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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 970 

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit States 

from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2013 

Mr. MICHAUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 

to prohibit States from charging child support recipients 

for the collection of child support. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elimination of Single 

5 Parent Tax Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON STATES FROM CHARGING CHILD 

7 SUPPORT RECIPIENTS FOR THE COLLECTION 

8 OF CHILD SUPPORT. 

9 Section 454(6)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 654(6)(B)(ii)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘retained by the State from sup2 port collected on behalf of the individual (but not 

3 from the first $500 so collected), paid by the indi4 vidual applying for the services,’’; and 

5 (2) by striking the comma after ‘‘absent par6 ent’’. 

7 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

8 Section 457(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 657(a)(4)) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘the portion of’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘that remains after withholding 

12 any fee pursuant to section 454(6)(B)(ii)’’. 

13 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

15 subsection (b), each amendment made by this Act shall 

16 take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply to pay17 ments under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act 

18 for quarters beginning on or after such date. 

19 (b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE20 QUIRED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Until the date described in 

22 paragraph (2), a qualified State plan shall not be re23 garded as failing to comply with part D of title IV 

24 of the Social Security Act, solely by reason of the 


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1 plan failing to comply with the additional require2 ments imposed by reason of this Act. 

3 (2) DATE DESCRIBED.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The date described in 

5 this paragraph is the first day of the first cal6 endar quarter that begins after the close of the 

7 first regular session of the State legislature that 

8 ends after the effective date of this Act. 

9 (B) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of sub10 paragraph (A), in the case of a State that has 

11 a 2-year legislative session, each year of the ses12 sion is deemed to be a separate regular session 

13 of the State legislature. 

14 (3) QUALIFIED STATE PLAN.—In paragraph 

15 (1), the term ‘‘qualified State plan’’ means a State 

16 plan, approved under part D of title IV of the Social 

17 Security Act, which the Secretary of Health and 

18 Human Services determines will require State legis19 lation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in 

20 order for the plan to meet the additional require21 ments imposed by reason of this Act. 

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