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42 U.S.C. 655: Payments to States

Created in 1975 by Public Law 93-647. Changed by 17 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 2 U.S.C. 906, 42 U.S.C. 655a, 42 U.S.C. 658a, 42 U.S.C. 664, 42 U.S.C. 1315.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Child Support Services, Administration of Families and Services, Department of Health and Human Services (3).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–171, §7309(a), inserted "from amounts paid to the State under section 658a of this title or" before "to carry out an agreement" in concluding provisions. (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–171, §7308(a), substituted "66 percent" for "90 percent (rather than the percentage specified in subparagraph (A))". (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (a)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–169 amended Pub. L. 104–193, §344(b)(1)(A). See 1996 Amendment note below. (Foster Care Independence Act of 1999) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–113 added par. (5). (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (a)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–200, §102(b), added subpar. (D). (Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–200, §101(a), added par. (4). (Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–306 added cl. (iii). (Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–200, §201(f)(2)(B), made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 658a(b)(4), section 658a(b)(6), and section 658a(b)(5)(B) of this title. (Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5555(a)(1), inserted "or system described in clause (iii)" after "each State" and "or system" after "the State". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5555(a)(2), added cl. (iii). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5546(b), redesignated subsec. (b), relating to direct Federal funding to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as (f). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5546(c), amended heading and text of subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary may, in appropriate cases, make direct payments under this part to an Indian tribe or tribal organization which has an approved child support enforcemen… (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5546(b), redesignated subsec. (b), relating to direct Federal funding to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as (f). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (f)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–193, §344(c), which directed repeal of Pub. L. 100–485, §123(c), was executed by restoring the provisions of this section amended by §123(c) to read as if §123(c) had not been enacted, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See 1988 Amendment note below. (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–193, §344(b)(1)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 106–169, added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "equal to 90 percent (rather than the percent specified in subparagraph (A)) of so much of the sums expended during such quarter as are attrib… (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–193, §344(b)(1)(B), added par. (3). (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–193, §375(b), added subsec. (b) relating to direct Federal funding to Indian tribes and tribal organizations. (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–193, §395(d)(1)(E), substituted "noncustodial parents" for "absent parents". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (e)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–485, §123(c), which directed striking subpars. (A) and (B), redesignating subpar. (C) as (A), striking "(rather than the percentage specified in subparagraph (A))" and inserting "and" after the semicolon in subpar. (A), and adding new subpar. (B) which read "equal to the… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–485, §112(a), added subpar. (C). · (a)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–378, §4(a)(1)–(5), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and in par. (1) as so designated, struck out ", beginning with the quarter commencing July 1, 1975," after "for each quarter", substituted subpar. (A) for former par. (1) which provided for an amount equal to 7… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–378, §4(a)(6), added par. (2). Former par. (2) was struck out. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–378, §4(a)(3), redesignated par. (3) of subsec. (a) as subpar. (B) of subsec. (a)(1). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–378, §8, added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–248, §174(a), substituted "70 percent" for "75 percent". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 97–248, §174(b), struck out subsec. (c) which had provided that expenditures of courts of a State or its political subdivisions in connection with performance of services related to the operation of a plan approved under section 654 of this title, would be included in determini… · (c)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–35, as amended by Pub. L. 97–248, §171(b)(2), inserted provision that in determining the total amounts expended by any State during a quarter, for purposes of this subsection, there be excluded an amount equal to the total of any fees collected or other income resulting from… · (a)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–611, §9(c), inserted provision following par. (3) that no amount shall be paid to any State on account of amounts expended to carry out an agreement which it has entered into pursuant to section 663 of this title. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–611, §11(c), which was intended to make a technical correction in par. (3) by substituting a period for the semicolon at the end thereof, was not executed in view of the amendment by section 9(c) of Pub. L. 96–611 inserting provision following par. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–265, §405(a), added par. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–178 struck out provisions following par. (2) prohibiting payment to any State on account of furnishing child support collection or paternity determination services (other than the parent locator services) to individuals under section 654(6) of this title during any period beginning after… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–265, §407(a), substituted "Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary" for "The Secretary". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–265, §§404(a), 407(b), added subsecs. (c) and (d). · (c), (d)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–59 substituted "September 30, 1978" for "June 30, 1977" in provisions following par. (2). · (a)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–365 substituted "June 30, 1977" for "June 30, 1976". · (a)

    1975

    • Pub. L. 94–88, §§201(c), 205, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and inserted provisions authorizing Secretary to pay to each State for each quarter beginning with the quarter commencing July 1, 1975, an amount equal to 50 per cent of the total amounts expended by such Stat… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–88, §205, added subsec. (b). · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.