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42 U.S.C. § 617 — Limitation on Federal authority
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No officer or employee of the Federal Government may regulate the conduct of States under this part or enforce any provision of this part, except to the extent expressly provided in this part.
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No officer or employee of the Federal Government may regulate the conduct of States under this part or enforce any provision of this part, except to the extent expressly provided in this part.
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**(a) In general** An individual convicted (under Federal or State law) of any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of the jurisdiction involved and which has as an element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance (as defined in [section 802(6) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802/6&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall not be eligible for—
(1) assistance under any State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or
(2) benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ([7 U.S.C. 2012](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2012&num=0&edition=prelim))) or any State program carried out under that Act [[7 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Effects on assistance and benefits for others**
(1) **Program of temporary assistance for needy families** — The amount of assistance otherwise required to be provided under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] to the family members of an individual to whom subsection (a) applies shall be reduced by the amount which would have otherwise been made available to the individual under such part.
(2) **Benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008** — The amount of benefits otherwise required to be provided to a household under the sup
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**(a) In general** The purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States in operating a program designed to—
(1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;
(2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
(3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and
(4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
**(b) No individual entitlement** This part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any State program funded under this part.
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Level IV of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 617
the provision became law, see section 5518(d) of Pub. L.
105–33, set out as a note under section 862a of Title 21,
Food and Drugs.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective July 1, 1997, with transition rules
relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules
relating to claims, actions, and proceedings com-
menced before such date, rules relating to closing out
of accounts for terminated or substantially modified
programs and continuance in office of Assistant Sec-
retary for Family Support, and provisions relating to
termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see
section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended, set out as a
note under section 601 of this title.
§ 616. Administration
The programs under this part and part D shall
be administered by an Assistant Secretary for
Family Support within the Department of
Health and Human Services, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, and who shall be in
addition to any other Assistant Secretary of
Health and Human Services provided for by law,
and the Secretary shall reduce the Federal
workforce within the Department of Health and
Human Services by an amount equal to the sum
of 75 percent of the full-time equivalent posi-
tions at such Department that relate to any di-
rect spending program, or any program funded
through discretionary spending, that has been
converted into a block grant program under the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the amendments
made by such Act, and by an amount equal to 75
percent of that portion of the total full-time
equivalent departmental management positions
at such Department that bears the same rela-
tionship to the a
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