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42 U.S. Code § 609 - Penalties | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
(a) In generalSubject to this section:
(ii) Rescission of penaltyThe Secretary shall rescind a penalty imposed on a State under clause (i) with respect to a report required by section 611(c)(1)(A) of this title if the State submits the report not later than—
in the case of the report required under section 611(c)(1)(A)(i) of this title, June 15, 2011; and
in the case of the report required under section 611(c)(1)(A)(ii) of this title, September 15, 2011.
(B) “Applicable percentage” definedAs used in subparagraph (A), the term “applicable percentage” means, with respect to a State—
the percentage by which the grant payable to the State under section 603(a)(1) of this title was reduced for such preceding fiscal year, increased by 2 percentage points; or
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the Secretary determines that the State agency that administers a program funded under this part does not enforce the penalties requested by the agency administering part D of this subchapter against recipients of assistance under the State program who fail to cooperate in establishing paternity or in establishing, modifying, or enforcing a child support order in accordance with such part and who do not qualify for any good cause or other exception established by the State under section 654(29) of this title, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 603(a)(1) of this title for the immediately succeeding fiscal year (without regard to this section) by not more than 5 percent.
(B) DefinitionsAs used in this paragraph:
(I) In generalThe term “qualified State expenditures” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the total expenditures by the State during the fiscal year, under all State programs, for any of the following with respect to eligible families:
Cash assistance, including any amount collected by the State as support pursuant to a plan approved under part D of this subchapter, on behalf of a family receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part, that is distributed to the family under section 657(a)(1)(B) of this title and disregarded in determining the eligibility of the family for, and the amount of, such assistance.
Any other use of funds allowable under section 604(a)(1) of this title.
(II) Exclusion of transfers from other State and local programsSuch term does not include expenditures under any State or local program during a fiscal year, except to the extent that—
As used in subclause (I), the term “eligible families” means families eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part, families that would be eligible for such assistance but for the application of section 608(a)(7) of this title, and families of aliens lawfully present in the United States that would be eligible for such assistance but for the application of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 [8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
The term “qualified State expenditures” includes the total expenditures by the State during the fiscal year under all State programs for a purpose described in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 601(a) of this title.
The term “applicable percentage” means 80 percent (or, if the State meets the requirements of section 607(a) of this title, 75 percent).
(iii) Historic State expendituresThe term “historic State expenditures” means, with respect to a State, the lesser of—
the State family assistance grant, plus the total amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 of this title for fiscal year 1994 with respect to amounts expended by the State for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of section 602 of this title (as in effect during fiscal year 1994); bears to
(iv) Expenditures by the StateThe term “expenditures by the State” does not include—
any State funds which are used to match Federal funds provided under section 603(a)(5) of this title; or
In determining expenditures by a State for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the Secretary shall use information which was reported by the State on ACF Form 231 or (in the case of expenditures under part F of this subchapter) ACF Form 331, available as of the dates specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 603(a)(1)(D) [1] of this title.
(A) In generalIf the Secretary finds, with respect to a State’s program under part D of this subchapter, in a fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1997—
on the basis of data submitted by a State pursuant to section 654(15)(B) of this title, or on the basis of the results of a review conducted under section 652(a)(4) of this title, that the State program failed to achieve the paternity establishment percentages (as defined in section 652(g)(2) of this title), or to meet other performance measures that may be established by the Secretary;
on the basis of the results of an audit or audits conducted under section 652(a)(4)(C)(i) of this title that the State data submitted pursuant to section 654(15)(B) of this title is incomplete or unreliable; or
on the basis of the results of an audit or audits conducted under section 652(a)(4)(C) of this title that a State failed to substantially comply with 1 or more of the requirements of part D of this subchapter (other than paragraph (24), or subparagraph (A) or (B)(i) of paragraph (27), of section 654 of this title); and
the data submitted by the State pursuant to section 654(15)(B) of this title is incomplete or unreliable;
(B) Amount of reductionsThe reductions required under subparagraph (A) shall be—
(C) Disregard of noncompliance which is of a technical natureFor purposes of this section and section 652(a)(4) of this title, a State determined as a result of an audit—
to have submitted incomplete or unreliable data pursuant to section 654(15)(B) of this title shall be determined to have submitted adequate data only if the Secretary determines that the extent of the incompleteness or unreliability of the data is of a technical nature which does not adversely affect the determination of the level of the State’s paternity establishment percentages (as defined under section 652(g)(2) of this title) or other performance measures that may be established by the Secretary.
(12) Requirement to expend additional State funds to replace grant reductions; penalty for failure to do soIf the grant payable to a State under section 603(a)(1) of this title for a fiscal year is reduced by reason of this subsection, the State shall, during the immediately succeeding fiscal year, expend under the State program funded under this part an amount equal to the total amount of such reductions. If the State fails during such succeeding fiscal year to make the expenditure required by the preceding sentence from its own funds, the Secretary may reduce the grant payable to the State under section 603(a)(1) of this title for the fiscal year that follows such succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to the sum of—
(A) In generalIf, within 2 years after February 22, 2012, any State has not reported to the Secretary on such State’s implementation of the policies and practices required by section 608(a)(12) of this title, or the Secretary determines, based on the information provided in State reports, that any State has not implemented and maintained such policies and practices, the Secretary shall reduce, by an amount equal to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant, the grant payable to such State under section 603(a)(1) of this title for—
Before imposing a penalty against a State under subsection (a) of this section with respect to a violation of this part, the Secretary shall notify the State of the violation and allow the State the opportunity to enter into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with this subsection which outlines how the State will correct or discontinue, as appropriate, the violation and how the State will insure continuing compliance with this part.
The Secretary may not impose any penalty under subsection (a) of this section with respect to any violation covered by a State corrective compliance plan accepted by the Secretary if the State corrects or discontinues, as appropriate, the violation pursuant to the plan.
The Secretary shall assess some or all of a penalty imposed on a State under subsection (a) of this section with respect to a violation if the State does not, in a timely manner, correct or discontinue, as appropriate, the violation pursuant to a State corrective compliance plan accepted by the Secretary.
This subsection shall not apply to the imposition of a penalty against a State under paragraph (2)(B), (6), (7), (8), (10), (12), (13), or (16) of subsection (a) of this section.
In imposing the penalties described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 103(a)(1), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2142; amended Pub. L. 105–33, title V, §§ 5001(a)(2), (g), 5004(a), 5506, 5514(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 589, 592, 594, 613, 620; Pub. L. 105–200, title I, § 101(b), July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 647; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(4) [title VIII, § 807(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–287; Pub. L. 106–169, title IV, § 401(b), Dec. 14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1858; Pub. L. 108–40, § 3(g), June 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 837; Pub. L. 108–89, title I, § 101(b)(3), Oct. 1, 2003, 117 Stat. 1131; Pub. L. 108–308, § 2(b)(3), Sept. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 1135; Pub. L. 109–68, § 2(b)(2)(C), Sept. 21, 2005, 119 Stat. 2003; Pub. L. 109–171, title VII, §§ 7101(b)(3), 7102(c)(2), 7103(b), Feb. 8, 2006, 120 Stat. 135, 137, 140; Pub. L. 111–242, § 131(b)(3), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2612; Pub. L. 111–291, title VIII, § 812(b), Dec. 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 3162; Pub. L. 112–35, § 2(b), Sept. 30, 2011, 125 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 112–96, title IV, §§ 4002(c), 4004(b), (d), 4005(b)–(d), Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 195, 197, 198.)
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (a)(7)(B)(i)(IV), is Pub. L. 104–193, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2105. Title IV of the Act is classified principally to chapter 14 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Tables.
Part F of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(7)(B)(iii)(I), (v), was classified to section 681 et seq. of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(e), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2167.
Section 603(a)(1)(D) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(7)(B)(v), was repealed by Pub. L. 108–40, § 3(a)(2), June 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 836.
A prior section 609, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 409, as added Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, title V, § 5052(a), 104 Stat. 1388–228, related to exclusion from AFDC unit of child for whom Federal, State, or local foster care maintenance or adoption assistance payments were made, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–193, § 103(a)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5514(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 620.
Another prior section 609, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 409, as added and amended July 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87–543, title I, §§ 101(b)(2)(E), 105(a), 76 Stat. 180, 186; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXIII, § 2307(a), 95 Stat. 846; Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, title I, § 154(c), 96 Stat. 397; July 18, 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, §§ 2627, 2641(a), 2663(c)(5), 98 Stat. 1136, 1146, 1166, related to community work experience programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–485, title II, §§ 202(b)(12), 204(a), (b)(1)(A), Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2378, 2381, effective Oct. 1, 1990, with provision for earlier effective dates in case of States making certain changes in their State plans and formally notifying the Secretary of Health and Human Services of their desire to become subject to the amendments by title II of Pub. L. 100–485 at such earlier effective dates.
2012—Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(i), (ii). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4005(c), realigned margins.
Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4005(b), substituted “603(b)(5)” for “603(b)(6)”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4002(c)(1), substituted “a fiscal year” for “fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4002(c)(2), struck out “for fiscal years 1997 through 2012,” after “means” and substituted “607(a) of this title,” for “607(a) of this title for the fiscal year,”.
Subsec. (a)(16). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4004(b), added par. (16).
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4005(d), inserted comma after “appropriate”.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 112–96, § 4004(d), substituted “(13), or (16)” for “or (13)”.
2011—Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 112–35, § 2(b)(1), substituted “2012, or 2013” for “or 2012”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 112–35, § 2(b)(2), substituted “2012” for “2011”.
2010—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–291, § 812(b)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), in subpar. (A)(ii), substituted “clause (i)” for “subparagraph (A)”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 111–242, § 131(b)(3)(A), substituted “2011, or 2012” for “or 2011”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 111–242, § 131(b)(3)(B), substituted “2011” for “2010”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–291, § 812(b)(2), inserted before period at end “and, with respect to the penalty under paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (a), shall only apply to the extent the Secretary determines that the reasonable cause for failure to comply with a requirement of that paragraph is as a result of a one-time, unexpected event, such as a widespread data system failure or a natural or man-made disaster”.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 111–291, § 812(b)(3), inserted “(2)(B),” after “paragraph”.
2006—Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 109–171, § 7101(b)(3)(A), substituted “2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2011” for “or 2007”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(i)(V). Pub. L. 109–171, § 7103(b), added subcl. (V).
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 109–171, § 7101(b)(3)(B), substituted “2010” for “2006”.
Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 109–171, § 7102(c)(2), added par. (15).
2005—Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 109–68, § 2(b)(2)(C)(i), substituted “2006, or 2007” for “or 2006”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 109–68, § 2(b)(2)(C)(ii), substituted “2006” for “2005”.
2004—Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 108–308, § 2(b)(3)(A), substituted “2005, or 2006” for “or 2005”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 108–308, § 2(b)(3)(B), substituted “2005” for “2004”.
2003—Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 108–89, § 101(b)(3)(A), substituted “2004, or 2005” for “or 2004”.
Pub. L. 108–40, § 3(g)(1), substituted “2003, or 2004” for “or 2003”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 108–89, § 101(b)(3)(B), substituted “2004” for “2003”.
Pub. L. 108–40, § 3(g)(2), substituted “2003” for “2002”.
Subsec. (a)(8)(A)(i)(III). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “paragraph (24), or subparagraph (A) or (B)(i) of paragraph (27), of section 654 of this title” for “section 654(24) of this title”.
1998—Subsec. (a)(8)(A)(i)(III). Pub. L. 105–200 inserted “(other than section 654(24) of this title)” before semicolon.
Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5001(g)(2), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(a), substituted “45 days” for “1 month”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(n)(1), struck out “not more than” after “an amount equal to”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(n)(2), inserted before period at end “or if the noncompliance is due to extraordinary circumstances such as a natural disaster or regional recession. The Secretary shall provide a written report to Congress to justify any waiver or penalty reduction due to such extraordinary circumstances”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(i)(I)(aa). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(b), inserted before period at end “, including any amount collected by the State as support pursuant to a plan approved under part D of this subchapter, on behalf of a family receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part, that is distributed to the family under section 657(a)(1)(B) of this title and disregarded in determining the eligibility of the family for, and the amount of, such assistance”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(i)(III). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(c), added subcl. (III). Former subcl. (III) redesignated (IV).
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(i)(IV). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(d), substituted “this part, families” for “this part, and families” and “section 608(a)(7) of this title, and families of aliens lawfully present in the United States that would be eligible for such assistance but for the application of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996” for “section 608(a)(7) of this title or section 1612 of title 8”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(c), redesignated subcl. (III) as (IV).
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(e), struck out “reduced (if appropriate) in accordance with subparagraph (C)(ii)” after “75 percent)”.
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5001(a)(2), amended heading and text of cl. (iv) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘expenditures by the State’ does not include—
Notwithstanding subclause (IV) of the preceding sentence, such term includes expenditures by a State for child care in a fiscal year to the extent that the total amount of such expenditures does not exceed an amount equal to the amount of State expenditures in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) that equal the non-Federal share for the programs described in section 618(a)(1)(A) of this title.”
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(v). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(f), added cl. (v).
Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(g), amended heading and text of par. (8) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (8) provided that if a State program operated under part D of this subchapter was found to not have complied substantially with the requirements of such part for any quarter, and was not complying substantially with such requirements at the time of the finding, the Secretary was to reduce the grant payable to the State under section 603(a)(1) of this title for certain quarters until the program was found to be in substantial compliance with such requirements.
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(h), substituted “608(a)(7)” for “608(a)(1)(B)”.
Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(i), substituted “the qualified State expenditures (as defined in paragraph (7)(B)(i) (other than the expenditures described in subclause (I)(bb) of that paragraph)) under the State program funded under this part for the fiscal year” for “the expenditures under the State program funded under this part for the fiscal year (excluding any amounts made available by the Federal Government)”, inserted “excluding any amount expended by the State for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of section 602 of this title (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for fiscal year 1994,” after “(as defined in paragraph (7)(B)(iii) of this subsection),”, and inserted before period at end “that the State has not remitted under section 603(b)(6) of this title”.
Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(j), in heading substituted “Requirement” for “Failure” and “reductions; penalty for failure to do so” for “reductions” and in text inserted at end “If the State fails during such succeeding fiscal year to make the expenditure required by the preceding sentence from its own funds, the Secretary may reduce the grant payable to the State under section 603(a)(1) of this title for the fiscal year that follows such succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to the sum of—
Subsec. (a)(13). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5001(g)(1)(A), added par. (13).
Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5004(a), added par. (14).
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(k), substituted “(6), (7), (8), (10), or (12)” for “(7) or (8)”.
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5001(g)(1)(B), substituted “(12), or (13)” for “or (12)”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(l)(1), inserted “or discontinue, as appropriate,” after “correct”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(l)(2), inserted “or discontinuing” after “correcting” in heading and “or discontinues, as appropriate” after “corrects” in text.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(l)(3), inserted “or discontinue” after “correct” in heading and “or discontinue, as appropriate,” before “the violation” in text.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 105–33, § 5506(m), amended heading and text of par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “This subsection shall not apply to the imposition of a penalty against a State under subsection (a)(6) of this section.”
Pub. L. 105–33, § 5001(g)(1)(C), substituted “(12), or (13)” for “or (12)”.
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(4) [title VIII, § 807(c)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–287, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 655 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1999.”
Pub. L. 105–33, title V, § 5004(b), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 594, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 103(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 [Pub. L. 104–193].”
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