Even if we do nothing else, shortening the processing time involved would improve parentage establishment rates. What Congress Can Do Congress should continue to support efforts to track down parents who are eluding the system. The New Hire Reporting and matches with state records and private sources are critical to establishing parentage in the more difficult cases. Congress should provide continued support for automated systems. Unfortunately the work of building effective automated systems is never done.
Laws change, technology changes, and demographics change.
Child Support agencies should be encouraged to continually improve systems much like private industry constantly improves technology to maintain competitiveness. Congress should provide continued support for enhanced funding for genetic testing, at least until the cost charged by labs comes down. Thank you again for giving me an opportunity to share my views.