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HR 4282 EHRFSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 4282CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that the United States can comply fully with the obligations of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) References- Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, wherever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the amendment shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Social Security Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

(a) Authority of the Secretary of HHS To Ensure Compliance With Multilateral Child Support Conventions-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by redesignating the second subsection (l) (as added by section 7306 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) as subsection (m); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(n) The Secretary shall use the authorities otherwise provided by law to ensure the compliance of the United States with any multilateral child support convention to which the United States is a party.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 453(k)(3) (42 U.S.C. 653(k)(3)) is amended by striking ‘452(l)’ and inserting ‘452(m)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Access to the Federal Parent Locator Service- Section 453(c) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking ‘and’ at the end of paragraph (3);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting ‘; and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) an entity designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country for purposes specified in section 459A(c)(2).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) State Option To Require Individuals in Foreign Countries To Apply Through Their Country’s Appropriate Central Authority- Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by inserting before the semicolon ‘(except that, if the individual applying for the services resides in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign treaty country, the State may opt to require the individual to request the services through the Central Authority for child support enforcement in the foreign reciprocating country or the foreign treaty country, and if the individual resides in a foreign country that is not a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country, a State may accept or reject the application)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (32)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘, a foreign treaty country,’ after ‘a foreign reciprocating country’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘or foreign obligee’ and inserting ‘, foreign treaty country, or foreign individual’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Amendments to International Support Enforcement Provisions- Section 459A (42 U.S.C. 659a) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) References- In this part:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) FOREIGN RECIPROCATING COUNTRY- The term ‘foreign reciprocating country’ means a foreign country (or political subdivision thereof) with respect to which the Secretary has made a declaration pursuant to subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) FOREIGN TREATY COUNTRY- The term ‘foreign treaty country’ means a foreign country for which the 2007 Family Maintenance Convention is in force.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) 2007 FAMILY MAINTENANCE CONVENTION- The term ‘2007 Family Maintenance Convention’ means the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (c)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘foreign countries that are the subject of a declaration under this section’ and inserting ‘foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty countries’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘and foreign treaty countries’ after ‘foreign reciprocating countries’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘the subject of a declaration pursuant to subsection (a)’ and inserting ‘foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty countries’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Collection of Past-Due Support From Federal Tax Refunds- Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘under section 454(4)(A)(ii)’ and inserting ‘under paragraph (4)(A)(ii) or (32) of section 454’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) State Law Requirement Concerning the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- Section 466(f) (42 U.S.C. 666(f)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘on and after January 1, 1998,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘and as in effect on August 22, 1996,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking ‘adopted as of such date’ and inserting ‘adopted as of September 30, 2008’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE- Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subsection (d), by striking ‘individual contestant’ and inserting ‘individual contestant or the parties have consented in a record or open court that the tribunal of the State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘individual contestant’ and inserting ‘individual contestant and the parties have not consented in a record or open court that the tribunal of the other State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘child’ means’ and inserting ‘(1) The term ‘child’ means’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking ‘child’s State’ means’ and inserting ‘(2) The term ‘child’s State’ means’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) by striking ‘child’s home State’ means’ and inserting ‘(3) The term ‘child’s home State’ means’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) by striking ‘child support’ means’ and inserting ‘(4) The term ‘child support’ means’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(v) by striking ‘child support order’ and inserting ‘(5) The term ‘child support order’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(vi) by striking ‘contestant’ means’ and inserting ‘(6) The term ‘contestant’ means’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(vii) by striking ‘court’ means’ and inserting ‘(7) The term ‘court’ means’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(viii) by striking ‘modification’ means’ and inserting ‘(8) The term ‘modification’ means’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ix) by striking ‘State’ means’ and inserting ‘(9) The term ‘State’ means’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) EFFECTIVE DATE; GRACE PERIOD FOR STATE LAW CHANGES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) PARAGRAPH (1)- (i) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect with respect to a State on the earlier of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(I) October 1, 2013; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(II) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature of the State implementing such paragraph, but in no event later than the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) For purposes of clause (i), in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) PARAGRAPH (2)- (i) The amendments made by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date on which the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance enters into force for the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) The amendments made by subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY.

(a) In General- Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by section 2(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(o) Data Exchange Standardization for Improved Interoperability-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) DESIGNATION- The Secretary, in consultation with an interagency work group which shall be established by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering State and tribal perspectives, shall, by rule, designate a data exchange standard for any category of information required to be reported under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS MUST BE NONPROPRIETARY AND INTEROPERABLE- The data exchange standard designated under subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable, be nonproprietary and interoperable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) OTHER REQUIREMENTS- In designating data exchange standards under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) interoperable standards developed and maintained by an international voluntary consensus standards body, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, such as the International Organization for Standardization;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) interoperable standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance, such as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR REPORTING-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) DESIGNATION- The Secretary, in consultation with an interagency work group established by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering State and tribal perspectives, shall, by rule, designate data exchange standards to govern the data reporting required under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) REQUIREMENTS- The data exchange standards required by subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent practicable--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) incorporate a widely-accepted, nonproprietary, searchable, computer-readable format;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) INCORPORATION OF NONPROPRIETARY STANDARDS- In designating reporting standards under this paragraph, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary standards, such as the eXtensible Markup Language.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Effective Dates-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS- The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a proposed rule under section 452(o)(1) of the Social Security Act within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this section, and shall issue a final rule under such section 452(o)(1), after public comment, within 24 months after such date of enactment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) DATA REPORTING STANDARDS- The reporting standards required under section 452(o)(2) of such Act shall become effective with respect to reports required in the first reporting period, after the effective date of the final rule referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, for which the authority for data collection and reporting is established or renewed under the Paperwork Reduction Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. EFFICIENT USE OF THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES DATABASE FOR FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FEDERAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN ACHIEVING POSITIVE LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES.

Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (i)(2)(A), by striking ‘24’ and inserting ‘48’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) RESEARCH-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Secretary may provide access to data in each component of the Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section and to information reported by employers pursuant to section 453A(b), for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) research undertaken by a State or Federal agency (including through grant or contract) for purposes found by the Secretary to be likely to contribute to achieving the purposes of part A or this part; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) an evaluation or statistical analysis undertaken to assess the effectiveness of a Federal program in achieving positive labor market outcomes (including through grant or contract), by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) the Department of Health and Human Services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) the Social Security Administration;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) the Department of Labor;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(IV) the Department of Education;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(V) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(VI) the Department of Justice;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(VII) the Department of Veterans Affairs;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(VIII) the Bureau of the Census;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(IX) the Department of Agriculture; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(X) the National Science Foundation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) PERSONAL IDENTIFIERS- Data or information provided under this paragraph may include a personal identifier only if, in addition to meeting the requirements of subsections (l) and (m)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) the State or Federal agency conducting the research described in subparagraph (A)(i), or the Federal department or agency undertaking the evaluation or statistical analysis described in subparagraph (A)(ii), as applicable, enters into an agreement with the Secretary regarding the security and use of the data or information;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) the agreement includes such restrictions or conditions with respect to the use, safeguarding, disclosure, or redisclosure of the data or information (including by contractors or grantees) as the Secretary deems appropriate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) the data or information is used exclusively for the purposes defined in the agreement; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) the Secretary determines that the provision of data or information under this paragraph is the minimum amount needed to conduct the research, evaluation, or statistical analysis, as applicable, and will not interfere with the effective operation of the program under this part.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF DATA- Any individual who willfully discloses a personal identifier (such as a name or social security number) provided under this paragraph, in any manner to an entity not entitled to receive the data or information, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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Clerk.

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4282

AN ACT

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that the United States can comply fully with the obligations of the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, and for other purposes KAREN L. HAAS, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink