; and (B) if the month is a family assistance month only on the basis of a natural disaster trigger month, the area in the State for which assistance to individuals residing in such area is authorized under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. (4) Recovery months (A) Economic recovery month (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the term economic recovery month means, with respect to a State, the first month following an economic trigger month in which the State's average unemployment rate for the 6 months preceding the month involved does not exceed the State's average unemployment rate for the 6 months preceding the month before such economic trigger month by more than 2 percentage points. (ii) Requirement A month shall not be an economic recovery month unless at least 6 consecutive months preceding such month were not trigger months. (B) Natural disaster recovery month (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the term natural disaster recovery month means, with respect to a State, the 6th consecutive month following a natural disaster trigger month that is not a trigger month. (ii) Exception A month shall not be a natural disaster recovery month with respect to a State if the Secretary, upon request from the Governor of the State, determines, in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Commerce and based on the progress of economic recovery of eligible households in the State, that the State requires more time to recover. The Secretary shall submit to Congress a written justification of any such determination. (h) Notification of trigger months (1) Notification of unemployment-based trigger months The Secretary of Labor shall provide notice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services whenever the Secretary of Labor determines— (A) that a month is an economic trigger month with respect to a State