RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.

SEC. 5509. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES. (a) Research.— (1) Methods.—Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by inserting “, directly or through grants, contracts, or interagency agreements,” before “shall conduct”. (2) Correction of Cross Reference.—Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by striking “409” and inserting “407”. (b) Correction of Erroneously Indented Paragraph.—Section 413(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) In general.—The Secretary shall annually rank States to which grants are made under section 403 based on the following ranking factors: “(A) Absolute out-of-wedlock ratios.—The ratio represented by— “(i) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in families receiving assistance under the State program under this part in the State for the most recent year for which information is available; over “(ii) the total number of births in families receiving assistance under the State program under this part in the State for the year. “(B) Net changes in the out-of-wedlock ratio.—The difference between the ratio described in subparagraph (A) with respect to a State for the most recent year for which such information is available and the ratio with respect to the State for the immediately preceding year.”. (c) Funding of Prior Authorized Demonstrations.—Section 413(h)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)(D)) is amended by striking “September 30, 1995” and inserting “August 22, 1996”. (d) Child Poverty Reports.— (1) Delayed due date for initial report.—Section 413(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(I)) is amended by striking “90 days after the date of the enactment of this part” and inserting “May 31, 1998” (2) Modification of factors to be used in establishing methodology for use in determining child poverty rates.—Section 413(i)(5) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(5)) is amended by striking “the county-by-county” and inserting “, to the extent available, county-by-county”.