To improve the effectiveness and available tools of State and tribal child support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill extends federal child support enforcement tools to tribal child support agencies. Currently, state child support agencies can intercept federal tax refunds and access IRS taxpayer information to collect unpaid child support. This bill gives tribal agencies the same powers, treating them like state agencies under federal law.
Who Benefits and How
Tribal child support enforcement agencies gain access to powerful federal tools including tax refund intercepts and IRS information sharing. Children in tribal communities benefit from more effective child support collection. Native American families owed child support will see improved enforcement and collection rates.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The IRS must expand its systems to share taxpayer information with tribal agencies and process tribal requests. Non-custodial parents who owe child support to tribal agencies now face federal enforcement tools, including tax refund seizures. Federal agencies administering these programs face increased coordination requirements.
Key Provisions
- Extends Section 464 of the Social Security Act (tax refund intercept) to tribal agencies
- Amends IRS Code Section 6103 to allow information disclosure to tribal child support agencies
- Grants tribal agencies access to the Federal Parent Locator Service
- Treats tribal agencies equivalently to state agencies for enforcement purposes
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends federal child support enforcement tools, including IRS tax refund intercepts and information sharing, to tribal child support enforcement agencies, treating them equivalently to state agencies.
Key Policy Areas
Social Services, Tribal Affairs, Tax Administration
Primary Purpose
Extends federal child support enforcement tools, including IRS tax refund intercepts and information sharing, to tribal child support enforcement agencies, treating them equivalently to state agencies.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Improving the effectiveness of tribal child support enforcement agencies
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Tribal child support enforcement agencies
- Children in tribal communities
- Native American families owed child support
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- IRS
- Non-custodial parents owing child support
- Federal agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Balderson, Mr. Carey, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Dingell, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Hern (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Moore …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal Parent Locator Service, Internal Revenue Service, Tribal child support enforcement agencies receiving grants under Section 455(f) of the Social Security Act
Positive-direction: Tribal child support enforcement agencies receiving grants under Section 455(f) of the Social Security Act
Negative-direction: Federal Parent Locator Service, Internal Revenue Service
Children in tribal communities owed child support, Native American families owed child support, Non-custodial parents owing child support in tribal jurisdictions
Positive-direction: Children in tribal communities owed child support, Native American families owed child support
Negative-direction: Non-custodial parents owing child support in tribal jurisdictions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any agency of a State or political subdivision operating pursuant to an approved plan under the Social Security Act, or any child support enforcement agency of an Indian tribe or tribal organization receiving a grant under section 455(f) of the Social Security Act.
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