percent of the poverty line (as defined in
section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981, including any revi-
sion required by such section, applicable to
a family of the size involved); or
‘‘(iii) a parent referred to in para-
graph (3)(A)(iii).
‘‘(D) A written commitment by the entity
that the entity will provide for the project, from
funds 
obtained 
from 
non-Federal 
sources,
amounts (including in-kind contributions) equal
in value to—
‘‘(i) 20 percent of the amount of any
grant made to the entity under this sub-
section; or
‘‘(ii) such lesser percentage as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate (which shall be
not less than 10 percent) of such amount, if
the application demonstrates that there are
circumstances that limit the ability of the
entity to raise funds or obtain resources.
‘‘(E) A written commitment by the entity
that the entity will make available to each indi-
vidual participating in the project education
about the causes of domestic violence and child
abuse and local programs to prevent and treat
abuse, education about alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs and the effects of abusing such sub-
stances, and information about HIV/AIDS and
its transmission.
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
APPLICATIONS
BY
INTERAGENCY PANEL.—
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a panel to be known as the ‘Fatherhood
Grants Recommendations Panel’ (in this sub-
paragraph referred to as the ‘Panel’).
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Panel shall be
composed of 10 members, as follows:
‘‘(I) Two members of the Panel
shall be appointed by the Secretary.
‘‘(II) Two members of the Panel
shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Labor.
‘‘(III) Two members of the Panel
shall be appointed by the Chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives.
‘‘(IV) One member of the Panel
shall be appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
‘‘(V) Two members of the Panel
shall be appointed by the Chairman of
the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate.
‘‘(VI) One member of the Panel
shall be appointed by the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate.
‘‘(ii) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual
shall not be eligible to serve on the Panel
unless the individual has experience in pro-
grams for fathers, programs for the poor,
programs for children, program administra-
tion, program research, or programs of do-
mestic violence prevention and treatment.
‘‘(iii) CONFLICTS
OF
INTEREST.—An
individual shall not be eligible to serve on
the Panel if such service would pose a con-
flict of interest for the individual.
‘‘(iv) TIMING OF APPOINTMENTS.—The
appointment of members to the Panel shall
be completed not later than April 1, 2001.
‘‘(C) DUTIES.—
‘‘(i) REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDA-
TIONS
ON
PROJECT
APPLICATIONS.—The
Panel shall review all applications sub-
mitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and
make recommendations to the Secretary re-
garding which applicants should be award-
ed grants under this subsection, with due
regard for the provisions of paragraph (3),
but shall not recommend that a project be
awarded such a grant if the application de-
scribing the project does not attempt to meet
the requirement of paragraph (1)(B).
‘‘(ii) TIMING.—The Panel shall make
such recommendations not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2001.
‘‘(D) TERM OF OFFICE.—Each member ap-
pointed to the Panel shall serve for the life of the
Panel.
‘‘(E) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—
Members of the Panel may not receive pay, al-
lowances, or benefits by reason of their service on
the Panel.
‘‘(F) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of
the Panel shall receive travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance
with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(G) MEETINGS.—The Panel shall meet as
often as is necessary to complete the business of
the Panel.
‘‘(H) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of
the Panel shall be designated by the Secretary at
the time of appointment.
‘‘(I) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The
Secretary may detail any personnel of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services and
the Secretary of Labor may detail any personnel
of the Department of Labor to the Panel to assist
the Panel in carrying out its duties under this
paragraph.
‘‘(J) 
OBTAINING
OFFICIAL
DATA.—The
Panel may secure directly from any department
or agency of the United States information nec-
essary to enable it to carry out this paragraph.
On request of the Chairperson of the Panel, the
head of the department or agency shall furnish
that information to the Panel.
‘‘(K) MAILS.—The Panel may use the
United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as other departments
and agencies of the United States.
‘‘(L) TERMINATION.—The Panel shall ter-
minate on October 1, 2001.
‘‘(3) RULES GOVERNING GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) GRANT AWARDS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award matching grants, on a competitive
basis, among entities submitting applica-
tions therefor which meet the requirements
of paragraph (1), in amounts that take into
account the written commitments referred to
in paragraph (1)(D).
‘‘(ii) TIMING.—On October 1, 2001, the
Secretary shall award not more than
$140,000,000 in matching grants after con-
sidering the recommendations submitted
pursuant to paragraph (2)(C)(i).
‘‘(iii) NONDISCRIMINATION.—The pro-
visions of this section shall be applied and
administered so as to ensure that mothers,
expectant mothers, and married mothers are
eligible for benefits and services under
projects awarded grants under this section
‘‘(iii) to the extent that the application
describes a project that will enroll a high
percentage of project participants within 6
months before or after the birth of the child;
or
‘‘(iv) to the extent that the application
sets forth clear and practical methods by
which fathers will be recruited to partici-
pate in the project.
‘‘(C) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF RECIPIENTS
OF GRANT FUNDS TO BE NONGOVERNMENTAL (IN-
CLUDING
FAITH-BASED)
ORGANIZATIONS.—Not
less than 75 percent of the entities awarded
grants under this subsection in each fiscal year
(other than entities awarded such grants pursu-
ant to the preferences required by subparagraph
(B)) shall be awarded to—
‘‘(i) nongovernmental (including faith-
based) organizations; or
‘‘(ii) governmental organizations that
pass through to organizations referred to in
clause (i) at least 50 percent of the amount
of the grant.
‘‘(D) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In determining
which entities to which to award grants
under this subsection, the Secretary shall
attempt to achieve a balance among entities
of differing sizes, entities in differing geo-
graphic areas, entities in urban versus
rural areas, and entities employing dif-
fering methods of achieving the purposes of
this section.
‘‘(ii) REPORT
TO
THE
CONGRESS.—
Within 90 days after each award of grants
under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a
brief report on the diversity of projectes se-
lected to receive funds under the grant pro-
gram. The report shall include a compari-
son of funding for projects located in urban
areas, projects located in suburban areas,
and projects located in rural areas.
‘‘(E) PAYMENT OF GRANT IN FOUR EQUAL
ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS.—During the fiscal year
in which a grant is awarded under this sub-
section and each of the succeeding three fiscal
years, the Secretary shall provide to the entity
awarded the grant an amount equal to 1⁄4 of the
amount of the grant.
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each entity to which a
grant is made under this section shall use grant
funds provided under this section in accordance
with the application requesting the grant, the re-
quirements of this section, and the regulations
prescribed under this section, and may use grant
funds to support community-wide initiatives to
address the purposes of this section, but may not
use grant funds for court proceedings on matters
of child visitation or child custody or for legisla-
tive advocacy.
‘‘(B) NONDISPLACEMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An adult in a work
activity described in section 407(d) which is
funded, in whole or in part, by funds pro-
vided under this section shall not be em-
ployed or assigned—
‘‘(I) when any other individual is
on layoff from the same or any sub-
stantially equivalent job; or
‘‘(II) if the employer has termi-
nated the employment of any regular
employee or otherwise caused an invol-
untary reduction of its workforce in
order to fill the vacancy so created
with such an adult.
‘‘(ii) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Complaints
alleging violations of clause (i) in a
State may be resolved—
‘‘(aa) if the State has estab-
lished 
a 
grievance 
procedure
under 
section 
403(a)(5)(I)(iv),
pursuant to the grievance proce-
dure; or
‘‘(bb) otherwise, pursuant to
the grievance procedure estab-
lished by the State under section
407(f)(3).
‘‘(II) FORFEITURE OF GRANT IF
GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURE
NOT
AVAIL-
ABLE.—If a complaint referred to in
subclause (I) is made against an entity
to which a grant has been made under
this section with respect to a project,
and the complaint cannot be brought
to, or cannot be resolved within 90
days after being brought, by a griev-
ance procedure referred to in subclause
(I), then the entity shall immediately
return to the Secretary all funds pro-
vided to the entity under this section
for the project, and the Secretary shall
immediately rescind the grant.
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This sec-
tion shall not be construed to require the partici-
pation of a father in a project funded under this
section to be discontinued by the project on the
basis of changed economic circumstances of the
father.
‘‘(D) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
ON
MAR-
RIAGE.—This section shall not be construed to
authorize the Secretary to define marriage for
purposes of this section.
‘‘(E) PENALTY
FOR
MISUSE
OF
GRANT
FUNDS.—If the Secretary determines that an en-
tity to which a grant is made under this sub-
section has used any amount of the grant in vio-
lation of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
require the entity to remit to the Secretary an
amount equal to the amount so used, plus all re-
maining grant funds, and the entity shall there-
after be ineligible for any grant under this sub-
section.
‘‘(F) REMITTANCE
OF
UNUSED
GRANT
FUNDS.—Each entity to which a grant is award-
ed under this subsection shall remit to the Sec-
retary all funds paid under the grant that re-
main at the end of the fifth fiscal year ending
after the initial grant award.
‘‘(5) AUTHORITY OF AGENCIES TO EXCHANGE IN-
FORMATION.—Each agency administering a program
funded under this part or a State plan approved
under part D may share the name, address, telephone
number, and identifying case number information in
the State program funded under this part, of fathers
for purposes of assisting in determining the eligibility
of fathers to participate in projects receiving grants
under this section, and in contacting fathers poten-
tially eligible to participate in the projects, subject to
all applicable privacy laws.
‘‘(6) EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall, directly or by
grant, contract, or interagency agreement, conduct an
evaluation of projects funded under this section (other
than under subsection (c)(1)). The evaluation shall
assess, among other outcomes selected by the Sec-
retary, effects of the projects on marriage, parenting,
employment, earnings, payment of child support, and
incidence of domestic violence and child abuse. In se-
lecting projects for the evaluation, the Secretary
should include projects that, in the Secretary’s judg-
ment, are most likely to impact the matters described
in the purposes of this section. In conducting the eval-
uation, random assignment should be used wherever
possible.
‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out this subsection.
‘‘(8) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
THIS
PART.—Sections 404 through
410 shall not apply to this section or to amounts paid
under this section, and shall not be applied to an en-
tity solely by reason of receipt of funds pursuant to
this section. A project shall not be considered a State
program funded under this part solely by reason of
receipt of funds paid under this section.
‘‘(9) FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(i) INTERAGENCY
PANEL.—Of the
amounts made available pursuant to section
403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this section for
fiscal year 2001, a total of $150,000 shall be
made available for the interagency panel es-
tablished by paragraph (2) of this sub-
section.
‘‘(ii) GRANTS.—Of the amounts made
available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E)
to carry out this section for fiscal years
2002 through 2005, a total of $140,000,000
shall be made available for grants under
this subsection.
‘‘(iii) EVALUATION.—Of the amounts
made 
available 
pursuant 
to 
section
403(a)(1)(E) to carry out this section for
fiscal years 2001 through 2006, a total of
$6,000,000 shall be made available for the
evaluation required by paragraph (6) of
this subsection.
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—
‘‘(i) GRANT
FUNDS.—The amounts
made available pursuant to subparagraph
(A)(ii) shall remain available until the end
of fiscal year 2006.
‘‘(ii) 
EVALUATION
FUNDS.—The
amounts made available pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A)(iii) shall remain available
until the end of fiscal year 2008.’’.
(b) FUNDING.—Section 403(a)(1)(E) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and for
fiscal years 2001 through 2007, such sums as are necessary
to carry out section 403A’’ before the period.
(c) APPLICABILITY OF CHARITABLE CHOICE PROVI-
SIONS OF WELFARE REFORM.—Section 104 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 604a) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(l) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
section, this section shall apply to any entity to which funds
have been provided under section 403A of the Social Secu-
rity Act in the same manner in which this section applies
to States, and, for purposes of this section, any project for
which such funds are so provided shall be considered a pro-
gram described in subsection (a)(2).’’.
Subtitle B—Fatherhood Projects of
National Significance
SEC. 511. FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFI-
CANCE.
Section 403A of the Social Security Act, as added by
subtitle A of this title, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(c) FATHERHOOD PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFI-
CANCE.—
‘‘(1) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Secretary
shall award a $5,000,000 grant to a nationally recog-
nized, nonprofit fatherhood promotion organization
with at least 4 years of experience in designing and
disseminating a national public education campaign,
including the production and successful placement of
television, radio, and print public service announce-
ments which promote the importance of responsible
fatherhood, and with at least 4 years experience pro-
viding consultation and training to community-based
organizations interested in implementing fatherhood
outreach, support, or skill development programs with
an emphasis on promoting married fatherhood as the
ideal, to—
‘‘(A) develop, promote, and distribute to in-
terested States, local governments, public agen-
cies, and private nonprofit organizations, in-
cluding charitable and religious organizations, a
media campaign that encourages the appropriate
involvement of both parents in the life of any
child of the parents, and encourages such organi-
zations to develope or sponsor programs that spe-
cifically address the issue of responsible father-
hood and the advantages conferred on children
by marriage;
‘‘(B) develop a national clearinghouse to as-
sist States, communities, and private entities in
efforts to promote and support marriage and re-
sponsible fatherhood by collecting, evaluating,
and making available (through the Internet and
by other means) to all interested parties, infor-
mation regarding media campaigns and father-
hood programs;
‘‘(C) develop and distribute materials that
are for use by entities described in subparagraph
(A) or (B) and that help young adults manage
their money, develop the knowledge and skills
needed to promote successful marriages, plan for
future expenditures and investments, and plan
for retirement;
‘‘(D) develop and distribute materials that
are for use by entities described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) and that list all the sources
of public support for education and training
that are available to young adults, including
government spending programs as well as bene-
fits under Federal and State tax laws.
‘‘(2) MULTICITY FATHERHOOD PROJECTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award a $5,000,000 grant to each of two nation-
ally recognized nonprofit fatherhood promotion
organizations which meet the requirements of
subparagraph (B), at least one of which organi-
zations meets the requirement of subparagraph
(C).
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of
this subparagraph are the following:
‘‘(i) The organization must have sev-
eral years of experience in designing and
conducting programs that meet the purposes
described in paragraph (1).
‘‘(ii) The organization must have expe-
rience in simultaneously conducting such
programs in more than one major metro-
politan area and in coordinating such pro-
grams with local government agencies and
private, nonprofit agencies, including State
or local agencies responsible for conducting
the program under part D and Workfore
Investment Boards.
‘‘(iii) The organization must submit to
the Secretary an application that meets all
the conditions applicable to the organiza-
tion under this section and that provides for
projects to be conducted in three major met-
ropolitan areas.
‘‘(C) USE OF MARRIED COUPLES TO DE-
LIVER SERVICES IN THE INNER CITY.—The re-
quirement of this subparagraph is that the orga-
nization has extensive experience in using mar-
ried couples to deliver program services in the
inner city.
‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF GRANTS IN FOUR EQUAL AN-
NUAL INSTALLMENTS.—During each of fiscal years
2002 through 2005, the Secretary shall provide to
each entity awarded a grant under this subsection an
amount equal to 1⁄4 of the amount of the grant.
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made
available pursuant to section 403(a)(1)(E) to
carry out this section, $3,750,000 shall be made
available for grants under this subsection for
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—The amounts made
available pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall re-
main available until the end of fiscal year
2005.’’.
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 601. CHANGE DATES FOR ABSTINENCE EVALUATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(5)(G)(iii) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(G)(iii)), as amended
by section 606(a) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘2001’’
and inserting ‘‘2005’’.
(b) 
INTERIM
REPORT
REQUIRED.—Section
403(a)(5)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(G)), as so
amended, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later
than January 1, 2002, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a interim report on
the evaluations referred to in clause (i).’’.
SEC. 602. REPORT ON UNDISTRIBUTED CHILD SUPPORT
PAYMENTS.
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate a report on the procedures that the States use
generally to locate custodial parents for whom child support
has been collected but not yet distributed due to a change
in address. The report shall include an estimate of the total
amount of such undistributed child support and the average
length of time it takes for such child support to be distrib-
uted. The Secretary shall include in the report recommenda-
tions as to whether additional procedures should be estab-
lished at the State or Federal level to expedite the payment
of undistributed child support.
SEC. 603. USE OF NEW HIRE INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN
ADMINISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453(j) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(7) INFORMATION COMPARISONS AND DISCLO-
SURE TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State agency re-
sponsible for the administration of an unemploy-
ment compensation program under Federal or
State law transmits to the Secretary the name
and social security account number of an indi-
vidual, the Secretary shall, if the information in
the National Directory of New Hires indicates
that the individual may be employed, disclose to
the State agency the name, address, and em-
ployer identification number of any putative em-
ployer of the individual, subject to this para-
graph.
‘‘(B) CONDITION
ON
DISCLOSURE.—The
Secretary shall make a disclosure under subpara-
graph (A) only to the extent that the Secretary
determines that the disclosure would not interfere
with the effective operation of the program under
this part.
‘‘(C) USE OF INFORMATION.—A State agen-
cy may use information provided under this
paragraph only for purposes of administering a
program referred to in subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2000.
SEC. 604. IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS.
(a) NONIMMIGRANT ALIENS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
VISAS AND EXCLUDED FROM ADMISSION FOR NONPAYMENT
OF CHILD SUPPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(10) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1182(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(F) NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any nonimmigrant
alien is inadmissible who is legally obli-
gated under a judgment, decree, or order to
pay child support (as defined in section
459(i) of the Social Security Act), and
whose failure to pay such child support has
resulted in an arrearage exceeding $2,500,
until child support payments under the
judgment, decree, or order are satisfied or
the nonimmigrant alien is in compliance
with an approved payment agreement.
‘‘(ii) WAIVER AUTHORIZED.—The At-
torney General may waive the application
of clause (i) in the case of an alien, if the
Attorney General—
‘‘(I) has received a request for the
waiver from the court or administra-
tive agency having jurisdiction over
the judgment, decree, or order obli-
gating the alien to pay child support
that is referred to in such clause; or
‘‘(II) determines that there are
prevailing humanitarian or public in-
terest concerns.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this subsection shall take effect 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN
CHILD SUPPORT CASES ON CERTAIN ARRIVING ALIENS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(d) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) AUTHORITY TO SERVE PROCESS IN CHILD
SUPPORT CASES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent consistent
with State law, immigration officers are author-
ized to serve on any alien who is an applicant
for admission to the United States legal process
with respect to any action to enforce or establish
a legal obligation of an individual to pay child
support (as defined in section 459(i) of the So-
cial Security Act).
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the term ‘legal process’ means
any writ, order, summons or other similar proc-
ess, which is issued by—
‘‘(i) a court or an administrative agen-
cy of competent jurisdiction in any State,
territory, or possession of the United States;
or
‘‘(ii) an authorized official pursuant to
an order of such a court or agency or pur-
suant to State or local law.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this subsection shall apply to aliens applying for ad-
mission to the United States on or after 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION TO SHARE CHILD SUPPORT EN-
FORCEMENT INFORMATION TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION LAW.—
(1) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 452
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) If the Secretary receives a certification by a State
agency, in accordance with section 454(35), that an indi-
vidual who is a nonimmigrant alien (as defined in section
101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) owes
arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $2,500,
the Secretary may, at the request of the State agency, the
Secretary of State, or the Attorney General, or on the Sec-
retary’s own initiative, provide such certification to the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General information
in order to enable them to carry out their responsibilities
under sections 212(a)(10) and 235(d) of such Act.’’.
(2) STATE
AGENCY
RESPONSIBILITY.—Section
454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), as
amended by section 101(c) of this Act, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (33);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (34) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the
following:
‘‘(35) provide that the State agency will have in
effect a procedure for certifying to the Secretary, in
such format and accompained by such supporting
documentation as the Secretary may require, deter-
minations that nonimmigrant aliens owe arrearages
of child support in an amount exceeding $2,500.’’.
SEC. 605. CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS 
IN 
THE 
WELFARE-TO-WORK
AND CHILD SUPPORT AMENDMENTS OF 1999.
The amendments made by section 2402 of Public Law
106–246 shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of section 806 of H.R. 3424 of the 106th Congress by section
1000(a)(4) of Public Law 106–113.
SEC. 606. ELIMINATION OF SET-ASIDE OF WELFARE-TO-
WORK FUNDS FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORM-
ANCE BONUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(5) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 403(a)(5)(A)(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (I)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (H)’’.
(2) Subclause (I) of each of subparagraphs
(A)(iv) and (B)(v) of section 403(a)(5) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)(iv)(I) and (B)(v)(I)) is
amended—
(A) in item (aa)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting
‘‘(H)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘(G), and (H)’’ and
inserting ‘‘and (G)’’; and
(B) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘(F)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(E)’’.
(3) Section 403(a)(5)(B)(v) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(B)) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting
‘‘(H)’’.
(4) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section
403(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(F) and
(G)), as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, are each amended by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(H)’’.
(5) Section 412(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
612(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘403(a)(5)(I)’’
and inserting ‘‘403(a)(5)(H)’’.
(c) FUNDING.—Section 403(a)(5)(I)(i)(II) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(I)(i)(II)) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,450,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,400,000,000’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 607. INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATE TO STATES FOR EX-
PENDITURES FOR SHORT TERM TRAINING OF
STAFF OF CERTAIN CHILD WELFARE AGEN-
CIES.
Section 474(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or State-
licensed or State-approved child welfare agencies providing
services,’’ after ‘‘child care institutions’’.
TITLE VII—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections
101(e), 304, 603(b), 605(b) and 606, and in subsection (b)
of this section, this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply
to payments under part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date,
and without regard to whether regulations to implement
such amendments are promulgated by such date.
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan approved under sec-
tion 454 of the Social Security Act which requires State
legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in
order for the plan to meet the additional requirements im-
posed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the addi-
tional requirements solely on the basis of the failure of the
plan to meet the additional requirements before the 1st day
of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the close of the
1st regular session of the State legislature that begins after
the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the
previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year
legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed
to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.