HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY MINOR PARENTS.

SEC. 403. HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY MINOR PARENTS. (a) In General.— Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (as amended by sections 201(a), 401(a), and 401(f) of this Act) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (41); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (42) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (42) the following new paragraph: “(43) at the option of the State, provide that— “(A) subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of any individual who is under the age of 18 and has never married, and who has a dependent child in his or her care (or is pregnant and is eligible for aid to families with dependent children under the State plan)— “(i) such individual may receive aid to families with dependent children under the plan for the individual and such child (or for herself in the case of a pregnant woman) only if such individual and child (or such pregnant woman) reside in a place of residence maintained by a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of such individual as such parent’s, guardian’s, or adult relative’s own home, or reside in a foster home,102 STAT. 2398 maternity home, or other adult-supervised supportive living arrangement; and “(ii) such aid (where possible) shall be provided to the parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative on behalf of such individual and child; and “(B) subparagraph (A) does not apply in the case where— “(i) such individual has no parent or legal guardian of his or her own who is living and whose whereabouts are known; “(ii) no living parent or legal guardian of such individual allows the individual to live in the home of such parent or guardian; “(iii) the State agency determines that the physical or emotional health or safety of such individual or such dependent child would be jeopardized if such individual and such dependent child lived in the same residence with such individual’s own parent or legal guardian; “(iv) such individual lived apart from his or her own parent or legal guardian for a period of at least one year before either the birth of any such dependent child or the individual having made application for aid to families with dependent children under the plan; or “(v) the State agency otherwise determines (in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary) that there is good cause for waiving such subparagraph.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall become effective on the first day of the first calendar quarter to begin one year or more after the date of the enactment of this Act.