2. Duration of authorization.. Authorizes the appropriation of whatever sum Congress determines through fiscal 1963.

C. Repatriated American citizens: 1. General purpose...

2. Eligibility.

Authorizes until June 30, 1962, a Federal program of
"temporary assistance" to certain U.S. citizens who
have returned from foreign countries and are without
available resources.

2. Authorizes appropriation of $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1963 and $5,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.

1. Extends program 2 years until June 30, 1964.

U.S. citizens and their dependents would be eligible if 2. No change.
(1) Such individuals are identified by the Depart-
ment of State as having returned, or been brought,

from a foreign country to the United States.

(2) The cause of such return is any of the follow

"Temporary assistance" includes the following:

(5) Other goods and services necessary for the
health or welfare of individuals (including guidance,
counseling, and other welfare services).

All assistance must be rendered within the United
States, and must be furnished to individuals after
their return from foreign countries. The Secretary
of Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized to
provide such assistance either directly, or through
public or private agencies according to agreements
entered into by the Secretary and the agencies.
Provision must be made for the reimbursement of the
United States by recipients of assistance. However,
the Secretary is authorized to exempt certain classes
of individuals from this requirement.

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is
authorized to make plans for the carrying out of the
program, but he is required to make such plans after
consultation with the Secretaries of State and
Defense, and the Attorney General.
Federal participation under public assistance titles is
dependent upon a State complying with State plan
requirements such as statewide applicability of the
program and consideration of all income and re-

Authorizes the Secretary to waive any of the State plan
requirements under the public assistance titles, when
he determines it to be necessary to carry out an ex-
perimental, pilot, or demonstration project. Federal
matching in the cost of such projects, in which the
Federal Government would not otherwise participate,
would be authorized, to the extent and for the period
prescribed by the Secretary, as expenditures for
payments or for cost of administration of State plans.

The State share of the cost of projects not covered
by payments under public assistance titles or sec.
1110, could, until July 1, 1967, be made from appro-
priations for payment to States under such title, up
to $2,000,000 a year.

Sec. 344 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950
(temporary provision due to expire June 30, 1964)
authorizes Federal financial participation in aid to
the blind programs of certain States (Missouri and
Pennsylvania) on Jan. 1, 1949, even though they
included recipients who did not meet the Federal
requirements as to taking into consideration all of
an individual's other income and resources in deter-
mining his need for aid to the blind. However, as
to recipients under the State plan who do not meet
the income and resources test, there is no Federal
participation.

Aged, blind, and disabled programs are established
under separate titles of the Social Security Act (titles
I, X, and XIV). There is a separate matching maxi-
mum for the recipients in each categorical program.
Additional matching is available for medical care
vendor payments under old age assistance only.

Makes provision permanent as part of the Social Security
Aot.

Provides a new title to be added to the Social Security
Act title XVI-permitting States, if they choose,
to file a combined plan for old-age assistance, aid to
the blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled,
and medical assistance for the aged. If a State does
not administer one or more of these programs, such
program does not have to be established in order to
have a combined plan.

With but a few exceptions noted below, present
provisions of existing law as to the separate programs
would be carried into the new combined title.

States which elect the new combined title would
receive the additional Federal matching for medical
vendor payments as to their blind and disabled
recipients, which is now available only as to old-age-
assistance recipients. (See p. 5.) The provisions
allowing matching as to old-age-assistance recipients
for the first 42 days of a stay in a medical institution
under diagnosis of tuberculosis or psychosis, would
apply as to blind and disabled recipients.

States could average their assistance payments for
the aged, blind, and disabled. If the State's average
payment for old-age assistance, for example, exceeded
the Federal matching maximum, the State receives
no Federal funds with respect to expenditures above
the maximum, even though in another assistance
program, the average State expenditure may be be-
low the specified matching maximum. States which
choose to combine their programs, under the terms of
the new title XVI, could average the expenditures
as among the categories.

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES

I. Authorization of annual appropriation. Authorizes $25,000,000 per year..

If a title XVI plan is submitted by a State it cannot
also have a plan under titles I, X, or XIV, either con-
currently or subsequently.

Those States with separate agencies administering
programs for the blind can submit a separate blind
program under this title and still derive the medical
care advantage.

The substantive provisions of the medical assistance
for the aged program, while incorporated in this title,
are in no way changed.

Effective as to quarters commencing Oct. 1, 1962,
and thereafter.

Out of the sum appropriated allots to each State such
portion of $70,000 as the amount appropriated bears
to the amount authorized to be appropriated. But
this lump sum allotment must be at least $50,000
per State. The remainder of sums appropriated
shall be allotted so that each State shall have an
amount which bears the same ratio to the total
remainder as the product of (1) the population
of each State under the age of 21 and (2) the allot-
ment percentage (based on relative per capita in-
come) bears to the sum of the corresponding products
of all the States.

No change.

Defines "child welfare services" as public social services
which supplement, or substitute for, parental care
and supervision for the purpose of-

(1) preventing or remedying, or assisting in the
solution of problems which may result in the neglect,
abuse, exploitation, or delinquency of children;

(2) protecting and caring for homeless, dependent, or neglected children;

(3) protecting and promoting the welfare of
children of working mothers; and

(4) otherwise protecting and promoting the welfare
of children, including the strengthening of their own
homes where possible or where needed, the provision
of adequate care of children away from their homes in
foster family homes or day care or other child care
facilities. Effective July 1, 1962.
Extends matching to child welfare services provided
by the State. Effective July 1, 1962.

Same, plus new requirements:

(1) Plan must provide for coordination between
services provided under it and services provided under
the State's plan for aid to dependent children with a
view to provision of welfare and related services
which will best promote the welfare of such children
and their families; and

(2) State must make satisfactory showing that it
is extending the provision of child welfare services in
the State, giving priorities to communities with the
greatest need for such services after considering their
relative financial need, and with a view to making
available, before July 1975, in all of the State's politi-
cal subdivisions, child welfare services provided by
public State or local agency staff people (who to the
extent feasible would be trained child welfare per-
sonnel). Effective July 1, 1963.

Earmarking: From annual appropriation for child
welfare services, the excess over $25,000,000 would
be earmarked for support of day care activities in the
States, but earmarked amount could not exceed
$10,000,000. Fiscal years 1963 and thereafter.
Allotments: The earmarked amount would be allotted
so that each State shall have an amount which bears
the same ratio to the total amount earmarked as the
product of (1) the population of each State under
the age of 21 and (2) the allotment percentage (based
on relative per capita income) bears to the sum of the
corresponding products of all the States. But any
State allotments under $10,000 shall be increased to
that amount by proportionately reducing allotments
to each of the remaining States.

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The amount of any allotment to a State which the
State certifies is not required for day care would be
available for reallotment to States which need addi-
tional funds for day care. Such reallotment shall be
made on the basis of the need for additional funds in
carrying out such purposes, after taking into consid-
eration the relative population (under 21) and per
capita income of the States.

State matching requirement: Same as for other child
welfare services.
State

plan requirements: Provides the following require

(1) Plan must be developed jointly by the State
agency and the Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare.

(2) Plan must provide, with respect to day care-
(a) for arrangements with State health and pub-
lic school authorities to assure maximum utilization
of such agencies in the provision of health care and
education to day care children;

(b) for an advisory committee to advise the State
agency on general policy relating to the provision of
day care, representing public and private groups
interested in day care;

(c) for safeguards assuring that day care is
provided only in cases where it is in the interest of
mother and child, and where a need for it exists; and
(d) for giving priority in determining the need for
day care, to low income groups, other groups, and
geographical areas with the greatest relative needs
for such care. Effective July 1, 1963.

Eligible facilities: Day care which is supported under
this program must be provided in facilities (including
private homes) which are licensed by the State, or
approved (as meeting the licensing requirements) by
the State agency which is responsible for licensing
this type of facility.