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42 USC § 629l - Public access to State plans 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s629l"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 629l - Public access to State plans"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "629l"
section_name: "Public access to State plans"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Child and Family Services"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 442, as added Pub. L. 118–258, title I, § 106(f)(1), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2953.)"
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# § 629l. Public access to State plans

The Secretary shall—

**(1)** create a standardized format for State plans required under sections 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 442, as added Pub. L. 118–258, title I, § 106(f)(1), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2953.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , 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 , set out as an Effective Date of 2025 Amendment note under .