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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘private’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and institutions of higher education (as 
defined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)),’’ after ‘‘arrangements,’’. 
(c) FINDING FAMILIES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN WHO ARE PAR-
ENTS.—Section 427(a)(1)(E) (42 U.S.C. 627(a)(1)(E)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and other individuals who are willing and able to be 
foster parents for children in foster care under the responsibility 
of the State who are themselves parents’’ after ‘‘kinship care fami-
lies’’. 
(d) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Section 427(g) (42 U.S.C. 627(g)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
(1) and (2), respectively. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2013. 
TITLE III—IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL 
CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CHILD SUPPORT SERV-
ICES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT CASES. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF HHS TO ENSURE COMPLI-
ANCE WITH MULTILATERAL CHILD SUPPORT CONVENTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating the second subsection (l) (as added 
by section 7306 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) as 
subsection (m); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) The Secretary shall use the authorities otherwise provided 
by law to ensure the compliance of the United States with any 
multilateral child support convention to which the United States 
is a party.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 453(k)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
653(k)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘452(l)’’ and inserting 
‘‘452(m)’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.—Sec-
tion 453(c) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) an entity designated as a Central Authority for child 
support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a 
foreign treaty country for purposes specified in section 
459A(c)(2).’’. 
(c) STATE OPTION TO REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS IN FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES TO APPLY THROUGH THEIR COUNTRY’S APPROPRIATE CENTRAL 
AUTHORITY.—Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by inserting before the semicolon 
‘‘(except that, if the individual applying for the services resides 
in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign treaty country, 
the State may opt to require the individual to request the 
services through the Central Authority for child support 
enforcement in the foreign reciprocating country or the foreign
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treaty country, and if the individual resides in a foreign country 
that is not a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty 
country, a State may accept or reject the application)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (32)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, a foreign treaty 
country,’’ after ‘‘a foreign reciprocating country’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or foreign obligee’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, foreign treaty country, or foreign indi-
vidual’’. 
(d) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT 
PROVISIONS.—Section 459A (42 U.S.C. 659a) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REFERENCES.—In this part: 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN RECIPROCATING COUNTRY.—The term ‘foreign 
reciprocating country’ means a foreign country (or political sub-
division thereof) with respect to which the Secretary has made 
a declaration pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) FOREIGN TREATY COUNTRY.—The term ‘foreign treaty 
country’ means a foreign country for which the 2007 Family 
Maintenance Convention is in force. 
‘‘(3) 2007 FAMILY MAINTENANCE CONVENTION.—The term 
‘2007 Family Maintenance Convention’ means the Hague 
Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery 
of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘foreign countries that are the subject of a declaration 
under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign reciprocating 
countries or foreign treaty countries’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and foreign treaty 
countries’’ after ‘‘foreign reciprocating countries’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the subject of a declaration 
pursuant to subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign reciprocating 
countries or foreign treaty countries’’. 
(e) COLLECTION
OF PAST-DUE SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL TAX 
REFUNDS.—Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘under section 454(4)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘under para-
graph (4)(A)(ii) or (32) of section 454’’. 
(f) STATE LAW REQUIREMENT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INTER-
STATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (UIFSA).— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 466(f) (42 U.S.C. 666(f)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘on and after January 1, 1998,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and as in effect on August 22, 1996,’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘adopted as of such date’’ and inserting 
‘‘adopted as of September 30, 2008’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES 
CODE.—Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘individual contestant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘individual contestant or the parties have 
consented in a record or open court that the tribunal of 
the State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify 
its order,’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘individual 
contestant’’ and inserting ‘‘individual contestant and the
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parties have not consented in a record or open court that 
the tribunal of the other State may continue to exercise 
jurisdiction to modify its order’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘ ‘child’ means’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
The term ‘child’ means’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘ ‘child’s State’ means’’ and inserting 
‘‘(2) The term ‘child’s State’ means’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘ ‘child’s home State’ means’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(3) The term ‘child’s home State’ means’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘ ‘child support’ means’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(4) The term ‘child support’ means’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘ ‘child support order’ ’’ and inserting 
‘‘(5) The term ‘child support order’ ’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘ ‘contestant’ means’’ and inserting 
‘‘(6) The term ‘contestant’ means’’; 
(vii) by striking ‘‘ ‘court’ means’’ and inserting ‘‘(7) 
The term ‘court’ means’’; 
(viii) by striking ‘‘ ‘modification’ means’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(8) The term ‘modification’ means’’; and 
(ix) by striking ‘‘ ‘State’ means’’ and inserting ‘‘(9) 
The term ‘State’ means’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE; 
GRACE
PERIOD
FOR
STATE
LAW 
CHANGES.— 
(A) PARAGRAPH (1).—(i) The amendments made by para-
graph (1) shall take effect with respect to a State no later 
than the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
of the State implementing such paragraph, but in no event 
later than the first day of the first calendar quarter begin-
ning after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(ii) For purposes of clause (i), in the case of a State 
that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the 
session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session 
of the State legislature. 
(B) PARAGRAPH (2).—(i) The amendments made by sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall take effect 
on the date on which the Hague Convention of 23 November 
2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and 
Other Forms of Family Maintenance enters into force for 
the United States. 
(ii) The amendments made by subparagraph (C) of 
paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 302. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS FOR INDIAN 
TRIBES. 
(a) TRIBAL
ACCESS
TO
THE
FEDERAL
PARENT
LOCATOR 
SERVICE.—Section 453(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in sub-
sections (e) and (l) of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)),’’ after ‘‘any State’’. 
(b) WAIVER
AUTHORITY
FOR
INDIAN
TRIBES
OR
TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 1115(b) (42 U.S.C. 1315(b)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subpara-
graphs (A) through (C), respectively, and realigning the left 
margin of subparagraph (C) so as to align with subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) (as so redesignated); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) An Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a program 
under section 455(f) shall be considered a State for purposes of 
authority to conduct an experimental, pilot, or demonstration project 
under subsection (a) to assist in promoting the objectives of part 
D of title IV and receiving payments under the second sentence 
of that subsection. The Secretary may waive compliance with any 
requirements of section 455(f) or regulations promulgated under 
that section to the extent and for the period the Secretary finds 
necessary for an Indian tribe or tribal organization to carry out 
such project. Costs of the project which would not otherwise be 
included as expenditures of a program operating under section 
455(f) and which are not included as part of the costs of projects 
under section 1110, shall, to the extent and for the period prescribed 
by the Secretary, be regarded as expenditures under a tribal plan 
or plans approved under such section, or for the administration 
of such tribal plan or plans, as may be appropriate. An Indian 
tribe or tribal organization applying for or receiving start-up pro-
gram development funding pursuant to section 309.16 of title 45, 
Code of Federal Regulations, shall not be considered to be an 
Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a program under sec-
tion 455(f) for purposes of this paragraph.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 453(f) (42 U.S.C. 
653(f)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’ each 
place it appears. 
SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING OFFERING OF VOL-
UNTARY PARENTING TIME ARRANGEMENTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The separation of a child from a parent does not end 
the financial or other responsibilities of the parent toward 
the child. 
(2) Increased parental access and visitation not only 
improve parent-child relationships and outcomes for children, 
but also have been demonstrated to result in improved child 
support collections, which creates a double win for children— 
a more engaged parent and improved financial security. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress 
that— 
(1) establishing parenting time arrangements when 
obtaining child support orders is an important goal which 
should be accompanied by strong family violence safeguards; 
and 
(2) States should use existing funding sources to support 
the establishment of parenting time arrangements, including 
child support incentives, Access and Visitation Grants, and 
Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood 
Grants.