[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3073 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 3073


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 1999

                                Received

                           November 19, 1999

          Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for 
grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fathers Count Act 
of 1999''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                   TITLE I--FATHERHOOD GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Fatherhood grants.
         TITLE II--FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

Sec. 201. Fatherhood projects of national significance.
             TITLE III--WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Sec. 301. Flexibility in eligibility for participation in welfare-to-
                            work program.
Sec. 302. Limited vocational educational and job training included as 
                            allowable activity.
Sec. 303. Certain grantees authorized to provide employment services 
                            directly.
Sec. 304. Simplification and coordination of reporting requirements.
Sec. 305. Use of State information to aid administration of welfare-to-
                            work formula grant funds.
TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE DISBURSEMENT 
                                 UNITS

Sec. 401. Alternative penalty procedure relating to State disbursement 
                            units.
                     TITLE V--FINANCING PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Use of new hire information to assist in collection of 
                            defaulted student loans and grants.
Sec. 502. Elimination of set-aside of portion of welfare-to-work funds 
                            for successful performance bonus.
                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Change dates for evaluation.
Sec. 602. Report on undistributed child support payments.
Sec. 603. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 604. Additional funding for welfare evaluation study.
Sec. 605. Training in child abuse and neglect proceedings.
Sec. 606. Use of new hire information to assist in administration of 
                            unemployment compensation programs.
Sec. 607. Immigration provisions.

                   TITLE I--FATHERHOOD GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 101. FATHERHOOD GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601-619) is amended by inserting after section 403 the 
following:

``SEC. 403A. FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make grants 
available to public and private entities for projects designed to--
            ``(1) promote marriage through counseling, mentoring, 
        disseminating information about the advantages of marriage, 
        enhancing relationship skills, teaching how to control 
        aggressive behavior, and other methods;
            ``(2) promote successful parenting through counseling, 
        mentoring, disseminating information about good parenting 
        practices including prepregnancy, family planning, training 
        parents in money management, encouraging child support 
        payments, encouraging regular visitation between fathers and 
        their children, and other methods; and
            ``(3) help fathers and their families avoid or leave cash 
        welfare provided by the program under part A and improve their 
        economic status by providing work first services, job search, 
        job training, subsidized employment, career-advancing 
        education, job retention, job enhancement, and other methods.
    ``(b) Fatherhood Grants.--
            ``(1) Applications.--An entity desiring a grant to carry 
        out a project described in subsection (a) may submit to the 
        Secretary an application that contains the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the project and how the 
                project will be carried out.
                    ``(B) A description of how the project will address 
                all three of the purposes of this section.
                    ``(C) A written commitment by the entity that the 
                project will allow an individual to participate in the 
                project only if the individual is--
                            ``(i) a father of a child who is, or within 
                        the past 24 months has been, a recipient of 
                        assistance or services under a State program 
                        funded under this part;
                            ``(ii) a father, including an expectant or 
                        married father, whose income (net of court-
                        ordered child support) is less than 150 percent 
                        of the poverty line (as defined in section 
                        673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
                        of 1981, including any revision required by 
                        such section, applicable to a family of the 
                        size involved); or
                            ``(iii) a parent referred to in paragraph 
                        (3)(A)(iii).
                    ``(D) A written commitment by the entity that the 
                entity will provide for the project, from funds 
                obtained from non-Federal sources, amounts (including 
                in-kind contributions) equal in value to--
                            ``(i) 20 percent of the amount of any grant 
                        made to the entity under this subsection; or
                            ``(ii) such lesser percentage as the 
                        Secretary deems appropriate (which shall be not 
                        less than 10 percent) of such amount, if the 
                        application demonstrates that there are 
                        circumstances that limit the ability of the 
                        entity to raise funds or obtain resources.
                    ``(E) A written commitment by the entity that the 
                entity will make available to each individual 
                participating in the project education about alcohol, 
                tobacco, and other drugs and the effects of abusing 
                such substances, and information about HIV/AIDS and its 
                transmission.
            ``(2) Consideration of applications by interagency 
        panels.--
                    ``(A) First panel.--
                            ``(i) Establishment.--There is established 
                        a panel to be known as the `Fatherhood Grants 
                        Recommendations Panel' (in this subparagraph 
                        referred to as the `Panel').
                            ``(ii) Membership.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Panel shall 
                                be composed of 10 members, as follows:
                                            ``(aa) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Secretary.
                                            ``(bb) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Secretary of Labor.
                                            ``(cc) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Chairman of the Committee on 
                                        Ways and Means of the House of 
                                        Representatives.
                                            ``(dd) One member of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        ranking minority member of the 
                                        Committee on Ways and Means of 
                                        the House of Representatives.
                                            ``(ee) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Chairman of the Committee on 
                                        Finance of the Senate.
                                            ``(ff) One member of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        ranking minority member of the 
                                        Committee on Finance of the 
                                        Senate.
                                    ``(II) Qualifications.--An 
                                individual shall not be eligible to 
                                serve on the Panel unless the 
                                individual has experience in programs 
                                for fathers, programs for the poor, 
                                programs for children, program 
                                administration, or program research.
                                    ``(III) Conflicts of interest.--An 
                                individual shall not be eligible to 
                                serve on the Panel if such service 
                                would pose a conflict of interest for 
                                the individual.
                                    ``(IV) Timing of appointments.--The 
                                appointment of members to the Panel 
                                shall be completed not later than March 
                                1, 2000.
                            ``(iii) Duties.--
                                    ``(I) Review and make 
                                recommendations on project 
                                applications.--The Panel shall review 
                                all applications submitted pursuant to 
                                paragraph (1), and make recommendations 
                                to the Secretary regarding which 
                                applicants should be awarded grants 
                                under this subsection, with due regard 
                                for the provisions of paragraph (3), 
                                but shall not recommend that a project 
                                be awarded such a grant if the 
                                application describing the project does 
                                not attempt to meet the requirement of 
                                paragraph (1)(B).
                                    ``(II) Timing.--The Panel shall 
                                make such recommendations not later 
                                than September 1, 2000.
                            ``(iv) Term of office.--Each member 
                        appointed to the Panel shall serve for the life 
                        of the Panel.
                            ``(v) Prohibition on compensation.--Members 
                        of the Panel may not receive pay, allowances, 
                        or benefits by reason of their service on the 
                        Panel.
                            ``(vi) Travel expenses.--Each member of the 
                        Panel shall receive travel expenses, including 
                        per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 
                        with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
                        States Code.
                            ``(vii) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as 
                        often as is necessary to complete the business 
                        of the Panel.
                            ``(viii) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of 
                        the Panel shall be designated by the Secretary 
                        at the time of appointment.
                            ``(ix) Staff of federal agencies.--The 
                        Secretary may detail any personnel of the 
                        Department of Health and Human Services and the 
                        Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of 
                        the Department of Labor to the Panel to assist 
                        the Panel in carrying out its duties under this 
                        subparagraph.
                            ``(x) Obtaining official data.--The Panel 
                        may secure directly from any department or 
                        agency of the United States information 
                        necessary to enable it to carry out this 
                        subparagraph. On request of the Chairperson of 
                        the Panel, the head of the department or agency 
                        shall furnish that information to the Panel.
                            ``(xi) Mails.--The Panel may use the United 
                        States mails in the same manner and under the 
                        same conditions as other departments and 
                        agencies of the United States.
                            ``(xii) Termination.--The Panel shall 
                        terminate on September 1, 2000.
                    ``(B) Second panel.--
                            ``(i) Establishment.--Effective January 1, 
                        2001, there is established a panel to be known 
                        as the `Fatherhood Grants Recommendations 
                        Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as the 
                        `Panel').
                            ``(ii) Membership.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Panel shall 
                                be composed of 10 members, as follows:
                                            ``(aa) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Secretary.
                                            ``(bb) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Secretary of Labor.
                                            ``(cc) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Chairman of the Committee on 
                                        Ways and Means of the House of 
                                        Representatives.
                                            ``(dd) One member of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        ranking minority member of the 
                                        Committee on Ways and Means of 
                                        the House of Representatives.
                                            ``(ee) Two members of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        Chairman of the Committee on 
                                        Finance of the Senate.
                                            ``(ff) One member of the 
                                        Panel shall be appointed by the 
                                        ranking minority member of the 
                                        Committee on Finance of the 
                                        Senate.
                                    ``(II) Qualifications.--An 
                                individual shall not be eligible to 
                                serve on the Panel unless the 
                                individual has experience in programs 
                                for fathers, programs for the poor, 
                                programs for children, program 
                                administration, or program research.
                                    ``(III) Conflicts of interest.--An 
                                individual shall not be eligible to 
                                serve on the Panel if such service 
                                would pose a conflict of interest for 
                                the individual.
                                    ``(IV) Timing of appointments.--The 
                                appointment of members to the Panel 
                                shall be completed not later than March 
                                1, 2001.
                            ``(iii) Duties.--
                                    ``(I) Review and make 
                                recommendations on project 
                                applications.--The Panel shall review 
                                all applications submitted pursuant to 
                                paragraph (1), and make recommendations 
                                to the Secretary regarding which 
                                applicants should be awarded grants 
                                under this subsection, with due regard 
                                for the provisions of paragraph (3), 
                                but shall not recommend that a project 
                                be awarded such a grant if the 
                                application describing the project does 
                                not attempt to meet the requirement of 
                                paragraph (1)(B).
                                    ``(II) Timing.--The Panel shall 
                                make such recommendations not later 
                                than September 1, 2001.
                            ``(iv) Term of office.--Each member 
                        appointed to the Panel shall serve for the life 
                        of the Panel.
                            ``(v) Prohibition on compensation.--Members 
                        of the Panel may not receive pay, allowances, 
                        or benefits by reason of their service on the 
                        Panel.
                            ``(vi) Travel expenses.--Each member of the 
                        Panel shall receive travel expenses, including 
                        per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 
                        with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
                        States Code.
                            ``(vii) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as 
                        often as is necessary to complete the business 
                        of the Panel.
                            ``(viii) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of 
                        the Panel shall be designated by the Secretary 
                        at the time of appointment.
                            ``(ix) Staff of federal agencies.--The 
                        Secretary may detail any personnel of the 
                        Department of Health and Human Services and the 
                        Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel of 
                        the Department of Labor to the Panel to assist 
                        the Panel in carrying out its duties under this 
                        subparagraph.
                            ``(x) Obtaining official data.--The Panel 
                        may secure directly from any department or 
                        agency of the United States information 
                        necessary to enable it to carry out this 
                        subparagraph. On request of the Chairperson of 
                        the Panel, the head of the department or agency 
                        shall furnish that information to the Panel.
                            ``(xi) Mails.--The Panel may use the United 
                        States mails in the same manner and under the 
                        same conditions as other departments and 
                        agencies of the United States.
                            ``(xii) Termination.--The Panel shall 
                        terminate on September 1, 2001.
            ``(3) Matching grants.--
                    ``(A) Grant awards.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        award matching grants, on a competitive basis, 
                        among entities submitting applications therefor 
                        which meet the requirements of paragraph (1), 
                        in amounts that take into account the written 
                        commitments referred to in paragraph (1)(D).
                            ``(ii) Timing.--
                                    ``(I) First round.--On October 1, 
                                2000, the Secretary shall award not 
                                more than $70,000,000 in matching 
                                grants after considering the 
                                recommendations submitted pursuant to 
                                paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I).
                                    ``(II) Second round.--On October 1, 
                                2001, the Secretary shall award not 
                                more than $70,000,000 in matching 
                                grants after considering the 
                                recommendations submitted pursuant to 
                                paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(I).
                            ``(iii) Nondiscrimination.--The provisions 
                        of this section shall be applied and 
                        administered so as to ensure that mothers, 
                        expectant mothers, and married mothers are 
                        eligible for benefits and services under 
                        projects awarded grants under this section on 
                        the same basis as fathers, expectant fathers, 
                        and married fathers.
                    ``(B) Preferences.--In determining which entities 
                to which to award grants under this subsection, the 
                Secretary shall give preference to an entity--
                            ``(i) to the extent that the application 
                        submitted by the entity describes actions that 
                        the entity will take that are designed to 
                        encourage or facilitate the payment of child 
                        support, including but not limited to--
                                    ``(I) obtaining agreements with the 
                                State in which the project will be 
                                carried out under which the State will 
                                exercise its authority under the last 
                                sentence of section 457(a)(2)(B)(iv) in 
                                every case in which such authority may 
                                be exercised;
                                    ``(II) obtaining a written 
                                commitment by the agency responsible 
                                for administering the State plan 
                                approved under part D for the State in 
                                which the project is to be carried out 
                                that the State will voluntarily cancel 
                                child support arrearages owed to the 
                                State by the father as a result of the 
                                father providing various supports to 
                                the family such as maintaining a 
                                regular child support payment schedule 
                                or living with his children;
                                    ``(III) obtaining a written 
                                commitment by the entity that the 
                                entity will help participating fathers 
                                who cooperate with the agency in 
                                improving their credit rating; and
                                    ``(IV) helping fathers arrange and 
                                maintain a consistent schedule of 
                                visits with their children;
                            ``(ii) to the extent that the application 
                        includes written agreements of cooperation with 
                        other private and governmental agencies, 
                        including the State or local program funded 
                        under this part, the local Workforce Investment 
                        Board, the State or local program funded under 
                        part D, and the State or local program funded 
                        under part E, which should include a 
                        description of the services each such agency 
                        will provide to fathers participating in the 
                        project described in the application;
                            ``(iii) to the extent that the application 
                        describes a project that will enroll a high 
                        percentage of project participants within 6 
                        months before or after the birth of the child; 
                        or
                            ``(iv) to the extent that the application 
                        sets forth clear and practical methods by which 
                        fathers will be recruited to participate in the 
                        project.
                    ``(C) Minimum percentage of recipients of grant 
                funds to be nongovernmental (including faith-based) 
                organizations.--Not less than 75 percent of the 
                entities awarded grants under this subsection in each 
                fiscal year (other than entities awarded such grants 
                pursuant to the preferences required by subparagraph 
                (B)) shall be awarded to--
                            ``(i) nongovernmental (including faith-
                        based) organizations; or
                            ``(ii) governmental organizations that pass 
                        through to organizations referred to in clause 
                        (i) at least 50 percent of the amount of the 
                        grant.
                    ``(D) Diversity of projects.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In determining which 
                        entities to which to award grants under this 
                        subsection, the Secretary shall attempt to 
                        achieve a balance among entities of differing 
                        sizes, entities in differing geographic areas, 
                        entities in urban versus rural areas, and 
                        entities employing differing methods of 
                        achieving the purposes of this section.
                            ``(ii) Report to the congress.--Within 90 
                        days after each award of grants under subclause 
                        (I) or (II) of subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
                        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways 
                        and Means of the House of Representatives and 
                        the Committee on Finance of the Senate a brief 
                        report on the diversity of projectes selected 
                        to receive funds under the grant program. The 
                        report shall include a comparison of funding 
                        for projects located in urban areas, projects 
                        located in suburban areas, and projects located 
                        in rural areas.
                    ``(E) Payment of grant in four equal annual 
                installments.--During the fiscal year in which a grant 
                is awarded under this subsection and each of the 
                succeeding three fiscal years, the Secretary shall 
                provide to the entity awarded the grant an amount equal 
                to \1/4\ of the amount of the grant.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each entity to which a grant is 
                made under this subsection shall use grant funds 
                provided under this subsection in accordance with the 
                application requesting the grant, the requirements of 
                this subsection, and the regulations prescribed under 
                this subsection, and may use the grant funds to support 
                community-wide initiatives to address the purposes of 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Nondisplacement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An adult in a work 
                        activity described in section 407(d) which is 
                        funded, in whole or in part, by funds provided 
                        under this section shall not be employed or 
                        assigned--
                                    ``(I) when any other individual is 
                                on layoff from the same or any 
                                substantially equivalent job; or
                                    ``(II) if the employer has 
                                terminated the employment of any 
                                regular employee or otherwise caused an 
                                involuntary reduction of its workforce 
                                in order to fill the vacancy so created 
                                with such an adult.
                            ``(ii) Grievance procedure.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Complaints 
                                alleging violations of clause (i) in a 
                                State may be resolved--
                                            ``(aa) if the State has 
                                        established a grievance 
                                        procedure under section 
                                        403(a)(5)(I)(iv), pursuant to 
                                        the grievance procedure; or
                                            ``(bb) otherwise, pursuant 
                                        to the grievance procedure 
                                        established by the State under 
                                        section 407(f)(3).
                                    ``(II) Forfeiture of grant if 
                                grievance procedure not available.--If 
                                a complaint referred to in subclause 
                                (I) is made against an entity to which 
                                a grant has been made under this 
                                section with respect to a project, and 
                                the complaint cannot be brought to, or 
                                cannot be resolved within 90 days after 
                                being brought, by a grievance procedure 
                                referred to in subclause (I), then the 
                                entity shall immediately return to the 
                                Secretary all funds provided to the 
                                entity under this section for the 
                                project, and the Secretary shall 
                                immediately rescind the grant.
                    ``(C) Rule of construction.--This section shall not 
                be construed to require the participation of a father 
                in a project funded under this section to be 
                discontinued by the project on the basis of changed 
                economic circumstances of the father.
                    ``(D) Rule of construction on marriage.--This 
                section shall not be construed to authorize the 
                Secretary to define marriage for purposes of this 
                section.
                    ``(E) Penalty for misuse of grant funds.--If the 
                Secretary determines that an entity to which a grant is 
                made under this subsection has used any amount of the 
                grant in violation of subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall require the entity to remit to the Secretary an 
                amount equal to the amount so used, plus all remaining 
                grant funds, and the entity shall thereafter be 
                ineligible for any grant under this subsection.
                    ``(F) Remittance of unused grant funds.--Each 
                entity to which a grant is awarded under this 
                subsection shall remit to the Secretary all funds paid 
                under the grant that remain at the end of the fifth 
                fiscal year ending after the initial grant award.
            ``(5) Authority of agencies to exchange information.--Each 
        agency administering a program funded under this part or a 
        State plan approved under part D may share the name, address, 
        telephone number, and identifying case number information in 
        the State program funded under this part, of fathers for 
        purposes of assisting in determining the eligibility of fathers 
        to participate in projects receiving grants under this section, 
        and in contacting fathers potentially eligible to participate 
        in the projects, subject to all applicable privacy laws.
            ``(6) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Labor, shall, directly or by grant, contract, or 
        interagency agreement, conduct an evaluation of projects funded 
        under this section (other than under subsection (c)(1)). The 
        evaluation shall assess, among other outcomes selected by the 
        Secretary, effects of the projects on marriage, parenting, 
        employment, earnings, and payment of child support. In 
        selecting projects for the evaluation, the Secretary should 
        include projects that, in the Secretary's judgment, are most 
        likely to impact the matters described in the purposes of this 
        section. In conducting the evaluation, random assignment should 
        be used wherever possible.
            ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
            ``(8) Limitation on applicability of other provisions of 
        this part.--Sections 404 through 410 shall not apply to this 
        section or to amounts paid under this section, and shall not be 
        applied to an entity solely by reason of receipt of funds 
        pursuant to this section. A project shall not be considered a 
        State program funded under this part solely by reason of 
        receipt of funds paid under this section.
            ``(9) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Interagency panels.--Of the amounts 
                        made available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) 
                        to carry out this section for fiscal years 2000 
                        and 2001, a total of $150,000 shall be made 
                        available for the interagency panels 
                        established by paragraph (2) of this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) Grants.--Of the amounts made 
                        available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) to 
                        carry out this section, there shall be made 
                        available for grants under this subsection--
                                    ``(I) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 
                                2001;
                                    ``(II) $35,000,000 for each of 
                                fiscal years 2002 through 2004; and
                                    ``(III) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 
                                2005.
                            ``(iii) Evaluation.--Of the amounts made 
                        available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) to 
                        carry out this section for fiscal years 2000 
                        through 2006, a total of $6,000,000 shall be 
                        made available for the evaluation required by 
                        paragraph (6) of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Availability.--
                            ``(i) Grant funds.--The amounts made 
                        available pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) 
                        shall remain available until the end of fiscal 
                        year 2005.
                            ``(ii) Evaluation funds.--The amounts made 
                        available pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) 
                        shall remain available until the end of fiscal 
                        year 2007.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 403(a)(1)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ``, and for fiscal years 2000 
through 2006, such sums as are necessary to carry out section 403A'' 
before the period.
    (c) Authority to States to Pass Through Child Support Arrearages 
Collected Through Tax Refund Intercept to Families Who Have Ceased to 
Receive Cash Assistance; Federal Reimbursement of State Share of Such 
Passed Through Arrearages.--Section 457(a)(2)(B)(iv) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(except the last sentence of this 
        clause)'' after ``this section''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
        the preceding sentences of this clause, if the amount is 
        collected on behalf of a family that includes a child of a 
        participant in a project funded under section 403A and that has 
        ceased to receive cash payments under a State program funded 
        under section 403, then the State may distribute the amount 
        collected pursuant to section 464 to the family, and the 
        aggregate of the amounts otherwise required by this section to 
        be paid by the State to the Federal government shall be reduced 
        by an amount equal to the State share of the amount collected 
        pursuant to section 464 that would otherwise be retained as 
        reimbursement for assistance paid to the family.''.
    (d) Applicability of Charitable Choice Provisions of Welfare 
Reform.--Section 104 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 604a) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, 
this section shall apply to any entity to which funds have been 
provided under section 403A of the Social Security Act in the same 
manner in which this section applies to States, and, for purposes of 
this section, any project for which such funds are so provided shall be 
considered a program described in subsection (a)(2).''.

                       TITLE II--FATHERHOOD PRO-
                     JECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

SEC. 201. FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

    Section 403A of the Social Security Act, as added by title I of 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Fatherhood Projects of National Significance.--
            ``(1) National clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall award a 
        $5,000,000 grant to a nationally recognized, nonprofit 
        fatherhood promotion organization with at least 4 years of 
        experience in designing and disseminating a national public 
        education campaign, including the production and successful 
        placement of television, radio, and print public service 
        announcements which promote the importance of responsible 
        fatherhood, and with at least 4 years experience providing 
        consultation and training to community-based organizations 
        interested in implementing fatherhood outreach, support, or 
        skill development programs with an emphasis on promoting 
        married fatherhood as the ideal, to--
                    ``(A) develop, promote, and distribute to 
                interested States, local governments, public agencies, 
                and private nonprofit organizations, including 
                charitable and religious organizations, a media 
                campaign that encourages the appropriate involvement of 
                both parents in the life of any child of the parents, 
                and encourages such organizations to develope or 
                sponsor programs that specifically address the issue of 
                responsible fatherhood and the advantages conferred on 
                children by marriage;
                    ``(B) develop a national clearinghouse to assist 
                States, communities, and private entities in efforts to 
                promote and support marriage and responsible fatherhood 
                by collecting, evaluating, and making available 
                (through the Internet and by other means) to all 
                interested parties, information regarding media 
                campaigns and fatherhood programs;
                    ``(C) develop and distribute materials that are for 
                use by entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
                and that help young adults manage their money, develop 
                the knowledge and skills needed to promote successful 
                marriages, plan for future expenditures and 
                investments, and plan for retirement;
                    ``(D) develop and distribute materials that are for 
                use by entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                and that list all the sources of public support for 
                education and training that are available to young 
                adults, including government spending programs as well 
                as benefits under Federal and State tax laws.
            ``(2) Multicity fatherhood projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award a 
                $5,000,000 grant to each of two nationally recognized 
                nonprofit fatherhood promotion organizations which meet 
                the requirements of subparagraph (B), at least one of 
                which organizations meets the requirement of 
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements of this 
                subparagraph are the following:
                            ``(i) The organization must have several 
                        years of experience in designing and conducting 
                        programs that meet the purposes described in 
                        paragraph (1).
                            ``(ii) The organization must have 
                        experience in simultaneously conducting such 
                        programs in more than one major metropolitan 
                        area and in coordinating such programs with 
                        local government agencies and private, 
                        nonprofit agencies, including State or local 
                        agencies responsible for conducting the program 
                        under part D and Workfore Investment Boards.
                            ``(iii) The organization must submit to the 
                        Secretary an application that meets all the 
                        conditions applicable to the organization under 
                        this section and that provides for projects to 
                        be conducted in three major metropolitan areas.
                    ``(C) Use of married couples to deliver services in 
                the inner city.--The requirement of this subparagraph 
                is that the organization has extensive experience in 
                using married couples to deliver program services in 
                the inner city.
            ``(3) Payment of grants in four equal annual 
        installments.--During each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005, 
        the Secretary shall provide to each entity awarded a grant 
        under this subsection an amount equal to \1/4\ of the amount of 
        the grant.
            ``(4) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available 
                pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this 
                section, $3,750,000 shall be made available for grants 
                under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2002 
                through 2005.
                    ``(B) Availability.--The amounts made available 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall remain available 
                until the end of fiscal year 2005.''.

             TITLE III--WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

SEC. 301. FLEXIBILITY IN ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN WELFARE-TO-
              WORK PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) General eligibility.--An entity that 
                        operates a project with funds provided under 
                        this paragraph may expend funds provided to the 
                        project for the benefit of recipients of 
                        assistance under the program funded under this 
                        part of the State in which the entity is 
                        located who--
                                    ``(I) has received assistance under 
                                the State program funded under this 
                                part (whether in effect before or after 
                                the amendments made by section 103 of 
                                the Personal Responsibility and Work 
                                Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
                                first apply to the State) for at least 
                                30 months (whether or not consecutive); 
                                or
                                    ``(II) within 12 months, will 
                                become ineligible for assistance under 
                                the State program funded under this 
                                part by reason of a durational limit on 
                                such assistance, without regard to any 
                                exemption provided pursuant to section 
                                408(a)(7)(C) that may apply to the 
                                individual.''.
    (b) Noncustodial Parents.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (viii) 
                as clauses (iv) through (ix), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                            ``(iii) Noncustodial parents.--An entity 
                        that operates a project with funds provided 
                        under this paragraph may use the funds to 
                        provide services in a form described in clause 
                        (i) to noncustodial parents with respect to 
                        whom the requirements of the following 
                        subclauses are met:
                                    ``(I) The noncustodial parent is 
                                unemployed, underemployed, or having 
                                difficulty in paying child support 
                                obligations.
                                    ``(II) At least one of the 
                                following applies to a minor child of 
                                the noncustodial parent (with 
                                preference in the determination of the 
                                noncustodial parents to be provided 
                                services under this paragraph to be 
                                provided by the entity to those 
                                noncustodial parents with minor 
                                children who meet, or who have 
                                custodial parents who meet, the 
                                requirements of item (aa)):
                                            ``(aa) The minor child or 
                                        the custodial parent of the 
                                        minor child meets the 
                                        requirements of subclause (I) 
                                        or (II) of clause (ii).
                                            ``(bb) The minor child is 
                                        eligible for, or is receiving, 
                                        benefits under the program 
                                        funded under this part.
                                            ``(cc) The minor child 
                                        received benefits under the 
                                        program funded under this part 
                                        in the 12-month period 
                                        preceding the date of the 
                                        determination but no longer 
                                        receives such benefits.
                                            ``(dd) The minor child is 
                                        eligible for, or is receiving, 
                                        assistance under the Food Stamp 
                                        Act of 1977, benefits under the 
                                        supplemental security income 
                                        program under title XVI of this 
                                        Act, medical assistance under 
                                        title XIX of this Act, or child 
                                        health assistance under title 
                                        XXI of this Act.
                                    ``(III) In the case of a 
                                noncustodial parent who becomes 
                                enrolled in the project on or after the 
                                date of the enactment of this clause, 
                                the noncustodial parent is in 
                                compliance with the terms of an oral or 
                                written personal responsibility 
                                contract entered into among the 
                                noncustodial parent, the entity, and 
                                (unless the entity demonstrates to the 
                                Secretary that the entity is not 
                                capable of coordinating with such 
                                agency) the agency responsible for 
                                administering the State plan under part 
                                D, which was developed taking into 
                                account the employment and child 
                                support status of the noncustodial 
                                parent, which was entered into not 
                                later than 30 (or, at the option of the 
                                entity, not later than 90) days after 
                                the noncustodial parent was enrolled in 
                                the project, and which, at a minimum, 
                                includes the following:
                                            ``(aa) A commitment by the 
                                        noncustodial parent to 
                                        cooperate, at the earliest 
                                        opportunity, in the 
                                        establishment of the paternity 
                                        of the minor child, through 
                                        voluntary acknowledgement or 
                                        other procedures, and in the 
                                        establishment of a child 
                                        support order.
                                            ``(bb) A commitment by the 
                                        noncustodial parent to 
                                        cooperate in the payment of 
                                        child support for the minor 
                                        child, which may include a 
                                        modification of an existing 
                                        support order to take into 
                                        account the ability of the 
                                        noncustodial parent to pay such 
                                        support and the participation 
                                        of such parent in the project.
                                            ``(cc) A commitment by the 
                                        noncustodial parent to 
                                        participate in employment or 
                                        related activities that will 
                                        enable the noncustodial parent 
                                        to make regular child support 
                                        payments, and if the 
                                        noncustodial parent has not 
                                        attained 20 years of age, such 
                                        related activities may include 
                                        completion of high school, a 
                                        general equivalency degree, or 
                                        other education directly 
                                        related to employment.
                                            ``(dd) A description of the 
                                        services to be provided under 
                                        this paragraph, and a 
                                        commitment by the noncustodial 
                                        parent to participate in such 
                                        services, that are designed to 
                                        assist the noncustodial parent 
                                        obtain and retain employment, 
                                        increase earnings, and enhance 
                                        the financial and emotional 
                                        contributions to the well-being 
                                        of the minor child.
                                In order to protect custodial parents 
                                and children who may be at risk of 
                                domestic violence, the preceding 
                                provisions of this subclause shall not 
                                be construed to affect any other 
                                provision of law requiring a custodial 
                                parent to cooperate in establishing the 
                                paternity of a child or establishing or 
                                enforcing a support order with respect 
                                to a child, or entitling a custodial 
                                parent to refuse, for good cause, to 
                                provide such cooperation as a condition 
                                of assistance or benefit under any 
                                program, shall not be construed to 
                                require such cooperation by the 
                                custodial parent as a condition of 
                                participation of either parent in the 
                                program authorized under this 
                                paragraph, and shall not be construed 
                                to require a custodial parent to 
                                cooperate with or participate in any 
                                activity under this clause. The entity 
                                operating a project under this clause 
                                with funds provided under this 
                                paragraph shall consult with domestic 
                                violence prevention and intervention 
                                organizations in the development of the 
                                project.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 412(a)(3)(C)(ii) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking 
        ``(vii)'' and inserting ``(viii)''.
    (c) Recipients With Characteristics of Long-Term Dependency; 
Children Aging Out of Foster Care.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(iv) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(iv)), as so redesignated by subsection 
        (b)(1)(A) of this section, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I); 
                and
                    (B) by striking subclause (II) and inserting the 
                following:
                                    ``(II) to children--
                                            ``(aa) who have attained 18 
                                        years of age but not 25 years 
                                        of age; and
                                            ``(bb) who, before 
                                        attaining 18 years of age, were 
                                        recipients of foster care 
                                        maintenance payments (as 
                                        defined in section 475(4)) 
                                        under part E or were in foster 
                                        care under the responsibility 
                                        of a State; or
                                    ``(III) to recipients of assistance 
                                under the State program funded under 
                                this part, determined to have 
                                significant barriers to self-
                                sufficiency, pursuant to criteria 
                                established by the local private 
                                industry council.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 403(a)(5)(C)(iv) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(iv)), as so redesignated by 
        subsection (b)(1)(A) of this section, is amended--
                    (A) in the heading by inserting ``hard to employ'' 
                before ``individuals''; and
                    (B) in the last sentence by striking ``clause 
                (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii) and, as 
                appropriate, clause (v)''.
    (d) Custodial Parents With Income Below Poverty Line who are not on 
Welfare.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(a)(5)(C) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)), as amended by subsection (b)(1) of this 
        section, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (ix) as 
                clauses (vii) through (x), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) Custodial parents with income below 
                        poverty line who are not on welfare.--An entity 
                        that operates a project with funds provided 
                        under this paragraph may use the funds to 
                        provide assistance in a form described in 
                        clause (i) to custodial parents--
                                    ``(I) whose income is less than 100 
                                percent of the poverty line (as defined 
                                in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
                                Reconciliation Act of 1981, including 
                                any revision required by such section, 
                                applicable to a family of the size 
                                involved); and
                                    ``(II) who are not otherwise 
                                recipients of assistance under a State 
                                program funded under this part.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 403(a)(5)(C)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                603(a)(5)(C)(iv)), as so redesignated by subsection 
                (b)(1)(A) of this section, and as amended by subsection 
                (c)(2) of this section, is amended in the last sentence 
                by striking ``clause (v)'' and inserting ``clauses (v) 
                and (vi)''.
                    (B) Section 412(a)(3)(C)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                612(a)(3)(C)(ii)), as amended by subsection (b)(2) of 
                this section, is amended by striking ``(viii)'' and 
                inserting ``(ix)''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404(k)(1)(C)(iii) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 604(k)(1)(C)(iii)) is amended by striking ``item (aa) or 
(bb) of section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii)(II)'' and inserting ``section 
403(a)(5)(C)(iii)''.

SEC. 302. LIMITED VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND JOB TRAINING INCLUDED AS 
              ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.

    Section 403(a)(5)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(C)(i)) is amended by inserting after subclause (VI) the 
following:
                                    ``(VII) Not more than 6 months of 
                                vocational educational or job 
                                training.''.

SEC. 303. CERTAIN GRANTEES AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
              DIRECTLY.

    Section 403(a)(5)(C)(i)(IV) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(C)(i)(IV)) is amended by inserting ``, or if the entity is 
not a private industry council or workforce investment board, the 
direct provision of such services'' before the period.

SEC. 304. SIMPLIFICATION AND COORDINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Elimination of Current Requirements.--Section 411(a)(1)(A) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
        ``(except for information relating to activities carried out 
        under section 403(a)(5))'' after ``part''; and
            (2) by striking clause (xviii).
    (b) Establishment of Reporting Requirement.--Section 403(a)(5)(C) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)), as amended by 
subsections (b)(1) and (d)(1) of section 301 of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xi) Reporting requirements.--The 
                        Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services, States, 
                        and organizations that represent State or local 
                        governments, shall establish requirements for 
                        the collection and maintenance of financial and 
                        participant information and the reporting of 
                        such information by entities carrying out 
                        activities under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 305. USE OF STATE INFORMATION TO AID ADMINISTRATION OF WELFARE-TO-
              WORK GRANT FUNDS.

    (a) Authority of State Agencies to Disclose to Private Industry 
Councils the Names, Addressess, and Telephone Numbers of Potential 
Welfare-to-Work Program Participants.--
            (1) State iv-d agencies.--Section 454A(f) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654a(f)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(5) Private industry councils receiving welfare-to-work 
        grants.--Disclosing to a private industry council (as defined 
        in section 403(a)(5)(D)(ii)) to which funds are provided under 
        section 403(a)(5) the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and 
        identifying case number information in the State program funded 
        under part A, of noncustodial parents residing in the service 
        delivery area of the private industry council, for the purpose 
        of identifying and contacting noncustodial parents regarding 
        participation in the program under section 403(a)(5).''.
            (2) State tanf agencies.--Section 403(a)(5) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(K) Information disclosure.--If a State to which 
                a grant is made under section 403 establishes 
                safeguards against the use or disclosure of information 
                about applicants or recipients of assistance under the 
                State program funded under this part, the safeguards 
                shall not prevent the State agency administering the 
                program from furnishing to a private industry council 
                the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and 
                identifying case number information in the State 
                program funded under this part, of noncustodial parents 
                residing in the service delivery area of the private 
                industry council, for the purpose of identifying and 
                contacting noncustodial parents regarding participation 
                in the program under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Safeguarding of Information Disclosed to Private Industry 
Councils.--Section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of item (dd);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of item (ee) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                            ``(ff) describes how the 
                                        State will ensure that a 
                                        private industry council to 
                                        which information is disclosed 
                                        pursuant to section 
                                        403(a)(5)(K) or 454A(f)(5) has 
                                        procedures for safeguarding the 
                                        information and for ensuring 
                                        that the information is used 
                                        solely for the purpose 
                                        described in that section.''.

TITLE IV--ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE DISBURSEMENT 
                                 UNITS

SEC. 401. ALTERNATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURE RELATING TO STATE DISBURSEMENT 
              UNITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 455(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 655(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A)(i) If--
            ``(I) the Secretary determines that a State plan under 
        section 454 would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
        disapproved for the failure of the State to comply with 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 454(27), and that the 
        State has made and is continuing to make a good faith effort to 
        so comply; and
            ``(II) the State has submitted to the Secretary, not later 
        than April 1, 2000, a corrective compliance plan that describes 
        how, by when, and at what cost the State will achieve such 
        compliance, which has been approved by the Secretary,
then the Secretary shall not disapprove the State plan under section 
454, and the Secretary shall reduce the amount otherwise payable to the 
State under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for the fiscal year by 
the penalty amount.
    ``(ii) All failures of a State during a fiscal year to comply with 
any of the requirements of section 454B shall be considered a single 
failure of the State to comply with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of 
section 454(27) during the fiscal year for purposes of this paragraph.
    ``(B) In this paragraph:
            ``(i) The term `penalty amount' means, with respect to a 
        failure of a State to comply with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) 
        of section 454(27)--
                    ``(I) 4 percent of the penalty base, in the case of 
                the first fiscal year in which such a failure by the 
                State occurs (regardless of whether a penalty is 
                imposed in that fiscal year under this paragraph with 
                respect to the failure), except as provided in 
                subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph;
                    ``(II) 8 percent of the penalty base, in the case 
                of the second such fiscal year;
                    ``(III) 16 percent of the penalty base, in the case 
                of the third such fiscal year;
                    ``(IV) 25 percent of the penalty base, in the case 
                of the fourth such fiscal year; or
                    ``(V) 30 percent of the penalty base, in the case 
                of the fifth or any subsequent such fiscal year.
            ``(ii) The term `penalty base' means, with respect to a 
        failure of a State to comply with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) 
        of section 454(27) during a fiscal year, the amount otherwise 
        payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection 
        for the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(C)(i) The Secretary shall waive all penalties imposed against a 
State under this paragraph for any failure of the State to comply with 
subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 454(27) if the Secretary 
determines that, before April 1, 2000, the State has achieved such 
compliance.
    ``(ii) If a State with respect to which a reduction is required to 
be made under this paragraph with respect to a failure to comply with 
subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 454(27) achieves such 
compliance on or after April 1, 2000, and on or before September 30, 
2000, then the penalty amount applicable to the State shall be 1 
percent of the penalty base with respect to the failure involved.
    ``(D) The Secretary may not impose a penalty under this paragraph 
against a State for a fiscal year for which the amount otherwise 
payable to the State under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection is 
reduced under paragraph (4) of this subsection for failure to comply 
with section 454(24)(A).''.
    (b) Inapplicability of Penalty Under TANF Program.--Section 
409(a)(8)(A)(i)(III) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(8)(A)(i)(III)) is 
amended by striking ``section 454(24)'' and inserting ``paragraph (24), 
or subparagraph (A) or (B)(i) of paragraph (27), of section 454''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 1999.

                     TITLE V--FINANCING PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN COLLECTION OF 
              DEFAULTED STUDENT LOANS AND GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Information comparisons and disclosure for 
        enforcement of obligations on higher education act loans and 
        grants.--
                    ``(A) Furnishing of information by the secretary of 
                education.--The Secretary of Education shall furnish to 
                the Secretary, on a quarterly basis or at such less 
                frequent intervals as may be determined by the 
                Secretary of Education, information in the custody of 
                the Secretary of Education for comparison with 
                information in the National Directory of New Hires, in 
                order to obtain the information in such directory with 
                respect to individuals who--
                            ``(i) are borrowers of loans made under 
                        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                        that are in default; or
                            ``(ii) owe an obligation to refund an 
                        overpayment of a grant awarded under such 
                        title.
                    ``(B) Requirement to seek minimum information 
                necessary.--The Secretary of Education shall seek 
                information pursuant to this section only to the extent 
                essential to improving collection of the debt described 
                in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Duties of the secretary.--
                            ``(i) Information comparison; disclosure to 
                        the secretary of education.--The Secretary, in 
                        cooperation with the Secretary of Education, 
                        shall compare information in the National 
                        Directory of New Hires with information in the 
                        custody of the Secretary of Education, and 
                        disclose information in that Directory to the 
                        Secretary of Education, in accordance with this 
                        paragraph, for the purposes specified in this 
                        paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Condition on disclosure.--The 
                        Secretary shall make disclosures in accordance 
                        with clause (i) only to the extent that the 
                        Secretary determines that such disclosures do 
                        not interfere with the effective operation of 
                        the program under this part. Support collection 
                        under section 466(b) shall be given priority 
                        over collection of any defaulted student loan 
                        or grant overpayment against the same income.
                    ``(D) Use of information by the secretary of 
                education.--The Secretary of Education may use 
                information resulting from a data match pursuant to 
                this paragraph only--
                            ``(i) for the purpose of collection of the 
                        debt described in subparagraph (A) owed by an 
                        individual whose annualized wage level 
                        (determined by taking into consideration 
                        information from the National Directory of New 
                        Hires) exceeds $16,000; and
                            ``(ii) after removal of personal 
                        identifiers, to conduct analyses of student 
                        loan defaults.
                    ``(E) Disclosure of information by the secretary of 
                education.--
                            ``(i) Disclosures permitted.--The Secretary 
                        of Education may disclose information resulting 
                        from a data match pursuant to this paragraph 
                        only to--
                                    ``(I) a guaranty agency holding a 
                                loan made under part B of title IV of 
                                the Higher Education Act of 1965 on 
                                which the individual is obligated;
                                    ``(II) a contractor or agent of the 
                                guaranty agency described in subclause 
                                (I);
                                    ``(III) a contractor or agent of 
                                the Secretary; and
                                    ``(IV) the Attorney General.
                            ``(ii) Purpose of disclosure.--The 
                        Secretary of Education may make a disclosure 
                        under clause (i) only for the purpose of 
                        collection of the debts owed on defaulted 
                        student loans, or overpayments of grants, made 
                        under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
                        1965.
                            ``(iii) Restriction on redisclosure.--An 
                        entity to which information is disclosed under 
                        clause (i) may use or disclose such information 
                        only as needed for the purpose of collecting on 
                        defaulted student loans, or overpayments of 
                        grants, made under title IV of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965.
                    ``(F) Reimbursement of hhs costs.--The Secretary of 
                Education shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance 
                with subsection (k)(3), for the additional costs 
                incurred by the Secretary in furnishing the information 
                requested under this subparagraph.''.
    (b) Penalties for Misuse of Information.--Section 402(a) of the 
Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 669) is 
amended in the matter added by paragraph (2) by inserting ``or any 
other person'' after ``officer or employee of the United States''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
become effective October 1, 1999.

SEC. 502. ELIMINATION OF SET-ASIDE OF PORTION OF WELFARE-TO-WORK FUNDS 
              FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE BONUS.

    (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and 
redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) (as added by section 
305(a)(2) of this Act) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 403(a)(5)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        603(a)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (I)'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraph (H)''.
            (2) Subclause (I) of each of subparagraphs (A)(iv) and 
        (B)(v) of section 403(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        603(a)(5)(A)(iv)(I) and (B)(v)(I)) is amended--
                    (A) in item (aa)--
                            (i) by striking ``(I)'' and inserting 
                        ``(H)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(G), and (H)'' and 
                        inserting ``and (G)''; and
                    (B) in item (bb), by striking ``(F)'' and inserting 
                ``(E)''.
            (3) Section 403(a)(5)(B)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        603(a)(5)(B)) is amended in the matter preceding subclause (I) 
        by striking ``(I)'' and inserting ``(H)''.
            (4) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 403(a)(5) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(F) and (G)), as so redesignated by 
        subsection (a) of this section, are each amended by striking 
        ``(I)'' and inserting ``(H)''.
            (5) Section 412(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        612(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``403(a)(5)(I)'' and 
        inserting ``403(a)(5)(H)''.
    (c) Funding Amendment.--Section 403(a)(5)(H)(i) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(H)(i)), as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this 
section, is amended by striking ``$1,500,000,000'' and all that follows 
and inserting ``for grants under this paragraph--
                                    ``(I) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal 
                                year 1998; and
                                    ``(II) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal 
                                year 1999.''.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 601. CHANGE DATES FOR EVALUATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5)(G)(iii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(G)(iii)), as so redesignated by section 502(a) 
of this Act, is amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2005''.
    (b) Interim Report Required.--Section 403(a)(5)(G) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(G)), as so redesignated, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
                            ``(iv) Interim report.--Not later than 
                        January 1, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to 
                        the Congress a interim report on the 
                        evaluations referred to in clause (i).''.

SEC. 602. REPORT ON UNDISTRIBUTED CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the procedures that the 
States use generally to locate custodial parents for whom child support 
has been collected but not yet distributed due to a change in address. 
The report shall include an estimate of the total amount of such 
undistributed child support and the average length of time it takes for 
such child support to be distributed. The Secretary shall include in 
the report recommendations as to whether additional procedures should 
be established at the State or Federal level to expedite the payment of 
undistributed child support.

SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the States may use funds 
provided under the program of block grants for temporary assistance for 
needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
promote fatherhood activities of the type described in section 403A of 
such Act, as added by this Act.

SEC. 604. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR WELFARE EVALUATION STUDY.

    Section 414(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 614(b)) is 
amended by striking ``appropriated $10,000,000'' and all that follows 
and inserting ``appropriated--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 
        1999;
            ``(2) $12,300,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            ``(3) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            ``(4) $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            ``(5) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

SEC. 605. TRAINING IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS.

    (a) In General--Section 474(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 674(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) 75 percent of so much of such expenditures as 
                are for the short-term training (including cross-
                training with personnel employed by, or under contract 
                with, the State or local agency administering the plan 
                in the political subdivision, training on topics 
                relevant to the legal representation of clients in 
                proceedings conducted by or under the supervision of an 
                abuse and neglect court, and training on related topics 
                such as child development and the importance of 
                achieving safety, permanency, and well-being for a 
                child) of judges, judicial personnel, law enforcement 
                personnel, agency attorneys, attorneys representing a 
                parent in proceedings conducted by, or under the 
                supervision of, an abuse and neglect court, attorneys 
                representing a child in such proceedings, guardians ad 
                litem, and volunteers who participate in court-
                appointed special advocate programs, to the extent the 
                training is related to the court's role in expediting 
                adoption procedures, implementing reasonable efforts, 
                and providing for timely permanency planning and case 
                reviews, except that any such training shall be offered 
                by the State or local agency administering the plan, 
                either directly or through contract, in collaboration 
                with the appropriate judicial governing body operating 
                in the State,''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 475 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) The term `abuse and neglect courts' means the State 
        and local courts that carry out State or local laws requiring 
        proceedings (conducted by or under the supervision of the 
        courts)--
                    ``(A) that implement part B or this part, including 
                preliminary disposition of such proceedings;
                    ``(B) that determine whether a child was abused or 
                neglected;
                    ``(C) that determine the advisability or 
                appropriateness of placement in a family foster home, 
                group home, or a special residential care facility; or
                    ``(D) that determine any other legal disposition of 
                a child in the abuse and neglect court system.
            ``(9) The term `agency attorney' means an attorney or other 
        individual, including any government attorney, district 
        attorney, attorney general, State attorney, county attorney, 
        city solicitor or attorney, corporation counsel, or privately 
        retained special prosecutor, who represents the State or local 
        agency administrating the programs under part B and this part 
        in a proceeding conducted by, or under the supervision of, an 
        abuse and neglect court, including a proceeding for termination 
        of parental rights.
            ``(10) The term `attorney representing a child' means an 
        attorney or a guardian ad litem who represents a child in a 
        proceeding conducted by, or under the supervision of, an abuse 
        and neglect court.
            ``(11) The term `attorney representing a parent' means an 
        attorney who represents a parent who is an official party to a 
        proceeding conducted by, or under the supervision of, an abuse 
        and neglect court.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments--
            (1) Section 473(a)(6)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        673(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``474(a)(3)(E)'' and 
        inserting ``474(a)(3)(F)''.
            (2) Section 474(a)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        674(a)(3)(E)) (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this 
        section) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (C)'' and 
        inserting ``subparagraph (D)''.
            (3) Section 474(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``subsection (a)(3)(C)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a)(3)(D)''.
    (d) Sunset.--Effective on October 1, 2004--
            (1) section 474(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        674(a)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
        redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs 
        (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
            (2) section 475 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended by 
        striking paragraphs (8) through (11);
            (3) section 473(a)(6)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        673(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``474(a)(3)(F)'' and 
        inserting ``474(a)(3)(E)''.
            (4) section 474(a)(3)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        674(a)(3)(E)) (as so redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this 
        section) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (D)'' and 
        inserting ``subparagraph (C)''; and
            (5) section 474(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(c)) is 
        amended by striking ``subsection (a)(3)(D)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a)(3)(C)''.

SEC. 606. USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF 
              UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 653(j)), as amended by section 501(a) of this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Information comparisons and disclosure to assist in 
        administration of unemployment compensation programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a State agency responsible 
                for the administration of an unemployment compensation 
                program under Federal or State law transmits to the 
                Secretary the name and social security account number 
                of an individual, the Secretary shall, if the 
                information in the National Directory of New Hires 
                indicates that the individual may be employed, disclose 
                to the State agency the name and address of any 
                putative employer of the individual, subject to this 
                paragraph.
                    ``(B) Condition on disclosure.--The Secretary shall 
                make a disclosure under subparagraph (A) only to the 
                extent that the Secretary determines that the 
                disclosure would not interfere with the effective 
                operation of the program under this part.
                    ``(C) Use of information.--A State agency may use 
                information provided under this paragraph only for 
                purposes of administering a program referred to in 
                subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1999.

SEC. 607. IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS.

    (a) Nonimmigrant Aliens Ineligible to Receive Visas and Excluded 
From Admission for Nonpayment of Child Support.--
            (1) In general.--Section 212(a)(10) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
                    ``(F) Nonpayment of child support.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any nonimmigrant alien 
                        is inadmissible who is legally obligated under 
                        a judgment, decree, or order to pay child 
                        support (as defined in section 459(i) of the 
                        Social Security Act), and whose failure to pay 
                        such child support has resulted in an arrearage 
                        exceeding $5,000, until child support payments 
                        under the judgment, decree, or order are 
                        satisfied or the nonimmigrant alien is in 
                        compliance with an approved payment agreement.
                            ``(ii) Waiver authorized.--The Attorney 
                        General may waive the application of clause (i) 
                        in the case of an alien, if the Attorney 
                        General--
                                    ``(I) has received a request for 
                                the waiver from the court or 
                                administrative agency having 
                                jurisdiction over the judgment, decree, 
                                or order obligating the alien to pay 
                                child support that is referred to in 
                                such clause; or
                                    ``(II) determines that there are 
                                prevailing humanitarian or public 
                                interest concerns.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
        shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
    (b) Authorization to Serve Legal Process in Child Support Cases on 
Certain Arriving Aliens.--
            (1) In general.--Section 235(d) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(5) Authority to serve process in child support cases.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To the extent consistent with 
                State law, immigration officers are authorized to serve 
                on any alien who is an applicant for admission to the 
                United States legal process with respect to any action 
                to enforce or establish a legal obligation of an 
                individual to pay child support (as defined in section 
                459(i) of the Social Security Act).
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A), the term `legal process' means any writ, order, 
                summons or other similar process, which is issued by--
                            ``(i) a court or an administrative agency 
                        of competent jurisdiction in any State, 
                        territory, or possession of the United States; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) an authorized official pursuant to 
                        an order of such a court or agency or pursuant 
                        to State or local law.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
        shall apply to aliens applying for admission to the United 
        States on or after 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
    (c) Authorization to share child support enforcement information to 
enforce immigration and naturalization law.--
            (1) Secretarial responsibility.--Section 452 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(m) If the Secretary receives a certification by a State agency, 
in accordance with section 454(32), that an individual who is a 
nonimmigrant alien (as defined in section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act) owes arrearages of child support in an amount 
exceeding $5,000, the Secretary may, at the request of the State 
agency, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General, or on the 
Secretary's own initiative, provide such certification to the Secretary 
of State and the Attorney General information in order to enable them 
to carry out their responsibilities under sections 212(a)(10) and 
235(d) of such Act.''.
            (2) State agency responsibility.--Section 454 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (32);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (33) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (33) the 
                following:
            ``(34) provide that the State agency will have in effect a 
        procedure for certifying to the Secretary, in such format and 
        accompained by such supporting documentation as the Secretary 
        may require, determinations for purposes of section 452(m) that 
        nonimmigrant aliens owe arrearages of child support in an 
        amount exceeding $5,000.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 10, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.