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‘‘(16) AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD OR SUSPEND
LICENSES.—Procedures under which the State has
(and uses in appropriate cases) authority (subject to
appropriate due process safeguards) to withhold or
suspend, or to restrict the use of driver’s licenses,
professional and occupational licenses, and rec-
reational licenses of individuals owing overdue child
support or failing, after receiving appropriate notice,
to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to
paternity or child support proceedings.’’.
SEC. 368. REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BUREAUS.
Section 466(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(7) REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BU-
REAUS.—(A) Procedures (subject to safeguards pur-
suant to subparagraph (B)) requiring the State to
report periodically to consumer reporting agencies
(as defined in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Re-
porting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) the name of any
absent parent who is delinquent by 90 days or more
in the payment of support, and the amount of over-
due support owed by such parent.
‘‘(B) Procedures ensuring that, in carrying out
subparagraph (A), information with respect to an
absent parent is reported—
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‘‘(i) only after such parent has been af-
forded all due process required under State law,
including notice and a reasonable opportunity
to contest the accuracy of such information;
and
‘‘(ii) only to an entity that has furnished
evidence satisfactory to the State that the en-
tity is a consumer reporting agency.’’.
SEC. 389. EXTENDED STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR COL-
LECTION OF ARREARAGES.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 466(a)(9) (42 U.S.C.
666(a)(9)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(9) Procedures’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(9) LEGAL TREATMENT OF ARREARS.—
‘‘(A) FINALITY.—Procedures’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively,
and by indenting each of such clauses 2 additional
ems to the right; and
(3) by adding after and below subparagraph
(A), as redesignated, the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(B) STATUTE
OF
LIMITATIONS.—Proce-
dures under which the statute of limitations on
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any arrearages of child support extends at least
until the child owed such support is 30 years of
age.’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The amend-
ment made by this section shall not be read to require
any State law to revive any payment obligation which had
lapsed prior to the effective date of such State law.
SEC. 370. CHARGES FOR ARREARAGES.
(A) STATE LAW REQUIREMENT.—Section 466(a) (42
U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 301(a), 328(a),
331, 366, and 367 of this Act, is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(17) CHARGES
FOR
ARREARAGES.—Proce-
dures providing for the calculation and collection of
interest or penalties for arrearages of child support,
and for distribution of such interest or penalties col-
lected for the benefit of the child (except where the
right to support has been assigned to the State).’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall establish by regulation a rule to re-
solve choice of law conflicts arising in the implementation
of the amendment made by subsection (a).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 454(21)
(42 U.S.C. 654(21)) is repealed.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall be effective with respect to arrearages
accruing on or after October 1, 1998.
SEC. 371. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS FOR NONPAYMENT OF
CHILD SUPPORT.
(a) HHS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.—
(1) SECRETARIAL
RESPONSIBILITY.—Section
452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by sections
315(a)(3) and 317 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(l) CERTIFICATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PASSPORT
RESTRICTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Where the Secretary re-
ceives a certification by a State agency in accord-
ance with the requirements of section 454(28) that
an individual owes arrearages of child support in an
amount exceeding $5,000 or in an amount exceeding
24 months’ worth of child support, the Secretary
shall transmit such certification to the Secretary of
State for action (with respect to denial, revocation,
or limitation of passports) pursuant to section
171(b) of this Act.
‘‘(2) LIMIT ON LIABILITY.—The Secretary shall
not be liable to an individual for any action with re-
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spect to a certification by a State agency under this
section.’’.
(2) STATE CSE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.—Sec-
tion 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections
304(a), 314(b), and 322(a) of this Act, is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (26);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (27) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (27) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(28) provide that the State agency will have in
effect a procedure (which may be combined with the
procedure for tax refund offset under section 464)
for certifying to the Secretary, for purposes of the
procedure under section 452(l) (concerning denial of
passports) determinations that individuals owe ar-
rearages of child support in an amount exceeding
$5,000 or in an amount exceeding 24 months’ worth
of child support, under which procedure—
‘‘(A) each individual concerned is afforded
notice of such determination and the con-
sequences thereof, and an opportunity to con-
test the determination; and
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‘‘(B) the certification by the State agency
is furnished to the Secretary in such format,
and accompanied by such supporting docu-
mentation, as the Secretary may require.’’.
(b) STATE DEPARTMENT PROCEDURE FOR DENIAL
OF PASSPORTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State,
upon certification by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in accordance with section 452(l)
of the Social Security Act, that an individual owes
arrearages of child support in excess of $5,000, shall
refuse to issue a passport to such individual, and
may revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued pre-
viously to such individual.
(2) LIMIT
ON
LIABILITY.—The Secretary of
State shall not be liable to an individual for any ac-
tion with respect to a certification by a State agency
under this section.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall become effective October
1, 1996.
SEC. 372. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCE-
MENT.
(A) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE UNITED
STATES SHOULD RATIFY THE UNITED NATIONS CON-
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VENTION OF 1956.—It is the sense of the Congress that
the United States should ratify the United Nations Con-
vention of 1956.
(b) TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUP-
PORT CASES AS INTERSTATE CASES.—Section 454 (42
U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 304(a), 314(b),
322(a), and 371(a)(2) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(27);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (28) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(29) provide that the State must treat inter-
national child support cases in the same manner as
the State treats interstate child support cases.’’.
Subtitle H—Medical Support
SEC. 381. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION
OF MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.
(a) GENERAL.—Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction’’;
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(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(ii) and inserting a comma; and
(3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the
following: ‘‘if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or (II) is
issued by an administrative adjudicator and has the
force and effect of law under applicable State law.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(2) PLAN AMENDMENTS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL
JANUARY 1, 1996.—Any amendment to a plan re-
quired to be made by an amendment made by this
section shall not be required to be made before the
first plan year beginning on or after January 1,
1996, if—
(A) during the period after the date before
the date of the enactment of this Act and be-
fore such first plan year, the plan is operated
in accordance with the requirements of the
amendments made by this section, and
(B) such plan amendment applies retro-ac-
tively to the period after the date before the
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date of the enactment of this Act and before
such first plan year.
A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated
in accordance with the provisions of the plan merely
because it operates in accordance with this para-
graph.
Subtitle I—Effect of Enactment
SEC. 391. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))—
(1) provisions of this title requiring enactment
or amendment of State laws under section 466 of
the Social Security Act, or revision of State plans
under section 454 of such Act, shall be effective with
respect to periods beginning on and after October 1,
1996; and
(2) all other provisions of this title shall become
effective upon enactment.
(b) GRACE PERIOD FOR STATE LAW CHANGES.—The
provisions of this title shall become effective with respect
to a State on the later of—
(1) the date specified in this title, or
(2) the effective date of laws enacted by the leg-
islature of such State implementing such provisions,
but in no event later than the first day of the first
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calender quarter beginning after the close of the
first regular session of the State legislature that be-
gins after the date of 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 reg-
ular session of the State legislature.
(c) GRACE PERIOD
FOR STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.—A State shall not be found out of compli-
ance with any requirement enacted by this title if it is
unable to comply without amending the State constitution
until the earlier of—
(1) the date one year after the effective date of
the necessary State constitutional amendment, or
(2) the date five years after enactment of this
title.
SEC. 392. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this title or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalid-
ity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this
title which can be given effect without regard to the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of
this title shall be severable.
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TITLE 
IV—REAUTHORIZATION
OF CHILD CARE AND DEVEL-
OPMENT BLOCK GRANT
SEC. 431. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD CARE AND DEVEL-
OPMENT BLOCK GRANT.
Section 658B of the Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subchapter—
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1995;
‘‘(2) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(3) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(4) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(6) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
‘‘(7) $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.’’.
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TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
SEC. 501. INCREASE IN TOP MARGINAL RATE UNDER SEC-
TION 11.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 are amended by striking
‘‘35’’ and inserting ‘‘36.25’’:
(1) Section 11(b)(1).
(2) Section 11(b)(2).
(3) Section 1201(a).
(4) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e)
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or
after October 1, 1996, except that the amendment made
by subsection (a)(4) shall take effect on October 1, 1996.
TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
October 1, 1996.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to promote
self-sufficiency and stability among families receiving aid
to families with dependent children by increasing employ-
ment opportunities; to increase State flexibility in operat-
ing a Job Opportunities and Basic skills Training Pro-
gram; to improve the interstate enforcement of child sup-