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[CITE: 42USC611]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
 SUBCHAPTER IV--GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES 
              WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES
 
   Part A--Block Grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy 
                                Families
 
Sec. 611. Data collection and reporting


(a) Quarterly reports by States

                  (1) General reporting requirement

        (A) Contents of report

            Each eligible State shall collect on a monthly basis, and 
        report to the Secretary on a quarterly basis, the following 
        disaggregated case record information on the families receiving 
        assistance under the State program funded under this part 
        (except for information relating to activities carried out under 
        section 603(a)(5) of this title):
                (i) The county of residence of the family.
                (ii) Whether a child receiving such assistance or an 
            adult in the family is receiving--
                    (I) Federal disability insurance benefits;
                    (II) benefits based on Federal disability status;
                    (III) aid under a State plan approved under 
                subchapter XIV of this chapter (as in effect without 
                regard to the amendment made by section 301 of the 
                Social Security Amendments of 1972)); \1\
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                    (IV) aid or assistance under a State plan approved 
                under subchapter XVI of this chapter (as in effect 
                without regard to such amendment) by reason of being 
                permanently and totally disabled; or
                    (V) supplemental security income benefits under 
                subchapter XVI of this chapter (as in effect pursuant to 
                such amendment) by reason of disability.

                (iii) The ages of the members of such families.
                (iv) The number of individuals in the family, and the 
            relation of each family member to the head of the family.
                (v) The employment status and earnings of the employed 
            adult in the family.
                (vi) The marital status of the adults in the family, 
            including whether such adults have never married, are 
            widowed, or are divorced.
                (vii) The race and educational level of each adult in 
            the family.
                (viii) The race and educational level of each child in 
            the family.
                (ix) Whether the family received subsidized housing, 
            medical assistance under the State plan approved under 
            subchapter XIX of this chapter, food stamps, or subsidized 
            child care, and if the latter 2, the amount received.
                (x) The number of months that the family has received 
            each type of assistance under the program.
                (xi) If the adults participated in, and the number of 
            hours per week of participation in, the following 
            activities:
                    (I) Education.
                    (II) Subsidized private sector employment.
                    (III) Unsubsidized employment.
                    (IV) Public sector employment, work experience, or 
                community service.
                    (V) Job search.
                    (VI) Job skills training or on-the-job training.
                    (VII) Vocational education.

                (xii) Information necessary to calculate participation 
            rates under section 607 of this title.
                (xiii) The type and amount of assistance received under 
            the program, including the amount of and reason for any 
            reduction of assistance (including sanctions).
                (xiv) Any amount of unearned income received by any 
            member of the family.
                (xv) The citizenship of the members of the family.
                (xvi) From a sample of closed cases, whether the family 
            left the program, and if so, whether the family left due 
            to--
                    (I) employment;
                    (II) marriage;
                    (III) the prohibition set forth in section 608(a)(7) 
                of this title;
                    (IV) sanction; or
                    (V) State policy.

                (xvii) With respect to each individual in the family who 
            has not attained 20 years of age, whether the individual is 
            a parent of a child in the family.

        (B) Use of samples

            (i) Authority

                A State may comply with subparagraph (A) by submitting 
            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 methods

                The Secretary shall provide the States with such case 
            sampling plans and data collection procedures as the 
            Secretary deems necessary to produce statistically valid 
            estimates of the performance of State programs funded under 
            this part. The Secretary may develop and implement 
            procedures for verifying the quality of data submitted by 
            the States.

     (2) Report on use of Federal funds to cover administrative 
                             costs and overhead

        The report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall 
    include a statement of the percentage of the funds paid to the State 
    under this part for the quarter that are used to cover 
    administrative costs or overhead, with a separate statement of the 
    percentage of such funds that are used to cover administrative costs 
    or overhead incurred for programs operated with funds provided under 
    section 603(a)(5) of this title.

       (3) Report on State expenditures on programs for needy 
                                  families

        The report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall 
    include a statement of the total amount expended by the State during 
    the quarter on programs for needy families, with a separate 
    statement of the total amount expended by the State during the 
    quarter on programs operated with funds provided under section 
    603(a)(5) of this title.

      (4) Report on noncustodial parents participating in work 
                                 activities

        The report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall 
    include the number of noncustodial parents in the State who 
    participated in work activities (as defined in section 607(d) of 
    this title) during the quarter, with a separate statement of the 
    number of such parents who participated in programs operated with 
    funds provided under section 603(a)(5) of this title.

                 (5) Report on transitional services

        The report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall 
    include the total amount expended by the State during the quarter to 
    provide transitional services to a family that has ceased to receive 
    assistance under this part because of employment, along with a 
    description of such services.

             (6) Report on families receiving assistance

        The report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall 
    include for each month in the quarter--
            (A) the number of families and individuals receiving 
        assistance under the State program funded under this part 
        (including the number of 2-parent and 1-parent families);
            (B) the total dollar value of such assistance received by 
        all families; and
            (C) with respect to families and individuals participating 
        in a program operated with funds provided under section 
        603(a)(5) of this title--
                (i) the total number of such families and individuals; 
            and
                (ii) the number of such families and individuals whose 
            participation in such a program was terminated during a 
            month.

                           (7) Regulations

        The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
    necessary to define the data elements with respect to which reports 
    are required by this subsection, and shall consult with the 
    Secretary of Labor in defining the data elements with respect to 
    programs operated with funds provided under section 603(a)(5) of 
    this title.

(b) Annual reports to Congress by Secretary

    Not later than 6 months after the end of fiscal year 1997, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a 
report describing--
        (1) whether the States are meeting--
            (A) the participation rates described in section 607(a) of 
        this title; and
            (B) the objectives of--
                (i) increasing employment and earnings of needy 
            families, and child support collections; and
                (ii) decreasing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and child 
            poverty;

        (2) the demographic and financial characteristics of families 
    applying for assistance, families receiving assistance, and families 
    that become ineligible to receive assistance;
        (3) the characteristics of each State program funded under this 
    part; and
        (4) the trends in employment and earnings of needy families with 
    minor children living at home.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec. 411, as added Pub. L. 104-193, 
title I, Sec. 103(a)(1), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2148; amended Pub. L. 
105-33, title V, Secs. 5001(e), 5507, 5514(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 
591, 616, 620; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(4) [title VIII, 
Sec. 804(a)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-284.)

                       References in Text

    Section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972, referred to 
in subsec. (a)(1)(A)(ii)(III), is section 301 of Pub. L. 92-603, title 
III, Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1465, which enacted sections 1381 to 1382e 
and 1383 to 1383c of this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 611, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec. 411, 
as added Dec. 20, 1977, Pub. L. 95-216, title IV, Sec. 403(a), 91 Stat. 
1561, related to availability of wage information to States and 
political subdivisions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98-369, div. B, title 
VI, Sec. 2651(b)(3), (l)(2), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1149, 1151, 
effective Apr. 1, 1985, except as otherwise provided. See section 1320b-
7 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(4) [title 
VIII, Sec. 804(a)(1)], in introductory provisions, inserted ``(except 
for information relating to activities carried out under section 
603(a)(5) of this title)'' after ``part''.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(xviii). Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(4) [title 
VIII, Sec. 804(a)(2)], struck out cl. (xviii) which related to families 
participating in a program operated with funds provided under section 
603(a)(5) of this title.
    1997--Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5514(c), made technical amendment to 
directory language of Pub. L. 104-193, Sec. 103(a)(1), which enacted 
this section.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5507(1)(A)(i), added cl. 
(ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: ``Whether a 
child receiving such assistance or an adult in the family is disabled.''
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5507(1)(A)(ii), 
substituted ``head of'' for ``youngest child in''.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(vii), (viii). Pub. L. 105-33, 
Sec. 5507(1)(A)(iii), substituted ``level'' for ``status''.
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(xvii). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5507(1)(A)(iv), added 
cl. (xvii).
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(xviii). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(e)(1), added cl. 
(xviii).
    Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5507(1)(B), substituted 
``samples'' for ``estimates'' in heading and ``disaggregated case record 
information on a sample of families selected'' for ``an estimate which 
is obtained'' in cl. (i).
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(e)(2), inserted before 
period at end ``, with a separate statement of the percentage of such 
funds that are used to cover administrative costs or overhead incurred 
for programs operated with funds provided under section 603(a)(5) of 
this title''.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(e)(3), inserted before 
period at end ``, with a separate statement of the total amount expended 
by the State during the quarter on programs operated with funds provided 
under section 603(a)(5) of this title''.
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(e)(4), inserted before 
period at end ``, with a separate statement of the number of such 
parents who participated in programs operated with funds provided under 
section 603(a)(5) of this title''.
    Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5507(2), added par. (6). Former 
par. (6) redesignated (7).
    Subsec. (a)(6)(C). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(e)(5), added subpar. 
(C).
    Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5507(2), redesignated par. (6) 
as (7).
    Pub. L. 105-33, Sec. 5001(e)(6), inserted before period at end ``, 
and shall consult with the Secretary of Labor in defining the data 
elements with respect to programs operated with funds provided under 
section 603(a)(5) of this title''.


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Amendment by section 5507 of Pub. L. 105-33 effective as if included 
in section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, at the time such section 
103(a) became law, see section 5518(a) of Pub. L. 105-33, set out as a 
note under section 602 of this title.
    Amendment by section 5514(c) of Pub. L. 105-33 effective as if 
included in the provision of Pub. L. 104-193 amended at the time the 
provision became law, see section 5518(d) of Pub. L. 105-33, set out as 
a note under section 862a of Title 21, Food and Drugs.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective July 1, 1997, with transition rules relating to 
State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, 
actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to 
closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified 
programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family 
Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under 
AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104-193, as amended, set out as 
a note under section 601 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 609, 612 of this title.
