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 98 STAT. 1312

PUBLIC LAW 98-378—AUG. 16, 1984

(2) by striking out ", beginning with the quarter commencing July 1, 1975,"; (3) by striking out paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (1) and (3) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (4) by amending paragraph (1)(A) as so redesignated to read as follows: "(A) equal to the percent specified in paragraph (2) of the total amounts expended by such State during such quarter for the operation of the plan approved under section 454, and"; (5) in paragraph (1)(B) as so redesignated, by striking out "specified in clause (1) or (2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "specified in subparagraph (A)"; and (6) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) The percent applicable to quarters in a fiscal year for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) is— "(A) 70 percent for fiscal years 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1987, "(B) 68 percent for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, and "(C) 66 percent for fiscal year 1990 and each fiscal year (b) Subsections (d)(1)(B), (d)(2)(A), (d)(2)(B), and (e) of section 452 of such Act are each amended by striking out "455(a)(3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "455(a)(1)(B)". Effective date. (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to fiscal 42 USC 652 note, years after fiscal year 1983. 42 USC 652.

FEDERAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS

42 USC 658.

SEC. 5. (a) Section 458 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: "INCENTIVE PAYMENTS TO STATES

42 USC 602. Post, p. 1318.

"SEC. 458. (a) In order to encourage and reward State child support enforcement programs which perform in a cost-effective and efficient manner to secure support for all children who have sought assistance in securing support, whether such children reside within the State or elsewhere and whether or not they are eligible for aid to families with dependent children under a State plan approved under part A of this title, and regardless of the economic circumstances of their parents, the Secretary shall, from support collected which would otherwise represent the Federal share of assistance to families of absent parents, pay to each State for each fiscal year, on a quarterly basis (as described in subsection (e)) beginning with the quarter commencing October 1, 1985, an incentive payment in an amount determined under subsection (b). "(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the incentive payment shall be equal to— "(A) 6 percent of the total amount of support collected under the plan during the fiscal year in cases in which the support obligation involved is assigned to the State pursuant to section 402(a)(26) or section 471(a)(17) (with such total amount for any fiscal year being hereafter referred to in this section as the State's 'AFDC collections' for that year), plus "(B) 6 percent of the total amount of support collected during the fiscal year in all other cases under this part (with such total amount for any fiscal year being hereafter referred to in this section as the State's 'non-AFDC collections' for that year).

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