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SEC. 422. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this title shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
TITLE V—CHILD PROTECTION
SEC. 501. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RE-
LATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
(a) METHODS PERMITTED FOR CONDUCT OF STUDY
OF CHILD WELFARE.—Section 429A(a) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 628b(a)) is amended by inserting
‘‘(directly, or by grant, contract, or interagency agree-
ment)’’ after ‘‘conduct’’.
(b) 
REDESIGNATION
OF
PARAGRAPH.—Section
471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(17);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (18) (as added by section 1808(a) of the
Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–188; 110 Stat. 1903)) and inserting ‘‘;
and’’; and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (18) (as added
by section 505(3) of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub-
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lic Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2278)) as paragraph
(19).
SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELAT-
ING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
(a) PART B AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620-635) is amended—
(A) in section 422(b)—
(i) by striking the period at the end of
the paragraph (9) (as added by section
554(3) of the Improving America’s Schools
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 108
Stat. 4057)) and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (10)
as paragraph (11); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (9),
as added by section 202(a)(3) of the Social
Security Act Amendments of 1994 (Public
Law 103–432, 108 Stat. 4453), as para-
graph (10);
(B) in sections 424(b) and 425(a), by
striking ‘‘422(b)(9)’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘422(b)(10)’’; and
(C) by transferring section 429A (as added
by section 503 of the Personal Responsibility
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and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2277))
to the end of subpart 1.
(2) CLARIFICATION OF CONFLICTING AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 204(a)(2) of the Social Security
Act Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103–432;
108 Stat. 4456) is amended by inserting ‘‘(as added
by such section 202(a))’’ before ‘‘and inserting’’.
(b) PART E AMENDMENTS.—Section 472(d) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘422(b)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘422(b)(10)’’.
SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of title V of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2277).
TITLE VI—CHILD CARE
SEC. 601. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RE-
LATING TO CHILD CARE.
(a) FUNDING.—Section 418(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ‘‘the greater of’’ after ‘‘equal
to’’;
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(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the sum of’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘amounts expended’’
and inserting ‘‘expenditures’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘subsections (g)
and (i) of section 402 (as in effect before
October 1, 1995); or’’;
(C) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘sections’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections’’; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting a period; and
(D) in the matter following subparagraph
(B), by striking ‘‘whichever is greater.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.—The total
amount available for payments to States under
this paragraph, as determined under subpara-
graph (A), shall be allotted among the States
based on the formula used for determining the
amount of Federal payments to each State
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under section 403(n) (as in effect before Octo-
ber 1, 1995).’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) FEDERAL MATCHING OF STATE EX-
PENDITURES EXCEEDING HISTORICAL EXPEND-
ITURES.—The Secretary shall pay to each eligi-
ble State for a fiscal year an amount equal to
the lesser of the State’s allotment under sub-
paragraph (B) or the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage for the State for the fiscal year
(as defined in section 1905(b), as such section
was in effect on September 30, 1995) of so
much of the State’s expenditures for child care
in that fiscal year as exceed the total amount
of expenditures by the State (including expendi-
tures from amounts made available from Fed-
eral funds) in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (which-
ever is greater) for the programs described in
paragraph (1)(A).’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (D)(i)—
(i) by striking ‘‘amounts under any
grant 
awarded’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘any
amounts allotted’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘the grant is made’’
and inserting ‘‘such amounts are allotted’’.
(b) DATA USED TO DETERMINE HISTORIC STATE
EXPENDITURES.—Section 418(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(5) DATA USED TO DETERMINE STATE AND
FEDERAL SHARES OF EXPENDITURES.—In making
the determinations concerning expenditures required
under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C), the Secretary shall
use information that was reported by the State on
ACF Form 231 and available as of the applicable
dates specified in clauses (i)(I), (ii), and (iii)(III) of
section 403(a)(1)(D).’’.
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.—Section 418(d) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘or’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’.
SEC. 602. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS.
The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 658E(c)(2)(E)(ii), by striking
‘‘tribal organization’’ and inserting ‘‘tribal organiza-
tions’’;
(2) in section 658K(a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking clause (iv) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(iv) whether the head of the family
unit is a single parent;’’;
(II) in clause (v)—
(aa) in the matter preceding
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘in-
cluding the amount obtained
from 
(and 
separately 
identi-
fied)—’’ and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing—’’; and
(bb) by striking subclause
(II) and inserting the following:
‘‘(II) cash or other assistance
under—
‘‘(aa) the temporary assist-
ance for needy families program
under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
601 et seq.); and
‘‘(bb) a State program for
which State spending is counted
toward the maintenance of effort
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requirement 
under 
section
409(a)(7) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7));’’; and
(III) in clause (x), by striking
‘‘week’’ and inserting ‘‘month’’; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(D) USE OF SAMPLES.—
‘‘(i) AUTHORITY.—A State may com-
ply with the requirement to collect the in-
formation described in subparagraph (B)
through the use of disaggregated case
record information on a sample of families
selected through the use of scientifically
acceptable sampling methods approved by
the Secretary.
‘‘(ii) SAMPLING
AND
OTHER
METH-
ODS.—The Secretary shall provide the
States with such case sampling plans and
data collection procedures as the Secretary
deems necessary to produce statistically
valid samples of the information described
in subparagraph (B). The Secretary may
develop and implement procedures for veri-
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fying the quality of data submitted by the
States.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BIAN-
NUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘6’’ and inserting
‘‘12’’;
(3) in section 658L, by striking ‘‘1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1998’’;
(4) in section 658O(c)(6)(C), by striking ‘‘(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; and
(5) in section 658P(13), by striking ‘‘or’’ and
inserting ‘‘and’’.
SEC. 603. REPEALS.
(a) CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1985.—Title VI of the Human Serv-
ices Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 10901–
10905) is repealed.
(b) STATE
DEPENDENT
CARE
DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS ACT.—Subchapter E of chapter 8 of subtitle A
of title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9871–9877) is repealed.
(c) PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—Title
X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended—
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(1) in section 10413(a), by striking paragraph
(4);
(2) in section 10963(b)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (G); and
(3) in section 10974(a)(6), by striking subpara-
graph (G).
(d) NATIVE HAWAIIAN FAMILY-BASED EDUCATION
CENTERS.—Section 9205 of the Native Hawaiian Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 7905) is repealed.
SEC. 604. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of title VI of
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat.
2278).
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The amendment made by section
601(a)(2)(B) and the repeal made by section 603(d) shall
each take effect on October 1, 1997.
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TITLE VII—ERISA AMENDMENTS
RELATING 
TO 
MEDICAL
CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS
SEC. 701. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 303 OF THE
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OP-
PORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.
(a) PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS
FOR MEDICAL CHILD
SUPPORT ORDERS.—Section 609(a)(3)(A) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1169(a)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘except that, to the extent provided in the
order, the name and mailing address of an official of a
State or a political subdivision thereof may be substituted
for the mailing address of any such alternate recipient,’’.
(b) PAYMENT TO STATE OFFICIAL TREATED AS SAT-
ISFACTION OF PLAN’S OBLIGATION.—Section 609(a) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1169(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) PAYMENT TO STATE OFFICIAL TREATED
AS SATISFACTION OF PLAN’S OBLIGATION TO MAKE
PAYMENT TO ALTERNATE RECIPIENT.—Payment of
benefits by a group health plan to an official of a
State or a political subdivision thereof who is named
in a qualified medical child support order in lieu of
the alternate recipient, pursuant to paragraph