OPTIONAL MONTHLY REPORTING AND RETROSPECTIVE BUDGETING.

SEC. 5051. OPTIONAL MONTHLY REPORTING AND RETROSPECTIVE BUDGETING. (a) Optional Monthly Reporting.—Section 402(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(14)) is amended— (1) by striking “with respect to” and all that follows through “(A) provide” and insert “provide, at the option of the State and with respect to such category or categories as the State may select and identify in its State plan (A)”; (2) by striking “(with the prior approval of the Secretary in recent work history and earned income cases)”; and (3) by striking “upon a determination” and all that follows through “paragraph”. (b) Optional Retrospective Budgeting.—Section 402(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(13)) is amended by striking all that precedes subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: “(13) at the option of the State, but only with respect to any one or more categories of families required to report monthly to the State agency pursuant to paragraph (14), provide that—”. 104 STAT. 1388–228 (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect with respect to reports pertaining to, or aid payable for, months beginning in or after October 1990.