serting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) the aggregate applicable child support obli-
gation (as defined in section 7524(a)) of the tax-
payer for months ending with or within the taxable
year, 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 an applicable 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 of such
obligation for all months ending with or
within the taxable year.’’.
(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.—For purposes of apply-
ing this section, the sum of—
‘‘(A) amounts deducted and withheld
under State law for applicable child support ob-
ligations, and
‘‘(B) amounts paid by the individual di-
rectly to the person to whom the obligation is
owed (or, if such person has assigned to a State
the right to collect the obligation, the State),
shall be deemed to be a payment of the amount de-
scribed in subsection (f)(3) on the date such
amounts were actually withheld or paid, as the case
may be.’’.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 77 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 7524. Reconciliation of child support obligation and pay-
ments on income tax return.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1995.
TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT
SEC. 201. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES IN
CONNECTION WITH PROCEEDINGS RELATING
TO CHILD SUPPORT AND PARENTAGE OBLI-
GATIONS.
Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651–670) is amended
by inserting after section 460 the following:
‘‘SEC. 460A. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON FEDERAL EMPLOY-
EES AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERV-
ICES IN CONNECTION WITH PROCEEDINGS
RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT AND PARENT-
AGE OBLIGATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Government
agency shall, in accordance with applicable regulations
under subsection (b), designate an agent for receipt of
service of process, for any Federal employee or member
of the Armed Forces serving in or under such agency, in
connection with an action, brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction within any State, territory, or possession of
the United States, for obtaining a child support order or
for establishing parentage.
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Regulations governing the im-
plementation of this section with respect to the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch of the Government shall be
promulgated by the authority or authorities responsible
for promulgating regulations under section 461 with re-
spect to the branch of Government involved.
‘‘(c) INTERPRETIVE RULE.—This section shall not be
construed to prevent any otherwise eligible individual from
requesting or being granted a stay or continuance in any
judicial proceeding, including under the Soldiers’ and Sail-
ors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940.
‘‘(d) GOVERNMENT AGENCY DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘Government agency’ means
each agency of the Federal Government, including—
‘‘(1) an Executive agency (as defined by section
105 of title 5, United States Code);
‘‘(2) the Department of Defense, to the extent
that any Federal employee serving in or under that
agency or any member of the armed services is in-
volved;
‘‘(3) the United States Postal Service and the
Postal Rate Commission;
‘‘(4) the government of the District of Colum-
bia;
‘‘(5) an agency within the legislative or judicial
branch of the Government; and
‘‘(6) an advisory committee to which the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act applies.’’.
SEC. 202. PRESUMED ADDRESS OF OBLIGOR AND OBLIGEE.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
section 104 of this Act, is amended by inserting after
paragraph (13) the following:
‘‘(14) Procedures under which the State shall—
‘‘(A) require the court or administrative
agency with authority to issue the final order in
a child support or parentage case to require
each party subject to the order to file with the
court or administrative agency, on or before the
date the order is issued—
‘‘(i) the party’s residential address or
addresses;
‘‘(ii) the party’s mailing address or
addresses;
‘‘(iii) the party’s home telephone num-
ber or numbers;
‘‘(iv) the party’s driver’s license num-
ber;
‘‘(v) the party’s social security ac-
count number;
‘‘(vi) the name of each employer of
the party;
‘‘(vii) the addresses of each place of
employment of the party; and
SEC. 204. NATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINE COMMIS-
SION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a
commission to be known as the National Child Support
Guidelines Commission (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Commission’’).
(b) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Commission shall con-
vene a conference to study the desirability of a national
child support guideline, and if such guideline is advisable,
the Commission shall develop for congressional consider-
ation a national child support guideline that is based on
the conference’s study of various guideline models, the de-
ficiencies of such models and any needed improvements.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) NUMBER; APPOINTMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall
be composed of 9 individuals appointed jointly
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
and the Congress, not later than January 15,
1995.
(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS
OF
MEMBERS.—
Members of the Commission shall be appointed
from among those who are able to provide ex-
pertise and experience in the evaluation and de-
velopment of child support guidelines. At least
2 of the members shall represent parent child
support advocacy groups.
(2) TERMS OF OFFICE.—Each member shall be
appointed for a term of 1 year. A vacancy in the
Commission shall be filled in the manner in which
the original appointment was made.
(d) COMMISSION POWERS, COMPENSATION, ACCESS
TO INFORMATION, AND SUPERVISION.—The first sentence
of subparagraph (C), the first and third sentences of sub-
paragraph (D), subparagraph (F) (except with respect to
the conduct of medical studies), clauses (ii) and (iii) of
subparagraph (G), and subparagraph (H) of section
1886(e)(6) of the Social Security Act shall apply to the
Commission in the same manner in which such provisions
apply to the Prospective Payment Assessment Commis-
sion.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the ap-
pointment of members, the Commission shall report to the
President and the Congress on the results of the study
described in subsection (b) and the final assessment by
the Commission of issues relating to a national child sup-
port guideline.
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
upon the submission of the report described in subsection
(e).
SEC. 205. DURATION OF SUPPORT.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
sections 104 and 202 of this Act, is amended by inserting
after paragraph (14) the following:
‘‘(15) Procedures under which the State—
‘‘(A) imposes on 1 or both parents of a
child an obligation to continue to provide sup-
port for the child until not earlier than the later
of the date the child attains 18 years of age or
the date the child is graduated from or is no
longer enrolled in secondary school or its equiv-
alent, unless the child is married or is otherwise
emancipated by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion or by operation of State law;
‘‘(B) provides that courts with jurisdiction
over child support cases may, in accordance
with criteria established by the State, order—
‘‘(i) child support, payable to an adult
child, at least up to the age of 22 years for
a child enrolled in an accredited post-
secondary or vocational school or college
who is a student in good standing; and
‘‘(ii) either or both parents to pay for
postsecondary school support based on
each parent’s financial ability to pay; and
‘‘(C) provides for child support to continue
beyond the child’s minority if the child is dis-
abled, unable to be self-supportive, and the dis-
ability arose during the child’s minority.’’.
SEC. 206. EVIDENCE.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
sections 104 and 205 of this Act, is amended by inserting
after paragraph (15) the following:
‘‘(16) Procedures under which—
‘‘(A) a certified copy of an out-of-State
order, decree, or judgment related to child sup-
port or parentage shall be admitted once of-
fered in the courts of the State if the order, de-
cree, or judgment is regular on its face; and
‘‘(B) electronically transmitted information
and documents faxed to a court or administra-
tive agency that contain information related to
the amount of a child support obligation and
the terms of the order imposing the obligation
may be offered as evidence of the amount and
the 
terms, 
and 
electronically 
transmitted
records of payment of a child support agency
that are regular on their face shall be admissi-
ble as evidence in a child support or parentage
proceeding to prove the truth of the matter as-
serted in the records.’’.
SEC. 207. TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE IN INTERSTATE
CASES.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
sections 104, 205, and 206 of this Act, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
‘‘(17) Procedures under which the parties to an
interstate parentage or child support administrative
or judicial proceeding may appear and participate by
telephonic means in lieu of appearing personally.’’.
SEC. 208. UNIFORM TERMS IN ORDERS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C.
652(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of the 2nd
sentence of paragraph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(11) not later than 12 months after the date
of the enactment of this paragraph, develop, in con-
junction with State executive and judicial organiza-
tions, a uniform abstract of a child support order,
for use by all State courts to record, with respect to
each child support order in the child support order
registry established under section 466(a)(12)—
‘‘(A) the date support payments are to
begin under the order;
‘‘(B) the circumstances upon which sup-
port payments are to end under the order;
‘‘(C) the amount of child support payable
pursuant to the order expressed as a sum cer-
tain to be paid on a monthly basis, arrearages
expressed as a sum certain as of a certain date,
and any payback schedule for the arrearages;
‘‘(D) whether the order awards support in
a lump sum (nonallocated) or per child;
‘‘(E) if the award is in a lump sum, the
event causing a change in the support award
and the amount of any change;
‘‘(F) other expenses covered by the order;
‘‘(G) the names of the parents subject to
the order;
‘‘(H) the social security account numbers
of the parents;
‘‘(I) the name, date of birth, and social se-
curity account number (if any) of each child
covered by the order;
‘‘(C) each individual determined to be a
parent of a child in an action to establish par-
entage is to be listed by the individual’s name
on the decree containing the determination; and
‘‘(D) each parent of a child is to be listed
by the parent’s name on the child’s birth certifi-
cate, except that, if the State agency deter-
mines (in accordance with standards prescribed
by the Secretary which shall take into consider-
ation the best interests of the child) that there
is good cause for not so listing the social secu-
rity account number of a parent.’’.
SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA POWER.
Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by
sections 104, 205, 206, 207, and 209 of this Act, is
amended by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
‘‘(19) Procedures under which the State child
support enforcement agency may issue a subpoena
which—
‘‘(A) requires the individual served to
produce and deliver documents to, or to appear
at, a court or administrative agency on a cer-
tain date; and
‘‘(B) penalizes an individual for failing to
comply with the subpoena.’’.
SEC. 211. SUPPORT ORDERS OUTREACH AND DEMONSTRA-
TIONS.
(a) STATES REQUIRED TO CONDUCT SURVEYS OF
UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Part D of title IV (42
U.S.C. 651–669) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘SEC. 470. STATE SURVEYS OF UNDERSERVED POPU-
LATIONS.
‘‘Each State, as a condition for having a State plan
approved under this part, must conduct surveys to identify
populations underserved by child support services, and de-
velop outreach programs to serve such populations in
places such as child care centers, parenting classes, pre-
natal classes, and unemployment offices.’’.
(2) FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION.—Sec-
tion 455(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(1)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by adding ‘‘and’’
at the end; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
‘‘(D) equal to 90 percent of so much of the
sums expended during such quarter as are attrib-
utable to operating programs described in section
470,’’.
(b) MATERIALS TO ASSIST PERSONS WITH LOW LIT-
ERACY LEVELS.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall fund demonstration projects and technical
assistance grants to States to develop applications and in-
formational materials directed to individuals with low lit-
eracy levels or difficulties reading English.
(c) REVIEW OF WRITTEN MATERIALS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall review all writ-
ten materials provided to persons served by the Office of
Child Support Enforcement to ensure that any require-
ment contained in the materials is presented clearly and
in a manner that is easily understandable by such persons.
(d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE CO-
ORDINATION BETWEEN CERTAIN STATE PUBLIC ASSIST-
ANCE AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall make grants to States to conduct dem-
onstration projects to test various methods for improving
the coordination of services and case processing between
the State agency referred to in section 402(a)(3) of the
Social Security Act and the State agency referred to in
section 454(3) of such Act.
(e) REFERRAL OF CUSTODIAL PARENTS TO COMMU-
NITY RESOURCES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(23);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (24) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (24) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(25) provide that the agency administering the
plan must refer to appropriate community resources
custodial parents against whom or whose children vi-
olence has been threatened as a result of cooperation
with a State agency in establishing or enforcing a
child support order, in accordance with procedures
developed by the State to reduce the risk of violence,
such as exempting the custodial parent from any re-
quirement of face-to-face meetings with persons
other than from the agency.’’.
SEC. 212. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT.
(a) INCLUSION IN CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.—
(1) STATE
GUIDELINES.—Section 467 (42
U.S.C. 667) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(d)(1) Not later than the beginning of the 9th cal-
endar month that begins after the date the Secretary pre-
scribes final regulations in accordance with paragraph (2),
each State, as a condition for having its State plan ap-
proved under this part, must establish guidelines for the
coverage of the health care costs of children pursuant to
child support orders issued or modified in the State, which
guidelines shall create a streamlined process that meets
the minimum standards established by the Secretary in
such regulations.
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
which set forth minimum standards that any set of guide-
lines established pursuant to paragraph (1) must meet in
providing for the coverage of the health care costs of chil-
dren pursuant to child support orders issued or modified
in the State, including—
‘‘(i) the contents of such an order with respect
to the coverage of such costs;
‘‘(ii) the distribution of responsibility for such
costs;
‘‘(iii) to the extent that such costs are to be
covered through health insurance—
‘‘(I) the provision of such insurance;
‘‘(II) the payment of insurance claims; and
‘‘(III) the rights of the noncustodial parent
and the custodial parent to insurance informa-
tion;
‘‘(iv) the circumstances under which a provider
of health insurance may or may not deny coverage
to a child who is the subject of such an order;
‘‘(v) penalties to be imposed on providers of
health insurance who fail to comply with the guide-
lines; and
‘‘(vi) how changes in the circumstances of the
noncustodial parent and the custodial parent are to
be taken into account with respect to the coverage
of such costs.
‘‘(B) In developing such standards, the Secretary
shall ensure that, in establishing guidelines pursuant to
paragraph (1), the State considers the following matters
in the following order of importance:
‘‘(i) The best interests of the child.
‘‘(ii) The financial and other circumstances of
the parents of the child.
‘‘(iii) Cost-effectiveness.
‘‘(3) The preceding subsections of this section shall
apply in like manner to the guidelines established pursu-
ant to this subsection.’’.
(2) REGULATIONS.—
(A) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Within 9
months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall issue proposed regulations to imple-
ment the amendments made by this subsection.
(B) FINAL
REGULATIONS.—Within 14
months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall issue final regulations to implement
the amendments made by this subsection.
(b) INCLUSION IN INCENTIVE PAYMENTS PROGRAM
OF DEPENDENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED DUE TO
SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 458(b) (42 U.S.C.
658(b)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the successful
enforcement by the State of a provision of a support order
requiring an absent parent to obtain health insurance for
1 or more children shall be considered the collection of
support from the absent parent, without regard to the
means by which such support is provided.
‘‘(B) The amount of support collected in any case in
which the State successfully enforces a provision of a sup-
port order requiring an absent parent to obtain health in-
that requires child support (as defined in section
462(b) of the Social Security Act) to be provided
with respect to a child.
‘‘(3) COURT.—The term ‘court’ means a court
or administrative agency of a State which is author-
ized by State law to establish or modify a child sup-
port order.
‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories and
possessions of the United States, and Indian country
as defined in section 1151 of title 18.’’.
TITLE III—PARENTAGE
SEC. 301. PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.
(a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 454 (42
U.S.C. 654), as amended by section 211(e) of this Act,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(25);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (26) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (26) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(27) in order to encourage voluntary paternity
acknowledgement, provide for—
‘‘(A) the development and distribution of
material at schools, hospitals, agencies admin-
istering the programs under part A of this title
and title XIX, prenatal health-care providers,
WIC programs, health departments, clinics, and
other appropriate locations that describe the
benefits and responsibilities of paternity estab-
lishment and the process by which paternity
services may be obtained,
‘‘(B) outreach programs at hospitals and
birthing facilities and programs for prenatal
care, child birth, and parenting, and
‘‘(C) the use of consent procedures.’’.
(b) REQUIRED PROCEDURES.—Section 466(a)(5)(C)
(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.’’.
(c) NATIONAL PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AFFI-
DAVIT.—Section 452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, and develop an affidavit to be
used for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity’’ be-
fore the semicolon.
(d) SIGNED PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AFFIDA-
VIT CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED TO ESTABLISH PATER-
NITY.—Section 466(a)(5)(D) (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 that has
the effect of a final judgment at law which can be
revised, or which can be set aside based on criteria
established by the State for setting aside judgments,
other than by reason of the minority of the person
who executed the acknowledgment—
‘‘(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.’’.