of clause (i) in the case of an alien, if the
Attorney General—
‘‘(I) has received a request for
the waiver from the court or adminis-
trative agency having jurisdiction over
the judgment, decree, or order obli-
gating the alien to pay child support
that is referred to in such clause; or
‘‘(II) determines that there are
prevailing humanitarian or public in-
terest concerns.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by this subsection shall take effect 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) AUTHORIZATION TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN
CHILD
SUPPORT
CASES
ON
CERTAIN
ARRIVING
ALIENS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(d) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) AUTHORITY TO SERVE PROCESS IN CHILD
SUPPORT CASES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent con-
sistent with State law, immigration officers are
authorized to serve on any alien who is an ap-
plicant for admission to the United States legal
process with respect to any action to enforce or
establish a legal obligation of an individual to
pay child support (as defined in section 459(i)
of the Social Security Act).
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the term ‘legal process’ means
any writ, order, summons or other similar proc-
ess, which is issued by—
‘‘(i) a court or an administrative
agency of competent jurisdiction in any
State, territory, or possession of the
United States; or
‘‘(ii) an authorized official pursuant to
an order of such a court or agency or pur-
suant to State or local law.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by this subsection shall apply to aliens applying for
admission to the United States on or after 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION TO SHARE CHILD SUPPORT EN-
FORCEMENT INFORMATION TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION
AND NATURALIZATION LAW.—
(1) SECRETARIAL
RESPONSIBILITY.—Section
452 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) If the Secretary receives a certification by a
State agency, in accordance with section 454(35), that an
individual who is a nonimmigrant alien (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)
owes arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding
$2,500, the Secretary may, at the request of the State
agency, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General,
or on the Secretary’s own initiative, provide such certifi-
cation to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General
information in order to enable them to carry out their re-
sponsibilities under sections 212(a)(10) and 235(d) of
such Act.’’.
(2) STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.—Section
454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654), as
amended by section 101(c) of this Act, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (33);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (34) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (34) the
following:
‘‘(35) provide that the State agency will have in
effect a procedure for certifying to the Secretary, in
such format and accompained by such supporting
documentation as the Secretary may require, deter-
minations that nonimmigrant aliens owe arrearages
of child support in an amount exceeding $2,500.’’.
SEC. 605. CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS IN THE WELFARE-TO-WORK
AND CHILD SUPPORT AMENDMENTS OF 1999.
The amendments made by section 2402 of Public
Law 106–246 shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of section 806 of H.R. 3424 of the 106th Congress
by section 1000(a)(4) of Public Law 106–113.
SEC. 606. ELIMINATION OF SET-ASIDE OF WELFARE-TO-
WORK FUNDS FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORM-
ANCE BONUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a)(5) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (E) and redesignating subparagraphs (F)
through (K) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respec-
tively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 403(a)(5)(A)(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by striking
‘‘subparagraph (I)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph
(H)’’.
(2) Subclause (I) of each of subparagraphs
(A)(iv) and (B)(v) of section 403(a)(5) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)(iv)(I) and (B)(v)(I)) is
amended—
(A) in item (aa)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting
‘‘(H)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘(G), and (H)’’ and
inserting ‘‘and (G)’’; and
(B) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘(F)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(E)’’.
(3) Section 403(a)(5)(B)(v) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(B)) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting
‘‘(H)’’.
(4) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section
403(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(F) and
(G)), as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this
section, are each amended by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(H)’’.
(5) Section 412(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 612(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘403(a)(5)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘403(a)(5)(H)’’.
(c) FUNDING.—Section 403(a)(5)(I)(i)(II) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(I)(i)(II)) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,450,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,400,000,000’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 607. INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATE TO STATES FOR EX-
PENDITURES FOR SHORT TERM TRAINING OF
STAFF OF CERTAIN CHILD WELFARE AGEN-
CIES.
Section 474(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or State-
licensed or State-approved child welfare agencies providing
services,’’ after ‘‘child care institutions’’.
TITLE VII—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 701. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections
101(e), 304, 603(b), 605(b) and 606, and in subsection
(b) of this section, this Act and the amendments made
by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall
apply to payments under part D of title IV of the Social
Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after
such date, and without regard to whether regulations to
implement such amendments are promulgated by such
date.
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—In the case of a State plan approved under sec-
tion 454 of the Social Security Act which requires State
legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in
order for the plan to meet the additional requirements im-
posed by the amendments made by this Act, the State plan
shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the addi-
tional requirements solely on the basis of the failure of
the plan to meet the additional requirements before the
first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
close of the first regular session of the State legislature
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of
such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature.
Passed the House of Representatives September 7,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.