PUBLIC LAW 109–171—FEB. 8, 2006
120 STAT. 147
is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘A State agency administering the program under this part may enforce medical support against a custodial parent if health care coverage is available to the custodial parent at a reasonable cost, notwithstanding any other provision of this part.’’. (c) DEFINITION OF MEDICAL SUPPORT.—Section 452(f) (42 U.S.C. 652(f)), as amended by subsections (a)(2)(A)(i) and (b) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this part, the term ‘medical support’ may include health care coverage, such as coverage under a health insurance plan (including payment of costs of premiums, co-payments, and deductibles) and payment for medical expenses incurred on behalf of a child.’’. SEC. 7308. REDUCTION OF FEDERAL MATCHING RATE FOR LABORATORY COSTS INCURRED IN DETERMINING PATERNITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 455(a)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘90 percent (rather than the percentage specified in subparagraph (A))’’ and inserting ‘‘66 percent’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2006, and shall apply to costs incurred on or after that date.
42 USC 655 note.
SEC. 7309. ENDING FEDERAL MATCHING OF STATE SPENDING OF FEDERAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 455(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘from amounts paid to the State under section 458 or’’ before ‘‘to carry out an agreement’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007.
42 USC 655 note.
SEC. 7310. MANDATORY FEE FOR SUCCESSFUL CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION FOR FAMILY THAT HAS NEVER RECEIVED TANF.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 454(6)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(6)(B)) is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; (3) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and (4) by adding after and below the end the following new clause: ‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual who has never received assistance under a State program funded under part A and for whom the State has collected at least $500 of support, the State shall impose an annual fee of $25 for each case in which services are furnished, which shall be retained by the State from support collected on behalf of the individual (but not from the first $500 so collected), paid by the individual applying for the services, recovered from the absent parent, or paid by the State out of its own funds (the payment of which from State funds shall not be considered as an administrative cost of the State for the operation of the plan, and the fees shall be considered income to the program);’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 457(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(3) FAMILIES THAT NEVER RECEIVED ASSISTANCE.—In the case of any other family, the State shall distribute to the
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