42 U.S.C. § 669 — Collection and reporting of child support

Page 2351 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 669a full and complete report of results of such study, in- cluding recommendations for legislative, administra- tive, and other actions. § 668. Encouragement of States to adopt civil pro- cedure for establishing paternity in con- tested cases In the administration of the child support en- forcement program under this part, each State is encouraged to establish and implement a civil procedure for establishing paternity in con- tested cases. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 468, as added Pub. L. 100–485, title I, § 111(d), Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2350; amended Pub. L. 104–193, title III, § 331(c), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2230.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–193 struck out ‘‘a simple civil proc- ess for voluntarily acknowledging paternity and’’ after ‘‘implement’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 104–193, see section 395(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 104–193, set out as a note under section 654 of this title. § 669. Collection and reporting of child support enforcement data (a) In general With respect to each type of service described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall collect and maintain up-to-date statistics, by State, and on a fiscal year basis, on— (1) the number of cases in the caseload of the State agency administering the plan approved under this part in which the service is needed; and (2) the number of such cases in which the service has actually been provided. (b) Types of services The statistics required by subsection (a) shall be separately stated with respect to paternity establishment services and child support obliga- tion establishment services. (c) Types of service recipients The statistics required by subsection (a) shall be separately stated with respect to— (1) recipients of assistance under a State program funded under part A or of payments or services under a State plan approved under part E; and (2) individuals who are not such recipients. (d) Rule of interpretation For purposes of subsection (a)(2), a service has actually been provided when the task described by the service has been accomplished. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 469, as added Pub. L. 100–485, title I, § 129, Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2356; amended Pub. L. 100–647, title VIII, § 8105(6), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3797; Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(c)(16), title III, § 395(d)(2)(E), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2166, 2260; Pub. L. 105–200, title IV, § 407(a), July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 672.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–200 reenacted section catchline without change, added subsecs. (a) to (c), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d) and inserted heading, and struck out former subsec. (a) relating to statistics on need for and actual provision of services and subsec. (b) relating to types of services. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–193, § 108(c)(16), sub- stituted ‘‘assistance under State programs funded under part A of this subchapter and for families not re- ceiving such assistance)’’ for ‘‘aid under plans approved under part A of this subchapter and for families not re- ceiving such aid)’’. Subsec. (b)(2), (4). Pub. L. 104–193, § 395(d)(2)(E), sub- stituted ‘‘a noncustodial parent’’ for ‘‘an absent par- ent’’. 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–647 made technical amendment to references to part A of this subchapter and to this part involving underlying provisions of original act and requiring no change in text. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–200 applicable to informa- tion maintained with respect to fiscal year 1995 or any succeeding fiscal year, see section 407(c) of Pub. L. 105–200, set out as a note under section 652 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 108(c)(16) of Pub. L. 104–193 ef- fective July 1, 1997, with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of enti- tlement under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title. For effective date of amendment by section 395(d)(2)(E) of Pub. L. 104–193, see section 395(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 104–193, set out as a note under section 654 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 100–647, title VIII, § 8105, Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3797, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on date of enactment of Family Support Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100–485, which was ap- proved Oct. 13, 1988. § 669a. Nonliability for financial institutions pro- viding financial records to State child sup- port enforcement agencies in child support cases (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of Fed- eral or State law, a financial institution shall not be liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforce- ment agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such indi- vidual, or for disclosing any such record to the Federal Parent Locator Service pursuant to sec- tion 666(a)(17)(A) of this title. (b) Prohibition of disclosure of financial record obtained by State child support enforcement agency A State child support enforcement agency which obtains a financial record of an individual