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quent child support obligation and, where appropriate, transmit to the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget recommendations for statutory
changes; and

(2) to the extent practicable, review all rules, regulations, and procedures

implementing laws andor the Jurisdiction of the department or agency govern-
ing the provision of any Fedoral financial assistance to individuals and,
where appropriate, conform such rules, regulations, and procedures to the
provisions of thls order and the rules, regulations, and procedures Issued
by the Secretary pursuant to section I of this order.
See, 3, Reports. (a) The head of each executive department and agency
shall provide to the Secretary such Information as the Secretary may request
concerning the implementation of this order, the provisions of the Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 applicable to delinquent child suppost
obligations, and the rules, regulations, and procedures issued by the Secretary
pursuant to section 1 of this order,

{b) The Secretery shall report annually to the President concerning the
implementation by departments and agencles of thls order and the provisions
of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 applicable to delinquent
chiid support obligatlons,

Sec, 4, Judicial Review, This order does not croate any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United
States, Its agencles, its officers, or any person.

W Wy Butea

THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 28, 1998.



DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

April 14, 2016

‘The President
The White House
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Lam providing you with the annual report required by Executive Order 13019, Supporting
Families: Collecting Delinquent Child Support Obligations (Sept. 28, 1996), on the
implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) as it relates to the
collection of delinquent child support obligations.

The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has been offsetting federal tax refund payments to
collect delinquent child support since 1982. The DCIA extended Treasury’s offset authority to
certain federal non-tax payments, such as payments to federal contractors. A key objective of
Executive Order 13019 is to collect delinquent child support obligations through the offset of
non-tax federal payments.

Since the issuance of Executive Order 13019 in 1996, Treasury, through its Treasury Offset
Program (TOP) and in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
has collected more than $34 billion in past-due child support obligations by offsetting eligible
federal payments to delinquent child support obligors. In fiscal year 2015, TOP collected $1.89
billion in child support debts for states, territories, and families. Of this amount $1.88 billion
was collected from tax refund payments and $7.58 million was collected from non-tax payments.

Treasury remains strongly committed to its successful partnership with HHS and the states to
maximize the collection of delinquent child support obligations through the offset of federal
payments. We will continue to support the important goal of carrying out the provisions of the
DCIA and Executive Order 13019.

Sincerely,

Che

Jacob J. Lew

cc: The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell



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Bxecutive Order 13019 of September 28, 1998

Su porting Families: Collecting Delinquent Child Support
Obligations

The Dabt Collectlon Improvement Act of 1996, Peblic Law 104-184 (110
Stat, 1321-358 et seq), was onacted into Jaw on April 26, 1996, as part
of the Omnibus Consolidatect Rescisstons and Appropriatlons Act of 1886,
While the primary purpose of the Debt Collection Improvement Act is to
increase the collectton of nontax debts owed to the Federal Government,
the Act also contains important provisions that can be used to assist familles
dn collecting past-due child support obligations,

The failure of some parents to meet thelr child auppoct obligations threatens
the health, education, and well-being of thelr children, Compounding this
problem, States have exporlenced difficulties enforcing child support obliga-
tlons once a parent has moved to another State, With this Executive order,
my Administration takes additional steps to support our children and
strengthen American families by factlitating the collection of dalinquent
child support obligations from persons who may be cniitled or eligible
to recetve certain Federal payments or Federal asalstance.

Accordingly, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and laws of the United States of America, It 1s hereby ordered as
Follows:

Section 1, Administrative Offsets. (a)(1} The Secretary of the Treasury ("the
Secretary"), tn accordance with the provisions of the Debt Collectlon Im-
provement Act of 1986 and to the extent permitted by law, and in consulta-
lon with the Secretary of Health and Haman Services and other affected
agencies, shall promptly develop and implement procedures necessary for
the Secratary to collect past-due child support debts by administrative offset,
and shall Issue such rules, regulations, and procedares as the Secretary,
in consultation with the heads of affected agencies, deems appropriate to
govern administrative offsets by the Department of the Treasury and other
executive departments and agencies that disburse Federal payments,

(2) The Secretary may entar into reciprocal agreements with States concern-
ing the collection by the Secretary of delinquont child support debts through
administrative offsets,

(b) The Secxetary of Health and Human Services shall, within 120 days
of the date of this order, Implement procedures necessary to report to the
Secretary of the Treasury information on past-due child support claims
referred by States (including claims enforced by States pursuant to coopora-
uve agreements with or by Indian tribel governments) to the Department
of Health and Human Services, y

(c) The head of each executive department and agency that certifies pay-
ments to the Secretary or to another disbursing officlal shall review sach
class of payments that the department or agency certifies to determine If
such class should be exempt from offset and, If any class Is so identified,
submit to the Sacretary a request for such an exemption together with
the reasons therefor, With respect to classes of payments under means-
tested fegam existing on the date of this order, such submission shall
be made within 30 days of the date of this ordor. With respect to classes
of payments other than payments under means-tested programs existing
on the date of this order, such submisstons shall be made within 30 days
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of utle 31, United States Code, With respoct to a class of paymonts established
after the clate of this order, such submissions shall be meade not fater than
30 days after such class is established,

(@) The head of each executive depariment and agency that certifies pay-
ments to the Secretary shall promptly implement any rule, regulation, or
procedure issued by the Secretary pursuant to this section,

(@ Tho head of each executive department and agency that 4s authorized
by law to disburse payments shall promptly Implement any rule, regulation,
or procedure issued by the Secretary pursuant to this section and shall:

(1) match, consistent with computer privacy matching laws, the payment

.certification records of such department or agency with records of persons

delinquent in child support payments as directed hy the Secretary; and

(2) conduct administrative offsets to collect dellnquent child support pay-
ments,

() The Secretary shall, to the extent permitted by law, shave with the
Secretary of Health and Human Sorvices any Information contalned in pay-
ment certification records of persons who are <lelinquent in child support
obligations that would assist in the collection of such debts, whether or
not an administrative offset is conducted.

Sec, 2, Denial of Federal Assistance, (a) The Secretary shall, to the extent
permitted by Jaw, ensure that information concerning individuals whose
payments are subject to administralive offset because of delinquent child
Support obligations is made available to the head of each executive depart-
ment and agency that provides Federal financial assistance to individuals,

(b) In conformance with sectlon 2(e) of this order, the head of each
executlye department and agency shall, with respect to any individuals
whose payments are subject to administrative offset because of a delinquent
child support obligation, promptly implement procedures to deny Federal
financial asstatance to such individuals,

(c) The Attorney Goneral, In consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and other affected agencies, shall promptly issue gulde-
Jines for departments and agencies concerning minimum due-process stand-
ad to be included in the procedures required by subsection (b) of this
Ssaction,

{@) For purposes of this sectlon, Federal financial assistance means any
Federal Joan (other than a disaster loan), loan guarantee, or oan Insurance,

(e){1) A class of Federal financial assistance shall not be subject to donial
if the head of the concerned department or agency determines;

(A) in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, that such action.

() is not permttted by law; or .

(i) would Mkely result in valid legal claims for damages against the
‘United States;

{B) that such action would be inconsistent with the best interests of
the child or children with respect to whom a child support obligation
is owed; or

{C) that such actlon should be waived.

(2) Tho head of each executive department and agency shall provide
written notification to the Secretary upon determining that the dental of
a class of Federal financial assistance Js not permitted by Jaw or should
be walved,

(6 The head of each executive department and agency shall;

(1) review alt laws under the Jurisdiction of the department or agency

that do not permit the dental of Federel financlat assistance to individuals
and whose payments are subject to administrative offset because of a delin-