113 S1877 IS: Child Support Improvement and Work Promotion Act
U.S. Senate
2013-12-19
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1.(a)This Act may be cited as the
Child Support Improvement and Work Promotion Act
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.TITLE I—Increased Reliability of Child SupportSec. 101. Compliance with multilateral child support conventions.Sec. 102. Relief from passport sanctions for certain individuals.Sec. 103. Child support enforcement programs for Indian tribes.Sec. 104. Parenting time arrangements.Sec. 105. Efficient use of the national directory of new hires database for federally sponsored research assessing the effectiveness of Federal policies and programs in achieving positive labor market outcomes.TITLE II—Child Support Enforcement Task ForceSec. 201. Child Support Enforcement Task Force.TITLE III—Effective DatesSec. 301. Effective dates.TITLE IV—Budgetary EffectsSec. 401. Determination of budgetary effects.<enum>I</enum><header>Increased Reliability of Child Support</header><section id="idF54C1BB31599469D9B0EAFD51E654A72"><enum>101.</enum><header>Compliance with
multilateral child support conventions</header><subsection id="id6B95B8D55E9644D18C4970D397ED78D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Secretary's
authority <enum-in-header>T</enum-in-header>o ensure compliance with multilateral child support
convention</header><paragraph id="id6AD2181F2E63495E8417770B3B2DEF6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 452 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/652">42 U.S.C. 652</external-xref>) is
amended—</text><subparagraph id="idA0BBC24C728642A682D7B4A22EEDEBF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second subsection (l) (as added by section 7306 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/171">Public Law 109–171</external-xref>) as
subsection (m); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F3EF68426DD4DCB9CA2DF969BD1AA6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25A79505857540498AE6B419181F2CEF" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" id="id876ABB2ABE9E4E379A4AFF74E67AC5B1"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Secretary's
authority <enum-in-header>T</enum-in-header>o ensure compliance with multilateral child support
convention</header><text>Consistent with the national policy of the United
States to fully comply with the obligations of any multilateral child support
convention to which the United States is a party, the Secretary shall utilize
Federal and, as appropriate, State enforcement mechanisms in furtherance of
this policy and take such steps as may be necessary within the Secretary’s
authority to ensure compliance with the United States treaty obligations under
such convention in the event the Secretary determines that a State plan does
not comply with such obligations.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0F2F090561784DF8A7E8F727D3F56590"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 453(k)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653(k)(3)) is amended by striking <quote>452(l)</quote> and inserting
<quote>452(m)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC29A66B9FC7D49CE9BF8D37B1EFDBFD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access to the
federal parent locator service</header><text>Section 453(c) of the Social
Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/653">42 U.S.C. 653(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ID8F0F88DA65204BC382AA7C594A0317BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDDB227062693948B79E85A430D63E8828"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID057656A07F03473BBD3FAA24335D9EBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD873D4809B77437FBD8277560E743DEC" style="OLC"><paragraph id="IDD0AD3441B59C466C8115B41C28F877A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an entity
designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign
reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country for purposes specified in
section
459A(c)(2).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1965809970D94D2FB9FD054D3863F1EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State option <enum-in-header>T</enum-in-header>o
require individuals in foreign countries <enum-in-header>T</enum-in-header>o apply through their country's
appropriate central authority</header><text>Section 454 of the Social Security
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/654">42 U.S.C. 654</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="IDE9F61B3A543A424CAC0ACFD7FD182594"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(A)(ii), by inserting before the semicolon <quote>(except that, if the
individual applying for the services resides in a foreign reciprocating country
or foreign treaty country, the State may opt to require the individual to
request the services through the Central Authority for child support
enforcement in the foreign reciprocating country or the foreign treaty country,
and if the individual resides in a foreign country that is not a foreign
reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country, a State may accept or reject
the application)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID65537284F2834DB3B65DA72C6B03F993"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(32)—</text><subparagraph id="ID27F6593FA2DE42818AB24D913C795E3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>, a foreign treaty country,</quote> after <quote>a
foreign reciprocating country</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58F851A7EBD9444BA23DAFEA769A96EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>or foreign obligee</quote> and inserting <quote>,
foreign treaty country, or foreign individual</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBBD6A4081E5C4550A01651FFEFDCCBB9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amendments to
international support enforcement provisions</header><text>Section 459A of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/659a">42 U.S.C. 659a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ID1134ECC786094DC298BE3F7691404B66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text><subparagraph id="ID25F32257A74640FC8A26594388D4DDD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>foreign countries that are the
subject of a declaration under this section</quote> and inserting
<quote>foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty countries</quote>;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE55C7E9F27E44E5F94C698889F8B3B48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>and foreign treaty countries</quote> after <quote>foreign
reciprocating countries</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46CBBDB1AF684DA082FD3DA2489BB675"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>the subject of a declaration pursuant to subsection
(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>foreign reciprocating countries or foreign
treaty countries</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4F46CD6E46284F1B82A1B6D4602BDB15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:<?t?></text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD79ED5AF13934DE3BC6ECF8C68406926" style="OLC"><subsection id="ID253C35DFF60340AFA6A6F0AD7A551415"><enum>(e)</enum><header>References</header><text>In
this part:</text><paragraph id="ID4C23AADD957444A9BD65916AAE5F0DA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Foreign
reciprocating country</header><text>The term <term>foreign reciprocating
country</term> means a foreign country (or political subdivision thereof) with
respect to which the Secretary has made a declaration pursuant to subsection
(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1C810C75C24B4257B3D916269D30B064"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign treaty
country</header><text>The term <term>foreign treaty country</term> means a
foreign country for which the 2007 Family Maintenance Convention is in
force.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5D4BA6BF93F14D5BAFDA838FCF4D0A72"><enum>(3)</enum><header>2007 family
maintenance convention</header><text>The term <term>2007 Family Maintenance
Convention</term> means the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the
International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family
Maintenance.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id729B0E30B88F4527A01E9E821042F46B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Collection of
past-Due support from federal tax refunds</header><text>Section 464(a)(2)(A) of
the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/664">42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>under section 454(4)(A)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>under paragraph
(4)(A)(ii) or (32) of section 454</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="IDDB75C272A2D5419488D4D13F9B43F577"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State law
requirement concerning the uniform interstate family support act
(<enum-in-header>UIFSA</enum-in-header>)</header><text>Section 466(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/666">42 U.S.C. 666(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="IDEC4E6557351E4E57A643F9179BD3DB7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>on and after January 1, 1998,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0FC16A839C5A4CC0BA9A9EB99EF189B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and as in effect on August 22, 1996,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="IDEC6A24345DD842F2AB6F0ABD872CC2FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>adopted as of such date</quote> and inserting <quote>adopted as of
September 30, 2008</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE144BA268CD74CC78D570941139BE2F1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Full faith and
credit for child support orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1738B">Section 1738B</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code,
is amended—</text><paragraph id="idBDC05290A50A4D8B9F92C9159D6A2AE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text><subparagraph id="id4A8DC9F8FB72451C9EDBC2893E83B72C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Child</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before
<quote> <term>child</term> </quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DCD597A3F5747988C7C46C79DBB0BB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote> <term>child's State</term> </quote> and all that follows through
<quote>a child resides.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97123C6BAB0F40F2807FDB6DA1596CE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Child's home
State</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before <quote> <term>child's home
State</term> </quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6DB3327573234355BCACB6B472C5DC47"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2), as designated by subparagraph (C), the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28DCBC85F5BE4F37AAD3A900F39C7289" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idC20EC1799C494DACB81CEE89A008BC48"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Child's
State</header><text>The term <term>child's State</term> means the State in
which a child resides.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8687E44AE8544C1990002FFD279792D8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(4) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Child
support</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before <quote> <term>child
support</term> </quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4B33CF663634CCE817FD022AD9B133B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(5) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Child support
order</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before <quote> <term>child support
order</term> </quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id409EC82D68CB4D69BEDB41BCAF174C91"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(6) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Contestant</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before
<quote> <term>contestant</term> </quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54833C1246F64488B1CE439A87A8FCA2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>by striking
<quote> <term>court</term> means</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>modification of a child support order.</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEFADC5FD7A584B2DB39186A872EEC749"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(7) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Modification</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before
<quote> <term>modification</term> </quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D2BFDEB1B9E406AA0BC6F67560C1E9D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(8) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">State</header-in-text>.—The term</quote> before
<quote> <term>State</term> </quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88E1C5D2B60C4E71A98B852F5D46CA5D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EADD7761687493884DDF1DB3524494B" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idBAEA8469C1BC403A83A4F3637D5518C1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Tribunal</header><text>The
term <term>tribunal</term> means a court or administrative agency of a State
that is authorized by State law to establish the amount of child support
payable by a contestant or make a modification of a child support
order.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF58E570C00CD4AE5AA2E07EBAA4F21D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>court</quote> each place it appears except subsection (b)(9), as added
by paragraph (1) of this section, and inserting <quote>tribunal</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00D89D9D481D43D1A68E1CAD737F5109"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>courts</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>tribunals</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id78463C726589402D87FD7CCF5FA57700"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by striking <quote>subsections (e), (f), and (g)</quote> and inserting
<quote>this section</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0DAEA65DCA69489FBEFCAE448D4C96D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (i);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id42BDE0308F8F447FB3234CF3EEC9F7B8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i),
respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4AFED590C0CB46DDB803C619CF10CD72"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD31B7BFAB1C84FE194D7BDC3A8EB450E" style="OLC"><subsection id="ida622260323f44d58b97dae22ff787488"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction</header><text>A tribunal of a State that has made a
child support order consistently with this section has continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction to modify the order if—</text><paragraph id="idA4FCBCDE488740AE8DD87B43E2CFF0B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the order is the
controlling order, as determined under subsection (g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id823145b2ff2d475bbdf2895556a3abf4"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1665221E11444D128DF1F91C2A38D5BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State is the
child's State or the residence of any individual contestant; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc423cbcf35284d35924fe5c2f67692af" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the contestants provide consent (by
providing consent in a record or in a hearing) for the tribunal to continue to
exercise jurisdiction to modify the order.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3f28112ff6234f70b4eaabe7e316b2e0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restrictions on
exercising continuing, exclusive jurisdiction</header><text>A tribunal of a
State that has made a child support order may not exercise continuing,
exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if—</text><paragraph id="id539cb936b76e484eac86885de201cdfd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each individual
contestant files a consent in a record with the issuing tribunal stating that a
tribunal of another State (which has jurisdiction of at least 1 of the
individual contestants or that is a tribunal of the State of the residence of
the child) may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction;
or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7ab31c2b03a48ff974fcaf4f48dec33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the order is not
the controlling order, as determined under subsection
(g).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idF46BB1D06A804578954EAACA67157119"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection
(f), as redesignated by paragraph (6) of this section—</text><subparagraph id="id33A977219DB74727A5ACB3695ECEA737"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(j)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id233D72A4B437477A92412AB7534D03EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text><clause id="id80450F4CBFD044789E2EA2D072698CA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and the contestants have not provided
consent (by providing consent in a record or in a hearing) for the tribunal of
the other State to continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify the
order</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></clause><clause id="id4BE382F849CD4A0FB4EC7C8E87110E79"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>with jurisdiction of at least 1 of the
individual contestants or that is a tribunal of the State of the residence of
the child</quote> after <quote>of another State</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id482D06249DF440B4A7CA5A64A37E2C81"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection
(g), as redesignated by paragraph (6) of this section—</text><subparagraph id="idF4D45CF2927E45B89835166609D778AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Recognition of child support orders</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Determination
of controlling child support order</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75D0BFF2B55E4F2F925F7DF791669D68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>to recognize for purposes of
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction and enforcement</quote> and inserting
<quote>is the controlling order and shall be recognized</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CC8A05BFBBA4BAEAF520D9DE7414C92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>must be recognized</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>is
the controlling order</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA9C72BD7D3FB4C63A874F0B90AE1ECCE"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection
(h), as redesignated by paragraph (6) of this section, by striking
<quote>subsections (e) and (f)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (f) and
(g)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE837D7CA4F3642BCA2B3F1677C1945FA"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in subsection
(i), as redesignated by paragraph (6) of this section—</text><subparagraph id="idFDF76B0111514DD38177F5E01D590C03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or collect arrears and interest due on a child support
order</quote> after <quote>enforce a child support order</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC76E2E419F304445B5ACD95E7C830C5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99B8AE0E7BFF46EDBAD83E87E1F4A237" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id8A0864B8429949259BE3C2CB07A44851"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Law of State of
issuance of order</header><text>A tribunal shall apply the law of the State of
the tribunal that issued a child support order registered in the State of the
tribunal with regard to—</text><subparagraph id="idaa2a205f9f344a5ab28890a814370f85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the nature,
extent, amount, and duration of current payments under the child support
order;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide32b6d4902864dc99891aee03821a280"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the computation
and payment of arrears and accrual of interest on arrears under the child
support order; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e17762599eb41fda57b431dd95a3d7a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the existence and
satisfaction of other obligations under the child support
order.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFAA1FAE7135446DE922E9E80E236E6FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>child support order, a</quote> and inserting <quote>child
support order registered in the State of a tribunal, the</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD82AA83F896848CF9A329C4A13D8B605"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DBF8B45193C47B9B712BA9C70946450" style="OLC"><paragraph id="ida05dfd8f42854e8eb736b274a16c2eee"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prospective
application of law</header><text>After a tribunal determines which is the
controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal
shall apply the law of the State of the tribunal that issued the controlling
order (including the law of the State relating to interest on arrears)—</text><subparagraph id="id9EB82DC010234AE3B1073EC9B2380322"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for support paid
after the date of the order consolidating arrears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id627C1DD9DEEA4C05ADE91D7E14D58BF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relating to
consolidated arrears.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id631FE60D455946CE82374CEFCD2213D1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id717FC784D46D46768042D18F56EA9B60" style="OLC"><subsection id="idf545ab0d8cff4d7bb0129a5e009f8a2a"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Registration
for modification</header><paragraph id="id7ad217080b47405cbf167b51b3cf2fe9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A tribunal may modify a child support order issued in
another State which has been registered in the State of the tribunal if, after
notice and hearing, the tribunal finds—</text><subparagraph id="id1B0AF36BA8374201AB5BAA4702A510F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that—</text><clause id="idab25a681744c420f97fa2e8750ab3689"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no individual
contestant or child resides in the State of the tribunal issuing the child
support order;</text></clause><clause id="id8222b3f693c44ac7868fd2ba8ff28a77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the individual
contestant seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order
issued in another State does not reside in the State in which the registering
tribunal is located; and</text></clause><clause id="id427c643086134ea78583d110a766435f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the tribunal of
the State in which the child support order has been registered has personal
jurisdiction of the parties not seeking to modify, or modify and enforce, the
child support order;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id006f592487be45b9a8fd278d35d0c365"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that the State in
which the child support order has been registered—</text><clause id="idBAEE40EB0E3B4BFCB864D15E827E6E58"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idECB5A8F99F4E42F486287BECC6BB8F46"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is the residence of the
child; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id75D9314C58A9462CABB49DD194811B9B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has personal jurisdiction of an
individual contestant; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0586EA02EDF64D68841E366CD32CACE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each individual
contestant has filed a consent in a record with the issuing tribunal for a
tribunal in the registering State to modify the support order and assume
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9852c40b91974e9f9631b32c7715fbd5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that all of
the individual contestants reside in the State in which the registering
tribunal is located and the child does not reside in the issuing State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac5e789257324613b852ea6b7e5a2f4d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A
tribunal may not modify any term of a child support order that may not be
modified under the law of the issuing State, including the duration of the
obligation of support. If 2 or more tribunals have issued child support orders
for the same obligor and same child, the law of the State of the tribunal
issuing the controlling order, as determined under subsection (g), establishes
the terms of the child support order which are not modifiable.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id354a0ca605404556ac4be467e626e903"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Proceeding to
modify</header><text>In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law
of the State of the tribunal that issued the initial controlling order, as
determined under subsection (g), governs the duration of the obligation of
support. The obligor’s fulfillment of the duty of support established by that
controlling order precludes a tribunal of another State from imposing a further
obligation of child support on the obligor.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id96dab4c7716047d8831c309db6a8f5f0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Parties
residing outside the United States</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
a tribunal in the issuing State retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued
in that State if—</text><subparagraph id="id5f6e53a8ed5b4171bcf6076c77845181"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 party resides
in another State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac3a2f29c7074215a7d44ae391fc8691"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the other party
resides outside of the United
States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id62F7AB322EDD478DB181FCA1DE0E054F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Relief from passport sanctions for certain individuals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/652">42 U.S.C. 652(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0F496E0ACCA94650AD9180C913CDAF34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>The Secretary of State</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of State</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28FFCA6F3F154EADB9E6732248104361"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58915479D7A44F18B85363D3F956AB4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA869C17089694DAC802E93A00673EF17" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idAEE2ED770F94425AA7C171544FEB2F2D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id831B74BF6E8E41DB8F3E6F683C0D2761"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may issue a passport to an individual with respect to whom the Secretary has transmitted certification under paragraph (1) if—</text><clause id="idF12FACDC354E42729E30DB62018C61F4" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the individual submits an application for relief to the Secretary of State, in such form and manner as the Secretary of State shall require; and</text></clause><clause id="id57460B0BBC2D4D349CE26C2FBB495CE4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary of State certifies that the application includes evidence that the individual—</text><subclause id="idC64B781E3F3146EB9A64AC76068BE7C6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has an annual income of less than $100,000;</text></subclause><subclause id="idA02B054AA9114DC6B0EB947A0EB02BE0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is not incurring any new child support obligations, but only owes arrearages;</text></subclause><subclause id="idAC45257C8CF5428DA95715671DFD88BF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>does not owe arrearages of child support for a child who is less than 18 years old;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2CAE97918E37471D9434D76F46E14CC8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>has been making child support payments consistently and in good faith for each of the most recently preceding 12 months; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idFF83B4A31D0B4653AA793C9898F4F4FF"><enum>(V)</enum><text>has a current offer to work outside of the United States, an offer to interview for work outside of the United States, a professional history of working outside of the United States, a job that requires travel outside of the United States, or is enrolled in a professional training program that requires travel outside of the United States.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE99AE07E9E864B09832FB26BB6051F9E" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of State shall revoke a passport issued to an individual under subparagraph (A) upon a determination that the individual has failed to make child support payments consistently and in good faith for more than 6 months.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id238F2A642B104E5284710E26DCEBB230" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary of State shall report the issuance of a passport under this paragraph to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9FE391BC7E9A4BA2A8F42D8D4C3DF081" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary shall report the issuance of a passport under this paragraph to the State agency that certified in accordance with section 454(31) that the individual to whom the passport is issued owed child support arrearages in an amount exceeding $2,500.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id8A616F87FD1B4CD886C4BD7DC7229266"><enum>103.</enum><header>Child support
enforcement programs for Indian tribes</header><subsection id="idEB87228FB22E424292CBAB5748ED4056"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal access
to the Federal parent locator service</header><text>Section 453(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/653">42 U.S.C. 653(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or
Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in subsections (e) and (l) of
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b)),</quote> after <quote>any State</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6F8C18D9BAF942EC95E850DD635FDA28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver
authority for Indian tribes or tribal organizations operating child support
enforcement programs</header><text>Section 1115(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1315(b)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idA204594EE02C404A87E1BD60CDD5EC9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively, and realigning the left margin of subparagraph (C) so as to align with subparagraphs (A) and (B) (as so redesignated);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6F06FA20DFA74CE79957DCA8362F4A34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id41276EC258954446B30C19C872ED0827"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFC1B7EA879D44BCA78819A79E5EF800" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id2BF8D86D40C5460585B00EBEA285C8BE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An Indian tribe or tribal
organization operating a program under section 455(f) shall be considered a
State for purposes of authority to conduct an experimental, pilot, or
demonstration project under subsection (a) to assist in promoting the
objectives of part D of title IV and receiving payments under the second
sentence of that subsection. The Secretary may waive compliance with any
requirements of section 455(f) or regulations promulgated under that section to
the extent and for the period the Secretary finds necessary for an Indian tribe
or tribal organization to carry out such project. Costs of the project which
would not otherwise be included as expenditures of a program operating under
section 455(f) and which are not included as part of the costs of projects
under section 1110, shall, to the extent and for the period prescribed by the
Secretary, be regarded as expenditures under a tribal plan or plans approved
under such section, or for the administration of such tribal plan or plans, as
may be appropriate. An Indian tribe or tribal organization applying for or
receiving start-up program development funding pursuant to section 309.16 of
title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not be considered to be an Indian
tribe or tribal organization operating a program under section 455(f) for
purposes of this
paragraph.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idA615A5E0E619455AB711EFF524F5E3F8"><enum>104.</enum><header>Parenting time arrangements</header><subsection commented="no" id="idAB68D960AFBE4160929F4F9E4DCB2369"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State plan amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 454 of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/654">42 U.S.C. 654</external-xref>), as amended by section
101(c), is further amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id3A33F15C53E64D00A861379E0280B324"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>, establishment
of voluntary parenting time arrangements,</quote> after <quote>establishment of
paternity</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA60D219939A24933AD78304AB52F83D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(9)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7EF3235568AB48819EAAFF9D42174CE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id79C814F4E2B84E5FB3657AA3E94808F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id091834268AE04E27A0D68981B5145285"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72F8027916944C199097CF7A31F24816" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="id41345515FCD74A7CA80710B57137C396" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in establishing a voluntary parenting
time arrangement at the time that a support order (as defined in section
453(p)) is initially issued under this part pursuant to the requirements,
standards, and procedures described in paragraph
(35);</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCD740C08836C420DABE2FE6CB99F6571"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(13), by inserting <quote>establishing voluntary parenting time
arrangements,</quote> after <quote>obtaining support orders,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD6A1DC11F0324E0FB7D545844FC17896"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (15)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7C8F0D65A6654BCAA21C5F7533E8BFBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id473C1DFAA5F44FFEBA12ADA273B4A185"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id1995789B482C4E9CB898BBBBA83B2547"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id022BF7E57ACF424EB201C9B13377CFE9" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57C891111147400BAD68F4DA2759F975" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a process for
including in the annual reviews and reports required under subparagraph (A)
information, in such form and manner as the Secretary shall require, regarding
the policies and practices implemented by the State or which the State plans to
implement to facilitate access to and visitation of children by noncustodial
parents;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD5B7170CA45C466ABADA1200BB5829B0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph
(26)(A), by inserting <quote>to establish voluntary parenting time
arrangements,</quote> after <quote>to establish paternity,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF9B5D40D31AD4E97B74403A088645C39"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph
(33), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFBA32AABB0B44BB78F6061ECEFC680C2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph
(34), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7E9B8041DAA243F18032B3E97A5E39F4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (34) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5B07DE45CB44FD09D40F04F8154FC2E" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" id="id0AAF28AEAEA54242B62E02A8F6DE1AA1" indent="up1"><enum>(35)</enum><text>provide that the State shall implement procedures for the establishment of a voluntary parenting time
arrangement at the time that a support order (as defined in section 453(p)) is
initially issued under this part for parents who are not subject to a divorce or
dissolution decree and for whom the voluntary parenting time
arrangement is not
contested, in
accordance with such requirements and standards as the Secretary determines necessary and that include exceptions for family or domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idBAEE938DFA39497DA1ADAF68CFA27B0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secretarial guidance</header><text>The Secretary shall issue guidance for States for the establishment of voluntary parenting time arrangements. The guidance shall provide that in establishing such arrangements, a State shall establish procedures to ensure—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idD77CEF71614242C29596C739D616F002"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the informed and voluntary participation of both parents in the establishment of a voluntary parenting time arrangement that is free from coercion and threats of recrimination;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1AFD6747F5854D6A88E47DDFEE3A67C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each parent's informed consent to the terms and legal implications of any parenting time plan established under a voluntary parenting time arrangement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44243B94440D4260936EFB2A17A90F1D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that all voluntary parenting time arrangements comply with State law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H5EC79578EDDF40439B87623408EA62AA"><enum>105.</enum><header>Efficient use of the national directory of new hires database for federally sponsored research assessing the effectiveness of Federal policies and programs in achieving positive labor market outcomes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 453 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/653">42 U.S.C. 653</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H6C0C3F83FF9E4E039571B664185F9DCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(2)(A), by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>48</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H38266C9D54CE46428D25BC220B1D6D92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E116F7E22DC43E0BD529E18D392CF04" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H84359457596D407C831EC5EED3570A0C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Research</header><subparagraph id="H3A60F02F6B224B1DB20CEB00B11A8923"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Secretary may provide access to data in each component of the Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section and to information reported by employers pursuant to section 453A(b), for—</text><clause id="H82C290773AEB4498801A4C981E80A84E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research undertaken by a State or Federal agency (including through grant or contract) for purposes found by the Secretary to be likely to contribute to achieving the purposes of part A or this part; or</text></clause><clause id="H11ED7F13C126465CA14F6FE86351EC51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an evaluation or statistical analysis undertaken to assess the effectiveness of a Federal program in achieving positive labor market outcomes (including through grant or contract), by—</text><subclause id="HC58368221DA04F2EA0E7BABA4B148E8A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Department of Health and Human Services;</text></subclause><subclause id="H690C0620D17C4B79B767B58E9EE3B16B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Social Security Administration;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA079C22A4E10488DB9B30812373F2D93"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Department of Labor;</text></subclause><subclause id="HA57DB050EEB34DA19F80F16860CC42A1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Department of Education;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE51675EC7FAB46FDB60B746638A21CCD"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the Department of Housing and Urban Development;</text></subclause><subclause id="H02CE695D630D4A95A4F92590AE6E5C43"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the Department of Justice;</text></subclause><subclause id="HFEB829CB4ED24022AB3E10B563E723F3"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the Department of Veterans Affairs;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD11372F6213143AAB13D0674DF30107E"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the Bureau of the Census;</text></subclause><subclause id="H92EAC48EAFD245CBAD484E52265CF690"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>the Department of Agriculture; or</text></subclause><subclause id="H0BF3AC324BE144A1BDD4A16FDB8A2F2F"><enum>(X)</enum><text>the National Science Foundation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2BBA6C4F93E4BBC8EB7DB03F0966CFF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Personal identifiers</header><text>Data or information provided under this paragraph may include a personal identifier only if, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsections (l) and (m)—</text><clause id="H50CD87158AC649E68374AC9FA0D41F62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State or Federal agency conducting the research described in subparagraph (A)(i), or the Federal department or agency undertaking the evaluation or statistical analysis described in subparagraph (A)(ii), as applicable, enters into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the security and use of the data or information;</text></clause><clause id="HFCC12A3E736C4DB3AD347EBC0FACEEC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agreement includes such restrictions or conditions with respect to the use, safeguarding, disclosure, or redisclosure of the data or information (including by contractors or grantees) as the Secretary deems appropriate;</text></clause><clause id="H0F1995B268BB4CDE8786A98A6CCEC19D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the data or information is used exclusively for the purposes defined in the agreement; and</text></clause><clause id="HC5B0056EBD894857B194831C59530DB0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the provision of data or information under this paragraph is the minimum amount needed to conduct the research, evaluation, or statistical analysis, as applicable, and will not interfere with the effective operation of the program under this part.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H633DCFBA26EE42CDBDF48A9E24637D7D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Penalties for unauthorized disclosure of data</header><text>Any individual who willfully discloses a personal identifier (such as a name or social security number) provided under this paragraph, in any manner to an entity not entitled to receive the data or information, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Child Support Enforcement Task Force</header><section id="id1F41F1D3BCC54FF5B235EB761B82C2A9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Child Support Enforcement Task Force</header><subsection id="idC994F6B9DD5F47EDB8F3BCB504CE786F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the executive branch a task force to be known as the Child Support Enforcement Task Force (referred to in this section as the <quote>Task Force</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id30F474D3264D4967B7AB3487F2DA0BF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph id="idB963EC328F22438AA4B4594349F930C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Task Force shall be composed of 15 members consisting of—</text><subparagraph id="id1B862A24FF734E0482D142EA74ED4BBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED64EF0EBA554E6AA3DA7353131C3CDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5 members appointed by the Senate, of which—</text><clause id="id085F3E16C1154A6C8444B15EFA0D9091"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;</text></clause><clause id="idD14B9A732AD84140A3AAF027582A8FED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;</text></clause><clause id="id49D8AEA18C654AA589212C7C85E25907"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate;</text></clause><clause id="idE51BF598DA7A417D8B82368F71C47B78"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and</text></clause><clause id="id3B98C7B34F6240CE983FA1B296357CDC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1 shall be jointly appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BA5AAD1AB764A4BA204655C73B33C1E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>5 members appointed by the House of Representatives, of which—</text><clause id="id454D827207B14FFA92F0D640E9C78F65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;</text></clause><clause id="idDD99222E1FE942F4AAD84E15BCFA970A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;</text></clause><clause id="idF8FBCED9BD7F49C99576AE66A7EBE36C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives;</text></clause><clause id="id0BC1F6D0775F4140B9D52C261F1F14D7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and</text></clause><clause id="idF383193BB4CD42EBBBFB31FCFA0D6A9D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1 shall be jointly appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE598920245EF429C8B4686C215D387EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>4 members appointed by the President.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96AE08866E9F4A6788217C1665141ED8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Date</header><text>The appointments of the members of the Task Force shall be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id961F718A0C23492FABA76FA1C309DC9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>The
membership of the Task Force shall consist of individuals who are knowledgeable
on issues regarding child support and related activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id32A924DA2B944501BE847EE47D1CD2A4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Period of
appointment; vacancies</header><text>Members shall be appointed for the life of the Task Force. A vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made and shall not affect the powers or duties of the Task Force.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5B1D42F6C7454C428D7F68FF97189BAA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Quorum</header><subparagraph id="idBECFA121AC0946D48BB6449C45B87EEF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A majority of the Task Force shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB976BC9470B40AAA9B4FDEFB3E2F798"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Task Force may not submit the report required under subsection (c) until all of the members have been appointed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1CF87B0589A446BBAAD6D8B44F44A15A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Meetings</header><subparagraph id="idC489D7D5821F48AA92986CA58D7179F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the Task Force has a majority, the Task Force shall hold its first meeting.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ED55FA66022459FB2659CC6DF73D843"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chairperson and Vice Chairperson</header><text>During
the first meeting of the Task Force, the Task Force shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from
among the members appointed as of the date of the meeting.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE0C6CB0A9A8E4C1C85133A218CD1D4A5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other
meetings</header><text>Following the first meeting of the Task Force, any
subsequent meetings shall be at the call of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA80F6E330C614D7BBAADD715159B9527"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public meetings</header><text>In addition to any other meetings held by the Task Force, the Task Force shall hold at least 3 meetings that are open to the public and preceded by timely public notice in the Federal Register of the time, place, and subject of the meeting. At least one public meeting of the Task Force shall focus on issues relevant to family courts or other State or local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising proceedings relating to child support enforcement, child welfare, or social services for children and their families. At the public meetings of the Task Force, subject to such requirements and limitations as are determined appropriate by the Chairperson, appearances may be made and oral and written statements given by members of the public and the Task Force shall engage, at a minimum, with the following groups:</text><clause id="idDDE179774C004916ABAC80A4F0D6473E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Administrators of State child support programs.</text></clause><clause id="id4ADFE3367A634A4090D45C97A31244D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Judges who preside over family courts or other State or local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising proceedings relating to child support enforcement, child welfare, or social services for children and their families, and organizations that represent such judges.</text></clause><clause id="idF69C1A0C84B14C0381AD229238EA2E7D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Custodial parents and organizations that represent such parents.</text></clause><clause id="idCC52EF99437A4E649BB622B75FBFBB63"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Noncustodial parents and organizations that represent such parents.</text></clause><clause id="idAB70BF74D79C4F79A0CC1D4FB7F44A98"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Organizations that represent fiduciary entities that are affected by child support enforcement policies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19B6CDA89E1A49E7A4BD84E0E2CB9DB3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members
of the Task Force—</text><subparagraph id="id60E5D602780A4332AF4D46BF38E4B445"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not receive compensation for service on the Task Force; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8B5AEC312C946D78158B7353DB1D639"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of service for the Task Force.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96AFC8AEEA5A4914B64A21AC8C6447A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2016, the Task Force shall
prepare and submit a report to Congress that contains the Task Force's findings and recommendations for improvements in child support enforcement. The report shall include
the following:</text><paragraph id="id1C1C8C909E4D4E7285C0C49932330377"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An evaluation of the effectiveness of existing child support
enforcement programs and collection practices employed by State agencies
administering programs under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 651 et seq.) and an analysis of the extent to which such practices result in any unintended consequences or
performance issues associated with such programs and practices.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8420230070324162982D59A480D40438"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Recommendations for methods to
enhance the effectiveness of child support enforcement programs and collection
practices.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id60A3A68369AC4EB9A92F9DFD51343271"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An analysis of the feasibility of the establishment of a centralized lien registry by each State to contain all liens placed against real and personal property for overdue child support that would ensure access to and sharing of registry data among all necessary entities and individuals prior to any sale or distribution of property or funds.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA9CF8FE500944760B23D1ECA913C8FC1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A compilation of State recovery and distribution policies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCEFE56938AA54E7BA50D8540E4CDD47C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations for methods to foster
engagement by fathers in their children's lives through consideration of parental
time and visitation with children.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFB710196F2484584881B4269E3B1A5DF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An analysis of the role
for alternative dispute resolution in making child support determinations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id718BF720FD1949E4B2D2290789E250D3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Identification of best practices for—</text><subparagraph id="id2BFCEBC9043545A0AA0FC05F93DFC7BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determining which services and support programs available to custodial and noncustodial parents are non-duplicative, evidenced-based, and produce quality outcomes, and connecting custodial and noncustodial parents to those services and support programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9DDE8841EB5843189A6E97BC66B1FA7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing employment support, job training, and job
placement for custodial and noncustodial parents; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90945AC3BF34430BB0C77B53DA8D617F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing
services, supports, and child support payment tracking for noncustodial
parents, including options for the prevention of, and intervention on, uncollectible
arrearages, such as retroactive obligations and Medicaid birthing costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC81BB2AB3A1A4C308B022E7192B4AD08"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Recommendations for methods for States to use to collect child support payments from individuals who owe excessive arrearages as determined under section 454(31) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/654">42 U.S.C. 654(31)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id26BD336C6FB847568708833818C30C09"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Recommendations for such
legislative and administrative actions as the Task Force
determines appropriate for improvement in child support enforcement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEEE5A68991294EB38B10F6D3C3327C28"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Powers of the Task Force</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id478E335B6F1344BCA50AE21B9C25F98B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hearings</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id982BBE330F514A3CB03C9CB6E01B6EC4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force may hold such hearings, sit, and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7CEF27BEFE4D461FA5CB05ACA2886580"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information from Federal agencies</header><text>The Task Force may secure directly from any Federal agency such information as the Task Force considers necessary to carry out this section. Upon request of the Chairperson, the head of such agency shall furnish such information to the Task Force.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD367E37ADDA7455996CC850D97512292"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>For the purposes of carrying out its duties in preparing the report required under subsection (c), the Task Force may adopt such rules for its organization and procedures as it determines appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id12B442F80D934A64AD0F9FAD5D9CFD91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Postal services</header><text>The Task Force may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id230238CE9910423892F69EB545CED1E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Donations and volunteers</header><text>The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of donations of money and property and may accept such volunteer services of individuals as it determines appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4457DFFD1277471DB20CA07B0906C4E5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Personnel matters</header><subparagraph id="idB53DE018B1D04C76B2032C7BDBE534B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The Chairperson may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional employees as may be necessary to enable the Task Force to perform its duties. The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Task Force.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98CD870149DA42218FDD2AA039771B8E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The Chairperson may fix the compensation of the executive director and other employees of the Task Force without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48CA62A508114C0DAF9B39584A078DBF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Detail of Government employees</header><text>Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Task Force without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or privilege.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5CB59C1F42AC471CBEC905E028BFB538"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Chairperson may procure temporary and intermittent services under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109(b)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id59EECE8A30E048A0AA2ADB8C82E2020C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Task Force shall terminate 60 days after
submission of the report required under subsection (c).</text></subsection><subsection id="idEF07869F47AF4FF8808D326479321F5E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id38B5CC3D07D94735A47A649E997718FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From the unobligated balance of funds made available to carry out section 414 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 614), $2,000,000 of such funds are hereby transferred and made available to carry out this section. Amounts transferred and made available to carry out this section shall remain available through fiscal year 2016 and shall not be subject to reduction under a sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/900">2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA612F3DBA8594102B61CB60505FCB3B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unobligated
amounts</header><text>Any amounts made available to carry out this section that are
unobligated on the date of the termination of the Task Force under subsection
(e) shall be returned to the Treasury of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9C8984F362D40A3863BD0BA0C8C0689"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDB5D1428EE4457E834B56E04AF5CC2A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon the request of the Task Force, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide to the Task Force, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Task Force to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. These administrative services may include human resource management, budget, leasing, accounting, and payroll services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id22C0967CBF7D47398A92F62DA2D03B6C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>The members of the Task Force shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Task Force.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Effective Dates</header><section id="id945C4499CA0A451ABCFE5ED34B5B5993"><enum>301.</enum><header>Effective dates</header><subsection id="idD87759BA48C74DA3A18320F8C4BCD291"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="idAF4FC5CC30E54998A855C81CE83E68D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><paragraph id="id26AD319A40BC4CEE830FCC75DD8FEA77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>UIFSA state law requirements; parenting time arrangements</header><subparagraph id="idA6D49EB6A6C54DCB8E483CDFCACC6FCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the amendments made by sections 101(f) and 104(a) take effect on October 1, 2014.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14605593A6164D49B32CB1D80E4CA4AD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Delay</header><text>In the case of a State plan under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/651">42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.</external-xref>) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation or State regulation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by sections 101(f) and 104(a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such sections solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91B00646B52B44E39A9ACD779AF8012C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relief from passport sanctions; child support enforcement programs for Indian tribes</header><text>The amendments made by sections 102 and 103 shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Budgetary Effects</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31a094939a34455fa08fb05a2051f4fe" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Determination of budgetary effects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</text></section>