Exception
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may not reduce or terminate assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title ) based on a refusal of an individual to engage in work required in accordance with this section if the individual is a single custodial parent caring for a child who has not attained 6 years of age, and the individual proves that the individual has a demonstrated inability (as determined by the State) to obtain needed child care, for 1 or more of the following reasons:
(A)#
Unavailability of appropriate child care within a reasonable distance from the individual’s home or work site.
(B)#
Unavailability or unsuitability of informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements.
(C)#
Unavailability of appropriate and affordable formal child care arrangements.