§ 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) or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section
609
(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title):
(ii)
Whether a child receiving such assistance or an adult in the family is receiving—
(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]
(iv)
The number of individuals in the family, and the relation of each family member to the head of the family.
(vi)
The marital status of the adults in the family, including whether such adults have never married, are widowed, or are divorced.
(ix)
Whether the family received subsidized housing, medical assistance under the State plan approved under subchapter XIX of this chapter, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, or subsidized child care, and if the latter 2, the amount received.
(xi)
If the adults participated in, and the number of hours per week of participation in, the following activities:
(xiii)
The type and amount of assistance received under the program, including the amount of and reason for any reduction of assistance (including sanctions).
(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 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.
(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);
(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] So in original. The second parenthesis probably should not appear.