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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''End-User Protection Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
1a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (51) as
paragraphs (9) through (52), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
''(8) Commercial market participant.--The term 'commercial
market participant' means any producer, processor, merchant, or
commercial user of an exempt or agricultural commodity, or the
products or by-products of an exempt or agricultural
commodity.'';
(3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (48) (as so
redesignated), by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following:
''(ii) any purchase or sale of a
nonfinancial commodity or security for deferred
shipment or delivery, so long as the
transaction is intended to be physically
settled, including any stand-alone or embedded
option for which exercise would result in a
physical delivery obligation;''; and
(4) in paragraph (50) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)),
by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:
''(D) De minimis exception.--
''(i) In general.--The Commission shall
exempt from designation as a swap dealer an
entity that engages in a de minimis quantity of
swap dealing (which shall not be less than
$8,000,000,000) in connection with transactions
with or on behalf of its customers.
''(ii) Regulations.--The Commission shall
promulgate regulations to establish the factors
to be used in a determination under clause (i)
to exempt, including any monetary or other
levels established by the Commission, and those
levels shall only be amended or changed through
an affirmative action of the Commission
undertaken by rule or regulation.''.
(b) Financial Entity.--Section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange
Act (7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(C)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iii)--
(A) by striking ''an entity whose'' and inserting
the following: ''an entity--
''(I) whose'';
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(II) that is--
''(aa) a commercial market
participant;
''(bb) included in clause
(i)(VIII); and
''(cc) not supervised by a
prudential regulator; or
''(III) that is included in clause
(i)(VIII) because--
''(aa) the entity regularly
enters into foreign exchange or
derivatives transactions on
behalf of, or to hedge or
mitigate, whether directly or
indirectly, the commercial risk
of 1 or more entities within
the same commercial enterprise
as the entity; or
''(bb) of the making of
loans to 1 or more entities
within the same commercial
enterprise as the entity.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(iv) Same commercial enterprise.--For
purposes of clause (iii)(III), an entity shall
be considered to be within the same commercial
enterprise as another entity if--
''(I) 1 of the entities owns,
directly or indirectly, at least a
majority ownership interest in the
other entity and reports its financial
statements on a consolidated basis and
the consolidated financial statements
include the financial results of both
entities; or
''(II) a third party owns at least
a majority ownership interest in both
entities and reports its financial
statements on a consolidated basis and
the financial statements of the third
party include the financial results of
both entities.
''(v) Predominantly engaged.--
''(I) In general.--Not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of
this clause, the Commission shall
promulgate regulations defining the
term 'predominantly engaged' for
purposes of clause (i)(VIII).
''(II) Minimum revenues.--The
regulations shall provide that an
entity shall not be considered to be
predominantly engaged in activities
that are in the business of banking or
financial in nature if the consolidated
revenues of the entity derived from the
activities constitute less than a
percentage (as specified by the
Commission in the regulations) of the
total consolidated revenues of the
entity.
''(III) Revenues from banking or
financial activities.--In determining
the percentage of the revenues of an
entity that are derived from activities
that are in the business of banking or
financial in nature, the regulations
shall exclude all revenues that are or
result from foreign exchange or
derivatives transactions used to hedge
or mitigate commercial risk (as defined
by the Commission in the
regulations).''.

SEC. 3. REPORTING OF ILLIQUID SWAPS SO AS TO NOT DISADVANTAGE CERTAIN
NON-FINANCIAL END USERS.

Section 2(a)(13) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(a)(13))
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ''The Commission'' and
inserting ''Except as provided in subparagraph (D), the
Commission'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as
subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
''(D) Requirements for swap transactions in
illiquid markets.--
''(i) Definition of illiquid markets.--In
this subparagraph, the term 'illiquid markets'
means any market in which the volume and
frequency of trading in swaps is at such a
level as to allow identification of individual
market participants.
''(ii) Requirements.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (C), the Commission shall--
''(I) provide by rule for the
public reporting of swap transactions,
including price and volume data, in
illiquid markets that are not cleared
and entered into by a nonfinancial
entity that is hedging or mitigating
commercial risk in accordance with
subsection (h)(7)(A); and
''(II) ensure that the swap
transaction information described in
subclause (I) is available to the
public not sooner than 30 days after
the swap transaction has been executed
or at such later date as the Commission
determines appropriate to protect the
identity of participants and positions
in illiquid markets and to prevent the
elimination or reduction of market
liquidity.''.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF AFFILIATES.

Section 2(h)(7)(D)(i) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
2(h)(7)(D)(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''An affiliate'' and inserting ''A person
that is a financial entity and is an affiliate'';
(2) by striking ''(including affiliate entities
predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase
of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person)''; and
(3) by striking ''and as an agent''.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY TO BONA FIDE HEDGE TRANSACTIONS OR POSITIONS.

Section 4a(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6a(c)) is
amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
''into the future for which'' and inserting ''in the future, to
be determined by the Commission, for which either an
appropriate swap is available or''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ''subsection (a)(2)'' and all that follows
through ''position that--'' and inserting ''paragraphs
(2) and (5) of subsection (a) for swaps, contracts of
sale for future delivery, or options on the contracts
or commodities, a bona fide hedging transaction or
position is a transaction or position that--''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ''of
risks'' and inserting ''or management of current or
anticipated risks''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(3) Commission definition.--The Commission may further
define, by rule or regulation, what constitutes a bona fide
hedging transaction or position so long as the rule or
regulation is consistent with the requirements of subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 6. REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING.

Section 4g(f) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6g(f)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''(f) Nothing contained in this section''
and inserting the following:
''(f) Authority of Commission To Make Separate Determinations
Unimpaired.--
''(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
nothing in this section''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(2) Exception.--If the Commission imposes any requirement
under this section on any person that is not registered, or
required to be registered, with the Commission in any capacity,
that person shall satisfy the requirements of any rule, order,
or regulation under this section by maintaining a written
record of each cash or forward transaction related to a
reportable or hedging commodity interest transaction, futures
contract, option on a futures contract, or swap.
''(3) Sufficiency.--A written record described in paragraph
(2) shall be sufficient if the written record--
''(A) memorializes the final agreement between the
parties, including the material economic terms of the
transaction; and
''(B) is identifiable and searchable by
transaction.''.

SEC. 7. MARGIN REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendment.--Section 4s(e) of the
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6s(e)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(4) Applicability with respect to counterparties.--The
requirements of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii), including
the initial and variation margin requirements imposed by rules
adopted pursuant to paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii), shall
not apply to a swap in which a counterparty qualifies for an
exception under section 2(h)(7)(A) or 2(h)(7)(D), or an
exemption issued under section 4(c)(1) from the requirements of
section 2(h)(1)(A) for cooperative entities as defined in that
exemption.''.
(b) Securities Exchange Act Amendment.--Section 15F(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-10(e)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
''(4) Applicability with respect to counterparties.--The
requirements of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii) shall not
apply to a security-based swap in which a counterparty
qualifies for an exception under section 3C(g)(1) or satisfies
the criteria in section 3C(g)(4).''.
(c) Implementation.--The amendments made by this section to the
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) shall be implemented--
(1) without regard to--
(A) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code; and
(B) the notice and comment provisions of section
553 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) through the promulgation of an interim final rule,
pursuant to which public comment is sought before a final rule
is issued; and
(3) such that paragraph (1) shall apply solely to changes
to rules and regulations, or proposed rules and regulations,
that are limited to and directly a consequence of the
amendments.

SEC. 8. ANALYSIS BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION OF THE
COSTS AND BENEFITS OF REGULATIONS AND ORDERS.

Section 15(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 19(a)) is
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
''(1) In general.--Before promulgating a regulation under
this Act or issuing an order (except as provided in paragraph
(3)), the Commission, acting through the Office of the Chief
Economist, shall--
''(A) state a justification for the regulation or
order;
''(B) state the baseline for the cost-benefit
analysis and explain how the regulation or order
measures costs against the baseline;
''(C) assess the costs and benefits, both
qualitative and quantitative, of the intended
regulation or order;
''(D) measure, and seek to improve, the actual
results of regulatory requirements; and
''(E) propose or adopt a regulation or order only
on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the
intended regulation or order justify the costs of the
intended regulation or order (recognizing that some
benefits and costs are difficult to quantify).
''(2) Considerations.--In making a reasoned determination
of costs and benefits under paragraph (1), the Commission shall
consider--
''(A) the protection of market participants and the
public;
''(B) the efficiency, competitiveness, and
financial integrity of futures and swaps markets;
''(C) the impact on market liquidity in the futures
and swaps markets;
''(D) price discovery;
''(E) sound risk management practices;
''(F) the cost of available alternatives to direct
regulation;
''(G) the degree and nature of the risks posed by
various activities within the scope of the jurisdiction
of the Commission;
''(H) whether, consistent with obtaining regulatory
objectives, the regulation or order is tailored to
impose the least burden on society, including market
participants, individuals, businesses of differing
sizes, and other entities (including small communities
and governmental entities), taking into account, to the
extent practicable, the cumulative costs of regulations
and orders;
''(I) whether the regulation or order is
inconsistent, incompatible, or duplicative of other
Federal regulations and orders; and
''(J) whether, in choosing among alternative
regulatory approaches, those approaches maximize net
benefits (including potential economic, environmental,
and other benefits, distributive impacts, and
equity).''.
End-User Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to exceptions to the requirement that any swap be cleared by a derivatives clearing organization either registered under that Act, or exempted from registration, if the swap is required to be cleared. Revises the definition of a financial entity subject to such requirement to exclude one that: (1) is a commercial market participant predominantly engaged in activities in the business of banking, or in activities that are financial in nature, but is not supervised by a prudential regulator; or (2) is considered as predominantly engaged in activities in the business of banking or in financial activities because it regularly enters into foreign exchange or derivatives transactions on behalf of, or to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of, one or more other entities within the entity's same commercial enterprise, or because of making loans to one or more of such other entities. Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to provide by rule for the public reporting of swap transactions, including price and volume data, in illiquid markets that are not cleared and entered into by a nonfinancial entity that is hedging or mitigating commercial risk. Defines "illiquid" as any market in which the volume and frequency of trading in swaps is at such a level as to allow identification of individual market participants. Requires the CFTC to ensure that such swap transaction information is not available to the public until 30 days after the transaction has been executed, or at an appropriate later date, in order to: (1) protect the identity of participants and positions in illiquid markets, and (2) prevent the elimination or reduction of market liquidity. Accords financial entities exempt from swap-clearing requirements the same treatment as exempted affiliates. Revises the exemption of bona fide hedge transactions or positions from certain trading limitations to set criteria for CFTC rules or regulations treating swaps, contracts of sale for future delivery, or options on the contracts or commodities as bona fide hedge transactions or positions also exempt from those limitations. Declares that, if the CFTC imposes any reporting and recordkeeping requirement on any person that is not registered, or required to be registered, with the CFTC, that person shall satisfy the requirements of any pertinent rule, order, or regulation by maintaining a written record of each cash or forward transaction related to a reportable or hedging commodity interest transaction, futures contract, option on a futures contract, or swap. Makes such a written record sufficient if it: (1) memorializes the final agreement between the parties, including the transaction's material economic terms; and (2) is identifiable and searchable by transaction. States that certain requirements for adoption of rules governing capital and margin requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants, including the initial and variation margin requirements imposed by rules adopted according to such requirements, shall not apply to a swap in which a counterparty qualifies for specified exceptions or exemptions. Revises requirements for a CFTC cost-benefit analysis made before an order is issued. Requires the CFTC, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, among other things to: state a justification for the regulation or order; state the baseline for the cost-benefit analysis and explain how the regulation or order measures costs against the baseline; assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of the intended regulation or order; measure, and seek to improve, the actual results of regulatory requirements; and propose or adopt a regulation or order only on a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation or order justify its costs.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Assistance Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) many grandparents throughout the United States are the
primary caregivers to their grandchildren and such grandparents
are essentially starting over as parents;
(2) grandparents are acting as parents for a second time
primarily because of problems relating to the natural parents
of their grandchildren such as drug and alcohol addiction,
abuse, divorce, AIDS and other health problems, and teenage
pregnancy;
(3) grandparents and the grandchildren for whom they
provide care often suffer legal, financial, emotional, and
bureaucratic hardships; and
(4) it is desirable to develop national policies that
assist grandparents who are serving as the primary caregivers
to their grandchildren.

SEC. 3. GRANDCHILD SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS BASED ONLY ON DEPENDENCY.

(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 216 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
(1) by striking '', but only if'' in the first sentence and
all that follows through ''such individual died''; and
(2) by striking the last sentence.
(b) Additional Requirements if Parents Are Alive.--Section
202(d)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(9)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(C) If--
''(i) a child is treated as a child of an individual under
clause (3) of the first sentence of section 216(e), and
''(ii) a natural or adoptive parent of the child is living
at the time specified in paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection,
such child shall not be treated as dependent on such individual as of
such time unless the period described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) is
two years, and the natural or adoptive parent, if over the age of 18
years, is not a dependent for whom a deduction is allowable under
section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to such individual.''.
(c) Suspension of Benefits if Child Reunites With Parents.--Section
202(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''or'' at the end of subparagraph (F);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G)
and inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new
subparagraph:
''(H) in the case of a child described in paragraph (9)(C),
the first month during which such child lives with such child's
natural or adoptive parent who has attained the age of 18 and
who is not a dependent as described in such paragraph.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to benefits payable for months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, but only on the basis of applications filed after such date.

SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIONAL MODEL PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFYING RELATIVES
PRIOR TO PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE.

(a) In General.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 477 the
following new section:

''development of model procedure for notifying relatives prior to
placement of a child in foster care

''Sec. 478. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this section, the Secretary shall develop a model procedure to be
used by any State with a plan approved under this part which ensures
that reasonable efforts will be made prior to the placement of a child
in foster care to give notice to a relative (including a maternal or
fraternal grandparent, adult sibling, aunt, or uncle) who might be
available to care for the child.''.
(b) State Option to Establish Model Procedure.--Subsection (a) of
section 471 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671) is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (16);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and
inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(18) at the option of the State, provides that the State
agency will establish the procedure developed by the Secretary
under section 478 or an alternate procedure for notifying
relatives prior to the placement of a child in foster care.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be
effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. MODEL STANDARDS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.

(a) Development of Model Standards.--If, within 1-year after the
date of the enactment of this section, the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners has not developed model standards for the
coverage of dependents under health insurance policies, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (hereafter in this section referred to as
the ''Secretary''), shall develop such standards not later than 180
days after the end of such 1-year period.
(b) Distribution of Model Standards.--If the Secretary develops
model standards under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute
such standards to the commissioner of insurance, or any similar
official, of each State.

SEC. 6. CENSUS DATA ON GRANDPARENTS AS PRIMARY CAREGIVERS FOR THEIR
GRANDCHILDREN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ''Secretary''), in carrying out the
provisions of section 141 of title 13, United States Code, shall expand
the data collection efforts of the Bureau of the Census (hereafter in
this section referred to as the ''Bureau'') to enable the Bureau to
collect statistically significant data, in connection with its
decennial census and its mid-decade census, concerning the growing
trend of grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their
grandchildren.
(b) Expanded Census Question.--In carrying out the provisions of
subsection (a), the Secretary shall expand the Bureau's census question
that details households which include both grandparents and their
grandchildren. The expanded question shall be formulated to distinguish
between the following households:
(1) a household in which a grandparent temporarily provides
a home for a grandchild for a period of weeks or months during
periods of parental distress; and
(2) a household in which a grandparent provides a home for
a grandchild and serves as the primary caregiver for the
grandchild.

SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A NATIONAL
RESOURCE CENTER FOR GRANDPARENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 202 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3012) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(f)(1) The Commissioner shall make grants to, or enter into
contracts with, one eligible entity to establish and operate the
National Resource Center for Grandparents (referred to in this
subsection as the 'Center') to serve as a central source of information
and assistance to older individuals who--
''(A) raise their grandchildren;
''(B) encounter problems obtaining access to their
grandchildren for purposes of visitation; or
''(C) need financial, legal, emotional, or informational
assistance regarding their relationship with their
grandchildren.
''(2) The Center shall--
''(A) be staffed by employees and volunteers, including
such older individuals;
''(B) provide a toll-free telephone number to increase
access to the information and assistance available from the
Center;
''(C) collect and make available to such older individuals
information regarding programs, projects, and activities of
public and private entities (including governmental entities)
relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) of paragraph (1), including information on State law
regarding grandparent visitation and Federal assistance
available to such older individuals; and
''(D) refer individual grandparents to public and private
entities that provide information or assistance regarding the
rearing of grandchildren, including information regarding the
prevention of drug abuse and the promotion of good health and
nutrition.
''(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'eligible entity'
means a nonprofit private organization with a demonstrated record of
experience in representing the concerns of older individuals with
respect to their relationship to their grandchildren.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Assistance Act of 1993 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to qualify grandchildren for social security benefits based only on their dependency on social security recipients. Sets special rules if one of a grandchild's natural or adoptive parents is living. Provides for suspension of such benefits in the event the grandchild reunites with a natural or adoptive parent.
Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of SSA title IV to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a model procedure for States to use in notifying relatives before the placement of a child in foster care.
Directs the Secretary, if the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has not done so by a specified deadline, to develop model standards for the coverage of dependents under health insurance policies.
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to expand the data collection efforts of the Bureau of the Census to enable it to collect statistically significant data on the growing trend of grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner on Aging to make grants to or enter contracts with one eligible entity to establish and operate the National Resource Center for Grandparents to serve as a central source of information and assistance to older individuals who: (1) raise their grandchildren; (2) encounter problems obtaining visitation access to their grandchildren; or (3) need financial, legal, emotional, or informational assistance regarding their relationship with their grandchildren.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Child Support Security Act''.

SEC. 2. NO EFFECT ON RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect--
(1) the right of an individual or State to receive any
child support payment; or
(2) the obligation of an individual to pay child support.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION IN INCOME OF AMOUNT OF UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 108 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to discharge of indebtedness income) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new subsection:
''(h) Unpaid Child Support Payments.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this chapter, any
taxable unpaid child support payments of a taxpayer for any
taxable year shall be treated as amounts includible in gross
income of the taxpayer for the taxable year by reason of the
discharge of indebtedness of the taxpayer.
''(2) Taxable unpaid child support payments.--For purposes
of this subsection, the term 'taxable unpaid child support
payments' means payments--
''(A) which were applicable child support payments
which the taxpayer was required to pay under a support
instrument for the support of a child of the taxpayer,
and
''(B) with respect to which the notice requirements
of paragraph (3) are met.
''(3) Notice requirements.--
''(A) In general.--During January of the second
calendar year following a calendar year in which there
begins a taxable year for which a deduction allowed
under section 166(f) was claimed, the eligible taxpayer
shall send a notice (in such form as the Secretary may
prescribe) to the individual who failed to make
payments which contains--
''(i) the amount of the applicable child
support payments for such taxable year, and
''(ii) notice that the individual is
required to include such amount in gross income
for the taxable year beginning in the preceding
calendar year.
''(B) Notice by secretary.--If notice cannot be
provided under subparagraph (A) because the address is
not known to the eligible taxpayer, the Secretary shall
send such notice if the address is available to the
Secretary.
''(C) Address unknown.--If notice cannot be
provided under subparagraph (A) or (B) because there is
no known address, no income shall be included in gross
income for any taxable year beginning before the
calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such
notice may be sent.
''(4) Subsequent payments.--If any payment required to be
included in gross income under paragraph (1) is subsequently
made, the amount of such payment shall be allowed as a
deduction for the taxable year in which such payment is made.
''(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
terms 'applicable child support payments' and 'eligible
taxpayer' have the meanings given such terms by section
166(f).''
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 4. ALLOWANCE OF BAD DEBT DEDUCTION FOR UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT
PAYMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 166 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to deduction for bad debts) is amended by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e)
the following new subsection:
''(f) Unpaid Child Support Payments.--
''(1) In general.--In the case of any eligible taxpayer who
has any applicable child support payments remaining unpaid as
of the close of the taxable year--
''(A) subsections (a) and (d) shall not apply to
such payments, and
''(B) there shall be allowed as a deduction for
such taxable year an amount equal to the amount of such
payments.
''(2) Per child limitation on deduction.--The aggregate
amount allowable as a deduction for any taxable year under
paragraph (1) with respect to any child for whom applicable
child support payments are required to be paid shall not exceed
$5,000.
''(3) Eligible taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term 'eligible taxpayer' means an individual--
''(A) whose adjusted gross income for the taxable
year does not exceed $50,000,
''(B) with respect to whom the amount of applicable
child support payments remaining unpaid as of the close
of the taxable year is equal to or greater than $500,
and
''(C) who meets the identification requirements of
paragraph (5).
''(4) Applicable child support payment.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'applicable child
support payment' means, with respect to any taxable
year of the eligible taxpayer--
''(i) any periodic payment of a fixed
amount, or
''(ii) any payment of a medical or
educational expense, insurance premium, or
other similar item,
which is required to be paid to such taxpayer during
such taxable year by an individual under a support
instrument meeting the requirements of paragraph (8)
for the support of any qualifying child of such
individual.
''(B) Qualifying child.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term 'qualifying child' means a child of
an eligible individual with respect to whom a deduction
is allowable under section 151 for the taxable year (or
would be so allowable but for paragraph (2) or (4) of
section 152(e)).
''(C) Payments must be delinquent for at least
entire year.--Any payment described in subparagraph (A)
which is required to be made by an individual to an
eligible taxpayer shall not be treated as an applicable
unpaid child support payment if at least half of the
payments which are required to be paid to the eligible
taxpayer during the 12-month period ending on the last
day of the taxable year are paid. In the case of the
1st taxable year to which this subsection applies to
payments from any individual, the preceding sentence
shall be applied by substituting '24-month' for '12-
month'.
''(D) Coordination with afdc.--The term 'applicable
child support payment' shall not include any payment
the right to which has been assigned to a State under
section 402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 602(a)(26)).
''(5) Identification requirements.--The requirements of
this paragraph are met if the eligible taxpayer includes on the
return claiming the deduction under this subsection the name,
address, and taxpayer identification number of--
''(A) each child with respect to whom child support
payments to which this subsection applies are required
to be paid, and
''(B) the individual who was required to make such
child support payments.
In the case of a failure to provide the information under
subparagraph (B), the preceding sentence shall not apply if the
eligible taxpayer certifies that any such information is not
known.
''(6) Cost-of-living adjustments.--In the case of any
taxable year beginning after 1998, the $50,000 amount under
paragraph (2)(A), the $50,000 amount under paragraph (3)(A),
and the $500 amount under paragraph (3)(B) shall each be
increased by an amount equal to--
''(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
''(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, except that section 1(f)(3)(B)
shall be applied by substituting '1997' for '1992'.
''(7) Subsequent payments.--If any payment with respect to
which a deduction was allowed under paragraph (1) is
subsequently made, such payment shall be included in gross
income of the eligible taxpayer for the taxable year in which
paid. This paragraph shall not apply to any amount if an
individual has assigned the right to receive such amount to a
State (and the State does not pay such amount to such
individual).
''(8) Support instrument.--For purposes of this subsection,
a support instrument meets the requirements of this paragraph
if it is--
''(A) a decree of divorce or separate maintenance
or a written instrument incident to such a decree,
''(B) a written separation agreement, or
''(C) a decree (not described in subparagraph (A))
of a court or administrative agency requiring a parent
to make payments for the support or maintenance of 1 or
more children of such parent.''
(b) Deduction for Nonitemizers.--Section 62(a) of such Code is
amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
''(17) Unpaid child support payments.--The deduction
allowed by section 166(f).''
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 166(d)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking ''or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting '', or'' and by
adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
''(C) a debt which is an applicable child support
payment under subsection (f).''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 5. REDUCTION OF FEDERAL DEBT.

Net revenues received in the Treasury pursuant to this Act shall be
applied, as provided in appropriation Acts, solely to the retirement of
outstanding public debt obligations of the United States and may not be
obligated or expended for any other purpose, notwithstanding any other
provision of law that does not specifically refer to this section.
Child Support Security Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to discharge of indebtedness income to provide that any taxable unpaid child support payments of a taxpayer for any taxable year shall be treated as amounts includible in the taxpayer's gross income by reason of the discharge of the taxpayer's indebtedness. Sets forth notice guidelines.
Allows an eligible taxpayer with respect to whom child support payments remain unpaid during the taxable year a deduction of up to $5,000 equal to the amount of payments remaining unpaid. Limits such deductions to taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes under $50,000 and unpaid child support payments of $500 or more.
Requires that net revenues received in the Treasury pursuant to this Act be applied solely to the retirement of outstanding Federal debt obligations and not be obligated or expended for any other purpose.