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Public Law 104-193
104th Congress
An Act
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997. <<NOTE: Aug.
22, 1996 - [H.R. 3734]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 42 USC 1305 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Reference to Social Security Act.
Sec. 103. Block grants to States.
Sec. 104. Services provided by charitable, religious, or private
organizations.
Sec. 105. Census data on grandparents as primary caregivers for their
grandchildren.
Sec. 106. Report on data processing.
Sec. 107. Study on alternative outcomes measures.
Sec. 108. Conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 109. Conforming amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and
related provisions.
Sec. 110. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 111. Development of prototype of counterfeit-resistant Social
Security card required.
Sec. 112. Modifications to the job opportunities for certain low-income
individuals program.
Sec. 113. Secretarial submission of legislative proposal for technical
and conforming amendments.
Sec. 114. Assuring medicaid coverage for low-income families.
Sec. 115. Denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related
convictions.
Sec. 116. Effective date; transition rule.
TITLE II--SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
Sec. 200. Reference to Social Security Act.
Subtitle A--Eligibility Restrictions
Sec. 201. Denial of SSI benefits for 10 years to individuals found to
have fraudulently misrepresented residence in order to obtain
benefits simultaneously in 2 or more States.
Sec. 202. Denial of SSI benefits for fugitive felons and probation and
parole violators.
Sec. 203. Treatment of prisoners.
Sec. 204. Effective date of application for benefits.
Subtitle B--Benefits for Disabled Children
Sec. 211. Definition and eligibility rules.
Sec. 212. Eligibility redeterminations and continuing disability
reviews.
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Sec. 213. Additional accountability requirements.
Sec. 214. Reduction in cash benefits payable to institutionalized
individuals whose medical costs are covered by private
insurance.
Sec. 215. Regulations.
Subtitle C--Additional Enforcement Provision
Sec. 221. Installment payment of large past-due supplemental security
income benefits.
Sec. 222. Regulations.
Subtitle D--Studies Regarding Supplemental Security Income Program
Sec. 231. Annual report on the supplemental security income program.
Sec. 232. Study by General Accounting Office.
TITLE III--CHILD SUPPORT
Sec. 300. Reference to Social Security Act.
Subtitle A--Eligibility for Services; Distribution of Payments
Sec. 301. State obligation to provide child support enforcement
services.
Sec. 302. Distribution of child support collections.
Sec. 303. Privacy safeguards.
Sec. 304. Rights to notification of hearings.
Subtitle B--Locate and Case Tracking
Sec. 311. State case registry.
Sec. 312. Collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 313. State directory of new hires.
Sec. 314. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 315. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 316. Expansion of the Federal Parent Locator Service.
Sec. 317. Collection and use of Social Security numbers for use in child
support enforcement.
Subtitle C--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures
Sec. 321. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 322. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support
orders.
Sec. 323. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 324. Use of forms in interstate enforcement.
Sec. 325. State laws providing expedited procedures.
Subtitle D--Paternity Establishment
Sec. 331. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 332. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.
Sec. 333. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of part A
assistance.
Subtitle E--Program Administration and Funding
Sec. 341. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 342. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 343. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 344. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 345. Technical assistance.
Sec. 346. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.
Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders
Sec. 351. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support
orders.
Sec. 352. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating to
child support.
Sec. 353. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial
records to State child support enforcement agencies in child
support cases.
Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders
Sec. 361. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrearages.
Sec. 362. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 363. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 364. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 365. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Sec. 366. Definition of support order.
Sec. 367. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 368. Liens.
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Sec. 369. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 370. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 371. International support enforcement.
Sec. 372. Financial institution data matches.
Sec. 373. Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal
grandparents in cases of minor parents.
Sec. 374. Nondischargeability in bankruptcy of certain debts for the
support of a child.
Sec. 375. Child support enforcement for Indian tribes.
Subtitle H--Medical Support
Sec. 381. Correction to ERISA definition of medical child support order.
Sec. 382. Enforcement of orders for health care coverage.
Subtitle I--Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Non-Residential
Parents
Sec. 391. Grants to States for access and visitation programs.
Subtitle J--Effective Dates and Conforming Amendments
Sec. 395. Effective dates and conforming amendments.
TITLE IV--RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS
Sec. 400. Statements of national policy concerning welfare and
immigration.
Subtitle A--Eligibility for Federal Benefits
Sec. 401. Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal
public benefits.
Sec. 402. Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal
programs.
Sec. 403. Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for Federal
means-tested public benefit.
Sec. 404. Notification and information reporting.
Subtitle B--Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs
Sec. 411. Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants
ineligible for State and local public benefits.
Sec. 412. State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for
State public benefits.
Subtitle C--Attribution of Income and Affidavits of Support
Sec. 421. Federal attribution of sponsor's income and resources to
alien.
Sec. 422. Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors
income and resources to the alien with respect to State
programs.
Sec. 423. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.
Subtitle D--General Provisions
Sec. 431. Definitions.
Sec. 432. Verification of eligibility for Federal public benefits.
Sec. 433. Statutory construction.
Sec. 434. Communication between State and local government agencies and
the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Sec. 435. Qualifying quarters.
Subtitle E--Conforming Amendments Relating to Assisted Housing
Sec. 441. Conforming amendments relating to assisted housing.
Subtitle F--Earning Income Credit Denied to Unauthorized Employees
Sec. 451. Earned income credit denied to individuals not authorized to
be employed in the United States.
TITLE V--CHILD PROTECTION
Sec. 501. Authority of States to make foster care maintenance payments
on behalf of children in any private child care institution.
Sec. 502. Extension of enhanced match for implementation of statewide
automated child welfare information systems.
Sec. 503. National random sample study of child welfare.
Sec. 504. Redesignation of section 1123.
Sec. 505. Kinship care.
TITLE VI--CHILD CARE
Sec. 601. Short title and references.
Sec. 602. Goals.
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Sec. 603. Authorization of appropriations and entitlement authority.
Sec. 604. Lead agency.
Sec. 605. Application and plan.
Sec. 606. Limitation on State allotments.
Sec. 607. Activities to improve the quality of child care.
Sec. 608. Repeal of early childhood development and before- and after-
school care requirement.
Sec. 609. Administration and enforcement.
Sec. 610. Payments.
Sec. 611. Annual report and audits.
Sec. 612. Report by the Secretary.
Sec. 613. Allotments.
Sec. 614. Definitions.
Sec. 615. Effective date.
TITLE VII--CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National School Lunch Act
Sec. 701. State disbursement to schools.
Sec. 702. Nutritional and other program requirements.
Sec. 703. Free and reduced price policy statement.
Sec. 704. Special assistance.
Sec. 705. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
Sec. 706. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 707. Commodity distribution.
Sec. 708. Child and adult care food program.
Sec. 709. Pilot projects.
Sec. 710. Reduction of paperwork.
Sec. 711. Information on income eligibility.
Sec. 712. Nutrition guidance for child nutrition programs.
Subtitle B--Child Nutrition Act of 1966
Sec. 721. Special milk program.
Sec. 722. Free and reduced price policy statement.
Sec. 723. School breakfast program authorization.
Sec. 724. State administrative expenses.
Sec. 725. Regulations.
Sec. 726. Prohibitions.
Sec. 727. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
Sec. 728. Accounts and records.
Sec. 729. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
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