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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.''.

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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.

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SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS'
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MILITARY
RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

(a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With
Service-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--Subsection
(a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''Compensation'' in the subsection heading
and all that follows through ''Subject'' and inserting
''Compensation.--Subject''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(b) Repeal of Phase-In of Concurrent Receipt of Retired Pay and
Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsection (a) of this
section, by striking the final sentence;
(2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively; and
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4).
(c) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading for section 1414 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of
retired pay and disability compensation''.
(2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such
title is amended to read as follows:

''1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation:
concurrent payment of retired pay and
disability compensation.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL
COMPENSATION AND CONCURRENT RECEIPT.

(a) Eligibility for TERA Retirees.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ''entitled to
retired pay who--'' and all that follows through the end of paragraph
(1) and inserting ''who--
''(1) is entitled to retired pay, other than a member
retired under chapter 61 of this title with less than 20 years
of service creditable under section 1405 of this title and less
than 20 years of service computed under section 12732 of this
title; and''.
(b) Amendments To Standardize Similar Provisions.--
(1) Clerical and conforming amendments.--Section 1413a of
such title is further amended--
(A) in the heading for paragraph (3) of subsection
(b), by striking ''rules'' and inserting ''rule''; and
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ''Subsection
(d)'' and inserting ''Subsection (c)''.
(2) Specification of qualified retirees for concurrent
receipt purposes.--Section 1414 of such title, as amended by
section 3, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ''a member or'' and all
that follows through ''is entitled'' and
inserting ''an individual who is a qualified
retiree for any month is entitled''; and
(ii) by inserting ''retired pay and
veterans' disability compensation'' after
''both''; and
(B) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(3) Qualified retiree.--The term 'qualified retiree'
means a member or former member of the uniformed services who,
with respect to any month--
''(A) is entitled to retired pay, other than in the
case of a member retired under chapter 61 of this title
with less than 20 years of service creditable under
section 1405 of this title and less than 20 years of
service computed under section 12732 of this title; and
''(B) is entitled to veterans' disability
compensation.''.
(3) Standardization with crsc rule for chapter 61
retirees.--Subsection (b) of section 1414 of such title is
amended--
(A) by striking ''Special Rules'' in the subsection
heading and all that follows through ''is subject to''
and inserting ''Special Rule for Chapter 61 Disability
Retirees.--In the case of a qualified retiree who is
retired under chapter 61 of this title, the retired pay
of the member is subject to''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SBP SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

(a) Repeal.--
(1) Repeal.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
(B) In section 1451(c)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further
amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450--
(i) by striking subsection (e); and
(ii) by striking subsection (k).
(B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph
(C).
(C) In section 1452--
(i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking
''does not apply--'' and all that follows and
inserting ''does not apply in the case of a
deduction made through administrative error.'';
and
(ii) by striking subsection (g).
(D) In section 1455(c), by striking '',
1450(k)(2),''.
(b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid
to any person for any period before the effective date provided under
subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has been in
receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, that is in effect
before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is
adjusted by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) and who has
received a refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10,
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such refund to the
United States.
(d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ''Dependent children.--'' and all that
follows through ''In the case of a member described in
paragraph (1),'' and inserting ''Dependent children.--In the
case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Spouses.--
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore
annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse who, in
consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment
of such annuity to a surviving child or children under the provisions
of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect
on the day before the effective date provided under subsection (f).
Such eligibility shall be restored whether or not payment to such child
or children subsequently was terminated due to loss of dependent status
or death. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse
includes a spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age
55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by
death, divorce or annulment.
(f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2011; or
(2) the first day of the first month that begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION IN CONSIDERING ACTIVE
DUTY AND ACTIVE SERVICE FOR EARLY ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIPT
OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED PAY.

(a) Consideration of 90-Day Periods of Service.--Section
12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
''below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 days
on which such person so performs in any fiscal year after such date,
subject to subparagraph (C)'' and inserting '', subject to subparagraph
(C), below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90
days on which such person serves on such active duty or performs such
active service after such date''.
(b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall take effect as of January 28, 2008, and as if included in the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181) as enacted.
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Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.

Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age.

Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.

Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse.

Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.

Removes the requirement that days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service must occur in the same fiscal year.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''At-Birth Abandoned Baby Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) each year thousands of babies throughout the United
States are abandoned by their parents shortly after birth, such
as when a mother gives birth at a hospital under an assumed
name and address and then disappears afterwards, leaving the
baby behind, when the whereabouts of the parents are unknown,
and when babies are left to die in garbage dumpsters because
their mothers cannot care for them;
(2) babies who are abandoned during the formative months
occurring shortly after birth are denied the ability to bond
with a loving parent or parents;
(3) the process of attachment or bonding between a baby and
the same adults is essential to the development of a healthy
personality in the baby;
(4) the Inspector General of the Department of Health and
Human Services, in the February 1990 report entitled ''Crack
Babies'', states that legislation ''should reduce barriers to
placing drug exposed infants into foster care and adoptive
homes and establish 'fast track' procedures to expedite child
welfare cases involving drug abuse''; and
(5) according to experts, current legal rules and agency
policies make it exceedingly difficult and time consuming to
terminate parental rights of those parents who truly abandon
their babies, and as a result very few of those abandoned
babies are available for adoption;
(6) the welfare of babies abandoned during the formative
months occurring shortly after birth is of such special
interest and concern to our society that if there are persons
desiring to adopt and parentally bond with such a baby, the
baby should be afforded the right to expeditious placement
with, and adoption by, such persons; and
(7) other steps should be taken to expedite the adoption of
babies who are abandoned during the formative months occurring
shortly after birth.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to require States to implement a system
that will expedite the initiation of the adoption process for babies
abandoned at birth. In doing so, States shall appoint competent persons
to be preadoptive parents for babies abandoned at birth in order to
provide a proper and loving home during the infants' formative months.
The preadoptive parents will also be responsible for initiating legal
proceedings that could lead to the legal adoption of the infant. Once
the proceedings have been initiated, the State courts of proper
jurisdiction will continue to be responsible for the final decision,
taking into account the legal rights of all the parties involved,
including the baby abandoned at birth, the natural parents, the
preadoptive parents, and the State.

SEC. 4. ADOPTION BY PREADOPTIVE PARENTS OF BABIES ABANDONED AT BIRTH.

(a) Certain State Laws Required as Condition of Approving State
Plan for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Section 471 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c)(1) The Secretary shall not approve a State plan under this
part unless there is in effect in the State laws and rules of law which
provide all of the following:
''(A) Within 30 days after the State obtains custody of a
baby abandoned at birth, the State shall--
''(i) find 1 or more individuals to be the
preadoptive parents of the baby;
''(ii) designate such individual or individuals as
the preadoptive parents of the baby; and
''(iii) place the baby with such individual or
individuals.
''(B)(i) During the 90-day period beginning on the date a
baby abandoned at birth is placed with the preadoptive parents
of the baby, the preadoptive parents shall have the right to
petition the courts of the State for an expedited hearing--
''(I) to terminate the parental rights of all other
persons with respect to the baby; and
''(II) to become the adoptive parents of the baby.
''(ii) In determining whether to grant a petition described
in clause (i), the courts of the State shall not draw any
inference adverse to the interests of a petitioner by reason of
the present or former status of any petitioner as a foster
parent.
''(C) If the preadoptive parents of a baby abandoned at
birth fail to file a petition described in subparagraph (B)(i)
during the 90-day period described in subparagraph (B)(i), the
State shall--
''(i) immediately revoke their designation as the
preadoptive parents of the baby; and
''(ii) within 30 days after the end of such 90-day
period--
''(I) find 1 or more individuals (other
than the former preadoptive parents of the
baby) to be the new preadoptive parents of the
baby;
''(II) designate such individual or
individuals as the preadoptive parents of the
baby; and
''(III) place the baby with such individual
or individuals.
''(2) As used in this subsection:
''(A) The term 'baby abandoned at birth' means a child
who--
''(i) has been physically abandoned by the parents
or legal guardians of the child for a time during the
critical period; and
''(ii) has not attained the age of 18 months.
''(B) The term 'critical period' means, with respect to a
child, the period beginning with the date the child is born and
ending with--
''(i) a date which may be specified by State law,
if such date occurs not earlier than 3 months, and not
later than 6 months, after the date the child is born;
or
''(ii) the date the child attains the age of 6
months, if State law fails to specify a date in
accordance with clause (i).
''(3) The provisions and rules of State law that are enacted or
adopted pursuant to this subsection shall not be construed to affect
any provision or rule of State law with respect to the abandonment of
children that is not so enacted or adopted, except to the extent that
such provisions or rules of State law are in direct conflict.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 471(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 671(b)) is amended by striking ''the provisions of
subsection (a) of this section'' and inserting ''subsections
(a) and (c)''.
(b) Babies Abandoned at Birth Treated as Children With Special
Needs for Purposes of Adoption Assistance Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 473 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), for purposes of this section,
a child who is or was a baby abandoned at birth (as defined in section
471(c)(2)(A)) shall be considered a child with special needs.''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall not apply to any child who attains the age of 18 months
before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
amendments made by this Act shall apply to payments under title IV of
the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning after the
calendar quarter in which this Act is enacted.
(b) Delay Permitted if State Legislation Required.--In the case of
a State plan approved under title IV 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 this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to
comply with the requirements of such part 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.
answer:
At-Birth Abandoned Baby Act of 1993 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to place babies abandoned at birth with preadoptive parents within 30 days of obtaining custody of such babies, and to find new preadoptive parents for such babies if the initial preadoptive parents do not petition the courts of the State within 90 days of receiving them for an expedited hearing to become their permanent adoptive parents. Treats such babies as children with special needs, thus qualifying their adoptive parents for adoption assistance.