#aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahif ,,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 #bc ,november #bjjg on the ,international ,recovery of ,child ,support and ,other ,forms of ,family ,maintenance1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 references 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,international ,child ,support ,recovery ,improvement ,act of #bjac4 7b7 ,references ,except as otherwise expressly provided in this ,act1 wherever in this ,act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision1 the amendment shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the ,social ,security ,act4 #b4 ,amendments to ensure access to child support services for international child support cases 7a7 ,authority of the secretary of ,,hhs ,to ensure compliance with multilateral child support conventions 7#a7 ,in general ,section #deb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #feb7 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating the second subsection 7l7 7as added by section #gcjf of the ,deficit ,reduction ,act of #bjje7 as subsection 7m72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7n7 ,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 party4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #dec7k77#c7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7k77#c77 is amended by striking #deb7l7 and inserting #deb7m74 7b7 ,access to the federal parent locator service ,section #dec7;c7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#c72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#d7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 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 #dei;,a7c77#b74 4 7c7 ,state option ,to require individuals in foreign countries ,to apply through their country's appropriate central authority ,section #ded 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fed7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a77ii71 by inserting before the semicolon 7except that1 if the individual applying for the services resides in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign treaty country1 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 country1 and if the individual resides in a foreign country that is not a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country1 a ,state may accept or reject the application72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#cb7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1 a foreign treaty country1 after a foreign reciprocating country2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or foreign obligee and inserting 1 foreign treaty country1 or foreign individual4 7d7 ,amendments to international support enforcement provisions ,section #dei;,a 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fei;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,references ,in this part3 7#a7 ,foreign reciprocating country ,the term foreign reciprocating country means a foreign country 7or political subdivision thereof7 with respect to which the ,secretary has made a declaration pursuant to subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,foreign treaty country ,the term foreign treaty country means a foreign country for which the #bjjg ,family ,maintenance ,convention is in force4 7#c7 #bjjg family maintenance convention ,the term #bjjg ,family ,maintenance ,convention means the ,hague ,convention of #bc ,november #bjjg on the ,international ,recovery of ,child ,support and ,other ,forms of ,family ,maintenance4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking foreign countries that are the subject of a declaration under this section and inserting foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty countries2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and foreign treaty countries after foreign reciprocating countries2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d71 by striking the subject of a declaration pursuant to subsection 7a7 and inserting foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty countries4 7e7 ,collection of past-,due support from federal tax refunds ,section #dfd7;a77#b77;,a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ffd7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking under section #ded7d77;,a77ii7 and inserting under paragraph 7#d77;,a77ii7 or 7#cb7 of section #ded4 7f7 ,state law requirement concerning the uniform interstate family support act 7,,uifsa7 7#a7 ,in general ,section #dff7;f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7;f77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking on and after ,january #a1 #aiih12 7,b7 by striking and as in effect on ,august #bb1 #aiif12 and 7,c7 by striking adopted as of such date and inserting adopted as of ,september #cj1 #bjjh4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments to title #bh1 united states code ,section #agch;,b of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d71 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 order12 7,b7 in subsection 7e77#b77;,a71 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 order2 and 7,c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 by striking child means and inserting 7#a7 ,the term child means2 7ii7 by striking child's ,state means and inserting 7#b7 ,the term child's ,state means2 7iii7 by striking child's home ,state means and inserting 7#c7 ,the term child's home ,state means2 7iv7 by striking child support means and inserting 7#d7 ,the term child support means2 7v7 by striking child support order and inserting 7#e7 ,the term child support order2 7vi7 by striking contestant means and inserting 7#f7 ,the term contestant means2 7vii7 by striking court means and inserting 7#g7 ,the term court means2 7viii7 by striking modification means and inserting 7#h7 ,the term modification means2 and 7ix7 by striking ,state means and inserting 7#i7 ,the term ,state means4 7#c7 ,effective date2 grace period for state law changes 7,a7 ,paragraph 7#a7 7i7 ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect with respect to a ,state no later than the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature of the ,state implementing such paragraph1 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 ,act4 7ii7 ,for purposes of clause 7i71 in the case of a ,state that has a #b-year legislative session1 each year of the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the ,state legislature4 7,b7 ,paragraph 7#b7 7i7 ,the amendments made by subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 shall take effect on the date on which the ,hague ,convention of #bc ,november #bjjg on the ,international ,recovery of ,child ,support and ,other ,forms of ,family ,maintenance enters into force for the ,united ,states4 7ii7 ,the amendments made by subparagraph 7,c7 of paragraph 7#b7 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,data exchange standardization for improved interoperability 7a7 ,in general ,section #deb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #feb71 as amended by section #b7;a77#a7 of this ,act1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7o7 ,data exchange standards for improved interoperability 7#a7 ,designation ,the ,secretary shall1 in consultation with an interagency work group established by the ,office of ,management and ,budget and considering ,state government perspectives1 by rule1 designate data exchange standards to govern1 under this part-- 7,a7 necessary categories of information that ,state agencies operating programs under ,state plans approved under this part are required under applicable law to electronically exchange with another ,state agency2 and 7,b7 ,federal reporting and data exchange required under applicable law4 7#b7 ,requirements ,the data exchange standards required by paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the extent practicable-- 7,a7 incorporate a widely accepted1 non-proprietary1 searchable1 computer-readable format1 such as the e,xtensible ,markup ,language2 7,b7 contain interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships1 such as the ,national ,information ,exchange ,model2 7,c7 incorporate interoperable standards developed and maintained by ,federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance2 7,d7 be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles2 7,e7 be implemented in a manner that is cost-effective and improves program efficiency and effectiveness2 and 7,f7 be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary4 7#c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a change to existing data exchange standards found to be effective and efficient4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall issue a proposed rule within #bd months after the date of the enactment of this section4 ,the rule shall identify federally-required data exchanges1 include specification and timing of exchanges to be standardized1 and address the factors used in determining whether and when to standardize data exchanges4 ,it should also specify ,state implementation options and describe future milestones4 #d4 ,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 #dec 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7i77#b77;,a71 by striking #bd and inserting #dh2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7j71 by striking paragraph 7#e7 and inserting the following3 7#e7 ,research 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph1 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 #dec;,a7b71 for-- 7i7 research undertaken by a ,state or ,federal agency 7including through grant or contract7 for purposes found by the ,secretary to be likely to contribute to achieving the purposes of part ,a or this part2 or 7ii7 an evaluation or statistical analysis undertaken to assess the effectiveness of a ,federal program in achieving positive labor market outcomes 7including through grant or contract71 by-- 7,i7 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services2 7,,ii7 the ,social ,security ,administration2 7,,iii7 the ,department of ,labor2 7,,iv7 the ,department of ,education2 7,v7 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development2 7,,vi7 the ,department of ,justice2 7,,vii7 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs2 7,,viii7 the ,bureau of the ,census2 7,,ix7 the ,department of ,agriculture2 or 7,x7 the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7,b7 ,personal identifiers ,data or information provided under this paragraph may include a personal identifier only if1 in addition to meeting the requirements of subsections 7l7 and 7m7-- 7i7 the ,state or ,federal agency conducting the research described in subparagraph 7,a77i71 or the ,federal department or agency undertaking the evaluation or statistical analysis described in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 as applicable1 enters into an agreement with the ,secretary regarding the security and use of the data or information2 7ii7 the agreement includes such restrictions or conditions with respect to the use1 safeguarding1 disclosure1 or redisclosure of the data or information 7including by contractors or grantees7 as the ,secretary deems appropriate2 7iii7 the data or information is used exclusively for the purposes defined in the agreement2 and 7iv7 the ,secretary determines that the provision of data or information under this paragraph is the minimum amount needed to conduct the research1 evaluation1 or statistical analysis1 as applicable1 and will not interfere with the effective operation of the program under this part4 7,c7 ,penalties for unauthorized disclosure of data ,any individual who willfully discloses a personal identifier 7such as a name or social security number7 provided under this paragraph1 in any manner to an entity not entitled to receive the data or information1 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than #e years1 or both4 4 #e4 ,budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1 submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the ,chairman of the ,senate ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,june #ah1 #bjac4;,clerk4