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1 shall not apply to an alien until 5 years
after the date—
‘‘(I) an alien is admitted to the
United States as a refugee under sec-
tion 207 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act;
‘‘(II) an alien is granted asylum
under section 208 of such Act; or
‘‘(III) an alien’s deportation is
withheld under section 243(h) of such
Act.’’.
(c) STATUS OF CUBAN AND HAITIAN ENTRANTS.—For
purposes of sections 402(a)(2)(A) and 402(b)(2)(A) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A), (b)(2)(A)), an
alien who is a Cuban and Haitian entrant, as defined in
section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of
1980, shall be considered a refugee.
SEC. 5813. EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIANS FROM LIMI-
TATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
SECURITY INCOME AND MEDICAID BENEFITS.
(a) EXCEPTION
FROM LIMITATION
ON SSI ELIGI-
BILITY.—Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) and sub-
paragraph (E); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) SSI EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN INDI-
ANS.—With respect to eligibility for benefits for
the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (relat-
ing to the supplemental security income pro-
gram), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any in-
dividual—
‘‘(i) who is an American Indian born
in Canada to whom the provisions of sec-
tion 289 of the Immigration and National-
ity Act (8 U.S.C. 1358) apply; or
‘‘(ii) who is a member of an Indian
tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).’’.
(b) EXCEPTION FROM LIMITATION ON MEDICAID ELI-
GIBILITY.—Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) and sub-
paragraph (E); and
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) MEDICAID
EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
INDIANS.—With respect to eligibility for benefits
for the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (re-
lating to the medicaid program), paragraph (1)
shall not apply to any individual described in
subsection (a)(2)(D).’’.
(c) SSI AND MEDICAID EXCEPTIONS FROM LIMITA-
TION ON ELIGIBILITY OF NEW ENTRANTS.—Section 403(b)
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) SSI AND MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR CER-
TAIN INDIANS.—An individual described in section
402(a)(2)(D), but only with respect to the programs
specified in subsections (a)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(C) of sec-
tion 402.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) SECTION 402.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as though they
had been included in the enactment of section 402 of
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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(2) SECTION 403.—The amendment made by
subsection (c) shall take effect as though they had been
included in the enactment of section 403 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996.
SEC. 5814. SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABLED LEGAL ALIENS
IN THE UNITED STATES ON AUGUST 22, 1996.
Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1612(a)(2)) (as amended by section 5813) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) DISABLED ALIENS LAWFULLY RESID-
ING
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES
ON
AUGUST
22,
1996.—With respect to eligibility for benefits for
the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (relat-
ing to the supplemental security income pro-
gram), paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien
who—
‘‘(i) is lawfully residing in any State
on August 22, 1996; and
‘‘(ii) is disabled, as defined in section
1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)).’’.
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SEC. 5815. EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTION ON SUPPLE-
MENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM PAR-
TICIPATION BY CERTAIN RECIPIENTS ELIGI-
BLE ON THE BASIS OF VERY OLD APPLICA-
TIONS.
Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1612(a)(2)) (as amended by section 5814) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(H) SSI EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN RECIPI-
ENTS
ON
THE
BASIS
OF
VERY
OLD
APPLICA-
TIONS.—With respect to eligibility for benefits
for the program defined in paragraph (3)(A) (re-
lating to the supplemental security income pro-
gram), paragraph (1) shall not apply to any in-
dividual—
‘‘(i) who is receiving benefits under
such program for months after July 1996
on the basis of an application filed before
January 1, 1979; and
‘‘(ii) with respect to whom the Com-
missioner of Social Security lacks clear and
convincing evidence that such individual is
an alien ineligible for such benefits as a re-
sult of the application of this section.’’.
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SEC. 5816. REINSTATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
(a) FOOD STAMPS.—The Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended
by adding after section 435 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 436. DERIVATIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien
who under the provisions of this title is ineligible for bene-
fits under the food stamp program (as defined in section
402(a)(3)(A)) shall not be eligible for such benefits because
the alien receives benefits under the supplemental security
income program (as defined in section 402(a)(3)(B)).’’.
(b) MEDICAID.—Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(E) MEDICAID EXCEPTION FOR ALIENS RE-
CEIVING SSI.—An alien who is receiving benefits
under 
the 
program 
defined 
in 
subsection
(a)(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security
income program) shall be eligible for medical as-
sistance under a State plan under title XIX of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.)
under the same terms and conditions that apply
to other recipients of benefits under the program
defined in such subsection.’’.
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(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 is amended by adding after the item related to sec-
tion 435 the following:
‘‘Sec. 436. Derivative eligibility for benefits.’’.
SEC. 5817. EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE LEGAL
ALIENS FROM 5-YEAR BAN ON MEDICAID ELI-
GIBILITY.
Section 403 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY EXEMPTION FOR CHIL-
DREN.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply
to any alien who has not attained age 19 and is lawfully
residing in any State, but only with respect to such alien’s
eligibility for medical assistance under a State plan under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
seq.).’’.
SEC. 5818. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMERASIAN IMMI-
GRANTS AS REFUGEES.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO EXCEPTIONS FOR REFUGEES/
ASYLEES.—
(1) FOR PURPOSES OF SSI AND FOOD STAMPS.—
Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)) is amended—
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) an alien described in subsection
(a)(2)(A)(iv) until 5 years after the date of
such alien’s entry into the United States.’’.
(3) FOR PURPOSES OF EXCEPTION FROM 5-YEAR
LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS.—Section
403(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1613(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) 
An 
alien 
described 
in 
section
402(a)(2)(A)(iv).’’.
(4) FOR
PURPOSES
OF
CERTAIN
STATE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 412(b)(1) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) 
An 
alien 
described 
in 
section
402(a)(2)(A)(iv).’’.
(b) FUNDING.—
(1) LEVY
OF
FEE.—The Attorney General
through the Immigration and Naturalization Service
shall levy a $100 processing fee upon each alien that
the Service determines—
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(A) is unlawfully residing in the United
States;
(B) has been arrested by a Federal law en-
forcement officer for the commission of a felony;
and
(C) merits deportation after having been de-
termined by a court of law to have committed a
felony while residing illegally in the United
States.
(2) COLLECTION AND USE.—In addition to any
other penalty provided by law, a court shall impose
the fee described in paragraph (1) upon an alien de-
scribed in such paragraph upon the entry of a judg-
ment of deportation by such court. Funds collected
pursuant to this subsection shall be credited by the
Secretary of the Treasury as offsetting increased Fed-
eral outlays resulting from the amendments made by
section 5817A of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall be effective with respect to the period beginning
on or after October 1, 1997.
SEC. 5819. SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR SEVERELY DISABLED
ALIENS.
Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
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1612(a)(2)), as amended by section 5815, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(I) SSI
EXCEPTION
FOR
SEVERELY
DIS-
ABLED ALIENS.—With respect to eligibility for
benefits for the program defined in paragraph
(3)(A) (relating to the supplemental security in-
come program), paragraph (1), and the Septem-
ber 30, 1997 application deadline under sub-
paragraph (G), shall not apply to any alien who
is lawfully present in the United States and who
has been denied approval of an application for
naturalization by the Attorney General solely on
the ground that the alien is so severely disabled
that the alien is otherwise unable to satisfy the
requirements for naturalization.’’.
SEC. 5820. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this chapter shall take effect
as if they were included in the enactment of title IV of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2260).
CHAPTER 2—WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANT
PROGRAM
SEC. 5821. WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS.
(a) GRANTS TO STATES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 403(a) (42 U.S.C.
603(a)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(5) WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) NONCOMPETITIVE GRANTS.—
‘‘(i) ENTITLEMENT.—A State shall be
entitled to receive from the Secretary a
grant for each fiscal year specified in sub-
paragraph (H) of this paragraph for which
the State is a welfare-to-work State, in an
amount that does not exceed the greater of—
‘‘(I) the allotment of the State
under clause (iii) of this subparagraph
for the fiscal year; or
‘‘(II) 0.5 percent of the amount
specified in subparagraph (H) for each
fiscal year minus the total of the
amounts reserved pursuant to subpara-
graphs (E), (F), and (G) for the fiscal
year.
The Secretary shall make pro rata reduc-
tions in the amounts otherwise payable to
States under this paragraph as necessary so
that grants under this paragraph do not ex-
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ceed the available amount, as defined in
clause (iv).
‘‘(ii) WELFARE-TO-WORK
STATE.—A
State shall be considered a welfare-to-work
State for a fiscal year for purposes of this
subparagraph if the Secretary determines
that the State meets the following require-
ments:
‘‘(I) The State has submitted to
the Secretary (in the form of an adden-
dum to the State plan submitted under
section 402) a plan which—
‘‘(aa) describes how, consist-
ent with this subparagraph, the
State will use any funds provided
under this subparagraph during
the fiscal year;
‘‘(bb) specifies the formula to
be used pursuant to clause (vi) to
distribute funds in the State, and
describes the process by which the
formula was developed;
‘‘(cc) contains evidence that
the plan was developed in con-
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sultation and coordination with
sub-State areas; and
‘‘(dd) is approved by the
agency administering the State
program funded under this part.
‘‘(II) The State certifies to the
Secretary that the State intends to ex-
pend during the fiscal year (excluding
expenditures 
described 
in 
section
409(a)(7)(B)(iv)) for activities de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
paragraph (C) of this paragraph an
amount equal to not less than 33 per-
cent of the Federal funds provided
under this paragraph.
‘‘(III) The State has agreed to ne-
gotiate in good faith with the Secretary
with respect to the substance of any
evaluation under section 413(j), and to
cooperate with the conduct of any such
evaluation.
‘‘(IV) The State is an eligible
State for the fiscal year.
‘‘(V) Qualified State expenditures
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section
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409(a)(7)) are the applicable percent-
age for the immediately preceding fis-
cal 
year, 
as 
defined 
by 
section
409(a)(7)(B)(ii).
‘‘(iii) ALLOTMENTS
TO
WELFARE-TO-
WORK STATES.—The allotment of a welfare-
to-work State for a fiscal year shall be the
available amount for the fiscal year multi-
plied by the State percentage for the fiscal
year.
‘‘(iv) AVAILABLE AMOUNT.—As used in
this subparagraph, the term ‘available
amount’ means, for a fiscal year, the sum
of—
‘‘(I) 75 percent of the sum of—
‘‘(aa) the amount specified in
subparagraph (H) for the fiscal
year, minus the total of the
amounts reserved pursuant to sub-
paragraphs (E), (F), and (G) for
the fiscal year; and
‘‘(bb) any amount reserved
pursuant to subparagraph (F) for
the immediately preceding fiscal
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year that has not been obligated;
and
‘‘(II) any available amount for
the immediately preceding fiscal year
that has not been obligated by a State
or sub-State entity.
‘‘(v) STATE PERCENTAGE.—As used in
clause (iii), the term ‘State percentage’
means, with respect to a fiscal year, 1⁄3 of
the sum of—
‘‘(I) the percentage represented by
the number of individuals in the State
whose income is less than the poverty
line divided by the number of such in-
dividuals in the United States;
‘‘(II) the percentage represented
by the number of unemployed individ-
uals in the State divided by the num-
ber of such individuals in the United
States; and
‘‘(III) the percentage represented
by the number of individuals who are
adult recipients of assistance under the
State program funded under this part
divided by the number of individuals
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in the United States who are adult re-
cipients of assistance under any State
program funded under this part.
‘‘(vi) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS WITHIN
STATES.—
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A State to
which a grant is made under this sub-
paragraph shall distribute not less
than 85 percent of the grant funds
among the political subdivisions in the
State in which the percentage rep-
resented by the number of individuals
in the State whose income is less than
the poverty line divided by the number
of such individuals in the State, and
the percentage represented by the num-
ber of unemployed individuals in the
State divided by the number of such
individuals in the State are both above
the average such percentages for the
State, in accordance with a formula
which—
‘‘(aa) determines the amount
to be distributed for the benefit of
a political subdivision in propor-
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tion to the number (if any) of in-
dividuals residing in the political
subdivision with an income that
is less than the poverty line, rel-
ative to such number of individ-
uals for the other political sub-
divisions in the State, and ac-
cords a weight of not less than 50
percent to this factor;
‘‘(bb) may determine the
amount to be distributed for the
benefit of a political subdivision
in proportion to the number of
adults residing in the political
subdivision who are recipients of
assistance under the State pro-
gram funded under this part
(whether in effect before or after
the amendments made by section
103(a) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act first applied to
the State) for at least 30 months
(whether or not consecutive) rel-
ative to the number of such adults
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residing in the other political sub-
divisions in the State; and
‘‘(cc) 
may 
determine 
the
amount to be distributed for the
benefit of a political subdivision
in proportion to the number of
unemployed individuals residing
in the political subdivision rel-
ative to the number of such indi-
viduals residing in the other polit-
ical subdivisions in the State.
‘‘(II) SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwith-
standing subclause (I), if the formula
used pursuant to subclause (I) would
result in the distribution of less than
$100,000 during a fiscal year for the
benefit of a political subdivision, then
in lieu of distributing such sum in ac-
cordance with the formula, such sum
shall be available for distribution
under subclause (III) during the fiscal
year.
‘‘(III) PROJECTS TO HELP LONG-
TERM RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE INTO
THE WORK FORCE.—The Governor of a
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State to which a grant is made under
this subparagraph may distribute not
more than 15 percent of the grant
funds (plus any amount required to be
distributed under this subclause by
reason of subclause (II)) to projects
that appear likely to help long-term re-
cipients of assistance under the State
program 
funded 
under 
this 
part
(whether in effect before or after the
amendments made by section 103(a) of
the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act first
applied to the State) enter the work
force.
‘‘(vii) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A grant made
under this subparagraph to a State
shall be administered by the State
agency that is administering, or super-
vising the administration of, the State
program funded under this part.
‘‘(B) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award grants in accordance with this sub-
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paragraph, in fiscal years 1998 and 2000,
for projects proposed by eligible applicants,
based on the following:
‘‘(I) The effectiveness of the pro-
posal in—
‘‘(aa) expanding the base of
knowledge about programs aimed
at moving recipients of assistance
under State programs funded
under this part who are least job
ready into the work force.
‘‘(bb) moving recipients of
assistance under State programs
funded under this part who are
least job ready into the work force;
and
‘‘(cc) moving recipients of as-
sistance under State programs
funded under this part who are
least job ready into the work force,
even in labor markets that have a
shortage of low-skill jobs.
‘‘(II) At the discretion of the Sec-
retary, any of the following:
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‘‘(aa) The history of success
of the applicant in moving indi-
viduals with multiple barriers
into work.
‘‘(bb) Evidence of the appli-
cant’s ability to leverage private,
State, and local resources.
‘‘(cc) Use by the applicant of
State and local resources beyond
those required by subparagraph
(A).
‘‘(dd) Plans of the applicant
to coordinate with other organiza-
tions at the local and State level.
‘‘(ee) Use by the applicant of
current or former recipients of as-
sistance under a State program
funded under this part as men-
tors, case managers, or service
providers.
‘‘(III) Evidence that the proposal
has the approval of the State agency
administering the program under this
part.
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‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—As used
in clause (i), the term ‘eligible applicant’
means a political subdivision of a State or
a community action agency, community de-
velopment corporation or other non-profit
organizations with demonstrated effective-
ness in moving welfare recipients into the
workforce that submits a proposal that is
approved by the agency administering the
State program funded under this part.
‘‘(iii) 
DETERMINATION
OF
GRANT
AMOUNT.—In determining the amount of a
grant to be made under this subparagraph
for a project proposed by an applicant, the
Secretary shall provide the applicant with
an amount sufficient to ensure that the
project has a reasonable opportunity to be
successful, taking into account the number
of long-term recipients of assistance under a
State program funded under this part, the
level of unemployment, the job opportunities
and job growth, the poverty rate, and such
other factors as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, in the area to be served by the
project.
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‘‘(iv) TARGETING OF FUNDS TO RURAL
AREAS.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary
shall use not less than 30 percent of the
funds available for grants under this
subparagraph for a fiscal year to
award grants for expenditures in rural
areas.
‘‘(II) RURAL AREA DEFINED.—As
used in subclause (I), the term ‘rural
area’ means a city, town, or unincor-
porated area that has a population of
50,000 or fewer inhabitants and that is
not an urbanized area immediately ad-
jacent to a city, town, or unincor-
porated area that has a population of
more than 50,000 inhabitants.
‘‘(v) FUNDING.—For grants under this
subparagraph for each fiscal year specified
in subparagraph (H), there shall be avail-
able to the Secretary an amount equal to
the sum of—
‘‘(I) 25 percent of the sum of—
‘‘(aa) the amount specified in
subparagraph (H) for the fiscal
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year, minus the total of the
amounts reserved pursuant to sub-
paragraphs (E), (F), and (G) for
the fiscal year; and
‘‘(bb) any amount reserved
pursuant to subparagraph (F) for
the immediately preceding fiscal
year that has not been obligated;
and
‘‘(II) any amount available for
grants under this subparagraph for the
immediately preceding fiscal year that
has not been obligated.
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(i) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An en-
tity to which funds are provided under this
paragraph may use the funds to move into
the work force recipients of assistance under
the program funded under this part of the
State in which the entity is located and the
noncustodial parent of any minor who is
such a recipient, by means of any of the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(I) Job creation through public
or private sector employment wage
subsidies.
‘‘(II) On-the-job training.
‘‘(III) Contracts with public or
private providers of readiness, place-
ment, and post-employment services.
‘‘(IV) Job vouchers for placement,
readiness, and post-employment serv-
ices.
‘‘(V) Job support services (exclud-
ing child care services) if such services
are not otherwise available.
‘‘(VI) Technical assistance and re-
lated services that lead to self-employ-
ment through the microloan dem-
onstration program under section 7(m)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(m)).
Contracts or vouchers for job placement
services supported by these funds must re-
quire that at least 1⁄2 of the payment occur
after a eligible individual placed into the
workforce has been in the workforce for 6
months.
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‘‘(ii) REQUIRED
BENEFICIARIES.—An
entity that operates a project with funds
provided under this paragraph shall expend
at least 90 percent of all funds provided to
the project for the benefit of recipients of as-
sistance under the program funded under
this part of the State in which the entity is
located who meet the requirements of either
of the following subclauses:
‘‘(I) At least 2 of the following
apply to the recipient:
‘‘(aa) The individual has not
completed secondary school or ob-
tained a certificate of general
equivalency, and has low skills in
reading and mathematics.
‘‘(bb) The individual requires
substance abuse treatment for em-
ployment.
‘‘(cc) The individual has a
poor work history.
The Secretary shall prescribe such reg-
ulations as may be necessary to inter-
pret this subclause.
‘‘(II) The individual—
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‘‘(aa) has received assistance
under the State program funded
under this part (whether in effect
before or after the amendments
made by section 103 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 first apply to the State) for
at least 30 months (whether or not
consecutive); or
‘‘(bb) within 12 months, will
become ineligible for assistance
under the State program funded
under this part by reason of a
durational limit on such assist-
ance, without regard to any ex-
emption provided pursuant to sec-
tion 408(a)(7)(C) that may apply
to the individual.
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION
ON
APPLICABILITY
OF SECTION 404.—The rules of section 404,
other than subsections (b), (f), and (h) of
section 404, shall not apply to a grant
made under this paragraph.
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‘‘(iv) COOPERATION WITH TANF AGEN-
CY.—On a determination by the Secretary
an entity that operates a project with funds
provided under this paragraph and the
agency administering the State program
funded under this part are not adhering to
the agreement to implement any plan or
project for which the funds are provided, the
recipient of the funds shall remit the funds
to the Secretary.
‘‘(v) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
USE
OF
GRANT
FUNDS
FOR
ANY
OTHER
FUND
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—An entity to
which funds are provided under this para-
graph shall not use any part of the funds to
fulfill any obligation of any State, or politi-
cal subdivision to contribute funds under
other Federal law.
‘‘(vi) DEADLINE FOR EXPENDITURE.—
An entity to which funds are provided
under this paragraph shall remit to the Sec-
retary any part of the funds that are not
expended within 3 years after the date the
funds are so provided.
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‘‘(D) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
INCOME
LESS
THAN THE POVERTY LINE.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the number of individuals with an
income that is less than the poverty line shall be
determined based on the methodology used by the
Bureau of the Census to produce and publish
intercensal poverty data for 1993 for States and
counties.
‘‘(E) SET-ASIDE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
BONUS.—$100,000,000 of the amount specified
in subparagraph (H) for fiscal year 1999 shall
be reserved for use by the Secretary to make
bonus grants (in the same manner as such
grants are determined under paragraph (4)) for
fiscal year 2003 to those States that receive funds
under this paragraph and that are most success-
ful in increasing the earnings of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II).
‘‘(F) SET-ASIDE
FOR
INDIAN
TRIBES.—1
percent of the amount specified in subparagraph
(H) for each fiscal year shall be reserved for
grants to Indian tribes under section 412(a)(3).
‘‘(G) SET-ASIDE
FOR
EVALUATIONS.—0.5
percent of the amount specified in subparagraph
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(H) for each fiscal year shall be reserved for use
by the Secretary to carry out section 413(j).
‘‘(H) FUNDING.—The amount specified in
this subparagraph is—
‘‘(i) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(ii) $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year
1999; and
‘‘(iii) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2000.
‘‘(I) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts
appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall
remain available through fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(J) BUDGET
SCORING.—Notwithstanding
section 457(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the base-
line shall assume that no grant shall be awarded
under this paragraph or under section 412(a)(3)
after fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(K) NONDISPLACEMENT IN WORK ACTIVI-
TIES.—
‘‘(i) PROHIBITIONS.—
‘‘(I) GENERAL
PROHIBITION.—A
participant in a work activity pursu-
ant to this paragraph shall not dis-
place (including a partial displace-
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ment, such as a reduction in the hours
of nonovertime work, wages, or employ-
ment benefits) any individual who, as
of the date of the participation, is an
employee.
‘‘(II) PROHIBITION
ON
IMPAIR-
MENT OF CONTRACTS.—A work activ-
ity pursuant to this paragraph shall
not impair an existing contract for
services or collective bargaining agree-
ment, and a work activity that would
be inconsistent with the terms of a col-
lective bargaining agreement shall not
be undertaken without the written con-
currence of the labor organization and
employer concerned.
‘‘(III) OTHER PROHIBITIONS.—A
participant in a work activity shall
not be employed in a job—
‘‘(aa) when any other indi-
vidual is on layoff from the same
or any substantially equivalent
job;
‘‘(bb) when the employer has
terminated the employment of any
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regular employee or otherwise re-
duced the workforce of the em-
ployer with the intention of filling
the vacancy so created with the
participant; or
‘‘(cc) which is created in a
promotional line that will in-
fringe in any way upon the pro-
motional opportunities of em-
ployed individuals.
‘‘(ii) HEALTH
AND
SAFETY.—Health
and safety standards established under Fed-
eral and State law otherwise applicable to
working conditions of employees shall be
equally applicable to working conditions of
participants engaged in a work activity
pursuant to this paragraph. To the extent
that a State workers’ compensation law ap-
plies, workers’ compensation shall be pro-
vided to participants on the same basis as
the compensation is provided to other indi-
viduals in the State in similar employment.
‘‘(iii) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Each State to
which a grant is made under this
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paragraph shall establish and main-
tain a procedure for grievances or com-
plaints alleging violations of clauses (i)
or (ii) from participants and other in-
terested or affected parties. The proce-
dure shall include an opportunity for a
hearing and be completed within 60
days after the grievance or complaint
is filed.
‘‘(II) INVESTIGATION.—
‘‘(aa) 
IN
GENERAL.—The
Secretary of Labor shall inves-
tigate an allegation of a violation
of clause (i) or (ii) if a decision
relating to the violation is not
reached within 60 days after the
date of the filing of the grievance
or complaint, and either party
appeals to the Secretary of Labor,
or a decision relating to the viola-
tion is reached within the 60-day
period, and the party to which the
decision is adverse appeals the de-
cision to the Secretary of Labor.
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‘‘(bb) ADDITIONAL REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary of Labor
shall make a final determination
relating to an appeal made under
item (aa) not later than 120 days
after receiving the appeal.
‘‘(III) REMEDIES.—Remedies for
violation of clause (i) or (ii) shall be
limited to—
‘‘(aa) suspension or termi-
nation of payments under this
paragraph;
‘‘(bb) prohibition of place-
ment of a participant with an
employer that has violated clause
(i) or (ii);
‘‘(cc) where applicable, rein-
statement of an employee, pay-
ment of lost wages and benefits,
and reestablishment of other rel-
evant terms, conditions and privi-
leges of employment; and
‘‘(dd) 
where 
appropriate,
other equitable relief.’’.
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
409(a)(7)(B)(iv) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
609(a)(7)(B)(iv)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(iv) EXPENDITURES BY THE STATE.—
The term ‘expenditures by the State’ does
not include—
‘‘(I) 
any 
expenditure 
from
amounts made available by the Federal
Government;
‘‘(II) any State funds expended
for the medicaid program under title
XIX;
‘‘(III) any State funds which are
used to match Federal funds provided
under section 403(a)(5); or
‘‘(IV) any State funds which are
expended as a condition of receiving
Federal funds other than under this
part.
Notwithstanding subclause (IV) of the pre-
ceding sentence, such term includes expendi-
tures by a State for child care in a fiscal
year to the extent that the total amount of
the expenditures does not exceed the amount
of State expenditures in fiscal year 1994 or
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1995 (whichever is the greater) that equal
the non-Federal share for the programs de-
scribed in section 418(a)(1)(A).’’.
(b) 
GRANTS
TO
OUTLYING
AREAS.—Section
1108(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(1)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘(except section 403(a)(5))’’ after ‘‘title IV’’.
(c) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 412(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(3) WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award a grant in accordance with this para-
graph to an Indian tribe for each fiscal year
specified in section 403(a)(5)(H) for which the
Indian tribe is a welfare-to-work tribe, in such
amount as the Secretary deems appropriate, sub-
ject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
‘‘(B) WELFARE-TO-WORK
TRIBE.—An In-
dian tribe shall be considered a welfare-to-work
tribe for a fiscal year for purposes of this para-
graph if the Indian tribe meets the following re-
quirements:
‘‘(i) The Indian tribe has submitted to
the Secretary (in the form of an addendum
to the tribal family assistance plan, if any,
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of the Indian tribe) a plan which describes
how, consistent with section 403(a)(5), the
Indian tribe will use any funds provided
under this paragraph during the fiscal
year.
‘‘(ii) The Indian tribe has provided the
Secretary with an estimate of the amount
that the Indian tribe intends to expend dur-
ing the fiscal year (excluding tribal expend-
itures described in section 409(a)(7)(B)(iv))
for 
activities 
described 
in 
section
403(a)(5)(C)(i).
‘‘(iii) The Indian tribe has agreed to
negotiate in good faith with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services with respect to
the substance of any evaluation under sec-
tion 413(j), and to cooperate with the con-
duct of any such evaluation.
‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 403(a)(5)(C) shall apply to funds provided
to Indian tribes under this paragraph in the
same manner in which such section applies to
funds provided under section 403(a)(5).’’.
(d) FUNDS RECEIVED FROM GRANTS TO BE DIS-
REGARDED IN APPLYING DURATIONAL LIMIT ON ASSIST-
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ANCE.—Section 408(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) INAPPLICABILITY
TO
WELFARE-TO-
WORK GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE.—For purposes
of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, a grant
made under section 403(a)(5) shall not be con-
sidered a grant made under section 403, and as-
sistance from funds provided under section
403(a)(5) shall not be considered assistance.’’.
(e) EVALUATIONS.—Section 413 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
613) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) 
EVALUATION
OF
WELFARE-TO-WORK
PRO-
GRAMS.—
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—The Secretary—
‘‘(A) shall, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor, develop a plan to evaluate how
grants made under sections 403(a)(5) and
412(a)(3) have been used;
‘‘(B) may evaluate the use of such grants by
such grantees as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, in accordance with an agreement entered
into with the grantees after good-faith negotia-
tions; and
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‘‘(C) shall include the following outcome
measures in the plan developed under subpara-
graph (A):
‘‘(i) Placements in the labor force and
placements in the labor force that last for at
least 6 months.
‘‘(ii) Placements in the private and
public sectors.
‘‘(iii) Earnings of individuals who ob-
tain employment.
‘‘(iv) Average expenditures per place-
ment.
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, shall
submit to the Congress reports on the projects
funded under sections 403(a)(5) and 412(a)(3)
and on the evaluations of the projects.
‘‘(B) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than
January 1, 1999, the Secretary shall submit an
interim report on the matter described in sub-
paragraph (A).
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‘‘(C) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2001 (or at a later date, if the Secretary
informs the committees of the Congress with ju-
risdiction over the subject matter of the report)
the Secretary shall submit a final report on the
matter described in subparagraph (A).’’.
SEC. 5822. CLARIFICATION OF A STATE’S ABILITY TO SANC-
TION AN INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER TANF FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), the follow-
ing:
‘‘(c) NONAPPLICATION OF ANY MINIMUM WAGE RE-
QUIREMENTS
WITH
RESPECT
TO
INDIVIDUAL
SANC-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
requirement imposed by law, regulation, or otherwise that
requires that an individual in a family that receives assist-
ance under the State program funded under this part re-
ceive the applicable minimum wage under section 6 of the
Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 206), shall not pro-
hibit a State from imposing against a family that includes
such an individual any penalty that may be imposed under
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the State program funded under this part for failure to
comply with a requirement under such program.’’.
(b) RETROACTIVITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
193; 110 Stat. 2112).
CHAPTER 3—UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION
SEC. 5831. INCREASE IN FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT AC-
COUNT CEILING.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 902(a)(2) (42 U.S.C.
1102(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘0.25 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘0.5 percent’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section—
(1) shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and
(2) shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or
after that date.
SEC. 5832. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TO STATES FROM UNEM-
PLOYMENT TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 903(a) (42 U.S.C. 1103(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
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‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, for purposes of carrying out this subsection with
respect to any excess amount (referred to in paragraph (1))
remaining in the employment security administration ac-
count as of the close of fiscal year 1999, 2000, or 2001, such
amount shall—
‘‘(i) to the extent of any amounts not in excess
of $100,000,000, be subject to subparagraph (B), and
‘‘(ii) to the extent of any amounts in excess of
$100,000,000, be subject to subparagraph (C).
‘‘(B) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply with respect
to any amounts described in subparagraph (A)(i), except
that—
‘‘(i) in carrying out the provisions of paragraph
(2)(B) with respect to such amounts (to determine the
portion of such amounts which is to be allocated to
a State for a succeeding fiscal year), the ratio to be
applied under such provisions shall be the same as the
ratio that—
‘‘(I) the amount of funds to be allocated to
such State for such fiscal year pursuant to title
III, bears to
‘‘(II) the total amount of funds to be allo-
cated to all States for such fiscal year pursuant
to title III,
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as determined by the Secretary of Labor, and
‘‘(ii) the amounts allocated to a State pursuant
to this subparagraph shall be available to such State,
subject to the last sentence of subsection (c)(2).
Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the application
of subsection (b) with respect to any allocation determined
under this subparagraph.
‘‘(C) Any amounts described in clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (A) (remaining in the employment security adminis-
tration account as of the close of any fiscal year specified
in such subparagraph) shall, as of the beginning of the suc-
ceeding fiscal year, accrue to the Federal unemployment ac-
count, without regard to the limit provided in section
902(a).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 903(c) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding
at the end, as a flush left sentence, the following:
‘‘Any amount allocated to a State under this section for
fiscal year 2000, 2001, or 2002 may be used by such State
only to pay expenses incurred by it for the administration
of its unemployment compensation law, and may be so used
by it without regard to any of the conditions prescribed in
any of the preceding provisions of this paragraph.’’.
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SEC. 5833. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES PERFORMED
BY INMATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 3306 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining employment)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(19),
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (20) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(21) service performed by a person committed
to a penal institution.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to service performed after
March 26, 1996.
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DIVISION 
4—EARNED 
INCOME
CREDIT AND OTHER PROVI-
SIONS
Subtitle L—Earned Income Credit
and Other Provisions
CHAPTER 1—EARNED INCOME CREDIT
SEC. 5851. RESTRICTIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF EARNED IN-
COME CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WHO IMPROP-
ERLY CLAIMED CREDIT IN PRIOR YEAR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to earned income credit) is amended
by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l)
and (m), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (j)
the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) RESTRICTIONS ON TAXPAYERS WHO IMPROPERLY
CLAIMED CREDIT IN PRIOR YEAR.—
‘‘(1) TAXPAYERS MAKING PRIOR FRAUDULENT OR
RECKLESS CLAIMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be al-
lowed under this section for any taxable year in
the disallowance period.
‘‘(B) DISALLOWANCE
PERIOD.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the disallowance period
is—
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‘‘(i) the period of 10 taxable years after
the most recent taxable year for which there
was a final determination that the tax-
payer’s claim of credit under this section
was due to fraud, and
‘‘(ii) the period of 2 taxable years after
the most recent taxable year for which there
was a final determination that the tax-
payer’s claim of credit under this section
was due to reckless or intentional disregard
of rules and regulations (but not due to
fraud).
‘‘(2) TAXPAYERS
MAKING
IMPROPER
PRIOR
CLAIMS.—In the case of a taxpayer who is denied
credit under this section for any taxable year as a re-
sult of the deficiency procedures under subchapter B
of chapter 63, no credit shall be allowed under this
section for any subsequent taxable year unless the tax-
payer provides such information as the Secretary
may require to demonstrate eligibility for such cred-
it.’’.
(b) DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENT ON INCOME TAX
RETURN PREPARERS.—Section 6695 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (relating to other assessable penalties with
respect to the preparation of income tax returns for other
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persons) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(g) FAILURE TO BE DILIGENT IN DETERMINING ELI-
GIBILITY FOR EARNED INCOME CREDIT.—Any person who
is an income tax preparer with respect to any return or
claim for refund who fails to comply with due diligence re-
quirements imposed by the Secretary by regulations with
respect to determining eligibility for, or the amount of, the
credit allowable by section 32 shall pay a penalty of $100
for each such failure.’’.
(c) EXTENSION PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO MATHE-
MATICAL OR CLERICAL ERRORS.—Paragraph (2) of section
6213(g) (relating to the definition of mathematical or cleri-
cal errors) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (H), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (I) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after
subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(J) an omission of information required
by section 32(k)(2) (relating to taxpayers mak-
ing improper prior claims of earned income
credit).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 1996.
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CHAPTER 2—INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT
LIMIT
SEC. 5861. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.
Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking the dollar amount contained
therein and inserting ‘‘$5,950,000,000,000’’.
CHAPTER 3—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 5871. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE COR-
RECTION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The final report of the Senate Finance Com-
mittee’s Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer
Price Index, chaired by Professor Michael Boskin, has
concluded that the Consumer Price Index overstates
the cost of living in the United States by 1.1 percent-
age points.
(2) Dr. Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, has testi-
fied before the Senate Finance Committee that ‘‘the
best available evidence suggests that there is virtually
no chance that the CPI as currently published under-
states’’ the cost of living and that there is ‘‘a very
high probability that the upward bias ranges between
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1⁄2 percentage point per year and 11⁄2 percentage
points per year’’.
(3) The overstatement of the cost of living by the
Consumer Price Index has been recognized by econo-
mists since at least 1961, when a report noting the
existence of the overstatement was issued by a Na-
tional Bureau of Economic Research Committee,
chaired by Professor George J. Stigler.
(4) Congress and the President, through the in-
dexing of Federal tax brackets, Social Security bene-
fits, and other Federal program benefits, have under-
taken to protect taxpayers and beneficiaries of such
programs from the erosion of purchasing power due
to inflation.
(5) Congress and the President intended the in-
dexing of Federal tax brackets, Social Security bene-
fits, and other Federal program benefits to accurately
reflect changes in the cost of living.
(6) The overstatement of the cost of living in-
creases the deficit and undermines the equitable ad-
ministration of Federal benefits and tax policies.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that all cost-of-living adjustments required by statute
should accurately reflect the best available estimate of
changes in the cost of living.
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Subtitle M—Welfare Reform
Technical Corrections
SEC. 5900. SHORT TITLE OF SUBTITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Welfare Reform
Technical Corrections Act of 1997’’.
CHAPTER 1—BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEM-
PORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMI-
LIES
SEC. 5901. AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in
this chapter 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, and if the
section or other provision is of part A of title IV of such
Act, the reference shall be considered to be made to the sec-
tion or other provision as amended by section 103, and as
in effect pursuant to section 116, of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
SEC. 5902. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.
(a) LATER DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF STATE
PLANS.—Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘2-year period immediately preceding’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘27-month period ending with the close of the 1st quar-
ter of’’.
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(b) CLARIFICATION
OF SCOPE
OF WORK PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 
402(a)(1)(A)(ii) 
(42 
U.S.C.
602(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, consistent with
section 407(e)(2)’’ before the period.
(c) CORRECTION
OF
CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section
402(a)(1)(A)(v) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(A)(v)) is amended by
striking ‘‘403(a)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘403(a)(2)(C)(iii)’’.
(d) NOTIFICATION OF PLAN AMENDMENTS.—Section
402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following:
‘‘(b) PLAN AMENDMENTS.—Within 30 days after a
State amends a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a),
the State shall notify the Secretary of the amendment.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘or plan amendment’’ after ‘‘plan’’.
SEC. 5903. GRANTS TO STATES.
(a) BONUS FOR DECREASE IN ILLEGITIMACY MODI-
FIED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN TERRITORIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(2)(B) (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If, for a bonus
year, none of the eligible States is Guam,
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the Virgin Islands, or American Samoa,
then the amount of the grant shall be—
‘‘(I) $20,000,000 if there are 5 eli-
gible States; or
‘‘(II) $25,000,000 if there are
fewer than 5 eligible States.
‘‘(ii) AMOUNT
IF
CERTAIN
TERRI-
TORIES
ARE
ELIGIBLE.—If, for a bonus
year, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or Amer-
ican Samoa is an eligible State, then the
amount of the grant shall be—
‘‘(I) in the case of such a terri-
tory, 25 percent of the mandatory ceil-
ing amount (as defined in section
1108(c)(4)) with respect to the terri-
tory; and
‘‘(II) in the case of a State that is
not such a territory—
‘‘(aa) if there are 5 eligible
States other than such territories,
$20,000,000, minus 1⁄5 of the total
amount of the grants payable
under this paragraph to such ter-
ritories for the bonus year; or
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‘‘(bb) if there are fewer than
such 
eligible 
States,
$25,000,000, 
or 
such 
lesser
amount as may be necessary to
ensure that the total amount of
grants payable under this para-
graph for the bonus year does not
exceed $100,000,000.’’.
(2) 
CERTAIN
TERRITORIES
TO
BE
IGNORED
IN
RANKING
OTHER
STATES.—
Section 
403(a)(2)(C)(i)(I)(aa) 
(42 
U.S.C.
603(a)(2)(C)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘In the case of a State that is not
a territory specified in subparagraph (B), the com-
parative magnitude of the decrease for the State shall
be determined without regard to the magnitude of the
corresponding decrease for any such territory.’’.
(b) COMPUTATION OF BONUS BASED ON RATIOS OF
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHS TO ALL BIRTHS INSTEAD OF
NUMBERS
OF
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
BIRTHS.—Section
403(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting
‘‘RATIO’’ before the period;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking all that fol-
lows ‘‘bonus year’’ and inserting a period; and
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(3) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) in clause (i)—
(i) in subclause (I)(aa)—
(I) by striking ‘‘number of out-of-
wedlock births that occurred in the
State during’’ and inserting ‘‘illegit-
imacy ratio of the State for’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘number of such
births that occurred during’’ and in-
serting ‘‘illegitimacy ratio of the State
for’’; and
(ii) in subclause (II)(aa)—
(I) by striking ‘‘number of out-of-
wedlock births that occurred in’’ each
place such term appears and inserting
‘‘illegitimacy ratio of’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘calculate the
number of out-of-wedlock births’’ and
inserting ‘‘calculate the illegitimacy
ratio’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) ILLEGITIMACY RATIO.—The term
‘illegitimacy ratio’ means, with respect to a
State and a period—
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‘‘(I) the number of out-of-wedlock
births to mothers residing in the State
that occurred during the period; di-
vided by
‘‘(II) the number of births to
mothers residing in the State that oc-
curred during the period.’’.
(c) USE OF CALENDAR YEAR DATA INSTEAD OF FIS-
CAL YEAR DATA IN CALCULATING BONUS FOR DECREASE
IN ILLEGITIMACY RATIO.—Section 403(a)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C.
603(a)(2)(C)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) in subclause (I)(bb)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the fiscal year’’ and
inserting ‘‘the calendar year for which the
most recent data are available’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1995’’ and
inserting ‘‘calendar year 1995’’;
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘fiscal’’
each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘cal-
endar’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘fiscal years’’ and
inserting ‘‘calendar years’’.
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(d) 
CORRECTION
OF
HEADING.—Section
403(a)(3)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)(C)(ii)) is amended in
the heading by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.
(e) CLARIFICATION OF CONTINGENCY FUND PROVI-
SION.—Section 403(b) (42 U.S.C. 603(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(4)’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating
paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5),
respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(6) ANNUAL RECONCILIATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (3), if the Secretary makes a payment to
a State under this subsection in a fiscal year,
then the State shall remit to the Secretary, with-
in 1 year after the end of the first subsequent pe-
riod of 3 consecutive months for which the State
is not a needy State, an amount equal to the
amount (if any) by which—
‘‘(i) the total amount paid to the State
under paragraph (3) of this subsection in
the fiscal year; exceeds
‘‘(ii) the product of—
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‘‘(I) the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage for the State (as de-
fined in section 1905(b), as such sec-
tion was in effect on September 30,
1995);
‘‘(II) the State’s reimbursable ex-
penditures for the fiscal year; and
‘‘(III) 1⁄12 times the number of
months during the fiscal year for
which the Secretary made a payment
to the State under such paragraph (3).
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—As used in subpara-
graph (A):
‘‘(i) REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURES.—
The 
term 
‘reimbursable 
expenditures’
means, with respect to a State and a fiscal
year, the amount (if any) by which—
‘‘(I) countable State expenditures
for the fiscal year; exceeds
‘‘(II) historic State expenditures
(as 
defined 
in 
section
409(a)(7)(B)(iii)), 
excluding 
any
amount expended by the State for child
care under subsection (g) or (i) of sec-
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tion 402 (as in effect during fiscal year
1994) for fiscal year 1994.
‘‘(ii) COUNTABLE
STATE
EXPENDI-
TURES.—The term ‘countable expenditures’
means, with respect to a State and a fiscal
year—
‘‘(I) the qualified State expendi-
tures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
409(a)(7)(B)(i) (other than the expend-
itures described in subclause (I)(bb) of
such section)) under the State program
funded under this part for the fiscal
year; plus
‘‘(II) any amount paid to the
State under paragraph (3) during the
fiscal year that is expended by the
State under the State program funded
under this part.’’.
(f) ADMINISTRATION OF CONTINGENCY FUND TRANS-
FERRED TO THE SECRETARY OF HHS.—Section 403(b)(7)
(42 U.S.C. 603(b)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) STATE
DEFINED.—As used in this sub-
section, the term ‘State’ means each of the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.’’.
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SEC. 5904. USE OF GRANTS.
Section 404(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 604(a)(2)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘, or (at the option of the State) August 21,
1996’’ before the period.
SEC. 5905. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) FAMILY WITH A DISABLED PARENT NOT TREATED
AS A 2-PARENT FAMILY.—Section 407(b)(2) (42 U.S.C.
607(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) FAMILY
WITH
A
DISABLED
PARENT
NOT TREATED AS A 2-PARENT FAMILY.—A family
that includes a disabled parent shall not be con-
sidered a 2-parent family for purposes of sub-
sections (a) and (b) of this section.’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF HEADING.—Section 407(b)(3) (42
U.S.C. 607(b)(3)) is amended in the heading by inserting
‘‘AND NOT RESULTING FROM CHANGES IN STATE ELIGI-
BILITY CRITERIA’’ before the period.
(c) STATE OPTION TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS RECEIV-
ING ASSISTANCE UNDER A TRIBAL WORK PROGRAM IN
PARTICIPATION RATE CALCULATION.—Section 407(b)(4)
(42 U.S.C. 607(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR
TRIBAL
WORK PROGRAM’’ before the period; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or under a tribal work pro-
gram to which funds are provided under this part’’
before the period.
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(d) SHARING OF 35-HOUR WORK REQUIREMENT BE-
TWEEN
PARENTS
IN
2-PARENT
FAMILIES.—Section
407(c)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘and the
other parent in the family are’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘a total of’’ before ‘‘at
least’’; and
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) by striking ‘‘individual’s spouse is’’ and
inserting ‘‘individual and the other parent in the
family are’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘for a total of at least 55
hours per week’’ before ‘‘during the month’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’.
(e) CLARIFICATION OF EFFORT REQUIRED IN WORK
ACTIVITIES.—Section 
407(c)(1)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C.
607(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘making progress’’
each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘participat-
ing’’.
(f) ADDITIONAL CONDITION UNDER WHICH 12 WEEKS
OF
JOB
SEARCH
MAY
COUNT
AS
WORK.—Section
407(c)(2)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘or the State is a needy State (within the mean-
ing of section 403(b)(6))’’ after ‘‘United States’’.
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(g) CARETAKER RELATIVE OF CHILD UNDER AGE 6
DEEMED TO BE MEETING WORK REQUIREMENTS IF EN-
GAGED IN WORK FOR 20 HOURS PER WEEK.—Section
407(c)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR RELATIVE’’
after ‘‘PARENT’’ each place such term appears; and
(2) by striking ‘‘in a 1-parent family who is the
parent’’ and inserting ‘‘who is the only parent or
caretaker relative in the family’’.
(h) EXTENSION TO MARRIED TEENS OF RULE THAT
RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT EDUCATION IS ENOUGH TO MEET
WORK
PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
407(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(C)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TEEN HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD’’ and inserting ‘‘SINGLE TEEN HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD OR MARRIED TEEN’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘a single’’ and inserting ‘‘mar-
ried or a’’.
(i) CLARIFICATION OF NUMBER OF HOURS OF PAR-
TICIPATION IN EDUCATION DIRECTLY RELATED TO EM-
PLOYMENT THAT ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR SINGLE
TEEN HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD OR MARRIED TEEN TO BE
DEEMED
TO
BE
ENGAGED
IN
WORK.—Section
407(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended by
striking ‘‘at least’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subsection’’
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and inserting ‘‘an average of at least 20 hours per week
during the month’’.
(j) CLARIFICATION OF REFUSAL TO WORK FOR PUR-
POSES OF WORK PENALTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS.—Section
407(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 607(e)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘work’’ and inserting ‘‘engage in work required in accord-
ance with this section’’.
(k) CLARIFICATION OF REMOVAL OF TEEN PARENTS
WITH RESPECT
TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.—Section
407(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 607(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, subject
to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph,’’; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(D) NUMBER OF PERSONS THAT MAY BE
TREATED AS ENGAGED IN WORK BY VIRTUE OF
PARTICIPATION IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AC-
TIVITIES.—For purposes of determining monthly
participation rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i)
and (2)(B) of subsection (b), not more than 20
percent of individuals in all families and in 2-
parent families (other than individuals in such
families who are described in subparagraph (C))
may be determined to be engaged in work in the
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State for a month by reason of participation in
vocational educational training.’’.
SEC. 5906. PROHIBITIONS; REQUIREMENTS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANT LANGUAGE; CLARI-
FICATION OF HOME RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT.—Section
408(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(1)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) NO ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT A
MINOR CHILD.—A State to which a grant is made
under section 403 shall not use any part of the grant
to provide assistance to a family, unless the family
includes a minor child who resides with the family
(consistent with paragraph (10)) or a pregnant indi-
vidual.’’.
(b) 
CLARIFICATION
OF
TERMINOLOGY.—Section
408(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘leaves’’ the 1st, 3rd, and 4th
places such term appears and inserting ‘‘ceases to re-
ceive assistance under’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the date the family leaves the
program’’ the 2nd place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘such date’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF SPACE.—Section 408(a)(5)(A)(ii)
(42 U.S.C. 608(a)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘DE-
SCRIBED.— For’’ and inserting ‘‘DESCRIBED.—For’’.
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(d) CORRECTIONS
TO 5-YEAR LIMIT
ON ASSIST-
ANCE.—
(1) CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON HARDSHIP
EXEMPTION.—Section 408(a)(7)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C.
608(a)(7)(C)(ii)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The number’’ and inserting
‘‘The average monthly number’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘during the fiscal year or
the immediately preceding fiscal year (but not
both), as the State may elect’’ before the period.
(2) RESIDENCE
EXCEPTION
MADE
MORE
UNI-
FORM
AND
EASIER
TO
ADMINISTER.—Section
408(a)(7)(D) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)(D)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(D) DISREGARD OF MONTHS OF ASSIST-
ANCE RECEIVED BY ADULT WHILE LIVING IN IN-
DIAN COUNTRY OR AN ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGE
WITH 50 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In determining the
number of months for which an adult has
received assistance under a State or tribal
program funded under this part, the State
or tribe shall disregard any month during
which the adult lived in Indian country or
an Alaskan Native village if the most reli-
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able data available with respect to the
month (or a period including the month)
indicate that at least 50 percent of the
adults living in Indian country or in the
village were not employed.
‘‘(ii) INDIAN
COUNTRY
DEFINED.—As
used in clause (i), the term ‘Indian country’
has the meaning given such term in section
1151 of title 18, United States Code.’’.
(e) REINSTATEMENT OF DEEMING AND OTHER RULES
APPLICABLE
TO ALIENS WHO ENTERED
THE UNITED
STATES
UNDER
AFFIDAVITS
OF
SUPPORT
FORMERLY
USED.—Section 408 (42 U.S.C. 608) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (d) and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO TREATMENT OF
CERTAIN ALIENS.—For special rules relating to the treat-
ment of certain aliens, see title IV of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO THE TREATMENT
OF NON-213A ALIENS.—The following rules shall apply if
a State elects to take the income or resources of any sponsor
of a non-213A alien into account in determining whether
the alien is eligible for assistance under the State program
funded under this part, or in determining the amount or
types of such assistance to be provided to the alien:
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‘‘(1) DEEMING OF SPONSOR’S INCOME AND RE-
SOURCES.—For a period of 3 years after a non-213A
alien enters the United States:
‘‘(A) INCOME DEEMING RULE.—The income
of any sponsor of the alien and of any spouse of
the sponsor is deemed to be income of the alien,
to the extent that the total amount of the income
exceeds the sum of—
‘‘(i) the lesser of—
‘‘(I) 20 percent of the total of any
amounts received by the sponsor or
any such spouse in the month as wages
or salary or as net earnings from self-
employment, plus the full amount of
any costs incurred by the sponsor and
any such spouse in producing self-em-
ployment income in such month; or
‘‘(II) $175;
‘‘(ii) the cash needs standard estab-
lished by the State for purposes of determin-
ing eligibility for assistance under the State
program funded under this part for a fam-
ily of the same size and composition as the
sponsor and any other individuals living in
the same household as the sponsor who are
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claimed by the sponsor as dependents for
purposes of determining the sponsor’s Fed-
eral personal income tax liability but whose
needs are not taken into account in deter-
mining whether the sponsor’s family has
met the cash needs standard;
‘‘(iii) any amounts paid by the spon-
sor or any such spouse to individuals not
living in the household who are claimed by
the sponsor as dependents for purposes of
determining the sponsor’s Federal personal
income tax liability; and
‘‘(iv) any payments of alimony or
child support with respect to individuals
not living in the household.
‘‘(B) RESOURCE DEEMING RULE.—The re-
sources of a sponsor of the alien and of any
spouse of the sponsor are deemed to be resources
of the alien to the extent that the aggregate value
of the resources exceeds $1,500.
‘‘(C) SPONSORS
OF
MULTIPLE
NON-213A
ALIENS.—If a person is a sponsor of 2 or more
non-213A aliens who are living in the same
home, the income and resources of the sponsor
and any spouse of the sponsor that would be
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deemed income and resources of any such alien
under subparagraph (A) shall be divided into a
number of equal shares equal to the number of
such aliens, and the State shall deem the income
and resources of each such alien to include 1
such share.
‘‘(2) INELIGIBILITY OF NON-213A ALIENS SPON-
SORED BY AGENCIES; EXCEPTION.—A non-213A alien
whose sponsor is or was a public or private agency
shall be ineligible for assistance under a State pro-
gram funded under this part, during a period of 3
years after the alien enters the United States, unless
the State agency administering the program deter-
mines that the sponsor either no longer exists or has
become unable to meet the alien’s needs.
‘‘(3) INFORMATION PROVISIONS.—
‘‘(A) DUTIES OF NON-213A ALIENS.—A non-
213A alien, as a condition of eligibility for as-
sistance under a State program funded under
this part during the period of 3 years after the
alien enters the United States, shall be required
to provide to the State agency administering the
program—
‘‘(i) such information and documenta-
tion with respect to the alien’s sponsor as
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may be necessary in order for the State
agency to make any determination required
under this subsection, and to obtain any co-
operation from the sponsor necessary for
any such determination; and
‘‘(ii) such information and documenta-
tion as the State agency may request and
which the alien or the alien’s sponsor pro-
vided in support of the alien’s immigration
application.
‘‘(B) DUTIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The
Secretary shall enter into agreements with the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General
under which any information available to them
and required in order to make any determina-
tion under this subsection will be provided by
them to the Secretary (who may, in turn, make
the information available, upon request, to a
concerned State agency).
‘‘(4) NON-213A ALIEN DEFINED.—An alien is a
non-213A alien for purposes of this subsection if the
affidavit of support or similar agreement with respect
to the alien that was executed by the sponsor of the
alien’s entry into the United States was executed
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other than pursuant to section 213A of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act.
‘‘(5) INAPPLICABILITY
TO
ALIEN
MINOR
SPON-
SORED
BY
A
PARENT.—This subsection shall not
apply to an alien who is a minor child if the sponsor
of the alien or any spouse of the sponsor is a parent
of the alien.
‘‘(6) INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES
OF ALIENS.—This subsection shall not apply to an
alien who is—
‘‘(A) admitted to the United States as a ref-
ugee under section 207 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act;
‘‘(B) paroled into the United States under
section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at
least 1 year; or
‘‘(C) granted political asylum by the Attor-
ney General under section 208 of such Act.’’.
SEC. 5907. PENALTIES.
(a) STATES GIVEN MORE TIME TO FILE QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—Section 409(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(2)(A))
is amended by striking ‘‘1 month’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’.
(b) TREATMENT
OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS PASSED
THROUGH TO FAMILIES AS QUALIFIED STATE EXPENDI-
TURES.—Section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa) 
(42 
U.S.C.
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609(a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing any amount collected by the State as support pursuant
to a plan approved under part D, on behalf of a family
receiving assistance under the State program funded under
this part, that is distributed to the family under section
457(a)(1)(B) and disregarded in determining the eligibility
of the family for, and the amount of, such assistance’’ before
the period.
(c) DISREGARD OF EXPENDITURES MADE TO RE-
PLACE
PENALTY
GRANT
REDUCTIONS.—Section
409(a)(7)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)) is amended by
redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (IV) and by in-
serting after subclause (II) the following:
‘‘(III) EXCLUSION
OF
AMOUNTS
EXPENDED
TO
REPLACE
PENALTY
GRANT REDUCTIONS.—Such term does
not include any amount expended in
order 
to 
comply 
with 
paragraph
(12).’’.
(d) TREATMENT OF FAMILIES OF CERTAIN ALIENS AS
ELIGIBLE
FAMILIES.—Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV) (42
U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i)(IV)), as so redesignated by sub-
section (c) of this section, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and families’’ and inserting
‘‘families’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘Act or section 402’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Act, and families of aliens lawfully present in
the United States that would be eligible for such as-
sistance but for the application of title IV’’.
(e) ELIMINATION OF MEANINGLESS LANGUAGE.—Sec-
tion 409(a)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(ii)) is
amended by striking ‘‘reduced (if appropriate) in accord-
ance with subparagraph (C)(ii)’’.
(f) CLARIFICATION OF SOURCE OF DATA TO BE USED
IN DETERMINING HISTORIC STATE EXPENDITURES.—Sec-
tion 409(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) SOURCE OF DATA.—In determin-
ing expenditures by a State for fiscal years
1994 and 1995, the Secretary shall use in-
formation which was reported by the State
on ACF Form 231 or (in the case of expend-
itures under part F) ACF Form 331, avail-
able as of the dates specified in clauses (ii)
and (iii) of section 403(a)(1)(D).’’.
(g) CONFORMING TITLE IV–A PENALTIES TO TITLE
IV–D 
PERFORMANCE-BASED
STANDARDS.—Section
409(a)(8) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(8)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(8) NONCOMPLIANCE OF STATE CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM
WITH
REQUIREMENTS
OF
PART D.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary finds,
with respect to a State’s program under part D,
in a fiscal year beginning on or after October 1,
1997—
‘‘(i)(I) on the basis of data submitted
by a State pursuant to section 454(15)(B),
or on the basis of the results of a review
conducted under section 452(a)(4), that the
State program failed to achieve the pater-
nity establishment percentages (as defined
in section 452(g)(2)), or to meet other per-
formance measures that may be established
by the Secretary;
‘‘(II) on the basis of the results of an
audit or audits conducted under section
452(a)(4)(C)(i) that the State data submit-
ted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) is in-
complete or unreliable; or
‘‘(III) on the basis of the results of an
audit or audits conducted under section
452(a)(4)(C) that a State failed to substan-
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tially comply with 1 or more of the require-
ments of part D; and
‘‘(ii) that, with respect to the succeed-
ing fiscal year—
‘‘(I) the State failed to take suffi-
cient corrective action to achieve the
appropriate performance levels or com-
pliance as described in subparagraph
(A)(i); or
‘‘(II) the data submitted by the
State pursuant to section 454(15)(B) is
incomplete or unreliable;
the amounts otherwise payable to the State
under this part for quarters following the end of
such succeeding fiscal year, prior to quarters fol-
lowing the end of the first quarter throughout
which the State program has achieved the pater-
nity establishment percentages or other perform-
ance measures as described in subparagraph
(A)(i)(I), or is in substantial compliance with 1
or more of the requirements of part D as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i)(III), as appro-
priate, shall be reduced by the percentage speci-
fied in subparagraph (B).
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‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF REDUCTIONS.—The reduc-
tions required under subparagraph (A) shall
be—
‘‘(i) not less than 1 nor more than 2
percent;
‘‘(ii) not less than 2 nor more than 3
percent, if the finding is the 2nd consecutive
finding made pursuant to subparagraph
(A); or
‘‘(iii) not less than 3 nor more than 5
percent, if the finding is the 3rd or a subse-
quent consecutive such finding.
‘‘(C) 
DISREGARD
OF
NONCOMPLIANCE
WHICH IS OF A TECHNICAL NATURE.—For pur-
poses of this section and section 452(a)(4), a
State determined as a result of an audit—
‘‘(i) to have failed to have substantially
complied with 1 or more of the requirements
of part D shall be determined to have
achieved substantial compliance only if the
Secretary determines that the extent of the
noncompliance is of a technical nature
which does not adversely affect the perform-
ance of the State’s program under part D;
or
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‘‘(ii) to have submitted incomplete or
unreliable 
data 
pursuant 
to 
section
454(15)(B) shall be determined to have sub-
mitted adequate data only if the Secretary
determines that the extent of the incomplete-
ness or unreliability of the data is of a tech-
nical nature which does not adversely affect
the determination of the level of the State’s
paternity establishment percentages (as de-
fined under section 452(g)(2)) or other per-
formance measures that may be established
by the Secretary.’’.
(h) CORRECTION OF REFERENCE TO 5-YEAR LIMIT ON
ASSISTANCE.—Section 409(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(9)) is
amended by striking ‘‘408(a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting
‘‘408(a)(7)’’.
(i) CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN PENALTY FOR FAIL-
URE TO MEET MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT
APPLICABLE
TO
THE
CONTINGENCY
FUND.—Section
409(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(10)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the expenditures under the State
program funded under this part for the fiscal year
(excluding any amounts made available by the Fed-
eral Government)’’ and inserting ‘‘the qualified State
expenditures (as defined in paragraph (7)(B)(i)
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(other than the expenditures described in subclause
(I)(bb) of that paragraph)) under the State program
funded under this part for the fiscal year’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘excluding any amount ex-
pended by the State for child care under subsection
(g) or (i) of section 402 (as in effect during fiscal
year 1994) for fiscal year 1994,’’ after ‘‘(as defined in
paragraph (7)(B)(iii) of this subsection),’’; and
(3) by inserting ‘‘that the State has not remitted
under section 403(b)(6)’’ before the period.
(j) PENALTY FOR STATE FAILURE TO EXPEND ADDI-
TIONAL
STATE
FUNDS
TO
REPLACE
GRANT
REDUC-
TIONS.—Section 409(a)(12) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(12)) is
amended—
(1) in the heading—
(A) by striking ‘‘FAILURE’’ and inserting
‘‘REQUIREMENT’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘REDUCTIONS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘REDUCTIONS; PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DO
SO’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and if the State fails to do
so, the Secretary may reduce the grant payable to the
State under section 403(a)(1) for the fiscal year that
follows such succeeding fiscal year by an amount
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equal to not more than 2 percent of the State family
assistance grant’’ before the period.
(k) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN REASONABLE CAUSE
EXCEPTIONS.—Section 409(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 609(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘(7) or (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘(6), (7),
(8), (10), or (12)’’.
(l) CLARIFICATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO CORRECT
A VIOLATION.—Section 409(c) (42 U.S.C. 609(c)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or discontinue, as ap-
propriate,’’ after ‘‘correct’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR DIS-
CONTINUING’’ after ‘‘CORRECTING’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or discontinues, as appro-
priate’’ after ‘‘corrects’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR DIS-
CONTINUE’’ after ‘‘CORRECT’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or discontinue, as appro-
priate,’’ before ‘‘the violation’’.
(m) CERTAIN PENALTIES NOT AVOIDABLE THROUGH
CORRECTIVE COMPLIANCE PLANS.—Section 409(c)(4) (42
U.S.C. 609(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(4) INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN PENALTIES.—
This subsection shall not apply to the imposition of
a penalty against a State under paragraph (6), (7),
(8), (10), or (12) of subsection (a).’’.
(n) FAILURE TO SATISFY MINIMUM PARTICIPATION
RATES.—Section 409(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not more
than’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the
period the following: ‘‘or if the noncompliance is due
to extraordinary circumstances such as a natural dis-
aster or regional recession. The Secretary shall pro-
vide a written report to Congress to justify any waiv-
er or penalty reduction due to such extraordinary cir-
cumstances’’.
SEC. 5908. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.
Section 411(a) (42 U.S.C. 611(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(ii) Whether a child receiving such as-
sistance or an adult in the family is receiv-
ing—
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‘‘(I) Federal disability insurance
benefits;
‘‘(II) benefits based on Federal
disability status;
‘‘(III) aid under a State plan ap-
proved under title XIV (as in effect
without regard to the amendment made
by section 301 of the Social Security
Amendments of 1972));
‘‘(IV) aid or assistance under a
State plan approved under title XVI
(as in effect without regard to such
amendment) by reason of being perma-
nently and totally disabled; or
‘‘(V) supplemental security in-
come benefits under title XVI (as in ef-
fect pursuant to such amendment) by
reason of disability.’’;
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘young-
est child in’’ and inserting ‘‘head of’’;
(iii) in each of clauses (vii) and (viii),
by striking ‘‘status’’ and inserting ‘‘level’’;
and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(xvii) With respect to each individual
in the family who has not attained 20 years
of age, whether the individual is a parent of
a child in the family.’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ESTI-
MATES’’ and inserting ‘‘SAMPLES’’; and
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘an esti-
mate which is obtained’’ and inserting
‘‘disaggregated case record information on a
sample of families selected’’; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7) and inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) REPORT ON FAMILIES RECEIVING ASSIST-
ANCE.—The report required by paragraph (1) for a
fiscal quarter shall include for each month in the
quarter the number of families and individuals re-
ceiving assistance under the State program funded
under this part (including the number of 2-parent
and 1-parent families), and the total dollar value of
such assistance received by all families.’’.
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SEC. 5909. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY IN-
DIAN TRIBES.
(a) PRORATING
OF
TRIBAL
FAMILY
ASSISTANCE
GRANTS.—Section 412(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(1)(A))
is amended by inserting ‘‘which shall be reduced for a fiscal
year, on a pro rata basis for each quarter, in the case of
a tribal family assistance plan approved during a fiscal
year for which the plan is to be in effect,’’ before ‘‘and
shall’’.
(b) TRIBAL OPTION TO OPERATE WORK ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM.—Section 412(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(A))
is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘For each of fiscal years
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary shall
pay to each eligible Indian tribe that proposes to operate
a program described in subparagraph (C)’’.
(c) DISCRETION OF TRIBES TO SELECT POPULATION
TO BE SERVED BY TRIBAL WORK ACTIVITIES PROGRAM.—
Section 412(a)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(C)) is amended
by striking ‘‘members of the Indian tribe’’ and inserting
‘‘such population and such service area or areas as the tribe
specifies’’.
(d) REDUCTION
OF APPROPRIATION
FOR TRIBAL
WORK ACTIVITIES PROGRAMS.—Section 412(a)(2)(D) (42
U.S.C. 612(a)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,638,474’’
and inserting ‘‘$7,633,287’’.
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(e) AVAILABILITY OF CORRECTIVE COMPLIANCE PLANS
TO
INDIAN
TRIBES.—Section 
412(f)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C.
612(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (b)’’ and inserting
‘‘(b), and (c)’’.
(f) ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBES FOR FEDERAL LOANS FOR
WELFARE PROGRAMS.—Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 612) is
amended by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:
‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL LOANS.—Section 406
shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal as-
sistance plan in the same manner as such section applies
to a State, except that section 406(c) shall be applied by
substituting ‘section 412(a)’ for ‘section 403(a)’.’’.
SEC. 5910. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUD-
IES.
(a) RESEARCH.—
(1) METHODS.—Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C.
613(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, directly or
through grants, contracts, or interagency agreements,’’
before ‘‘shall conduct’’.
(2) CORRECTION OF CROSS REFERENCE.—Sec-
tion 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘409’’ and inserting ‘‘407’’.
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(b) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUSLY INDENTED PARA-
GRAPH.—Section 413(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(e)(1)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually
rank States to which grants are made under section
403 based on the following ranking factors:
‘‘(A) 
ABSOLUTE
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
RA-
TIOS.—The ratio represented by—
‘‘(i) the total number of out-of-wedlock
births in families receiving assistance under
the State program under this part in the
State for the most recent year for which in-
formation is available; over
‘‘(ii) the total number of births in fam-
ilies receiving assistance under the State
program under this part in the State for the
year.
‘‘(B) NET CHANGES IN THE OUT-OF-WED-
LOCK RATIO.—The difference between the ratio
described in subparagraph (A) with respect to a
State for the most recent year for which such in-
formation is available and the ratio with respect
to the State for the immediately preceding
year.’’.
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(c) FUNDING OF PRIOR AUTHORIZED DEMONSTRA-
TIONS.—Section 413(h)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)(D)) is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting
‘‘August 22, 1996’’.
(d) CHILD POVERTY REPORTS.—
(1) DELAYED DUE DATE FOR INITIAL REPORT.—
Section 413(i)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of
this part’’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 1997’’.
(2) MODIFICATION OF FACTORS TO BE USED IN
ESTABLISHING METHODOLOGY FOR USE IN DETER-
MINING
CHILD
POVERTY
RATES.—Section 413(i)(5)
(42 U.S.C. 613(i)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘the
county-by-county’’ and inserting ‘‘, to the extent
available, county-by-county’’.
SEC. 5911. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING.
Section 106(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–193; 110 Stat. 2164) is amended by striking ‘‘(whether
in effect before or after October 1, 1995)’’.
SEC. 5912. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES MEASURES.
Section 107(a) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–193; 110 Stat. 2164) is amended by striking
‘‘409(a)(7)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘408(a)(7)(C)’’.
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SEC. 5913. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO THE TERRI-
TORIES.
(a) CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO BE DISREGARDED IN DE-
TERMINING
LIMITATION.—Section 1108(a) (42 U.S.C.
1308) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS TO EACH TER-
RITORY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act (except for paragraph (2) of this
subsection), the total amount certified by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under titles I,
X, XIV, and XVI, under parts A and E of title IV,
and under subsection (b) of this section, for payment
to any territory for a fiscal year shall not exceed the
ceiling amount for the territory for the fiscal year.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN PAYMENTS DISREGARDED.—Para-
graph (1) of this subsection shall be applied without
regard to any payment made under section 403(a)(2),
403(a)(4), 406, or 413(f).’’.
(b) CERTAIN CHILD CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES EX-
PENDITURES BY TERRITORIES TREATED AS IV–A EXPEND-
ITURES FOR PURPOSES OF MATCHING GRANT.—Section
1108(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1308(b)(1)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, including any amount paid to the State under
part A of title IV that is transferred in accordance with
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section 404(d) and expended under the program to which
transferred’’ before the semicolon.
(c) ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE MAINTENANCE OF
EFFORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308)
is amended by striking subsection (e).
SEC. 5914. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SE-
CURITY ACT.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO PART D OF TITLE IV.—
(1) CORRECTIONS TO DETERMINATION OF PATER-
NITY
ESTABLISHMENT
PERCENTAGES.—Section 452
(42 U.S.C. 652) is amended—
(A) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking all
that follows ‘‘for purposes of’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 409(a)(8), to achieve the paternity establish-
ment percentages (as defined under section
452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that
may be established by the Secretary, and to sub-
mit data under section 454(15)(B) that is com-
plete and reliable, and to substantially comply
with the requirements of this part; and’’; and
(B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 403(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 409(a)(8)’’.
(2) ELIMINATION
OF
OBSOLETE
LANGUAGE.—
Section 108(c)(8)(C) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
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(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2165) is amended by
inserting ‘‘and all that follows through ‘the best inter-
ests of such child to do so’ ’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’.
(3) INSERTION
OF
LANGUAGE
INADVERTENTLY
OMITTED.—Section 108(c)(13) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2166) is
amended by inserting ‘‘and inserting ‘pursuant to
section 408(a)(3)’ ’’ before the period.
(4) ELIMINATION
OF
OBSOLETE
CROSS
REF-
ERENCE.—Section 464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘section 402(a)(26)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 408(a)(3)’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PART E OF TITLE IV.—Each of
the following is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 1995’’ each
place such term appears and inserting ‘‘July 16, 1996’’:
(1) Section 472(a) (42 U.S.C. 672(a)).
(2) Section 472(h) (42 U.S.C. 672(h)).
(3) Section 473(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(2)).
(4) Section 473(b) (42 U.S.C. 673(b)).
SEC. 5915. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF AMENDMENTS INCLUDED INAD-
VERTENTLY.—Section 110(l) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2173) is amended—
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(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (4), (5), and (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (6),
and (8) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively; and
(3) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(3), as so redesignated.
(b) CORRECTION OF CITATION.—Section 109(f) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2177)
is amended by striking ‘‘93–186’’ and inserting ‘‘93–86’’.
(c) CORRECTION OF INTERNAL CROSS REFERENCE.—
Section 103(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
193; 110 Stat. 2112) is amended by striking ‘‘603(b)(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘603(b)’’.
(d) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES.—Section 416 (42
U.S.C. 616) is amended by striking ‘‘amendment made by
section 2103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity’’ and inserting ‘‘amendments made by section
103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation’’.
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SEC. 5916. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
FOR 
CERTAIN 
LOW-INCOME 
INDIVIDUALS
PROGRAM.
Section 112(5) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–193; 110 Stat. 2177) is amended in each of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) by inserting ‘‘under’’ after ‘‘funded’’.
SEC. 5917. DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS FOR
DRUG-RELATED CONVICTIONS.
(a) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS COORDI-
NATED WITH DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCCESSOR
PROVISIONS.—Section 115(d)(2) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2181) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘convictions’’ and inserting ‘‘a conviction if the convic-
tion is for conduct’’.
(b) IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVISIONS RE-
LATING
TO RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL
STUDIES.—Section 116(a) of such Act (Public Law 104–
193; 110 Stat. 2181) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(6) RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL
STUDIES.—Section 413 of the Social Security Act, as
added by the amendment made by section 103(a) of
this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.’’.
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SEC. 5918. TRANSITION RULE.
Section 116 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
193; 110 Stat. 2181) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(but sub-
ject to subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii))’’ after ‘‘this section’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘June
30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘the later of June 30, 1997,
or the day before the date described in subsection
(a)(2)(B) of this section’’.
SEC. 5919. PROTECTING VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the intent of Congress in amending part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) in section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat 2112) was to allow
States to take into account the effects of the epidemic
of domestic violence in establishing their welfare pro-
grams, by giving States the flexibility to grant indi-
vidual, temporary waivers for good cause to victims
of domestic violence who meet the criteria set forth in
section 402(a)(7)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B));
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(2) the allowance of waivers under such sections
was not intended to be limited by other, separate, and
independent provisions of part A of title IV of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
(3) under section 402(a)(7)(A)(iii) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(A)(iii)), requirements under the
temporary assistance for needy families program
under part A of title IV of such Act may, for good
cause, be waived for so long as necessary; and
(4) good cause waivers granted pursuant to sec-
tion 402(a)(7)(A)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(7)(A)(iii)) are intended to be temporary and
directed only at particular program requirements
when needed on an individual case-by-case basis, and
are intended to facilitate the ability of victims of do-
mestic violence to move forward and meet program
requirements when safe and feasible without inter-
ference by domestic violence.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER PROVISIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) NO
NUMERICAL
LIMITS.—In imple-
menting this paragraph, a State shall not be
subject to any numerical limitation in the grant-
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ing of good cause waivers under subparagraph
(A)(iii).
‘‘(D) WAIVERED
INDIVIDUALS
NOT
IN-
CLUDED
FOR
PURPOSES
OF
CERTAIN
OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS PART.—Any individual to
whom a good cause waiver of compliance with
this Act has been granted in accordance with
subparagraph (A)(iii) shall not be included for
purposes of determining a State’s compliance
with the participation rate requirements set
forth in section 407, for purposes of applying the
limitation described in section 408(a)(7)(C)(ii),
or for purposes of determining whether to impose
a penalty under paragraph (3), (5), or (9) of sec-
tion 409(a).’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) takes effect as if it had been included
in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2112).
(c) FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653),
as amended by section 5938, is further amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(2)—
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or that the health,
safety, or liberty or a parent or child would
by unreasonably put at risk by the disclo-
sure of such information,’’ before ‘‘provided
that’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
‘‘, that the health, safety, or liberty or a
parent or child would by unreasonably put
at risk by the disclosure of such informa-
tion,’’ before ‘‘and that information’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘be harmful to the parent or the child’’
and inserting ‘‘place the health, safety, or
liberty of a parent or child unreasonably at
risk’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or
to serve as the initiating court in an action to
seek and order,’’ before ‘‘against a noncustodial’’.
(2) STATE PLAN.—Section 454(26) (42 U.S.C.
654), as amended by section 5956, is further amend-
ed—
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘re-
sult in physical or emotional harm to the party
or the child’’ and inserting ‘‘place the health,
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safety, or liberty of a parent or child unreason-
ably at risk’’;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘of
domestic violence or child abuse against a party
or the child and that the disclosure of such infor-
mation could be harmful to the party or the
child’’ and inserting ‘‘that the health, safety, or
liberty of a parent or child would be unreason-
ably put at risk by the disclosure of such infor-
mation’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘of
domestic violence’’ and all that follows through
the semicolon and inserting ‘‘that the health,
safety, or liberty of a parent or child would be
unreasonably put at risk by the disclosure of
such information pursuant to section 453(b)(2),
the court shall determine whether disclosure to
any other person or persons of information re-
ceived from the Secretary could place the health,
safety, or liberty or a parent or child unreason-
ably at risk (if the court determines that disclo-
sure to any other person could be harmful, the
court and its agents shall not make any such
disclosure);’’.
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect 1 day after the ef-
fective date described in section 5961(a).
SEC. 5920. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF TITLE IV OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The amendments made by this
chapter to a provision of part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act shall take effect as if the amendments had been
included in section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 at the
time such section became law.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PARTS D AND E OF TITLE IV
OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The amendments made
by section 5914 of this Act shall take effect as if the amend-
ments had been included in section 108 of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 at the time such section 108 became law.
(c) AMENDMENTS
TO OTHER AMENDATORY PROVI-
SIONS.—The amendments made by section 5915(a) of this
Act shall take effect as if the amendments had been included
in section 110 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 at the time such sec-
tion 110 became law.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO FREESTANDING PROVISIONS OF
THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY
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RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.—The amendments made by
this chapter to a provision of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 that, as
of July 1, 1997, will not have become part of another statute
shall take effect as if the amendments had been included
in the provision at the time the provision became law.
CHAPTER 2—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
INCOME
SEC. 5921. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.
(a) DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS
AND
PROBATION
AND
PAROLE
VIOLATORS.—Section
1611(e)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(6)) is amended by inserting
‘‘and section 1106(c) of this Act’’ after ‘‘of 1986’’.
(b) 
TREATMENT
OF
PRISONERS.—Section
1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(II)) is
amended by striking ‘‘inmate of the institution’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘this subparagraph’’ and inserting
‘‘individual who receives in the month preceding the first
month throughout which such individual is an inmate of
the jail, prison, penal institution, or correctional facility
that furnishes information respecting such individual pur-
suant to subclause (I), or is confined in the institution (that
so furnishes such information) as described in section
202(x)(1)(A)(ii), a benefit under this title for such preced-
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ing month, and who is determined by the Commissioner to
be ineligible for benefits under this title by reason of con-
finement based on the information provided by such institu-
tion’’.
(c) 
CORRECTION
OF
REFERENCE.—Section
1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(I) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(I)) 
is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘this
paragraph’’.
SEC. 5922. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR DISABLED CHIL-
DREN.
(a) ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS FOR CURRENT
RECIPIENTS.—Section 211(d)(2)(A) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (42 U.S.C. 1382c note) is amended by striking ‘‘1
year’’ and inserting ‘‘18 months’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS AND CONTINU-
ING DISABILITY REVIEWS.—
(1) DISABILITY ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS
REQUIRED
FOR
SSI
RECIPIENTS
WHO
ATTAIN
YEARS
OF
AGE.—Section 1614(a)(3)(H)(iii) (42
U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)(iii)) is amended by striking
subclauses (I) and (II) and all that follows and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(I) by applying the criteria used in determin-
ing initial eligibility for individuals who are age 18
or older; and
‘‘(II) either during the 1-year period beginning
on the individual’s 18th birthday or, in lieu of a con-
tinuing disability review, whenever the Commissioner
determines that an individual’s case is subject to a re-
determination under this clause.
With respect to any redetermination under this clause,
paragraph (4) shall not apply.’’.
(2) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEW REQUIRED
FOR
LOW
BIRTH
WEIGHT
BABIES.—Section
1614(a)(3)(H)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)(iv)) is
amended—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Not’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subclause (VI),
not’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(VI) Subclause (I) shall not apply in the case of an
individual described in that subclause who, at the time of
the individual’s initial disability determination, the Com-
missioner determines has an impairment that is not ex-
pected to improve within 12 months after the birth of that
individual, and who the Commissioner schedules for a con-
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tinuing disability review at a date that is after the individ-
ual attains 1 year of age.’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—
Section 1631(a)(2)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(F)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in clause (ii)(III)(bb), by striking ‘‘the total
amount’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1613(c)’’ and
inserting ‘‘in any case in which the individual know-
ingly misapplies benefits from such an account, the
Commissioner shall reduce future benefits payable to
such individual (or to such individual and his
spouse) by an amount equal to the total amount of
such benefits so misapplied’’; and
(2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(iii) The representative payee may deposit into the
account established under clause (i) any other funds rep-
resenting past due benefits under this title to the eligible
individual, provided that the amount of such past due bene-
fits is equal to or exceeds the maximum monthly benefit
payable under this title to an eligible individual (including
State supplementary payments made by the Commissioner
pursuant to an agreement under section 1616 or section
212(b) of Public Law 93–66).’’.
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(d) REDUCTION IN CASH BENEFITS PAYABLE TO IN-
STITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MEDICAL COSTS
ARE COVERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE.—Section 1611(e)
(42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ‘‘hospital, extended care facility, nursing
home, or intermediate care facility’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘medical treatment facility’’;
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) in the matter preceding subclause
(I), by striking ‘‘hospital, home or’’; and
(ii) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘hos-
pital, home, or’’;
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘hospital,
home, or’’; and
(D) in the matter following clause (iii), by
striking ‘‘hospital, extended care facility, nursing
home, or intermediate care facility which is a
‘medical institution or nursing facility’ within
the meaning of section 1917(c)’’ and inserting
‘‘medical treatment facility that provides services
described in section 1917(c)(1)(C)’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)(E)—
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(A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘hospital,
extended care facility, nursing home, or inter-
mediate care facility’’ and inserting ‘‘medical
treatment facility’’; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘hospital, ex-
tended care facility, nursing home, or intermedi-
ate care facility’’ and inserting ‘‘medical treat-
ment facility’’;
(3) in paragraph (1)(G), in the matter preceding
clause (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or which is a hospital, ex-
tended care facility, nursing home, or intermedi-
ate care’’ and inserting ‘‘or is in a medical
treatment’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of an indi-
vidual who is a child under the age of 18, under
any health insurance policy issued by a private
provider of such insurance’’ after ‘‘title XIX’’;
and
(4) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘same hospital, home, or fa-
cility’’ and inserting ‘‘same medical treatment
facility’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘same such hospital, home,
or facility’’ and inserting ‘‘same such facility’’.
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(e) CORRECTION OF U.S.C. CITATION.—Section 211(c)
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat.
2189) is amended by striking ‘‘1382(a)(4)’’ and inserting
‘‘1382c(a)(4)’’.
SEC. 5923. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
TITLE XVI.
Section 1615(d) (42 U.S.C. 1382d(d)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting a comma
after ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’; and
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Commissioner’’.
SEC. 5924. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELAT-
ING TO TITLE XVI.
Section 1110(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1310(a)(3)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(or the Commissioner, with re-
spect to any jointly financed cooperative agreement or
grant concerning title XVI)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ the
first place it appears; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘(or the Commissioner, as ap-
plicable)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ the second place it ap-
pears.
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SEC. 5925. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this part shall take effect as
if included in the enactment of title II of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2185).
(b) EXCEPTION.—The amendments made by section
5925 shall take effect as if included in the enactment of
the Social Security Independence and Program Improve-
ments Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–296; 108 Stat. 1464).
CHAPTER 3—CHILD SUPPORT
SEC. 5935. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUP-
PORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
(a) INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO FEE FOR CHILD SUP-
PORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.—Section 454(6)(B) (42
U.S.C. 654(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘individuals not
receiving assistance under any State program funded under
part A, which’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual, other than
an individual receiving assistance under a State program
funded under part A or E, or under a State plan approved
under title XIX, or who is required by the State to cooperate
with the State agency administering the program under
this part pursuant to subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and’’.
(b) 
CORRECTION
OF
REFERENCE.—Section
464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(a)(2)(A)) is amended in the
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first sentence by striking ‘‘section 454(6)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 454(4)(A)(ii)’’.
SEC. 5936. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.
(a) CONTINUATION OF ASSIGNMENTS.—Section 457(b)
(42 U.S.C. 657(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘which were assigned’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assigned’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and which were in effect’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘and in effect on Sep-
tember 30, 1997 (or such earlier date, on or after Au-
gust 22, 1996, as the State may choose), shall remain
assigned after such date.’’.
(b) STATE OPTION FOR APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 457(a) (42 U.S.C.
657(a)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(6) STATE OPTION FOR APPLICABILITY.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this subsection, a
State may elect to apply the rules described in clauses
(i)(II), (ii)(II), and (v) of paragraph (2)(B) to sup-
port arrearages collected on and after October 1,
1998, and, if the State makes such an election, shall
apply the provisions of this section, as in effect and
applied on the day before the date of enactment of sec-
tion 302 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
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portunity Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193, 110
Stat. 2200), other than subsection (b)(1) (as so in ef-
fect), to amounts collected before October 1, 1998.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section
408(a)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(3)(A)) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after
‘‘(i)’’;
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting
‘‘(II)’’; and
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end, the following:
‘‘(ii) if the State elects to distribute
collections under section 457(a)(6), the date
the family ceases to receive assistance under
the program, if the assignment is executed
on or after October 1, 1998.’’.
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIONS WITH RESPECT
TO FAMILIES RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.—Section 457(a)(1)
(42 U.S.C. 657(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following flush language:
‘‘In no event shall the total of the amounts paid to
the Federal Government and retained by the State ex-
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ceed the total of the amounts that have been paid to
the family as assistance by the State.’’.
(d) FAMILIES UNDER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 457(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(4)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(4) FAMILIES UNDER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—
In the case of an amount collected for a family in ac-
cordance with a cooperative agreement under section
454(33), distribute the amount so collected pursuant
to the terms of the agreement.’’.
(e) STUDY
AND
REPORT.—Section 457(a)(5) (42
U.S.C. 657(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1999’’.
(f) 
CORRECTIONS
OF
REFERENCES.—Section
457(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(other than subsection
(b)(1))’’ each place it appears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection
(b)(1) (as so in effect))’’ after ‘‘1996’’ each place
it appears; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)’’.
(g) CORRECTION OF TERRITORIAL MATCH.—Section
457(c)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(3)(A)) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined
in section 1118)’’ and inserting ‘‘75 percent’’.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Section 457(c)(2) (42
U.S.C. 657(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘collected’’
the second place it appears and inserting ‘‘distrib-
uted’’.
(2) FEDERAL
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
PERCENT-
AGE.—Section 457(c)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(3)(B))
is amended by striking ‘‘as in effect on September 30,
1996’’ and inserting ‘‘as such section was in effect on
September 30, 1995’’.
(i) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) 
Section 
464(a)(2)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C.
664(a)(2)(A)) is amended, in the penultimate sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 457’’
after ‘‘owed’’.
(2) 
Section 
466(a)(3)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C.
666(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘457(b)(4) or
(d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘457’’.
SEC. 5937. CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO STATE DIREC-
TORY OF NEW HIRES.
Section 453A (42 U.S.C. 653a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘shall be less than’’ and inserting
‘‘shall not exceed’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$25’’
and inserting ‘‘$25 per failure to meet the re-
quirements of this section with respect to a newly
hired employee’’; and
(2) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘ex-
tracts’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Labor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘information’’.
SEC. 5938. FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to obtain’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period and inserting ‘‘for the
purposes specified in paragraphs (2) and (3).
‘‘(2) For the purpose of establishing parentage, estab-
lishing, setting the amount of, modifying, or enforcing child
support obligations, the Federal Parent Locator Service
shall obtain and transmit to any authorized person speci-
fied in subsection (c)—
‘‘(A) information on, or facilitating the discovery
of, the location of any individual—
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‘‘(i) who is under an obligation to pay child
support;
‘‘(ii) against whom such an obligation is
sought; or
‘‘(iii) to whom such an obligation is owed,
including the individual’s social security number (or
numbers), most recent address, and the name, address,
and employer identification number of the individ-
ual’s employer;
‘‘(B) information on the individual’s wages (or
other income) from, and benefits of, employment (in-
cluding rights to or enrollment in group health care
coverage); and
‘‘(C) information on the type, status, location,
and amount of any assets of, or debts owed by or to,
any such individual.
‘‘(3) For the purpose of enforcing any Federal or State
law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a
child, or making or enforcing a child custody or visitation
determination, as defined in section 463(d)(1), the Federal
Parent Locator Service shall be used to obtain and transmit
the information specified in section 463(c) to the authorized
persons specified in section 463(d)(2).’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(b)(1) Upon request, filed in accordance with sub-
section (d), of any authorized person, as defined in sub-
section (c) for the information described in subsection
(a)(2), or of any authorized person, as defined in section
463(d)(2) for the information described in section 463(c),
the Secretary shall, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, provide through the Federal Parent Locator Service
such information to such person, if such information—
‘‘(A) is contained in any files or records main-
tained by the Secretary or by the Department of
Health and Human Services; or
‘‘(B) is not contained in such files or records, but
can be obtained by the Secretary, under the authority
conferred by subsection (e), from any other depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
or of any State,
and is not prohibited from disclosure under paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) No information shall be disclosed to any person
if the disclosure of such information would contravene the
national policy or security interests of the United States
or the confidentiality of census data. The Secretary shall
give priority to requests made by any authorized person
described in subsection (c)(1). No information shall be dis-
closed to any person if the State has notified the Secretary
that the State has reasonable evidence of domestic violence
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or child abuse and the disclosure of such information could
be harmful to the custodial parent or the child of such par-
ent, provided that—
‘‘(A) in response to a request from an authorized
person (as defined in subsection (c) and section
463(d)(2)), the Secretary shall advise the authorized
person that the Secretary has been notified that there
is reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child
abuse and that information can only be disclosed to
a court or an agent of a court pursuant to subpara-
graph (B); and
‘‘(B) information may be disclosed to a court or
an agent of a court described in subsection (c)(2) or
section 463(d)(2)(B), if—
‘‘(i) upon receipt of information from the
Secretary, the court determines whether disclo-
sure to any other person of that information
could be harmful to the parent or the child; and
‘‘(ii) if the court determines that disclosure
of such information to any other person could be
harmful, the court and its agents shall not make
any such disclosure.
‘‘(3) Information received or transmitted pursuant to
this section shall be subject to the safeguard provisions con-
tained in section 454(26).’’; and
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(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or to
seek to enforce orders providing child custody or
visitation rights’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or to serve as the ini-
tiating court in an action to seek an order’’
after ‘‘issue an order’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘or to issue an order
against a resident parent for child custody
or visitation rights’’.
(b) USE OF THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERV-
ICE.—Section 463 (42 U.S.C. 663) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘any State which is
able and willing to do so,’’ and inserting
‘‘every State’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘such State’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each State’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or visi-
tation’’ after ‘‘custody’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or visita-
tion’’ after ‘‘custody’’;
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(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or visi-
tation’’ after ‘‘custody’’; and
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘or visitation’’ after
‘‘custody’’ each place it appears;
(4) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ‘‘or visita-
tion’’ after ‘‘custody’’; and
(5) by striking ‘‘noncustodial’’ each place it ap-
pears.
SEC. 5939. ACCESS TO REGISTRY DATA FOR RESEARCH PUR-
POSES.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 453(j)(5) (42 U.S.C.
653(j)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘data in each compo-
nent of the Federal Parent Locator Service maintained
under this section and to’’ before ‘‘information’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 453 (42
U.S.C. 653) is amended—
(1) in subsection (j)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘reg-
istries’’ and inserting ‘‘components’’; and
(2) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection
(j)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 453A(g)(2)’’.
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SEC. 5940. COLLECTION AND USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBERS FOR USE IN CHILD SUPPORT EN-
FORCEMENT.
Section 466(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(13)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘commercial’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘recreational license,’’ after
‘‘occupational license,’’; and
(2) in the matter following subparagraph (C), by
inserting ‘‘to be used on the face of the document
while the social security number is kept on file at the
agency’’ after ‘‘other than the social security num-
ber’’.
SEC. 5941. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.
Section 466(f) (42 U.S.C. 666(f)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘together’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘and as
in effect on August 22, 1996, including any amendments
officially adopted as of such date by the National Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.’’.
SEC. 5942. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCE-
DURES.
Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 666(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘,
part E,’’ after ‘‘part A’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘any
current support obligation and’’ after ‘‘to sat-
isfy’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the tribunal
and’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking ‘‘tribunal may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘court or administrative agency of
competent jurisdiction shall’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘filed with the tribu-
nal’’ and inserting ‘‘filed with the State
case registry’’.
SEC. 5943. VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Section 466(a)(5)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C)(i)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, or through the use of video or audio
equipment,’’ after ‘‘orally’’.
SEC. 5944. CALCULATION OF PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT
PERCENTAGE.
Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended,
in the matter following subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and
(B)’’.
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SEC. 5945. MEANS AVAILABLE FOR PROVISION OF TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE AND OPERATION OF FED-
ERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.
(a) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 452(j) (42
U.S.C. 652(j)), is amended, in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘to cover costs incurred by the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be available for use by
the Secretary, either directly or through grants, contracts,
or interagency agreements,’’.
(b) OPERATION OF FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERV-
ICE.—
(1) MEANS
AVAILABLE.—Section 453(o) (42
U.S.C. 653(o)) is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RECOVERY
OF COSTS’’ and inserting ‘‘USE OF SET-ASIDE
FUNDS’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to cover costs incurred by
the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be
available for use by the Secretary, either directly
or through grants, contracts, or interagency
agreements,’’.
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Section 453(o)
(42 U.S.C. 653(o)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘Amounts appropriated under this sub-
section for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001
shall remain available until expended.’’.
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SEC. 5946. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.
(a) RESPONSE
TO NOTICE
OR PROCESS.—Section
459(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 659(c)(2)(C)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘respond to the order, process, or interrogatory’’ and
inserting ‘‘withhold available sums in response to the order
or process, or answer the interrogatory’’.
(b) 
MONEYS
SUBJECT
TO
PROCESS.—Section
459(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 659(h)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
and in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘paid or’’
each place it appears;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (ii)(V), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in clause (iii)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or payable’’ after
‘‘paid’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘but’’ and inserting ‘‘;
and’’; and
(C) by inserting after clause (iii), the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(iv) benefits paid or payable under
the Railroad Retirement System, but’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) of periodic benefits under title
38, United States Code, except as provided
in subparagraph (A)(ii)(V).’’.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
454(19)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(ii)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 462(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 459(i)(5)’’.
SEC. 5947. DEFINITION OF SUPPORT ORDER.
Section 453(p) (42 U.S.C. 653(p)), is amended by
striking ‘‘a child and’’ and inserting ‘‘of’’.
SEC. 5948. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LI-
CENSES.
Section 466(a)(16) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(16)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘and sporting’’ after ‘‘recreational’’.
SEC. 5949. INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
Section 454(32)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(32)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 459A(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
459A(d)’’.
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SEC. 5950. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR INDIAN
TRIBES.
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BY INDIAN TRIBES
AND STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.—Sec-
tion 454(33) (42 U.S.C. 654(33)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and enforce support orders,
and’’ and inserting ‘‘or enforce support orders, or’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘guidelines established by such
tribe or organization’’ and inserting ‘‘guidelines es-
tablished or adopted by such tribe or organization’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘funding collected’’ and inserting
‘‘collections’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘such funding’’ and inserting
‘‘such collections’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF SUBSECTION DESIGNATION.—Sec-
tion 455 (42 U.S.C. 655), is amended by redesignating sub-
section (b), as added by section 375(b) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–193, 110 Stat. 2256), as subsection
(f).
(c) DIRECT GRANTS TO TRIBES.—Section 455(f) (42
U.S.C. 655(f)), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(f) The Secretary may make direct payments under
this part to an Indian tribe or tribal organization that
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it has
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the capacity to operate a child support enforcement pro-
gram meeting the objectives of this part, including establish-
ment of paternity, establishment, modification, and enforce-
ment of support orders, and location of absent parents. The
Secretary shall promulgate regulations establishing the re-
quirements which must be met by an Indian tribe or tribal
organization to be eligible for a grant under this sub-
section.’’.
SEC. 5951. CONTINUATION OF RULES FOR DISTRIBUTION
OF SUPPORT IN THE CASE OF A TITLE IV–E
CHILD.
Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (e) and (f)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end, the following:
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
section, amounts collected by a State as child support for
months in any period on behalf of a child for whom a public
agency is making foster care maintenance payments under
part E—
‘‘(1) shall be retained by the State to the extent
necessary to reimburse it for the foster care mainte-
nance payments made with respect to the child dur-
ing such period (with appropriate reimbursement of
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the Federal Government to the extent of its participa-
tion in the financing);
‘‘(2) shall be paid to the public agency respon-
sible for supervising the placement of the child to the
extent that the amounts collected exceed the foster care
maintenance payments made with respect to the child
during such period but not the amounts required by
a court or administrative order to be paid as support
on behalf of the child during such period; and the re-
sponsible agency may use the payments in the man-
ner it determines will serve the best interests of the
child, including setting such payments aside for the
child’s future needs or making all or a part thereof
available to the person responsible for meeting the
child’s day-to-day needs; and
‘‘(3) shall be retained by the State, if any por-
tion of the amounts collected remains after making
the payments required under paragraphs (1) and (2),
to the extent that such portion is necessary to reim-
burse the State (with appropriate reimbursement to
the Federal Government to the extent of its participa-
tion in the financing) for any past foster care main-
tenance payments (or payments of assistance under
the State program funded under part A) which were
made with respect to the child (and with respect to
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which past collections have not previously been re-
tained);
and any balance shall be paid to the State agency respon-
sible for supervising the placement of the child, for use by
such agency in accordance with paragraph (2).’’.
SEC. 5952. GOOD CAUSE IN FOSTER CARE AND FOOD STAMP
CASES.
(a) STATE PLAN.—Section 454(4)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C.
654(4)(A)(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(III)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or (IV) cooperation is required
pursuant to section 6(l)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(1)),’’ after ‘‘title XIX,’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 454(29) (42
U.S.C. 654(29)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ‘‘part A of this title or the State pro-
gram under title XIX’’ and inserting ‘‘part A,
the State program under part E, the State pro-
gram under title XIX, or the food stamp pro-
gram, as defined under section 3(h) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h)),’’; and
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(B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and all
that follows through the semicolon and inserting
the following:
‘‘(i) in the case of the State program
funded under part A, the State program
under part E, or the State program under
title XIX shall, at the option of the State,
be defined, taking into account the best in-
terests of the child, and applied in each
case, by the State agency administering
such program; and
‘‘(ii) in the case of the food stamp pro-
gram, as defined under section 3(h) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2012(h)), shall be defined and applied in
each case under that program in accordance
with section 6(l)(2) of the Food Stamp Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2));’’;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘or the
State program under title XIX’’ and inserting ‘‘the
State program under part E, the State program
under title XIX, or the food stamp program, as de-
fined under section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h))’’; and
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(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘individ-
ual,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘XIX,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘individual and the State agency administering
the State program funded under part A, the State
agency administering the State program under part
E, the State agency administering the State program
under title XIX, or the State agency administering
the food stamp program, as defined under section 3(h)
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(h)),’’.
SEC. 5953. DATE OF COLLECTION OF SUPPORT.
Section 454B(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 654B(c)(1)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The date of collection
for amounts collected and distributed under this part is the
date of receipt by the State disbursement unit, except that
if current support is withheld by an employer in the month
when due and is received by the State disbursement unit
in a month other than the month when due, the date of
withholding may be deemed to be the date of collection.’’.
SEC. 5954. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT IN INTER-
STATE CASES.
(a) PROCEDURES.—Section 466(a)(14) (42 U.S.C.
666(a)(14)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(14) HIGH-VOLUME, AUTOMATED ADMINISTRA-
TIVE ENFORCEMENT IN INTERSTATE CASES.—
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‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Procedures 
under
which—
‘‘(i) the State shall use high-volume
automated administrative enforcement, to
the same extent as used for intrastate cases,
in response to a request made by another
State to enforce support orders, and shall
promptly report the results of such enforce-
ment procedure to the requesting State;
‘‘(ii) the State may, by electronic or
other means, transmit to another State a re-
quest for assistance in enforcing support or-
ders through high-volume, automated ad-
ministrative enforcement, which request—
‘‘(I) shall include such informa-
tion as will enable the State to which
the request is transmitted to compare
the information about the cases to the
information in the data bases of the
State; and
‘‘(II) shall constitute a certifi-
cation by the requesting State—
‘‘(aa) of the amount of sup-
port under an order the payment
of which is in arrears; and
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‘‘(bb) that the requesting
State has complied with all proce-
dural due process requirements
applicable to each case;
‘‘(iii) if the State provides assistance
to another State pursuant to this paragraph
with respect to a case, neither State shall
consider the case to be transferred to the
caseload of such other State; and
‘‘(iv) the State shall maintain records
of—
‘‘(I) the number of such requests
for assistance received by the State;
‘‘(II) the number of cases for
which the State collected support in re-
sponse to such a request; and
‘‘(III) the amount of such collected
support.
‘‘(B) HIGH-VOLUME AUTOMATED ADMINIS-
TRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.—In this part, the term
‘high-volume automated administrative enforce-
ment’ means the use of automatic data process-
ing to search various State data bases, including
license records, employment service data, and
State new hire registries, to determine whether
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information is available regarding a parent who
owes a child support obligation.’’.
(b) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Section 458(d) (42 U.S.C.
658(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including amounts col-
lected under section 466(a)(14),’’ after ‘‘another State’’.
SEC. 5955. WORK ORDERS FOR ARREARAGES.
Section 466(a)(15) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(15)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(15) PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT PERSONS
OWING OVERDUE SUPPORT WORK OR HAVE A PLAN
FOR PAYMENT OF SUCH SUPPORT.—Procedures under
which the State has the authority, in any case in
which an individual owes overdue support with re-
spect to a child receiving assistance under a State
program funded under part A, to issue an order or
to request that a court or an administrative process
established pursuant to State law issue an order that
requires the individual to—
‘‘(A) pay such support in accordance with
a plan approved by the court, or, at the option
of the State, a plan approved by the State agen-
cy administering the State program under this
part; or
‘‘(B) if the individual is subject to such a
plan and is not incapacitated, participate in
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such work activities (as defined in section
407(d)) as the court, or, at the option of the
State, the State agency administering the State
program under this part, deems appropriate.’’.
SEC. 5956. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL STATE PLAN AMEND-
MENTS.
Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘noncustodial’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, for the purpose of
establishing parentage, establishing, setting
the amount of, modifying, or enforcing child
support obligations, or making or enforcing
a child custody or visitation determination,
as defined in section 463(d)(1)’’ after ‘‘pro-
vide that’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking the
comma and inserting a semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
semicolon and inserting a comma; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B),
the following flush language:
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‘‘and shall, subject to the privacy safeguards required
under paragraph (26), disclose only the information
described in sections 453 and 463 to the authorized
persons specified in such sections for the purposes
specified in such sections;’’;
(2) in paragraph (17)—
(A) by striking ‘‘in the case of a State
which has’’ and inserting ‘‘provide that the State
will have’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘section 453,’’;
and
(3) in paragraph (26)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘will’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, modify,’’ after ‘‘es-
tablish’’, the second place it appears; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or to make or en-
force a child custody determination’’ after
‘‘support’’;
(C) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or the child’’ after ‘‘1
party’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the child’’ after
‘‘former party’’; and
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(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(D) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or the child’’ after ‘‘1
party’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘another party’’ and
inserting ‘‘another person’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘to that person’’ after
‘‘release of the information’’; and
(iv) by striking ‘‘former party’’ and
inserting ‘‘party or the child’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) in cases in which the prohibitions
under subparagraphs (B) and (C) apply, the re-
quirement to notify the Secretary, for purposes of
section 453(b)(2), that the State has reasonable
evidence of domestic violence or child abuse
against a party or the child and that the disclo-
sure of such information could be harmful to the
party or the child; and
‘‘(E) procedures providing that when the
Secretary discloses information about a parent
or child to a State court or an agent of a State
court 
described 
in 
section 
453(c)(2) 
or
463(d)(2)(B), and advises that court or agent
that the Secretary has been notified that there is
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reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child
abuse pursuant to section 453(b)(2), the court
shall determine whether disclosure to any other
person of information received from the Sec-
retary could be harmful to the parent or child
and, if the court determines that disclosure to
any other person could be harmful, the court and
its agents shall not make any such disclosure;’’.
SEC. 5957. FEDERAL CASE REGISTRY OF CHILD SUPPORT
ORDERS.
Section 453(h) (42 U.S.C. 653(h)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and order’’
after ‘‘with respect to each case’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
ORDER’’ after ‘‘CASE’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘or an order’’ after ‘‘with
respect to a case’’ and
(C) by inserting ‘‘or order’’ after ‘‘and the
State or States which have the case’’.
SEC. 5958. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD SUPPORT
ORDERS.
Section 1738B(f) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
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(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘a court may’’
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘a court having ju-
risdiction over the parties shall issue a child support
order, which must be recognized.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (d)’’ after ‘‘jurisdiction’’.
SEC. 5959. DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 455(a)(3)(B) (42
U.S.C. 655(a)(3)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or system described in
clause (iii)’’ after ‘‘each State’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or system’’ after ‘‘the
State’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) For purposes of clause (i), a system described
in this clause is a system that has been approved by the
Secretary to receive enhanced funding pursuant to the Fam-
ily Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–485; 102 Stat.
2343) for the purpose of developing a system that meets the
requirements of sections 454(16) (as in effect on and after
September 30, 1995) and 454A, including systems that have
received funding for such purpose pursuant to a waiver
under section 1115(a).’’.
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(b) TEMPORARY LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Section
344(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 655 note) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or a system described in
subparagraph (C)’’ after ‘‘to a State’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or system’’ after ‘‘for the
State’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Act,’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘Act, and among sys-
tems that have been approved by the Secretary to re-
ceive enhanced funding pursuant to the Family Sup-
port Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–485; 102 Stat.
2343) for the purpose of developing a system that
meets the requirements of sections 454(16) (as in ef-
fect on and after September 30, 1995) and 454A, in-
cluding systems that have received funding for such
purpose pursuant to a waiver under section 1115(a),
which shall take into account—
‘‘(i) the relative size of such State and
system caseloads under part D of title IV of
the Social Security Act; and
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‘‘(ii) the level of automation needed to
meet the automated data processing require-
ments of such part.’’.
SEC. 5960. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) 
ELIMINATION
OF
SURPLUSAGE.—Section
466(c)(1)(F) (42 U.S.C. 666(c)(1)(F)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘of section 466’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF AMBIGUOUS AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 344(a)(1)(F) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
193; 110 Stat. 2234) is amended by inserting ‘‘the first
place such term appears’’ before ‘‘and all that follows’’.
(c) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUSLY DRAFTED PROVI-
SION.—Section 215 of the Department of Health and
Human Services Appropriations Act, 1997, (as contained
in section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 1997) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 215. Sections 452(j) and 453(o) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(j) and 653(o)), as amended
by section 345 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193;
110 Stat. 2237) are each amended by striking ‘section
457(a)’ and inserting ‘a plan approved under this part’.
Amounts available under such sections 452(j) and 453(o)
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shall be calculated as though the amendments made by this
section were effective October 1, 1995.’’.
(d) 
ELIMINATION
OF
SURPLUSAGE.—Section
456(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 656(a)(2)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a period.
(e) CORRECTION OF DATE.—Section 466(a)(1)(B) (42
U.S.C. 666(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1,
1996’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 1994’’.
SEC. 5961. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this chapter shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of title III of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2105).
(b) EXCEPTION.—The amendments made by section
5936(b)(2) shall take effect as if the amendments had been
included in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2112).
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CHAPTER 4—RESTRICTING WELFARE AND
PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS
Subchapter A—Eligibility for Federal Benefits
SEC. 5965. ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS:
LIMITED APPLICATION TO MEDICARE AND
BENEFITS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIRE-
MENT ACT.
(a) LIMITED APPLICATION TO MEDICARE.—Section
401(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any bene-
fit payable under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act (relating to the medicare program) to an alien
who is lawfully present in the United States as deter-
mined by the Attorney General and, with respect to
benefits payable under part A of such title, who was
authorized to be employed with respect to any wages
attributable to employment which are counted for
purposes of eligibility for such benefits.’’.
(b) LIMITED APPLICATION TO BENEFITS UNDER THE
RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT.—Section 401(b) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)) (as amended by subsection
(a)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any bene-
fit payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 or the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to
an alien who is lawfully present in the United States
as determined by the Attorney General or to an alien
residing outside the United States.’’.
SEC. 5966. EXCEPTIONS TO BENEFIT LIMITATIONS: COR-
RECTIONS 
TO 
REFERENCE 
CONCERNING
ALIENS WHOSE DEPORTATION IS WITHHELD.
Sections 402(a)(2)(A)(i)(III), 402(a)(2)(A)(ii)(III),
402(b)(2)(A)(iii), 403(b)(1)(C), 412(b)(1)(C), and 431(b)(5)
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(A)(iii),
1612(b)(2)(A)(iii), 
1613(b)(1)(C), 
1622(b)(1)(C), 
and
1641(b)(5)) are each amended by striking ‘‘section 243(h)
of such Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section
243(h) of such Act (as in effect immediately before the effec-
tive date of section 307 of division C of Public Law 104–
208) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by section
305(a) of division C of Public Law 104–208)’’.
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SEC. 5967. VETERANS EXCEPTION: APPLICATION OF MINI-
MUM ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT;
EXTENSION TO UNREMARRIED SURVIVING
SPOUSE; EXPANDED DEFINITION OF VET-
ERAN.
(a) APPLICATION OF MINIMUM ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE
REQUIREMENT.—Sections 402(a)(2)(C)(i), 402(b)(2)(C)(i),
403(b)(2)(A), and 412(b)(3)(A) of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(C)(i), 1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A),
and 1622(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by inserting ‘‘and
who fulfills the minimum active-duty service requirements
of section 5303A(d) of title 38, United States Code’’ after
‘‘alienage’’.
(b) EXCEPTION APPLICABLE TO UNREMARRIED SUR-
VIVING
SPOUSE.—Section 
402(a)(2)(C)(iii),
402(b)(2)(C)(iii), 403(b)(2)(C), and 412(b)(3)(C) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1612(a)(2)(C)(iii),
1612(b)(2)(C)(iii), 1613(b)(2)(C), and 1622(b)(3)(C)) are
each amended by inserting before the period ‘‘or the
unremarried surviving spouse of an individual described in
clause (i) or (ii) who is deceased if the marriage fulfills
the requirements of section 1304 of title 38, United States
Code’’.
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(c) EXPANDED DEFINITION OF VETERAN.—Sections
402(a)(2)(C)(i), 
402(b)(2)(C)(i), 
403(b)(2)(A), 
and
412(b)(3)(A) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity 
Reconciliation 
Act 
of 
1996 
(8 
U.S.C.
1612(a)(2)(C)(i), 1612(b)(2)(C)(i), 1613(b)(2)(A), and
1622(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by inserting ‘‘, 1101, or
1301, or as described in section 107’’ after ‘‘section 101’’.
SEC. 5968. CORRECTION OF REFERENCE CONCERNING
CUBAN AND HAITIAN ENTRANTS.
Section 403(d) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1613(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 501 of the Refugee’’ and
insert ‘‘section 501(a) of the Refugee’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 501(e)(2)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 501(e)’’.
SEC. 5969. NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ALIENS NOT LAW-
FULLY PRESENT: CORRECTION OF TERMINOL-
OGY.
Section 1631(e)(9) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)(9)) and section 27 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as added by section 404 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996, are each amended by striking ‘‘unlawfully in
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the United States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘not
lawfully present in the United States’’.
SEC. 5970. FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES: CONTRACTS AND
LICENSES.
Sections 401(c)(2)(A) and 411(c)(2)(A) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)(2)(A) and 1621(c)(2)(A)) are
each amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end
‘‘, or to a citizen of a freely associated state, if section 141
of the applicable compact of free association approved in
Public Law 99–239 or 99–658 (or a successor provision)
is in effect’’.
SEC. 5971. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING BENE-
FITS FOR HMONG AND OTHER HIGHLAND LAO
VETERANS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Hmong and other Highland Lao tribal peo-
ples were recruited, armed, trained, and funded for
military operations by the United States Department
of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency, Department
of State, and Agency for International Development
to further United States national security interests
during the Vietnam conflict.
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(2) Hmong and other Highland Lao tribal forces
sacrificed their own lives and saved the lives of Amer-
ican military personnel by rescuing downed Amer-
ican pilots and aircrews and by engaging and suc-
cessfully fighting North Vietnamese troops.
(3) Thousands of Hmong and other Highland
Lao veterans who fought in special guerilla units on
behalf of the United States during the Vietnam con-
flict, along with their families, have been lawfully ad-
mitted to the United States in recent years.
(4) The Personal Responsibility and Work Op-
portunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–193), the new national welfare reform law, re-
stricts certain welfare benefits for noncitizens of the
United States and the exceptions for noncitizen veter-
ans of the Armed Forces of the United States do not
extend to Hmong veterans of the Vietnam conflict era,
making Hmong veterans and their families receiving
certain welfare benefits subject to restrictions despite
their military service on behalf of the United States.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It is the sense of
the Congress that Hmong and other Highland Lao veterans
who fought on behalf of the Armed Forces of the United
States during the Vietnam conflict and have lawfully been
admitted to the United States for permanent residence
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should be considered veterans for purposes of continuing
certain welfare benefits consistent with the exceptions pro-
vided other noncitizen veterans under the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
Subchapter B—General Provisions
SEC. 5972. DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT OF BATTERED
ALIENS AS QUALIFIED ALIENS; INCLUSION OF
ALIEN CHILD OF BATTERED PARENT AS
QUALIFIED ALIEN.
(a) DETERMINATION OF STATUS BY AGENCY PROVID-
ING BENEFITS.—Section 431 of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1641) is amended in subsections (c)(1)(A) and
(c)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘Attorney General, which opinion is
not subject to review by any court)’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘agency providing such benefits)’’.
(b) GUIDANCE ISSUED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new undesig-
nated paragraph:
‘‘After consultation with the Secretaries of Health and
Human Services, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban De-
velopment, the Commissioner of Social Security, and with
the heads of such Federal agencies administering benefits
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as the Attorney General considers appropriate, the Attorney
General shall issue guidance (in the Attorney General’s sole
and unreviewable discretion) for purposes of this subsection
and section 421(f), concerning the meaning of the terms
‘battery’ and ‘extreme cruelty’, and the standards and meth-
ods to be used for determining whether a substantial connec-
tion exists between battery or cruelty suffered and an indi-
vidual’s need for benefits under a specific Federal, State,
or local program.’’.
(c) INCLUSION OF ALIEN CHILD OF BATTERED PAR-
ENT AS QUALIFIED ALIEN.—Section 431(c) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (1)(B)(iv) by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (2)(B) by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2)(B) and be-
fore the last sentence of such subsection the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) an alien child who—
‘‘(A) resides in the same household as a par-
ent who has been battered or subjected to extreme
cruelty in the United States by that parent’s
spouse or by a member of the spouse’s family re-
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siding in the same household as the parent and
the spouse consented or acquiesced to such bat-
tery or cruelty, but only if (in the opinion of the
agency providing such benefits) there is a sub-
stantial connection between such battery or cru-
elty and the need for the benefits to be provided;
and
‘‘(B) who meets the requirement of subpara-
graph (B) of paragraph (1).’’.
(d) INCLUSION OF ALIEN CHILD OF BATTERED PAR-
ENT UNDER SPECIAL RULE
FOR ATTRIBUTION
OF IN-
COME.—Section 421(f)(1)(A) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1631(f)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) at the end of clause (i) by striking ‘‘or’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and the battery or cruelty de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (iii)
the alien is a child whose parent (who resides in the
same household as the alien child) has been battered
or subjected to extreme cruelty in the United States
by that parent’s spouse, or by a member of the
spouse’s family residing in the same household as the
parent and the spouse consented to, or acquiesced in,
such battery or cruelty, and the battery or cruelty de-
scribed in clause (i), (ii), or (iii)’’.
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SEC. 5973. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
(a) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Section 432(a) of
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1642(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting at the end of paragraph (1) the
following: ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Welfare Reform Technical Cor-
rections Act of 1997, the Attorney General of the
United States, after consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall issue interim ver-
ification guidance.’’; and
(2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act of
1997, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations
which set forth the procedures by which a State or local
government can verify whether an alien applying for a
State or local public benefit is a qualified alien, a non-
immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or
an alien paroled into the United States under section
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for less
than 1 year, for purposes of determining whether the alien
is ineligible for benefits under section 411 of this Act.’’.
(b) DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMATION
FOR VERIFICA-
TION.—Section 384(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
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and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of
Public Law 104–208) is amended by adding after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) The Attorney General is authorized to dis-
close information, to Federal, State, and local public
and private agencies providing benefits, to be used
solely in making determinations of eligibility for ben-
efits pursuant to section 431(c) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996.’’.
SEC. 5974. QUALIFYING QUARTERS: DISCLOSURE OF QUAR-
TERS OF COVERAGE INFORMATION; CORREC-
TION TO ASSURE THAT CREDITING APPLIES
TO ALL QUARTERS EARNED BY PARENTS BE-
FORE CHILD IS 18.
(a) DISCLOSURE OF QUARTERS OF COVERAGE INFOR-
MATION.—Section 435 of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.
1645) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not-
withstanding section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, the Commissioner of Social Security is authorized to
disclose quarters of coverage information concerning an
alien and an alien’s spouse or parents to a government
agency for the purposes of this title.’’.
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(b) CORRECTION TO ASSURE THAT CREDITING AP-
PLIES TO ALL QUARTERS EARNED BY PARENTS BEFORE
CHILD IS 18.—Section 435(1) of the Personal Responsibil-
ity and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1645(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘while the alien
was under age 18,’’ and inserting ‘‘before the date on which
the alien attains age 18,’’.
SEC. 5975. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION: BENEFIT ELIGI-
BILITY LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY WITH
RESPECT TO ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNIT-
ED STATES.
Section 433 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1643)
is amended—
(1) by redesignated subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (c) and (d); and
(2) by adding after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE
ONLY WITH RESPECT TO ALIENS PRESENT IN THE UNITED
STATES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
the limitations on eligibility for benefits under this title
shall not apply to eligibility for benefits of aliens who are
not residing, or present, in the United States with respect
to—
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‘‘(1) wages, pensions, annuities, and other
earned payments to which an alien is entitled result-
ing from employment by, or on behalf of, a Federal,
State, or local government agency which was not pro-
hibited during the period of such employment or serv-
ice under section 274A or other applicable provision
of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
‘‘(2) benefits under laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.’’.
Subchapter C—Miscellaneous Clerical and
Technical Amendments; Effective Date
SEC. 5976. CORRECTING MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND
TECHNICAL ERRORS.
(a) INFORMATION REPORTING UNDER TITLE IV OF
THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Effective July 1, 1997, sec-
tion 408 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 608), as
amended by section 5903, and as in effect pursuant to sec-
tion 116 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and as amended by sec-
tion 5906(e) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) STATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION.—Each State to which a grant is made under sec-
tion 403 shall, at least 4 times annually and upon request
of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, furnish the
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Immigration and Naturalization Service with the name
and address of, and other identifying information on, any
individual who the State knows is not lawfully present in
the United States.’’.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL COR-
RECTIONS.—
(1) Section 411(c)(3) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(c)(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘4001(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘401(c)’’.
(2) Section 422(a) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1632(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘benefits (as
defined in section 412(c)),’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits,’’.
(3) Section 412(b)(1)(C) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1622(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking
‘‘with-holding’’ and inserting ‘‘withholding’’.
(4) The subtitle heading for subtitle D of title IV
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions’’.
(5) The subtitle heading for subtitle F of title IV
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
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Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘Subtitle F—Earned Income Credit
Denied to Unauthorized Employ-
ees’’.
(6) Section 431(c)(2)(B) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
‘‘clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (1)’’.
(7) Section 431(c)(1)(B) of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and
inserting ‘‘(as in effect prior to April 1, 1997),’’;
and
(B) by adding after clause (iv) the following
new clause:
‘‘(v) cancellation of removal pursuant
to section 240A(b)(2) of such Act;’’.
SEC. 5977. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this chapter shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
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CHAPTER 5—CHILD PROTECTION
SEC. 5981. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
(a) METHODS PERMITTED FOR CONDUCT OF STUDY
OF
CHILD
WELFARE.—Section 429A(a) (42 U.S.C.
628b(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(directly, or by grant,
contract, or interagency agreement)’’ after ‘‘conduct’’.
(b) REDESIGNATION OF PARAGRAPH.—Section 471(a)
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(17);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (18) (as added by section 1808(a) of the Small
Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–188; 110 Stat. 1903)) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (18) (as added
by section 505(3) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2278)) as paragraph (19).
SEC. 5982. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELAT-
ING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
(a) PART B AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV (42 U.S.C.
620–635) is amended—
(A) in section 422(b)—
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(i) by striking the period at the end of
the paragraph (9) (as added by section
554(3) of the Improving America’s Schools
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 108 Stat.
4057)) and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (10)
as paragraph (11); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (9),
as added by section 202(a)(3) of the Social
Security Act Amendments of 1994 (Public
Law 103–432, 108 Stat. 4453), as para-
graph (10);
(B) in sections 424(b) and 425(a), by strik-
ing ‘‘422(b)(9)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘422(b)(10)’’; and
(C) by transferring section 429A (as added
by section 503 of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2277)) to the
end of subpart 1.
(2) CLARIFICATION
OF CONFLICTING AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 204(a)(2) of the Social Security Act
Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103–432; 108 Stat.
4456) is amended by inserting ‘‘(as added by such
section 202(a))’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’.
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(b) PART E AMENDMENTS.—Section 472(d) (42 U.S.C.
672(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘422(b)(9)’’ and inserting
‘‘422(b)(10)’’.
SEC. 5983. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this chapter shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of title V of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2277).
CHAPTER 6—CHILD CARE
SEC. 5985. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
(a) FUNDING.—Section 418(a) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ‘‘the greater of’’ after ‘‘equal
to’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the sum of’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘amounts expended’’
and inserting ‘‘expenditures’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘subsections (g)
and (i) of section 402 (as in effect before
October 1, 1995); or’’;
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(C) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘sections’’ and inserting
‘‘subsections’’; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting a period; and
(D) in the matter following subparagraph
(B), by striking ‘‘whichever is greater.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.—The total
amount available for payments to States under
this paragraph, as determined under subpara-
graph (A), shall be allotted among the States
based on the formula used for determining the
amount of Federal payments to each State under
section 403(n) (as in effect before October 1,
1995).’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) FEDERAL
MATCHING
OF
STATE
EX-
PENDITURES EXCEEDING HISTORICAL EXPENDI-
TURES.—The Secretary shall pay to each eligible
State for a fiscal year an amount equal to the
lesser of the State’s allotment under subpara-
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graph (B) or the Federal medical assistance per-
centage for the State for the fiscal year (as de-
fined in section 1905(b), as such section was in
effect on September 30, 1995) of so much of the
State’s expenditures for child care in that fiscal
year as exceed the total amount of expenditures
by the State (including expenditures from
amounts made available from Federal funds) in
fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater)
for 
the 
programs 
described 
in 
paragraph
(1)(A).’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(i) by striking ‘‘amounts under any
grant 
awarded’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘any
amounts allotted’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘the grant is made’’
and inserting ‘‘such amounts are allotted’’.
(b) DATA USED TO DETERMINE HISTORIC STATE EX-
PENDITURES.—Section 418(a) (42 U.S.C. 618(a)), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) DATA
USED
TO
DETERMINE
STATE
AND
FEDERAL
SHARES
OF
EXPENDITURES.—In making
the determinations concerning expenditures required
under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C), the Secretary shall
use information that was reported by the State on
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ACF Form 231 and available as of the applicable
dates specified in clauses (i)(I), (ii), and (iii)(III) of
section 403(a)(1)(D).’’.
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 418(d) (42 U.S.C.
618(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’.
SEC. 5986. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 658E(c)(2)(E)(ii), by striking
‘‘tribal organization’’ and inserting ‘‘tribal organiza-
tions’’;
(2) in section 658K(a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking clause (iv) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(iv) whether the head of the family
unit is a single parent;’’;
(II) in clause (v)—
(aa) in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘includ-
ing the amount obtained from
(and 
separately 
identified)—’’
and inserting ‘‘including—’’; and
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(bb) by striking subclause
(II) and inserting the following:
‘‘(II) cash or other assistance
under—
‘‘(aa) the temporary assist-
ance for needy families program
under part A of title IV of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.); and
‘‘(bb) a State program for
which State spending is counted
toward the maintenance of effort
requirement 
under 
section
409(a)(7) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7));’’; and
(III) in clause (x), by striking
‘‘week’’ and inserting ‘‘month’’; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(D) USE OF SAMPLES.—
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY.—A State may com-
ply with the requirement to collect the infor-
mation described in subparagraph (B)
through the use of disaggregated case record
information on a sample of families selected
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through the use of scientifically acceptable
sampling methods approved by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(ii) SAMPLING
AND
OTHER
METH-
ODS.—The Secretary shall provide the
States with such case sampling plans and
data collection procedures as the Secretary
deems necessary to produce statistically
valid samples of the information described
in subparagraph (B). The Secretary may
develop and implement procedures for veri-
fying the quality of data submitted by the
States.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BIAN-
NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘6’’ and inserting
‘‘12’’;
(3) in section 658L, by striking ‘‘1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1998’’;
(4) in section 658O(c)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; and
(5) in section 658P(13), by striking ‘‘or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and’’.
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SEC. 5987. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this chapter and the amendments made by this chapter
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of title VI
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat.
2278).
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The amendment made by section
5985(a)(2)(B) and the repeal made by section 5987(d) shall
each take effect on October 1, 1997.
CHAPTER 7—ERISA AMENDMENTS RELAT-
ING TO MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT OR-
DERS
SEC. 5991. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 303 OF
THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK
OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.
(a) PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS FOR MEDICAL CHILD SUP-
PORT ORDERS.—Section 609(a)(3)(A) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1169(a)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing: ‘‘except that, to the extent provided in the order, the
name and mailing address of an official of a State or a
political subdivision thereof may be substituted for the
mailing address of any such alternate recipient,’’.
(b) PAYMENT TO STATE OFFICIAL TREATED AS SATIS-
FACTION OF PLAN’S OBLIGATION.—Section 609(a) of such
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Act (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) PAYMENT TO STATE OFFICIAL TREATED AS
SATISFACTION OF PLAN’S OBLIGATION TO MAKE PAY-
MENT TO ALTERNATE RECIPIENT.—Payment of bene-
fits by a group health plan to an official of a State
or a political subdivision thereof who is named in a
qualified medical child support order in lieu of the al-
ternate recipient, pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), shall
be treated, for purposes of this title, as payment of
benefits to the alternate recipient.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall be apply with respect to medical child support
orders issued on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 5992. AMENDMENT RELATING TO SECTION 381 OF THE
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OP-
PORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.
(a) CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE
NOTICES.—Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee Retire-
ment 
Income 
Security 
Act 
of 
1974 
(29 
U.S.C.
1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this subparagraph, an
administrative notice which is issued pursuant to an ad-
ministrative process referred to in subclause (II) of the pre-
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ceding sentence and which has the effect of an order de-
scribed in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence shall
be treated as such an order.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall be effective as if included in the enactment of
section 381 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193;
110 Stat. 2257).
SEC. 5993. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 382 OF
THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK
OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.
(a) ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT ORDERS
SPECIFY AFFECTED PLANS.—Section 609(a)(3) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1169(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, and’’
and inserting a period; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to medical child support
orders issued on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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TITLE VI—COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Subtitle A—Civil Service and Postal
Provisions
SEC. 6001. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CIVIL-
IAN RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) AGENCY
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding
section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code—
(A) during the period beginning on October
1, 1997, through September 30, 2001, each em-
ploying agency (other than the United States
Postal Service, the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority, or the government of the Dis-
trict of Columbia) shall contribute—
(i) 8.51 percent of the basic pay of an
employee;
(ii) 9.01 percent of the basic pay of a
congressional employee, a law enforcement
officer, a member of the Capitol police, or a
firefighter; and
(iii) 9.51 percent of the basic pay of a
Member of Congress, a Claims Court judge,
a United States magistrate, a judge of the
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United States Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces, or a bankruptcy judge; and
(B) during the period beginning on October
1, 2001, through September 30, 2002, each em-
ploying agency (other than the United States
Postal Service, the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority, or the government of the Dis-
trict of Columbia) shall contribute—
(i) 8.6 percent of the basic pay of an
employee;
(ii) 9.1 percent of the basic pay of a
congressional employee, a law enforcement
officer, a member of the Capitol police, or a
firefighter; and
(iii) 9.6 percent of the basic pay of a
Member of Congress, a Claims Court judge,
a United States magistrate, a judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces, or a bankruptcy judge;
in lieu of the agency contributions otherwise required
under section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) NO REDUCTION IN AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS
BY THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Agency contributions by
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the United States Postal Service under section
8348(h) of title 5, United States Code—
(A) shall not be reduced as a result of the
amendments made under paragraph (3) of this
subsection; and
(B) shall be computed as though such
amendments had not been enacted.
(3) INDIVIDUAL
DEDUCTIONS, WITHHOLDINGS,
AND DEPOSITS.—The table under section 8334(c) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the matter relating to an employee
by striking:
‘‘7 ............
After December 31, 1969.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘7 ............
January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1998.
7.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
7.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
7 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’;
(B) in the matter relating to a Member or
employee for congressional employee service by
striking:
‘‘71⁄2 .........
After December 31, 1969.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘7.5 .........
January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1998.
7.75 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.9 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8 ............
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
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7.5 .........
After December 31, 2002.’’;
(C) in the matter relating to a Member for
Member service by striking:
‘‘8 ............
After December 31, 1969.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘8 ............
January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1998.
8.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
8.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
8 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’;
(D) in the matter relating to a law enforce-
ment officer for law enforcement service and fire-
fighter for firefighter service by striking:
‘‘71⁄2 .........
After December 31, 1974.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘7.5 .........
January 1, 1975, to December 31, 1998.
7.75 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.9 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8 ............
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
7.5 .........
After December 31, 2002.’’;
(E) in the matter relating to a bankruptcy
judge by striking:
‘‘8 ............
After December 31, 1983.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘8 ............
January 1, 1984, to December 31, 1998.
8.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
8.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
8 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’;
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(F) in the matter relating to a judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces for service as a judge of that court by
striking:
‘‘8 ............
On and after the date of enactment of the
Department of Defense Authorization Act,
1984.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘8 ............
The date of enactment of the Department of
Defense Authorization Act, 1984, to De-
cember 31, 1998.
8.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
8.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
8 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’;
(G) in the matter relating to a United
States magistrate by striking:
‘‘8 ............
After September 30, 1987.’’;
and inserting the following:
‘‘8 ............
October 1, 1987, to December 31, 1998.
8.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
8.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
8 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’;
(H) in the matter relating to a Claims
Court judge by striking:
‘‘8 ............
After September 30, 1988.’’;
and insert the following:
‘‘8 ............
October 1, 1988, to December 31, 1998.
8.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
8.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
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8 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’;
and
(I) by inserting after the matter relating to
a Claims Court judge the following:
‘‘Member of the Capitol Police ..........................................
2.5 ............
August 1, 1920, to June 30,
1926.
3.5 ............
July 1, 1926, to June 30,
1942.
5 ...............
July 1, 1942, to June 30,
1948.
6 ...............
July 1, 1948, to October 31,
1956.
6.5 ............
November 1, 1956, to December
31, 1969.
7.5 ............
January 1, 1970, to December
31, 1998.
7.75 ..........
January 1, 1999, to December
31, 1999.
7.9 ............
January 1, 2000, to December
31, 2000.
8 ...............
January 1, 2001, to December
31, 2002.
7.5 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’.
(4) OTHER SERVICE.—
(A) MILITARY SERVICE.—Section 8334(j) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting
‘‘and subject to paragraph (5),’’ after ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B),’’;
and
(ii) by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(5) Effective with respect to any period of mili-
tary service after December 31, 1998, the percentage
of basic pay under section 204 of title 37 payable
under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same per-
centage as would be applicable under subsection (c) of
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this section for that same period for service as an em-
ployee, subject to paragraph (1)(B).’’.
(B) VOLUNTEER SERVICE.—Section 8334(l)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘This paragraph shall be
subject to paragraph (4).’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Effective with respect to any period of serv-
ice after December 31, 1998, the percentage of the re-
adjustment allowance or stipend (as the case may be)
payable under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the
same percentage as would be applicable under sub-
section (c) of this section for the same period for serv-
ice as an employee.’’.
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) 
INDIVIDUAL
DEDUCTIONS
AND
WITHHOLDINGS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 8422(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) The percentage to be deducted and withheld
from basic pay for any pay period shall be equal to—
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‘‘(A) the applicable percentage under para-
graph (3), minus
‘‘(B) the percentage then in effect under sec-
tion 3101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to rate of tax for old-age, survi-
vors, and disability insurance).
‘‘(3) The applicable percentage under this para-
graph for civilian service shall be as follows:
‘‘Employee ..........................................................................
7 ...............
Before January 1, 1999.
7.25 ..........
January 1, 1999, to December
31, 1999.
7.4 ............
January 1, 2000, to December
31, 2000.
7.5 ............
January 1, 2001, to December
31, 2002.
7 ...............
After December 31, 2002.
Congressional employee .....................................................
7.5 ............
Before January 1, 1999.
7.75 ..........
January 1, 1999, to December
31, 1999.
7.9 ............
January 1, 2000, to December
31, 2000.
8 ...............
January 1, 2001, to December
31, 2002.
7.5 ............
After December 31, 2002.
Member ...............................................................................
7.5 ............
Before January 1, 1999.
7.75 ..........
January 1, 1999, to December
31, 1999.
7.9 ............
January 1, 2000, to December
31, 2000.
8 ...............
January 1, 2001, to December
31, 2002.
7.5 ............
After December 31, 2002.
Law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of the Cap-
itol Police, or air traffic controller.
7.5 ............
Before January 1, 1999.
7.75 ..........
January 1, 1999, to December
31, 1999.
7.9 ............
January 1, 2000, to December
31, 2000.
8 ...............
January 1, 2001, to December
31, 2002.
7.5 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’.
(B) MILITARY SERVICE.—Section 8422(e) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting
‘‘and subject to paragraph (6),’’ after ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B),’’;
and
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(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The percentage of basic pay under section
204 of title 37 payable under paragraph (1), with re-
spect to any period of military service performed dur-
ing—
‘‘(A) January 1, 1999, through December
31, 1999, shall be 3.25 percent;
‘‘(B) January 1, 2000, through December
31, 2000, shall be 3.4 percent; and
‘‘(C) January 1, 2001, through December
31, 2002, shall be 3.5 percent.’’.
(C) VOLUNTEER SERVICE.—Section 8422(f)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘This paragraph shall be
subject to paragraph (4).’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) The percentage of the readjustment allow-
ance or stipend (as the case may be) payable under
paragraph (1), with respect to any period of volunteer
service performed during—
‘‘(A) January 1, 1999, through December
31, 1999, shall be 3.25 percent;
‘‘(B) January 1, 2000, through December
31, 2000, shall be 3.4 percent; and
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‘‘(C) January 1, 2001, through December
31, 2002, shall be 3.5 percent.’’.
(2) NO
REDUCTION
IN
AGENCY
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Agency contributions under section 8423 (a)
and (b) of title 5, United States Code, shall not be re-
duced as a result of the amendments made under
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT
AND DISABILITY SYSTEM.—
(1) AGENCY
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding
section 211(a)(2) of the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2021(a)(2))—
(A) during the period beginning on October
1, 1997, through September 30, 2001, the Central
Intelligence Agency shall contribute 8.51 percent
of the basic pay of an employee participating in
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System; and
(B) during the period beginning on October
1, 2001, through September 30, 2002, the Central
Intelligence Agency shall contribute 8.6 percent
of the basic pay of an employee participating in
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System.
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(2) INDIVIDUAL
DEDUCTIONS, WITHHOLDINGS,
AND DEPOSITS.—Notwithstanding section 211(a)(1) of
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50
U.S.C. 2021(a)(1)) beginning on January 1, 1999,
through December 31, 2002, the amount withheld and
deducted from the basic pay of an employee partici-
pating in Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System shall be as follows:
‘‘7.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
7.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
7 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’.
(3) MILITARY SERVICE.—Section 252(h)(1) of the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50
U.S.C. 2082(h)(1)), is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h)(1)(A) Each participant who has performed mili-
tary service before the date of separation on which entitle-
ment to an annuity under this title is based may pay to
the Agency an amount equal to 7 percent of the amount
of basic pay paid under section 204 of title 37, United
States Code, to the participant for each period of military
service after December 1956; except, the amount to be paid
for military service performed beginning on January 1,
1999, through December 31, 2002, shall be as follows:
‘‘7.25 percent of
basic pay.
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.4 percent of
basic pay.
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
7.5 percent of
basic pay.
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
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7 percent of
basic pay.
After December 31, 2002.
‘‘(B) The amount of such payments shall be based on
such evidence of basic pay for military service as the partic-
ipant may provide or, if the Director determines sufficient
evidence has not been provided to adequately determine
basic pay for military service, such payment shall be based
upon estimates of such basic pay provided to the Director
under paragraph (4).’’.
(d) FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
SYSTEM.—
(1) AGENCY
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Notwithstanding
section 805(a) (1) and (2) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a) (1) and (2))—
(A) during the period beginning on October
1, 1997, through September 30, 2001, each agen-
cy employing a participant in the Foreign Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability System shall con-
tribute to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund—
(i) 8.51 percent of the basic pay of
each participant covered under section
805(a)(1) of such Act participating in the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System; and
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(ii) 9.01 percent of the basic pay of
each participant covered under section
805(a)(2) of such Act participating in the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System; and
(B) during the period beginning on October
1, 2001, through September 30, 2002, each agen-
cy employing a participant in the Foreign Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability System shall con-
tribute to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund—
(i) 8.6 percent of the basic pay of each
participant covered under section 805(a)(1)
of such Act participating in the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System;
and
(ii) 9.1 percent of the basic pay of each
participant covered under section 805(a)(2)
of such Act participating in the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System.
(2) INDIVIDUAL
DEDUCTIONS, WITHHOLDINGS,
AND DEPOSITS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
805(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4045(a)(1)), beginning on January 1,
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1999, through December 31, 2002, the amount
withheld and deducted from the basic pay of a
participant in the Foreign Service Retirement
and Disability System shall be as follows:
‘‘7.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
7.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
7 ............
After December 31, 2002.’’.
(B) FOREIGN
SERVICE
CRIMINAL
INVES-
TIGATORS/INSPECTORS OF THE OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR
GENERAL, 
AGENCY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 805(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4045(a)(2)), beginning on January 1,
1999, through December 31, 2002, the amount
withheld and deducted from the basic pay of an
eligible Foreign Service criminal investigator/in-
spector of the Office of the Inspector General,
Agency for International Development partici-
pating in the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability System shall be as follows:
‘‘7.75 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.9 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8 ............
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
7.5 .........
After December 31, 2002.’’.
(C) MILITARY SERVICE.—Section 805(e) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4045(e)) is amended—
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(i) in subsection (e)(1) by striking
‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to para-
graph (5), each’’; and
(ii) by adding after paragraph (4) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) Effective with respect to any period of mili-
tary service after December 31, 1998, the percentage
of basic pay under section 204 of title 37, United
States Code, payable under paragraph (1) shall be
equal to the same percentage as would be applicable
under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code,
for that same period for service as an employee.’’.
(e) FOREIGN SERVICE PENSION SYSTEM.—
(1) 
INDIVIDUAL
DEDUCTIONS
AND
WITHHOLDINGS FROM PAY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 856(a) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4071e(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) The employing agency shall deduct and with-
hold from the basic pay of each participant the applicable
percentage of basic pay specified in paragraph (2) of this
subsection minus the percentage then in effect under section
3101(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
3101(a)) (relating to the rate of tax for old age, survivors,
and disability insurance).
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‘‘(2) The applicable percentage under this subsection
shall be as follows:
‘‘7.5 .........
Before January 1, 1999.
7.75 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
7.9 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
8 ............
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
7.5 .........
After December 31, 2002.’’.
(B) 
VOLUNTEER
SERVICE.—Subsection
854(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4071c(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c)(1) Credit shall be given under this System to a
participant for a period of prior satisfactory service as—
‘‘(A) a volunteer or volunteer leader under the
Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.),
‘‘(B) a volunteer under part A of title VIII of the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, or
‘‘(C) a full-time volunteer for a period of service
of at least 1 year’s duration under part A, B, or C
of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973 (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.),
if the participant makes a payment to the Fund equal to
3 percent of pay received for the volunteer service; except,
the amount to be paid for volunteer service beginning on
January 1, 1999, through December 31, 2002, shall be as
follows:
‘‘3.25 .......
January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.
3.4 .........
January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
3.5 .........
January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002.
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‘‘(2) The amount of such payments shall be determined
in accordance with regulations of the Secretary of State
consistent with regulations for making corresponding deter-
minations under chapter 83, title 5, United States Code,
together with interest determined under regulations issued
by the Secretary of State.’’.
(2) NO
REDUCTION
IN
AGENCY
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Agency contributions under section 857 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071f)
shall not be reduced as a result of the amendments
made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided,
the amendments made by this section shall take effect on
the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning
on or after January 1, 1999.
SEC. 6002. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8906 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and all
that follows through the end of paragraph (1) of subsection
(b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a)(1) Not later than October 1 of each year, the Of-
fice of Personnel Management shall determine the weighted
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average of the subscription charges that will be in effect dur-
ing the following contract year with respect to—
‘‘(A) enrollments under this chapter for self
alone; and
‘‘(B) enrollments under this chapter for self and
family.
‘‘(2) In determining each weighted average under
paragraph (1), the weight to be given to a particular sub-
scription charge shall, with respect to each plan (and op-
tion) to which it is to apply, be commensurate with the
number of enrollees enrolled in such plan (and option) as
of March 31 of the year in which the determination is being
made.
‘‘(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term ‘enrollee’
means any individual who, during the contract year for
which the weighted average is to be used under this section,
will be eligible for a Government contribution for health
benefits.
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3),
the biweekly Government contribution for health benefits for
an employee or annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan
under this chapter is adjusted to an amount equal to 72
percent of the weighted average under subsection (a)(1) (A)
or (B), as applicable. For an employee, the adjustment be-
gins on the first day of the employee’s first pay period of
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each year. For an annuitant, the adjustment begins on the
first day of the first period of each year for which an annu-
ity payment is made.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on the first day of the contract year that begins in 1999.
Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Office of Per-
sonnel Management from taking any action, before such
first day, which it considers necessary in order to ensure
the timely implementation of this section.
SEC. 6003. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES
POSTAL SERVICE.
(a) REPEAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2004 of title 39, Unit-
ed States Code, is repealed.
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—
(A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of
such title is amended by repealing the item relat-
ing to section 2004.
(B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is
amended by striking ‘‘sections 2401 and 2004’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section
2401’’.
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(b) CLARIFICATION THAT LIABILITIES FORMERLY
PAID PURSUANT TO SECTION 2004 REMAIN LIABILITIES
PAYABLE BY THE POSTAL SERVICE.—Section 2003 of title
39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department
to the Employees’ Compensation Fund (appropriations for
which were authorized by former section 2004, as in effect
before the effective date of this subsection) shall be liabilities
of the Postal Service payable out of the Fund.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall be effective as of October
1, 1997.
SEC. 6004. MEDICARE MEANS TESTING STANDARD APPLICA-
BLE 
TO 
SENATORS’ 
HEALTH 
COVERAGE
UNDER THE FEHBP.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to apply
the medicare means testing requirements for part B pre-
miums to individuals with adjusted gross incomes in excess
of $100,000 as enacted under section 5542 of this Act, to
United States Senators with respect to their employee con-
tributions and Government contributions under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program.
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 8906 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, each employee who is a Senator and is paid at an
annual rate of pay exceeding $100,000 shall pay the em-
ployee contribution and the full amount of the Government
contribution which applies under this section. The Sec-
retary of the Senate shall deduct and withhold the contribu-
tions required under this section and deposit such contribu-
tions in the Employees Health Benefits Fund.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B—GSA Property Sales
SEC. 6011. SALE OF GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Administrator of General Services shall,
no earlier than fiscal year 2002, dispose of by sale at fair
market value all rights, title, and interests of the United
States in and to the land of, and improvements to, Gov-
ernors Island, New York.
(b) RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER.—Before a sale is made
under subsection (a) to any other parties, the State of New
York and the city of New York shall be given the right of
first offer to purchase all or part of Governors Island at
fair market value as determined by the Administrator of
General Services. Not later than 90 days after notification
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by the Administrator of General Services, such right may
be exercised by either the State of New York or the city of
New York or by both parties acting jointly.
(c) PROCEEDS.—Proceeds from the disposal of Gov-
ernors Island under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the
general fund of the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous
receipts.
SEC. 6012. SALE OF AIR RIGHTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Administrator of General Services shall sell,
at fair market value and in a manner to be determined
by the Administrator, the air rights adjacent to Washington
Union Station described in subsection (b), including air
rights conveyed to the Administrator under subsection (d).
The Administrator shall complete the sale by such date as
is necessary to ensure that the proceeds from the sale will
be deposited in accordance with subsection (c).
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The air rights referred to in sub-
section (a) total approximately 16.5 acres and are depicted
on the plat map of the District of Columbia as follows:
(1) Part of lot 172, square 720.
(2) Part of lots 172 and 823, square 720.
(3) Part of lot 811, square 717.
(c) PROCEEDS.—Before September 30, 2002, proceeds
from the sale of air rights under subsection (a) shall be de-
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posited in the general fund of the Treasury and credited
as miscellaneous receipts.
(d) CONVEYANCE OF AMTRAK AIR RIGHTS.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—As a condition of future
Federal financial assistance, Amtrak shall convey to
the Administrator of General Services on or before
December 31, 1997, at no charge, all of the air rights
of Amtrak described in subsection (b).
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If Amtrak does not
meet the condition established by paragraph (1), Am-
trak shall be prohibited from obligating Federal funds
after March 1, 1998.
TITLE VII—COMMITTEE ON
LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
SEC. 7001. MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY OF RESERVES.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 422 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended by adding
after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) RECALL OF RESERVES; LIMITATIONS ON USE OF
RESERVE FUNDS AND ASSETS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary shall, except as other-
wise provided in this subsection, recall $1,028,000,000
from the reserve funds held by guaranty agencies
under this part (which for purposes of this subsection
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shall include any reserve funds held by, or under the
control of, any other entity) on September 1, 2002.
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT.—Funds recalled by the Secretary
under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treas-
ury.
‘‘(3) EQUITABLE
SHARE.—The Secretary shall
require each guaranty agency to return reserve funds
under paragraph (1) based on such agency’s equitable
share of excess reserve funds held by guaranty agen-
cies as of September 30, 1996. For purposes of this
paragraph, a guaranty agency’s equitable share of ex-
cess reserve funds shall be determined as follows:
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall compute each
agency’s reserve ratio by dividing (i) the amount
held in such agency’s reserve (including funds
held by, or under the control of, any other entity)
as of September 30, 1996, by (ii) the original
principal amount of all loans for which such
agency has an outstanding insurance obligation.
‘‘(B) If the reserve ratio of any agency as
computed under subparagraph (A) exceeds 1.12
percent, the agency’s equitable share shall in-
clude so much of the amounts held in such agen-
cy’s reserve fund as exceed a reserve ratio of 1.12
percent.
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‘‘(C) If any additional amount is required
to be recalled under paragraph (1) (after deduct-
ing the total of the equitable shares calculated
under subparagraph (B)), the agencies’ equitable
shares shall include additional amounts—
‘‘(i) determined by imposing on each
such agency an equal percentage reduction
in the amount of each agency’s reserve fund
remaining after deduction of the amount re-
called under subparagraph (B); and
‘‘(ii) the total of which equals the addi-
tional amount that is required to be recalled
under paragraph (1) (after deducting the
total of the equitable shares calculated under
subparagraph (B)).
‘‘(4) RESTRICTED ACCOUNTS.—Within 90 days
after the beginning of each of fiscal years 1998
through 2002, each guaranty agency shall transfer a
portion of each agency’s equitable share determined
under paragraph (3) to a restricted account estab-
lished by the guaranty agency that is of a type se-
lected by the guaranty agency with the approval of
the Secretary. Funds transferred to such restricted ac-
counts shall be invested in obligations issued or guar-
anteed by the United States or in other similarly low-
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risk securities. A guaranty agency shall not use the
funds in such a restricted account for any purpose
without the express written permission of the Sec-
retary, except that a guaranty agency may use the
earnings from such restricted account for activities to
reduce student loan defaults under this part. The por-
tion required to be transferred shall be determined as
follows:
‘‘(A) In fiscal year 1998—
‘‘(i) all agencies combined shall trans-
fer to a restricted account an amount equal
to one-fifth of the total amount recalled
under paragraph (1);
‘‘(ii) each agency with a reserve ratio
(as computed under paragraph (3)(A)) that
exceeds 2 percent shall transfer to a re-
stricted account so much of the amounts
held in such agency’s reserve fund as exceed
a reserve ratio of 2 percent; and
‘‘(iii) each agency shall transfer any
additional amount required under clause (i)
(after deducting the amount transferred
under clause (ii)) by transferring an
amount that represents an equal percentage
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of each agency’s equitable share to a re-
stricted account.
‘‘(B) In fiscal years 1999 through 2002,
each agency shall transfer an amount equal to
one-fourth of the total amount remaining of the
agency’s equitable share (after deduction of the
amount transferred under subparagraph (A)).
‘‘(5) SHORTAGE.—If, on September 1, 2002, the
total amount in the restricted accounts described in
paragraph (4) is less than the amount the Secretary
is required to recall under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may require the return of the amount of the
shortage from other reserve funds held by guaranty
agencies under procedures established by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary shall not
have any authority to direct a guaranty agency to re-
turn reserve funds under subsection (g)(1)(A) during
the period from the date of enactment of this sub-
section through September 30, 2002, and any reserve
funds otherwise returned under subsection (g)(1) dur-
ing such period shall be treated as amounts recalled
under this subsection and shall not be available under
subsection (g)(4).
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‘‘(7) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section the term ‘reserve funds’ when used with re-
spect to a guaranty agency—
‘‘(A) includes any reserve funds held by, or
under the control of, any other entity; and
‘‘(B) does not include buildings, equipment,
or other nonliquid assets.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 428(c)(9)(A)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1078(c)(9)(A)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘for the fis-
cal year of the agency that begins in 1993’’; and
(2) by striking the third sentence.
SEC. 7002. REPEAL OF DIRECT LOAN ORIGINATION FEES TO
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 452 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1087b) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
SEC. 7003. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Subsection (a) of section 458 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—