ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.

SEC. 5501. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN. (a) Later Deadline for Submission of State Plans.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by striking “2-year period immediately preceding” and inserting “27-month period ending with the close of the 1st quarter of”. (b) Clarification of Scope of Work Provisions.—Section 402(a)(1)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting “, consistent with section 407(e)(2)” before the period. (c) Correction of Cross-Reference.—Section 402(a)(1)(A)(v) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)(v)) is amended by striking “403(a)(2)(B)” and inserting “403(a)(2)(C)(iii)”. (d) Notification of Plan Amendments.—Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following: “(b) Plan Amendments.—Within 30 days after a State amends a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the State shall notify the Secretary of the amendment.”; and (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting “or plan amendment” after “plan”.