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 PUBLIC LAW 100-485—OCT. 13, 1988

102 STAT. 2343

Public Law 100-485 100th Congress An Act To revise the AFDC program to emphasize work, child support, and family benefits, to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to encourage and assist needy children and parents under the new program to obtain the education, training, and employment needed to avoid long-term welfare dependence, and to make other necessary improvements to assure that the new program will be more effective in achieving its objectives.

Oct. 13, 1988 [H.R. 1720]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Family Support ™,.^ SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Family Support A c to f 1988". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The

table of contents of this Act is as ^° ®

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE 1—CHILD SUPPORT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY SUBTITLE A—CHILD SUPPORT

101. 102. 103. 104.

Immediate income withholding. Disregard applicable to timely child support pasonents. State guidelines for child support award amounts. Timing of notice of support payment collections. SUBTITLE B—ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY

Sec. 111. Performance standards for State paternity establishment programs. Sec. 112. Increased Federal assistance for paternity establishment. SuBTfTLE C—IMPROVED PROCEDURES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNmr

Sec. 121. Requirement of prompt State response to requests for child support assistance. Sec. 122. Requirement of prompt State distribution of amounts collected as child support. Sec. 123. Automated tracking and monitoring systems made mandatory. Sec. 124. Additional information source for parent locator service. Sec. 125. Use of social security number to establish identity of parents. Sec. 126. Commission on Interstate Child Support. Sec 127. Costs of interstate enforcement demonstrations excluded in computing incentive payments. Sec. 128. Study of child-rearing costs. Sec. 129 Collection and reporting of child support enforcement data. TITLE II—JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM Sec. 201 Establishment and operation of program. Sec. 202. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 203 Regulations; performance standards; studies. Sec. 204. Effective date. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec

301. 302 303. 304.

governments. 42 USC 1305

follows:

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

Act of 1988. State and local

TITLE III—SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES Child care during participation in education, employment, and training. Extended eligibility for child care. Extended eligibility for medical assistance. Effective dates.

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