PUBLIC LAW 105-200-^ULY 16, 1998 112 STAT. 655
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level is: At least: But less than: 41% 42% 40% 41% 0% 40% The applicable percentage is: 51 50 0. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the arrearage payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage points the arrearage payment performance level of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable percentage with respect to the State's arrearage payment performance level is 50 percent. "(E) COST-EFFECTIVENESS.— "(i) DETERMINATION OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS PERFORMANCE LEVEL. —The cost-effectiveness performance level for a State for a fiscal year is equal to the total amount collected during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part divided by the total amount expended during the fiscal year under the State plan, expressed as a ratio. "(ii) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE PERCENT- AGE.— The applicable percentage with respect to a State's cost-effectiveness performance level is as follows: "If the cost-effectiveness performance level is: 5.00 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 0.00 At least: But less than: 4.99 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 The applicable percentage is: 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 0. "(c) TREATMENT OF INTERSTATE COLLECTIONS.—In computing incentive payments under this section, support which is collected by a State at the request of another State shall be treated as having been collected in full by both States, and any amounts expended by a State in carrying out a special project assisted under section 455(e) shall be excluded. "(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. —The amounts of the incentive payments to be made to the States under this section for a fiscal year shall be estimated by the Secretary at/or before the beginning of the fiscal year on the basis of the best information available. The Secretary shall make the payments for the fiscal year, on a quarterly basis (with each quarterly payment being made no later than the beginning of the quarter involved), in the amounts so estimated, reduced or increased to the extent of
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