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(f) ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBES FOR FEDERAL LOANS FOR WELFARE
PROGRAMS.—Section 412 (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended by redesignat-
ing subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i),
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
‘‘(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL LOANS.—Section 406 shall apply
to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal assistance plan in the
same manner as such section applies to a State, except that section
406(c) shall be applied by substituting ‘section 412(a)’ for ‘section
403(a)’.’’.
SEC. 5509. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.
(a) RESEARCH.—
(1) METHODS.—Section 413(a) (42 U.S.C. 613(a)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, directly or through grants, contracts, or
interagency agreements,’’ before ‘‘shall conduct’’.
(2) CORRECTION OF CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 413(a) (42
U.S.C. 613(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘409’’ and inserting ‘‘407’’.
(b) CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUSLY INDENTED PARAGRAPH.—Sec-
tion 413(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annually rank States
to which grants are made under section 403 based on the
following ranking factors:
‘‘(A) ABSOLUTE
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
RATIOS.—The ratio
represented by—
‘‘(i) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in
families receiving assistance under the State program
under this part in the State for the most recent year
for which information is available; over
‘‘(ii) the total number of births in families receiving
assistance under the State program under this part
in the State for the year.
‘‘(B) NET CHANGES IN THE OUT-OF-WEDLOCK RATIO.—
The difference between the ratio described in subparagraph
(A) with respect to a State for the most recent year for
which such information is available and the ratio with
respect to the State for the immediately preceding year.’’.
(c) FUNDING OF PRIOR AUTHORIZED DEMONSTRATIONS.—Section
413(h)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)(D)) is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘August 22, 1996’’.
(d) CHILD POVERTY REPORTS.—
(1) DELAYED
DUE
DATE
FOR
INITIAL
REPORT.—Section
413(i)(1) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘90 days
after the date of the enactment of this part’’ and inserting
‘‘May 31, 1998’’.
(2) MODIFICATION OF FACTORS TO BE USED IN ESTABLISHING
METHODOLOGY
FOR
USE
IN
DETERMINING
CHILD
POVERTY
RATES.—Section 413(i)(5) (42 U.S.C. 613(i)(5)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the county-by-county’’ and inserting ‘‘, to the extent
available, county-by-county’’.
SEC. 5510. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING.
Section 106(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110
Stat. 2164) is amended by striking ‘‘(whether in effect before or
after October 1, 1995)’’.
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SEC. 5511. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES MEASURES.
Section 107(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat.
2164) is amended by striking ‘‘409(a)(7)(C)’’ and inserting
‘‘408(a)(7)(C)’’.
SEC. 5512. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO THE TERRITORIES.
(a) CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO BE DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING
LIMITATION.—Section 1108(a) (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON TOTAL PAYMENTS TO EACH TERRITORY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act (except for paragraph (2) of this subsection), the total
amount certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI, under parts A and E
of title IV, and under subsection (b) of this section, for payment
to any territory for a fiscal year shall not exceed the ceiling
amount for the territory for the fiscal year.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN PAYMENTS DISREGARDED.—Paragraph (1) of
this subsection shall be applied without regard to any payment
made under section 403(a)(2), 403(a)(4), 406, or 413(f).’’.
(b) CERTAIN CHILD CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES EXPENDITURES
BY TERRITORIES TREATED AS IV–A EXPENDITURES FOR PURPOSES
OF
MATCHING
GRANT.—Section 
1108(b)(1)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1308(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including any amount
paid to the State under part A of title IV that is transferred
in accordance with section 404(d) and expended under the program
to which transferred’’ before the semicolon.
(c) ELIMINATION
OF DUPLICATIVE MAINTENANCE
OF EFFORT
REQUIREMENT.—Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (e).
SEC. 5513. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO PART D OF TITLE IV.—
(1) 
CORRECTIONS
TO
DETERMINATION
OF
PATERNITY
ESTABLISHMENT PERCENTAGES.—Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking all that follows
‘‘for purposes of’’ and inserting ‘‘section 409(a)(8), to achieve
the paternity establishment percentages (as defined under
section 452(g)(2)) and other performance measures that
may be established by the Secretary, and to submit data
under section 454(15)(B) that is complete and reliable, and
to substantially comply with the requirements of this part;
and’’; and
(B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘section 403(h)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 409(a)(8)’’.
(2) 
ELIMINATION
OF
OBSOLETE
LANGUAGE.—Section
108(c)(8)(C) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110
Stat. 2165) is amended by inserting ‘‘and all that follows
through ‘the best interests of such child to do so’ ’’ before ‘‘and
inserting’’.
(3) INSERTION
OF
LANGUAGE
INADVERTENTLY
OMITTED.—
Section 108(c)(13) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193;
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110 Stat. 2166) is amended by inserting ‘‘and inserting ‘pursu-
ant to section 408(a)(3)’ ’’ before the period.
(4) ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE CROSS REFERENCE.—Section
464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
402(a)(26)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 408(a)(3)’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PART E OF TITLE IV.—Each of the following
is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 1995’’ each place such term appears
and inserting ‘‘July 16, 1996’’:
(1) Section 472(a) (42 U.S.C. 672(a)).
(2) Section 472(h) (42 U.S.C. 672(h)).
(3) Section 473(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(2)).
(4) Section 473(b) (42 U.S.C. 673(b)).
SEC. 5514. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ELIMINATION OF AMENDMENTS INCLUDED INADVERTENTLY.—
Section 110(l) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2173)
is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (4), (5), and (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (6), and (8) as
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and
(3) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (3), as so
redesignated.
(b) CORRECTION OF CITATION.—Section 109(f) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2177) is amended by striking ‘‘93–
186’’ and inserting ‘‘93–86’’.
(c) CORRECTION
OF
INTERNAL
CROSS
REFERENCE.—Section
103(a)(1) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2112) is
amended by striking ‘‘603(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘603(b)’’.
(d) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES.—Section 416 (42 U.S.C. 616)
is amended by striking ‘‘amendment made by section 2103 of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity’’ and inserting
‘‘amendments made by section 103 of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation’’.
SEC. 5515. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN
LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS PROGRAM.
Section 112(5) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat.
2177) is amended in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by inserting
‘‘under’’ after ‘‘funded’’.
SEC. 5516. DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS FOR DRUG-RELATED
CONVICTIONS.
(a) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS COORDINATED WITH
DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR SUCCESSOR PROVISIONS.—Section
115(d)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2181) is
amended by striking ‘‘convictions’’ and inserting ‘‘a conviction if
the conviction is for conduct’’.
(b) IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS
OF PROVISIONS RELATING
TO
RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.—Section 116(a)
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2181) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.—Sec-
tion 413 of the Social Security Act, as added by the amendment
made by section 103(a) of this Act, shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.’’.
SEC. 5517. TRANSITION RULE.
Section 116 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat.
2181) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘(but subject to sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(ii))’’ after ‘‘this section’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘June 30, 1997’’
and inserting ‘‘the later of June 30, 1997, or the day before
the date described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section’’.
SEC. 5518. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF TITLE IV OF THE SOCIAL SECU-
RITY ACT.—The amendments made by this chapter to a provision
of part A of title IV of the Social Security Act shall take effect
as if the amendments had been included in section 103(a) of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 at the time such section became law.
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO PARTS D AND E OF TITLE IV OF
THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—The amendments made by section 5513
of this Act shall take effect as if the amendments had been included
in section 108 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 at the time such section 108 became
law.
(c) AMENDMENTS
TO OTHER AMENDATORY PROVISIONS.—The
amendments made by section 5514(a) of this Act shall take effect
as if the amendments had been included in section 110 of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996 at the time such section 110 became law.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO FREESTANDING PROVISIONS OF THE PER-
SONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION
ACT OF 1996.—The amendments made by this chapter to a provision
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 that have not become part of another statute shall
take effect as if the amendments had been included in the provision
at the time the provision became law.
CHAPTER 2—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
SEC. 5521. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.
(a) DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS AND PROBA-
TION
AND
PAROLE
VIOLATORS.—Section 1611(e)(6) (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 1106(c) of this
Act’’ after ‘‘of 1986’’.
(b) TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.—Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(II) (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘inmate of the
institution’’ and all that follows through ‘‘this subparagraph’’ and
inserting ‘‘individual who receives in the month preceding the first
month throughout which such individual is an inmate of the jail,
prison, penal institution, or correctional facility that furnishes
information respecting such individual pursuant to subclause (I),
or is confined in the institution (that so furnishes such information)
as described in section 202(x)(1)(A)(ii), a benefit under this title
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for such preceding month, and who is determined by the Commis-
sioner to be ineligible for benefits under this title by reason of
confinement based on the information provided by such institution’’.
(c) CORRECTION OF REFERENCE.—Section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(I) (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’
and inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’.
SEC. 5522. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO BENEFITS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.
(a) ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS AND CONTINUING DISABILITY
REVIEWS.—
(1) DISABILITY
ELIGIBILITY
REDETERMINATIONS
REQUIRED
FOR
SSI
RECIPIENTS
WHO
ATTAIN
YEARS
OF
AGE.—Section
1614(a)(3)(H)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)(iii)) is amended by
striking subclauses (I) and (II) and all that follows and inserting
the following:
‘‘(I) by applying the criteria used in determining initial
eligibility for individuals who are age 18 or older; and
‘‘(II) either during the 1-year period beginning on the
individual’s 18th birthday or, in lieu of a continuing disability
review, whenever the Commissioner determines that an individ-
ual’s case is subject to a redetermination under this clause.
With respect to any redetermination under this clause, paragraph
(4) shall not apply.’’.
(2) CONTINUING
DISABILITY
REVIEW
REQUIRED
FOR
LOW
BIRTH
WEIGHT
BABIES.—Section 1614(a)(3)(H)(iv) (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)(3)(H)(iv)) is amended—
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Not’’ and inserting
‘‘Except as provided in subclause (VI), not’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(VI) Subclause (I) shall not apply in the case of an individual
described in that subclause who, at the time of the individual’s
initial disability determination, the Commissioner determines has
an impairment that is not expected to improve within 12 months
after the birth of that individual, and who the Commissioner sched-
ules for a continuing disability review at a date that is after the
individual attains 1 year of age.’’.
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
ACCOUNTABILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
1631(a)(2)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(F)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii)(III)(bb), by striking ‘‘the total amount’’
and all that follows through ‘‘1613(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘in any
case in which the individual knowingly misapplies benefits
from such an account, the Commissioner shall reduce future
benefits payable to such individual (or to such individual and
his spouse) by an amount equal to the total amount of such
benefits so misapplied’’; and
(2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
‘‘(iii) The representative payee may deposit into the account
established under clause (i) any other funds representing past due
benefits under this title to the eligible individual, provided that
the amount of such past due benefits is equal to or exceeds the
maximum monthly benefit payable under this title to an eligible
individual (including State supplementary payments made by the
Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1616 or
section 212(b) of Public Law 93–66).’’.
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(or the Commissioner, with respect to
any jointly financed cooperative agreement or grant concerning
title XVI)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ the first place it appears; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘(or the Commissioner, as applicable)’’ after
‘‘Secretary’’ the second place it appears.
SEC. 5525. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DRUG ADDICTS
AND ALCOHOLICS.
(a) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
DENIAL
OF
SSI DISABILITY
BENEFITS
TO
DRUG
ADDICTS
AND
ALCOHOLICS.—Section 105(b)(5) of the Contract with America
Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–121; 110 Stat. 853)
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘by the Commissioner
of Social Security’’ and ‘‘by the Commissioner’’; and
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph
(F) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, an individual’s
claim, with respect to supplemental security income bene-
fits under title XVI of the Social Security Act based on
disability, which has been denied in whole before the date
of the enactment of this Act, may not be considered to
be finally adjudicated before such date if, on or after such
date—
‘‘(i) there is pending a request for either adminis-
trative or judicial review with respect to such claim,
or
‘‘(ii) there is pending, with respect to such claim,
a readjudication by the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity pursuant to relief in a class action or implementa-
tion by the Commissioner of a court remand order.
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph,
with respect to any individual for whom the Commissioner
does not perform the eligibility redetermination before the
date prescribed in subparagraph (C), the Commissioner
shall perform such eligibility redetermination in lieu of
a continuing disability review whenever the Commissioner
determines that the individual’s eligibility is subject to
redetermination based on the preceding provisions of this
paragraph, and the provisions of section 1614(a)(4) of the
Social Security Act shall not apply to such redetermina-
tion.’’.
(b) CORRECTIONS TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROVISIONS CONCERN-
ING REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES AND TREATMENT REFERRALS OF SSI
BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.—Section
105(b)(5)(B) of such Act (Public Law 104–121; 110 Stat. 853) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and
(3) shall take effect on July 1, 1996, with respect to any
individual—
‘‘(i) whose claim for benefits is finally adjudicated
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act,
or
‘‘(ii) whose eligibility for benefits is based upon
an eligibility redetermination made pursuant to
subparagraph (C).’’.
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(c) REPEAL
OF OBSOLETE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
sections (a)(3)(B) and (b)(3)(B)(ii) of section 201 of the Social Secu-
rity Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–296; 108 Stat. 1497, 1504) are repealed.
SEC. 5526. ADVISORY BOARD PERSONNEL.
Section 703(i) (42 U.S.C. 903(i)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and three’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘Board,’’; and
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘clerical’’.
SEC. 5527. TIMING OF DELIVERY OF OCTOBER 1, 2000, SSI BENEFIT
PAYMENTS.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 708(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 908(a)), the day designated for delivery
of benefit payments under title XVI of such Act for October 2000
shall be the second day of such month.
SEC. 5528. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section, the amend-
ments made by this chapter shall take effect as if included in
the enactment of title II of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110
Stat. 2185).
(b) SECTION 5524 AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by
section 5524 of this Act shall take effect as if included in the
enactment of the Social Security Independence and Program
Improvements Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–296; 108 Stat. 1464).
(c) SECTION 5525 AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by subsections
(a) and (b) of section 5525 of this Act shall take effect as
if included in the enactment of section 105 of the Contract
with America Advancement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–121;
110 Stat. 852 et seq.).
(2) REPEALS.—The repeals made by section 5525(c) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) SECTION 5526 AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by
section 5526 of this Act shall take effect as if included in the
enactment of section 108 of the Contract with America Advancement
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–121; 110 Stat. 857).
(e) SECTION 5227.—Section 5227 shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
CHAPTER 3—CHILD SUPPORT
SEC. 5531. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCE-
MENT SERVICES.
(a) INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO FEE FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCE-
MENT SERVICES.—Section 454(6)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(6)(B)) is amended
by striking ‘‘individuals not receiving assistance under any State
program funded under part A, which’’ and inserting ‘‘an individual,
other than an individual receiving assistance under a State program
funded under part A or E, or under a State plan approved under
title XIX, or who is required by the State to cooperate with the
State agency administering the program under this part pursuant
to subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of
1977, and’’.
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(b) CORRECTION OF REFERENCE.—Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C.
654(a)(2)(A)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘section
454(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(4)(A)(ii)’’.
SEC. 5532. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.
(a) CONTINUATION OF ASSIGNMENTS.—Section 457(b) (42 U.S.C.
657(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘which were assigned’’ and inserting
‘‘assigned’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and which were in effect’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘and in effect on September 30, 1997
(or such earlier date, on or after August 22, 1996, as the
State may choose), shall remain assigned after such date.’’.
(b) STATE OPTION FOR APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 457(a) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) STATE
OPTION
FOR
APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subsection, a State may elect to
apply the rules described in clauses (i)(II), (ii)(II), and (v) of
paragraph (2)(B) to support arrearages collected on and after
October 1, 1998, and, if the State makes such an election,
shall apply the provisions of this section, as in effect and
applied on the day before the date of enactment of section
302 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–193, 110 Stat. 2200), other than sub-
section (b)(1) (as so in effect), to amounts collected before Octo-
ber 1, 1998.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 408(a)(3)(A) (42
U.S.C. 608(a)(3)(A)) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(i)’’;
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(II)’’; and
(ii) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’;
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) if the State elects to distribute collections
under section 457(a)(6), the date the family ceases
to receive assistance under the program, if the assign-
ment is executed on or after October 1, 1998.’’.
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FAMILIES
RECEIVING ASSISTANCE.—Section 457(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following flush language:
‘‘In no event shall the total of the amounts paid to the Federal
Government and retained by the State exceed the total of
the amounts that have been paid to the family as assistance
by the State.’’.
(d) FAMILIES UNDER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—Section 457(a)(4)
(42 U.S.C. 657(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) FAMILIES UNDER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—In the case
of an amount collected for a family in accordance with a
cooperative agreement under section 454(33), distribute the
amount so collected pursuant to the terms of the agreement.’’.
(e) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 457(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(5))
is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘1999’’.
(f) CORRECTIONS
OF REFERENCES.—Section 457(a)(2)(B) (42
U.S.C. 657(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clauses (i)(I) and (ii)(I)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(other than subsection (b)(1))’’ each
place it appears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(other than subsection (b)(1) (as so
in effect))’’ after ‘‘1996’’ each place it appears; and
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (5)’’.
(g) CORRECTION OF TERRITORIAL MATCH.—Section 457(c)(3)(A)
(42 U.S.C. 657(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal medical
assistance percentage (as defined in section 1118)’’ and inserting
‘‘75 percent’’.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 457(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘collected’’ the second place it appears
and inserting ‘‘distributed’’.
(2) FEDERAL
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
PERCENTAGE.—Section
457(c)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)(3)(B)) is amended by striking
‘‘as in effect on September 30, 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘as such
section was in effect on September 30, 1995’’.
(i) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)) is amended,
in the penultimate sentence, by inserting ‘‘in accordance with
section 457’’ after ‘‘owed’’.
(2) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is amended
by striking ‘‘457(b)(4) or (d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘457’’.
SEC. 5533. CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW
HIRES.
Section 453A (42 U.S.C. 653a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘shall be less than’’ and inserting ‘‘shall not exceed’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$25’’ and inserting
‘‘$25 per failure to meet the requirements of this section
with respect to a newly hired employee’’; and
(2) in subsection (g)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘extracts’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘information’’.
SEC. 5534. FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to obtain’’ and all that follows through
the period and inserting ‘‘for the purposes specified in
paragraphs (2) and (3).
‘‘(2) For the purpose of establishing parentage, establishing,
setting the amount of, modifying, or enforcing child support obliga-
tions, the Federal Parent Locator Service shall obtain and transmit
to any authorized person specified in subsection (c)—
‘‘(A) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the
location of any individual—
‘‘(i) who is under an obligation to pay child support;
‘‘(ii) against whom such an obligation is sought; or
‘‘(iii) to whom such an obligation is owed,
including the individual’s social security number (or numbers),
most recent address, and the name, address, and employer
identification number of the individual’s employer;