I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3500
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide welfare families
with the education, training, job search, and work experience needed
to prepare them to leave welfare within 2 years, to increase the rate
of paternity establishment for children receiving welfare benefits, to pro-
vide States with greater flexibility in providing welfare, to authorize
States to conduct demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of
policies designed to help people leave welfare and increase their financial
security, to strengthen child support enforcement, and to eliminate wel-
fare payments for most groups of noncitizens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 10, 1993
Mr. MICHEL (for himself, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. DELAY, Mr.
SHAW, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. GRANDY, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAS-
TLE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr.
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. KOLBE, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. ARCHER,
Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS of Alabama, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr.
BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr.
BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BATEMAN, Mrs.
BENTLEY, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.
BOEHNER, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
BUYER, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CANADY, Mr. CLINGER, Mr.
COBLE, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. COX, Mr. CRANE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DREIER,
Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. DUNN, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. EWING, Mr.
FAWELL, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. FRANKS of New Jer-
sey, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GALLO, Mr.
GEKAS, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODLING,
Mr. GOSS, Mr. GRAMS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. HAN-
COCK, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr.
HOEKSTRA, Mr. HOKE, Mr. HORN, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HUFFINGTON,
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON
of Texas, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KIM, Mr. KING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KLUG,
Mr. KYL, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. LEACH, Mr. LEVY, Mr. LEWIS of California,
Mr. LEWIS of Florida, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. LINDER, Mr. LIVINGSTON,
Mr. MCCANDLESS, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCDADE, Mr.
MCHUGH, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCMILLAN, Mr. MACHTLEY,
Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MICA, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr.
NUSSLE, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PETRI, Mr.
POMBO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. QUILLEN,
Mr. QUINN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. REGULA, Mr. RIDGE, Mr.
ROBERTS, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROTH, Mr. ROYCE, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr.
SKEEN, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SMITH of Or-
egon, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr. SUND-
QUIST, Mr. TALENT, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. THOMAS of Wy-
oming, Mr. THOMAS of California, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. UPTON, Mr.
WALKER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WELDON, Mr. WOLF, Mr. YOUNG of Florida,
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. ZELIFF, and Mr. ZIMMER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and
Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Bank-
ing, Finance and Urban Affairs, the Judiciary, Government Operations,
and Rules
AUGUST 8, 1994
Additional sponsors: Mr. MYERS of Indiana and Mr. FISH
A BILL
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide
welfare families with the education, training, job search,
and work experience needed to prepare them to leave
welfare within 2 years, to increase the rate of paternity
establishment for children receiving welfare benefits, to
provide States with greater flexibility in providing wel-
fare, to authorize States to conduct demonstration
projects to test the effectiveness of policies designed to
help people leave welfare and increase their financial
security, to strengthen child support enforcement, and
to eliminate welfare payments for most groups of
noncitizens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsibility and
Empowerment Support Program Providing Employment,
Child Care, and Training Act’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—AFDC TRANSITION AND WORK PROGRAM
Sec. 101. AFDC transition and work program.
Sec. 102. Community work experience program amendments.
Sec. 103. Work supplementation program amendments.
Sec. 104. Effective date; regulations.
TITLE II—PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT
Sec. 201. Reduction or denial of AFDC for children whose paternity is not es-
tablished.
Sec. 202. Teens receiving AFDC required to live at home.
Sec. 203. Earlier paternity establishment efforts by States.
Sec. 204. Increase in paternity establishment percentage.
Sec. 205. Effective date.
TITLE III—EXPANSION OF STATUTORY FLEXIBILITY OF STATES
Sec. 301. Option to convert AFDC into a block grant program.
Sec. 302. Option to deny AFDC if either parent is a minor.
Sec. 303. Option to treat interstate immigrants under rules of former State.
Sec. 304. Option to impose penalty for failure to attend school.
Sec. 305. Option to deny AFDC for additional children.
Sec. 306. Option to modify certain AFDC income disregard rules.
Sec. 307. Option to provide married couple transition benefit.
Sec. 308. Option to disregard income and resources designated for education,
training, and employability, or related to self-employment.
Sec. 309. Option to require attendance at parenting and money managment
classes, and prior approval of any action that would result in
a change of school for a dependent child.
Sec. 310. Effective date.
TITLE IV—EXPANSION OF STATE AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY
Sec. 401. Interagency Waiver Request Board.
Sec. 402. Application to implement assistance plans.
Sec. 403. Review and approval of applications; waivers.
Sec. 404. Implementation of assistance plans; evaluations.
Sec. 405. Public-Private Partnership Committees.
Sec. 406. Definitions.
Sec. 407. Reports.
Sec. 408. Sunset.
TITLE V—CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 501. National reporting of information relating to child support with re-
spect to certain employees.
Sec. 502. State information systems.
Sec. 503. National information systems.
Sec. 504. Income withholding.
Sec. 505. Uniform terms in orders.
Sec. 506. Work requirement for noncustodial parents with child support arrear-
ages.
TITLE VI—WELFARE RESTRICTIONS FOR ALIENS
Sec. 601. Ineligibility of aliens for public welfare assistance.
Sec. 602. State AFDC agencies required to provide information on illegal aliens
to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
TITLE VII—CONTROLLING WELFARE COSTS
Sec. 701. Caps on certain means-tested programs.
Sec. 702. Sequestration of Federal spending to enforce spending caps on
means-tested programs.
TITLE VIII—CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANT TO STATES FOR
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Sec. 801. Food assistance block grant program.
Sec. 802. Availability of Federal coupon program to States.
Sec. 803. Authority to sell Federal surplus commodities.
Sec. 804. Definitions.
Sec. 805. Repealers and amendments.
Sec. 806. Effective date; application of repealers and amendments.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 901. AFDC recipients required to undergo necessary substance abuse
treatment as a condition of receiving AFDC.
Sec. 902. SSI benefits for drug and alcohol addicts.
Sec. 903. Evaluation of education and training programs.
Sec. 904. Job search required while AFDC application is pending.
Sec. 905. Fraud and administrative efficiency.
Sec. 906. Public housing rent reform.
Sec. 907. Required immunizations for children.
TITLE I—AFDC TRANSITION AND
WORK PROGRAM
SEC. 101. AFDC TRANSITION AND WORK PROGRAM.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 481(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 681(a)) is amended by striking all that
follows ‘‘and’’ and inserting ‘‘work experience needed to
prepare them for a life without welfare.’’.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
OPERATION
OF
PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) TRANSITION
AND
WORK
COMPONENTS.—
Section 482 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 682) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) The program under this part must include—
‘‘(1) a transition component that—
‘‘(A) must include the job search program
established by the State under subsection (g);
and
‘‘(B) may include any other service, activ-
ity, or program of the State that is referred to
in subsection (d)(1); and
‘‘(2) a work component that may include—
‘‘(A) a work supplementation program op-
erated by the State under subsection (e);
‘‘(B) a community work experience pro-
gram established by the State under subsection
(f); or
‘‘(C) any other work program of the State
that is approved by the Secretary.’’.
(2) PARTICIPATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
402(a)(19) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(19)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(I)(i) as used in this subparagraph, the
term ‘qualified individual’ means—
‘‘(I) all individuals eligible for aid
under the plan who applied for such aid on
or after October 1, 1994, and are not de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); and
‘‘(II) on and after October 1, 1998,
all individuals eligible for aid under the
plan who are not described in subpara-
graph (C);
‘‘(ii)(I) each qualified individual must par-
ticipate in the transition component of the pro-
gram of the State under part F, except that—
‘‘(aa) a qualified individual may not
be required (but may be allowed) to par-
ticipate in the transition component if, on
the basis of demographic criteria, the State
finds that it is unlikely that the individual
will be a recipient of aid under the plan
during a significant length of time;
‘‘(bb) a qualified individual may not
participate in the transition component if
the individual has elected to participate in
the work component; and
‘‘(cc) a qualified individual may not
participate in the transition component
after the first 24 months (or, at the option
of the State with respect to some or all
qualified individuals based on their desire
to work or on their readiness for employ-
ment, any period of lesser duration) for
which the individual is a qualified individ-
ual; and
‘‘(dd) the State may, at its option, ex-
empt a qualified individual, during 12 of
the first 24 months for which an individual
is a qualified individual, from any require-
ment to participate in the transition com-
ponent if the individual is described in
paragraph (35)(A) and is in compliance
with paragraph (35)(A);
‘‘(II)(aa) each qualified individual partici-
pating in the transition component must par-
ticipate in activities under such component for
an average of not fewer than 10 hours per week
during the first 24 months of such participa-
tion;
‘‘(bb) the State, in consultation with the
Secretary, must establish guidelines by which
determinations under item (aa) will be made,
and which, in the case of educational activities,
must provide that an individual who is enrolled
full-time in a program of study at an edu-
cational institution (including a vocational or
technical training school), as determined by the
institution, and is making satisfactory progress
in the program of study, as determined by the
institution, is to be regarded as participating in
the transition component, in accordance with
such rules as the Secretary may prescribe (in-
cluding rules governing how time spent in such
a program of study is to be converted into
hours of participation in the transition compo-
nent);
‘‘(iii)(I) if a qualified individual (other
than a qualified individual who is a member of
a family receiving aid under the plan by reason
of section 407) is not participating in the tran-
sition component of the program, the State
must require the qualified individual to partici-
pate in the work component of the program for
35 hours per week (or 30 hours per week, if the
State requires the participant to engage in a
job search program established by the State
under section 482(g));
‘‘(II) in the case of a family which has re-
ceived aid under the plan by reason of section
407—
‘‘(aa) the State must require at least
1 parent in the family to participate in the
work component by engaging in work ac-
tivities for 32 hours per week and by en-
gaging in job search activities for 8 hours
per week;
‘‘(bb) the State must combine the aid
payable to the family under the plan, and
any food stamp benefits payable under the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 to a household
that includes a member of the family, into
a single cash payment to the family, which
shall be reduced pro rata with respect to
any period for which the family has not
complied with item (aa); and
‘‘(III) any qualified individual participating
in the work component, may, with the approval
of the State, discontinue participation in the
work component and begin or resume participa-
tion in the transition component, subject to
clause (ii)(I)(cc);
‘‘(iv) each qualified individual must cooper-
ate with the State in developing a plan which—
‘‘(I) describes the respective respon-
sibilities of the State and of the individual
under the program with the goal of prepar-
ing the individual for work; and
‘‘(II) includes a written statement in-
forming the individual that, upon comple-
tion of the transition component of the
program, aid under the State plan under
this part will be discontinued unless the in-
dividual finds gainful employment or is
participating in the work component of the
program;
‘‘(v) if the State determines that a quali-
fied individual has failed to comply with any re-
quirement imposed under this subparagraph—
‘‘(I) in the case of the 1st such fail-
ure, the State shall reduce the amount of
aid otherwise payable under this part to
the family of the individual by an amount
equal to 25 percent of the sum of such
otherwise payable amount and any food
stamp benefits payable under the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 to a household that in-
cludes a member of the family, and shall
apply such reduction until the failure to
comply ceases;
‘‘(II) in the case of the 2nd such fail-
ure or a 1st such failure that continues for
more than 1 calendar month, the State
shall reduce the amount of aid otherwise
payable under this part to the family of
the individual by an amount equal to 25
percent of the sum of such otherwise pay-
able amount and any food stamp benefits
payable under the Food Stamp Act of
1977 to a household that includes a mem-
ber of the family, and shall apply such re-
duction until the failure to comply ceases;
‘‘(III) in the case of the 3rd such fail-
ure, the family of the individual shall not
be eligible for aid under the State plan
under this part, notwithstanding any other
provision of this part; and
‘‘(IV) any 1st such failure that contin-
ues for more than 1 calendar month shall
be considered the 2nd such failure, and
any 2nd such failure that continues for
more than 3 calendar months shall be con-
sidered the 3rd such failure;
‘‘(vi) at the option of the State, the State
may impose a rule under which the family of an
individual shall not be eligible for aid under the
State plan under this part, notwithstanding any
other provision of this part, after the individual
has been required to participate in the work
component of the program for a period (deter-
mined by the State) of not less than 3 years;
and
‘‘(vii) if a family becomes ineligible for aid
under the State plan under this part by reason
of clause (v)(II) or (vi), the family shall, for
purposes of medical assistance under the State
plan under title XIX, be deemed to be a recipi-
ent of aid under the State plan under this part
for so long as the family is otherwise eligible for
aid under the State plan under this part.’’.
(3) PERSONS
EXEMPTED
FROM
PARTICIPA-
TION.—Section 402(a)(19)(C) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(19)(C)) is amended by striking all
that follows ‘‘—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(C) that an individual may not be re-
quired to participate in the program—
‘‘(i) if the individual is incapacitated;
‘‘(ii) if the individual works 30 or
more hours per week;
‘‘(iii) if the individual attends, full-
time, an elementary, secondary, or voca-
tional (or technical) school;
‘‘(iv) if the individual is the parent of
a child who was returned to the home of
the individual during the preceding 2
months after having been removed from
the home;
‘‘(v) if the individual is providing full-
time care for a disabled dependent of the
individual;
‘‘(vi) at the option of the State, if the
individual is making progress in a sub-
stance abuse treatment program, unless
this clause has been applied to the individ-
ual for 12 months;
‘‘(vii) during such 6-month period as
the individual may select, in which the in-
dividual gives birth to the first child born
to the individual after becoming eligible for
aid under this part; or
‘‘(viii) during such 4-month period as
the individual may select, in which the in-
dividual gives birth to the second or subse-
quent child born to the individual after be-
coming eligible for aid under this part;’’.
(4) EXTENSION TO ALL STATES OF OPTION TO
LIMIT AFDC–UP.—Section 407(b)(2)(B) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
clause (iii).
(5) INCREASE IN REQUIRED JOBS PARTICIPA-
TION
RATES.—Section 403(l)(3) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 603(l)(3)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking all that follows ‘‘—’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(i) with respect to all individuals eligible for
aid under the State plan who applied for such aid
before October 1, 1994, and are not described in
section 402(a)(19)(C)—
‘‘(I) 7 percent if the preceding fiscal year
is 1990;
‘‘(II) 7 percent if such year is 1991;
‘‘(III) 11 percent if such year is 1992;
‘‘(IV) 11 percent if such year is 1993;
‘‘(V) 15 percent if such year is 1994;
‘‘(VI) 20 percent if such year is 1995;
‘‘(VII) 20 percent if such year is 1996;
‘‘(VIII) 20 percent if such year is 1997;
and
‘‘(IX) 20 percent if such year is 1998;
‘‘(ii) with respect to all individuals eligible for
aid under the State plan who applied for such aid
on or after October 1, 1994, and are not described
in section 402(a)(19)(C)—
‘‘(I) 30 percent if such year is 1996;
‘‘(II) 40 percent if such year is 1997; and
‘‘(III) 50 percent if such year is 1998; and
‘‘(iii) with respect to all individuals eligible for
aid under the State plan who are not described in
section 402(a)(19)(C)—
‘‘(I) 60 percent if such year is 1999;
‘‘(II) 70 percent if such year is 2000;
‘‘(III) 80 percent if such year is 2001; and
‘‘(IV) 90 percent if such year is 2002.’’;
and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV), by strik-
ing ‘‘and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2002’’.
(6) INCREASE
IN
REQUIRED
WORK
PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION
RATES
OF
UNEMPLOYED
PAR-
ENTS.—Section 403(l)(4)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
603(l)(4)(B)) is amended—
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘each of the
fiscal years 1997 and 1998.’’ and inserting ‘‘fis-
cal year 1997; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) 90 percent in the case of the average of
each month in fiscal year 1998.’’.
(c) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—Section 403 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(o)(1) Each State which has been paid under sub-
section (l) of this section for any fiscal year an amount
equal to the limitation determined under subsection (k)(2)
of this section for the fiscal year shall be entitled to pay-
ments under paragraph (4) of this subsection for the fiscal
year in an amount equal to the lesser of—
‘‘(A) the sum of the applicable percentages
(specified in such paragraph (4)) of its expenditures
to carry out the program of the State under part F
(subject to limitations prescribed by or pursuant to
such part or such paragraph (4) on expenditures
that may be included for purposes of determining
payment under such paragraph (4)); or
‘‘(B) the limitation determined under paragraph
(2) of this subsection with respect to the State for
the fiscal year.
‘‘(2) The limitation determined under this paragraph
with respect to a State for any fiscal year is the amount
that bears the same ratio to the amount specified in para-
graph (3) of this subsection for the fiscal year as the aver-
age monthly number of adult recipients (as defined in sub-
section (k)(4)) in the State in the preceding fiscal year
bears to the average monthly number of such recipients
in all the States for such preceding year.
‘‘(3) The amount specified in this paragraph is—
‘‘(A) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(B) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
‘‘(C) $1,900,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(4) Each State which has been paid under sub-
section (l) of this section for a fiscal year an amount equal
to the limitation determined under subsection (k)(2) of
this section for the fiscal year shall, in addition to any
payment under subsection (a) or (l) of this section, be en-
titled to payment from the Secretary of an amount equal
to—
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the expenditures of the
State for administrative costs incurred in operating
the program under part F during the fiscal year
(other than personnel costs for staff employed in the
operation of the program) with respect to which pay-
ment has not been made under subsection (l); and
‘‘(B) the greater of 70 percent or the Federal
medical assistance percentage (as defined in section
1118 in the case of a State to which section 1108
applies, or as defined in section 1905(b) in the case
of any other State) of the other expenditures of the
State incurred in operating the program during the
fiscal year with respect to which payment has not
been made under subsection (l).
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall pay to a State an amount
equal to 50 percent of the expenditures of the State in-
curred in operating the program under part F during a
fiscal year and with respect to which payment has not
been made under subsection (l) if the State’s participation
rate (determined under subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph) for the immediately preceding fiscal year is less
than—
‘‘(i) 15 percent if the preceding fiscal year is
1994;
‘‘(ii) 20 percent if such year is 1995;
‘‘(iii) 30 percent if such year is 1996;
‘‘(iv) 40 percent if such year is 1997;
‘‘(v) 50 percent if such year is 1998;
‘‘(vi) 60 percent if such year is 1999;
‘‘(vii) 70 percent if such year is 2000;
‘‘(viii) 80 percent if such year is 2001; and
‘‘(ix) 90 percent if such year is 2002.
‘‘(B)(i) The State’s participation rate for a fiscal year
shall be the number, expressed as a percentage, equal to—
‘‘(I) the number of individuals who participated
in the State’s program under part F in the year; di-
vided by
‘‘(II) the number of individuals required to par-
ticipate in the program in the year (including indi-
viduals with respect to whom the State has exercised
its option to require their participation).
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, an individ-
ual shall not be considered to have satisfactorily partici-
pated in the program under part F solely by reason of
the individual being registered to participate in the pro-
gram.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual
shall be considered to have participated in the program
under part F if the individual has participated in accord-
ance with such requirements, consistent with regulations
of the Secretary, as the State shall establish.
‘‘(D)(i) If the Secretary determines that a State has
failed to achieve the participation rate for any fiscal year
specified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, then,
subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may waive, in whole
or in part, the reduction in the payment rate otherwise
required by such subparagraph (A) if the Secretary finds
that the State—
‘‘(I) is in conformity with section 402(a)(19)
and part F;
‘‘(II) has made a good faith effort to achieve
the participation rate; and
‘‘(III) has submitted a proposal which is likely
to achieve the applicable participation rates for the
current fiscal year and any succeeding fiscal year so
specified.
‘‘(ii) The Secretary may not grant a waiver to any
State under clause (i) for more than 12 months (whether
or not consecutive) in any 48-month period.’’.
(d) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
403(l)(3)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(l)(3)(D)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after (D)’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘who is eligible for aid under
the State plan, who applied for such aid on or after
October 1, 1994, and who is not described in section
402(a)(19)(C)’’ after ‘‘an individual’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual
who is eligible for aid under the State plan, who applied
for such aid before October 1, 1994, and is not described
in section 402(a)(19)(C) shall not be determined to have
participated in the program under part F for a week, if
such individual has participated in such program for less
than 10 hours during the week.’’.
(e) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—Each State that op-
erates a program under section 402(a)(19), and part F
of title IV, of the Social Security Act is encouraged to
begin with families that include older preschool or school-
age children.
SEC. 102. COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
AMENDMENTS.
Section 482(f)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 682(f)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(B)(i)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(as determined by the
State)’’ and inserting ‘‘in the transition compo-
nent of the program under this part who is re-
quired to participate in the program established
under this subsection’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(II) Each participant in the work component of the
program under this part who is required to participate in
the program established under this subsection must be re-
quired to work for exactly 35 hours per week (or 30 hours
per week, if the State requires the participant to engage
in a job search program established by the State under
subsection (g)).’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘who is a partici-
pant in the transition component of the program
under this part’’ after ‘‘an individual’’.
SEC. 103. WORK SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM AMEND-
MENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY OF STATES TO ASSIGN PARTICI-
PANTS TO UNFILLED JOBS.—Section 484(c) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 684(c)) is amended by striking
the last sentence.
(b) AUTHORITY OF STATES TO USE SUMS THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE BE EXPENDED FOR FOOD STAMP
BENEFITS TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED JOBS FOR PARTICI-
PANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 482(e)(1) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 682(e)(1)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and the sums that
would otherwise be used to provide participants
in the program under this subsection with food
stamp benefits under the Food Stamp Act of
1977,’’ before ‘‘and use’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the food stamp ben-
efits that would otherwise be so provided to
them’’ before the period.
(2) SUBSIDIES PROVIDED TO EMPLOYERS AND
INCLUDED IN WAGES OF PARTICIPANTS; MINIMUM
EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTION.—Section 482(e)(3) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 682(e)(3)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(E) Each State operating a work supplementation
program under this subsection shall enter into an agree-
ment with the employer who is to provide an eligible indi-
vidual with a supplemented job under the program, under
which—
‘‘(i) the State is required to pay the employer
an amount specified in the agreement as the sub-
sidized portion of the wages of the eligible individ-
ual; and
work supplementation program under this section, the
State may claim as such expenditures the maximum
amount payable to the State under paragraph (4) of this
subsection.
‘‘(G) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may
use for any purpose the sums reserved under paragraph
(1) which are not used to subsidize jobs under this sub-
section attributable to savings achieved by operation of
subparagraph (E).’’.
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
482(e)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 682(e)(3)(A))
is amended by striking the 2nd sentence.
(4) EMPLOYMENT CASHOUT OF FOOD STAMP
BENEFITS.—Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(l) If a State agency of a State that makes the elec-
tion described in section 482(e)(3)(E)(ii)(II) of the Social
Security Act informs the Secretary that an individual who
is participating in the work supplementation program car-
ried out under section 482(e) of such Act is a member
of a household that participates in the food stamp pro-
gram and all the members of the household receive bene-
fits under a State plan approved under part A of title IV
of such Act—
(2) STATE
OPTION
FOR
EARLY
APPLICABIL-
ITY.—If a State formally notifies the Secretary of
Health and Human Services of its desire to operate
a program under section 402(a)(19) and part F of
title IV of the Social Security Act (as amended by
this title), during any period which begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act and ends on Sep-
tember 30, 1994, with respect to 1 or more groups
of individuals selected by the State who are eligible
for aid under the State plan approved under section
402 of the Social Security Act, and makes such
changes in the plan as are required in order to so
operate the program (except that, in lieu of the defi-
nition contained in section 402(a)(19)(I)(i) of the
Social Security Act, there is substituted a definition
which describes such group or groups) then—
(A) section 402(a)(19)(I) of the Social Se-
curity Act (with such substituted definition)
shall apply to the State during the period; and
(B) section 403(o)(4)(B) of the Social Se-
curity Act shall be applied to the State for the
first 12 months of such period by substituting
‘‘85 percent’’ for ‘‘the greater of 70 percent or
the Federal medical assistance percentage (as
defined in section 1118 in the case of a State
to which section 1108 applies, or as defined in
section 1905(b) in the case of any other
State)’’.
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to enable States to establish and operate
programs pursuant to the amendments made by this title.
TITLE II—PATERNTIY
ESTABLISHMENT
SEC. 201. REDUCTION OR DENIAL OF AFDC FOR CHILDREN
WHOSE PATERNITY IS NOT ESTABLISHED.
(a) FAMILIES APPLYING FOR AFDC.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (44);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (45) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (45) the
following:
‘‘(46) unless the State has enacted a law ex-
empting itself from the application of this para-
graph, provide that—
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), aid under the State plan shall not be pay-
able to a family applying for such aid with re-
spect to a dependent child whose paternity has
not been established, unless—
‘‘(i) the child was conceived as a re-
sult of rape or incest; or
‘‘(ii) the State determines that efforts
to establish such paternity would result in
physical danger to the relative claiming
such aid;
‘‘(B) if the paternity of a dependent child
has not been established, the relative claiming
such aid alleges that any of not more than 3
named individuals may be the father of the
child and provides the address of each of the
named individuals or of the immediate relatives
of each of the named individuals, and the State
has not disproved the allegation, then—
‘‘(i) aid under the State plan shall be
payable to the family in the amount pay-
able family whose size is determined with-
out regard to the dependent child; and
‘‘(ii) the entire family shall be eligible
for medical assistance under the State plan
approved under title XIX; and
‘‘(C) the relative claiming such aid shall
have the burden of proving any allegation of pa-
ternity of a dependent child by an individual
who is deceased, in accordance with procedures
established by the State in consultation with
the Secretary.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1,
1993, and shall apply to payments under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quar-
ters beginning on or after such date.
(b) ALL FAMILIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a)(46) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(46)), as added by subsection
(a) of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘applying
for such aid’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1,
1994, and shall apply to payments under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quar-
ters beginning on or after such date.
SEC. 202. TEENS RECEIVING AFDC REQUIRED TO LIVE AT
HOME.
Section 402(a)(43) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(43)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘at the option of the State,’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’.
SEC. 203. EARLIER PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT EFFORTS
BY STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)(C)) is amended by re-
designating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii) and
by inserting before clause (ii) (as so redesignated) the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(i) a requirement that, as soon as an officer or
employee of the State becomes aware, in the performance
of official duties, of a pregnant, unmarried individual, the
officer or employee (I) inform the individual, orally and
in writing, that she will be ineligible for aid under the
State plan under part A unless she informs the State of
the identity of the prospective father and, after the child
is born, cooperates in establishing the paternity of the
child, and (II) encourage the individual to urge the pro-
spective father to acknowledge paternity,’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 466(a)(5)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(5)) is amended in each of
subparagraphs (D) and (E) by striking ‘‘(C)(ii)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(C)(iii)’’.
(c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—The Congress en-
courages the States to develop procedures in public hos-
pitals and clinics to facilitate the acknowledgement of
paternity.
SEC. 204. INCREASE IN PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT PER-
CENTAGE.
Section 452(g)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is amended by striking all that follows
‘‘—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) 90 percent;
‘‘(B) for a State with a paternity establishment
percentage of not less than 50 percent but less than
90 percent for such fiscal year, the paternity estab-
lishment percentage of the State for the immediately
preceding fiscal year plus 6 percentage points; or
‘‘(C) for a State with a paternity establishment
percentage of less than 50 percent for such fiscal
year, the paternity establishment percentage of the
State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus
10 percentage points.’’.
SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as provided in section 201, the amendments
made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 1993,
and shall apply to payments under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act for calendar quarters ending be-
ginning on or after such date.
TITLE III—EXPANSION OF STAT-
UTORY 
FLEXIBILITY 
OF
STATES
SEC. 301. OPTION TO CONVERT AFDC INTO A BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM.
Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
603) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c)(1) Any State may elect to receive payments
under this subsection in lieu of receiving payments under
the other subsections of this section.
‘‘(2) If a State makes an election under paragraph
(1), then, in lieu of any payment under any other sub-
section of this section, the Secretary shall make payments
to the State under this subsection for each fiscal year in
an amount equal to 103 percent of the total amount to
which the State was entitled under this section for fiscal
year 1992, subject to paragraph (5).
‘‘(3) Each State to which an amount is paid under
paragraph (2) for a fiscal year shall expend the amount
to carry out any program established by the State to pro-
vide benefits to needy families with dependent children.
‘‘(4) Within 3 months after the end of each fiscal
year, each State that has made an election under para-
graph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a report that ac-
counts for all expenditures of amounts paid to the State
under this subsection for the fiscal year.
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall reduce by 20 percent the
amount that would otherwise be payable to a State under
this subsection for a fiscal year if the Secretary finds that
the State has expended any amount provided under this
subsection for any purpose other than to carry out a pro-
gram of cash benefits to needy families with children.
‘‘(6) The regulations issued with respect to State
plans and the operation of State programs under this part
(other than under this subsection) shall not apply to any
State that makes an election under paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 302. OPTION TO DENY AFDC IF EITHER PARENT IS A
MINOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by section
201(a)(1) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(45);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (46) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (46) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(47) unless the State has enacted a law ex-
empting itself from the application of this para-
graph, provide that aid under the plan shall not be
payable with respect to a child if either parent of the
child is a minor (as defined by the State).’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AFDC–UP BENEFITS.—Sec-
tion 407(b)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(1)(A))
is amended by inserting ‘‘, notwithstanding section
402(a)(50),’’ before ‘‘when—’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1993, and shall
apply with respect to applications for aid under a State
plan approved under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act that are made on or after such date.
SEC. 303. OPTION TO TREAT INTERSTATE IMMIGRANTS
UNDER RULES OF FORMER STATE.
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 201(a)(1) and 302 of this
Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(46);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (47) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (47) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(48) at the option of the State, in the case of
a family applying for aid under the State plan that
has moved to the State from another jurisdiction of
the United States with a State plan approved under
this part, and has resided in the State for less than
12 months consecutively, apply the rules that would
have been applied by such other jurisdiction if the
family had not moved from such other jurisdiction,
in determining the eligibility of the family for bene-
fits, and the amount of benefits payable to the fam-
ily, under the State plan.’’.
SEC. 304. OPTION TO IMPOSE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO
ATTEND SCHOOL.
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 201(a)(1), 302, and 303
of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(47);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (48) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (48) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(49) at the option of the State, provide that
the aid otherwise payable under the plan to a family
may be reduced by not more than $75 per month for
each parent under 21 years of age who has not com-
pleted secondary school (or the equivalent) and each
dependent child in the family who, during the imme-
diately preceding month, has failed, without good
cause (as defined by the State in consultation with
the Secretary), to maintain minimum attendance (as
defined by the State in consultation with the Sec-
retary) at an educational institution.’’.
SEC. 305. OPTION TO DENY AFDC FOR ADDITIONAL CHIL-
DREN.
Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)), as amended by sections 201(a)(1), 302, 303, and
304 of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(48);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (49) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (49) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(50) unless the State has enacted a law ex-
empting itself from the application of this para-
graph, provide that aid under the plan shall not be
payable with respect to a child born to—
‘‘(A) a recipient of aid under the plan; or
‘‘(B) an individual who received such aid
at any time during the 10-month period ending
with the birth of the child.’’.
SEC. 306. OPTION TO MODIFY CERTAIN AFDC INCOME DIS-
REGARD RULES.
Section 402(a)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i);
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) notwithstanding clauses (ii) and (iv)
of subparagraph (A) and clause (ii) of this sub-
paragraph, may disregard earned income of any
child or relative receiving aid to families with
dependent children, or of any other individual
(living in the same home as such relative and
child) whose needs as taken into account in
making the determination under paragraph (7),
in accordance with any combination of rules
which (as determined by the State in accord-
ance with regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary) is at least as favorable to the recipient
of such aid as the combination of rules con-
tained in such clauses, but not more favorable
to the recipient than a rule providing for the
disregard of the first $200 of the total of such
earned income for such month plus 1⁄2 of the
remainder thereof; and’’.
SEC. 307. OPTION TO PROVIDE MARRIED COUPLE TRANSI-
TION BENEFIT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sections
201(a)(1), 302, 303, 304, and 305 of this Act, is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(49);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (50) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (50) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(51) at the option of the State, provide that—
‘‘(A) if a recipient of aid under the plan
marries an individual who is not a parent of a
child of the recipient and (but for this para-
graph) the resulting family would have become
ineligible for such aid by reason of the mar-
riage, then the family shall remain eligible for
aid under the plan, in an amount equal to 50
percent of the aid payable to the recipient im-
mediately before the marriage, for a period
(specified by the State) of not more than 12
months, but only for so long as the income of
the family is less than 150 percent of the in-
come official poverty line (as defined by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and revised
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1981) applicable to a family of the size in-
volved; and
‘‘(B) if a recipient of aid under the plan
marries an individual who is not a parent of a
child of the recipient and the resulting family
would (in the absence of this subparagraph) be
eligible for such aid by reason of section 407,
then the State may provide aid to the family in
accordance with section 407 or subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph, but not both.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply only with respect to individuals who
first become recipients of aid under State plans approved
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act on or
after October 1, 1993.
SEC. 308. OPTION TO DISREGARD INCOME AND RESOURCES
DESIGNATED FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING,
AND EMPLOYABILITY, OR RELATED TO SELF-
EMPLOYMENT.
(a) RESOURCE DISREGARDS.—Section 402(a)(7)(B)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(iv)’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘(v) at the option of the State,
in the case of a family receiving aid under the State
plan (and a family not receiving such aid but which
received such aid in at least 1 of the preceding 4
months or became ineligible for such aid during the
preceding 12 months because of excessive earnings),
any amount (determined by the State) not to exceed
$10,000 in a qualified asset account (as defined in
section 406(i)) of the family, or (vi) at the option of
the State, the first $10,000 of the net worth (assets
reduced by liabilities with respect thereto) of all
microenterprises (as defined in section 406(j)(1))
owned, in whole or in part, by such child, relative,
or other individual, for a period not to exceed 2
years’’ before ‘‘; and’’.
(b) DISREGARD OF INCOME FROM QUALIFIED ASSET
ACCOUNTS.—Section 402(a)(8)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(8)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (vii);
and
(2) by inserting after clause (viii) the following
new clause:
‘‘(ix) at the option of the State, may
disregard any interest or income earned on
a qualified asset account (as defined in
section 406(i)), and any qualified distribu-
tion (as defined in section 406(i)(2)) from
a qualified asset account (as defined in
section 406(i)(1)); and’’.
(c) NONRECURRING LUMP SUM EXEMPT FROM
LUMP SUM RULE.—Section 402(a)(17) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(17)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘; and, at the option of the State, that this para-
graph shall not apply to earned or unearned income re-
ceived in a month on a nonrecurring basis to the extent
that such income is placed in a qualified asset account
(as defined in section 406(i)) the total amounts in which,
after such placement, does not exceed $10,000;’’.
(d) ONLY NET PROFITS
OF MICROENTERPRISE
TREATED AS INCOME.—Section 402(a)(7) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(7)), as amended by subsection (a) of this
section, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) at the option of the State, may take
into consideration as earned income of the fam-
ily of which the child is a member, only the net
profits (as defined in section 406(j)(2)) of
microenterprises 
(as 
defined 
in 
section
406(j)(1)) owned, in whole or in part, by such
child, relative, or other individual, for a period
not to exceed 2 years.’’.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 406 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 606) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(i)(1) The term ‘qualified asset account’ means a
mechanism approved by the State (such as individual re-
tirement accounts, escrow accounts, or savings bonds) that
allows savings of a family receiving aid to families with
dependent children to be used for qualified distributions.
‘‘(2) The term ‘qualified distribution’ means a dis-
tribution from a qualified asset account for expenses di-
rectly related to 1 or more of the following purposes:
‘‘(i) the premiums paid for such insurance;
and
‘‘(ii) the losses incurred by the business
that are not reimbursed by the insurer solely by
reason of the existence of a deductible with re-
spect to the insurance policy;
‘‘(H) the reasonable costs of obtaining 1 motor
vehicle necessary for the conduct of the business;
and
‘‘(I) the other expenses of the business.’’.
SEC. 
309. 
OPTION 
TO 
REQUIRE 
ATTENDANCE 
AT
PARENTING 
AND 
MONEY 
MANAGEMENT
CLASSES, AND PRIOR APPROVAL OF ANY AC-
TION THAT WOULD RESULT IN A CHANGE OF
SCHOOL FOR A DEPENDENT CHILD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sections
201(a)(1), 302, 303, 304, 305, and 307 of this Act, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(50);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (51) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (51) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(52) at the option of the State, provide that,
as a condition of receiving aid under the State plan,
the receipient must attend parenting and money
management classes, and must receive the permis-
sion of the State agency before taking any action
that would require a change in the educational insti-
tution attended by a dependent child of the
recipient.’’.
SEC. 310. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
on October 1, 1993, and shall apply to payments under
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar
quarters beginning on or after such date.
TITLE IV—EXPANSION OF STATE
AND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY
SEC. 401. INTERAGENCY WAIVER REQUEST BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—In order to
provide a focal point within the Federal Government for
the development and coordination of waiver requests de-
signed to improve opportunities for low-income individuals
and families, there is established an Interagency Waiver
Request Board.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) PERMANENT MEMBERS.—The Board shall
consist of 9 permanent members, as follows:
(A) The Secretary of Agriculture (or the
designee of the Secretary).
(B) The Secretary of Health and Human
Services (or the designee of the Secretary).
(C) The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (or the designee of the Secretary).
(D) The Secretary of Labor (or the des-
ignee of the Secretary).
(E) The Secretary of Education (or the
designee of the Secretary).
(F) The Attorney General of the United
States (or the designee of the Attorney Gen-
eral).
(G) The Secretary of the Interior (or the
designee of the Secretary).
(H) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget (or the designee of the Direc-
tor).
(I) 1 individual appointed by the Presi-
dent.
(2) LIMITED PURPOSE MEMBERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an ap-
plication submitted under this title, the Board
shall include the head of each department or
agency (or the designee of the head) having re-
sponsibility for the administration of a program
included in the assistance plan contained in the
application.
(B) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LEGAL
SERVICES CORPORATION.—The Board of Direc-
tors of the Legal Services Corporation is
deemed to be the head of the department or
agency having responsibility for the administra-
tion of the program of legal assistance to eligi-
ble clients and other programs under the Legal
Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996
et seq.).
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The member of the Board ap-
pointed under subsection (b)(1)(I) shall serve as Chair-
person of the Board.
(d) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the position of Chair-
man shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(e) NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—The members
of the Board may not be provided additional pay, allow-
ances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Board.
(f) POWERS.—
(1) ASSISTANCE
OF
OTHER
FEDERAL
ENTI-
TIES.—A member of the Board shall detail to the
Chairperson, on a nonreimbursable basis, such offi-
cers and employees of the department or agency
headed by the member, and shall make available to
the Chairperson such assistance, as the Chairperson
may require to carry out the activities of the
Chairperson.
(2) USE
OF
UNITED
STATES
MAILS.—The
Chairperson may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as
other departments and agencies of the United
States.
(3) ACCEPTANCE
OF
GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND
DEVISES.—The Chairperson may accept, use, and
dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or
property, both real and personal, for the purpose of
aiding or facilitating the work of the Chairperson.
Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds
from sales of other property received as gifts, be-
quests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury
and shall be available for disbursement upon order
of the Chairperson.
(g) PROCEDURE.—
(1) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not less
than twice annually at the call of the Chairperson,
or of at least 3 permanent members.
(2) NOTICE OF DECISIONS.—The Chairperson
shall provide the Board with advance notice of any
action that the Chairperson intends to take under
this title.
(3) POWER OF BOARD MAJORITY TO OVERRULE
CHAIRPERSON.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this title, a majority of the members of the
Board with respect to a matter may overrule any de-
cision or nullify any action of the Chairperson under
this title with respect to the matter.
(h) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Chairperson shall
transmit annually to the Congress a report containing a
detailed statement of the activities of the Board during
the year covered by the report.
SEC. 
402. 
APPLICATION 
TO 
IMPLEMENT 
ASSISTANCE
PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any entity that is receiving or is
eligible to receive funds or other assistance under an eligi-
ble Federal program and desires to reform any number
of such programs may submit to the Chairperson an appli-
cation that contains the following:
(1) ASSISTANCE
PLAN.—An assistance plan
that sets forth the following:
(A) GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The geographic
area to which the plan applies and the rationale
for so defining the area.
(B) RECIPIENTS.—The particular groups
of individuals, by age, service needs, economic
circumstances, or other defining factors, who
are to receive services and benefits under the
plan.
(C) OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE CRI-
TERIA.—Specific objectives and criteria for
measuring levels of performance, a description
of how such objectives and levels of perform-
ance are expected to be achieved, a description
of how such criteria are to be used to measure
performance, and a system for the comprehen-
sive evaluation of the impact of the plan on par-
ticipants, the community, and program costs.
(D) COVERED
PROGRAMS.—The eligible
Federal programs through which assistance is
to be improved in accordance with the plan, and
the specific benefits that are to be provided
under the plan pursuant to the program or pro-
grams, including criteria for determining eligi-
bility for benefits under the plan, the services
available, the amounts and form (such as cash,
in-kind contributions, or financial instruments)
of non-service benefits.
(E) SOURCES OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—
A description of the sources of all non-Federal
funds that are to be used to carry out the pro-
gram or programs referred to in subparagraph
(D).
(F) FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABIL-
ITY.—Fiscal control and related accountability
procedures that are to apply under the plan.
(G) CONSENT
OF
QUALIFIED
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Written consent from each qualified
organization for which consent is required
under section 403(e)(2)(B).
(H) APPROVAL OF AFFECTED STATE AND
LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITIES.—A written statement,
from each State or local public entity to which
the Federal funds or assistance would otherwise
be provided under the program or programs,
that the entity approves of the proposal and will
cooperate in the implementation of the proposal
by the applicant.
(2) ASSURANCES.—
(A) PROVISION OF PLAN TO AFFECTED OR-
GANS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE.—Assur-
ances that a copy of the plan has been provided
to all affected organs of government in the geo-
graphic area referred to in paragraph (1)(A).
(B) CONSULTATION WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE.—Assurances that a
committee established under section 405 has
participated in the development of the plan.
(3) REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT
PLAN.—A request that the Chairperson authorize
the applicant to implement the plan, and waive the
application of any Federal statutory or regulatory
requirement to the extent necessary to enable such
implementation.
(4) OTHER INFORMATION.—Any other informa-
tion the Chairperson may require to approve the
application.
(b) OPTION TO SUBMIT STREAMLINED APPLICATION
TO IMPLEMENT ASSISTANCE PLAN REFORMING 3 OR
FEWER PROGRAMS.—Any entity that is receiving or is eli-
gible to receive funds or other assistance under an eligible
Federal program and desires to reform 3 or fewer such
programs may submit to the Chairperson an application
that contains the following:
(1) ASSISTANCE
PLAN.—An assistance plan
that sets forth the eligible Federal programs through
which assistance is to be improved in accordance
with the plan.
(2) APPROVAL
OF
AFFECTED
ENTITIES.—A
written statement, from each non-Federal officer or
entity to which the Federal funds or assistance
would otherwise be provided (either directly or
through intervening levels of grantees or other re-
cipients) under the program or programs, that such
other officer or entity approves of the plan and will
cooperate in the implementation of the plan by the
entity.
(3) PROVISIONS OF LAW TO BE WAIVED.—A list
of the provisions of law or regulation which prevent
the entity from implementing the plan.
(4) REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT
PLAN.—A request that the Chairperson authorize
the applicant to implement the plan, and waive the
application of any Federal statutory or regulatory
requirement to the extent necessary to enable such
implementation.
SEC. 403. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS; WAIV-
ERS.
(a) REVIEW.—Upon receipt of an application submit-
ted in accordance with section 402, the Chairperson
shall—
(1) approve or disapprove the application within
90 days after such receipt;
(2) notify the applicant in writing of such ap-
proval or disapproval; and
(3) if the application is disapproved, include in
the notice of disapproval a written justification of
the reasons therefor.
(b) CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.—The Chairperson may
condition approval of such an application on the accept-
ance by the applicant, and by any parties whose consent
or approval is required under section 402, of specified
modifications to the application.
(c) APPROVAL.—
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—The Chairperson may
approve such an application, subject to paragraph
(2), if the Chairperson determines that—
(A) the implementation of the assistance
plan contained in the application will improve
the effectiveness and efficiency of providing
benefits under the covered program or pro-
grams included in the plan, by reducing admin-
istrative rigidity, duplication, and unnecessary
expenditures;
(B) the applicant has adequately consid-
ered, and the application appropriately address-
es, the effects that the administration of each
covered program included in the plan will have
on the administration of any other such pro-
gram;
(C) the applicant has or is developing data
bases, planning, and evaluation processes that
are adequate for implementing the plan;
(D) implementation of the plan will ade-
quately achieve the purposes of this title and of
such covered program or programs; and
(E) the plan is adequate to ensure that in-
dividuals and families that receive benefits
under the covered program or programs in-
cluded in the plan will continue to receive bene-
fits that meet the needs intended to be met
under the program or programs.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Chairperson may not
approve such an application if—
(A) implementation of the assistance plan
contained in the application would result in an
increase in the total amount of obligations or
outlays of discretionary appropriations or direct
spending under the covered program or pro-
grams included in the plan, over the amounts of
such obligations and outlays that would occur
under the program or programs without imple-
mentation of the plan; or
(B) if the plan applies to assistance to a
qualified organization under an eligible Federal
program, the qualified organization does not
consent in writing to the receipt of such assist-
ance in accordance with the plan.
(3) IMPLEMENTATION
PERIOD.—In approving
such an application, the Chairperson shall specify
the period during which the assistance plan con-
tained in the application may be implemented.
(d) WAIVERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to this subsection,
the Chairperson may waive any requirement applica-
ble under Federal law to the administration of, or
provision of benefits under, any covered program in-
cluded in an application approved under this title, if
the waiver is reasonably necessary for the implemen-
tation of the assistance plan contained in the ap-
proved application.
(2) FUNDING
LIMITATION.—This subsection
shall not be construed to authorize the Chairperson
to waive the application to any entity of a provision
of law or regulation applicable to a program if the
waiver would result in net payments by the Federal
Government to the entity under the program for a
fiscal year in excess of the net payments which
would otherwise be so made to the entity.
(3) CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS EXCEPTED.—This sub-
section shall not be construed to authorize the
Chairperson to waive any requirement established by
statute or regulation under—
(A) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);
(B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
(C) title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 (86 Stat. 373 et seq.);
(D) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975
(42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); or
(E) the Americans With Disabilities Act of
1990.
SEC. 404. IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSISTANCE PLANS; EVAL-
UATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, benefits under any covered program included
in an application approved under this title shall be paid
and administered in the manner specified in the approved
application.
(b) EVALUATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any entity whose application
is approved under this title shall, in accordance with
regulations issued by the Chairperson—
(A) submit such reports on, and cooperate
in such audits of, the implementation of the as-
sistance plan contained in the application; and
(B) periodically evaluate the effects that
implementation of the plan has had on—
(i) individuals who receive benefits
under a covered program included in the
plan;
(ii) communities where such individ-
uals live; and
(iii) costs of administering the covered
program or programs included in the plan.
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days
after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the
date the application of an entity is approved under
this title, and annually thereafter, the entity shall
submit to the Chairperson a report on the principal
activities and achievements under the assistance
plan contained in the application, during the period
covered by the report, and, if the application was
submitted under section 402(a), the report shall
compare those achievements to the objectives and
performance criteria included in the plan pursuant
to section 402(a)(1)(C).
(c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after
the end of the period for which the Chairperson has ini-
tially authorized an entity to implement an assistance
plan, or at any time that the entity determines that the
plan has demonstrated its worth and proven to be a supe-
rior way to provide benefits under the covered program
or programs included in the plan, the entity shall submit
to the Chairperson a final report on such implementation,
including a full evaluation of the successes and short-
comings of the plan and the effects of such implementa-
tion on individuals who receive benefits under such pro-
gram or programs.
(d) EXTENSION OF PLANS.—The Chairperson may
extend, for such period as may be appropriate, the period
for which an entity may implement an approved assistance
plan, based on the report of the entity under subsection
(c).
(e) SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chairperson may re-
quire an entity to suspend or terminate implementa-
tion of part or all of an assistance plan under—
(A) any approved application under this
title if the Chairperson finds that the applicant
has failed to carry out a covered program in ac-
cordance with any applicable provision of law or
regulation; or
(B) an approved application that was sub-
mitted under section 402(a), if, after consulta-
tion with the head of each Federal agency re-
sponsible for administering a covered program
included in the approved application, the Chair-
person determines that the objectives and per-
formance criteria included in the plan pursuant
to section 402(a)(1)(C) have not been met.
(2) TIMING.—In requiring the implementation
of an assistance plan to be terminated under para-
graph (1), the Chairperson shall allow a reasonable
period of time for appropriate Federal, State, and
local agencies, and qualified organizations to resume
administration of the covered program or programs
included in the application that contains the plan.
SEC. 405. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—An entity desiring to submit
an application under section 402(a) shall establish a Pub-
lic-Private Partnership Committee in accordance with this
section.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—A Public-Private Partnership Com-
mittee shall advise an entity in the development and imple-
mentation of an assistance plan, including with respect
to—
(1) conducting public hearings;
(2) representing the interest of low-income indi-
viduals and families; and
(3) reviewing and commenting on all commu-
nity policies, programs, and actions under the plan
which affect low-income individuals and families,
with the purpose of assuring maximum coordination
and responsiveness of the plan in providing benefits
under the plan to those individuals and families.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of a Public-Pri-
vate Partnership Committee shall—
(1) consist of—
(A) low-income individuals, who shall—
(i) comprise at least 1⁄3 of the mem-
bership; and
(ii) include minority individuals who
are participants or who qualify to partici-
pate in eligible Federal programs;
(B) representatives of low-income individ-
uals and families;
(C) persons with leadership experience in
the private and voluntary sectors;
(D) local elected officials; and
(E) the general public; and
(2) include individuals and representatives of
community and business organizations who will help
to enhance the leadership role of the entity in devel-
oping an assistance plan.
SEC. 406. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) ASSISTANCE PLAN.—The term ‘‘assistance
plan’’ means a plan for improving the provision of
assistance under 1 or more eligible Federal pro-
grams.
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the
Interagency Waiver Request Board established by
section 401.
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The term ‘‘Chairperson’’
means the Chairperson of the Board.
(4) COVERED
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered
program’’ means, with respect to an assistance plan,
the eligible Federal programs included in the plan.
(5) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL PROGRAM.—The term
‘‘eligible Federal program’’ means any Federal pro-
gram which, directly or indirectly, provides cash as-
sistance to individuals, or under which assistance is
available for—
(A) education;
(B) employment training;
(C) health;
(D) housing;
(E) nutrition; or
(F) other social services.
(6) 
QUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term
‘‘qualified organization’’ means any private, not-for-
profit organization that is exempt from taxation
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).
(7) STATE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘State’’
means the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands.
(B) INDIAN TRIBES.—In the case of an eli-
gible Federal program under which assistance
is provided with respect to an Indian tribe, the
Indian tribal organization is deemed to be a
State.
SEC. 407. REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Congress 2 reports
that—
(1) describe the extent to which assistance
plans have been implemented in accordance with this
title;
(2) evaluate the effectiveness of covered Federal
assistance programs included in such plans; and
(3) include recommendations with respect to
whether to continue activities under this title.
(b) TIMING.—The Comptroller General shall submit
a report under subsection (a) not later than 3 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and another such
report not later than 6 years after such date of enactment.
SEC. 408. SUNSET.
Any authority provided under this title shall expire
7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE V—CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 501. NATIONAL REPORTING OF INFORMATION RELAT-
ING TO CHILD SUPPORT WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
(a) MODIFIED W–4 REPORTING.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REPORTING SYSTEM.—
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a system for
the reporting of information relating to child support
obligations of employees, that meets the require-
ments of this subsection.
(2) EMPLOYEE OBLIGATIONS.—
(A) EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO CHILD SUP-
PORT WAGE WITHHOLDING.—The system shall
require each employee who owes a qualified
child support obligation to indicate on a W–4
form that the employee is otherwise required to
file with the employer—
(i) the existence of the obligation;
and
(ii) the amount of the obligation;
(iii) the name and address of the
person to whom the obligation is
owed; and
(iv) whether health care insur-
ance is available through the employer
to the family of the employee.
(B) EMPLOYEES IN DESIGNATED INDUS-
TRIES.—The system shall require each em-
ployee, who is employed in a State in an indus-
try that the State has designated pursuant to
section 466(a)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act
as one with respect to which universal employ-
ment reporting would improve child support en-
forcement in a cost-effective manner, to file
with the employer a W–4 form indicating—
(i) whether the employee owes a quali-
fied child support obligation; and
(ii) if so—
(I) the amount of the obligation;
(II) the name and address of the
person to whom the obligation is
owed; and
(III) whether health care insur-
ance is available through the employer
to the family of the employee.
(C) ONE-TIME UPDATING OF W–4 INFOR-
MATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES.—The system shall
require each employee to file with the employer,
during a period that the State in which the em-
ployee is employed has prescribed pursuant to
section 466(a)(12)(B) of the Social Security
Act, a W–4 form indicating—
(i) whether the employee owes a quali-
fied child support obligation; and
(ii) if so—
(I) the amount of each such obli-
gation;
(II) the name and address of
each person to whom the obligation is
owed; and
(III) whether health care insur-
ance is available through the employer
to the family of the employee.
(D) QUALIFIED CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGA-
TION.—As used in this subsection, the term
‘‘qualified child support obligation’’ means a
legal obligation to provide child support (as de-
fined in section 462(b) of the Social Security
Act) which is to be collected, in whole or in
part, through wage withholding pursuant to an
order issued by a court of any State or an order
of an administrative process established under
the law of any State.
(3) EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS.—Each employer
who receives information from an employee pursuant
to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall—
(A) within 10 days after such receipt, for-
ward the information to the agency, designated
pursuant to section 466(a)(11)(A) of the Social
Security Act, of the State in which the em-
ployee is employed by the employer; and
(B) withhold from the income of the em-
ployee the amount indicated on the W–4 form
(or, if the employer has received from the State
a notice that the amount is incorrect, such
other amount as the State indicates is to be so
withheld), in the manner described in section
466(b)(6)(A)(i) of such Act.
(4) NEW
HIRES
IN
CERTAIN
STATES
EX-
CEPTED.—This subsection shall not apply with re-
spect to the employment in a State of any employee
not described in paragraph (2)(B) if the Secretary
of Health and Human Services determines that the
State—
(A) requires all employers in the State to
report to the State all basic employment infor-
mation on new hires;
(B) requires such information to be com-
pared with information in the State registry of
child support orders established pursuant to
section 466(a)(13) of the Social Security Act
and with requests from other States for infor-
mation on the location of noncustodial parents;
(C) maintains updated employment infor-
mation on all individuals employed in the State
in a manner that enables the State to effec-
tively respond to such requests; and
(D) requires all employers in the State, on
receipt of a notice from the State that an em-
ployee owes a qualified child support obligation,
to begin withholding from the income of the
employee the amount of the obligation, in the
manner described in section 466(b)(6)(A)(i) of
the Social Security Act.
(b) STATE ROLE.—Section 466(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after
paragraph (10) the following:
‘‘(11) Procedures under which the State shall
designate a public agency to—
‘‘(A) maintain the information provided by
employers pursuant to section 501(a)(3) of the
Responsibility and Empowerment Support Pro-
gram Providing Employment, Child Care, and
Training Act in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary which allow other
States easy access to the information through
the Interstate Locate Network established
under section 453(g) of this Act; and
‘‘(B) determine whether or not the infor-
mation described in subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph provided by an employer with respect
to an employee is accurate by comparing the in-
formation with the information on file in the
State registry of child support orders estab-
lished pursuant to section 466(a)(13) of this
Act, and—
‘‘(i) if the information is confirmed by
the information on file in the registry, no-
tify any individual who resides in the State
and to whom the employee has a legal obli-
gation to provide child support (or such in-
dividual’s designee) of such information;
‘‘(ii) if the information is not so con-
firmed due to a discrepancy between the
information and a copy of a child support
order in the registry, notify the employer
of the discrepancy and the correct informa-
tion using the order developed under sec-
tion 452(a)(12) of this Act; or
‘‘(iii) if the information is not so con-
firmed because the registry does not con-
tain a copy of an order that imposes a
child support obligation on the employee,
search the child support order registries
established pursuant to section 466(a)(13)
of this Act of the States in which the obli-
gation is most likely to have been imposed.
‘‘(12) Procedures under which the State shall—
‘‘(A) designate at least 1 industry, for pur-
poses of section 501(a)(2)(B) of the Respon-
sibility and Empowerment Support Program
Providing Employment, Child Care, and Train-
ing Act, as an industry with respect to which
universal employment reporting would improve
child support enforcement in a cost-effective
manner;
‘‘(B) prescribe the period during which in-
dividuals employed in the State are to be re-
quired to file with their employers updated W–
4 forms as required by section 501(a)(2)(C) of
such Act; and
‘‘(C) impose a fine—
‘‘(i) against any individual employed
in the State who is required by section
501(a)(2) of such Act to file a W–4 form
with any employer of the individual and
fails to do so; and
‘‘(ii) in an amount equal to the aver-
age cost of noncompliance (as determined
by the State) or $25, whichever is the less-
er, on any employer who fails to comply
with section 501(a)(3) of such Act for any
month.’’.
SEC. 502. STATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
(a) STATE REGISTRIES
OF CHILD SUPPORT OR-
DERS.—Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 501(b) of this Act,
is amended by inserting after paragraph (12) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(13) Procedures requiring the State agency
designated pursuant to paragraph (16) to maintain
a child support order registry, which must include—
‘‘(A) a copy of each child support order
being enforced under the State plan; and
‘‘(B) at the request of an individual who
has or is owed a legal obligation to provide child
support (within the meaning of section 462(b)),
a copy of the order that imposes the obliga-
tion.’’.
(b) ACCESSIBILITY OF STATE INFORMATION RELAT-
ED TO CHILD SUPPORT.—
(1) TO OTHER STATES.—Section 466(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended
by section 501(b)(1) of this Act and subsection (a)
of this section, is amended by inserting after para-
graph (13) the following:
‘‘(14)(A) Procedures requiring all records of the
State to which the agency administering the plan
has access and determines may be useful in locating
noncustodial parents or collecting child support to be
made accessible to any agency of any State for such
purpose, through the Interstate Locate Network es-
tablished under section 453(g), in accordance with
safeguards established to prevent release of informa-
tion if the release might jeopardize the safety of any
individual.
‘‘(B) The State may impose reasonable fees for
access to State records provided pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A).’’.
(2) TO PRIVATE PARTIES.—Section 466(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section
501(b)(1) of this Act, subsection (a) of this section,
and paragraph (1) of this subsection, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
‘‘(15) Procedures under which—
‘‘(A) noncustodial parents (and their des-
ignees) must be given access to State parent lo-
cator services, to aid in the establishment or en-
forcement of visitation rights, in accordance
with safeguards established to prevent release
of information if the release might jeopardize
the safety of any individual; and
‘‘(B) custodial parents (and their des-
ignees) must be given access to State parent lo-
cator services to aid in the establishment and
enforcement of child support obligations against
noncustodial parents.’’.
SEC. 503. NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
(a) EXPANSION OF PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.—
Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘transmit’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘enforcing support obliga-
tions against such parent’’ and inserting ‘‘es-
tablishing parentage, establishing, modifying,
and enforcing child support obligations, and (2)
to any noncustodial parent (or the designee of
the noncustodial parent) information as to the
whereabouts of the custodial parent when such
information is to be used to locate such parent
for the purpose of enforcing child visitation
rights and obligations’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd
sentence the following: ‘‘Information shall not be
disclosed to a custodial parent or a noncustodial par-
ent if the disclosure would jeopardize the safety of
the child or either of such parents.’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘and such
reasonable fees’’ after ‘‘such documents’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘absent parent’’ each place such
term appears and inserting ‘‘noncustodial parent’’.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERSTATE LOCATE NET-
WORK.—Section 453 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall establish an Interstate Lo-
cate Network linking the Parent Locator Service and all
State databases relating to child support enforcement,
which—
‘‘(1) any State may use to—
‘‘(A) locate any noncustodial parent who
has a legal obligation to provide child support
(as defined in section 462(b)), with respect to
whom such an obligation is being sought, or
against whom visitation rights are being en-
forced, by accessing the records of any Federal,
State, or other source of locate or child support
information, directly from one computer system
to another; or
‘‘(B) direct a locate request to another
State or a Federal agency, or, if the source of
locate information is unknown, broadcast such
a request to selected States or to all States;
‘‘(2) allows on-line and batch processing of lo-
cate requests, with on-line access restricted to cases
in which the information is needed immediately
(such as for court appearances), and batch process-
ing used to ‘troll’ data bases to locate individuals or
update information periodically; and
‘‘(3) enables courts to access information on the
Network through a computer terminal located in the
court.’’.
(c) INFORMATION SHARING REGULATIONS.—Section
452(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of the 2nd
sentence of paragraph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(11) prescribe regulations governing informa-
tion sharing among States, within States, and be-
tween the States and the Parent Locator Service—
‘‘(A) to ensure that a State may broadcast
a request for information for the purpose of lo-
cating a noncustodial parent or collecting child
support, and receive a response to the request
in not more than 48 hours; and
‘‘(B) to require a State that is attempting
to locate a noncustodial parent—
‘‘(i) to compare all outstanding cases
with 
information 
in 
the 
employment
records of the State;
‘‘(ii) if, after complying with clause
(i), the State is unable to locate the
noncustodial parent, then—
‘‘(I) if the State has reason to
believe that the noncustodial parent is
in another particular State or States,
to request such State or States for in-
formation on the noncustodial parent;
and
‘‘(II) if not, to broadcast all
States a request for such informa-
tion.’’.
SEC. 504. INCOME WITHHOLDING.
(a) STATE ROLE.—Section 466(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections
501(b)(1) and 502 of this Act, is amended by inserting
after paragraph (15) the following:
‘‘(16) Procedures under which the State shall
designate a public agency to—
‘‘(A) collect child support pursuant to the
State plan; and
‘‘(B) distribute, in accordance with section
457, and with all due deliberate speed, the
amounts collected as child support.
‘‘(17) Procedures under which the State shall
require any court of the State that establishes or
modifies a child support order to transmit a copy of
the order to the State agency designated pursuant to
paragraph (18), unless the order does not provide
for income withholding, and the noncustodial parent
and the custodial parent object.
‘‘(18) Procedures under which the State shall
designate a State agency to use the uniform income
withholding 
order 
developed 
under 
section
452(a)(12) to notify the agency administering the
State plan, any employer of an individual required to
pay child support through income withholding pursu-
ant to an order issued or modified in the State, and
the agency designated pursuant to paragraph (16) of
this subsection of each State in which such an em-
ployer is located, of—
‘‘(A) the identity of the individual;
‘‘(B) the amount to be withheld; and
‘‘(C) the State agency to which the with-
held amount is to be paid.’’.
(b) 
UNIFORM
WITHHOLDING
ORDER.—Section
452(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 652(a)), as amended by
section 503(c) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(10);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) develop a uniform order to be used in all
cases in which income is to be withheld for the pay-
ment of child support, which shall contain the name
of the individual whose income is to be withheld, the
number of children covered by the order, and the in-
dividual or State to whom the withheld income is to
be paid, and be generic to allow for the service of
the order on all sources of income.’’.
(c) STATES REQUIRED TO HAVE LAWS REQUIRING
EMPLOYERS TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT PURSUANT
TO UNIFORM INCOME WITHHOLDING ORDERS.—Section
466(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and in the
case of each individual employed in the State,’’ be-
fore ‘‘so much’’;
(2) in paragraph (6)(C), by inserting ‘‘of this
paragraph and paragraph (9)(B) of this subsection’’
after ‘‘(A)’’; and
(3) in paragraph (9)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(9)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B)(i) Any individual or entity engaged in
commerce, as a condition of doing business in the
State, on receipt of an income withholding order de-
veloped under section 452(a)(12) with respect to an
employee of the individual or entity, that is regular
on its face and has been issued by a court or State
agency of any State, shall—
‘‘(I) immediately provide a copy of the
order to the employee subject to the order; and
‘‘(II) within 10 days after receipt of the
order, withhold income from the employee in
the manner described in paragraph (6)(A)(i) of
this subsection, notwithstanding paragraph (4)
of this subsection.
‘‘(ii) Such an order may be served on the indi-
vidual or entity directly or by first-class mail.
‘‘(iii) Any individual or entity who complies
with such an order may not be held liable for wrong-
ful withholding of income from the employee subject
to the order.
‘‘(iv) The State shall impose a civil fine in an
amount equal to the average cost of noncompliance
(as determined by the State) or $25, whichever is
the lesser, on any such individual or entity who re-
ceives such an order with respect to an employee of
the individual or entity, and who, due to negligence,
fails to comply with the order within 10 days after
receipt.
‘‘(v) Any individual or entity who imposes a fee
for the administration of child support income with-
holding and related reporting of information shall
not collect more than the average cost of such ad-
ministration, as determined by the State.’’.
SEC. 505. UNIFORM TERMS IN ORDERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 452(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 652(a)), as amended by sections
503(c) and 504(b) of this Act, is amended—