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SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Solution: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Reason: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.

Now, solve this instance: 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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Student:
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.