{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s601","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f601.","heading":"Purpose","text":"\u00a7\u202f601.\nPurpose\n(a)\nIn general\nThe purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States in operating a program designed to\u2014\n(1) provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;\n(2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;\n(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\n(4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.\n(b)\nNo individual entitlement\nThis part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any State program funded under this part.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s601.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f601."},{"t":"heading","text":"Purpose"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The purpose of this part is to increase the flexibility of States in operating a program designed to\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601/a/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s601/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"No individual entitlement"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"This part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any State program funded under this part.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}