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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug 
Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDED MONTHS OF COVERAGE OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS FOR 
              KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AND OTHER RENAL DIALYSIS 
              PROVISIONS.

    (a) Medicare Entitlement to Immunosuppressive Drugs for Kidney 
Transplant Recipients.--
            (1) Kidney transplant recipients.--Section 226A(b)(2) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426-1(b)(2)) is amended by 
        inserting ``(except for eligibility for enrollment under part B 
        solely for purposes of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
        described in section 1861(s)(2)(J))'' before ``, with the 
        thirty-sixth month''.
            (2) Individuals eligible only for coverage of 
        immunosuppressive drugs.--
                    (A) Section 1836 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1395o) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``Every'' and inserting 
                        ``(a) In General.--Every''; and
                            (ii) by inserting at the end the following 
                        new subsection:
    ``(b) Individuals Eligible for Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage.--
Beginning on January 1, 2012, every individual whose insurance benefits 
under part A have ended (whether before, on, or after such date) by 
reason of section 226A(b)(2) is eligible for enrollment in the 
insurance program established by this part solely for purposes of 
coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Sections 1837, 1838, and 
                1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(p), 42 
                U.S.C. 1395(q), 42 U.S.C. 1395(r)) are each amended by 
                striking ``1836'' and inserting ``1836(a)'' each place 
                it appears.
            (3) Enrollment for individuals only eligible for coverage 
        of immunosuppressive drugs.--Section 1837 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(p)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(m)(1) Any individual who is eligible under section 1836(b) to 
enroll in the medical insurance program established under this part for 
purposes of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs may enroll only in such 
manner and form as may be prescribed by regulations, and only during an 
enrollment period described in this subsection.
    ``(2) An individual described in paragraph (1) may enroll beginning 
on the first day of the third month before the month in which the 
individual first satisfies section 1836(b).
    ``(3) An individual described in paragraph (1) whose entitlement 
for hospital insurance benefits under part A ends by reason of section 
226A(b)(2) on or after January 1, 2012, shall be deemed to have 
enrolled in the medical insurance program established by this part for 
purposes of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.''.
            (4) Coverage period for individuals only eligible for 
        coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1838 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395q) is amended by adding at 
                the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In the case of an individual described in section 1836(b), 
the following rules shall apply:
            ``(1) In the case of such an individual who is deemed to 
        have enrolled in part B for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
        under section 1837(m)(3), such individual's coverage period 
        shall begin on the first day of the month in which the 
        individual first satisfies section 1836(b).
            ``(2) In the case of such an individual who enrolls in part 
        B for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
        1837(m)(2), such individual's coverage period shall begin on 
        the first day of the month in which the individual first 
        satisfies section 1836(b) or the month following the month in 
        which the individual so enrolls, whichever is later.
            ``(3) The provisions of subsections (b) and (d) shall apply 
        with respect to an individual described in paragraph (1) or 
        (2).
            ``(4) In addition to the reasons for termination under 
        subsection (b), the coverage period of an individual described 
        in paragraph (1) or (2) shall end when the individual becomes 
        entitled to benefits under this title under section 226(a), 
        226(b), or 226A.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 1838(b) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395q(b)) is amended, in 
                the matter following paragraph (2), by adding ``or 
                section 1837(m)(3)'' after ``section 1837(f)'' each 
                place it appears.
            (5) Premiums for individuals only eligible for coverage of 
        immunosuppressive drugs.--Section 1839 of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
                following new sentence: ``No increase in the premium 
                shall be effected for individuals who are enrolled 
                pursuant to section 1836(b) for coverage only of 
                immunosuppressive drugs.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(j) Determination of Premium for Individuals Only Eligible for 
Coverage of Immunosuppressive Drugs.--The Secretary shall, during 
September of each year, determine and promulgate a monthly premium rate 
for the succeeding calendar year for individuals who enroll only for 
the purpose of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
1836(b). Such premium shall be equal to 35 percent of the monthly 
actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over, determined according to 
paragraph (1), for that succeeding calendar year. The monthly premium 
of each individual enrolled for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs 
under section 1836(b) for each month shall be the amount promulgated in 
this subsection. Such amount shall be adjusted in accordance with 
subsections (c) and (f).''.
            (6) Government contribution.--Section 1844(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; plus'';
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) a Government contribution equal to the estimated 
        aggregate reduction in premiums payable under part B that 
        results from establishing the premium at 35 percent of the 
        actuarial rate under section 1839(j) instead of 50 percent of 
        the actuarial rate for individuals who enroll only for the 
        purpose of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
        1836(b).''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following flush 
                matter:
        ``The Government contribution under paragraph (4) shall be 
        treated as premiums payable and deposited for purposes of 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).''.
            (7) Extension of secondary payer requirements for esrd 
        beneficiaries eligible for coverage of immunosuppressive 
        drugs.--Section 1862(b)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395(y)(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``With regard to immunosuppressive 
        drugs furnished to an individual who enrolls for the purpose of 
        coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 1836(b) on or 
        after January 1, 2012, this subparagraph shall apply without 
        regard to any time limitation, except that when such individual 
        becomes entitled to benefits under this title under sections 
        226(a) or 226(b), or entitled to or eligible for benefits under 
        this title under section 226A, the provisions of subparagraphs 
        (A) and (B), and the time limitations under this subparagraph, 
        respectively, shall apply.''.
            (8) Ensuring coverage under the medicare savings program.--
        Section 1905(p)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(p)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or an individual who 
        is enrolled under part B for the purpose of coverage of 
        immunosuppressive drugs under section 1836(b)'' after ``section 
        1818''.
            (9) Part d.--Section 1860D-1(a)(3)(A) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(a)(3)(A)) is amended by 
        inserting ``(but not including an individual enrolled solely 
        for coverage of immunosuppressive drugs under section 
        1836(b))'' before the period at the end.

Answer: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2011 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Benefits) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the months of coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients.

Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare) to make eligible for enrollment in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), solely for the purpose of such drug coverage, every individual whose insurance benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) have ended by reason of a kidney transplant or the end of any requirement for a regular course of dialysis.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to determine a monthly premium rate for such individuals equal to 35% of the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over. Prescribes a formula for detemination of a government contribution to such a premium.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Freedom Through 
Encryption (SAFE) Act''.

SEC. 2. SALE AND USE OF ENCRYPTION.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after chapter 121 the following new chapter:

        ``CHAPTER 122--ENCRYPTED WIRE AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

``2801. Definitions.
``2802. Freedom to use encryption.
``2803. Freedom to sell encryption.
``2804. Prohibition on mandatory key escrow.
``2805. Unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal act.
``Sec. 2801. Definitions
    ``As used in this chapter--
            ``(1) the terms `person', `State', `wire communication', 
        `electronic communication', `investigative or law enforcement 
        officer', `judge of competent jurisdiction', and `electronic 
        storage' have the meanings given those terms in section 2510 of 
        this title;
            ``(2) the terms `encrypt' and `encryption' refer to the 
        scrambling of wire or electronic information using mathematical 
        formulas or algorithms in order to preserve the 
        confidentiality, integrity, or authenticity of, and prevent 
        unauthorized recipients from accessing or altering, such 
        information;
            ``(3) the term `key' means the variable information used in 
        a mathematical formula, code, or algorithm, or any component 
        thereof, used to decrypt wire or electronic information that 
        has been encrypted; and
            ``(4) the term `United States person' means--
                    ``(A) any United States citizen;
                    ``(B) any other person organized under the laws of 
                any State, the District of Columbia, or any 
                commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
                States; and
                    ``(C) any person organized under the laws of any 
                foreign country who is owned or controlled by 
                individuals or persons described in subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B).
``Sec. 2802. Freedom to use encryption
    ``Subject to section 2805, it shall be lawful for any person within 
any State, and for any United States person in a foreign country, to 
use any encryption, regardless of the encryption algorithm selected, 
encryption key length chosen, or implementation technique or medium 
used.
``Sec. 2803. Freedom to sell encryption
    ``Subject to section 2805, it shall be lawful for any person within 
any State to sell in interstate commerce any encryption, regardless of 
the encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length chosen, or 
implementation technique or medium used.
``Sec. 2804. Prohibition on mandatory key escrow
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No person in lawful possession of a key to 
encrypted information may be required by Federal or State law to 
relinquish to another person control of that key.
    ``(b) Exception for Access for Law Enforcement Purposes.--
Subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of any investigative or 
law enforcement officer, acting under any law in effect on the 
effective date of this chapter, to gain access to encrypted 
information.
``Sec. 2805. Unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal 
              act
    ``Any person who willfully uses encryption in furtherance of the 
commission of a criminal offense for which the person may be prosecuted 
in a court of competent jurisdiction--
            ``(1) in the case of a first offense under this section, 
        shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined in the 
        amount set forth in this title, or both; and
            ``(2) in the case of a second or subsequent offense under 
        this section, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, 
        or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 33 the following new item:

``122. Encrypted wire and electronic information............    2801''.

SEC. 3. EXPORTS OF ENCRYPTION.

    (a) Amendment to Export Administration Act of 1979.--Section 17 of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2416) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Computers and Related Equipment.--
            ``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and 
        (4), the Secretary shall have exclusive authority to control 
        exports of all computer hardware, software, and technology for 
        information security (including encryption), except that which 
        is specifically designed or modified for military use, 
        including command, control, and intelligence applications.
            ``(2) Items not requiring licenses.--No validated license 
        may be required, except pursuant to the Trading With The Enemy 
        Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (but 
        only to the estent that the authority of such Act is not 
        exercised to extend controls imposed under this Act), for the 
        export or reexport of--
                    ``(A) any software, including software with 
                encryption capabilities--
                            ``(i) that is generally available, as is, 
                        and is designed for installation by the 
                        purchaser; or
                            ``(ii) that is in the public domain for 
                        which copyright or other protection is not 
                        available under title 17, United States Code, 
                        or that is available to the public because it 
                        is generally accessible to the interested 
                        public in any form; or
                    ``(B) any computing device solely because it 
                incorporates or employs in any form software (including 
                software with encryption capabilities) exempted from 
                any requirement for a validated license under 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Software with encryption capabilities.--The Secretary 
        shall authorize the export or reexport of software with 
        encryption capabilities for nonmilitary end-uses in any country 
        to which exports of software of similar capability are 
        permitted for use by financial institutions not controlled in 
        fact by United States persons, unless there is substantial 
        evidence that such software will be--
                    ``(A) diverted to a military end-use or an end-use 
                supporting international terrorism;
                    ``(B) modified for military or terrorist end-use; 
                or
                    ``(C) reexported without any authorization by the 
                United States that may be required under this Act.
            ``(4) Hardware with encryption capabilities.--The Secretary 
        shall authorize the export or reexport of computer hardware 
        with encryption capabilities if the Secretary determines that a 
        product offering comparable security is commercially available 
        outside the United States from a foreign supplier, without 
        effective restrictions.
            ``(5) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `encryption' means the scrambling of 
                wire or electronic information using mathematical 
                formulas or algorithms in order to preserve the 
                confidentiality, integrity, or authenticity of, and 
                prevent unauthorized recipients from accessing or 
                altering, such information;
                    ``(B) the term `generally available' means, in the 
                case of software (including software with encryption 
                capabilities), software that is offered for sale, 
                license, or transfer to any person without restriction, 
                whether or not for consideration, including, but not 
                limited to, over-the-counter retail sales, mail order 
                transactions, phone order transactions, electronic 
                distribution, or sale on approval;
                    ``(C) the term `as is' means, in the case of 
                software (including software with encryption 
                capabilities), a software program that is not designed, 
                developed, or tailored by the software publisher for 
                specific purchasers, except that such purchasers may 
                supply certain installation parameters needed by the 
                software program to function properly with the 
                purchaser's system and may customize the software 
                program by choosing among options contained in the 
                software program;
                    ``(D) the term `is designed for installation by the 
                purchaser' means, in the case of software (including 
                software with encryption capabilities) that--
                            ``(i) the software publisher intends for 
                        the purchaser (including any licensee or 
                        transferee), who may not be the actual program 
                        user, to install the software program on a 
                        computing device and has supplied the necessary 
                        instructions to do so, except that the 
                        publisher may also provide telephone help line 
                        services for software installation, electronic 
                        transmission, or basic operations; and
                            ``(ii) the software program is designed for 
                        installation by the purchaser without further 
                        substantial support by the supplier;
                    ``(E) the term `computing device' means a device 
                which incorporates one or more microprocessor-based 
                central processing units that can accept, store, 
                process, or provide output of data; and
                    ``(F) the term `computer hardware', when used in 
                conjunction with information security, includes, but is 
                not limited to, computer systems, equipment, 
                application-specific assemblies, modules, and 
                integrated circuits.''.
    (b) Continuation of Export Administration Act.--For purposes of 
carrying out the amendment made by subsection (a), the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 shall be deemed to be in effect.

Answer: Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to permit any person within any State, and any U.S. person in a foreign country, to use any encryption regardless of the encryption algorithm selected, encryption key length chosen, or implementation technique or medium used, with an exception for the unlawful use of encryption in furtherance of a criminal act. 
Allows any person within any State to sell in interstate commerce any encryption. 
Specifies that no person in lawful possession of a key to encrypted information may be required by Federal or State law to relinquish to another person control of that key, with an exception for access for law enforcement purposes. 
Sets penalties for the willful use of encryption in furtherance of the commission of a criminal offense. 
(Sec. 3) Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to grant the Secretary of Commerce exclusive authority to control exports of all hardware, software, and technology for information security (including encryption), except that which is specifically designed or modified for military use. 
Prohibits requiring any validated license (with limited exceptions pursuant to the Trading With The Enemy Act or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) for the export or reexport of any:  (1) software, including software with encryption capabilities that is generally available as is and that is designed for installation by the purchaser, or that is in the public domain for which copyright or other protection is not available or is available to the public because it is generally accessible to the public in any form; or (2) computing device solely because it incorporates or employs in any form software (including software with encryption capabilities) exempted from any requirement for a validated license under this section. 
Directs the Secretary to authorize the export or reexport of:  (1) software with encryption capabilities for nonmilitary end-uses in any country to which exports of software of similar capability are permitted for use by financial institutions not controlled in fact by U.S. persons, unless there is substantial evidence that such software will be diverted to a military end-use or an end-use supporting international terrorism, modified for military or terrorist end-use, or reexported without any U.S. authorization that may be required under the Act; and (2) computer hardware with encryption capabilities if the Secretary determines that a product offering comparable security is commercially available outside the United States from a foreign supplier without effective restrictions.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Support Enforcement 
Improvements Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. NONLIABILITY FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING FINANCIAL 
              RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 
              CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or 
State law, a depository institution shall not be liable under any 
Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record 
of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting 
to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
individual.
    (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained by State 
Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child support enforcement 
agency which obtains a financial record of an individual from a 
financial institution pursuant to subsection (a) may disclose such 
financial record only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary 
in, establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of 
such individual.
    (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
            (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any 
        officer or employee of a State knowingly, or by reason of 
        negligence, discloses a financial record of an individual in 
        violation of subsection (b), such individual may bring a civil 
        action for damages against such State in a district court of 
        the United States.
            (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
        interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this subsection 
        with respect to any disclosure which results from a good faith, 
        but erroneous, interpretation of subsection (b).
            (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
        upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
        defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
        to the sum of--
                    (A) the greater of--
                            (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized 
                        disclosure of a financial record with respect 
                        to which such defendant is found liable; or
                            (ii) the sum of--
                                    (I) the actual damages sustained by 
                                the plaintiff as a result of such 
                                unauthorized disclosure; plus
                                    (II) in the case of a willful 
                                disclosure or a disclosure which is the 
                                result of gross negligence, punitive 
                                damages; plus
                    (B) the costs of the action.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``depository institution'' means--
                    (A) a depository institution, as defined by section 
                3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
                    (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined by 
                section 3(u) of such Act; and
                    (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, 
                as defined by section 101 of the Federal Credit Union 
                Act, including an institution-affiliated party of such 
                a credit union, as defined by section 206(r) of such 
                Act.
            (2) The term ``financial record'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act 
        of 1978.
            (3) The term ``State child support enforcement agency'' 
        means a State agency which administers a State program for 
        establishing and enforcing child support obligations.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO AND USE OF CONSUMER REPORTS BY STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) In General.--Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
U.S.C. 1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) To a State child support enforcement agency that is 
        seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support 
        obligation against the consumer, if--
                    ``(A) the paternity of the consumer for the child 
                to which the obligation relates has been established or 
                acknowledged by the consumer in accordance with State 
                laws under which the obligation arises (if required by 
                those laws); and
                    ``(B) the State child support enforcement agency--
                            ``(i) before obtaining the consumer report, 
                        provides written notice to the consumer that 
                        the State agency intends to obtain a consumer 
                        report on the consumer; and
                            ``(ii) certifies to the consumer reporting 
                        agency that--
                                    ``(I) the requirement in 
                                subparagraph (A) has been fulfilled (if 
                                applicable); and
                                    ``(II) the notice required by 
                                clause (i) has been provided.''.
    (b) State Child Support Enforcement Agency Defined.--Section 603 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(j) The term `State child support enforcement agency' means a 
State agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
enforcing child support obligations.''.

SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT.

    (a) Inclusion in Child Support Orders.--
            (1) In general.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) 
        the following:
            ``(11) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar 
        month that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final 
        regulations as provided for in section 467(d)(2):
                    ``(A) Procedures which require any child support 
                order, issued or modified by a court or administrative 
                agency of the State on or after the effective date of 
                guidelines established by the State under section 
                467(d), to provide for coverage of the health care 
                costs of the child in accordance with such guidelines.
                    ``(B) Procedures which require the expedited 
                consideration and disposition of any allegation of 
                noncompliance with an obligation to cover the health 
                care costs of a child imposed under a child support 
                order issued or modified in the State.''.
            (2) State guidelines.--Section 467 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        667) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) Not later than the beginning of the 9th calendar month 
that begins after the date the Secretary prescribes final regulations 
in accordance with paragraph (2), each State, as a condition for having 
its State plan approved under this part, must establish guidelines for 
the coverage of the health care costs of children pursuant to child 
support orders issued or modified in the State, which guidelines shall 
create a streamlined process that meets the minimum standards 
established by the Secretary in such regulations.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations which set forth 
minimum standards that any set of guidelines established pursuant to 
paragraph (1) must meet in providing for the coverage of the health 
care costs of children pursuant to child support orders issued or 
modified in the State, including--
            ``(i) the contents of such an order with respect to the 
        coverage of such costs;
            ``(ii) the distribution of responsibility for such costs;
            ``(iii) to the extent that such costs are to be covered 
        through health insurance--
                    ``(I) the provision of such insurance;
                    ``(II) the payment of insurance claims; and
                    ``(III) the rights of the noncustodial parent and 
                the custodial parent to insurance information;
            ``(iv) the circumstances under which a provider of health 
        insurance may or may not deny coverage to a child who is the 
        subject of such an order;
            ``(v) penalties to be imposed on providers of health 
        insurance who fail to comply with the guidelines; and
            ``(vi) how changes in the circumstances of the noncustodial 
        parent and the custodial parent are to be taken into account 
        with respect to the coverage of such costs.
    ``(B) In developing such standards, the Secretary shall ensure 
that, in establishing guidelines pursuant to paragraph (1), the State 
considers the following matters in the following order of importance:
            ``(i) The best interests of the child.
            ``(ii) The financial and other circumstances of the parents 
        of the child.
            ``(iii) Cost-effectiveness.
    ``(3) The preceding subsections of this section shall apply in like 
manner to the guidelines established pursuant to this subsection.''.
            (3) Regulations.--
                    (A) Proposed regulations.--Within 9 months after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue proposed 
                regulations to implement the amendments made by this 
                subsection.
                    (B) Final regulations.--Within 14 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall issue final regulations 
                to implement the amendments made by this subsection.
    (b) Inclusion in Incentive Payments Program of Dependent Health 
Insurance Provided Due to Successful Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 458(b) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 658(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(5)(A) For purposes of this section, the successful enforcement 
by the State of a provision of a support order requiring an absent 
parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall be 
considered the collection of support from the absent parent, without 
regard to the means by which such support is provided.
    ``(B) The amount of support collected in any case in which the 
State successfully enforces a provision of a support order requiring an 
absent parent to obtain health insurance for 1 or more children shall 
be the savings to the State from the provision of such health insurance 
to such children, as determined in accordance with a health insurance 
savings methodology adopted by the State in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
        to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1).
            (3) Study; report.--
                    (A) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services shall conduct a study to determine the 
                incentives that should be provided to encourage States 
                to enforce obligations of noncustodial parents to pay 
                (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) 
                the reasonable and necessary health and dental expenses 
                of the children to whom the noncustodial parents owe 
                such obligations.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee 
                on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate the results of 
                the study required by subparagraph (A).

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STATE COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS WITHIN 
              WHICH STATE MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN CHILD SUPPORT 
              ASSISTANCE.

    Section 452(a)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
652(a)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
                    ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards 
                established pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.

SEC. 6. WAGES WITHHELD BY EMPLOYERS TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS 
              REQUIRED TO BE PAID TO STATE WITHIN 10 DAYS; LATE PAYMENT 
              PENALTY IMPOSED ON EMPLOYERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 466(b)(6)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``within 10 days after the 
        payment of such wages'' before ``to the appropriate agency''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iii) The State must require any employer who fails to 
        make any payment required in accordance with clause (i) within 
        the 10-day period described therein to pay the State a $1,000 
        penalty. The State must expend all penalties collected in 
        accordance with this clause for the operation of the State plan 
        approved under section 454, not later than the end of the 
        calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which 
        collected.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection, the amendments made by subsection (a) of this 
        section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and apply to wages paid on or after such date and payments 
        under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
        calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the 
        case of a State plan approved under section 454 of the Social 
        Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the 
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
        subsection (a) of this section, the State plan shall not be 
        regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such 
        section 454 solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to 
        meet such additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the 1st 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 session of the State legislature.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL PARENT LOCATOR NETWORK.

    Section 453 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall expand the Parent Locator Service to 
establish a national network based on the comprehensive statewide child 
support enforcement systems developed by the States, to--
            ``(1) allow each State to--
                    ``(A) locate any absent parent who owes child 
                support, for whom a child support obligation is being 
                established, or for whom an order for visitation is 
                being enforced, by--
                            ``(i) accessing the records of other State 
                        agencies and sources of locate information 
                        directly from one computer system to another; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) accessing Federal sources of locate 
                        information in the same fashion;
                    ``(B) access the files of other States to determine 
                whether there are other child support orders involving 
                the same absent parent, and obtain the details of any 
                such order;
                    ``(C) provide for both on-line and batch processing 
                of locate requests, with on-line access restricted to 
                cases in which the information is needed immediately 
                (for such reasons as court appearances) and batch 
                processing used to `troll' data bases to locate 
                individuals or update information periodically; and
                    ``(D) direct locate requests to individual States 
                or Federal agencies, broadcast requests to selected 
                States, or broadcast cases to all States when there is 
                no indication of the source of needed information;
            ``(2) provide for a maximum of 48-hour turnaround time for 
        information to be broadcast and returned to a requesting State; 
        and
            ``(3) provide ready access to courts of the information on 
        the network by location of a computer terminal in each 
        court.''.

                                 

HR 2396 IH----2

Answer:
Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 - Makes depository institutions not liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such individual.  Prohibits such an agency from disclosing such a record for any other purpose and provides for civil damages for unauthorized disclosures. 
Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to permit credit reporting agencies to grant access to certain consumer reports to a State child support enforcement agency that is seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation against the consumer. 
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to:  (1) require State laws to provide for the use of procedures requiring child support orders to provide for coverage of the health care costs of the child in accordance with State guidelines; (2) include under the incentive payments program any dependent medical insurance coverage which is provided due to the successful application of such procedures; (3) direct HHS' Office of Child Support Enforcement to report to the Congress annually on State compliance with specified standards establishing time limits for State response to certain child support assistance requests; (4) require States to assess a penalty against any employer who fails to make timely payment of withheld wages to pay child support obligations of an employee; and (5) direct the Office to develop a national parent locator network which would build on comprehensive statewide child support enforcement systems to allow States to carry out specified parent locator activities. 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to specified congressional committees on how the successful efforts of States in enforcing obligations of absent parents to pay (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) the health and dental expenses of their children should be rewarded through an incentive payments program.