(2) all other provisions of this Act shall become
effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) GRACE PERIOD FOR STATE LAW CHANGES.—The
provisions of this Act shall become effective with respect
to a State on the later of—
(1) the date specified in this Act, or
(2) the effective date of laws enacted by the leg-
islature of such State implementing such provisions,
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but in no event later than the 1st day of the 1st calendar
quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular session
of the State legislature that begins after the date of the
enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sen-
tence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative
session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be
a separate regular session of the State legislature.
(c) GRACE PERIOD
FOR STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.—A State shall not be found out of compli-
ance with any requirement enacted by this Act if the State
is unable to so comply without amending the State con-
stitution until the earlier of—
(1) 1 year after the effective date of the nec-
essary State constitutional amendment; or
(2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The following provisions are amended by
striking ‘‘absent’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘noncustodial’’:
(A) Section 451 (42 U.S.C. 651).
(B) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(8), (a)(10)(E),
(a)(10)(F), (f), and (h) of section 452 (42
U.S.C. 652).
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(C) Subsections (a) and (f) of section 453
(42 U.S.C. 653).
(D) Paragraphs (8), (13), and (21)(A) of
section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654).
(E) 
Section 
455(e)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
655(e)(1)).
(F) Section 458(a) (42 U.S.C. 658(a)).
(G) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section
463 (42 U.S.C. 663).
(H) 
Subsections 
(a)(3)(A), 
(a)(3)(C),
(a)(6), and (a)(8)(B)(ii), the last sentence of
subsection 
(a), 
and 
subsections 
(b)(1),
(b)(3)(B), (b)(3)(B)(i), (b)(6)(A)(i), (b)(8),
(b)(9), and (e) of section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666).
(2) The following provisions are amended by
striking ‘‘an absent’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘a noncustodial’’:
(A) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
453(c) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)).
(B) Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section
454(9) (42 U.S.C. 654(9)).
(C) 
Section 
456(a)(3) 
(42 
U.S.C.
656(a)(3)).
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(D) 
Subsections 
(a)(3)(A), 
(a)(6),
(a)(8)(B)(i), (b)(3)(A), and (b)(3)(B) of section
466 (42 U.S.C. 666).
(E) Paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 469
(42 U.S.C. 669).
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