[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4678 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 459
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4678

                      [Report No. 106-793, Part I]

  To provide more child support money to families leaving welfare, to 
 simplify the rules governing the assignment and distribution of child 
   support collected by States on behalf of children, to improve the 
    collection of child support, to promote marriage, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2000

 Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Camp, and Mr. English) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                             July 26, 2000

                    Additional sponsor: Mrs. Roukema

                             July 26, 2000

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                             July 26, 2000

   Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the 
  Workforce extended for a period ending not later than July 26, 2000

                             July 26, 2000

    The Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
                 of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
                               15, 2000]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide more child support money to families leaving welfare, to 
 simplify the rules governing the assignment and distribution of child 
   support collected by States on behalf of children, to improve the 
    collection of child support, to promote marriage, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Distribution Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                 TITLE I--DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT

Sec. 101. Distribution of child support collected by States on behalf 
                            of children receiving certain welfare 
                            benefits.

        TITLE II--REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS

Sec. 201. Mandatory review and modification of child support orders for 
                            TANF recipients.

    TITLE III--DEMONSTRATION OF EXPANDED INFORMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 301. Guidelines for involvement of public non-IV-D child support 
                            enforcement agencies in child support 
                            enforcement.
Sec. 302. Demonstrations involving establishment and enforcement of 
                            child support obligations by public non-IV-
                            D child support enforcement agencies.
Sec. 303. GAO report to Congress on private child support enforcement 
                            agencies.
Sec. 304. Effective date.

                     TITLE IV--EXPANDED ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 401. Decrease in amount of child support arrearage triggering 
                            passport denial.
Sec. 402. Use of tax refund intercept program to collect past-due child 
                            support on behalf of children who are not 
                            minors.
Sec. 403. Garnishment of compensation paid to veterans for service-
                            connected disabilities in order to enforce 
                            child support obligations.

                      TITLE V--FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS

                  Subtitle A--Fatherhood Grant Program

Sec. 501. Fatherhood grants.

        Subtitle B--Fatherhood Projects of National Significance

Sec. 511. Fatherhood projects of national significance.

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 601. Change dates for abstinence evaluation.
Sec. 602. Report on undistributed child support payments.
Sec. 603. Use of new hire information to assist in administration of 
                            unemployment compensation programs.
Sec. 604. Immigration provisions.
Sec. 605. Correction of errors in conforming amendments in the Welfare-
                            To-Work and Child Support Amendments of 
                            1999.
Sec. 606. Elimination of set-aside of welfare-to-work funds for 
                            successful performance bonus.
Sec. 607. Increase in payment rate to States for expenditures for short 
                            term training of staff of certain child 
                            welfare agencies.

                       TITLE VII--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 701. Effective date.

                 TITLE I--DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT

SEC. 101. DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTED BY STATES ON BEHALF 
              OF CHILDREN RECEIVING CERTAIN WELFARE BENEFITS.

    (a) Modification of Rule Requiring Assignment of Support Rights as 
a Condition of Receiving TANF.--Section 408(a)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) No assistance for families not assigning certain 
        support rights to the state.--A State to which a grant is made 
        under section 403 shall require, as a condition of providing 
        assistance to a family under the State program funded under 
        this part, that a member of the family assign to the State any 
        rights the family member may have (on behalf of the family 
        member or of any other person for whom the family member has 
        applied for or is receiving such assistance) to support from 
        any other person, not exceeding the total amount of assistance 
        so provided to the family, which accrues during the period that 
        the family receives assistance under the program.''.
    (b) Increasing Child Support Payments to Families and Simplifying 
Child Support Distribution Rules.--
            (1) Distribution rules.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 457(a) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 657(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (d) and (e), the amounts 
collected on behalf of a family as support by a State pursuant to a 
plan approved under this part shall be distributed as follows:
            ``(1) Families receiving assistance.--In the case of a 
        family receiving assistance from the State, the State shall--
                    ``(A) pay to the Federal Government the Federal 
                share of the amount collected, subject to paragraph 
                (3)(A);
                    ``(B) retain, or pay to the family, the State share 
                of the amount collected, subject to paragraph (3)(B); 
                and
                    ``(C) pay to the family any remaining amount.
            ``(2) Families that formerly received assistance.--In the 
        case of a family that formerly received assistance from the 
        State:
                    ``(A) Current support.--To the extent that the 
                amount collected does not exceed the current support 
                amount, the State shall pay the amount to the family.
                    ``(B) Arrearages.--To the extent that the amount 
                collected exceeds the current support amount, the 
                State--
                            ``(i) shall first pay to the family the 
                        excess amount, to the extent necessary to 
                        satisfy support arrearages not assigned 
                        pursuant to section 408(a)(3);
                            ``(ii) if the amount collected exceeds the 
                        amount required to be paid to the family under 
                        clause (i), shall--
                                    ``(I) pay to the Federal 
                                Government, the Federal share of the 
                                excess amount described in this clause, 
                                subject to paragraph (3)(A); and
                                    ``(II) retain, or pay to the 
                                family, the State share of the excess 
                                amount described in this clause, 
                                subject to paragraph (3)(B); and
                            ``(iii) shall pay to the family any 
                        remaining amount.
            ``(3) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Federal reimbursements.--The total of the 
                amounts paid by the State to the Federal Government 
                under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection with 
                respect to a family shall not exceed the Federal share 
                of the amount assigned with respect to the family 
                pursuant to section 408(a)(3).
                    ``(B) State reimbursements.--The total of the 
                amounts retained by the State under paragraphs (1) and 
                (2) of this subsection with respect to a family shall 
                not exceed the State share of the amount assigned with 
                respect to the family pursuant to section 408(a)(3).
            ``(4) Families that never received assistance.--In the case 
        of any other family, the State shall pay the amount collected 
        to the family.
            ``(5) Families under certain agreements.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraphs (1) through (4), in the case of an amount collected 
        for a family in accordance with a cooperative agreement under 
        section 454(33), the State shall distribute the amount 
        collected pursuant to the terms of the agreement.
            ``(6) State financing options.--To the extent that the 
        State share of the amount payable to a family for a month 
        pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection exceeds the 
        amount that the State estimates (under procedures approved by 
        the Secretary) would have been payable to the family for the 
        month pursuant to former section 457(a)(2) (as in effect for 
        the State immediately before the date this subsection first 
        applies to the State) if such former section had remained in 
        effect, the State may elect to use the grant made to the State 
        under section 403(a) to pay the amount, or to have the payment 
        considered a qualified State expenditure for purposes of 
        section 409(a)(7), but not both.''.
                    (B) Approval of estimation procedures.--Not later 
                than October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services, in consultation with the States (as defined 
                for purposes of part D of title IV of the Social 
                Security Act), shall establish the procedures to be 
                used to make the estimate described in section 
                457(a)(6) of such Act.
            (2) Current support amount defined.--Section 457(c) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 657(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(5) Current support amount.--The term `current support 
        amount' means, with respect to amounts collected as support on 
        behalf of a family, the amount designated as the monthly 
        support obligation of the noncustodial parent in the order 
        requiring the support.''.
    (c) Ban on Recovery of Medicaid Costs for Certain Births.--Section 
454 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (32);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (33) the following:
            ``(34) provide that the State shall not use the State 
        program operated under this part to collect any amount owed to 
        the State by reason of costs incurred under the State plan 
        approved under title XIX for the birth of a child for whom 
        support rights have been assigned pursuant to section 
        408(a)(3), 471(a)(17), or 1912.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by striking ``457(a)(1)(B)'' 
        and inserting ``457(a)(1)''.
            (2) Section 404(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 604(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to fund payment of an amount pursuant to section 
        457(a)(2)(B)(i), but only to the extent that the State properly 
        elects under section 457(a)(6) to use the grant to fund the 
        payment.''.
            (3) Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(V) Portions of certain child 
                                support payments collected on behalf of 
                                and distributed to families no longer 
                                receiving assistance.--Any amount paid 
                                by a State pursuant to section 
                                457(a)(2)(B)(i), but only to the extent 
                                that the State properly elects under 
                                section 457(a)(6) to have the payment 
                                considered a qualified State 
                                expenditure.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        take effect on October 1, 2005, and shall apply to payments 
        under parts A and D of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
        calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, and without 
        regard to whether regulations to implement such amendments (in 
        the case of State programs operated under such part D) are 
        promulgated by such date.
            (2) State option to accelerate effective date.--In 
        addition, a State may elect to have the amendments made by this 
        section apply to the State and to amounts collected by the 
        State, on and after such date as the State may select that is 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and before October 
        1, 2005.

        TITLE II--REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS

SEC. 201. MANDATORY REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS FOR 
              TANF RECIPIENTS.

    (a) Review Every 3 Years.--Section 466(a)(10)(A)(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or,'' and inserting ``or''; and
            (2) by striking ``upon the request of the State agency 
        under the State plan or of either parent,''.
    (b) Review Upon Leaving TANF.--
            (1) Notice of certain families leaving tanf.--Section 
        402(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
            ``(8) Certification that the child support enforcement 
        program will be provided notice of certan families leaving tanf 
        program.--A certification by the chief executive officer of the 
        State that the State has established procedures to ensure that 
        the State agency administering the child support enforcement 
        program under the State plan approved under part D will be 
        provided notice of the impending discontinuation of assistance 
        to an individual under the State program funded under this part 
        if the individual has custody of a child whose other parent is 
        alive and not living at home with the child.''.
            (2) Review.--Section 466(a)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        666(a)(10)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``upon 
                request'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``this 
                paragraph'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Review upon leaving tanf.--On receipt of a 
                notice issued pursuant to section 402(a)(8), the State 
                child support enforcement agency shall--
                            ``(i) examine the case file involved;
                            ``(ii) determine what actions (if any) are 
                        needed to locate any noncustodial parent, 
                        establish paternity or a support order, or 
                        enforce a support order in the case;
                            ``(iii) immediately take the actions; and
                            ``(iv) if there is a support order in the 
                        case which the State has not reviewed during 
                        the 1-year period ending with receipt of the 
                        notice, notwithstanding subparagraph (B), 
                        review and, if appropriate, adjust the order in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (A).''.

   TITLE III--DEMONSTRATIONS OF EXPANDED INFORMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 301. GUIDELINES FOR INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC NON-IV-D CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with States, local 
governments, and individuals or companies knowledgable about involving 
public non-IV-D child support enforcement agencies in child support 
enforcement, shall develop recommendations which address the 
participation of public non-IV-D child support enforcement agencies in 
the establishment and enforcement of child support obligations. The 
matters addressed by the recommendations shall include substantive and 
procedural rules which should be followed with respect to privacy 
safeguards, data security, due process rights, administrative 
compatibility with State and Federal automated systems, eligibility 
requirements (such as registration, licensing, and posting of bonds) 
for access to information and use of enforcement mechanisms, recovery 
of costs by charging fees, penalties for violations of the rules, 
treatment of collections for purposes of section 458 of such Act, and 
avoidance of duplication of effort.
    (b) Definitions.--In this title:
            (1) Child support.--The term ``child support'' has the 
        meaning given in section 459(i)(2) of the Social Security Act.
            (2) Public non-iv-d child support enforcement agency.--The 
        term ``public non-IV-D child support enforcement agency'' means 
        an agency, of a political subdivision of a State, which is 
        principally responsible for the operation of a child support 
        registry or for the establishment or enforcement of an 
        obligation to pay child support other than pursuant to the 
        State plan approved under part D of title IV of such Act, or a 
        clerk of court office of a political subdivision of a State.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' shall have the meaning given 
        in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act for purposes 
        of part D of title IV of such Act.

SEC. 302. DEMONSTRATIONS INVOLVING ESTABLISHMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF 
              CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS BY PUBLIC NON-IV-D CHILD 
              SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to determine the 
extent to which public non-IV-D child support enforcement agencies may 
contribute effectively to the establishment and enforcement of child 
support obligations.
    (b) Applications.--
            (1) Consideration.--The Secretary shall consider all 
        applications received from States desiring to conduct 
        demonstration projects under this section.
            (2) Preferences.--In considering which applications to 
        approve under this section, the Secretary shall give preference 
        to applications submitted by States that have in effect laws 
        and procedures that provide authority for public non-IV-D child 
        support enforcement agencies to have access to child support 
        information or enforcement mechanisms available to the State.
            (3) Approval.--
                    (A) Timing; limitation on number of projects.--On 
                July 1, 2002, the Secretary may approve not more than 
                10 applications for projects providing for the 
                participation of a public non-IV-D child support 
                enforcement agency in the establishment and enforcement 
                of child support obligations, and, if the Secretary 
                receives at least 5 such applications that meet such 
                requirements as the Secretary may establish, shall 
                approve not less than 5 such applications.
                    (B) Requirements.--The Secretary may not approve an 
                application for a project unless--
                            (i) the applicant and the Secretary have 
                        entered into a written agreement which 
                        addresses at a minimum, privacy safeguards, 
                        data security, due process rights, automated 
                        systems, liability, oversight, and fees, and 
                        the applicant has made a commitment to conduct 
                        the project in accordance with the written 
                        agreement and such other requirements as the 
                        Secretary may establish;
                            (ii) the project includes a research plan 
                        (but such plan shall not be required to use 
                        random assignment) that is focused on assessing 
                        the costs and benefits of the project; and
                            (iii) the project appears likely to 
                        contribute significantly to the achievement of 
                        the purpose of this title.
    (c) Demonstration Authority.--On approval of an application 
submitted by a State under this section--
            (1) the State agency responsible for administering the 
        State plan under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 
        may, subject to the privacy safeguards of section 454(26) of 
        such Act, provide to any public non-IV-D child support 
        enforcement agency participating in the demonstration project 
        all information in the State Directory of New Hires and any 
        information obtained through information comparisons under 
        section 453(j)(3) of such Act about an individual with respect 
        to whom the public non-IV-D agency is seeking to establish or 
        enforce a child support obligation, if the public non-IV-D 
        agency meets such requirements as the State may establish and 
        has entered into an agreement with the State under which the 
        public non-IV-D agency has made a binding commitment to carry 
        out establishment and enforcement activities with respect to 
        the child support obligation subject to the same data security, 
        privacy protection, and due process requirements applicable to 
        the State agency and in accordance with procedures approved by 
        the head of the State agency;
            (2) the State agency may charge and collect fees from any 
        such public non-IV-D agency to recover costs incurred by the 
        State agency in providing information and services to the 
        public non-IV-D agency under the demonstration project;
            (3) if a public non-IV-D child support enforcement agency 
        has agreed to collect past-due support (as defined in section 
        464(c) of such Act) owed by a named individual, and the State 
        agency has submitted a notice to the Secretary of the Treasury 
        pursuant to section 464 of such Act on behalf of the public 
        non-IV-D agency, then the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        consider the State agency to have agreed to collect such 
        support for purposes of such section 464, and the State agency 
        may collect from the public non-IV-D agency any fee which the 
        State is required to pay for the cost of applying the offset 
        procedure in the case;
            (4) for so long as a public non-IV-D child support 
        enforcement agency is participating in the demonstration 
        project, the public non-IV-D agency shall be considered part of 
        the State agency for purposes of section 469A of such Act; and
            (5) for so long as a public non-IV-D child support 
        enforcement agency is participating in the demonstration 
        project, the public non-IV-D agency shall be considered part of 
        the State agency for purposes of section 303(e) of such Act but 
        only with respect to any child support obligation that the 
        public non-IV-D agency has agreed to collect.
    (d) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive or vary the 
applicability of any provision of section 303(e), 454(31), 464, 
466(a)(7), 466(a)(17), and 469A of the Social Security Act relating to 
information-sharing to the extent necessary to enable the conduct of 
demonstration projects under this section, subject to the preservation 
of the data security, privacy protection, and due process requirements 
of part D of title IV of such Act.
    (e) Federal Audit.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an audit of the demonstration projects 
        conducted under this section for the purpose of examining and 
        evaluating the manner in which information and enforcement 
        tools are used by the public non-IV-D child support enforcement 
        agencies participating in the projects.
            (2) Report to the congress.--
                    (A) In general.--The Comptroller General of the 
                United States shall submit to the Congress a report on 
                the audit required by paragraph (1).
                    (B) Timing.--The report required by subparagraph 
                (A) shall be so submitted not later than October 1, 
                2004.
    (f) Secretarial Report to the Congress.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
        a report on the demonstration projects conducted under this 
        section, which shall include the results of any research or 
        evaluation conducted pursuant to this title, and shall include 
        policy recommendations regarding the establishment and 
        enforcement of child support obligations by the agencies 
        involved.
            (2) Timing.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
        so submitted not later than October 1, 2005.

SEC. 303. GAO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PRIVATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2001, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a report on 
the activities of private child support enforcement agencies that shall 
be designed to help the Congress determine whether the agencies are 
providing a needed service in a fair manner using accepted debt 
collection practices and at a reasonable fee.
    (b) Matters to be Addressed.--Among the matters addressed by the 
report required by subsection (a) shall be the following:
            (1) The number of private child support enforcement 
        agencies.
            (2) The types of debt collection activities conducted by 
        the private agencies.
            (3) The fees charged by the private agencies.
            (4) The methods used by the private agencies to collect 
        fees from custodial parents.
            (5) The nature and degree of cooperation the private 
        agencies receive from State agencies responsible for 
        administering State plans under part D of title IV of the 
        Social Security Act.
            (6) The extent to which the conduct of the private agencies 
        is subject to State or Federal regulation, and if so, the 
        extent to which the regulations are effectively enforced.
            (7) The amount of child support owed but uncollected and 
        changes in this amount in recent years.
            (8) The average period of time required for the completion 
        of successful enforcement actions yielding collections of past-
        due child support by both the child support enforcement 
        programs operated pursuant to State plans approved under part D 
        of title IV of the Social Security Act and, to the extent 
        known, by private child support enforcement agencies.
            (9) The types of Federal and State child support 
        enforcement remedies and resources currently available to 
        private child support enforcement agencies, and the types of 
        such remedies and resources now restricted to use by State 
        agencies administering State plans referred to in paragraph 
        (8).
    (c) Private Child Support Enforcement Agency Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``private child support enforcement agency'' means a 
person or any other non-public entity which seeks to establish or 
enforce an obligation to pay child support (as defined in section 
459(i)(2) of the Social Security Act).

SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

                     TITLE IV--EXPANDED ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 401. DECREASE IN AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGE TRIGGERING 
              PASSPORT DENIAL.

    Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(k)) is 
amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$2,500''.

SEC. 402. USE OF TAX REFUND INTERCEPT PROGRAM TO COLLECT PAST-DUE CHILD 
              SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT MINORS.

    Section 464 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 664) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``(as that term is 
        defined for purposes of this paragraph under subsection (c))''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) Except as provided in 
                        paragraph (2), as used in'' and inserting 
                        ``In''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(whether or not a 
                        minor)'' after ``a child'' each place it 
                        appears; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).

SEC. 403. GARNISHMENT OF COMPENSATION PAID TO VETERANS FOR SERVICE-
              CONNECTED DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO ENFORCE CHILD SUPPORT 
              OBLIGATIONS.

    Section 459(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659(h)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(V), by striking all that 
        follows ``Armed Forces'' and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Limitations with respect to compensation paid to 
        veterans for service-connected disabilities.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of this section:
                    ``(A) Compensation described in paragraph 
                (1)(A)(ii)(V) shall not be subject to withholding 
                pursuant to this section--
                            ``(i) for payment of alimony; or
                            ``(ii) for payment of child support if the 
                        individual is fewer than 60 days in arrears in 
                        payment of the support.
                    ``(B) Not more than 50 percent of any payment of 
                compensation described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(V) may 
                be withheld pursuant to this section.''.

                      TITLE V--FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS

                  Subtitle A--Fatherhood Grant Program

SEC. 501. 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, disseminating information on the causes 
        and treatment of domestic violence and child abuse, 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 the causes 
                of domestic violence and child abuse and local programs 
                to prevent and treat abuse, 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 panel.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--There is established a panel 
                to be known as the `Fatherhood Grants Recommendations 
                Panel' (in this subparagraph referred to as the 
                `Panel').
                    ``(B) Membership.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Panel shall be 
                        composed of 10 members, as follows:
                                    ``(I) Two members of the Panel 
                                shall be appointed by the Secretary.
                                    ``(II) Two members of the Panel 
                                shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
                                Labor.
                                    ``(III) Two members of the Panel 
                                shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
                                the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
                                House of Representatives.
                                    ``(IV) 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.
                                    ``(V) Two members of the Panel 
                                shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
                                the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
                                    ``(VI) 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, program 
                        research, or programs of domestic violence 
                        prevention and treatment.
                            ``(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 April 1, 2001.
                    ``(C) 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 October 1, 2001.
                    ``(D) Term of office.--Each member appointed to the 
                Panel shall serve for the life of the Panel.
                    ``(E) Prohibition on compensation.--Members of the 
                Panel may not receive pay, allowances, or benefits by 
                reason of their service on the Panel.
                    ``(F) 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.
                    ``(G) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet as often as 
                is necessary to complete the business of the Panel.
                    ``(H) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Panel 
                shall be designated by the Secretary at the time of 
                appointment.
                    ``(I) 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 paragraph.
                    ``(J) 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 paragraph. On request of the Chairperson 
                of the Panel, the head of the department or agency 
                shall furnish that information to the Panel.
                    ``(K) 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.
                    ``(L) Termination.--The Panel shall terminate on 
                October 1, 2001.
            ``(3) Rules governing 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.--On October 1, 2001, the 
                        Secretary shall award not more than 
                        $140,000,000 in matching grants after 
                        considering the recommendations submitted 
                        pursuant to paragraph (2)(C)(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 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 (unless the 
                                father has been convicted of a crime 
                                involving domestic violence or child 
                                abuse);
                                    ``(II) 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
                                    ``(III) helping fathers arrange and 
                                maintain a consistent schedule of 
                                visits with their children, unless it 
                                would be unsafe;
                            ``(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, community-based domestic violence 
                        programs, 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 
                        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 section shall use grant funds provided 
                under this section in accordance with the application 
                requesting the grant, the requirements of this section, 
                and the regulations prescribed under this section, and 
                may use grant funds to support community-wide 
                initiatives to address the purposes of this section, 
                but may not use grant funds for court proceedings on 
                matters of child visitation or child custody or for 
                legislative advocacy.
                    ``(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, payment of child support, and incidence 
        of domestic violence and child abuse. 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 panel.--Of the amounts 
                        made available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) 
                        to carry out this section for fiscal year 2001, 
                        a total of $150,000 shall be made available for 
                        the interagency panel 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 for fiscal years 2002 
                        through 2005, a total of $140,000,000 shall be 
                        made available for grants under this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(iii) Evaluation.--Of the amounts made 
                        available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) to 
                        carry out this section for fiscal years 2001 
                        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 2006.
                            ``(ii) Evaluation funds.--The amounts made 
                        available pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) 
                        shall remain available until the end of fiscal 
                        year 2008.''.
    (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 2001 
through 2007, such sums as are necessary to carry out section 403A'' 
before the period.
    (c) 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).''.

        Subtitle B--Fatherhood Projects of National Significance

SEC. 511. FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

    Section 403A of the Social Security Act, as added by subtitle A of 
this title, 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 VI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 601. CHANGE DATES FOR ABSTINENCE 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 amended by section 606(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 amended, 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. 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)) is 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, address, and employer 
                identification number 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, 2000.

SEC. 604. 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 $2,500, 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(35), 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 $2,500, 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), as amended by section 101(c) of 
        this Act, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (33);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (34) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the 
                following:
            ``(35) 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 that nonimmigrant aliens owe 
        arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $2,500.''.

SEC. 605. CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN CONFORMING AMENDMENTS IN THE WELFARE-
              TO-WORK AND CHILD SUPPORT AMENDMENTS OF 1999.

    The amendments made by section 2402 of Public Law 106-246 shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 806 of H.R. 3424 
of the 106th Congress by section 1000(a)(4) of Public Law 106-113.

SEC. 606. ELIMINATION OF SET-ASIDE 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 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.--Section 403(a)(5)(I)(i)(II) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
603(a)(5)(I)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ``$1,450,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$1,400,000,000''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 607. INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATE TO STATES FOR EXPENDITURES FOR SHORT 
              TERM TRAINING OF STAFF OF CERTAIN CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.

    Section 474(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
674(a)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, or State-licensed or State-
approved child welfare agencies providing services,'' after ``child 
care institutions''.

                       TITLE VII--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in sections 101(e), 304, 
603(b), 605(b) and 606, and in subsection (b) of this section, this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2001, and shall apply to payments under part D of title IV of the 
Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such 
date, and without regard to whether regulations to implement such 
amendments are promulgated by such date.
    (b) Delay Permitted if State Legislation Required.--In the case of 
a State plan approved under section 454 of the Social Security Act 
which requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating 
funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements 
imposed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan shall not be 
regarded as failing to comply with the additional requirements solely 
on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet the additional 
requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning 
after the close of the 1st regular session of the State legislature 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes 
of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a 
separate regular session of the State legislature.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 459

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4678

                      [Report No. 106-793, Part I]

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                                 A BILL

  To provide more child support money to families leaving welfare, to 
 simplify the rules governing the assignment and distribution of child 
   support collected by States on behalf of children, to improve the 
    collection of child support, to promote marriage, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             July 26, 2000

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment

                             July 26, 2000

   Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the 
  Workforce extended for a period ending not later than July 26, 2000

                             July 26, 2000

    The Committees on the Judiciary and Education and the Workforce 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
                 of the Union and ordered to be printed