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§609. Penalties — Inbound Citations

42 U.S.C. § 609

Cited by 37 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 42 U.S.C. § 609 as a whole

Citations to §609(a)

Citations to §609(a)(1)

Citations to §609(a)(3)

Citations to §609(a)(7)

Citations to §609(a)(7)(B)

Citations to §609(a)(7)(B)(i)

  • 42 U.S.C. § 603(a)(5)(A)(i)(I)
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    (I) 2 times the total of the expenditures by the State (excluding qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) and any expenditure described in subclause (I), (II), or (IV) of section 609(a)(7)(B)(iv) of this title) during the period permitted under subparagraph (C)(vii) of this paragraph for the expenditure of funds under the grant for activities described in subparagraph (C)(i) of this paragraph; or
  • 42 U.S.C. § 603(b)(6)(B)(ii)(I)
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    (I) the qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title (other than the expenditures described in subclause (I)(bb) of such section)) under the State program funded under this part for the fiscal year; plus
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(a)(1)
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    (1) A State to which a grant is made under section 603 of this title for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum participation rate specified in the following table for the fiscal year with respect to all families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title):
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(a)(2)
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    (2) A State to which a grant is made under section 603 of this title for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum participation rate specified in the following table for the fiscal year with respect to 2-parent families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title):
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(b)(1)(B)(i)
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    (i) the number of families receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) that include an adult or a minor child head of household who is engaged in work for the month; divided by
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(b)(3)(A)(i)
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    (i) the average monthly number of families receiving assistance during the immediately preceding fiscal year under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) is less than
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(b)(6)
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    (6) The Secretary shall determine participation rates under this section without regard to any individual engaged in work in a family that receives no assistance under this part and less than $35 in assistance funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title).
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(c)(2)(A)(i)
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    (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, an individual shall not be considered to be engaged in work by virtue of participation in an activity described in subsection (d)(6) of a State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title), after the individual has participated in such an activity for 6 weeks (or, if the unemployment rate of the State is at least 50 percent greater than the unemployment rate of the United States or the State is a needy State (within the meaning of section 603(b)(5) of this title), 12 weeks), or if the participation is for a week that immediately follows 4 consecutive weeks of such participation.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(e)(1)
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    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual in a family receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) refuses to engage in work required in accordance with this section, the State shall—
    (A) reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to the family pro rata (or more, at the option of the State) with respect to any period during a month in which the individual so refuses; or
    (B) terminate such assistance,
    subject to such good cause and other exceptions as the State may establish.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(e)(2)
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    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may not reduce or terminate assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) based on a refusal of an individual to engage in work required in accordance with this section if the individual is a single custodial parent caring for a child who has not attained 6 years of age, and the individual proves that the individual has a demonstrated inability (as determined by the State) to obtain needed child care, for 1 or more of the following reasons:
    (A) Unavailability of appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the individual’s home or work site.
    (B) Unavailability or unsuitability of informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements.
    (C) Unavailability of appropriate and affordable formal child care arrangements.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 607(i)(1)(A)(i)
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    (i) Not later than June 30, 2006, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to ensure consistent measurement of work participation rates under State programs funded under this part and State programs funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title), which shall include information with respect to—
    (I) determining whether an activity of a recipient of assistance may be treated as a work activity under subsection (d);
    (II) uniform methods for reporting hours of work by a recipient of assistance;
    (III) the type of documentation needed to verify reported hours of work by a recipient of assistance; and
    (IV) the circumstances under which a parent who resides with a child who is a recipient of assistance should be included in the work participation rates.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 611(a)(1)(A)
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    (A) 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) or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) 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 (as in effect without regard to the amendment made by section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972);
    (IV) aid or assistance under a State plan approved under subchapter XVI (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 (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, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, 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.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 611(a)(1)(B)(ii)
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    (ii) 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 and any other State programs funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title). The Secretary may develop and implement procedures for verifying the quality of data submitted by the States.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 613(a)
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    (a) The Secretary shall conduct research on the effect of State programs funded under this part and any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) on employment, self-sufficiency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, poverty, economic mobility, and other factors as determined by the Secretary.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 613(d)
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    (d) A State shall be eligible to receive funding to evaluate the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title) if—
    (1) the State submits to the Secretary a description of the proposed evaluation;
    (2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach of the proposed evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield information that is credible and will be useful to other States; and
    (3) unless waived by the Secretary, the State contributes to the cost of the evaluation, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the cost of the proposed evaluation.
  • 42 U.S.C. § 613(e)(1)
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    (1) The Bureau of the Census shall implement or enhance household surveys of program participation, in consultation with the Secretary and the Bureau of Labor Statistics and made available to interested parties, to allow for the assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform on the economic and child well-being of low-income families with children, including those who received assistance or services from a State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title). The content of the surveys should include such information as may be necessary to examine the issues of unmarried childbearing, marriage, welfare dependency and compliance with work requirements, the beginning and ending of spells of assistance, work, earnings and employment stability, and the well-being of children.

Citations to §609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(bb)

Citations to §609(a)(7)(B)(iii)

Citations to §609(a)(7)(B)(iv)

Citations to §609(a)(8)

  • 42 U.S.C. § 652(d)(3)(A)(i)
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    (i) for purposes of section 609(a)(8) of this title, to achieve the paternity establishment percentages (as defined in subsection (g)(2)) and other performance measures that may be established by the Secretary;
  • 42 U.S.C. § 652(g)(1)
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    (1) A State’s program under this part shall be found, for purposes of section 609(a)(8) of this title, not to have complied substantially with the requirements of this part unless, for any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1994, its paternity establishment percentage for such fiscal year is based on reliable data and (rounded to the nearest whole percentage point) equals or exceeds—
    (A) 90 percent;
    (B) for a State with a paternity establishment percentage of not less than 75 percent but less than 90 percent for such fiscal year, the paternity establishment percentage of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus 2 percentage points;
    (C) for a State with a paternity establishment percentage of not less than 50 percent but less than 75 percent for such fiscal year, the paternity establishment percentage of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus 3 percentage points;
    (D) for a State with a paternity establishment percentage of not less than 45 percent but less than 50 percent for such fiscal year, the paternity establishment percentage of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus 4 percentage points;
    (E) for a State with a paternity establishment percentage of not less than 40 percent but less than 45 percent for such fiscal year, the paternity establishment percentage of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus 5 percentage points; or
    (F) for a State with a paternity establishment percentage of less than 40 percent for such fiscal year, the paternity establishment percentage of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus 6 percentage points.
    In determining compliance under this section, a State may use as its paternity establishment percentage either the State’s IV–D paternity establishment percentage (as defined in paragraph (2)(A)) or the State’s statewide paternity establishment percentage (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)).

Citations to §609(a)(10)

Citations to §609(a)(14)