Common use of Agreement—mandatory and optional payments Clause in Contracts

Agreement—mandatory and optional payments. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section, any State may enter into an agreement with SSA under which the State will provide both mandatory and optional State supplementary payments and elect Federal administration of such State supplementary payment programs. If SSA agrees to administer such State’s optional supplementary payments, the State must also have SSA administer its mandatory minimum supple- mentary payments unless the State is able to provide sufficient justification for exemption from this requirement.