,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agfc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ba1 #bjac,mr4 ,rockefeller introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to increase the effectiveness of child support enforcement and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,child ,support ,enforcement ,effectiveness ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,commission on ,child ,support 7a7 ,establishment ,there is hereby established a ,commission to be known as the ,commission on ,child ,support 7referred to in this section as the ,commission74 7b7 ,membership 7#a7 ,appointment ,the ,commission shall be composed of #ae members1 to be appointed not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 as follows3 7,a7 ,the majority and minority leaders of the ,senate1 in consultation with the chairman and ranking member of the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate1 shall jointly appoint #d members4 7,b7 ,the ,speaker and the minority leader of the ,house1 in consultation with the chairman and ranking member of the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives1 shall jointly appoint #d members4 7,c7 ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall appoint #g members4 7#b7 ,qualifications ,the membership of the ,commission shall consist of individuals who are knowledgeable on issues regarding child support and related activities and shall include1 among others1 individuals representing the interests of parents1 including noncustodial parents4 7#c7 ,period of appointment2 quorum ,the provisions under paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of section #abf of the ,family ,support ,act of #aihh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff note7 providing for appointment of members and quorum for transaction of business shall apply to the ,commission to the same extent and in the same manner as those provisions applied to the ,commission on ,interstate ,child ,support4 7#d7 ,meetings 7,a7 ,initial meeting ,following appointment of all of the members of the ,commission1 the first meeting of the ,commission shall be held on the first date for which all members are available 7as is determined by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services74 7,b7 ,chairman ,during the first meeting of the ,commission1 the ,commission shall elect a chairman from among its members4 7,c7 ,other meetings ,following the first meeting of the ,commission1 any subsequent meetings shall be at the call of the chairman or by a majority vote of the membership4 7,d7 ,open to the public ,all meetings of the ,commission shall be open to the public and any interested persons shall be permitted to appear at open meetings and present oral or written statements on the subject matter of the meeting1 subject to such requirements and limitations as are determined appropriate by the chairman4 ,all meetings of the ,commission shall be preceded by timely public notice in the ,federal ,register of the time1 place1 and subject of the meeting4 7#e7 ,compensation ,members of the ,commission are not entitled to receive compensation for service on the ,commission4 ,members may be reimbursed for travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 as authorized by section #egjc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,duties 7#a7 ,review of child support enforcement programs ,the ,commission shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of existing child support enforcement programs and collection practices employed by ,state agencies administering programs under part ,d of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq471 including a review of any unintended consequences or performance issues associated with such programs and practices4 7#b7 ,national ,conferences ,during fiscal years #bjad and #bjae1 the ,commission shall hold #a or more national conferences on child support reform for purposes of preparing the report described in paragraph 7#c74 7#c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than ,october #a1 #bjae1 the ,commission shall prepare and submit a report to ,congress that contains recommendations for such legislative and administrative actions as the ,commission determines appropriate for improvement in child support enforcement1 including the following3 7,a7 ,methods to enhance the effectiveness of child support enforcement programs and collection practices1 as determined pursuant to the ,commission's review of such programs and practices under paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,implementation of distribution policies that ensure children are the beneficiaries of child support paid by noncustodial parents4 7,c7 ,fostering engagement by noncustodial parents in their children's lives by consideration of parental time and visitation with children in determining child support1 and the role for alternative dispute resolution in making such determination4 7,d7 ,development of best practices for purposes of connecting custodial parents to services and support programs1 including services for parents who are victims of domestic violence4 7,e7 ,development of best practices for purposes of employment support1 job training1 and job placement for custodial and noncustodial parents4 7,f7 ,establishment of services1 supports1 and child support payment tracking for noncustodial parents1 including options for prevention and intervention on uncollectible arrearages such as retroactive obligations and ,medicaid birthing costs4 7,g7 ,development of options for ,states to collect child support payments from individuals who owe arrearages in excess of #b1ejj4 7d7 ,powers ,the provisions under section #abf7;e7 of the ,family ,support ,act of #aihh providing for use of mails1 donations1 procurement and contracting authority1 and establishment of rules shall apply to the ,commission to the same extent and in the same manner as those provisions applied to the ,commission on ,interstate ,child ,support4 7e7 ,termination ,the ,commission shall terminate #fj days after submission of the report described in subsection 7c77#c74 7f7 ,funding 7#a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,for purposes of carrying out this section1 there is authorized to be appropriated #b1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal years #bjad through #bjae4 7#b7 ,unobligated amounts ,any amounts made available under this section that are unobligated on the date of the termination of the ,commission under subsection 7e7 shall be returned to the ,treasury of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,reinstatement of ,federal matching of ,state spending of child support incentive payments ,effective as if enacted on ,october #a1 #bjac1 section #dee7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fee7;a77#a77 is amended by striking from amounts paid to the ,state under section #deh or4