Title IV D Federal Funds Child Support and Establishment of Paternity GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION PROGRAMS Sec. 469B. [42 U.S.C. 669b] (a) In General.—The Administration for Children and Families shall make grants under this section to enable States to establish and administer programs to support and facilitate noncustodial parents’ access to and visitation of their children, by means of activities including mediation (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement (including monitoring, supervision and neutral dropoff and pickup), and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. (b) Amount of Grant.—The amount of the grant to be made to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the lesser of— (1) 90 percent of State expenditures during the fiscal year for activities described in subsection (a); or (2) the allotment of the State under subsection (c) for the fiscal year. (c) Allotments to States.— (1) In general.—The allotment of a State for a fiscal year is the amount that bears the same ratio to $10,000,000 for grants under this section for the fiscal year as the number of children in the State living with only 1 biological parent bears to the total number of such children in all States. (2) Minimum allotment.—The Administration for Children and Families shall adjust allotments to States under paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure that no State is allotted less than— (A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1997 or 1998; or (B) $100,000 for any succeeding fiscal year. (d) No Supplantation of State Expenditures for Similar Activities.—A State to which a grant is made under this section may not use the grant to supplant expenditures by the State for activities specified in subsection (a), but shall use the grant to supplement such expenditures at a level at least equal to the level of such expenditures for fiscal year 1995. (e) State Administration.—Each State to which a grant is made under this section— (1) may administer State programs funded with the grant directly or through grants to or contracts with courts, local public agencies, or nonprofit private entities; (2) shall not be required to operate such programs on a statewide basis; and (3) shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such programs in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Title IV of the Social Security Act is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office of Family Assistance administers benefit payments under Title IV, Parts A and C. The Administration for Public Services, Office of Human Development Services, administers social services under Title IV, Parts B and E. The Office of Child Support Enforcement administers the child support program under Title IV, Part D. Title IV appears in the United States Code as §§601–687, subchapter IV, chapter 7, Title 42. Regulations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to Title IV are contained in chapters II, III, and XIII, Title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. Regulations of the Secretary of Labor relating to Title IV are contained in subtitle A, Title 29, and chapter 29, Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. See Vol. II, 31 U.S.C. 3720 and 3720A, with respect to collection of payments due to Federal agencies; 6504–6505, with respect to intergovernmental cooperation; 7501–7507, with respect to uniform audit requirements for State and local governments receiving Federal financial assistance. See Vol. II, P.L. 82-183, §618, which prohibits denial of grants-in-aid under certain conditions. See Vol. II, P.L. 88-352, §601, for prohibition against discrimination in federally assisted programs. See Vol. II, P.L. 89-73, §213, with respect to eligibility for Federal surplus property. See Vol. II, P.L. 89-97, §121(b), with respect to restrictions on payment to a State receiving payments under Title XIX. See Vol. II, Appendix I, P.L. 94-241, §1, for §502(a)(1) of H.J. Res. 549, with respect to participation by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on the same basis as Guam. See Vol. II, P.L. 100-204, §724(d), with respect to furnishing information to the United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations; and §725(b), with respect to the detailing of Government personnel. See Vol. II, P.L. 100-235, §§5–8, with respect to responsibilities of each Federal agency for computer systems security and privacy. See Vol. II, P.L. 100-690, §5301(a)(1)(C) and (d)(1)(B), with respect to benefits of drug traffickers and possessors. See Vol. II, P.L. 101-508, §§13301 and 13302, with respect to the OASDI Trust Funds. [2] This table of contents does not appear in the law. http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title04/0400.htm Government Programs |
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