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‘‘(IV) in the case of fiscal year
2001, $13,000,000.
‘‘(iii) ADJUSTMENT
PERCENTAGE.—
As used in clause (i), the term ‘adjustment
percentage’ means, with respect to a State
and a fiscal year—
‘‘(I) the unadjusted net payment
to the State for the fiscal year; di-
vided by
‘‘(II) the sum of the unadjusted
net payments to all States for the fis-
cal year.
‘‘(iv) UNADJUSTED NET PAYMENT.—
As used in this subparagraph, the term,
‘unadjusted net payment’ means with re-
spect to a State and a fiscal year—
‘‘(I) the total amount paid to the
State under paragraph (3) in the fis-
cal year; minus
‘‘(II) the amount that, in the ab-
sence of this subparagraph, would be
required by subparagraph (A) or by
section 409(a)(10) to be remitted by
the State in respect of the payment.’’.
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(c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE OPER-
ATION OF THE CONTINGENCY FUND.—Not later than
March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall make recommendations to the Congress for im-
proving the operation of the Contingency Fund for State
Welfare Programs.
SEC. 405. COORDINATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES.
Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, based
on information from the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration and the Administration
for Children and Families in the Department of Health
and Human Services, shall prepare and submit to the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate
a report which describes the extent and scope of the prob-
lem of substance abuse in the child welfare population, the
types of services provided to such population, and the out-
comes resulting from the provision of such services to such
population. The report shall include recommendations for
any legislation that may be needed to improve coordina-
tion in providing such services to such population.
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SEC. 406. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the Congress
that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and
products purchased with funds made available under this
Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en-
tity using funds made available under this Act, the head
of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the state-
ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in
this Act, the amendments made by this Act take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan under part B or
E of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary
of Health and Human Services determines requires State
legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in
order for the plan to meet the additional requirements im-
posed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the require-
ments of such part solely on the basis of the failure of
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the plan to meet such additional requirements before the
first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
close of the first regular session of the State legislature
that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For
purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State
that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such ses-
sion shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of
the State legislature.
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