PAYMENTS OF STATE CLAIMS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 210. PAYMENTS OF STATE CLAIMS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE. (a) In General.— Section 474(b) (42 U.S.C. 674(b)), as redesignated by section 207(b)(2), is amended by adding at the end the following: “(4) (A) Within 60 days after receipt of a State claim for expenditures pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall allow, disallow, or defer such claim. “(B) Within 15 days after a decision to defer such a State claim, the Secretary shall notify the State of the reasons for the deferral and of the additional information necessary to determine the allowability of the claim. “(C) Within 90 days after receiving such necessary information (in readily reviewable form), the Secretary shall— “(i) disallow the claim, if able to complete the review and determine that the claim is not allowable, or “(ii) in any other case, allow the claim, subject to disallowance (as necessary)— “(I) upon completion of the review, if it is determined that the claim is not allowable; or “(II) on the basis of findings of an audit or financial management review.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to claims made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.