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`(I) the unadjusted net payment to the State for the fiscal year; divided by `(II) the sum of the unadjusted net payments to all States for the fiscal year. `(iv) UNADJUSTED NET PAYMENT- As used in this subparagraph, the term, `unadjusted net payment' means with respect to a State and a fiscal year-- `(I) the total amount paid to the State under paragraph (3) in the fiscal year; minus `(II) the amount that, in the absence 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.'. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF THE CONTINGENCY FUND- Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make recommendations to the Congress for improving 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 of Human Services, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report which describes the extent and scope of the problem of substance abuse in the child welfare population, the types of services provided to such population, and the outcomes resulting from the provision of such services to such population. The report shall include recommendations for any legislation that may be needed to improve coordination in providing such services to such population. 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 entity 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 statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress. SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE. TITLE V--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 REQUIRED- 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 imposed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the basis of the failure of 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 session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and 74
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Finding Permanent Homes for Adoptab
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Executive Summary There are few soc
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Although federalization of a statut
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Literature Cited...................
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About the Authors Benjamin Barker -
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Recognizing that improvements have
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Similarly, large families, with thr
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SOURCE: HHS Office of the Inspector
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Chapter 2. What Are Challenges Redu
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These agreements may be entered int
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Perhaps the most valuable resource
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4. Jurisdictional Uncertainty and I
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Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction
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ules. Currently, the ICPC has no su
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Options for Reforming the ICPC With
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Funding is another advantage that a
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