State in establishing paternity or in estab-
lishing, modifying, or enforcing a support order, 
as provided in paragraph (29); 
‘‘(B) the State’s process for determining in 
a timely manner whether such an individual 
satisfies the cooperation requirement described 
in subparagraph (A) due to the individual’s 
participation in another State or Federal assist-
ance program; 
‘‘(C) the good cause or other exceptions to 
the cooperation requirement that the State rec-
ognizes, including an explanation of any special 
requirements or considerations for a relative 
caregiver seeking to apply for such an excep-
tion; and 
‘‘(D) how the State makes clear to an indi-
vidual who has applied for or is receiving assist-
ance under a program referred to in subpara-
graph (A)— 
‘‘(i) what, if anything, the individual 
needs to do in order to satisfy the coopera-
tion requirement, including explaining to 
the individual how the individual might 
satisfy the requirement through participa-
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tion in another State or Federal assistance 
program; 
‘‘(ii) the effect on the individual’s eli-
gibility to receive assistance under a pro-
gram referred to in subparagraph (A), and 
under other State or Federal assistance 
programs, if the individual fails to satisfy 
the cooperation requirement; and 
‘‘(iii) the good cause or other excep-
tions to the cooperation requirement for 
which the individual may be eligible, in-
cluding the standard of proof required to 
qualify for each exception and an expla-
nation of any special requirements or con-
siderations for relative caregivers;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title IV of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is further amended— 
(1) in section 452(k)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
454(31)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(32)’’; 
(2) in section 454, in the matter following para-
graph (35) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of 
this section) by striking ‘‘paragraph (33)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (34)’’; and 
(3) in section 457(a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 454(34)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(35)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 
454(33)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(34)’’. 
SEC. 302. CHILD SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS 
APPLIED TO ALL FOSTER CHILDREN IN 
STATE. 
(a) STATE PLAN FOR CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUP-
PORT.—Section 454(4)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 654(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘for whom (I)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(I) for whom’’; 
(2) by amending subclause (II) to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘(II) in foster care under the responsibility of 
the State,’’; 
(3) in clause (III), by inserting ‘‘for whom’’ be-
fore ‘‘medical assistance’’; and 
(4) in clause (IV), by inserting ‘‘for whom’’ be-
fore ‘‘cooperation’’. 
(b) STATE PLAN FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 471(a)(17) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
671(a)(17)) is amended by striking ‘‘each child receiving 
foster care maintenance payments under this part’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘each child in foster care under the responsibility 
of the State’’. 
Æ 
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