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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 915
To improve the collection of child support.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mrs. SCHROEDER introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary
A BILL
To improve the collection of child support.
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 ‘‘Child Support Eco-
nomic Security Act of 1993’’.
TITLE I—CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS
SEC. 101. UNIFORM STATEWIDE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCE-
MENT PROGRAM.
Section 454(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
654(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, which meets’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘at the State level to administer
the plan under rules that apply uniformly throughout the
State;’’.
SEC. 102. ACCESS OF STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY TO INFORMATION IN STATE
DATA BASES.
Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the
following:
‘‘(11) Procedures which ensure that the agency
administering the plan under section 454 has on-line
access to all information contained in any data base
maintained by the State or any political subdivision
of the State.’’.
SEC. 103. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS REQUIRED UNTIL
CERTAIN EVENT OCCURS.
Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
666(a)), as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amend-
ed by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
‘‘(12)(A) Procedures which ensure that any
court order, or order of an administrative process es-
tablished under State law, for support or mainte-
nance of a child, requires the payment of such sup-
port until the child—
‘‘(i) if not disabled—
‘‘(I) attains the age of 18 years;
‘‘(II) is graduated from secondary
school or its equivalent, or, having been en-
rolled at such a school or equivalent, is no
longer so enrolled at any such school or
equivalent;
‘‘(III) marries; or
‘‘(IV) is emancipated by a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
‘‘(ii) if disabled—
‘‘(I) marries; or
‘‘(II) is able to support himself or her-
self.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
term ‘disabled’ means having a severe, chronic dis-
ability which—
‘‘(i) is attributable to a mental or physical
impairment, or combination of mental and
physical impairments;
‘‘(ii) is likely to continue indefinitely;
‘‘(iii) results in substantial functional limi-
tations in 3 or more of the following areas of
major life activity:
‘‘(I) self-care;
‘‘(II) receptive and expressive lan-
guage;
‘‘(III) learning;
‘‘(IV) mobility;
‘‘(V) capacity for independent living;
‘‘(VI) economic self-sufficiency; and
‘‘(iv) reflects the need for a combination of
special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treat-
ment, or other services that are of lifelong or
extended duration.’’.
SEC. 104. REQUIREMENT THAT ALL INCOME BE SUBJECT
TO WITHHOLDING TO MEET CHILD SUPPORT
OBLIGATIONS.
Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
666(a)), as amended by the preceding provisions of this
Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(13)(A) Procedures which ensure that all in-
come of an individual (other than benefits received
through a Federal, State, or local program under
which entitlement to benefits is based on the means
of the beneficiary) is subject to withholding to meet
the child support obligations of the individual.
‘‘(B) Procedures which require the agency re-
sponsible for the operation of any State lottery
(in this subparagraph referred to as the ‘lottery
agency’)—
‘‘(i) to inquire of the agency administering
the plan under section 454 whether any person
to whom the lottery agency is to directly pay
lottery winnings owes overdue support;
‘‘(ii) to defer payment of the winnings
until the lottery agency receives a response to
the inquiry; and
‘‘(iii) if the person owes overdue support,
to withhold from the payment of the winnings
the amount of the overdue support.
‘‘(C) Procedures which require any insurer sub-
ject to regulation by the State—
‘‘(i) to inquire of the agency administering
the plan under section 454 whether any person
claiming benefits under a policy of insurance is-
sued by the insurer owes overdue support;
‘‘(ii) to defer payment of such benefits
until the insurer receives a response to the in-
quiry; and
‘‘(iii) if the person owes overdue support—
‘‘(I) to withhold from such benefits
the amount of the overdue support; and
‘‘(II) to provide to the agency the
amount withheld for payment to the indi-
vidual owed the support.