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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§629l Public access to State plans

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES › Part Part B— - Child and Family Services › Subpart subpart 2— - promoting safe and stable families › § 629l

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a standard form for State plans required under sections 622 and 629b so officials can check whether States are following those rules. The Secretary must also compare and analyze State plans to find trends and guide future technical help and policy. The State plans must be posted on a public website, and the Secretary must put aggregated national summaries of State submissions on that website as the Secretary thinks appropriate.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §629l

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary shall—
(1)create a standardized format for State plans required under section 622 and 629b of this title used to monitor compliance with those sections;
(2)produce comparisons and analyses of trends in State plans to inform future technical assistance and policy development;
(3)make the State plans available on a public website; and
(4)include on the website aggregated national summaries of State submissions as the Secretary deems appropriate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2025, and applicable to payments under this part for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, with delay permitted if either State legislation or tribal action is required to meet additional requirements, see section 117 of Pub. L. 118–258, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2025 Amendment note under section 622 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 629l

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73