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(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or child sup-
port order’’ after ‘‘child custody determination’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2)
through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re-
spectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) ‘child support order’ means a judgment,
decree, or order of a court requiring the payment of
money, whether in periodic amounts or lump sum,
for the support of a child and includes permanent
and temporary orders, initial orders and modifica-
tions, on-going support and arrearages;’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or
child support order’’ after ‘‘child custody deter-
mination’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(D)(i) by inserting
‘‘or support’’ after ‘‘determine the custody’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘the re-
quirement of subsection (c)(1) of this section contin-
ues to be met and’’; and
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(5) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ‘‘as de-
scribed under subsection (d) of this section,’’ after
‘‘no longer has jurisdiction,’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The heading for section 1738A of title 28, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1738A. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO CHILD
CUSTODY DETERMINATIONS AND CHILD SUP-
PORT ORDERS.’’.
(2) The table of sections for chapter 115 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by striking out the item
relating to section 1738A and inserting in lieu thereof:
‘‘1738A. Full faith and credit given to child custody determinations and child
support orders.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall be effective on and after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 502. UNIFORM TERMS IN ORDERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 452(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at
the end of the 2nd sentence and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(11) develop, in conjunction with State execu-
tive and judicial organizations, a uniform abstract of
a child support order, for use by all State courts to
record in each child support order—
‘‘(A) the date support payments are to
begin under the order;
‘‘(B) the circumstances upon which sup-
port payments are to end under the order;
‘‘(C) the amount of child support payable
pursuant to the order expressed as a sum cer-
tain to be paid on a monthly basis, arrearages
expressed as a sum certain as of a certain date,
and any payback schedule for the arrearages;
‘‘(D) whether the order awards support in
a lump sum (nonallocated) or per child;
‘‘(E) if the award is in a lump sum, the
event causing a change in the support award
and the amount of any change;
‘‘(F) other expenses covered by the order;
‘‘(G) the names of the parents subject to
the order;
‘‘(H) the social security account numbers
of the parents;
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‘‘(I) the name, date of birth, and social se-
curity account number (if any) of each child
covered by the order;
‘‘(J) the identification (FIPS code, name,
and address) of the court that issued the order;
‘‘(K) any information on health care sup-
port required by the order; and
‘‘(L) the party to contact if additional in-
formation is obtained.’’.
SEC. 503. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR NONCUSTODIAL PAR-
ENTS WITH CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES.
Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the
following:
‘‘(12) Procedures requiring that—
‘‘(A) upon a determination by the State
agency referred to in section 402(a)(3) that the
noncustodial parent of any child who is apply-
ing for or receiving aid under the State plan ap-
proved under part A owes child support (as de-
fined in section 462(b)) with respect to the
child, is in arrears in the payment of such sup-
port in an amount that is not less than twice
the amount of the monthly child support obliga-
tion, is not incapacitated, and is not subject to
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a court-approved plan for payment of such ar-
rearage, the State agency referred to in section
402(a)(3) send to the noncustodial parent a let-
ter notifying the noncustodial parent that the
noncustodial parent—
‘‘(i) is required to pay child support
with respect to the child; and
‘‘(ii) is subject to fines and other pen-
alties for failure to pay the full amount of
such support in a timely manner; and
‘‘(B) if, by the end of the 30-day period
that begins with the date the letter is sent pur-
suant to subparagraph (A), the amount of the
arrearage has not decreased by at least a per-
centage amount specified by the State agency,
the State seek a court order requiring the
noncustodial parent—
‘‘(i) to participate in a job search pro-
gram established by the State, for not less
than 2 weeks and not more than 4 weeks;
and
‘‘(ii) if, by the end of the 30-day pe-
riod beginning on the date the order is en-
tered, the amount of the arrearage has not
decreased by at least a percentage amount
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specified by the State agency, to partici-
pate in a work program established by the
State, for not less than 35 hours per week
(or, if the program also requires job
search, for not less than 30 hours per
week).’’.
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