State, territory, or possession of the
United States; or
‘‘(ii) an authorized official pursuant to
an order of such a court or agency or pur-
suant to State or local law.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by this subsection shall apply to aliens applying for
admission to the United States on or after 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION TO SHARE CHILD SUPPORT EN-
FORCEMENT INFORMATION TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION
AND NATURALIZATION LAW.—
(1) SECRETARIAL
RESPONSIBILITY.—Section
452 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) If the Secretary receives a certification by a
State agency, in accordance with section 454(35), that an
individual who is a nonimmigrant alien (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)
owes arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding
$2,500, the Secretary may, at the request of the State
agency, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General,
or on the Secretary’s own initiative, provide such certifi-
cation to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General
information in order to enable them to carry out their re-
sponsibilities under sections 212(a)(10) and 235(d) of
such Act.’’.
(2) STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.—Section
454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), as
amended by section 101(c) of this Act, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (33);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (34) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the
following:
‘‘(35) provide that the State agency will have in
effect a procedure for certifying to the Secretary, in
such format and accompained by such supporting
documentation as the Secretary may require, deter-
minations that nonimmigrant aliens owe arrearages
of child support in an amount exceeding $2,500.’’.
SEC. 604. CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS IN THE WELFARE-TO-WORK
AND CHILD SUPPORT AMENDMENTS OF 1999.
The amendments made by section 2402 of Public
Law 106–246 shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 806 of H.R. 3424 of the 106th Congress
by section 1000(a)(4) of Public Law 106–113.
SEC. 605. INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATE TO STATES FOR EX-
PENDITURES FOR SHORT TERM TRAINING OF
STAFF OF CERTAIN CHILD WELFARE AGEN-
CIES.
Section 474(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or State-
licensed or State-approved child welfare agencies providing
services,’’ after ‘‘child care institutions’’.
TITLE VII—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections
101(e), 304, 602(b), and 604(b), and in subsection (b)
of this section, this Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on October 1, 2002, and shall apply
to payments under part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date,
and without regard to whether regulations to implement
such amendments are promulgated by such date.
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan approved under sec-
tion 454 of the Social Security Act which requires State
legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in
order for the plan to meet the additional requirements im-
posed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the addi-
tional requirements solely on the basis of the failure of
the plan to meet the additional requirements before the
first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
close of the first regular session of the State legislature
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of
such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature.
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