27 disclosure of information concerning applicants for and 2 recipients of supplementary payments to purposes di 11 rectly connected with the administration of this title; and "(7) provide that all individuals wishing to make application for supplementary payments shall have opportunity to do so, and that supplementary payments shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to all eligible individuals. "PAYMENTS TO STATES "SEC. 453. (a) (1) The Secretary shall pay to any 12 State which has in effect an agreement under this part, for 13 each fiscal year, an amount equal to 30 per centum of the 14 total amount expended during such year pursuant to its 15 agreement as supplementary payments to families other than 16 families in which both parents of the child or children are 17 present, neither parent is incapacitated, and the male parent 18 is not unemployed, not counting so much of the supple19 mentary payment made to any family as exceeds the amount 20 by which (with respect to the period involved) "(A) the family assistance benefit payable to such family under part D, plus any income of such family (earned or unearned) not disregarded in determining the amount of such supplementary payment, is less than 28 "(B) the applicable poverty level as promulgated 1 2 and in effect under subsection (c). 3 4 "(2) The Secretary shall also pay to each such State an amount equal to 50 per centum of its administrative costs 5 found necessary by the Secretary for carrying out its agree 6 ment. 7 "(b) Payments under subsection (a) shall be made at 8 such time or times, in advance or by way of reimbursement, 9 and in such installments as the Secretary may determine; 10 and shall be made on such conditions as may be necessary to assure the carrying out of the purposes of this title. 11 12 "(c) (1) For purposes of this part, the 'poverty level' 13 for a family group of any given size shall be the amount 14 shown for a family group of such size in the following table, 15 adjusted as provided in paragraph (2): 16 "(2) Between July 1 and September 30 of each year, 17 beginning with 1970, the Secretary (A) shall adjust the 18 amount shown for each size of family group in the table in 19 paragraph (1) by increasing such amount by the percent20 age by which the average level of the price index for the 44-033 0-70 29 1 months in the calendar quarter beginning April 1 of such 2 year exceeds the average level of the price index for months 3 in 1969, and (B) shall thereupon promulgate the amounts so adjusted as the poverty levels for family groups of various 5 sizes which shall be conclusive for purposes of this part for 6 the fiscal year beginning July 1 next succeeding such 7 promulgation. 8 9 "(3) As used in this subsection, the term 'price index' means the Consumer Price Index (all items-United States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor 11 Statistics. 10 12 13 15 "FAILURE BY STATE TO COMPLY WITH AGREEMENT "SEC. 454. If the Secretary, after reasonable notice and 14 opportunity for hearing to a State with which he has an agreement under this part, finds that such State is failing to 16 comply therewith, he shall withhold all, or such portion as he 17 deems appropriate, of the payments to which such State is 18 otherwise entitled under this part or part A or B of this title 19 or under title V, XVI, or XIX; but the amounts so with20 held from payments under such part A or B or under title 21 V, XVI, or XIX shall be deemed to have been paid to the 22 State under such part or title. Such withholding shall be 23 effected at such time or times and in such installments as the 24 Secretary may deem appropriate. 1 2 3 4 5 30 "PART F-ADMINISTRATION "AGREEMENTS WITH STATES "SEC. 461. (a) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with any State under which the Secretary will make, on behalf of the State, the supplementary payments provided 6 for under part E, or will perform such other functions 7 of the State in connection with such payments as may be 8 agreed upon, or both. In any such case, the agreement shall 9 also (1) provide for payment by the State to the Secretary 10 of an amount equal to the supplementary payments the State 11 would otherwise make pursuant to part E, less any payments 12 which would be made to the State under section 453 (a), and 13 (2) at the request of the State, provide for joint audit of pay14 ments under the agreement. 15 "(b) The Secretary may also enter into an agreement 16 with any State under which such State will make, on behalf 17 of the Secretary, the family assistance benefit payments 18 provided for under part D with respect to all or specified 19 families in the State who are eligible for such benefits or will 20 perform such other functions in connection with the adminis21 tration of part D as may be agreed upon. The cost of carry22 ing out any such agreement shall be paid to the State by the 23 Secretary in advance or by way of reimbursement and in 24 such installments as may be agreed upon. 2 "SEC. 462. The provisions of section 208, other than 3 paragraph (a), shall apply with respect to benefits under 4 part D and allowances under part C, of this title, to the same 5 extent as they apply to payments under title II. 6 "REPORT, EVALUATION, RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS, 7 8 co AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE "SEC. 463. (a) The Secretary shall make an annual re9 port to the President and the Congress on the operation and 10 administration of parts D and E, including an evaluation 11 thereof in carrying out the purposes of such parts and recom12 mendations with respect thereto. The Secretary is authorized 13 to conduct evaluations directly or by grants or contracts of 14 the programs authorized by such parts. 15 "(b) The Secretary is authorized to conduct, directly or 16 by grants or contracts, research into or demonstrations of 17 ways of better providing financial assistance to needy persons or of better carrying out the purposes of part D, and 19 in so doing to waive any requirements or limitations in such 18 20 part with respect to eligibility for or amount of family 21 assistance benefits for such family, members of families, or 222 22 23 groups thereof as he deems appropriate. "(c) The Secretary is authorized to provide such 24 technical assistance to States, and to provide, directly or |