Public Law 87–31

That title IV of

Social Security.

Aid to dependent children.

49 Stat. 627.

42 USC 601–606.

the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

“Sec. 407.

Effective for the period beginning May 1, 1961, and ending with the close of June 30, 1962, the term ‘dependent child’ shall, notwithstanding section 406(a), include a needy child under the age

42 USC 606.

of eighteen who has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the unemployment (as defined by the State) of a parent and who is living with any of the relatives specified in section 406(a) in a place of residence maintained by one or more of such relatives as his (or their) own home, but only with respect to a State whose State plan approved under section 402—

42 USC 602.

“(1)“(1)

includes aid for any such child, and

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“(2)“(2)

includes—

“(A)“(A)

provision for entering into cooperative arrangements with the system of public employment offices in the State looking toward employment of the unemployed parents of such children, including appropriate provision for registration and periodic reregistration of the unemployed parent of any such child and for maximum utilization of the job placement services and other services and facilities of such offices, and

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“(B)“(B)

provisions to assure that aid to dependent children is not provided to any such child or relative if, and for as long as, the unemployed parent refuses without good cause to accept employment, in which he is able to engage, which (i) is offered through such public employment offices, or (ii) is otherwise offered by an employer if the offer is determined by the State or local agency administering the State plan, after notification by such employer, to be a bona fide offer of such employment, and

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“(3)“(3)

includes provision for entering into cooperative arrangements with the State agency responsible for administering or supervising the administration of vocational education in the State, looking toward maximum utilization of available public vocational education services and facilities in the State in order to encourage the retraining of individuals capable of being retrained.

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For purposes of the preceding sentence, a State plan may, at the option of the State, provide for the denial of all (or any part) of the aid under the plan to which any child or relative might otherwise be entitled for any month, if the unemployed parent of such child receives unemployment compensation under an unemployment compensation law of a State or of the United States for any week any part of which is included in such month.”

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Sec. 2.

Title IV of the Social Security Act is further amended by adding after section 407 (added by the first section of this Act) the following new section:

“Sec. 408.

Effective for the period beginning May 1, 1961, and ending with the close of June 30, 1962—

“(a)“(a)

the term ‘dependent child’ shall, notwithstanding section

42 USC 606.

406(a), also include a child (1) who would meet the requirements of such section 406(a) or of section 407 except for his removal after April 30, 1961, from the home of a relative (specified in such section 406(a)) as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the welfare of such child, (2) for whose placement and care the State or local agency administering the State plan approved

42 USC 602.

under section 402 is responsible, (3) who has been placed in a foster family home as a result of such determination, and (4) who received aid under such State plan in or for the month in which court proceedings leading to such determination were initiated;

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“(b)“(b)

the term ‘aid to dependent children’ shall, notwithstanding section 406(b), include also foster care in behalf of a child described in paragraph (a) of this section in the foster family home of any individual;

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“(c)“(c)

the number of individuals counted under clause (A) of section 403(a)(1) for any month shall include individuals (not

42 USC 603.

otherwise included under such clause) with respect to whom expenditures were made in such month as aid to dependent children in the form of foster care; and

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“(d)“(d)

services described in paragraph (f)(2) of this section shall be considered as part or the administration of the State plan for purposes of section 403(a)(3) ;

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but only with respect to a State whose State plan approved under section 402—

“(e)“(e)

includes aid for any child described in paragraph (a) of this section, and

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“(f)“(f)

includes provision for (1) development of a plan for each such child (including periodic review of the necessity for the child’s being in a foster family home) to assure that he receives proper care and that services are provided which are designed to improve the conditions in the home from which he was removed or to otherwise make possible his being placed in the home of a relative specified in section 406(a), and (2) use by the State or local agency administering the State plan, to the maximum extent practicable, in placing such a child in a foster family home, of the services of employees, of the State public-welfare agency referred to in section 522(a) (relating to allotments to States

72 Stat. 1053.

42 USC 722.

for child welfare services under part 3 of title V) or of any local agency participating in the administration of the plan referred to in such section, who perform functions in the administration of such plan.

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For purposes of this section, the term ‘foster family home’ means a foster family home for children which is licensed by the State in which it is situated or has been approved, by the agency of such State responsible for licensing homes of this type, as meeting the standards established for such licensing.”

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Sec. 3.

Sec. 4.

Section 404 of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting

42 USC 604.

“(a)” after “404.” and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

“(b)“(b)

No payment to which a State is otherwise entitled under this title for any period before September 1, 1962, shall be withheld by reason of any action taken pursuant to a State statute which requires that aid be denied under the State plan approved under this title with respect to a child because of the conditions in the home in which the child resides.”

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Sec. 5.

Sec. 6.

Sec. 7.

Section 901(c)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:

“The term ‘necessary expenses’ as used in this subparagraph (B) shall include the expense of reimbursing a State for salaries and other expenses of employees of such State temporarily assigned or detailed to duty with the Department of Labor and of paying such employees for travel expenses, transportation of household goods, and per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from their regular duty stations in the State, at rates authorized by law for civilian employees of the Federal Government.”