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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Amtrak Investment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) intercity rail passenger service is an essential
component of the integrated national transportation system;
however, to achieve its full potential the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) must provide a quality
transportation product in the form of clean, comfortable, and
on-time service;
(2) Amtrak's management and employees are dedicated to
providing the high quality service that Amtrak's customers
deserve; however, additional capital investment is needed to
acquire the modern equipment and efficient facilities that are
essential to satisfy the demand for superior intercity rail
passenger service;
(3) significant levels of Federal capital investment will
enable Amtrak to provide the world class service American rail
passengers deserve, and will reduce operating costs in the long
term;
(4) Amtrak's management should be held accountable to
ensure that all capital investment by the Federal Government is
effectively used to improve the quality of service and the
long-term financial health of Amtrak;
(5) the Secretary of Transportation, as an ex officio
member of Amtrak's board of directors, should use this position
to evaluate Amtrak's costs and revenue elements to ensure that
Amtrak provides excellent service to its customers and that
Amtrak uses its Federal investment wisely and efficiently;
(6) States can play a significant role in providing cost-
efficient intercity rail passenger transportation and in
addressing local transportation needs and air quality control;
and
(7) the freight railroads represent a critical part of the
Nation's transportation infrastructure, which should help to
provide expeditious and cost-effective delivery of passenger
trains.

SEC. 3. WORLD CLASS SERVICE.

Section 24101(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and
inserting in lieu thereof ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(12) manage capital investment in such a way as to
provide its customers with world class service.''.

SEC. 4. RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

Section 24315(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting in lieu thereof ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(C) shall include projections of the anticipated benefits
of the projects proposed for funding under this part and a
report on the benefits actually realized from all projects
previously funded under this part, or legislation on which this
part is based, beginning with funds provided in fiscal year
1994.
Such report shall include an identification of improvements in the
quality of service offered by Amtrak, facility improvements that
demonstrate a productivity gain, equipment improvements that lower
operating costs, environmental benefits (including air quality and land
use), enhancements to local transportation needs, enhancements to
mobility of physically and economically disadvantaged persons, an
improvement to the revenue-to-cost ratio, reduced dependence on Federal
operating support, and reductions in the need for alternative
transportation investments. To the extent practicable, the benefits
addressed in each report shall also be expressed as return on invested
capital.''.

SEC. 5. STATE REQUESTED RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION.

(a) State/Federal Formula.--(1) Section 24704 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(C)--
(i) by striking ''short term'' both places it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ''long-term'';
and
(ii) by striking ''65 percent'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ''55 percent'';
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following new sentence: ''Any such renewal shall
require the State, agency, or person to provide a
statement that such State, agency, or person agrees to
pay in each year of operation, beginning with the first
year of operation of service under such renewed
agreement, at least 55 percent of the long-term
avoidable losses of operating such service and at least
50 percent of the associated capital costs.''; and
(ii) by inserting at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(3) Amtrak is authorized to contribute in each year of operation
of any service instituted or retained pursuant to this section no more
than--
''(A) 55 percent in the first year of such operation; and
''(B) 45 percent in each year of operation thereafter,
of the long-term avoidable losses of operating such service and no more
than 50 percent of the associated capital costs.''.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall only apply with
respect to fiscal year 1996 and subsequent fiscal years.
(b) Review of Program.--Within 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a
comprehensive review of the program of State-assisted rail passenger
services operated by Amtrak under section 24704 of title 49, United
States Code, and shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the
Secretary's findings and conclusions, including any recommendations the
Secretary may have for revising such section 24704. The Secretary's
report shall address, among other things, whether and at what point
services originated under section 24704 should become a part of the
basic system of intercity rail passenger transportation and shall
identify any other avenues for initiating and implementing new rail
passenger transportation.

SEC. 6. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

(a) Capital Improvements.--(1) Section 24902(h) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ''(1)'' before ''If practicable''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) Amtrak shall make capital improvements for the Northeast
Corridor improvement program under this chapter as necessary to operate
reliable, high-speed rail passenger service, to enhance capacity for
intercity and commuter passenger transportation, and as otherwise may
be necessary to ensure continued reliable high-speed service. Amtrak
shall also acquire train equipment to be used on the Northeast
Corridor, mitigate environmental impacts related to the Northeast
Corridor improvement program, and provide adequate parking at and
improve Northeast Corridor rail stations.''.
(2) Section 24909 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (e); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively.
(b) Boston-New Haven Electrification Project.--(1) Section 24902(f)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ''(1)'' before ''Improvements under''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) Amtrak shall design and construct the electrification system
between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, to
accommodate the installation of a third mainline track between
Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island, to be used for double-stack
freight service to and from the Port of Davisville. Wherever
practicable, Amtrak shall use portal structures and realign existing
tracks on undergrade and overgrade bridges to minimize the width of the
right-of-way required to add the third track. Amtrak shall take such
other steps as may be required to coordinate and facilitate design and
construction work.''.
(2) Amtrak shall, not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress a report detailing its
electrification design between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode
Island, and describing efforts to comply with section 24902(f)(2) of
title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 24104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ''and not more than
$332,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $335,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996 may be appropriated to the Secretary,'' after
''September 30, 1994,'';
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraphs:
''(C) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
''(D) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ''Not more than
$373,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $373,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996 may be appropriated to the Secretary for the benefit
of Amtrak for operating expenses.'' after ''for operating
expenses.'';
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by adding at the end the
following new clauses:
''(iii) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
''(iv) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.'';
(5) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) by striking ''and'' after ''September 30,
1993,''; and
(B) by inserting ''$156,000,000 for fiscal year
1995, and $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,'' after
''September 30, 1994,''; and
(6) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
''(d) Administration of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding section
6304 of title 31, United States Code, funds appropriated pursuant to
this section shall be provided to Amtrak upon appropriation when
requested by Amtrak.''.

SEC. 8. CAPITAL AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.

(a) Amendment.--Chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 24316. CAPITAL AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION ACCOUNT.

''(a) Establishment.--Amtrak shall establish a Capital and
Equipment Acquisition Account. Amounts in this account shall be used by
Amtrak to--
''(1) acquire passenger equipment and locomotives;
''(2) encourage State and local investment in facilities
and equipment used to provide intercity rail passenger
transportation; and
''(3) address other critical capital priorities.
''(b) Deposits.--Amtrak may deposit into the Capital and Equipment
Acquisition Account--
''(1) payments received for the use of its equipment or
facilities;
''(2) claims recovered by Amtrak; and
''(3) amounts from any other source to the extent
authorized by Federal law.''.
(b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new item:

''24316. Capital and equipment acquisition account.''.

SEC. 9. ON-TIME PERFORMANCE.

(a) Comparison.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a
direct comparison of the on-time performance of Amtrak compared to
other modes of commercial passenger transportation, using consistent
methodologies.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Transportation shall, not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, transmit to
the Congress a report on the results of the comparison required by
subsection (a), along with an explanation of the differences found in
on-time performance between modes of transportation, including
consideration of the age and condition of equipment and any other
differences among the modes that affect the ability to achieve on-time
service.

SEC. 10. COOPERATION WITH STUDY.

Amtrak shall cooperate with the efforts of the Virginia State
Department of Transportation in designing and carrying out a study on
the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Washington,
D.C., and Bristol, Virginia.

SEC. 11. BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, STATION FACILITIES.

Amtrak shall develop a plan for new station facilities at the
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport to accommodate the intercity rail
passenger requirements of Amtrak, along with the needs of the commuter
rail services serving the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena metropolitan area.
In developing the plan, Amtrak shall consider use of a facility at the
airport as a primary facility for handling intercity and commuter
passengers, shall evaluate sources of State, local, and private funding
for the new station facilities, and shall propose the allocation of
space and costs in the new facilities among all transportation services
using the facilities. The plan shall be predicated upon completing the
project with State, local, and private funding, and without Federal
funds appropriated for Amtrak. Amtrak shall submit a report to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
containing such plan no later than April 1, 1995.

SEC. 12. CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, STATION FACILITIES.

Amtrak shall develop a plan for new or redeveloped station
facilities in the City of Ontario, California, to accommodate the
intercity rail passenger requirements of Amtrak, along with the needs
of the commuter rail services servicing the City of Ontario. In
developing the plan, Amtrak shall consider use of a facility at the
Ontario International Airport as the primary facility for handling
intercity passengers, shall evaluate sources of State, local, and
private funding for the new or redeveloped station facilities, and
shall propose the allocation of space and costs in the new facilities
among all transportation services using the facilities. The plan shall
be predicated upon completing the project with State, local, and
private funding, and without Federal funds appropriated for Amtrak.
Amtrak shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate containing such plan no later than
April 1, 1995.

SEC. 13. LAND CONVEYANCE.

(a) Validation and Confirmation.--The conveyance described in
subsection (b)(1) involving certain real property in Tulare County,
California, forming a part of the right-of-way granted by the United
States to the Southern Pacific Railroad under the Act entitled ''An Act
granting Lands to aid in the Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph
Line from the States of Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast'',
approved July 27, 1866 (14 Stat. 292), is legalized, validated, and
confirmed in the Redevelopment Agency of the city of Tulare, the
grantee in such conveyance, and their successors in interest, with
respect to all interests of the United States in the rights to the real
property described in subsection (b)(2).
(b) Conveyance and Real Property Described.--
(1) Conveyance.--The conveyance referred to in subsection
(a) was made by a Judgment in Condemnation and Final Order of
Condemnation of the Superior Court in and for the county of
Tulare, State of California in Action No. 150298 entitled
''Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tulare v. Southern
Pacific Transportation Company'' filed and entered March 10,
1992, by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to the
Redevelopment Agency of the city of Tulare.
(2) Real property described.--The real property referred to
in subsection (a) is a parcel of land in the northwest quarter
of section 11, township 20 south, range 24 east, Mount Diablo
Base and meridian in the city of Tulare, county of Tulare,
State of California, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the centerlines of Tulare
Avenue and ''J'' Street;
Thence north 10 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds west 208.54
feet along the centerline of ''J'' Street;
Thence south 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds west 40.00
feet to the westerly right-of-way line of ''J'' Street and the
True Point of Beginning;
Thence south 10 degrees 20 minutes 00 seconds east 148.54
feet along said westerly right-of-way line to the beginning of
a tangent curve concave to the northwest having a radius of
20.00 feet, a radial line through which bears north 79 degrees
40 minutes 00 seconds east;
Thence south, southwesterly and westerly along said curve
and right-of-way line through a central angle of 89 degrees 59
minutes 36 seconds to the northerly right-of-way line of Tulare
Avenue;
Thence south 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds west 159.89
feet along last said right-of-way line;
Thence leaving said right-of-way line north 10 degrees 20
minutes 00 seconds west 168.54 feet parallel with the
centerline of ''J'' Street;
Thence north 79 degrees 39 minutes 36 seconds east 179.88
feet to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 0.69 acres.

SEC. 14. RESIDENCE OF EMPLOYEES.

The amendments made by section 7 of the Amtrak Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 1990 shall apply to all periods before and after the
date of their enactment.

Answer: Amtrak Investment Act of 1994 - Amends Federal transportation law to make it a goal of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) to manage its capital investment in such a way as to provide its customers with world class service.
(Sec. 4) Requires AMTRAK to include in its annual report on its operations to the President and the Congress projections of anticipated and realized benefits of proposed and previously funded projects.
(Sec. 5) Requires applications by a State, agency, or person requesting AMTRAK to provide rail passenger transportation, or to keep a train, route, or service that AMTRAK intends to discontinue, to commit it to provide at least 65 percent of the long-term loss (currently, short-term loss) of providing such transportation in the first year, and at least 55 percent of such loss in each succeeding year. Requires a State, agency, or person, with respect to the renewal of such service, to state that it agrees to pay at least 55 percent of the long-term avoidable losses of operating such service and at least 50 percent of the associated capital costs. Authorizes AMTRAK for each year of operation to contribute no more than 55 percent of the long-term avoidable losses in the first year of operation, and no more than 45 percent in each succeeding year.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to review AMTRAK's State-assisted rail passenger services program and report the results, including recommendations for revising such program, to the Congress.
(Sec. 6) Directs AMTRAK to make capital improvements for the Northeast Corridor improvement project necessary for reliable, high- speed rail passenger service and enhancement of capacity for intercity and commuter passenger service.
Requires AMTRAK to construct an electrification system between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, Connecticut, to accommodate the installation of a third mainline track between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island, to be used for double-stack freight service to and from the Port of Davisville. Requires AMTRAK to report to the Congress on its electrification design between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode Island.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) capital acquisition and corridor development; (2) AMTRAK operating expenses; (3) AMTRAK operating losses; and (4) certain mandatory payments.
(Sec. 8) Directs AMTRAK to establish a Capital and Equipment Acquisition Account.
(Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the on-time performance of AMTRAK as compared to other modes of commercial transportation.
(Sec. 10) Requires AMTRAK to cooperate with the Virginia State Department of Transportation on a study of the feasibility of reestablishing rail service between Washington, D.C., and Bristol, Virginia.
(Sec. 11) Requires AMTRAK to develop plans for new station facilities at the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport and in Ontario, California.
(Sec. 13) Confirms the conveyance of U.S. interests in certain real property to Tulare County, California.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Citizen Petition Fairness and
Accuracy Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. CITIZEN PETITIONS AND PETITIONS FOR STAY OF AGENCY ACTION.

Section 505(j)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 355(j)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(G)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any petition
submitted under section 10.30 or section 10.35 of title 21, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), shall include a
statement that to the petitioner's best knowledge and belief, the
petition--
''(I) includes all information and views on which the
petitioner relies, including all representative data and
information known to the petitioner that is favorable or
unfavorable to the petition;
''(II) is well grounded in fact and is warranted by law;
''(III) is not submitted for an improper purpose, such as
to harass or cause unnecessary delay (including unnecessary
delay of competition or agency action); and
''(IV) does not contain a materially false, misleading, or
fraudulent statement.
''(ii) The Secretary shall investigate, on receipt of a complaint,
a request under clause (vi), or on its own initiative, any petition
submitted under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any successor
regulation), that--
''(I) does not comply with the requirements of clause (i);
''(II) may have been submitted for an improper purpose as
described in clause (i)(III); or
''(III) may contain a materially false, misleading, or
fraudulent statement as described in clause (i)(IV).
''(iii) If the Secretary finds that the petitioner has knowingly
and willingly submitted the petition for an improper purpose as
described in clause (i)(III), or which contains a materially false,
misleading, or fraudulent statement as described in clause (i)(IV), the
Secretary may--
''(I) impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000,000,
plus attorneys fees and costs of reviewing the petition and any
related proceedings;
''(II) suspend the authority of the petitioner to submit a
petition under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any
successor regulation), for a period of not more than 10 years;
''(III) revoke permanently the authority of the petitioner
to submit a petition under such section 10.30 or section 10.35
(or any successor regulation); or
''(IV) dismiss the petition at issue in its entirety.
''(iv) If the Secretary takes an enforcement action described in
subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii) with respect to a
petition, the Secretary shall refer that petition to the Federal Trade
Commission for further action as the Federal Trade Commission finds
appropriate.
''(v) In determining whether to take an enforcement action
described in subclause (I), (II), (III), or (IV) of clause (iii) with
respect to a petition, and in determining the amount of any civil
penalty or the length of any suspension imposed under that clause, the
Secretary shall consider the specific circumstances of the situation,
such as the gravity and seriousness of the violation involved, the
amount of resources expended in reviewing the petition at issue, the
effect on marketing of competing drugs of the pendency of the
improperly submitted petition, including whether the timing of the
submission of the petition appears to have been calculated to cause
delay in the marketing of any drug awaiting approval, and whether the
petitioner has a history of submitting petitions in violation of this
subparagraph.
''(vi)(I) Any person aggrieved by a petition filed under such
section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any successor regulation), including
a person filing an application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of this
section to which such petition relates, may request that the Secretary
initiate an investigation described under clause (ii) for an
enforcement action described under clause (iii).
''(II) The aggrieved person shall specify the basis for its belief
that the petition at issue is false, misleading, fraudulent, or
submitted for an improper purpose. The aggrieved person shall certify
that the request is submitted in good faith, is well grounded in fact,
and not submitted for any improper purpose. Any aggrieved person who
knowingly and intentionally violates the preceding sentence shall be
subject to the civil penalty described under clause (iii)(I).
''(vii) The Secretary shall take final agency action with respect
to a petition filed under such section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any
successor regulation) within 6 months of receipt of such petition. The
Secretary shall not extend such 6-month review period, even with
consent of the petitioner, for any reason, including based upon the
submission of comments relating to a petition or supplemental
information supplied by the petitioner. If the Secretary has not taken
final agency action on a petition by the date that is 6 months after
the date of receipt of the petition, such petition shall be deemed to
have been denied on such date.
''(viii) The Secretary may promulgate regulations to carry out this
subparagraph, including to determine whether petitions filed under such
section 10.30 or section 10.35 (or any successor regulation) merit
enforcement action by the Secretary under this subparagraph.''.

Answer: Citizen Petition Fairness and Accuracy Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that any citizen petition or request for stay of action related to an abbreviated new drug application include a statement that the petition: (1) includes all information and views on which the petitioner relies; (2) is well grounded in fact and warranted by law; (3) is not submitted for an improper purpose; and (4) does not contain a materially false, misleading, or fraudulent statement. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate any petition that does not comply.

Allows the Secretary to impose penalties for knowingly and willfully submitting a petition for an improper purpose or that contains a materially false, misleading, or fraudulent statement. Provides that such penalties may include: (1) civil penalty; (2) suspension or revocation of the authority to submit a petition; and (3) dismissal of the petition. Requires the Secretary to refer such a violative petition to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for further action. Sets forth the factors that the Secretary shall consider in taking an enforcement action or determining the penalty.

Permits any person aggrieved by a petition that may contain violations to request the Secretary to investigate. Subjects knowing and intentional violative requests to civil penalties.

Requires the Secretary to take final agency action on such a petition within six months.

Question: SECTION 1. EQUAL USE OF INCOME WITHHOLDING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
BENEFITS.

(a) Disclosure of Wage Information to Persons Other Than the Title
IV-D Agency.--Section 303(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting '', or to any other
individual or person enforcing child support obligations,''
after ''enforcement agency''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ''only''; and
(B) by inserting ''and which are being enforced by
an individual or person other than the State or local
child support enforcement agency'' before the period.
(b) Authority To Withhold in the Case of Non-Title IV-D
Enforcement.--Section 303(e)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 503(e)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ''and the identity and
location of the agency, individual, or person enforcing the
obligations, to the extent known'' before the comma;
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ''or the individual or
person'' after ''agency'';
(3) in clause (iii)(III)--
(A) by striking ''462(e)'' and inserting
''459(i)(5)''; and
(B) by striking ''and'' at the end;
(4) in clause (iv), by striking the period and inserting
''or individual or person disclosed under clause (i); and'';
and
(5) in the matter following clause (iv)--
(A) by inserting ''or to the individual or person
disclosed under clause (i) through legal process (as
defined in section 459(i)(5))'' after ''agency''; and
(B) by striking ''his'' and inserting ''the
individual's''.
(c) Fees.--Section 303(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(D) The State agency charged with the administration of the State
law may require payment, not to exceed $5.00 per calendar month, for
the administrative costs incurred by the agency under this paragraph
for any child support obligations enforced pursuant to subparagraph (A)
which are attributable to child support obligations that are enforced
by an individual or person other than a State or local child support
enforcement agency.''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.

(a) Secretarial Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--Section 452 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 652), as amended by the Child Support Performance and
Incentive Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-200) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''(m) Coordination With Other Enforcement Activities.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall seek and promote, to
the extent consistent with this part, the enforcement of child
support obligations through activities conducted by a private
attorney or a public entity not providing services pursuant to
a State plan under this part in order to ensure the fullest
practicable utilization of available enforcement resources not
requiring Federal financial support.
''(2) Access to enforcement remedies and resources.--The
Secretary shall provide, to the maximum extent feasible and for
the sole purpose of establishing paternity and establishing,
modifying, and enforcing support obligations, access through
the State agency providing child support enforcement services
under this part to the following procedures, remedies, and
information to a State or local governmental enforcement agency
not providing enforcement services under a plan approved under
this part and to any private attorney that is registered with
the Secretary under this section, and without the requirement
of an application for services pursuant to section
454(4)(A)(ii) and subject to such reasonable fees as the
Secretary may prescribe:
''(A) The collection of past-due child support from
Federal income tax refunds pursuant to section 464,
subject to such regulations governing the time,
content, and form of requests for such collection as
are issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
approved by the Secretary.
''(B) The collection of overdue child support from
State income tax refunds pursuant to section 466(a)(3).
''(C) The denial, revocation, or limitation of
passports for overdue child support pursuant to section
452(k).
''(D) The reporting to consumer credit bureaus of
noncustodial parents who are delinquent in the payment
of child support and the amount of overdue support
pursuant to section 466(a)(7).
''(E) Financial institution data matches and the
enforcement of past-due support pursuant to section
466(a)(17).
''(F) In addition to all information authorized to
be disclosed to an authorized person under section
453(a)(2), pertinent case information, including
information comparisons under section 453(j),
maintained in components of the Federal Parent Locator
Service under section 453 and information reported by
employers pursuant to section 453A(b), subject to
section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to the confidentiality of Federal income tax
returns and return information) and other Federal
requirements applicable to the confidentiality of
information and the protection of privacy rights.
''(3) Registration with the secretary of a public
enforcement agency or a private attorney.--
''(A) In general.--For the purposes of this
subsection, the Secretary shall develop a form and
procedures, including the charging of a reasonable fee,
for the registration of a public child support
enforcement agency not providing services under this
part or of a private attorney. The form established
under this subparagraph shall require--
''(i) the disclosure of the legal name and
address of the public agency or of the law
offices of the attorney or other entity for
which the attorney provides legal services,
that provides enforcement of child support
obligations;
''(ii) the length of time the public agency
or the attorney or the entity for which the
attorney provides legal services in the
enforcement of child support, has provided such
enforcement services;
''(iii) the nature of the child support
enforcement services provided by the public
agency or by the attorney or entity for which
the attorney provides legal services in the
enforcement of child support;
''(iv) the amount of fees and other costs
charged a client for such services; and
''(v) evidence of any bond or other
assurance of client funds security.
''(B) Registration numbers.--Upon receiving a
completed and sworn registration form under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall assign a registration
number to the registering agency or attorney. The
Secretary shall provide registration information,
including the assigned registration number for a public
agency or private attorney, to each State agency
operating an enforcement program under an approved plan
under this part and, upon request and payment of a
reasonable fee, to any other entity or individual.
''(4) Penalties.--In addition to any other penalties
provided under Federal or State law, with respect to any public
agency or private attorney registered with the Secretary under
this subsection that knowingly and intentionally uses for
purposes other than establishing paternity, or establishing,
modifying, or enforcing child support obligations any
information made available under this subsection to such agency
or attorney, the Secretary may impose either or both of the
following penalties:
''(A) An administrative fine not to exceed $1,000.
''(B) The revocation of the agency's or the
attorney's registration under this subsection, with
appropriate notice to State enforcement agencies
providing services under this part and to disciplinary
bodies of the State in which the attorney is licensed
to practice law.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 453(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ''and any agent or attorney
of any public child support enforcement agency not providing services
under a plan approved under this part or of a private attorney
registered with the Secretary pursuant to section 452(l)'' before the
semicolon.
(2) Section 453(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(6) Release of information.--The Secretary shall share
pertinent information maintained in each component of the
Federal Parent Locator Service under this section and
information reported by employers pursuant to section 453A(b)
on any case or order with a public enforcement agency not
providing services under this part or with a private attorney
that is registered with the Secretary under section 452(l) and
that has submitted a request for such information through a
State agency providing services under this part in a manner
prescribed by the Secretary, subject to section 6103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the confidentiality
of Federal income tax returns and return information) and other
Federal requirements applicable to the confidentiality of
information and the protection of privacy rights.''.
(3) Section 453A(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 653(h)(1)) is amended by inserting ''or, upon payment of
a reasonable fee not to exceed actual administrative costs, to
any person or entity authorized to receive such information
under section 452(l)(2)(F)'' before the period.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITIOUS PAYMENT OF SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.

(a) State Plan Requirements.--Section 454(11) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654(11)) is amended in subparagraph (B) by
inserting ''at the address (including a financial institution for
electronic transfer or direct deposit of funds) and in care of the
individual or entity last specified for receipt of such payment by any
individual legally able to so specify'' before the semicolon.
(b) State Law Requirements.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the
following:
''(20) Payment of support collections.--Procedures under
which any payment of child support due a family which is
received by an instrumentality of or a political subdivision of
the State, or by an entity acting under authority of such an
instrumentality or political subdivision, shall be paid on
behalf of the individual entitled to such support at the
address (including a financial institution for electronic
transfer or direct deposit of funds) and in care of the
individual or entity last specified for receipt of such payment
by any individual legally able to so specify, without regard to
whether the child support obligation is being enforced under a
State plan approved under this part.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 454B of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 654B) is amended by adding the following:
''(e) Redirection of Disbursements.--The State disbursement unit
shall redirect and forward any portion due a family of a support
payment to any address (including a financial institution for the
electronic transfer or direct deposit of funds) and in care of any
person or entity last specified for receipt of such payment by any
individual legally able to so specify on behalf of the person entitled
to such support.''.

Answer:
Amends title III (Unemployment Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to set as a prerequisite to certification for Federal payments that the State agency charged with administration of State law: (1) disclose the wage information contained in its records upon the request of any child support enforcement entity; and (2) require each new applicant for unemployment compensation to disclose the identity and location of the entity enforcing such applicant's child support obligations. Authorizes such State agency to require payments for its administrative costs incurred for child support obligations enforced by an entity other than a state or local child support enforcement agency.
(Sec. 2) Amends SSA title IV part D (title IV-D) (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) promote enforcement of child support obligations through activities conducted by either a private attorney or a public entity not providing services under a title IV-D plan; (2) provide access to specified enforcement remedies and resources to a State or local governmental enforcement agency not providing title IV-D enforcement services (including certain registered private attorneys); and (3) develop registration procedures for non-title IV-D public child support enforcement agencies, and for private attorneys.
(Sec. 3) Requires State plans for child and spousal support to prescribe procedures for electronic transfer or direct deposit of funds at the financial institution of the individual entitled to receive payment of child support collections or the individual's designee, without regard to whether the child support obligation is being enforced under a title IV-D plan.