42 U.S.C. § 1320a: Reviews of child and family services programs, and of foster care and adoption assistance programs, for conformity with State plan requirements

State plan requirements under such parts B and E, implementing regulations promulgated by the Secretary, and the relevant approved State plans. an initial review of each State program; a timely review of a State program following a review in which such program was found not to be in substantial conformity; and less frequent reviews of State programs which have been found to be in substantial conformity, but such regulations shall permit the Secretary to reinstate more frequent reviews based on information which indicates that a State program may not be in conformity; specify the requirements subject to review (which shall include determining whether the State program is in conformity with the requirement of section 671(a)(27) of this title ), and the criteria to be used to measure conformity with such requirements and to determine whether there is a substantial failure to so conform; such funds will not be withheld with respect to a program, unless it is determined that the program fails substantially to so conform; such funds will not be withheld for a failure to so conform resulting from the State’s reliance upon and correct use of formal written statements of Federal law or policy provided to the State by the Secretary; and the amount of such funds withheld is related to the extent of the failure to so conform; and to afford the State an opportunity to adopt and implement a corrective action plan, approved by the Secretary, designed to end the failure to so conform; to make technical assistance available to the State to the extent feasible to enable the State to develop and implement such a corrective action plan; to suspend the withholding of any Federal matching funds under this section while such a corrective action plan is in effect; and to rescind any such withholding if the failure to so conform is ended by successful completion of such a corrective action plan. the basis for the determination; and the amount of the Federal matching funds (if any) to be withheld from the State; afford the State an opportunity to appeal the determination to the Departmental Appeals Board within 60 days after receipt of the notice described in paragraph (1) (or, if later, after failure to continue or to complete a corrective action plan); and afford the State an opportunity to obtain judicial review of an adverse decision of the Board, within 60 days after the State receives notice of the decision of the Board, by appeal to the district court of the United States for the judicial district in which the principal or headquarters office of the agency responsible for administering the program is located.