I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3465
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve child
support enforcement services, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 15, 1996
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. SHAW, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mrs. CUBIN, Ms. DELAURO, Ms.
DUNN of Washington, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms. GREENE of Utah, Mrs. KELLY,
Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mrs.
MYRICK, Ms. PRYCE, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mrs. SCHROEDER, Mrs. VUCANO-
VICH, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COLLINS of
Georgia, Mr. CRANE, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts,
Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. NUSSLE,
Mr. UPTON, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. BOEHLERT, and Mr.
FRELINGHUYSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on
Banking and Financial Services, the Judiciary, National Security, Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, International Relations, Economic and Edu-
cational Opportunities, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit-
tee concerned
A BILL
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act
to improve child support enforcement services, and for
other purposes.
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 ‘‘Child Support Im-
provement Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Reference to Social Security Act.
TITLE I—ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES; DISTRIBUTION OF
PAYMENTS
Sec. 101. State obligation to provide child support enforcement services.
Sec. 102. Distribution of child support collections.
Sec. 103. Privacy safeguards.
Sec. 104. Rights to notification of hearings.
TITLE II—LOCATE AND CASE TRACKING
Sec. 201. State case registry.
Sec. 202. Collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 203. State directory of new hires.
Sec. 204. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 205. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 206. Expansion of the Federal parent locator service.
Sec. 207. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in child support
enforcement.
TITLE III—STREAMLINING AND UNIFORMITY OF PROCEDURES
Sec. 301. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 302. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support orders.
Sec. 303. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 304. Use of forms in interstate enforcement.
Sec. 305. State laws providing expedited procedures.
TITLE IV—PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT
Sec. 401. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 402. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.
Sec. 403. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of part A assistance.
TITLE V—PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING
Sec. 501. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 502. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 503. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 504. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 505. Technical assistance.
Sec. 506. Reports and data collection by the secretary.
TITLE VI—ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT
ORDERS
Sec. 601. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support orders.
Sec. 602. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating to child
support.
Sec. 603. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial records to
State child support enforcement agencies in child support
cases.
TITLE VII—ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS
Sec. 701. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrearages.
Sec. 702. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 703. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 704. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 705. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Sec. 706. Definition of support order.
Sec. 707. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 708. Liens.
Sec. 709. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 710. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 711. International support enforcement.
Sec. 712. Financial institution data matches.
Sec. 713. Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal grandparents in
cases of minor parents.
Sec. 714. Nondischargeability in bankruptcy of certain debts for the support of
a child.
TITLE VIII—MEDICAL SUPPORT
Sec. 801. Correction to ERISA definition of medical child support order.
Sec. 802. Enforcement of orders for health care coverage.
TITLE IX—ENHANCING RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR
NON-RESIDENTIAL PARENTS
Sec. 901. Grants to States for access and visitation programs.
TITLE X—EFFECTIVE DATES AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Sec. 1001. Effective dates and conforming amendments.
SEC. 3. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in
this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to that section or
other provision of the Social Security Act.