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modified the improvement measure so that it is less biased towards States starting with a low level of performance in the comparison year. Also, we recognize State concerns about being held accountable for activities that are outside of TANF. However: Unlike prior law, under TANF, all the key statutory provisions regarding goals and responsibilities refer to the "State" rather than the "State" agency; the concept of "single State agency" is gone; and all notifications go to the chief executive officer of the suggisted State, not the State agency. Thus, the statutory changes language suggests that it is more appropriate for the more broad broadly high performance bonus to look at State performance rather than TANF State agency performance. The legislative history suggests that Congress intended with that Food Stamps and Medicaid remain as part of the Ji safety net for needy families affected by the TANF booy and no adequacy changes and that Congress was referring to welfare add benefits when it included statutory language about book add did 101 reducing dependency on government benefits. More specifically, Congress did not modify the entitlement nature of Food Stamps and Medicaid when it repealed the entitlement to cash assistance. Further, in enacting 26

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