[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 103 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7296-H7297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MAKING IN ORDER AMENDMENT IN LIEU OF PART A AMENDMENT PRINTED IN HOUSE 
  REPORT 106-798 TO H.R. 4678, CHILD SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION ACT OF 2000

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during 
consideration of H.R. 4678, pursuant to House Resolution 566, the 
amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in 
the bill be modified by the amendment that the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) has placed at the desk in lieu of the 
amendment printed in part A of House Report 106-798; and that the 
amendment she has placed at the desk be considered as read.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce)?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 7, line 25, strike the close quotation marks and the 
     following period.
       Page 7, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(7) State option to pass through additional support with 
     federal financial participation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     a State shall not be required to pay to the Federal 
     Government the Federal share of an amount collected on behalf 
     of a family that is not a recipient of assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A, to the extent that the 
     State pays the amount to the family.
       ``(B) Recipients of tanf for less than 5 years.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     a State shall not be required to pay to the Federal 
     Government the Federal share of an amount collected on behalf 
     of a family that is a recipient of assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A and that has received the 
     assistance for not more than 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph, to the extent that--

       ``(I) the State pays the amount to the family; and
       ``(II) subject to clause (ii), the amount is disregarded in 
     determining the amount and type of the assistance provided to 
     the family.

       ``(ii) Limitation.--Of the amount disregarded as described 
     in clause (i)(II), the maximum amount that may be taken into 
     account for purposes of clause (i) shall not exceed $400 per 
     month, except that, in the case of a family that includes 2 
     or more children, the State may elect to increase the maximum 
     amount to not more than $600 per month.''.
       Page 9, after line 9, insert the following:

       (d) State Option to Discontinue Certain Support 
     Assignments.--Section 457(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 657(b)) 
     is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
       Page 9, line 10, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Page 9, line 22, strike ``section 457(a)(2)(B)(i)'' and 
     insert ``clause (i) or (ii) of section 457(a)(2)(B)''.
       Page 10, line 1, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
       Page 10, beginning on line 9, strike ``section 
     457(a)(2)(B)(i)'' and insert ``clause (i) or (ii) of section 
     457(a)(2)(B)''.
       Page 13, line 16, strike ``The'' and insert ``Not later 
     than October 1, 2001, the''.
       Page 15, strike lines 20 through 24 and insert the 
     following:
     States that had a public non-IV-D child support enforcement 
     agency as of January 1, 2000.
       Page 19, line 13, strike ``related to information-
     sharing''.
       Page 25, strike lines 13 through 18 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) promote marriage through such activities as--
       ``(A) counseling, mentoring, disseminating information 
     about the advantages of marriage, enhancing relationship 
     skills, teaching how to control aggressive behavior, 
     disseminating information on the causes and

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     treatment of domestic violence and child abuse, and other 
     methods; and
       ``(B) sustaining marriages through marriage preparation 
     programs, premarital counseling, and marital inventories, and 
     through divorce education and reduction programs, including 
     mediation and counseling;
       Page 25, line 19, insert ``such activities as'' after 
     ``through''.
       Page 25, line 21, strike the comma.
       Page 26, line 4, insert ``such activities as'' after 
     ``viding''.
       Page 27, line 5, strike ``or''.
       Page 27, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
       Page 27, after line 7, insert the following:
       ``(iv) at risk of parenthood outside marriage, but not more 
     than 25 percent of the participants in the project may 
     qualify for participation under this clause.
       Page 28, strike lines 4 and 5 and insert the following:

     stances, and information about sexually transmitted diseases 
     and their transmission, including HIV/AIDS and human 
     papillomavirus (HPV).
       Page 33, after line 6, insert the following:
       ``(i) to the extent that the application submitted by the 
     entity sets forth clear and practical methods to encourage 
     and sustain marriage;
       Page 33, line 7, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(ii)''.
       Page 33, line 23, strike ``schedule or'' and insert 
     ``schedule,''.
       Page 33, line 24, strike ``(unless'' and insert ``, or 
     marrying the mother of his children, unless''.
       Page 34, line 2, strike the close parenthesis.
       Page 34, line 12, strike ``(ii)'' and insert ``(iii)''.
       Page 35, line 1, strike ``(iii)'' and insert ``(iv)''.
       Page 35, line 6, strike ``(iv)'' and insert ``(v)''.
       Page 46, line 27, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 46, after line 27, insert the following:
       ``(E) develop and distribute materials that are for use by 
     entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and that 
     provide information on domestic violence and child abuse 
     prevention and treatment.

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