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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§669 Collection and reporting of child support enforcement data

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES › Part Part D— - Child Support and Establishment of Paternity › § 669

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must collect and keep up-to-date, state-by-state counts on a fiscal-year basis for each service type. For each service, report how many cases needed it and how many cases received it. Show paternity-establishment and child-support-obligation services separately. Also separate counts for people getting Part A or Part E aid and for those who are not. A service is counted as provided when the task is finished.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §669

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)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)The statistics required by subsection (a) shall be separately stated with respect to paternity establishment services and child support obligation establishment services.
(c)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)For purposes of subsection (a)(2), a service has actually been provided when the task described by the service has been accomplished.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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), substituted “assistance under State programs funded under part A of this subchapter and for families not receiving such assistance)” for “aid under plans approved under part A of this subchapter and for families not receiving such aid)”. Subsec. (b)(2), (4). Pub. L. 104–193, § 395(d)(2)(E), substituted “a noncustodial parent” for “an absent parent”. 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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–200 applicable to information 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 AmendmentAmendment by section 108(c)(16) of Pub. L. 104–193 effective 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 entitlement 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 approved Oct. 13, 1988.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 669

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73