‘‘If the paternity establishment per-
formance level is:
The applica-
ble percentage
is:
At least:
But less than:
64% ........................
65% ........................
63% ........................
64% ........................
62% ........................
63% ........................
61% ........................
62% ........................
60% ........................
61% ........................
59% ........................
60% ........................
58% ........................
59% ........................
57% ........................
58% ........................
56% ........................
57% ........................
55% ........................
56% ........................
54% ........................
55% ........................
53% ........................
54% ........................
52% ........................
53% ........................
51% ........................
52% ........................
50% ........................
51% ........................
0% ..........................
50% ........................
0.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if
the paternity establishment performance
level of a State for a fiscal year is less than
50 percent but exceeds by at least 10 per-
centage points the paternity establishment
performance level of the State for the imme-
diately preceding fiscal year, then the ap-
plicable percentage with respect to the
State’s paternity establishment performance
level is 50 percent.
‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT
ORDERS.—
‘‘(i) 
DETERMINATION
OF
SUPPORT
ORDER PERFORMANCE LEVEL.—The support
order performance level for a State for a fis-
cal year is the percentage of the total num-
ber of cases under the State plan approved
under this part in which there is a support
order during the fiscal year.
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—The applicable percentage
with respect to a State’s support order per-
formance level is as follows:
‘‘If the support order performance
level is:
The applica-
ble percentage
is:
At least:
But less than:
80% .........................
..................................
100
79% .........................
80% .........................
78% .........................
79% .........................
77% .........................
78% .........................
76% .........................
77% .........................
75% .........................
76% .........................
74% .........................
75% .........................
73% .........................
74% .........................
72% .........................
73% .........................
71% .........................
72% .........................
70% .........................
71% .........................
69% .........................
70% .........................
68% .........................
69% .........................
67% .........................
68% .........................
66% .........................
67% .........................
65% .........................
66% .........................
64% .........................
65% .........................
63% .........................
64% .........................
62% .........................
63% .........................
61% .........................
62% .........................
60% .........................
61% .........................
59% .........................
60% .........................
58% .........................
59% .........................
57% .........................
58% .........................
56% .........................
57% .........................
55% .........................
56% .........................
54% .........................
55% .........................
53% .........................
54% .........................
52% .........................
53% .........................
51% .........................
52% .........................
50% .........................
51% .........................
0% ...........................
50% .........................
0.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if
the support order performance level of a
State for a fiscal year is less than 50 per-
cent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage
points the support order performance level
of the State for the immediately preceding
fiscal year, then the applicable percentage
with respect to the State’s support order
performance level is 50 percent.
‘‘(C) COLLECTIONS
ON
CURRENT
CHILD
SUPPORT DUE.—
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION
OF
CURRENT
PAYMENT PERFORMANCE LEVEL.—The cur-
rent payment performance level for a State
for a fiscal year is equal to the total
amount of current support collected during
the fiscal year under the State plan ap-
proved under this part divided by the total
amount of current support owed during the
fiscal year in all cases under the State plan,
expressed as a percentage.
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—The applicable percentage
with respect to a State’s current payment
performance level is as follows:
‘‘If the current payment performance
level is:
The applica-
ble percentage
is:
At least:
But less than:
80% .........................
..................................
100
79% .........................
80% .........................
78% .........................
79% .........................
77% .........................
78% .........................
76% .........................
77% .........................
75% .........................
76% .........................
74% .........................
75% .........................
73% .........................
74% .........................
72% .........................
73% .........................
71% .........................
72% .........................
70% .........................
71% .........................
69% .........................
70% .........................
68% .........................
69% .........................
67% .........................
68% .........................
66% .........................
67% .........................
65% .........................
66% .........................
64% .........................
65% .........................
63% .........................
64% .........................
62% .........................
63% .........................
61% .........................
62% .........................
60% .........................
61% .........................
59% .........................
60% .........................
58% .........................
59% .........................
57% .........................
58% .........................
56% .........................
57% .........................
55% .........................
56% .........................
54% .........................
55% .........................
53% .........................
54% .........................
52% .........................
53% .........................
51% .........................
52% .........................
50% .........................
51% .........................
49% .........................
50% .........................
48% .........................
49% .........................
47% .........................
48% .........................
46% .........................
47% .........................
45% .........................
46% .........................
44% .........................
45% .........................
43% .........................
44% .........................
42% .........................
43% .........................
41% .........................
42% .........................
40% .........................
41% .........................
0% ...........................
40% .........................
0.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if
the current payment performance level of a
State for a fiscal year is less than 40 per-
cent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage