[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 759 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 759

 To improve the effectiveness of Federal welfare efforts and increase 
               citizen participation in fighting poverty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 1995

 Mr. Knollenberg (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
   Istook) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Ways and Means and, in addition, to the Committees on 
Agriculture, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Banking 
  and Financial Services, the Judiciary, Resources, and Rules, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve the effectiveness of Federal welfare efforts and increase 
               citizen participation in fighting poverty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Welfare Reform Act of 
1995''.

       TITLE I--CAPPING THE AGGREGATE GROWTH OF WELFARE SPENDING

SEC. 101. CAP ON GROWTH OF FEDERAL SPENDING ON CERTAIN WELFARE 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Restrictions on Spending.--The total amount of Federal spending 
for a fiscal year for the programs listed in subsection (b) shall not 
exceed--
            (1) in fiscal year 1996, an amount equal to the sum of--
                    (A) the total Federal spending for fiscal year 1995 
                on the programs listed in section 103;
                    (B) the total Federal spending for fiscal year 1995 
                on the Head Start programs carried out under the Head 
                Start Act;
                    (C) the total Federal spending for fiscal year 1995 
                on cash, medical, and social services assistance 
                furnished to refugees and entrants under title IV of 
                the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of 
                the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and
                    (D) the total Federal spending for fiscal year 1995 
                on the special supplemental food program for women, 
                infants, and children carried out under section 17 of 
                the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; and
            (2) in fiscal year 1997 and succeeding fiscal years, an 
        amount equal to the sum of--
                    (A) the total Federal spending permitted under this 
                subsection for the preceding fiscal year; and
                    (B) an adjustment for inflation.
        The inflator used in the preceding sentence shall be the 
        percent by which the average of the estimated gross national 
        product fixed-weight price index for that fiscal year differs 
        from the average of such estimated index for the preceding 
        fiscal year.
    (b) Programs Subject to Spending Limit.--The programs listed in 
this subsection are the following:
            (1) The welfare block grant program established under 
        section 102.
            (2) The Head Start programs carried out under the Head 
        Start Act.
            (3) The cash, medical, and social services assistance 
        programs for refugees and entrants under title IV of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee 
        Education Assistance Act of 1980.
            (4) The special supplemental food program for women, 
        infants, and children carried out under section 17 of the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966.
            (5) The programs providing general assistance to Indians 
        under the Act of November 12, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13; commonly 
        known as the ``Snyder Act'').
            (6) The programs providing Indian health services under the 
        Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
            (7) The programs providing Indian housing improvement 
        grants.
            (8) The programs providing Indian and Native American 
        employment training.
    (c) Reconciliation of Growth Limits.--
            (1) Allocations.--The joint explanatory statement 
        accompanying a conference report on a concurrent resolution on 
        the budget described in section 301 of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 for a fiscal year shall include allocations to each 
        committee based on the spending cap imposed by subsection (a) 
        for such fiscal year.
            (2) Reconciliation directives.--The reconciliation 
        directives described in section 310 of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974 shall specify reductions for each committee 
        necessary to comply with the spending caps imposed by 
        subsection (a) for such fiscal year.
            (3) Consultation with committees.--In conducting any 
        activities required under paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
        Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and 
        the Senate shall consult with the following committees of 
        Congress:
                    (A) The Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (B) The Committee on Finance of the Senate.
                    (C) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (D) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                Forestry of the Senate.
                    (E) The Committee on Economic Opportunity of the 
                House of Representatives.
                    (F) The Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
                the Senate.
                    (G) The Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
                of the House of Representatives.
                    (H) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                Affairs of the Senate.
                    (I) The Committee on Commerce of the House of 
                Representatives.
                    (J) The Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives.

SEC. 102. WELFARE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Entitlement.--Each State shall be entitled to receive from the 
Secretary of the Treasury for each fiscal year an amount equal to the 
welfare block grant amount payable to the State for the fiscal year.
    (b) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a):
            (1) Welfare block grant amount.--The term ``welfare block 
        grant amount'' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal 
        year, an amount equal to the amount described by subparagraph 
        (A) multiplied by the amount described by subparagraph (B).
                    (A) Welfare funds available to the state.--The 
                amount described by this subparagraph is the amount 
                described in clause (i) reduced by the amount described 
                by clause (ii).
                            (i) State share of federal welfare 
                        expenditures during fiscal year 1995.--The 
                        amount described by this clause is the amount 
                        described by subclause (I) multiplied by the 
                        amount described by subclause (II).
                                    (I) Federal welfare expenditures 
                                during fiscal year 1995.--The amount 
                                described by this subclause is the 
                                aggregate of the amounts expended 
                                during fiscal year 1995 under the 
                                provisions of law repealed by section 
                                103 and the programs eliminated by the 
                                amendments made by subsections (c)(4) 
                                and (h)(8) of section 103, as such 
                                provisions of law and programs are in 
                                effect on September 30, 1995.
                                    (II) State share.--The amount 
                                described by this subclause is the 
                                aggregate of the amounts paid to the 
                                State during fiscal year 1995 under 
                                such provisions of law and programs, 
                                divided by the aggregate of the amounts 
                                paid to all States during fiscal year 
                                1995 under such provisions of law and 
                                programs.
                            (ii) Reduction in federal revenues due to 
                        charitable contributions tax credits allowed to 
                        certain individuals domiciled in the state.--
                        The amount described by this clause is the 
                        amount (if any) by which Federal revenues are 
                        reduced for the fiscal year as a result of 
                        credits allowed by section 23 of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986 to individuals who were 
                        domiciled in the State at the time the 
                        charitable contribution in respect of which the 
                        credit is allowed was made.
                    (B) Inflation adjustment.--The amount described by 
                this subparagraph is the sum of 1 and the percentage 
                (if any) by which--
                            (i) the average of the Consumer Price Index 
                        (as defined in section 1(f)(5) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986) for the most recent 12-
                        month period for which such Index is available; 
                        exceeds
                            (ii) the average of such Index for the 
                        corresponding 12-month period that ended the 
                        applicable number of years earlier.
            (2) Applicable number of years.--The term ``applicable 
        number of years'' means the number of whole fiscal years that 
        have elapsed since the end of fiscal year 1995.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, 
        Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
        Islands.
    (c) Amount and Timing of Grant Payments.--The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall make the payments required by subsection (a) at such 
times and in such manner as the Secretary deems appropriate from the 
revolving fund established under subsection (f).
    (d) Use of Funds.--Each State to which funds are provided under 
this section shall use such funds to provide assistance to individuals 
and families whose incomes do not exceed 150 percent of the income 
official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of 
the size involved.
    (e) Compliance With Civil Rights Laws Required.--Each State to 
which funds are provided under this section shall not violate any 
requirement established by statute or regulation under the following 
Acts in providing aid using funds provided under this section:
            (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965.
            (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
            (3) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
            (4) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
            (5) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
    (f) Revolving Fund.--
            (1) Creation.--There is hereby established in the Treasury 
        of the United States a revolving fund which shall be known as 
        the ``Welfare Revolving Fund'', consisting of such amounts as 
        may be appropriated to the revolving fund.
            (2) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.--There 
        are authorized to be appropriated to the revolving fund for 
        each fiscal year an amount equal to the amount described by 
        subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)(I) for the fiscal year, multiplied by 
        the amount described by subsection (b)(1)(B) for the fiscal 
        year.
            (3) Payment of cost of credit for charitable contributions 
        to certain private charities providing assistance to the 
        poor.--On July 15 of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall make a payment to the Treasury of the United 
        States from the revolving fund of an amount equal to the amount 
        (if any) by which Federal revenues are reduced for the fiscal 
        year as a result of the amendments made by section 201(a).
            (4) Payment of welfare block grant.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), amounts in the revolving fund shall be 
        available, as provided in appropriation Acts, only for the 
        payment of grants under subsection (a).
    (g) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect at the end 
of the 5-year period that begins with the effective date of this title.

SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN WELFARE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Cash Aid.--
            (1) AFDC.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
        except sections 403(h) and 417, (42 U.S.C. 601-617) is 
        repealed.
            (2) SSI.--Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as in 
        effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 301 of the 
        Social Security Amendments of 1972, (42 U.S.C. 1381-1383d) is 
        repealed.
            (3) Foster care and adoption assistance programs.--Part E 
        of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 470-479) is 
        repealed.
            (4) Grants to territories for aid to the aged.--Title I of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301-306) is repealed.
            (5) Grants to territories for aid to the blind.--Title X of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1201-1206) is repealed.
            (6) Grants to territories for aid to the totally 
        disabled.--Title XIV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1351-1355) is repealed.
            (7) Grants to territories for aid to the aged, blind, or 
        disabled.--Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as in effect 
        without regard to the amendment made by section 301 of the 
        Social Security Amendments of 1972, (42 U.S.C. 1381 note, 1382 
        note, and 1383 note, 1384 note, and 1385 note) is repealed.
    (b) Medical Aid.--
            (1) Maternal and child health services block grant 
        program.--Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701-
        709) is repealed.
            (2) Community health centers.--Section 330 of the Public 
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is repealed.
            (3) Migrant health centers.--Section 329 of the Public 
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b) is repealed.
    (c) Food Aid.--
            (1) Food stamp program.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
        U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is repealed.
            (2) School lunch program.--Sections 4, 6, and 11 of the 
        National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1753, 1755, and 1759a) are 
        repealed.
            (3) Emergency food assistance program.--The Emergency Food 
        Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed.
            (4) Nutrition programs for the elderly.--The Older 
        Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 205(a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2), and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``(1)'', and
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                                (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), 
                                (2), and (3), respectively, and
                    (B) in section 303 by striking subsections (b) and 
                (c),
                    (C) in section 304--
                            (i) in subsection (b) by striking ``or C'', 
                        and
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(1)(D) by striking 
                        ``, senior centers, and nutrition services'' 
                        and inserting ``and senior centers'',
                    (D) in section 306(a)(1) by striking ``, nutrition 
                services,'' each place it appears,
                    (E) in section 307(a) by striking paragraph (13),
                    (F) in section 308--
                            (i) in subsection (b) by striking 
                        paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (c),
                    (G) in title III by striking part C,
                    (H) in section 422(10)(ii) by striking subparagraph 
                (IV),
                    (I) in section 429B(d) by striking paragraph (1), 
                and
                    (J) in section 614(a) by striking paragraph (8).
            (5) School breakfast program.--Section 4 of the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) is repealed.
            (6) Child and adult care food program.--Section 17 of the 
        National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is repealed.
            (7) Summer food service program for children.--Section 13 
        of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is repealed.
            (8) Commodity supplemental food program for children and 
        the elderly.--Sections 4 and 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer 
        Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) are repealed.
            (9) Special milk program.--Section 3 of the Child Nutrition 
        Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772) is repealed.
    (d) Housing Aid.--
            (1) Section 8 rental assistance and public housing.--Title 
        I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
        seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Rural single family housing loans.--Section 502 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472) is repealed.
            (3) Section 236 interest reduction assistance.--Section 236 
        of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) is repealed.
            (4) Rural rental housing assistance.--Section 515 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) is repealed.
            (5) Rural rental assistance payments.--Paragraph (2) of 
        section 521(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
        1490a(a)(2)) is repealed.
            (6) Section 235 homeownership assistance.--Section 235 of 
        the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z) is repealed.
            (7) Rent supplement assistance.--Section 101 of the Housing 
        and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) is 
        repealed.
            (8) Rural housing repair assistance.--Section 504 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474) is repealed.
            (9) Farm labor housing loans.--Section 514 of the Housing 
        Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1483) is repealed.
            (10) Rural housing self-help technical assistance.--Section 
        523 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c) is repealed.
            (11) Farm labor housing grants.--Section 516 of the Housing 
        Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1486) is repealed.
            (12) Rural housing preservation grants.--Section 533 of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m) is repealed.
    (e) Energy Aid.--
            (1) Low-income home energy assistance programs.--The Low-
        Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621-8629) 
        is repealed.
            (2) Weatherization assistance program.--Part A of title IV 
        of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861-
        6872), and the items relating thereto in the table of contents 
        of such Act, are repealed.
    (f) Education Aid.--
            (1) Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), relating to Pell grants, is 
        repealed.
            (2) Subpart 1 of part A of title I of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is 
        repealed.
            (3) Subpart 3 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b-1 et seq.), relating to Federal 
        supplemental educational opportunity grants, is repealed.
            (4) Part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.) is repealed.
            (5) Chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 to 1070a-18), 
        relating to Federal TRIO programs, is repealed.
            (6) Subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.), relating to grants to 
        States for State student incentives, is repealed.
            (7) Part A of title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1134a et seq.), relating to grants to institutions 
        and consortia to encourage women and minority participation in 
        graduate education, is repealed.
    (g) Jobs and Training Aid.--
            (1) Adult training program.--Part A of title II of the Job 
        Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Summer youth employment and training program.--Part B 
        of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1630 
        et seq.) is repealed.
            (3) Job corps.--Part B of title IV of the Job Training 
        Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) is repealed.
            (4) Older american community service employment program.--
        Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 501-511) 
        is repealed.
            (5) JOBS program.--Part F of title IV of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681-687) is repealed.
            (6) Native americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers 
        programs.--Sections 401 and 402 of the Job Training Partnership 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 1671 and 1672) are repealed.
    (h) Social Services.--
            (1) Block grants to states for social services.--Title XX 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397-1397f) is repealed.
            (2) Community services block grant program.--The Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901), other than sections 
        671 and 673 of such Act, is repealed.
            (3) Legal services.--The Legal Services Corporation Act of 
        1974 (42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.) is repealed.
            (4) FEMA emergency food and shelter program.--Title III of 
        the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
        11331 et seq.) is repealed.
            (5) Research regarding family planning and population 
        issues.--Section 1004 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 300a-2) is repealed.
            (6) Voluntary family planning projects.--Section 1001 of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300) is repealed.
            (7) Domestic volunteer service act.--The Domestic Volunteer 
        Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) is repealed.
            (8) Supportive services for older individuals.--The Older 
        Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 102(44) by striking ``means a 
                service described in section 321(a)'' and inserting the 
                following:
        ``means--
                    ``(A) a health (including mental health), education 
                and training, welfare, informational, recreational, 
                homemaker, counseling, or referral service;
                    ``(B) a transportation service to facilitate access 
                to a supportive services or a nutrition service, or 
                both;
                    ``(C) a service designed to encourage and assist 
                older individuals to use the facilities and services 
                (including an information and assistance service) 
                available to them, including a language translation 
                service to assist older individuals with limited-
                English speaking ability to obtain a service under this 
                title;
                    ``(D) a service designed (i) to assist older 
                individuals to obtain adequate housing, including 
                residential repair and renovation projects designed to 
                enable older individuals to maintain their homes in 
                conformity with minimum housing standards; (ii) to 
                adapt homes to meet the needs of older individuals who 
                have physical disabilities; (iii) to prevent unlawful 
                entry into residences of older individuals, through the 
                installation of security devices and through structural 
                modifications or alterations of such residences; or 
                (iv) to receive applications from older individuals for 
                housing under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
                (12 U.S.C. 1701Q);
                    ``(E) a service designed to assist older 
                individuals in avoiding institutionalization and to 
                assist individuals in long-term care institutions who 
                are able to return to their communities, including 
                client assessment through case management and 
                integration and coordination of community services such 
                as preinstitution evaluation and screening and home 
                health services, homemaker services, shopping services, 
                escort services, reader services, and letter writing 
                services, through resource development and management 
                to assist such individuals to live independently in a 
                home environment;
                    ``(F) a service designed to provide to older 
                individuals legal assistance and another counseling 
                service or assistance, including--
                            ``(i) tax counseling and assistance, 
                        financial counseling, and counseling regarding 
                        appropriate health and life insurance coverage;
                            ``(ii) representation--
                                    ``(I) of individuals who are wards 
                                (or are allegedly incapacitated); or
                                    ``(II) in guardianship proceedings 
                                of older individuals who seek to become 
                                guardians, if other adequate 
                                representation is unavailable in the 
                                proceedings; or
                            ``(iii) provision, to older individuals who 
                        provide uncompensated care to their adult 
                        children with disabilities, of counseling to 
                        assist such older individuals with permanency 
                        planning for such children;
                    ``(G) a service designed to enable older 
                individuals to attain and maintain physical and mental 
                well-being through programs of regular physical 
                activity, exercise, music therapy, art therapy, and 
                dance-movement therapy;
                    ``(H) a service designed to provide health 
                screening to detect or prevent illnesses, or both, that 
                occur most frequently in older individuals;
                    ``(I) a service designed to provide, for older 
                individuals, preretirement counseling and assistance in 
                planning for and assessing future post-retirement needs 
                with regard to public and private insurance, public 
                benefits, lifestyle changes, relocation, legal matters, 
                leisure time, and other appropriate matters;
                    ``(J) a service of an ombudsman at the State level 
                to receive, investigate, and act on complaints by older 
                individuals who are residents of long-term care 
                facilities and to advocate for the well-being of such 
                individuals;
                    ``(K) a service designed to meet the unique needs 
                of older individuals who are disabled, and of older 
                individuals who provide uncompensated care to their 
                adult children with disabilities;
                    ``(L) a service to encourage the employment of 
                older workers, including job and second career 
                counseling and, where appropriate, job development, 
                referral, and placement;
                    ``(M) a crime prevention service or a victim 
                assistance program for older individuals;
                    ``(N) a program, to be known as `Senior 
                Opportunities and Services', designed to identify and 
                meet the needs of low-income older individuals in one 
                or more of the following areas: (A) development and 
                provision of new volunteer services; (B) effective 
                referral to existing health, employment, housing, 
                legal, consumer, transportation, and other services; 
                (C) stimulation and creation of additional services and 
                programs to remedy gaps and deficiencies in presently 
                existing services and programs; and (D) such other 
                services as the Assistant Secretary may determine are 
                necessary or especially appropriate to meet the needs 
                of low-income older individuals and to assure them 
                greater self- sufficiency;
                    ``(O) a service for the prevention of abuse of 
                older individuals in accordance with chapter 3 of 
                subtitle A of title VII and section 307(a)(16);
                    ``(P) inservice training and State leadership for 
                legal assistance activities;
                    ``(Q) a health and nutrition education service, 
                including information concerning prevention, diagnosis, 
                treatment, and rehabilitation of age-related diseases 
                and chronic disabling conditions;
                    ``(R) a service designed to enable mentally 
                impaired older individuals to attain and maintain 
                emotional well-being and independent living through a 
                coordinated system of support services;
                    ``(S) a service designed to support family members 
                and other persons providing voluntary care to older 
                individuals that need long-term care services;
                    ``(T) a service designed to provide information and 
                training for individuals who are or may become 
                guardians or representative payees of older 
                individuals, including information on the powers and 
                duties of guardians and representative payees and on 
                alternatives to guardianships;
                    ``(U) a service to encourage and facilitate regular 
                interaction between school-age children and older 
                individuals, including visits in long-term care 
                facilities, multipurpose senior centers, and other 
                settings; or
                    ``(V) any other service;
        if such service meets standards prescribed by the Assistant 
        Secretary and are necessary for the general welfare of older 
        individuals. For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term `client 
        assessment through case management' includes providing 
        information relating to assistive technology.'',
                    (B) in section 207(c)(4) by striking ``supportive 
                services and'',
                    (C) in section 301(a)(1) by striking ``, and for 
                the provision of,'',
                    (D) by striking section 303(a)--
                    (E) in section 304--
                            (i) by striking subsection (b), and
                            (ii) in subsection (d)(1)--
                                    (I) by striking subparagraph (C), 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking subparagraph (D),
                    (F) in section 306(a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2), and
                            (ii) in paragraph (6) by striking 
                        subparagraphs (L) and (M),
                    (G) in section 307(a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (10) by striking 
                        ``supportive services,'', and
                            (ii) by striking paragraphs (14) and (22),
                    (H) in title III by striking part B,
                    (I) in section 422(b)(11)(A)(ii)(V) by striking 
                ``section 321(a)(21)'' and inserting ``section 
                102(44)(U)'',
                    (J) in section 429D(b)(1) by striking ``under part 
                B of title III,'', and
                    (K) in section 429(H)(a) by striking paragraph (3).
    (i) Community Aid.--
            (1) Community development block grants and urban 
        development action grants.--Title I of the Housing and 
        Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Appalachian regional development program.--The 
        Appalachian Regional Development Commission is terminated and 
        the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. 
        App. 1 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 104. SAVINGS FROM WELFARE SPENDING LIMITS TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT 
              REDUCTION.

    (a) Deficit Reduction.--All savings to the Federal Government 
resulting from the spending cap imposed under section 101 shall be used 
for deficit reduction. Such savings shall not be used to fund increased 
spending under any programs that are not subject to the spending cap.
    (b) Treatment on the Paygo Scorecard.--None of the budgetary 
effects resulting from the enactment of this title shall be counted for 
purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budgetary and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 105. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

    (a) Penalties for Substantial Noncompliance With State Plan for 
Child and Spousal Support.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        603(h)) is hereby transferred to section 455 of such Act, 
        inserted after subsection (b) of such section 455, and 
        redesignated as subsection (c).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 455(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 655(c)), 
                as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is 
                amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Act'' and 
                                inserting ``part'';
                                    (II) by striking ``part D'' and 
                                inserting ``this part''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``such part'' and 
                                inserting ``this part''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3).
                    (B) Section 452(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                652(a)(4)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``403(h)(1)'' and inserting 
                        ``455(c)(1)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``403(h)(2)'' and 
                        inserting ``455(c)(2)''.
                    (C) Section 452 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 652) is 
                amended, in each of subsections (a)(4), (d)(3)(A), 
                (g)(1), and (g)(3)(A), by striking ``403(h)'' and 
                inserting ``455(c)''.
    (b) Assistant Secretary for Family Support.--
            (1) In general.--Section 417 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 617) is 
        hereby transferred to section 452 of such Act, added at the end 
        of such section 452, and redesignated as subsection (j).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 452(j) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 652(j)), as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``assistant secretary for family 
                support''; and
                    (B) by striking ``programs under this part, part D, 
                and part F'' and inserting ``program under this part''.

SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title and the amendments and repeals made by this title shall 
take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE II--EMPOWERING TAXPAYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN POVERTY RELIEF EFFORTS

SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN PRIVATE 
              CHARITIES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE POOR.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable 
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 22 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 23. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there shall be 
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
taxable year an amount equal to the qualified charitable contributions 
which are paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) for 
        the taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the applicable percentage of the taxpayer's 
                net regular tax for the taxable year, or
                    ``(B) the applicable amount for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Applicable percentage; applicable amount.--For 
        purposes of paragraph (1), the term `applicable percentage' 
        means the percentage determined in accordance with the 
        following table:
      

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  In the case of taxable years beginning in                                                                     
               calendar year:                   The applicable percentage is:       The applicable amount is:   
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1996........................................              2 percent                          $  500            
1997........................................              4 percent                           1,000            
1998........................................              6 percent                           1,500            
1999........................................              8 percent                           2,000            
2000........................................             10 percent                           2,500.            
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            ``(3) Net regular tax.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
        term `net regular tax' means regular tax liability (as defined 
        in section 26(b), reduced by the credits allowable under this 
        subpart (other than this section), subpart B, and subpart D.
    ``(c) Qualified Charitable Contribution.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `qualified charitable contribution' means any 
charitable contribution (as defined in section 170(c)) made in cash to 
a qualified charity but only if the amount of each such contribution, 
and the recipient thereof, are identified on the return for the taxable 
year during which such contribution is made.
    ``(d) Qualified Charity.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `qualified charity' means, with respect to the taxpayer, any 
        organization described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax 
        under section 501(a)--
                    ``(A) which is certified by the Secretary as 
                meeting the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), and
                    ``(B) which is organized under the laws of the 
                State in which the taxpayer is domiciled at the time 
                the contribution is made and is exempt from income 
                taxation (if any) by such State.
            ``(2) Charity must primarily assist the poor.--An 
        organization meets the requirements of this paragraph only if 
        the predominant activity of such organization is the provision 
        of services to individuals whose annual incomes do not exceed 
        150 percent of the official poverty line (as defined by the 
        Office of Management and Budget).
            ``(3) Minimum expenditure requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An organization meets the 
                requirements of this paragraph only if the Secretary 
                reasonably expects that the annual exempt purpose 
                expenditures of such organization will not be less than 
                70 percent of the annual aggregate expenditures of such 
                organization.
                    ``(B) Exempt purpose expenditure.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `exempt purpose 
                        expenditure' means any expenditure to carry out 
                        the activity referred to in paragraph (2).
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--Such term shall not 
                        include--
                                    ``(I) any administrative expense,
                                    ``(II) any expense for the purpose 
                                of influencing legislation (as defined 
                                in section 4911(d)),
                                    ``(III) any expense primarily for 
                                the purpose of fundraising, and
                                    ``(IV) any expense for a legal 
                                service provided on behalf of any 
                                individual referred to in paragraph 
                                (2).
    ``(e) Donor May Not Have Financial Interest In Charity.--
            ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under this 
        section for any contribution made to an organization if the 
        donor or any member of the donor's family is an officer or 
        employee of such organization.
            ``(2) Self-dealing.--To the extent provided by the 
        Secretary by regulation, no credit shall be allowed under this 
        section for any contribution made to an organization if--
                    ``(A) the donor,
                    ``(B) any member of the family of the donor, or
                    ``(C) any 35-percent controlled entity of persons 
                described in subparagraph (A) or (B),
        engages in significant activities with respect to such 
        organization which are a type described in section 4941(d) 
        (relating to self-dealing).
            ``(3) 35-percent controlled entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (2), 
                the term `35-percent controlled entity' means--
                            ``(i) a corporation in which persons 
                        described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
                        paragraph (2) own more than 35 percent of the 
                        combined voting power,
                            ``(ii) a partnership in which such persons 
                        own more than 35 percent of the profits 
                        interest, and
                            ``(iii) a trust or estate in which such 
                        persons own more than 35 percent of the 
                        beneficial interest.
                    ``(B) Constructive ownership rules.--Rules similar 
                to the rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
                4946(a) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(4) Member of the family.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the members of an individual's family shall be 
        determined under section 4946(d).
    ``(f) Coordination With Deduction for Charitable Contributions.--
            ``(1) Credit in lieu of deduction.--The credit provided by 
        subsection (a) for any qualified charitable contribution shall 
        be in lieu of any deduction otherwise allowable under this 
        chapter for such contribution.
            ``(2) Election to have section not apply.--A taxpayer may 
        elect for any taxable year to have this section not apply.''
    (b) Qualified Charities Required To Provide Copies of Annual 
Return.--Subsection (e) of section 6104 of such Code (relating to 
public inspection of certain annual returns and applications for 
exemption) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Charities receiving creditable contributions required 
        to provide copies of annual return.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Every qualified charity (as 
                defined in section 23(d)) shall, upon request of an 
                individual made at an office where such organization's 
                annual return filed under section 6033 is required 
                under paragraph (1) to be available for inspection, 
                shall provide a copy of such return to such individual 
                without charge other than a reasonable fee for any 
                reproduction and mailing costs. If the request is made 
                in person, such copies shall be provided immediately 
                and, if made other than in person, shall be provided 
                within 30 days.
                    ``(B) Period of availability.--Subparagraph (A) 
                shall apply only during the 3-year period beginning on 
                the filing date (as defined in paragraph (1)(D) of the 
                return requested).''
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 22 the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 23. Credit for certain charitable 
                                        contributions.''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to contributions made after the 90th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.

    TITLE III--PROMOTING STRONG FAMILIES AND PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

SEC. 301. ADDITIONAL EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR MARRIED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 32(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to earned income credit) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be allowed as a credit 
        against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year 
        an amount equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) in the case of an eligible individual, an 
                amount equal to the credit percentage of so much of the 
                taxpayer's earned income for the taxable year as does 
                not exceed the earned income amount, and
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible married 
                individual, the applicable percentage of $1,000.''.
    (b) Applicable Percentage.--Section 32(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to percentages and amounts) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Applicable percentage.--The applicable percentage for 
        any taxable year is equal to 100 percent reduced (but not below 
        0 percent) by 10 percentage points for each $1,000 (or fraction 
        thereof) by which the taxpayer's earned income for such taxable 
        year exceeds $16,000.''.
    (c) Eligible Married Individuals.--Section 32(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to definitions and special rules) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Eligible married individuals.--The term `eligible 
        married individual' means an eligible individual (determined 
        without regard to paragraph (1)(A)(ii))--
                    ``(A) who is married (as defined in section 7703) 
                and who has lived together with the individual's spouse 
                at all times during such marriage during the taxable 
                year, and
                    ``(B) has earned income for the taxable year of at 
                least $8,500.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 32(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (1)(A)''.
            (2) Section 32(i) of such Code is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(i) Inflation Adjustments.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
        beginning after the applicable calendar year, each dollar 
        amount referred to in paragraph (2)(B) shall be increased by an 
        amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 
                under section 1(f)(3), for the calendar year in which 
                the taxable year begins, by substituting for `calendar 
                year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof--
                            ``(i) `calendar year 1993' in the case of 
                        the dollar amounts referred to in paragraph 
                        (2)(B)(i), and
                            ``(ii) `calendar year 1994' in the case of 
                        the dollar amounts referred to in paragraph 
                        (2)(B)(ii).
            ``(2) Definitions, etc.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) Applicable calendar year.--The term 
                `applicable calendar year' means--
                            ``(i) 1994 in the case of the dollar 
                        amounts referred to in paragraph (2)(B)(i), and
                            ``(ii) 1995 in the case of the dollar 
                        amounts referred to in paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
                    ``(B) Dollar amounts.--The dollar amounts referred 
                to in this subparagraph are--
                            ``(i) each dollar amount contained in 
                        subsection (b)(2)(A), and
                            ``(ii) the $16,000 amount contained in 
                        subsection (b)(3) and the dollar amount 
                        contained in subsection (c)(4)(B).
            ``(3) Rounding.--If any dollar amount after being increased 
        under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such dollar 
        amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 (or, if 
        such dollar amount is a multiple of $5, such dollar amount 
        shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10).''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.

SEC. 302. NATIONAL REPORTING OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT 
              WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Modified W-4 Reporting.--
            (1) Establishment of reporting system.--The Secretary of 
        the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
        shall establish a system for the reporting of information 
        relating to child support obligations of employees, that meets 
        the requirements of this subsection.
            (2) Employee obligations.--
                    (A) Employees subject to child support wage 
                withholding.--The system shall require each employee 
                who owes a qualified child support obligation to 
                indicate, at the time such obligation first arises or 
                is modified, on a W-4 form that the employee is 
                otherwise required to file with the employer--
                            (i) the existence of the obligation;
                            (ii) the amount of the obligation;
                            (iii) the name and address of the person to 
                        whom the obligation is owed; and
                            (iv) whether health care insurance is 
                        available through the employer to the family of 
                        the employee.
                    (B) Employees in designated industries.--The system 
                shall require each employee, who is employed in a State 
                in an industry that the State has designated pursuant 
                to section 466(a)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act as 
                one with respect to which universal employment 
                reporting would improve child support enforcement in a 
                cost-effective manner, to annually file with the 
                employer a W-4 form indicating--
                            (i) whether the employee owes a qualified 
                        child support obligation; and
                            (ii) if so--
                                    (I) the amount of the obligation;
                                    (II) the name and address of the 
                                person to whom the obligation is owed; 
                                and
                                    (III) whether health care insurance 
                                is available through the employer to 
                                the family of the employee.
                    (C) One-time updating of w-4 information of all 
                employees.--The system shall require each employee to 
                file with the employer, during a period that the State 
                in which the employee is employed has prescribed 
                pursuant to section 466(a)(12)(B) of the Social 
                Security Act, a W-4 form indicating--
                            (i) whether the employee owes a qualified 
                        child support obligation; and
                            (ii) if so--
                                    (I) the amount of each such 
                                obligation;
                                    (II) the name and address of each 
                                person to whom the obligation is owed; 
                                and
                                    (III) whether health care insurance 
                                is available through the employer to 
                                the family of the employee.
                    (D) Qualified child support obligation.--As used in 
                this subsection, the term ``qualified child support 
                obligation'' means a legal obligation to provide child 
                support (as defined in section 462(b) of the Social 
                Security Act) which is to be collected, in whole or in 
                part, through wage withholding pursuant to an order 
                issued by a court of any State or an order of an 
                administrative process established under the law of any 
                State.
            (3) Employer obligations.--Each employer who receives 
        information from an employee pursuant to paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection shall--
                    (A) within 10 days after such receipt, forward the 
                information to the agency, designated pursuant to 
                section 466(a)(11)(A) of the Social Security Act, of 
                the State in which the employee is employed by the 
                employer; and
                    (B) withhold from the income of the employee the 
                amount indicated on the W-4 form (or, if the employer 
                has received from the State a notice that the amount is 
                incorrect, such other amount as the State indicates is 
                to be so withheld), in the manner described in section 
                466(b)(6)(A)(i) of such Act.
            (4) New hires in certain states excepted.--This subsection 
        shall not apply with respect to the employment in a State of 
        any employee not described in paragraph (2)(B) if the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services determines that the State--
                    (A) requires all employers in the State to report 
                to the State all basic employment information on new 
                hires;
                    (B) requires such information to be compared with 
                information in the State registry of child support 
                orders established pursuant to section 466(a)(13) of 
                the Social Security Act and with requests from other 
                States for information on the location of noncustodial 
                parents;
                    (C) maintains updated employment information on all 
                individuals employed in the State in a manner that 
                enables the State to effectively respond to such 
                requests; and
                    (D) requires all employers in the State, on receipt 
                of a notice from the State that an employee owes a 
                qualified child support obligation, to begin 
                withholding from the income of the employee the amount 
                of the obligation, in the manner described in section 
                466(b)(6)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act.
            (5) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
        the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins on or after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) State Role.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following:
            ``(11) Procedures under which the State shall designate a 
        public agency to--
                    ``(A) maintain the information provided by 
                employers pursuant to section 302(a)(3) of the Common 
                Sense Welfare Reform Act of 1995 in accordance with 
                regulations prescribed by the Secretary which allow 
                other States easy access to the information through the 
                Interstate Locate Network established under section 
                453(g) of this Act; and
                    ``(B) determine whether or not the information 
                described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
                provided by an employer with respect to an employee is 
                accurate by comparing the information with the 
                information on file in the State registry of child 
                support orders established pursuant to section 
                466(a)(13) of this Act, and--
                            ``(i) if the information is confirmed by 
                        the information on file in the registry, notify 
                        any individual (or such individual's designee) 
                        who resides in the State and to whom the 
                        employee has a legal obligation to provide 
                        child support, of such information;
                            ``(ii) if the information is not so 
                        confirmed due to a discrepancy between the 
                        information and a copy of a child support order 
                        in the registry, notify the employer of the 
                        discrepancy and the correct information using 
                        the order developed under section 452(a)(12) of 
                        this Act; or
                            ``(iii) if the information is not so 
                        confirmed because the registry does not contain 
                        a copy of an order that imposes a child support 
                        obligation on the employee, search the child 
                        support order registries established pursuant 
                        to section 466(a)(13) of this Act of the States 
                        in which the obligation is most likely to have 
                        been imposed.
            ``(12) Procedures under which the State shall--
                    ``(A) designate at least 1 industry, for purposes 
                of section 302(a)(2)(B) of the Common Sense Welfare 
                Reform Act of 1995, as an industry with respect to 
                which universal employment reporting would improve 
                child support enforcement in a cost-effective manner;
                    ``(B) prescribe the period during which individuals 
                employed in the State are to be required to file with 
                their employers updated W-4 forms as required by 
                section 302(a)(2)(C) of such Act; and
                    ``(C) impose a fine--
                            ``(i) against any individual employed in 
                        the State who is required by section 302(a)(2) 
                        of such Act to file a W-4 form with any 
                        employer of the individual and fails to do so; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in an amount equal to the average 
                        cost of noncompliance (as determined by the 
                        State) or $25, whichever is the lesser, on any 
                        employer who fails to comply with section 
                        302(a)(3) of such Act for any month.''.

SEC. 303. STATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) State Registries of Child Support Orders.--Section 466(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 
302(b) of this Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the 
following:
            ``(13) Procedures requiring the State agency designated 
        pursuant to paragraph (16) to maintain a child support order 
        registry, which must include--
                    ``(A) a copy of each child support order being 
                enforced under the State plan; and
                    ``(B) at the request of an individual who has or is 
                owed a legal obligation to provide child support 
                (within the meaning of section 462(b)), a copy of the 
                order that imposes the obligation.''.
    (b) Accessibility of State Information Related to Child Support.--
            (1) To other states.--Section 466(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        666(a)), as amended by section 302(b)(1) of this Act and 
        subsection (a) of this section, is amended by inserting after 
        paragraph (13) the following:
            ``(14)(A) Procedures requiring all records of the State to 
        which the agency administering the plan has access and 
        determines may be useful in locating noncustodial parents or 
        collecting child support to be made accessible to any agency of 
        any State for such purpose, through the Interstate Locate 
        Network established under section 453(g), in accordance with 
        safeguards established to prevent release of information if the 
        release might jeopardize the safety of any individual.
            ``(B) The State may impose reasonable fees for access to 
        State records provided pursuant to subparagraph (A).''.
            (2) To private parties.--Section 466(a) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 302(b)(1) of this Act, 
        subsection (a) of this section, and paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection, is amended by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
        following:
            ``(15) Procedures under which--
                    ``(A) noncustodial parents (and their designees) 
                must be given access to State parent locator services 
                to aid in the establishment or enforcement of 
                visitation rights, in accordance with safeguards 
                established to prevent release of information if the 
                release might jeopardize the safety of any individual; 
                and
                    ``(B) custodial parents (and their designees) must 
                be given access to State parent locator services to aid 
                in the establishment and enforcement of child support 
                obligations against noncustodial parents.''.

SEC. 304. NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) Expansion of Parent Locator Service.--Section 453 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``transmit''; and
                    (B) by striking ``enforcing support obligations 
                against such parent'' and inserting ``establishing 
                parentage, establishing, modifying, and enforcing child 
                support obligations, and (2) to any noncustodial parent 
                (or the designee of the noncustodial parent) 
                information as to the whereabouts of the custodial 
                parent when such information is to be used to locate 
                such parent for the purpose of enforcing child 
                visitation rights and obligations'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd sentence 
        the following: ``Information shall not be disclosed to a 
        custodial parent or a noncustodial parent if the disclosure 
        would jeopardize the safety of the child or either of such 
        parents.'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``and such reasonable 
        fees'' after ``such documents''; and
            (4) by striking ``absent parent'' each place such term 
        appears and inserting ``noncustodial parent''.
    (b) Establishment of Interstate Locate Network.--Section 453 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall establish an Interstate Locate Network 
linking the Parent Locator Service and all State databases relating to 
child support enforcement, which--
            ``(1) any State may use to--
                    ``(A) locate any noncustodial parent who has a 
                legal obligation to provide child support (as defined 
                in section 462(b)), with respect to whom such an 
                obligation is being sought, or against whom visitation 
                rights are being enforced, by accessing the records of 
                any Federal, State, or other source of locate or child 
                support information, directly from one computer system 
                to another; or
                    ``(B) direct a locate request to another State or a 
                Federal agency, or, if the source of locate information 
                is unknown, broadcast such a request to selected States 
                or to all States;
            ``(2) allows on-line and batch processing of locate 
        requests, with on-line access restricted to cases in which the 
        information is needed immediately (such as for court 
        appearances), and batch processing used to `troll' databases to 
        locate individuals or update information periodically; and
            ``(3) enables courts to access information on the 
        Interstate Locate Network through a computer terminal located 
        in the court.''.
    (c) Information Sharing Regulations.--Section 452(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of the 2nd sentence 
        of paragraph (10) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
            ``(11) prescribe regulations governing information sharing 
        among States, within States, and between the States and the 
        Parent Locator Service--
                    ``(A) to ensure that a State may broadcast a 
                request for information for the purpose of locating a 
                noncustodial parent or collecting child support, and 
                receive a response to the request in not more than 48 
                hours; and
                    ``(B) to require a State that is attempting to 
                locate a noncustodial parent--
                            ``(i) to compare all outstanding cases with 
                        information in the employment records of the 
                        State; and
                            ``(ii) if, after complying with clause (i), 
                        the State is unable to locate the noncustodial 
                        parent, then--
                                    ``(I) if the State has reason to 
                                believe that the noncustodial parent is 
                                in another particular State or States, 
                                to request such State or States for 
                                information on the noncustodial parent; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) if not, to broadcast to all 
                                States a request for such 
                                information.''.

SEC. 305. INCOME WITHHOLDING.

    (a) State Role.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 302(b)(1) and 303 of this Act, 
is amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
            ``(16) Procedures under which the State shall designate a 
        public agency to--
                    ``(A) collect child support pursuant to the State 
                plan; and
                    ``(B) distribute, in accordance with section 457 
                and with all due deliberate speed, the amounts 
                collected as child support.
            ``(17) Procedures under which the State shall require any 
        court of the State that establishes or modifies a child support 
        order to transmit a copy of the order to the State agency 
        designated pursuant to paragraph (18), unless the order does 
        not provide for income withholding, and the noncustodial parent 
        and the custodial parent object.
            ``(18) Procedures under which the State shall designate a 
        State agency to use the uniform income withholding order 
        developed under section 452(a)(12) to notify the agency 
        administering the State plan, any employer of an individual 
        required to pay child support through income withholding 
        pursuant to an order issued or modified in the State, and the 
        agency designated pursuant to paragraph (16) of this subsection 
        of each State in which such an employer is located, of--
                    ``(A) the identity of the individual;
                    ``(B) the amount to be withheld; and
                    ``(C) the State agency to which the withheld amount 
                is to be paid.''.
    (b) Uniform Withholding Order.--Section 452(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 652(a)), as amended by section 304(c) of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) develop a uniform order to be used in all cases in 
        which income is to be withheld for the payment of child 
        support, which shall--
                    ``(A) contain the name of the individual whose 
                income is to be withheld, the number of children 
                covered by the order, and the individual or State to 
                whom the withheld income is to be paid, and
                    ``(B) be in the form necessary to allow for the 
                service of the order on all sources of income.''.
    (c) States Required To Have Laws Requiring Employers To Withhold 
Child Support Pursuant to Uniform Income Withholding Orders.--Section 
466(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and in the case of 
        each individual employed in the State,'' before ``so much'';
            (2) in paragraph (6)(C), by inserting ``of this paragraph 
        and paragraph (9)(B) of this subsection'' after ``(A)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(9)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B)(i) As a condition of doing business in the State, any 
        individual or entity engaged in commerce in the State shall, 
        upon receipt of a valid income withholding order for any of its 
        employees--
                    ``(I) immediately provide a copy of the order to 
                the employee subject to the order; and
                    ``(II) notwithstanding paragraph (4) of this 
                subsection, withhold, within 10 days after receipt of 
                the order, income from the employee in the manner 
                described in paragraph (6)(A)(i) of this subsection.
            ``(ii) A valid income withholding order may be served on 
        the individual or entity directly or by first-class mail.
            ``(iii) Any individual or entity who complies with a valid 
        income withholding order may not be held liable for wrongful 
        withholding of income from the employee subject to the order.
            ``(iv) The State shall impose a civil fine in an amount 
        equal to the average cost of noncompliance (as determined by 
        the State) or $25, whichever is the lesser, on any such 
        individual or entity who receives a valid income withholding 
        order with respect to an employee of the individual or entity, 
        and who, due to negligence, fails to comply with the order 
        within 10 days after receipt.
            ``(v) Any individual or entity who imposes a fee for the 
        administration of child support income withholding and related 
        reporting of information shall not collect more than the 
        average cost of such administration, as determined by the 
        State.
            ``(vi) For purposes of this subparagraph, a valid income 
        withholding order is a withholding order developed under 
        section 452(a)(12) that has been issued by a court or agency of 
        a State and is regular on its face.''.

SEC. 306. UNIFORM TERMS IN ORDERS.

    Section 452(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(a)), as 
amended by sections 304(c) and 305(b) of this Act, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end of 
        the 2nd sentence and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) develop, in conjunction with State executive and 
        judicial organizations, a uniform abstract of a child support 
        order, for use by all State courts to record, with respect to 
        each child support order in the child support order registry 
        established under section 466(a)(12)--
                    ``(A) the date support payments are to begin under 
                the order;
                    ``(B) the circumstances upon which support payments 
                are to end under the order;
                    ``(C) the amount of child support payable pursuant 
                to the order expressed as a sum certain to be paid on a 
                monthly basis, arrearages expressed as a sum certain as 
                of a certain date, and any payback schedule for the 
                arrearages;
                    ``(D) whether the order awards support in a lump 
                sum (nonallocated) or per child;
                    ``(E) if the award is in a lump sum, the event 
                causing a change in the support award and the amount of 
                any change;
                    ``(F) other expenses covered by the order;
                    ``(G) the names of the parents subject to the 
                order;
                    ``(H) the social security account numbers of the 
                parents;
                    ``(I) the name, date of birth, and social security 
                account number (if any) of each child covered by the 
                order;
                    ``(J) the identification (FIPS code, name, and 
                address) of the court that issued the order;
                    ``(K) any information on health care support 
                required by the order; and
                    ``(L) the party to contact if additional 
                information is obtained.''.

SEC. 307. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
amendments made by this title shall take effect on the 1st day of the 
1st fiscal year that begins on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and shall apply to payments under part D of title IV of the 
Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such 
1st day, without regard to whether regulations to implement such 
amendments are promulgated by such 1st day.
    (b) Delay Permitted if State Legislation Required.--In the case of 
a State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security 
Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines 
requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) 
in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by 
the amendments made by this title, the State plan shall not be regarded 
as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the 
basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional requirements 
before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 
close of the 1st regular session of the State legislature that begins 
after the effective date of this title. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular 
session of the State legislature.
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