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gram established in this part for fiscal year 1997 or any
succeeding fiscal year.
‘‘SEC. 1646. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this part:
‘‘(1) 
ALLOTMENT.—The 
term 
‘allotment’
means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the
product of—
‘‘(A) an amount equal to the difference be-
tween—
‘‘(i) the number of qualifying children
in the State (as determined for the most
recent 12-month period for which data are
available to the Commissioner); and
‘‘(ii) the number of qualifying children
in the State receiving cash benefits under
this title by reason of disability (as so de-
termined); and
‘‘(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the
mean average of the respective annual totals of
cash benefits paid under this title to each quali-
fying child described in subparagraph (A)(ii)
(as so determined).
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED
SERVICE.—The term ‘au-
thorized service’ means each purpose authorized by
the Commissioner under section 1644(a).
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‘‘(3) QUALIFYING CHILD.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualifying
child’ means an individual who—
‘‘(i) has not attained 18 years of age;
and
‘‘(ii)(I) is eligible for cash benefits
under this title by reason of disability; or
‘‘(II) meets the conditions described
in subclauses (I) and (II) of section
1614(a)(3)(A)(ii), 
but 
(by 
reason 
of
subclause (III) of such section) is not eligi-
ble for such cash benefits.
‘‘(B) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
COMMIS-
SIONER.—The Commissioner shall provide for
determinations of whether individuals meet the
criteria established in subparagraph (A) for sta-
tus as qualifying children. Such determinations
shall be made in accordance with the provisions
otherwise applicable under this title with re-
spect to such criteria.’’.
(2) RULE REGARDING CERTAIN MILITARY PAR-
ENTS; CASH
BENEFITS
FOR
QUALIFYING
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 1614(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘United States, and who, for the
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month’’ and all that follows and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘United States, and—
‘‘(I) who, for the month before the parent re-
ported for such assignment, received a cash benefit
under this title by reason of blindness, or
‘‘(II) for whom, for such month, a determina-
tion was in effect that the child is a qualifying child
under section 1646(3).’’.
(c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO SSI CASH BENEFITS
AND SSI SERVICE BENEFITS.—
(1) CONTINUING
DISABILITY
REVIEWS
FOR
CERTAIN CHILDREN.—Section 1614(a)(3)(G) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(G)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(G)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii)(I) Not less frequently than once every 3 years,
the Commissioner shall redetermine the eligibility for cash
benefits under this title and for services under part C—
‘‘(aa) of each individual who has not attained
18 years of age and is eligible for such cash benefits
by reason of disability; and
‘‘(bb) of each qualifying child (as defined in sec-
tion 1646(3)).
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‘‘(II) Subclause (I) shall not apply to an individual
if the individual has an impairment (or combination of im-
pairments) which is (or are) not expected to improve.’’.
(2) DISABILITY REVIEW REQUIRED FOR SSI RE-
CIPIENTS WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(a)(3)(G)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(G)), as
amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii)(I) The Commissioner shall redetermine the eli-
gibility of a qualified individual for supplemental security
income benefits under this title by reason of disability, by
applying the criteria used in determining eligibility for
such benefits of applicants who have attained 18 years of
age.
‘‘(II) The redetermination required by subclause (I)
with respect to a qualified individual shall be conducted
during the 1-year period that begins on the date the quali-
fied individual attains 18 years of age.
‘‘(III) As used in this clause, the term ‘qualified indi-
vidual’ means an individual who attains 18 years of age
and for whom, for the month preceding the month in
which the individual attained such age, a determination
was in effect that the individual is a qualifying child under
section 1646(3).
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‘‘(IV) A redetermination under subclause (I) of this
clause shall be considered a substitute for a review re-
quired under any other provision of this subparagraph.’’.
(B) REPORT
TO
THE
CONGRESS.—Not
later than October 1, 1998, the Commissioner
of Social Security shall submit to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of
the Senate a report on the activities conducted
under section 1614(a)(3)(G)(iii) of the Social
Security Act.
(C) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 207
of the Social Security Independence and Pro-
gram Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
1382 note; 108 Stat. 1516) is hereby repealed.
(3) DISABILITY REVIEW REQUIRED FOR LOW
BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES WHO HAVE RECEIVED SSI
BENEFITS FOR 12 MONTHS.—Section 1614(a)(3)(G)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(G)), as amended
by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv)(I) The Commissioner shall redetermine the eli-
gibility for—
‘‘(aa) cash benefits under this title by reason of
disability of an individual whose low birth weight is
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a contributing factor material to the Commissioner’s
determination that the individual is disabled; and
‘‘(bb) services under part C of an individual
who is eligible for such services by reason of low
birth weight.
‘‘(II) The redetermination required by subclause (I)
shall be conducted once the individual has received such
benefits for 12 months.
‘‘(III) A redetermination under subclause (I) of this
clause shall be considered a substitute for a review re-
quired under any other provision of this subparagraph.’’.
(4) APPLICABILITY
OF
MEDICAID
RULES
RE-
GARDING
COUNTING
OF
CERTAIN
ASSETS
AND
TRUSTS OF CHILDREN.—Section 1613(c) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND TRUSTS IN
ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR CHILDREN
‘‘(c) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 1917 shall
apply to determinations of eligibility for benefits under
this title in the case of an individual who has not attained
18 years of age in the same manner as such subsections
apply to determinations of eligibility for medical assistance
under a State plan under title XIX, except that—
‘‘(1) 
the 
amount 
described 
in 
section
1917(c)(1)(E)(i)(II) shall be the amount of cash
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benefits payable under this title to an eligible indi-
vidual who does not have an eligible spouse and who
has no income or resources;
‘‘(2) the look-back date specified in section
1917(c)(1)(B) shall be the date that is 36 months
before the date the individual has applied for bene-
fits under this title; and
‘‘(3) any assets in a trust over which the indi-
vidual has control shall be considered assets of the
individual.’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (c)(3), (c)(5),
and (e)(1)(B) of section 1611 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382 (b)(1), (b)(2), (c)(3), (c)(5),
and (e)(1)(B)) are each amended by inserting
‘‘cash’’ before ‘‘benefit under this title’’.
(2) Section 1611(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘a benefit’’ and inserting
‘‘benefits’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘such benefit’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the cash benefit under this title’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘and the amount of such
benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits under this
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title and the amount of any cash benefit under
this title’’.
(3) Section 1611(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(c)(2)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘such benefit’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the cash benefit’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘cash’’ before ‘‘benefits’’
each place such term appears; and
(C) in subpargraph (B), by inserting
‘‘cash’’ before ‘‘benefit’’.
(4) Section 1611(c)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘cash’’ before
‘‘benefits under this title’’.
(5) Section 1611(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting
‘‘cash’’ before ‘‘benefit of’’.
(6) Section 1614(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or impair-
ment’’ after ‘‘disability’’ each place such term ap-
pears.
(7) Section 1614(f)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382c(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the
amount of benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits under
this title and the amount of any cash benefit under
this title’’.
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(8) Section 1614(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382c(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and
the amount of benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits
under this title and the amount of any cash benefit’’.
(9) Section 1614(f)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382c(f)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the
amount of benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits under
this title and the amount of any cash benefit under
this title’’.
(10) Section 1616(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382e(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘cash’’ before
‘‘supplemental’’.
(11) Section 1621(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382j(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the amount
of benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits under this title
and the amount of any cash benefit under this title’’.
(12) Section 1631(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘cash’’ before
‘‘benefits’’ the 1st place such term appears in each
of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(13) Section 1631(a)(7)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting
‘‘cash’’ before ‘‘benefits based’’.
(14) Section 1631(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘ben-
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efits based on disability or blindness under this
title’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits under this title (other
than by reason of age)’’.
(15) Section 1631(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383(c)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘payment’’ each place such
term appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘payments’’ each place
such term appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’.
(16) Section 1631(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383(e)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
‘‘amounts of such benefits’’ and inserting
‘‘amounts of cash benefits under this title’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘cash’’
before ‘‘benefits’’ each place such term appears;
(C) by redesignating the 2nd paragraph
(6) and paragraph (7) as paragraphs (7) and
(8), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated),
by inserting ‘‘cash’’ before ‘‘benefits’’ each place
such term appears.
(17) Section 1631(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘supplemental
security income’’ and inserting ‘‘cash’’.
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(18) Section 1635(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘by reason of dis-
ability or blindness’’.
(e) TEMPORARY ELIGIBILITY FOR CASH BENEFITS
FOR POOR DISABLED CHILDREN RESIDING IN STATES
APPLYING ALTERNATIVE INCOME ELIGIBILITY STAND-
ARDS UNDER MEDICAID.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the period beginning
upon the 1st day of the 1st month that begins 90
or more days after the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending upon the close of fiscal year 1996,
an individual described in paragraph (2) shall be
considered to be eligible for cash benefits under title
XVI of the Social Security Act, by reason of disabil-
ity notwithstanding that the individual does not
meet any of the conditions described in section
1614(a)(3)(A)(ii)(III) of such Act.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), an individual described in this paragraph
is an individual who—
(A) has not attained 18 years of age;
(B) meets the conditions described in
subclauses 
(I) 
and 
(II) 
of 
section
1614(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act;
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(C) resides in a State that, pursuant to
section 1902(f) of such Act, restricts eligibility
for medical assistance under title XIX of such
Act with respect to aged, blind, and disabled in-
dividuals; and
(D) is not eligible for medical assistance
under the State plan under such title XIX.
(f) REDUCTION IN CASH BENEFITS PAYABLE TO IN-
STITUTIONALIZED CHILDREN WHOSE MEDICAL COSTS
ARE
COVERED
BY
PRIVATE
INSURANCE.—Section
1611(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or under any
health insurance policy issued by a private provider of
such insurance’’ after ‘‘title XIX’’.
(g) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by subsections
(a)(1), (c), (d) and (f), and section 1645(b)(2) of the
Social Security Act (as added by the amendment
made by subsection (b) of this section), shall apply
to benefits for months beginning 90 or more days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, without
regard to whether regulations have been issued to
implement such amendments.
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(2) DELAYED APPLICABILITY TO CURRENT SSI
RECIPIENTS
OF
ELIGIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS.—The
amendments made by subsection (a)(1) shall not
apply, during the first 6 months that begin after the
month in which this Act becomes law, to an individ-
ual who is a recipient of cash supplemental security
income benefits under title XVI of the Social Secu-
rity Act for the month in which this Act becomes
law.
(h) REGULATIONS.—Within 3 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act—
(1) the Commissioner of Social Security shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to
implement the amendments made by subsections
(a)(1), (c), (d), and (f) and to implement subsection
(e); and
(2) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall prescribe such regulations as may be nec-
essary to implement section 1645(b)(2) of the Social
Security Act, as added by the amendment made by
subsection (b) of this section.
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SEC. 603. EXAMINATION OF MENTAL LISTINGS USED TO DE-
TERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF CHILDREN FOR SSI
BENEFITS BY REASON OF DISABILITY.
Section 202(e)(2) of the Social Security Independ-
ence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
1382 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (F); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting after subparagraph (F)
the following:
‘‘(G) whether the criteria in the mental dis-
orders listings in the Listings of Impairments set
forth in appendix 1 of subpart P of part 404 of title
20, Code of Federal Regulations, are appropriate to
ensure that eligibility of individuals who have not at-
tained 18 years of age for cash benefits under the
supplemental security income program by reason of
disability is limited to those who have serious dis-
abilities and for whom such benefits are necessary to
improve their condition or quality of life; and’’.
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SEC. 604. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO PUERTO RICO,
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND GUAM UNDER
PROGRAMS OF AID TO THE AGED, BLIND, OR
DISABLED.
Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1308), as amended by section 104(e)(1) of this Act, is
amended by inserting before ‘‘The total’’ the following:
‘‘(a) PROGRAMS OF AID TO THE AGED, BLIND, OR
DISABLED.—The total amount certified by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services under titles I, X, XIV, and
XVI (as in effect without regard to the amendment made
by section 301 of the Social Security Amendments of
1972)—
‘‘(1) for payment to Puerto Rico shall not ex-
ceed $18,053,940;
‘‘(2) for payment to the Virgin Islands shall not
exceed $473,659; and
‘‘(3) for payment to Guam shall not exceed
$900,718.
‘‘(b) MEDICAID PROGRAMS.—’’.
SEC. 605. REPEAL OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIRE-
MENTS APPLICABLE TO OPTIONAL STATE
PROGRAMS FOR SUPPLEMENTATION OF SSI
BENEFITS.
Section 1618 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382g) is hereby repealed.
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SEC. 606. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO INDI-
VIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY
MISREPRESENTED RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN BENEFITS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR
MORE STATES.
Section 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible
individual for purposes of this title during the 10-year pe-
riod beginning on the date the individual is found by a
State to have made, or is convicted in Federal or State
court of having made, a fraudulent statement or represen-
tation with respect to the place of residence of the individ-
ual in order to receive benefits simultaneously from 2 or
more States under programs that are funded under part
A of title IV, title XIX, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977,
or benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental
security income program under title XVI.’’.
SEC. 607. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS
AND PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1611(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as amended by section
601(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by inserting after para-
graph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) A person shall not be an eligible individual
or eligible spouse for purposes of this title with re-
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spect to any month if, throughout the month, the
person is—
‘‘(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or cus-
tody or confinement after conviction, under the
laws of the place from which the person flees,
for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of the place
from which the person flees, or which, in the
case of the State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such State; or
‘‘(B) violating a condition of probation or
parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’.
(b) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Section 1631(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(3) the following:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local
law enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer,
with the current address of any recipient of benefits under
this title, if the officer furnishes the agency with the name
of the recipient and notifies the agency that—
‘‘(A) the recipient—
‘‘(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or cus-
tody or confinement after conviction, under the
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laws of the place from which the person flees,
for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of the place
from which the person flees, or which, in the
case of the State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such State;
‘‘(ii) is violating a condition of probation or
parole imposed under Federal or State law; or
‘‘(iii) has information that is necessary for
the officer to conduct the officer’s official du-
ties;
‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of the recipi-
ent is within the official duties of the officer; and
‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper exercise
of such duties.’’.
TITLE VII—CHILD SUPPORT
SEC. 700. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in
this title an amendment is expressed in terms of an
amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to that sec-
tion or other provision of the Social Security Act.
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Subtitle A—Eligibility for Services;
Distribution of Payments
SEC. 701. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
(a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 454 (42
U.S.C. 654) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(4) provide that the State will—
‘‘(A) provide services relating to the estab-
lishment of paternity or the establishment,
modification, or enforcement of child support
obligations, as appropriate, under the plan with
respect to—
‘‘(i) each child for whom cash assist-
ance is provided under the State program
funded under part A of this title, benefits
or services are provided under the State
program funded under part B of this title,
or medical assistance is provided under the
State plan approved under title XIX, un-
less the State agency administering the
plan determines (in accordance with para-
graph (28)) that it is against the best in-
terests of the child to do so; and
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‘‘(ii) any other child, if an individual
applies for such services with respect to
the child; and
‘‘(B) enforce any support obligation estab-
lished with respect to—
‘‘(i) a child with respect to whom the
State provides services under the plan; or
‘‘(ii) the custodial parent of such a
child.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (6)—
(A) by striking ‘‘provide that’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘provide that—’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) services under the plan shall be made
available to nonresidents on the same terms as
to residents;’’;
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on
individuals not receiving assistance under any
State program funded under part A’’ after
‘‘such services shall be imposed’’;
(D) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C),
(D), and (E)—
(i) by indenting the subparagraph in
the same manner as, and aligning the left
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margin of the subparagraph with the left
margin of, the matter inserted by subpara-
graph (B) of this paragraph; and
(ii) by striking the final comma and
inserting a semicolon; and
(E) in subparagraph (E), by indenting
each of clauses (i) and (ii) 2 additional ems.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is
amended by 
striking 
‘‘454(6)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘454(4)’’.
(2) 
Section 
452(g)(2)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C.
652(g)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘454(6)’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘454(4)(A)(ii)’’.
(3) 
Section 
466(a)(3)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C.
666(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the case of
overdue support which a State has agreed to collect
under section 454(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘in any other
case’’.
(4) Section 466(e) (42 U.S.C. 666(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (4) or (6) of sec-
tion 454’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(4)’’.
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SEC. 702. DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT COLLEC-
TIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 457. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An amount collected on behalf
of a family as support by a State pursuant to a plan ap-
proved under this part shall be distributed as follows:
‘‘(1) FAMILIES RECEIVING CASH ASSISTANCE.—
In the case of a family receiving cash assistance
from the State, the State shall—
‘‘(A) retain, or distribute to the family, the
State share of the amount so collected; and
‘‘(B) pay to the Federal Government the
Federal share of the amount so collected.
‘‘(2) FAMILIES
THAT
FORMERLY
RECEIVED
CASH ASSISTANCE.—In the case of a family that for-
merly received cash assistance from the State:
‘‘(A) CURRENT SUPPORT PAYMENTS.—To
the extent that the amount so collected does not
exceed the amount required to be paid to the
family for the month in which collected, the
State shall distribute the amount so collected to
the family.
‘‘(B) PAYMENTS OF ARREARAGES.—To the
extent that the amount so collected exceeds the
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amount required to be paid to the family for
the month in which collected, the State shall
distribute the amount so collected as follows:
‘‘(i) DISTRIBUTION
TO
THE
FAMILY
TO SATISFY ARREARAGES THAT ACCRUED
BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAMILY RECEIVED
CASH
ASSISTANCE.—The State shall dis-
tribute the amount so collected to the fam-
ily to the extent necessary to satisfy any
support arrears with respect to the family
that accrued before or after the family re-
ceived cash assistance from the State.
‘‘(ii) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
GOVERN-
MENTS
FOR
ASSISTANCE
PROVIDED
TO
THE FAMILY.—To the extent that clause
(i) does not apply to the amount, the State
shall retain the State share of the amount
so collected, and pay to the Federal Gov-
ernment the Federal share of the amount
so collected, to the extent necessary to re-
imburse amounts paid to the family as
cash assistance from the State.
‘‘(iii) DISTRIBUTION OF THE REMAIN-
DER TO THE FAMILY.—To the extent that
neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies to
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the amount so collected, the State shall
distribute the amount to the family.
‘‘(3) FAMILIES THAT NEVER RECEIVED CASH
ASSISTANCE.—In the case of any other family, the
State shall distribute the amount so collected to the
family.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in subsection (a):
‘‘(1) CASH ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘cash as-
sistance from the State’ means—
‘‘(A) cash assistance under the State pro-
gram funded under part A or under the State
plan approved under part A of this title (as in
effect before October 1, 1995); or
‘‘(B) cash benefits under the State pro-
gram funded under part B or under the State
plan approved under part B or E of this title
(as in effect before October 1, 1995).
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The term ‘Federal
share’ means, with respect to an amount collected by
the State to satisfy a support obligation owed to a
family for a time period—
‘‘(A) the greatest Federal medical assist-
ance percentage in effect for the State for fiscal
year 1995 or any succeeding fiscal year; or
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‘‘(B) if support is not owed to the family
for any month for which the family received aid
to families with dependent children under the
State plan approved under part A of this title
(as in effect before October 1, 1995), the Fed-
eral reimbursement percentage for the fiscal
year in which the time period occurs.
‘‘(3) FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENT-
AGE.—The term ‘Federal medical assistance per-
centage’ means—
‘‘(A) the Federal medical assistance per-
centage (as defined in section 1118), in the case
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa; or
‘‘(B) the Federal medical assistance per-
centage (as defined in section 1905(b)) in the
case of any other State.
‘‘(4) FEDERAL
REIMBURSEMENT
PERCENT-
AGE.—The term ‘Federal reimbursement percentage’
means, with respect to a fiscal year—
‘‘(A) the total amount paid to the State
under section 403 for the fiscal year; divided by
‘‘(B) the total amount expended by the
State to carry out the State program under
part A during the fiscal year.
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‘‘(5) STATE
SHARE.—The term ‘State share’
means 100 percent minus the Federal share.
‘‘(c) CONTINUATION
OF SERVICES
FOR FAMILIES
CEASING TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE STATE
PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER PART A.—When a family with
respect to which services are provided under a State plan
approved under this part ceases to receive assistance
under the State program funded under part A, the State
shall provide appropriate notice to the family and continue
to provide such services, subject to the same conditions
and on the same basis as in the case of individuals to
whom services are furnished under section 454, except
that an application or other request to continue services
shall not be required of such a family and section
454(6)(B) shall not apply to the family.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) GENERAL
RULE.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection
(a) shall become effective on October 1, 1999.
(2) EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATE FOR RULES RE-
LATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPORT COLLECTED
FOR FAMILIES RECEIVING CASH ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 457(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, as added
by the amendment made by subsection (a), shall be-
come effective on October 1, 1995.
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plans under section 454 of such Act, shall be effec-
tive 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 cal-
endar 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 legisla-
tive session, each year of such session shall be deemed to
be a separate regular 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 the State
is unable to so comply without amending the State con-
stitution until the earlier of—
(1) 1 year after the effective date of the nec-
essary State constitutional amendment; or