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SEC. 769. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LI-
CENSES.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
sections 715, 717(a), and 723 of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(15) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD OR SUSPEND
LICENSES.—Procedures under which the State has
(and uses in appropriate cases) authority to withhold
or suspend, or to restrict the use of driver’s licenses,
professional and occupational licenses, and rec-
reational licenses of individuals owing overdue sup-
port or failing, after receiving appropriate notice, to
comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to pa-
ternity or child support proceedings.’’.
Subtitle H—Medical Support
SEC. 771. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION
OF MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction’’;
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(ii) and inserting a comma; and
(3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the
following:
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‘‘if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued
by a court of competent jurisdiction or (II) is
issued through an administrative process estab-
lished under State law and has the force and ef-
fect of law under applicable State law.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(2) PLAN AMENDMENTS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL
JANUARY 1, 1996.—Any amendment to a plan re-
quired to be made by an amendment made by this
section shall not be required to be made before the
first plan year beginning on or after January 1,
1996, if—
(A) during the period after the date before
the date of the enactment of this Act and be-
fore such first plan year, the plan is operated
in accordance with the requirements of the
amendments made by this section; and
(B) such plan amendment applies retro-
actively to the period after the date before the
date of the enactment of this Act and before
such first plan year.
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A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated
in accordance with the provisions of the plan merely
because it operates in accordance with this para-
graph.
Subtitle I—Enhancing Responsibil-
ity and Opportunity for Non-
residential Parents
SEC. 781. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION
PROGRAMS.
Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651–669) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 469A. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITA-
TION PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration for Children
and Families shall make grants under this section to en-
able States to establish and administer programs to sup-
port and facilitate absent parents’ access to and visitation
of their children, by means of activities including medi-
ation (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, edu-
cation, development of parenting plans, visitation enforce-
ment (including monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-
off and pickup), and development of guidelines for visita-
tion and alternative custody arrangements.
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‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The amount of the grant
to be made to a State under this section for a fiscal year
shall be an amount equal to the lesser of—
‘‘(1) 90 percent of State expenditures during
the fiscal year for activities described in subsection
(a); or
‘‘(2) the allotment of the State under sub-
section (c) for the fiscal year.
‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The allotment of a State
for a fiscal year is the amount that bears the same
ratio to the amount appropriated for grants under
this section for the fiscal year as the number of chil-
dren in the State living with only 1 biological parent
bears to the total number of such children in all
States.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—The Administra-
tion for Children and Families shall adjust allot-
ments to States under paragraph (1) as necessary to
ensure that no State is allotted less than—
‘‘(A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1996 or 1997;
or
‘‘(B) $100,000 for any succeeding fiscal
year.
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‘‘(d) NO SUPPLANTATION OF STATE EXPENDITURES
FOR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.—A State to which a grant is
made under this section may not use the grant to supplant
expenditures by the State for activities specified in sub-
section (a), but shall use the grant to supplement such
expenditures at a level at least equal to the level of such
expenditures for fiscal year 1995.
‘‘(e) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—Each State to which
a grant is made under this section—
‘‘(1) may administer State programs funded
with the grant, directly or through grants to or con-
tracts with courts, local public agencies, or non-prof-
it private entities;
‘‘(2) shall not be required to operate such pro-
grams on a statewide basis; and
‘‘(3) shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such
programs in accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Secretary.’’.
Subtitle J—Effect of Enactment
SEC. 791. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))—
(1) the provisions of this title requiring the en-
actment or amendment of State laws under section
466 of the Social Security Act, or revision of State
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(2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this title.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 801. SCORING.
Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(H) SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR WELFARE RE-
FORM.—For any fiscal year, the adjustments shall
be appropriations for discretionary programs result-
ing from the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995 (as
described in the joint explanatory statement accom-
panying a conference report on that Act) in discre-
tionary accounts and the outlays flowing in all years
from such appropriations (but not to exceed
amounts authorized for those programs by that Act
for that fiscal year) minus appropriations for com-
parable discretionary programs for fiscal year 1995
(as described in the joint explanatory statement ac-
companying a conference report on that Act.’’.
SEC. 802. PROVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC BENE-
FIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.
Section 904 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15
U.S.C. 1693b) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘(d) In the event’’ and inserting
‘‘(d) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
SERVICE
PROVIDERS
OTHER
THAN
CERTAIN
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELEC-
TRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) EXEMPTION
GENERALLY.—The dis-
closures, protections, responsibilities, and rem-
edies established under this title, and any regu-
lation prescribed or order issued by the Board
in accordance with this title, shall not apply to
any electronic benefit transfer program estab-
lished under State or local law or administered
by a State or local government.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
DIRECT
DEPOSIT
INTO
RECIPIENT’S
ACCOUNT.—Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply with respect to any elec-
tronic funds transfer under an electronic benefit
transfer program for deposits directly into a
consumer account held by the recipient of the
benefit.
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‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provi-
sion of this paragraph may be construed as—
‘‘(i) affecting or altering the protec-
tions otherwise applicable with respect to
benefits established by Federal, State, or
local law; or
‘‘(ii) otherwise superseding the appli-
cation of any State or local law.
‘‘(D) ELECTRONIC
BENEFIT
TRANSFER
PROGRAM
DEFINED.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘electronic benefit transfer
program’—
‘‘(i) means a program under which a
government agency distributes needs-tested
benefits by establishing accounts to be
accessed by recipients electronically, such
as through automated teller machines, or
point-of-sale terminals; and
‘‘(ii) does not include employment-re-
lated payments, including salaries and pen-
sion, retirement, or unemployment benefits
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established by Federal, State, or local gov-
ernments.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 24,
1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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