Social Security Act Attachment

Social Security Act

DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING

Sec. 411. [42 U.S.C. 611] (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 403(a)(5)):

Sec. 409. [42 U.S.C. 609] (a) In General.—Subject to this section:

(1) Use of grant in violation of this part.—

(A) General penalty.—If an audit conducted under chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code^[48], finds that an amount paid to a State under section 403 for a fiscal year has been used in violation of this part, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by the amount so used.

(B) Enhanced penalty for intentional violations.—If the State does not prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State did not intend to use the amount in violation of this part, the Secretary shall further reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1)for the immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by an amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.

(2) Failure to submit required report.—

(A) Quarterly reports.—

(i) In general.—If the Secretary determines that a State has not, within 45 days after the end of a fiscal quarter, submitted the report required by section 411(a) for the quarter, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 4 percent of the State family assistance grant.

(ii) Rescission of penalty.—The Secretary shall rescind a penalty imposed on a State under clause (i) with respect to a report if the State submits the report before the end of the fiscal quarter that immediately succeeds the fiscal quarter for which the report was required.