United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-07-06 monographic deposited born digital 62 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-491 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491 P0b002ee1803a11e2 f:d06491 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491 GAO-06-491 Administrative costs Child support payments Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Federal aid to states Federal funds Federal/state relations Labor costs State-administered programs Child Support Enforcement Program Other Written Product A56300 Congress established federal standards for the child support enforcement program (CSE) in 1975. State agencies administer the program and the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees it. The CSE program provides several services, including collecting child support payments from noncustodial parents--those who are not the primary caregivers--and distributing these payments to families. Generally, the federal government reimburses state agencies 66 percent of their costs for administering the CSE program. GAO determined (1) how total net federal expenditures for administrative costs changed from fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2004; (2) the categories of costs that contributed most to administrative costs in recent years; and (3) steps state agencies have taken to manage costs, and steps OCSE has taken to help state agencies and ensure federal funds have been used appropriately. GAO analyzed program data, surveyed all 54 state agencies and visited 6, interviewed program officials, and reviewed laws, policies, and reports. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491.pdf GAO-06-491 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-491 Other Written Product GAO-06-491; Child Support Enforcement: More Focus on Labor Costs and Administrative Cost Audits Could Help Reduce Federal Expenditures; Administrative costs Child support payments Cost control Cost effectiveness analysis Federal aid to states Federal funds Federal/state relations Labor costs State-administered programs Child Support Enforcement Program Public Law 96-265 Public Law 98-378 Public Law 100-485 Public Law 104-193 Public Law 105-200 Public Law 109-171