I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 801
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act
to repeal provisions relating to the State enforcement of child support
obligations and to require the Internal Revenue Service to collect child
support through wage withholding.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1995
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social
Security Act to repeal provisions relating to the State
enforcement of child support obligations and to require
the Internal Revenue Service to collect child support
through wage withholding.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Uniform Child Support
Enforcement Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER REGISTRY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall establish in the Internal Revenue Service
a national registry of abstracts of child support or-
ders.
(2) CHILD
SUPPORT
ORDER
DEFINED.—As
used in this section, the term ‘‘child support order’’
means an order, issued or modified by a State court
or an administrative process established under State
law, that requires an individual to make payments
for support and maintenance of a child or of a child
and the parent with whom the child is living.
(b) CONTENTS OF ABSTRACTS.—The abstract of a
child support order shall contain the following informa-
tion:
(1) The names, addresses, and social security
account numbers of each individual with rights or
obligations under the order, to the extent that the
authority that issued the order has not prohibited
the release of such information.
(2) The name and date of birth of any child
with respect to whom payments are to be made
under the order.
(3) The dollar amount of child support required
to be paid on a monthly basis under the order.
(4) The date the order was issued or most re-
cently modified, and each date the order is required
or scheduled to be reviewed by a court or an admin-
istrative process established under State law.
(5) Any orders superseded by the order.
(6) Such other information as the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall, by regulation re-
quire.
SEC. 3. CERTAIN STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED PROCEDURES
REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING
FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT FUNDS.
Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the
following:
‘‘(11)(A) Procedures which require any State
court or administrative agency that issues or modi-
fies (or has issued or modified) a child support order
to transmit an abstract of the order to the Internal
Revenue Service on the later of—
‘‘(i) the date the order is issued or modi-
fied; or
‘‘(ii) the effective date of this paragraph.
‘‘(B) Procedures which—
‘‘(i) require any individual with the right
to collect child support pursuant to an order is-
sued or modified in the State (whether before
or after the effective date of this paragraph) to
be presumed to have assigned to the Internal
Revenue Service the right to collect such sup-
port, unless the individual affirmatively elects to
retain such right at any time; and
‘‘(ii) allow any individual who has made
the election referred to in clause (i) to rescind
or revive such election at any time.’’.
SEC. 4. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT BY INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to miscellaneous provisions)
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 7524. COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT.
‘‘(a) EMPLOYEE TO NOTIFY EMPLOYER OF CHILD
SUPPORT OBLIGATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each employee shall speci-
fy, on each withholding certificate furnished to such
employee’s employer—
‘‘(A) the monthly amount (if any) of each
child support obligation of such employee, and
‘‘(B) the TIN of the individual to whom
each such obligation is owed.
‘‘(2) WHEN CERTIFICATE FILED.—In addition
to the other required times for filing a withholding
certificate, a new withholding certificate shall be
filed within 30 days after the date of any change in
the information specified under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) PERIOD
CERTIFICATE
IN
EFFECT.—Any
specification under paragraph (1) shall continue in
effect until another withholding certificate takes ef-
fect which specifies a change in the information
specified under paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY TO SPECIFY SMALLER CHILD
SUPPORT AMOUNT.—In the case of an employee who
is employed by more than 1 employer for any period,
such employee may specify less than the monthly
amount described in paragraph (1)(A) to each such
employer so long as the total of the amounts speci-
fied to all such employers is not less than such
monthly amount.
‘‘(b) CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS EXEMPT.—This section
shall not apply to a child support obligation for any month
if the individual to whom such obligation is owned has so
notified the Secretary and the individual owing such obli-
gation more than 30 business days before the beginning
of such month.
‘‘(c) EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT
TO
DEDUCT
AND
WITH-
HOLD.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Every employer who
receives a certificate under subsection (a) that
specifies that the employee has a child support
obligation for any month shall deduct and with-
hold from the wages (as defined in section
3401(a)) paid by such employer to such em-
ployee during each month that such certificate
is in effect an additional amount equal to the
amount of such obligation or such other amount
as may be specified by the Secretary under sub-
section (d).
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
AGGREGATE
WITH-
HOLDING.—In no event shall an employer de-
duct and withhold under this section from a
payment of wages an amount in excess of the
amount of such payment which would be per-
mitted to be garnished under section 303(b) of
the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO SECRETARY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Every employer who
receives a withholding certificate shall, within
30 business days after such receipt, submit a
copy of such certificate to the Secretary.
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph 
(A)
shall not apply to any withholding certificate
if—
‘‘(i) a previous withholding certificate
is in effect with the employer, and
‘‘(ii) the information shown on the
new certificate with respect to child sup-
port is the same as the information with
respect to child support shown on the cer-
tificate in effect.
‘‘(3) WHEN WITHHOLDING OBLIGATION TAKES
EFFECT.—Any withholding obligation with respect
to a child support obligation of an employee shall
commence with the first payment of wages after the
certificate is furnished.
‘‘(d) SECRETARY TO VERIFY AMOUNT OF CHILD
SUPPORT OBLIGATION.—
‘‘(1) VERIFICATION
OF
INFORMATION
SPECI-
FIED ON WITHHOLDING CERTIFICATES.—Within 45
business days after receiving a withholding certifi-
cate of any employee, or a notice from any person
claiming that an employee is delinquent in making
any payment pursuant to a child support obligation,
the Secretary shall determine whether the informa-
tion available to the Secretary under section 2 of the
Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act of 1995 in-
dicates that such employee has a child support obli-
gation.
‘‘(2) EMPLOYER
NOTIFIED
IF
INCREASED
WITHHOLDING IS REQUIRED.—If the Secretary de-
termines that an employee’s child support obligation
is greater than the amount (if any) shown on the
withholding certificate in effect with respect to such
employee, the Secretary shall, within 45 business
days after such determination, notify the employer
to whom such certificate was furnished of the cor-
rect amount of such obligation, and such amount
shall apply in lieu of the amount (if any) specified
by the employee with respect to payments of wages
by the employer after the date the employer receives
such notice.
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF CORRECT AMOUNT.—
In making the determination under paragraph (2),
the Secretary shall take into account whether the
employee is an employee of more than 1 employer
and shall appropriately adjust the amount of the re-
quired withholding from each such employer.
‘‘(e) CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED TO
BE PAID WITH INCOME TAX RETURN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The child support obliga-
tion of any individual for months ending with or
within any taxable year shall be paid—
‘‘(A) not later than the last date (deter-
mined without regard to extensions) prescribed
for filing his return of tax imposed by chapter
1 for such taxable year, and
‘‘(B)(i) if such return is filed not later
than such date, with such return, or
‘‘(ii) in any case not described in clause (i),
in such manner as the Secretary may by regula-
tions prescribe.
‘‘(2) 
CREDIT
FOR
AMOUNT
PREVIOUSLY
PAID.—The amount required to be paid by an indi-
vidual under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the
sum of—
‘‘(A) the amount collected under this sec-
tion with respect to periods during the taxable
year, plus
‘‘(B) the amount (if any) paid by such in-
dividual under section 6654 by reason of sub-
section (f)(3) thereof for such taxable year.
‘‘(f) FAILURE TO PAY AMOUNT OWING.—If an indi-
vidual fails to pay the full amount required to be paid
under subsection (e) on or before due date for such pay-
ment, the Secretary shall assess and collect the unpaid
amount in the same manner, with the same powers, and
subject to the same limitations applicable to a tax imposed
by subtitle C the collection of which would be jeopardized
by delay.
‘‘(g) CREDIT OR REFUND FOR WITHHELD CHILD
SUPPORT IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL OBLIGATION.—There
shall be allowed as a credit against the taxes imposed by
subtitle A for the taxable year an amount equal to the
excess (if any) of—
‘‘(1) the aggregate of the amounts described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (e)(2),
over
‘‘(2) the actual child support obligation of the
taxpayer for such taxable year.
The credit allowed by this subsection shall be treated for
purposes of this title as allowed by subpart C of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1.
‘‘(h) CHILD SUPPORT TREATED AS TAXES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of penalties
and interest related to failure to deduct and with-
hold taxes, amounts required to be deducted and
withheld under this section shall be treated as taxes
imposed by chapter 24.
‘‘(2) OTHER RULES.—Rules similar to the rules
of sections 3403, 3404, 3501, 3502, 3504, and 3505
shall apply with respect to child support obligations
required to be deducted and withheld.
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR COLLECTIONS.—For
purposes of collecting any unpaid amount which is
required to be paid under this section—
‘‘(A) paragraphs (4), (6), and (8) of sec-
tion 6334(a) (relating to property exempt from
levy) shall not apply, and
‘‘(B) there shall be exempt from levy so
much of the salary, wages, or other income of
an individual as is being withheld therefrom in
garnishment pursuant to a judgment entered by
a court of competent jurisdiction for the sup-
port of his minor children.
‘‘(i) COLLECTIONS
DISPERSED
TO
INDIVIDUAL
OWED OBLIGATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Payments received by the
Secretary pursuant to this section or by reason of
section 6654(f)(3) which are attributable to a child
support obligation payable for any month shall be
paid (to the extent such payments do not exceed the
amount of such obligation for such month) to the in-
dividual to whom such obligation is owed as quickly
as possible. Any penalties and interest collected with
respect to such payments also shall be paid to such
individual.
‘‘(2) SHORTFALLS
IN
PAYMENTS
MADE
BY
OTHER WITHHELD AMOUNTS.—If the amount pay-
able under a child support obligation for any month
exceeds the payments (referred in paragraph (1)) re-
ceived with respect to such obligation for such
month, such excess shall be paid from other amounts
received under subtitle C or section 6654 with re-
spect to the individual owing such obligation. The
treasury of the United States shall be reimbursed
for such other amounts from collections from the in-
dividual owing such obligation.
‘‘(3) FAMILIES
RECEIVING
STATE
ASSIST-
ANCE.—In the case of an individual with respect to
whom an assignment of child support payments to
a State is in effect—
‘‘(A) of the amounts collected which rep-
resent monthly support payments, the first $50
of any payments for a month shall be paid to
such individual, and
‘‘(B) all other amounts shall be paid to
such State pursuant to such assignment.
‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF ARREARAGES UNDER CHILD
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO SECTION FOR
PRIOR PERIOD.—If—
‘‘(1) this section did not apply to any child sup-
port obligation by reason of subsection (b) for any
prior period, and
‘‘(2) there is a legally enforceable past-due
amount under such obligation for such period,
then such past-due amount shall be treated for purposes
of this section as owed (until paid) for each month that
this section applies to such obligation.
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion—
‘‘(A) WITHHOLDING
CERTIFICATE.—The
term ‘withholding certificate’ means the with-
holding exemption certificate used for purposes
of chapter 24.
‘‘(B) BUSINESS DAY.—The term ‘business
day’ means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or legal holiday (as defined in section
7503).
‘‘(2) TIMELY MAILING.—Any notice under sub-
section (c)(2) or (d)(2) which is delivered by United
States mail shall be treated as given on the date of
the United States postmark stamped on the cover in
which such notice is mailed.
‘‘(l) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to
carry out the purposes of this section.’’
(b) WITHHELD CHILD SUPPORT TO BE SHOWN ON
W–2.—Subsection (a) of section 6051 of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (8),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after paragraph (9)
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) the total amount deducted and withheld
as a child support obligation under section 7524(c).’’
(c) APPLICATION OF ESTIMATED TAX.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of section
6654 of such Code (relating to failure by individual
to pay estimated income tax) is amended by striking
‘‘minus’’ at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting
‘‘plus’’, by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4), and by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) the aggregate amount of the child support
obligations of the taxpayer for months ending with
or within the taxable year (other than such an obli-
gation for any month for which section 7524 does
not apply to such obligation), minus’’.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 6654(d) of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) DETERMINATION OF REQUIRED AN-
NUAL PAYMENT FOR TAXPAYERS REQUIRED TO
PAY CHILD SUPPORT.—In the case of a tax-
payer who is required under section 7524 to
pay a child support obligation (as defined in
section 7524) for any month ending with or
within the taxable year, the required annual
payment shall be the sum of—
‘‘(i) the amount determined under
subparagraph (B) without regard to sub-
section (f)(3), plus
‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount described
in subsection (f)(3).’’
(3) CREDIT FOR WITHHELD AMOUNTS, ETC.—
Subsection (g) of section 6654 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.—For pur-
poses of applying this section, the amounts collected
under section 7524 shall be deemed to be a payment
of the amount described in subsection (f)(3) on the
date such amounts were actually withheld or paid, as
the case may be.’’
(d) PENALTY FOR FALSE INFORMATION ON WITH-
HOLDING CERTIFICATE.—Section 7205 of such Code (re-
lating to fraudulent withholding exemption certificate or
failure to supply information) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGA-
TIONS.—If any individual willfully makes a false state-
ment under section 7524(a), then such individual shall,
in addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000, or im-
prisoned not more than 1 year, or both.’’
(e) NEW WITHHOLDING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.—
Not later than 90 days after the date this Act takes effect,
each employee who has a child support obligation to which
section 7524 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as
added by this section) applies shall furnish a new with-
holding certificate to each of such employee’s employers.
An certificate required under the preceding sentence shall
be treated as required under such section 7524.
(f) REPEAL
OF OFFSET
OF PAST-DUE SUPPORT
AGAINST OVERPAYMENTS.—
(1) Section 6402 of such Code is amended by
striking subsections (c) and (g) and by redesignating
subsections (d), (e), (f), (h), and (i) as subsections
(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
(2) Subsection (a) of section 6402 of such Code
is amended by striking ‘‘subsections (c) or (d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’.
(3) Subsection (c) of section 6402 of such Code
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(other than past-due sup-
port subject to the provisions of subsection
(c))’’ in paragraph (1),
(B) by striking ‘‘after such overpayment is
reduced pursuant to subsection (c) with respect
to past-due support collected pursuant to an as-
signment under section 402(a)(26) of the Social
Security Act and’’ in paragraph (2).
(4) Subsection (d) of section 6402 of such Code
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘or (d)’’.
(g) REPEAL OF COLLECTION OF PAST-DUE SUP-
PORT.—Section 6305 of such Code is hereby repealed.
(h) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections for subchapter A of
chapter 64 of such Code is amended by striking the
item relating to section 6305.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 77 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 7524. Collection of child support.’’
(h) USE OF PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.—Section
453(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(a)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘or the Internal Revenue Service’’
before ‘‘information as’’.
SEC. 5. PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the 1st sentence as clause
(i)(I);
(2) by inserting after such clause the following:
‘‘(II) Such procedures must provide that any
such explanation to a mother include the following
information:
‘‘(aa) Signing a paternity acknowledgment
affidavit is voluntary.
‘‘(bb) Once paternity of a child is estab-
lished, the father of the child has the right to
seek custody of the child or visitation rights
with respect to the child.
‘‘(cc) Once paternity of a child is estab-
lished, the mother of the child has the right to
seek from the father of the child financial and
medical support for the child.
‘‘(dd) The effect that the courts of the
State will give to a signed paternity acknowl-
edgment affidavit.
‘‘(III) Such procedures must provide that any
such explanation to a possible father include the fol-
lowing information:
‘‘(aa) Signing a paternity acknowledgment
affidavit is voluntary.
‘‘(bb) Genetic testing is available and will
be provided upon request.
‘‘(cc) The policy of the State with respect
to payment for the cost of genetic testing.
‘‘(dd) Once paternity of a child is estab-
lished, the father of the child has the right to
seek custody of the child or visitation rights
with respect to the child.
‘‘(ee) Once paternity of a child is estab-
lished, the mother of the child has the right to
seek from the father of the child financial and
medical support for the child.
‘‘(ff) The effect that the courts of the
State will give to a signed paternity acknowl-
edgment affidavit.
‘‘(IV) Such procedures must provide that the
information required to be provided under subclause
(II) or (III) must be provided—
‘‘(aa) orally and in writing;
‘‘(bb) where appropriate, in the language
of the individual to whom the information is re-
quired to be provided; and
‘‘(cc) if the individual is blind or hearing-
impaired, in a manner accessible to the individ-
ual.’’;
(3) by indenting the 2nd sentence 2 ems and
redesignating such sentence as clause (ii); and
(4) by inserting after such clause (ii) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(iii) Such procedures must require the State
agency responsible for maintaining birth records to
offer voluntary paternity establishment services.
‘‘(iv) Such procedures must require the State to
use only the affidavit developed under section
452(a)(7) for the voluntary acknowledgment of pa-
ternity, and to give full faith and credit to such an
affidavit signed in any other State.
‘‘(v) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations
governing voluntary paternity establishment services
offered by entities other than hospitals, which shall
include a requirement that any State agency that
provides such services must use the same materials
used by, provide the personnel providing such serv-
ices with the same training provided by, and evalu-
ate the provision of such services in the same man-
ner as hospital-based voluntary paternity establish-
ment programs.’’.
(b) NATIONAL PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AFFI-
DAVIT.—Section 452(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and develop an affi-
davit to be used for the voluntary acknowledgment of pa-
ternity’’ before the semicolon.
(c) SIGNED PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AFFIDA-
VIT CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED TO ESTABLISH PATER-
NITY.—Section 466(a)(5)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
666(a)(5)(D)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(D)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii)(I) Such procedures shall provide that the
written voluntary acknowledgment of the paternity
of a child shall, upon the expiration of the challenge
period, create a legal finding of paternity—
‘‘(aa) without any further action; or
‘‘(bb) at the option of the State, after a
court or administrative agency with which the
document containing the acknowledgment has
been filed within 5 business days after the expi-
ration of the challenge period issues an order
establishing such paternity.
‘‘(II) As used in subclause (I), the term ‘chal-
lenge period’ means, with respect to an acknowledg-
ment of paternity—
‘‘(aa) the 30-day period that begins on the
date of the acknowledgment; or
‘‘(bb) if the person who executed the ac-
knowledgment undergoes genetic testing within
30 days after the date of the acknowledgment,
the 30-day period that begins with the date the
person is notified of the results of the genetic
testing.’’.
(d) DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF STANDARDS FOR
STAFFING STATE CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAMS.—Within 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall establish the
staffing requirements required to be established under sec-
tion 452(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, including the
requirement that a State shall, to the extent practicable,
fill positions created in order to carry out the amendments
made by this Act with personnel of the organizational unit
referred to in section 454(3) of the Social Security Act
whose positions are eliminated in order to carry out such
amendments.
SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING
TO STATE ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUP-
PORT OBLIGATIONS OTHER THAN MEDICAL
SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.
(a) AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this
section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of the Social Security Act.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 402.—Section 402(a)
(42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8)(A)(vi), by striking ‘‘(in-
cluding support payments collected and paid to the
family under section 457(b))’’;
(2) in paragraph (26)(B), by striking ‘‘support’’
and all that follows through ‘‘child,’’ and inserting
‘‘any payments or property interests due such appli-
cant or a child with respect to whom such aid is
claimed,’’; and
(3) in paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘pursuant to
a plan approved under part D, and retained by the
State under section 457’’ and inserting ‘‘and re-
tained by the State’’.
(c) 
AMENDMENTS
TO
SECTION
403.—Section
403(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(B)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, and (C)’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘such section’’.
(d) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 406.—Section 406(h)
(42 U.S.C. 606(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘under part
D’’.
(e) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 408.—Section 408
(42 U.S.C. 608) is amended—
(1) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the
semicolon and inserting a period; and
(B) by striking all that follows paragraph
(2)(C); and
(2) in subsection (m), by striking paragraphs
(4) and (5) and redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (4).
(f) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 451.—Section 451
(42 U.S.C. 651) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘medical’’ before ‘‘support obli-
gations’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘obtaining child and spousal
support’’ and inserting ‘‘establishing child and
spousal support obligations of noncustodial parents’’;
and
(3) by striking ‘‘obtaining support’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘establishing such obligations and obtaining
medical support’’.
(g) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 452.—Section 452
(42 U.S.C. 652) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘obtain-
ing child support and support for the spouse (or
former spouse) with whom the absent parent’s
child is living’’ and inserting ‘‘establishing child
and spousal support obligations of noncustodial
parents and obtaining medical support from
noncustodial parents’’;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘collect-
ing child and spousal support’’ and inserting
‘‘establishing child and spousal support obliga-
tions and collecting child and spousal medical
support’’;
(C) in paragraph (8)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘the medical support
requirements of’’ before ‘‘court’’ the 1st
place such term appears; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘medical support re-
quirements of’’ before ‘‘court’’ the 2nd
place such term appears; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘such order’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such requirements’’;
(D) in paragraph (10)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘and collections’’;
and
(II) by striking ‘‘, the distribu-
tion of collections to families, State
and local governmental units, and the
Federal Government’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) by striking ‘‘cases where the
child was formerly receiving such aid
or payments and the State is continu-
ing to collect support assigned to it
under 
section 
402(a)(26) 
or
471(a)(17),’’;
(II) in each of clauses (iii) and
(iv)—
(aa) by striking ‘‘support
was 
collected’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘medical support was provided’’;
and
(bb) by striking ‘‘such col-
lections’’ and inserting ‘‘medical
support so provided’’; and
(III) in clause (v), by striking
‘‘collections made in each State’’ and
inserting ‘‘medical support provided
as a result of State action’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (G)—
(I) by striking ‘‘and on use of the
Internal Revenue Service for collec-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘to obtain medi-
cal support’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘on which collec-
tions were made’’ and inserting ‘‘with
respect to which medical support was
provided’’; and
(iv) in the sentence that follows sub-
paragraph (I)—
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘the 
total
amount’’ and all that follows through
‘‘(ii)’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘such services to
those individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘serv-
ices to individuals under section
454(6) during the fiscal year’’; and
(E) by striking paragraph (6) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10) as
paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘454(16)’’
each place such term appears and inserting
‘‘454(12)’’;
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(g)(2)(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘454(6)’’ each place such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘454(5)’’;
(4) in subsection (h)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and enforcing support or-
ders’’ and inserting ‘‘support orders and enforc-
ing the medical support requirements of such
orders’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and collect child support
awards’’ and inserting ‘‘child support orders
and obtain medical support under such orders’’;
and
(5) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (i) and
redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h)
as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
(h) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 454.—Section 454
(42 U.S.C. 654) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)(B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘medical’’ before ‘‘support
for such child’’; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘medical’’ before ‘‘support
obligation’’ each place such term appears;
(2) in paragraph (6)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘collection’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘establishment’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘medical’’ before
‘‘support obligation’’ each place such term
appears; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and re-
designating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking ‘‘support
and maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘medical support’’;
(4) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘support
payments’’ and inserting ‘‘medical support’’;
(5) in paragraph (16)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘medi-
cal’’ before ‘‘support enforcement’’; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘medi-
cal’’ before ‘‘support’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
‘‘medical’’ before ‘‘support’’;
(6) in paragraph (19)(A), by inserting ‘‘medi-
cal’’ before ‘‘support’’;
(7) in paragraph (21)(A), by striking ‘‘466(e)’’
and inserting ‘‘466(c)’’;
(8) in paragraph (23), by inserting ‘‘medical’’
before ‘‘support’’; and
(9) by striking paragraphs (5), (10), (11), (12),
(18), and (22), and redesignating paragraphs (6),
(7), (8), (9), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (19), (20),
(21), (23), and (24) as paragraphs (5) through (18),
respectively.
(i) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 455.—Section 455(e)
(42 U.S.C. 655) is amended by inserting ‘‘medical’’ before
‘‘support’’ each place such term appears.
(j) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 456.—Section 456(a)
(42 U.S.C. 656(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the 2nd sen-
tence;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the
end and inserting a period; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘amounts’’
and inserting ‘‘medical support’’.
(k) REPEAL OF SECTIONS 457, 458, AND 464.—Sec-
tions 457, 458, and 464 (42 U.S.C. 657, 658, and 664)
are hereby repealed.
(l) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 466.—Section 466
(42 U.S.C. 666) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by 
striking 
‘‘454(20)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘454(15)(A)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the 1st sentence, by striking
‘‘and enforcing support’’ and inserting
‘‘support orders and enforcing medical
support obligations under such’’; and
(ii) in the 2nd sentence, by inserting
‘‘of medical support obligations’’ after ‘‘en-
forcement’’; and
(C) by striking paragraphs (1), (3), (4),
(6), (7), and (8), and the matter following para-
graph (12), and redesignating paragraphs (2),
(5), (9), (10), (11), and (12) (as added by sec-
tion 3 of this Act) as paragraphs (1) through
(6), respectively;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘medical’’ before ‘‘sup-
port’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘enforcement’’; and
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘support and
maintenance’’ and inserting ‘‘medical support’’;
(3) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and re-
designating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively.
(m) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 468.—Section 468
(42 U.S.C. 668) is amended by striking ‘‘enforcement’’.
(n) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 469.—Section 469
(42 U.S.C. 669) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EN-
FORCEMENT’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘enforce-
ment’’; and
(3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘enforcing
or’’.
(o) AMENDMENT TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AND
EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985.—Section
256(f) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(f)) is amended by
striking ‘‘sections 455 and 458’’ and inserting ‘‘section
455’’.
(q) AMENDMENT
TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES
CODE.—Section 552a(a)(S)(iv)(III) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘464 or’’.
(r) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES
CODE.—
(1) Section 3720A(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any past-due sup-
port’’.
(2) Section 3720A(f) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(A) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).