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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Administration for Children and
Families
Child Support Enforcement Program;
Report to Congress
Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of request for
information.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Child
Support Enforcement requests public
comments to inform its upcoming
Report to Congress. The Report to
Congress (‘‘Report’’) is required to be
submitted no later than June 30, 2015
under Title III, Section 305 of H.R. 4980
(Pub. L. 113–183), Preventing Sex
Trafficking and Strengthening Families
Act of 2014. The legislation was signed
into law on September 29, 2014. This
Request for Information offers the
opportunity for interested individuals
and organizations to provide input on
specific Report requirements or other
information that would be valuable to
the Report development.
DATES: Comments must be received by
11:59 p.m. on December 22, 2014, to be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Respondents are
encouraged to submit their comments
through the following methods;
although email is the preferred method
of submission.
Email: Email comments concerning
this notice to OCSEreport@acf.hhs.gov.
Email submissions will receive an
electronic confirmation acknowledging
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receive individualized feedback on any
suggestions.
Postal Mail: ACF/Office of Child
Support Enforcement, Attn: OCSE
Report—Sheila Drake, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., 4th Floor East,
Washington, DC 20447. Submissions by
postal mail must be received by the
deadline, and should allow sufficient
time for security processing.
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and organizations to provide input on
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Background
H.R. 4980 (Pub. L. 113–183),
Preventing Sex Trafficking and
Strengthening Families Act (Act) of
2014 was passed by both the House and
Senate and then signed by the President
on September 29, 2014. Under the Act’s
Title III—Improving International Child
Support Recovery, Section 305—Report
to Congress, the Secretary, in
conjunction with the strategic plan, is
directed to review and provide
recommendations for cost-effective
improvements to the child support
enforcement program funded under title
IV–D of the Social Security Act and
ensure that the plan addresses the
effectiveness and performance of the
program, analyzes program practices,
identifies possible new collection tools
and approaches, and identifies strategies
for holding parents accountable for
supporting their children and for
building the capacity of parents to pay
child support, with specific attention
given to matters including front-end
services, ongoing case management,
collections, tribal-state partnerships,
interstate and intergovernmental
interactions, program performance, data
analytics, and information technology.
This shall be done in consultation with
stakeholders including state, tribal, and
county child support directors; judges
who preside over family courts and
organizations that represent the judges;
custodial and noncustodial parents and
the organizations that represent them;
and fiduciaries such as financial
institutions and employers. The
Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress not later than June 30, 2015,
which will include:
• An analysis of the effectiveness of
state child support programs;
• Recommendations for methods to
enhance the effectiveness of child
support programs and collection
practices;
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• A review of state best practices in
regards to establishing and operating
state and multistate lien registries;
• A compilation of state recovery and
distribution policies;
• Options, with analysis, for methods
to engage noncustodial parents in the
lives of their children through
consideration of parental time and
visitation with children;
• An analysis of the role of alternative
dispute resolution in making child
support determinations;
• Identification of best practices for
determining which services and support
programs available to custodial and
noncustodial parents are nonduplicative, evidence-based, produce
quality outcomes, and connect parents
to those services and support programs.
Identification of best practices for
providing employment support, job
training, and job placement for custodial
and noncustodial parents. Identification
of best practices for establishing services
and supports and child support tracking
with options for preventing and
resolving uncollectible arrears;
• Options, with analysis, for methods
for states to use to collect child support
payments from individuals who owe
excessive arrearages;
• A review of state practices used to
determine which individuals are
excluded from the requirement to be
reported to the Passport Denial program,
including the extent to which
individuals are able to successfully
contest or appeal decisions; and
• Options, with analysis, for such
legislative and administrative actions as
are determined to be appropriate for
improvement in child support
enforcement.
Additional Instructions Regarding
Comments To Be Submitted
In your comments, please reference
the specific paragraph of the legislation
or issue area. Please do not include in
your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
information. Information obtained as a
result of this notice may be used by the
Federal Government for Report
development. Please be aware that your
comments may be posted online or cited
in the Report.
Authority: Sec. 305, Pub. L. 113–183, 128
Stat. 1919.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Child Support Enforcement Program; Report to Congress
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement requests
public comments to inform its upcoming Report to Congress. The Report
to Congress (``Report'') is required to be submitted no later than June
30, 2015 under Title III, Section 305 of H.R. 4980 (Pub. L. 113-183),
Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014. The
legislation was signed into law on September 29, 2014. This Request for
Information offers the opportunity for interested individuals and
organizations to provide input on specific Report requirements or other
information that would be valuable to the Report development.
DATES: Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on December 22, 2014, to
be considered.
ADDRESSES: Respondents are encouraged to submit their comments through
the following methods; although email is the preferred method of
submission.
Email: Email comments concerning this notice to
OCSEreport@acf.hhs.gov. Email submissions will receive an electronic
confirmation acknowledging
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receipt of your response, but will not receive individualized feedback
on any suggestions.
Postal Mail: ACF/Office of Child Support Enforcement, Attn: OCSE
Report--Sheila Drake, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th Floor East,
Washington, DC 20447. Submissions by postal mail must be received by
the deadline, and should allow sufficient time for security processing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Request for Information offers the
opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide
input on specific Report requirements or other information that would
be valuable to the Report development.
Background
H.R. 4980 (Pub. L. 113-183), Preventing Sex Trafficking and
Strengthening Families Act (Act) of 2014 was passed by both the House
and Senate and then signed by the President on September 29, 2014.
Under the Act's Title III--Improving International Child Support
Recovery, Section 305--Report to Congress, the Secretary, in
conjunction with the strategic plan, is directed to review and provide
recommendations for cost-effective improvements to the child support
enforcement program funded under title IV-D of the Social Security Act
and ensure that the plan addresses the effectiveness and performance of
the program, analyzes program practices, identifies possible new
collection tools and approaches, and identifies strategies for holding
parents accountable for supporting their children and for building the
capacity of parents to pay child support, with specific attention given
to matters including front-end services, ongoing case management,
collections, tribal-state partnerships, interstate and
intergovernmental interactions, program performance, data analytics,
and information technology. This shall be done in consultation with
stakeholders including state, tribal, and county child support
directors; judges who preside over family courts and organizations that
represent the judges; custodial and noncustodial parents and the
organizations that represent them; and fiduciaries such as financial
institutions and employers. The Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress not later than June 30, 2015, which will include:
An analysis of the effectiveness of state child support
programs;
Recommendations for methods to enhance the effectiveness
of child support programs and collection practices;
A review of state best practices in regards to
establishing and operating state and multistate lien registries;
A compilation of state recovery and distribution policies;
Options, with analysis, for methods to engage noncustodial
parents in the lives of their children through consideration of
parental time and visitation with children;
An analysis of the role of alternative dispute resolution
in making child support determinations;
Identification of best practices for determining which
services and support programs available to custodial and noncustodial
parents are non-duplicative, evidence-based, produce quality outcomes,
and connect parents to those services and support programs.
Identification of best practices for providing employment support, job
training, and job placement for custodial and noncustodial parents.
Identification of best practices for establishing services and supports
and child support tracking with options for preventing and resolving
uncollectible arrears;
Options, with analysis, for methods for states to use to
collect child support payments from individuals who owe excessive
arrearages;
A review of state practices used to determine which
individuals are excluded from the requirement to be reported to the
Passport Denial program, including the extent to which individuals are
able to successfully contest or appeal decisions; and
Options, with analysis, for such legislative and
administrative actions as are determined to be appropriate for
improvement in child support enforcement.
Additional Instructions Regarding Comments To Be Submitted
In your comments, please reference the specific paragraph of the
legislation or issue area. Please do not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal
information or proprietary information. Information obtained as a
result of this notice may be used by the Federal Government for Report
development. Please be aware that your comments may be posted online or
cited in the Report.
Authority: Sec. 305, Pub. L. 113-183, 128 Stat. 1919.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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