DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY INDIAN TRIBES.

SEC. 5508. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY INDIAN TRIBES. (a) Prorating of Tribal Family Assistance Grants.—Section 412(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting “which shall he reduced for a fiscal year, on a pro rata basis for each quarter, in the case of a tribal family assistance plan approved during a fiscal year for which the plan is to be in effect,” before “and shall”. (b) Tribal Option to Operate Work Activities Program.—Section 412(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “The Secretary” and all that follows through “2002” and inserting “For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary shall pay to each eligible Indian tribe that proposes to operate a program described in subparagraph (C)”. (c) Discretion of Tribes to Select Population to be Served by Tribal Work Activities Program.—Section 412(a)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking “members of the Indian tribe” and inserting “such population and such service area or areas as the tribe specifies”. (d) Reduction of Appropriation for Tribal Work Activities Programs.—Section 412(a)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(D)) is amended by striking “$7,638,474” and inserting “$7,633,287”. (e) Availability of Corrective Compliance Plans to Indian Tribes.—Section 412(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 612(f)(1)) is amended by striking “and (b)” and inserting “(b), and (c)”.111 STAT. 618 (f) Eligibility of Tribes for Federal Loans for Welfare Programs.—Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (e) the following: “(f) Eligibility for Federal Loans.—Section 406 shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal assistance plan in the same manner as such section applies to a State, except that section 406(c) shall be applied by substituting ‘section 412(a)’ for ‘section 403(a)’.”.