Jim Untershine, GZS of LB, 11-04-04
IV-D - Child
Support and Establishment of Paternity
USC
42 655 - Payments to States= 66%*A + 80%*B
+ 90%*C + 66%*D
A = Operation of the plan approved under section 654
B = Automatic data processing and information retrieval system
C = Laboratory costs incurred in determining paternity
D = Alternative statewide system for which a waiver has been granted under section 652 (d)(3)
IV-D - Child Support
and Establishment of Paternity
USC
42 658a - Incentive
payments to States - ( A / B )*[ 2*( C + D + E )
+ F ]*[
a + b + c + 75%*( d + e ) ]
A = Incentive payment pool ( $422 million in 2000 )
B = Sum total of [ 2*( C + D + E ) + F ]*[ a + b + c + 75%*( d + e ) ] calculations for each state
C = IV-A collections (TANF)
D = IV-E collections (Fostercare)
E = IV-D collections not required to be assigned (Interest)
F = IV-D collections minus E (Child Support)Paternity establishment
a = 0 ( 0% < aa < 50% )
a = aa + 10% ( 50% < aa < 70% )
a = 2*aa - 60% ( 70% < aa < 80% )aa = IV-D or statewide paternity establishment percentage (Table_58%)
Establishment of child support orders
b = 0 ( 0% < bb < 50% )
b = bb + 10% ( 50% < bb < 70% )
b = 2* bb - 60% ( 70% < bb < 80% )bb = Percentage of the total number of cases in which there is a support order (Table_48 / Table_44)
Collections on current child support due
c = 0 ( 0% < cc < 40% )
c = cc + 10% ( 40% < cc < 70% )
c = 2*cc - 60% ( 70% < cc < 80% )cc = Current support collected divided by the current support owed (Table_74 / Table_72)
Collections on child support arrearages
d = 0 ( 0% < dd < 40% )
d = dd + 10% ( 40% < dd < 70% )
d = 2*dd - 60% ( 70% < dd < 80% )
dd = Number of cases in which payments of past-due child support were received and distributed divided by the total number of cases in which there is past-due child support (Table_50 / Table_70)
Cost-effectiveness
e = 0 ( 0 < ee < 2 )
e = ee*20% ( 2 < ee < 5 )
ee = Amount collected divided by amount expended (Table_16)
Calculated data using OCSE Tables
State |
Paternity |
CS
Orders |
Current
CS |
Owed
CS |
Cost
Eff |
Incentive
base |
Collection
base |
Incentive
base amount |
Share
|
Incentive
|
Collection
|
%
Collections
|
|
T58 |
T48/T44 |
T74/T72 |
T50/T70 |
T16 |
a+b+c+75%*(d+e) |
2*(T8+T9)+T10 |
IB*CB |
|
|
T8+T9+T10 |
|
|
a |
b |
c |
d |
e |
IB |
CB |
IBA |
IBA/B |
(A*B)*IBA |
|
IP/Collections |
Alabama |
70% |
66% |
0% |
70% |
67% |
2.39 |
204 |
489 |
0.7% |
2.94 |
192 |
1.53% |
Alaska |
90% |
97% |
59% |
98% |
66% |
3.69 |
88 |
325 |
0.5% |
1.95 |
71 |
2.75% |
Arizona |
93% |
67% |
55% |
74% |
65% |
3.19 |
223 |
711 |
1.0% |
4.28 |
197 |
2.17% |
Arkansas |
75% |
77% |
57% |
78% |
59% |
3.12 |
131 |
408 |
0.6% |
2.45 |
120 |
2.04% |
California |
75% |
79% |
50% |
79% |
61% |
3.09 |
2,810 |
8,684 |
12.4% |
52.21 |
2,059 |
2.54% |
Colorado |
100% |
96% |
61% |
73% |
56% |
3.53 |
206 |
729 |
1.0% |
4.38 |
176 |
2.49% |
Connecticut |
84% |
74% |
63% |
75% |
69% |
3.29 |
241 |
793 |
1.1% |
4.77 |
191 |
2.50% |
Delaware |
78% |
70% |
68% |
100% |
52% |
3.30 |
56 |
186 |
0.3% |
1.12 |
49 |
2.28% |
Dist.
Of Col. |
0% |
0% |
54% |
61% |
44% |
1.33 |
40 |
53 |
0.1% |
0.32 |
35 |
0.90% |
Florida |
100% |
0% |
60% |
100% |
60% |
2.80 |
723 |
2,024 |
2.9% |
12.17 |
648 |
1.88% |
Georgia |
0% |
65% |
58% |
79% |
66% |
2.31 |
406 |
938 |
1.3% |
5.64 |
362 |
1.56% |
Guam |
0% |
63% |
50% |
83% |
48% |
2.12 |
9 |
19 |
0.0% |
0.12 |
8 |
1.50% |
Hawaii |
100% |
0% |
60% |
68% |
81% |
2.72 |
78 |
213 |
0.3% |
1.28 |
67 |
1.92% |
Idaho |
100% |
95% |
63% |
83% |
76% |
3.77 |
79 |
299 |
0.4% |
1.80 |
75 |
2.40% |
Illinois |
0% |
0% |
0% |
66% |
46% |
0.84 |
443 |
370 |
0.5% |
2.23 |
361 |
0.62% |
Indiana |
0% |
62% |
54% |
71% |
100% |
2.44 |
390 |
952 |
1.4% |
5.73 |
366 |
1.56% |
Iowa |
100% |
100% |
72% |
89% |
80% |
3.99 |
262 |
1,047 |
1.5% |
6.29 |
219 |
2.88% |
Kansas |
68% |
0% |
58% |
100% |
54% |
2.42 |
167 |
405 |
0.6% |
2.44 |
139 |
1.75% |
Kentucky |
77% |
75% |
61% |
100% |
76% |
3.45 |
260 |
897 |
1.3% |
5.39 |
226 |
2.38% |
Louisiana |
70% |
60% |
62% |
90% |
92% |
3.29 |
230 |
758 |
1.1% |
4.56 |
214 |
2.13% |
Maine |
100% |
100% |
67% |
100% |
90% |
4.10 |
123 |
506 |
0.7% |
3.04 |
89 |
3.40% |
Maryland |
84% |
71% |
69% |
89% |
67% |
3.41 |
393 |
1,340 |
1.9% |
8.06 |
368 |
2.19% |
Massachusetts |
96% |
77% |
69% |
86% |
67% |
3.57 |
365 |
1,302 |
1.9% |
7.83 |
319 |
2.46% |
Michigan |
92% |
81% |
77% |
88% |
100% |
3.91 |
1,477 |
5,780 |
8.2% |
34.76 |
1,347 |
2.58% |
Minnesota |
85% |
90% |
78% |
100% |
79% |
3.88 |
534 |
2,071 |
3.0% |
12.45 |
477 |
2.61% |
Mississippi |
74% |
0% |
59% |
95% |
92% |
2.74 |
153 |
418 |
0.6% |
2.52 |
144 |
1.74% |
Missouri |
91% |
88% |
58% |
73% |
64% |
3.40 |
386 |
1,310 |
1.9% |
7.87 |
339 |
2.32% |
Montana |
100% |
100% |
67% |
93% |
61% |
3.83 |
46 |
178 |
0.3% |
1.07 |
41 |
2.62% |
Nebraska |
91% |
90% |
71% |
100% |
74% |
3.82 |
154 |
590 |
0.8% |
3.55 |
142 |
2.49% |
Nevada |
89% |
66% |
60% |
100% |
0% |
2.90 |
88 |
254 |
0.4% |
1.53 |
79 |
1.93% |
New
Hampshire |
100% |
97% |
75% |
100% |
89% |
4.14 |
81 |
334 |
0.5% |
2.01 |
71 |
2.82% |
New
Jersey |
87% |
88% |
73% |
100% |
87% |
3.88 |
745 |
2,889 |
4.1% |
17.37 |
679 |
2.56% |
New
Mexico |
0% |
0% |
50% |
77% |
0% |
1.08 |
47 |
51 |
0.1% |
0.31 |
40 |
0.78% |
New
York |
72% |
76% |
87% |
86% |
92% |
3.69 |
1,295 |
4,775 |
6.8% |
28.71 |
1,102 |
2.61% |
North
Carolina |
64% |
67% |
69% |
100% |
71% |
3.28 |
441 |
1,447 |
2.1% |
8.70 |
396 |
2.20% |
North
Dakota |
98% |
92% |
77% |
86% |
86% |
3.95 |
46 |
182 |
0.3% |
1.10 |
42 |
2.62% |
Ohio |
89% |
96% |
76% |
96% |
93% |
4.03 |
1,511 |
6,091 |
8.7% |
36.62 |
1,411 |
2.60% |
Oklahoma |
0% |
72% |
54% |
75% |
50% |
2.20 |
127 |
280 |
0.4% |
1.69 |
107 |
1.57% |
Oregon |
77% |
76% |
70% |
81% |
100% |
3.58 |
271 |
971 |
1.4% |
5.84 |
248 |
2.35% |
Pennsylvania |
92% |
96% |
77% |
100% |
100% |
4.15 |
1,263 |
5,238 |
7.5% |
31.49 |
1,167 |
2.70% |
Puerto
Rico |
100% |
73% |
55% |
78% |
100% |
3.61 |
186 |
669 |
1.0% |
4.03 |
183 |
2.20% |
Rhode
Island |
70% |
61% |
64% |
77% |
82% |
3.14 |
65 |
205 |
0.3% |
1.24 |
48 |
2.55% |
South
Carolina |
85% |
76% |
0% |
77% |
96% |
2.90 |
202 |
586 |
0.8% |
3.52 |
188 |
1.87% |
South
Dakota |
100% |
100% |
78% |
100% |
100% |
4.28 |
60 |
256 |
0.4% |
1.54 |
44 |
3.54% |
Tennessee |
73% |
0% |
55% |
74% |
89% |
2.50 |
280 |
699 |
1.0% |
4.20 |
248 |
1.69% |
Texas |
62% |
66% |
75% |
68% |
93% |
3.24 |
1,047 |
3,391 |
4.8% |
20.39 |
965 |
2.11% |
Utah |
100% |
100% |
65% |
89% |
64% |
3.80 |
137 |
522 |
0.7% |
3.14 |
118 |
2.66% |
Vermont |
100% |
100% |
76% |
100% |
75% |
4.07 |
48 |
193 |
0.3% |
1.16 |
39 |
3.00% |
Virginia |
100% |
78% |
67% |
81% |
88% |
3.71 |
384 |
1,425 |
2.0% |
8.57 |
348 |
2.46% |
Washington |
100% |
100% |
70% |
96% |
85% |
4.06 |
641 |
2,602 |
3.7% |
15.65 |
549 |
2.85% |
West
Virginia |
89% |
71% |
72% |
100% |
77% |
3.65 |
136 |
499 |
0.7% |
3.00 |
120 |
2.49% |
Wisconsin |
100% |
93% |
93% |
100% |
100% |
4.36 |
612 |
2,672 |
3.8% |
16.07 |
569 |
2.82% |
Wyoming |
70% |
82% |
66% |
86% |
79% |
3.41 |
45 |
155 |
0.2% |
0.93 |
42 |
2.22% |
National
Total |
40 |
37 |
33 |
46 |
39 |
173 |
20,439 |
70,183 |
1 |
422 |
17,847 |
119.38% |
National
Avg |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
379 |
1,300 |
0 |
8 |
330 |
0 |
OCSE 2000 Tables
State |
T8 |
T9 |
T10 |
T11 |
T11A |
T16 |
T18 |
T19 |
T19A |
T44 |
T48 |
T50 |
T58 |
T70 |
T72 |
T74 |
ALABAMA |
12.0 |
0.3 |
180 |
3.7 |
2% |
3.370 |
4 |
3.1 |
26% |
0.305 |
0.172 |
0.108 |
60% |
0.18 |
316 |
111 |
ALASKA |
16.6 |
0.3 |
54 |
3.6 |
7% |
3.310 |
6 |
7.2 |
43% |
0.047 |
0.037 |
0.028 |
75% |
0.04 |
92 |
45 |
ARIZONA |
26.3 |
0.1 |
170 |
9.7 |
6% |
3.250 |
13 |
8.9 |
34% |
0.234 |
0.134 |
0.085 |
76% |
0.13 |
327 |
146 |
ARKANSAS |
9.9 |
0.2 |
110 |
3.6 |
3% |
2.970 |
5 |
2.5 |
25% |
0.150 |
0.101 |
0.069 |
65% |
0.10 |
183 |
87 |
CALIFORNIA |
736.1 |
14.7 |
1,309 |
176.3 |
13% |
3.050 |
302 |
347.1 |
46% |
2.028 |
1.401 |
0.798 |
65% |
1.15 |
2,565 |
1,026 |
COLORADO |
29.2 |
1.0 |
146 |
4.3 |
3% |
2.790 |
9 |
14.2 |
47% |
0.146 |
0.114 |
0.077 |
87% |
0.12 |
247 |
125 |
CONNECTICUT |
49.3 |
0.7 |
141 |
1.7 |
1% |
3.450 |
17 |
22.3 |
45% |
0.185 |
0.119 |
0.080 |
72% |
0.12 |
257 |
138 |
DELAWARE |
7.1 |
0.1 |
42 |
4.6 |
11% |
2.620 |
2 |
2.9 |
41% |
0.056 |
0.034 |
0.027 |
68% |
0.03 |
74 |
43 |
DIST.
OF COL. |
4.5 |
0.0 |
31 |
1.7 |
6% |
2.190 |
2 |
2.1 |
48% |
0.128 |
0.034 |
0.016 |
32% |
0.03 |
74 |
33 |
FLORIDA |
74.5 |
0.7 |
573 |
41.7 |
7% |
3.000 |
29 |
32.6 |
43% |
0.784 |
0.372 |
0.305 |
86% |
0.33 |
960 |
479 |
GEORGIA |
42.7 |
1.2 |
318 |
0.3 |
0% |
3.280 |
12 |
13.9 |
32% |
0.542 |
0.301 |
0.183 |
49% |
0.27 |
590 |
281 |
GUAM |
1.4 |
- |
6 |
3.4 |
53% |
2.420 |
1 |
0.3 |
24% |
0.011 |
0.006 |
0.003 |
34% |
0.00 |
13 |
5 |
HAWAII |
11.6 |
0.1 |
55 |
3.8 |
7% |
4.050 |
3 |
4.9 |
42% |
0.092 |
0.043 |
0.028 |
86% |
0.05 |
102 |
51 |
IDAHO |
4.2 |
0.1 |
71 |
0.1 |
0% |
3.810 |
2 |
1.3 |
30% |
0.072 |
0.056 |
0.040 |
84% |
0.06 |
110 |
58 |
ILLINOIS |
81.3 |
- |
280 |
1.3 |
0% |
2.280 |
28 |
40.3 |
50% |
1.069 |
0.321 |
0.175 |
38% |
0.31 |
608 |
222 |
INDIANA |
24.0 |
0.1 |
342 |
14.0 |
4% |
7.250 |
10 |
8.0 |
33% |
0.475 |
0.245 |
0.141 |
38% |
0.23 |
604 |
267 |
IOWA |
42.4 |
1.3 |
175 |
4.5 |
3% |
4.000 |
21 |
15.5 |
36% |
0.165 |
0.142 |
0.118 |
81% |
0.16 |
282 |
176 |
KANSAS |
26.4 |
1.8 |
111 |
4.0 |
4% |
2.720 |
13 |
11.0 |
39% |
0.152 |
0.075 |
0.064 |
58% |
0.00 |
181 |
87 |
KENTUCKY |
32.6 |
0.9 |
193 |
11.3 |
6% |
3.800 |
17 |
9.8 |
29% |
0.304 |
0.197 |
0.113 |
67% |
0.12 |
343 |
174 |
LOUISIANA |
16.2 |
0.3 |
197 |
0.8 |
0% |
4.600 |
8 |
4.5 |
28% |
0.292 |
0.146 |
0.115 |
60% |
0.15 |
294 |
154 |
MAINE |
33.1 |
1.0 |
55 |
4.3 |
8% |
4.490 |
14 |
9.8 |
29% |
0.062 |
0.055 |
0.041 |
88% |
0.05 |
101 |
58 |
MARYLAND |
24.4 |
0.9 |
343 |
10.8 |
3% |
3.350 |
8 |
12.5 |
50% |
0.346 |
0.212 |
0.144 |
72% |
0.19 |
506 |
296 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
46.3 |
0.4 |
272 |
11.3 |
4% |
3.330 |
18 |
22.6 |
48% |
0.236 |
0.158 |
0.104 |
78% |
0.14 |
443 |
260 |
MICHIGAN |
129.1 |
0.9 |
1,217 |
26.7 |
2% |
5.460 |
42 |
50.4 |
39% |
1.013 |
0.714 |
0.476 |
76% |
0.64 |
1,346 |
905 |
MINNESOTA |
55.4 |
1.3 |
421 |
7.5 |
2% |
3.970 |
18 |
26.0 |
46% |
0.229 |
0.171 |
0.146 |
73% |
0.15 |
517 |
353 |
MISSISSIPPI |
8.1 |
0.2 |
136 |
3.2 |
2% |
4.610 |
4 |
1.8 |
22% |
0.266 |
0.131 |
0.096 |
64% |
0.12 |
218 |
107 |
MISSOURI |
44.9 |
1.8 |
292 |
18.8 |
6% |
3.180 |
18 |
16.3 |
35% |
0.372 |
0.275 |
0.156 |
76% |
0.25 |
534 |
255 |
MONTANA |
5.5 |
0.2 |
35 |
0.9 |
3% |
3.050 |
1 |
1.4 |
24% |
0.036 |
0.030 |
0.024 |
100% |
0.03 |
55 |
31 |
NEBRASKA |
11.6 |
0.4 |
130 |
3.9 |
3% |
3.720 |
4 |
3.8 |
32% |
0.097 |
0.072 |
0.055 |
75% |
0.06 |
166 |
101 |
NEVADA |
8.3 |
0.1 |
71 |
- |
0% |
1.930 |
2 |
2.6 |
31% |
0.105 |
0.058 |
0.036 |
75% |
0.03 |
128 |
64 |
NEW
HAMPSHIRE |
9.1 |
0.3 |
62 |
0.8 |
1% |
4.460 |
4 |
4.6 |
49% |
0.040 |
0.031 |
0.026 |
89% |
0.03 |
88 |
57 |
NEW
JERSEY |
63.8 |
1.9 |
614 |
8.3 |
1% |
4.330 |
22 |
32.5 |
50% |
0.363 |
0.269 |
0.218 |
73% |
0.27 |
890 |
562 |
NEW
MEXICO |
7.9 |
0.0 |
32 |
2.4 |
7% |
1.180 |
3 |
3.0 |
38% |
0.107 |
0.028 |
0.019 |
33% |
0.03 |
62 |
25 |
NEW
YORK |
187.0 |
6.1 |
909 |
57.5 |
6% |
4.590 |
64 |
90.1 |
47% |
0.987 |
0.647 |
0.441 |
62% |
0.60 |
1,177 |
867 |
NORTH
CAROLINA |
43.9 |
1.0 |
351 |
9.0 |
3% |
3.550 |
20 |
15.8 |
35% |
0.504 |
0.286 |
0.221 |
54% |
0.26 |
540 |
320 |
NORTH
DAKOTA |
4.1 |
0.2 |
38 |
2.2 |
6% |
4.290 |
2 |
1.2 |
29% |
0.032 |
0.024 |
0.019 |
79% |
0.03 |
50 |
34 |
OHIO |
98.7 |
0.8 |
1,312 |
19.7 |
2% |
4.670 |
33 |
36.4 |
37% |
0.767 |
0.597 |
0.435 |
75% |
0.56 |
1,563 |
1,038 |
OKLAHOMA |
19.2 |
0.8 |
87 |
1.4 |
2% |
2.520 |
11 |
5.8 |
29% |
0.143 |
0.089 |
0.063 |
36% |
0.10 |
157 |
70 |
OREGON |
21.8 |
1.2 |
225 |
1.6 |
1% |
5.010 |
8 |
8.9 |
39% |
0.240 |
0.159 |
0.111 |
67% |
0.16 |
334 |
199 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
82.9 |
12.4 |
1,072 |
17.1 |
2% |
5.850 |
33 |
40.0 |
42% |
0.625 |
0.487 |
0.397 |
76% |
0.39 |
1,360 |
905 |
PUERTO
RICO |
2.7 |
- |
180 |
4.3 |
2% |
6.080 |
1 |
0.5 |
19% |
0.235 |
0.147 |
0.092 |
84% |
0.14 |
329 |
148 |
RHODE
ISLAND |
17.0 |
(0.0) |
31 |
2.6 |
8% |
4.110 |
6 |
7.8 |
46% |
0.063 |
0.032 |
0.020 |
60% |
0.03 |
65 |
35 |
SOUTH
CAROLINA |
13.1 |
0.3 |
175 |
6.1 |
4% |
4.790 |
5 |
2.9 |
21% |
0.225 |
0.148 |
0.094 |
72% |
0.14 |
338 |
128 |
SOUTH
DAKOTA |
16.4 |
0.1 |
27 |
1.0 |
4% |
6.130 |
1 |
1.5 |
9% |
0.027 |
0.025 |
0.021 |
92% |
0.02 |
50 |
34 |
TENNESSEE |
30.6 |
0.7 |
217 |
71.1 |
33% |
4.450 |
6 |
5.5 |
17% |
0.436 |
0.187 |
0.122 |
63% |
0.19 |
416 |
187 |
TEXAS |
81.9 |
0.5 |
883 |
28.3 |
3% |
4.650 |
36 |
31.9 |
39% |
1.058 |
0.590 |
0.304 |
52% |
0.52 |
1,206 |
785 |
UTAH |
18.4 |
0.8 |
99 |
0.8 |
1% |
3.190 |
11 |
5.2 |
27% |
0.080 |
0.064 |
0.056 |
95% |
0.07 |
149 |
82 |
VERMONT |
8.6 |
0.2 |
30 |
1.8 |
6% |
3.760 |
4 |
2.9 |
33% |
0.025 |
0.021 |
0.016 |
89% |
0.02 |
47 |
31 |
VIRGINIA |
35.1 |
1.3 |
311 |
5.1 |
2% |
4.380 |
11 |
16.8 |
46% |
0.392 |
0.266 |
0.182 |
82% |
0.26 |
511 |
289 |
WASHINGTON |
91.9 |
0.8 |
456 |
2.8 |
1% |
4.240 |
34 |
44.4 |
48% |
0.322 |
0.287 |
0.227 |
95% |
0.29 |
676 |
407 |
WEST
VIRGINIA |
16.1 |
0.0 |
104 |
10.4 |
10% |
3.860 |
4 |
1.7 |
10% |
0.128 |
0.079 |
0.052 |
74% |
0.05 |
136 |
85 |
WISCONSIN |
41.0 |
2.2 |
526 |
6.5 |
1% |
6.310 |
15 |
19.3 |
45% |
0.353 |
0.270 |
0.224 |
79% |
0.25 |
598 |
458 |
WYOMING |
3.3 |
0.1 |
38 |
2.6 |
7% |
3.930 |
2 |
1.2 |
35% |
0.042 |
0.030 |
0.020 |
60% |
0.03 |
54 |
30 |
NATIONAL
TOTAL |
2,530 |
63 |
15,254 |
645 |
3 |
206 |
968 |
1,080 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
7 |
37 |
10 |
23,034 |
12,914 |
NATIONAL
AVG |
47 |
1 |
282 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
427 |
239 |
IV-A - Block Grants To
States For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
USC
42 603. Grants to States = 33%*( A
- B
) or ( C
- B
) + 85%*( D
- E
) or 133%*[ ( F
- G
- B
) + H
]
A = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for 1992, 1993, and 1994
B = amounts expended by the State for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of former section 602
C = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for 1994
D = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603(a)(5) for emergency assistance for 1995
E = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603(a)(5) for emergency assistance for 1994
F = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for 1st 3 quarters of 1995
G = amounts expended by the State under the State plan approved under part F (repealed)
H = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for 1995Amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 = a + b + c + d
a = Federal share of maintenance assistance expenditures
b = Federal share of administrative expenditures
c = Federal share of emergency assistance expenditures
d = Federal share of child care expenditures
IV-E - Federal Payments
For Foster Care And Adoption Assistance
USC
42 673b - Adoption Incentive = 4,000*( A
- B
) + 2,000*( C
- D
)
A = foster child adoptions - the final adoption of a child who, at the time of adoptive placement, was in foster care under the supervision of the State.
B = base number of foster child adoptions - (A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, the average number of foster child adoptions in the State in fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997
C = special needs adoptions - the final adoption of a child for whom an adoption assistance agreement is in effect under section 673 of this title.
D = base number of special needs adoptions - (A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, the average number of special needs adoptions in the State in fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997
IV-E - Federal Payments
For Foster Care And Adoption Assistance
USC
42 674 - Payments = A*(
B + C ) + 75%*( D
+ E
) + 50%*( F
+ G
+ H ) + ( 80%* I
or J
- K
) - L
A = Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined in section 1396d(b)
B = Foster Care maintenance payments
C = Adoption assistance payments
D = Training costs of personnel employed or preparing for employment by the State agency
E = Training costs of current or prospective foster or adoptive parents
F = System development costs for statewide mechanized data collection and information retrieval
G = System operation costs for statewide mechanized data collection and information retrieval
H = Remainder of such expenditures
I = Expenditures for operating Foster Care Independence Program 677(b)
J = Allotted to the State under Foster Care Independence Program 677(c)(1)
K = Owed amounts payable to the State under Foster Care Independence Program
L = Penalties assessed against the State under Foster Care Independence Program 677(e)
XIX - Grants to states
for medical assistance programs
USC
42 1396d - (A) = Federal medical assistance percentage = 100% - 45%*( a
/ b )^2
a = Per capita income of state
b = Per capita income of all states
IV-E - Federal Payments
For Foster Care And Adoption Assistance
USC
42 677 - Allotment (J) = (197 million)*( a / b )
a = Children in state foster care
b = Total children in all states foster care
IV-A - Funding for Child Care
USC 42 618. Funding for Child Care
(a) General child care entitlement
(1) General entitlement
Subject to the amount appropriated under paragraph (3),
each State shall, for the purpose of providing child care assistance, be entitled
to payments under a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year in an amount
equal to the greater of -
(A) the total amount required to be paid to the State under section 603
of this title for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever
is greater) with respect to expenditures for child care
under subsections (g) and (i) of section 602 of this title (as in effect before
October 1, 1995); or
(B) the average of the total amounts required to
be paid to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 1994
under the subsections referred to in subparagraph (A).
(2) Remainder
(A) Grants
The Secretary shall use any amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph
(3), and remaining after the reservation described in paragraph (4) and after
grants are awarded under paragraph (1), to make grants to States under this
paragraph.
(B) Allotments to States The total amount available for payments to States under
this paragraph, as determined under subparagraph (A), shall be allotted among
the States based on the formula used for determining the amount of Federal payments
to each State under section 603(n) of this title
(as in effect before October 1, 1995).
(C) Federal matching of State expenditures exceeding historical expenditures
The Secretary shall pay to each eligible State for a fiscal year an amount equal
to the lesser of the State's allotment under subparagraph (B) or the Federal
medical assistance percentage for the State for the fiscal year (as defined
in section 1396d(b) of this title, as such section was in effect on September
30, 1995) of so much of the State's expenditures for child
care in that fiscal year as exceed the total
amount of expenditures by the State (including
expenditures from amounts made available from Federal funds) in fiscal year
1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) for the programs
described in paragraph (1)(A).
(D) Redistribution
(i) In general
With respect to any fiscal year, if the Secretary determines (in accordance
with clause (ii)) that any amounts allotted to a State under this paragraph
for such fiscal year will not be used by such State during such fiscal year
for carrying out the purpose for which such amounts are allotted, the Secretary
shall make such amounts available in the subsequent fiscal year for carrying
out such purpose to one or more States which apply for such funds to the extent
the Secretary determines that such States will be able to use such additional
amounts for carrying out such purpose. Such available amounts shall be redistributed
to a State pursuant to section 603(n) of this title
(as such section was in effect before October 1, 1995) by
substituting ''the number of children residing in all States applying for such
funds'' for ''the number of children residing in the United States in the second
preceding fiscal year''.
(ii) Time of determination and distribution
The determination of the Secretary under clause (i) for a fiscal year shall
be made not later than the end of the first quarter of the subsequent fiscal
year. The redistribution of amounts under clause (i) shall be made as close
as practicable to the date on which such determination is made. Any amount made
available to a State from an appropriation for a fiscal year in accordance with
this subparagraph shall, for purposes of this part, be regarded as part of such
State's payment (as determined under this subsection) for the fiscal year in
which the redistribution is made.
(3) Appropriation
For grants under this section, there are appropriated -
(A) $1,967,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(B) $2,067,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(C) $2,167,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
(D) $2,367,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(E) $2,567,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(F) $2,717,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(4) Indian tribes
The Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 percent, and not more than 2 percent,
of the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out this section in each fiscal
year for payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
(5) Data used to determine State and Federal shares of expenditures In making
the determinations concerning expenditures required under paragraphs (1) and
(2)(C), the Secretary shall use information that was reported by the State on
ACF Form 231 and available as of the applicable dates specified in clauses (i)(I),
(ii), and (iii)(III) of section 603(a)(1)(D) of this title.
(b) Use of funds
(1) In general
Amounts received by a State under this section shall only be used to provide
child care assistance. Amounts received by a State under a grant under subsection
(a)(1) of this section shall be available for use by the State without fiscal
year limitation.
(2) Use for certain populations
A State shall ensure that not less than 70 percent
of the total amount of funds received by the State in a fiscal year under this
section are used to provide child care assistance to families
who are receiving assistance under a State program under this part, families
who are attempting through work activities to transition off of such assistance
program, and families who are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance
program.
(c) Application of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, amounts provided to a State under this section shall
be transferred to the lead agency under the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), integrated by the State into the
programs established by the State under such Act, and be subject to requirements
and limitations of such Act.
IV-A
- Block Grants To States For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
USC 42 603. Grants to States = 33%*(P234-CC) or (P4-CC)+85%*(EA5-EA4) or 133%*((P5#-F-CC)+P5)
P234 = amount required to
be paid to the State under former section 603 for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and
1994
CC = amounts expended by the State for child care under subsection (g) or (i)
of former section 602
EA5 = total amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603(a)(5)
for emergency assistance for fiscal year 1995
EA4 = total amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603(a)(5)
for emergency assistance for fiscal year 1994
P4 = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for fiscal
year 1994
P5# = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for 1st
3 quarters of fiscal year 1995
F = amounts expended by the State under the State plan approved under IV-F (Repealed
- Job Opportunities And Basic Skills Training Program)
P5 = amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603 for fiscal
year 1995
P = Amount
required to be paid to the State under former section 603 = MA + AE + EA + CC
MA = Federal share of maintenance assistance expenditures
AE = Federal share of administrative expenditures
EA = Federal share of emergency assistance expenditures
CC = Federal share of child care expenditures
(a) Grants
(1) Family assistance grant
(A) In general
Each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary, for each
of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, a grant in an
amount equal to the State family assistance grant.
(B) ''State family assistance grant'' defined
As used in this part, the term ''State family assistance grant'' means the greatest
of -
(i) 1/3 of the total amount required to be paid
to the State under former section 603 of this title
(as in effect on September 30, 1995) for fiscal years 1992,
1993, and 1994 (other than with respect to amounts expended by the State
for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of former
section 602 of this title (as so in effect));
(ii)(I) the total amount required to be paid to the State under former section
603 of this title for fiscal year 1994
(other than with respect to amounts expended by the State for child
care under subsection (g) or (i) of former section 602 of this title
(as so in effect)); plus
(II) an amount equal to 85 percent of the amount
(if any) by which the total amount required to be paid to the State under former
section 603(a)(5) of this title for emergency assistance for fiscal year 1995
exceeds the total amount required to be paid to the State under former section
603(a)(5) of this title for fiscal year 1994,
if, during fiscal year 1994 or 1995, the Secretary
approved under former section 602 of this title an amendment to the former State
plan with respect to the provision of emergency assistance;
or
(iii) 4/3 of the total amount required to be paid
to the State under former section 603 of this title
(as in effect on September 30, 1995) for the 1st 3 quarters of fiscal year 1995
(other than with respect to amounts expended by the State under the State plan
approved under part F of this subchapter (as so in effect) or
for child care under subsection (g) or (i) of former section 602
of this title (as so in effect)), plus the total
amount required to be paid to the State for fiscal year 1995 under former section
603(l) of this title (as so in effect).
(C) ''Total amount required to be paid to the State under former section 603''
defined
As used in this part, the term ''total amount required to be paid to the State
under former section 603 of this title'' means, with respect to a fiscal year
-
(i) in the case of a State to which section 1308 of this title does not apply,
the sum of -
(I) the Federal share of maintenance assistance
expenditures for the fiscal year, before reduction pursuant to subparagraph
(B) or (C) of section 603(b)(2) of this title (as in effect on September 30,
1995), as reported by the State on ACF Form 231;
(II) the Federal share of administrative expenditures
(including administrative expenditures for the development of management information
systems) for the fiscal year, as reported by the State on ACF Form 231;
(III) the Federal share of emergency assistance
expenditures for the fiscal year, as reported by the State on ACF Form 231;
(IV) the Federal share of expenditures for the fiscal year with respect to child
care pursuant to subsections (g) and (i) of former section 602 of this
title (as in effect on September 30, 1995), as reported by the State on ACF
Form 231; and
(V) the Federal obligations made to the State under
section 603 of this title for the fiscal year with respect to the State program
operated under part F of this subchapter (as in effect on September 30, 1995),
as determined by the Secretary, including additional obligations or reductions
in obligations made after the close of the fiscal year; and
(ii) in the case of a State to which section 1308 of this title applies, the
lesser of -
(I) the sum described in clause (i); or
(II) the total amount certified by the Secretary
under former section 603 of this title (as in effect during the fiscal year)
with respect to the territory.
(E) Appropriation
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated,
there are appropriated for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
and 2002 such sums as are necessary for grants under this paragraph.
(2) Bonus to reward decrease in illegitimacy ratio
(A) In general
Each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary a grant
for each bonus year.
(B) Amount of grant
(i) In general
If, for a bonus year, none of the eligible States is Guam, the Virgin Islands,
or American Samoa, then the amount of the grant shall be -
(I) $20,000,000 if there are 5 eligible States;
or
(II) $25,000,000 if there are fewer than 5 eligible
States.
(ii) Amount if certain territories are eligible
If, for a bonus year, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or American Samoa is an eligible
State, then the amount of the grant shall be -
(I) in the case of such a territory, 25 percent of the
mandatory ceiling amount (as defined in section 1308(c)(4) of this title)
with respect to the territory; and
(II) in the case of a State that is not such a territory -
(aa) if there are 5 eligible States other than such territories, $20,000,000,
minus 1/5 of the total amount of the grants payable under this paragraph
to such territories for the bonus year; or
(bb) if there are fewer than 5 such eligible States, $25,000,000,
or such lesser amount as may be necessary to ensure that the total amount of
grants payable under this paragraph for the bonus year does not exceed $100,000,000.
IV-B
- Child and Family Services
USC 42 621. Allotments to States
(a) Allotment formula
The sum appropriated pursuant to section 620 of
this title for each fiscal year shall be allotted by the Secretary for use by
cooperating State public welfare agencies which have plans developed jointly
by the State agency and the Secretary as follows: He shall first allot $70,000
to each State, and shall then allot to each State an amount which bears the
same ratio to the remainder of such sum as the
product of (1) the population of the State under
the age of twenty-one and (2) the allotment percentage
of the State (as determined under this section) bears to the sum of the corresponding
products of all the States.
(b) Allotment percentage
The ''allotment percentage'' for any State shall
be 100 per centum less the
State percentage; and the State percentage
shall be the percentage which bears the same ratio
to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such
State bears to the per capita income of the United
States; except that (1) the allotment percentage shall in no case be
less than 30 per centum or more than 70
per centum, and (2) the allotment percentage shall be 70
per centum in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa.
IV-B
- Child and Family Services
USC 42 623. Payment to States
(a) Payment schedule
From the sums appropriated therefor and the allotment under this subpart, subject
to the conditions set forth in this section, the Secretary shall from time to
time pay to each State that has a plan developed in accordance with section
622 of this title an amount equal to 75 per centum
of the total sum expended under the plan (including the cost of administration
of the plan) in meeting the costs of State, district, county, or other local
child welfare services.
(b) Computation and method of payment
The method of computing and making payments under this section shall be as follows:
(1) The Secretary shall, prior to the beginning of each period for which a payment
is to be made, estimate the amount to be paid to the State for such period under
the provisions of this section.
(2) From the allotment available therefor, the Secretary shall pay the amount
so estimated, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum (not previously
adjusted under this section) by which he finds that his estimate of the amount
to be paid the State for any prior period under this section was greater or
less than the amount which should have been paid to the State for such prior
period under this section.
(c) Prohibited payments; exceptions
(1) No payment may be made to a State under this
part, for any fiscal year beginning after September 30,
1979, with respect to State expenditures
made for (A) child day care necessary solely because of the employment, or training
to prepare for employment, of a parent or other relative with whom the child
involved is living, (B) foster care maintenance payments, and (C) adoption assistance
payments, to the extent that the Federal payment with respect to those expenditures
would exceed the total amount of the Federal payment
under this part for fiscal year 1979.
(2) Expenditures made by a State for any fiscal
year which begins after September 30, 1979, for
foster care maintenance payments shall be treated for purposes of making Federal
payments under this part with respect to expenditures for child welfare services,
as if such foster care maintenance payments constituted child welfare services
of a type to which the limitation imposed by paragraph (1) does not apply; except
that the amount payable to the State with respect to expenditures made for other
child welfare services and for foster care maintenance payments during any such
year shall not exceed 100 per centum of the amount of
the expenditures made for child welfare services for which payment may
be made under the limitation imposed by paragraph (1) as in effect without regard
to this paragraph.
(d) Minimum State expenditures No payment may be
made to a State under this part in excess of the payment
made under this part for fiscal year 1979, for
any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1979,
if for the latter fiscal year the total of the State's expenditures for child
welfare services under this part (excluding expenditures for activities
specified in subsection (c)(1) of this section) is less than the total of the
State's expenditures under this part (excluding expenditures for such activities)
for fiscal year 1979.
IV-B
- Child and Family Services
USC 42 629c. Allotments to States
(c) Other States
(1) In general
From the amount described in section 629f(a) of
this title for any fiscal year that remains after applying section 629f(b)
of this title and subsection (b) of this section for the fiscal year, the Secretary
shall allot to each State (other than an Indian tribe) which is not specified
in subsection (b) of this section an amount equal to such remaining
amount multiplied by the food stamp percentage of the State for the fiscal
year.
(2) ''Food stamp percentage'' defined
(A) In general
As used in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the term ''food stamp percentage''
means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the average
monthly number of children receiving food stamp benefits in the State
for months in the 3 fiscal years referred to in
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, as determined from sample surveys made under
section 2025(c) of title 7, expressed as a percentage
of the average monthly number of children receiving food stamp benefits in the
States described in such paragraph (1) for months in such 3 fiscal years, as
so determined.
(B) Fiscal years used in calculation
For purposes of the calculation pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall use data for the 3 most recent fiscal years, preceding the fiscal year
for which the State's allotment is calculated under this subsection, for which
such data are available to the Secretary.
(d) Reallotments
The amount of any allotment to a State under this section for any fiscal year
that the State certifies to the Secretary will not be required for carrying
out the State plan under section 629b of this title shall be available for reallotment
using the allotment methodology specified in this section. Any amount so reallotted
to a State is deemed part of the allotment of the State under the preceding
provisions of this section.
IV-B
- Child and Family Services
USC 42 629d. Payments to States
(a) Entitlement
Each State that has a plan approved under section 629b of this title shall be
entitled to payment of the lesser of -
(1) 75 percent of the total expenditures by the
State for activities under the plan during the fiscal year or the immediately
succeeding fiscal year; or
(2) the allotment of the State under section 629c
of this title for the fiscal year.
IV-D
- Child Support and Establishment of Paternity
USC 42 655 - Payments to States 66%*A + 80%*B
+ 90%*C + 66%*D
IV-E
- Federal Payments For Foster Care And Adoption Assistance
USC 42 673b - Adoption Incentive = 4,000*(As - Ab) + 2,000*(Ns - Nb)
As = foster child adoptions
- the final adoption of a child who, at the time of adoptive placement, was
in foster care under the supervision of the State.
Ab = base number of foster child adoptions - (A) with respect to fiscal year
1998, the average number of foster child adoptions in the State in fiscal years
1995, 1996, and 1997; and (B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, the
number of child adoptions in the State in the fiscal year for which the number
is the greatest in the period that begins with fiscal year 1997 and ends with
the fiscal year preceding such subsequent fiscal year.
Ns = special needs adoptions - the final adoption of a child for whom an adoption
assistance agreement is in effect under section 673 of this title.
Nb = base number of special needs adoptions - (A) with respect to fiscal year
1998, the average number of special needs adoptions in the State in fiscal years
1995, 1996, and 1997; and (B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, the
number of special needs adoptions in the State in the fiscal year for which
the number is the greatest in the period that begins with fiscal year 1997 and
ends with the fiscal year preceding such subsequent fiscal year.
(d) Adoption incentive payment
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the adoption incentive payment payable
to a State for a fiscal year under this section shall be equal to the sum of
-
(A) $4,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by
which the number of foster child adoptions in the
State during the fiscal year exceeds the base number of
foster child adoptions for the State for the fiscal year; and
(B) $2,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by
which the number of special needs adoptions in
the State during the fiscal year exceeds the base number
of special needs adoptions for the State for the fiscal year.
(g) Definitions - As used in this section:
(1) Foster child adoption
The term ''foster child adoption'' means the final adoption of a child who,
at the time of adoptive placement, was in foster care under the supervision
of the State.
(2) Special needs adoption
The term ''special needs adoption'' means the final adoption of a child for
whom an adoption assistance agreement is in effect under section 673 of this
title.
(3) Base number of foster child adoptions
The term ''base number of foster child adoptions for a State'' means -
(A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, the average number
of foster child adoptions in the State in fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997; and
(B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, the number
of foster child adoptions in the State in the fiscal year for which the
number is the greatest in the period that begins
with fiscal year 1997 and ends with the fiscal year preceding such subsequent
fiscal year.
(4) Base number of special needs adoptions
The term ''base number of special needs adoptions for a State'' means -
(A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, the average number
of special needs adoptions in the State in fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997; and
(B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year, the number
of special needs adoptions in the State in the fiscal year for which
the number is the greatest in the period that begins with fiscal year 1997 and
ends with the fiscal year preceding such subsequent fiscal year.
XIX -
Grants to states for medical assistance programs
USC 42 1396d - Federal medical assistance percentage (%f) = 100% - 45%*(PCIs/PCIt)^2
PCIs = Per capita income of state
PCIt = Per capita income of all states
(b) Federal medical assistance
percentage; State percentage; Indian health care percentageSubject to section
1396u-3(d) of this title, the term ''Federal medical assistance percentage''
for any State shall be 100 per centum less the State percentage;
and the State percentage shall be that percentage which
bears the same ratio to 45 per centum as the square of the per capita income
of such State bears to the square of the per capita income of the continental
United States(including Alaska) and Hawaii; except that
(1) the Federal medical assistance percentage shall in no case be less than
50 per centum or more than 83 per centum,
(2) the Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa shall be 50 per centum,
and
(3) for purposes of this subchapter and subchapter XXI of this chapter, the
Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia shall be
70 percent. The Federal medical assistance percentage for any State shall be
determined and promulgated in accordance with the provisions of section 1301(a)(8)(B)
of this title. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this section, the Federal
medical assistance percentage shall be 100 per centum with respect to amounts
expended as medical assistance for services which are received through an Indian
Health Service facility whether operated by the Indian Health Service or by
an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 1603 of title
25).
Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection, in the case of a State plan that meets the condition described in subsection (u)(1) of this section, with respect to expenditures (other than expenditures under section 1396r-4 of this title) described in subsection (u)(2)(A) of this section or subsection (u)(3) of this section for the State for a fiscal year, and that do not exceed the amount of the State's allotment under section 1397dd of this title (not taking into account reductions under section 1397dd(d)(2) of this title) for the fiscal year reduced by the amount of any payments made under section 1397ee of this title to the State from such allotment for such fiscal year, the Federal medical assistance percentage is equal to the enhanced FMAP described in section 1397ee(b) of this title.
IV-E - Federal Payments For Foster Care And Adoption
Assistance
USC 42 674 - Payments = %f*(M + A) + 75%*(Ts + Tp) + 50%*(Sd + So + R) + (80%*Ec
or Ac-Oc) - Pc
%f = Federal medical assistance
percentage (as defined in section 1396d(b)
M = Foster Care maintenance payments
A = Adoption assistance payments
Ts = Training costs of personnel employed or preparing for employment by the
State agency
Tp = Training costs of current or prospective foster or adoptive parents
Sd = System development costs for statewide mechanized data collection and information
retrieval
So = System operation costs for statewide mechanized data collection and information
retrieval
R = Remainder of such expenditures
Ec = Expenditures for operating Foster Care Independence Program 677(b)
Ac = Allotted to the State under Foster Care Independence Program 677(c)(1)
Oc = Owed amounts payable to the State under Foster Care Independence Program
Pc = Penalties assessed against the State under Foster Care Independence Program
677(e)
(a) Amounts
For each quarter beginning after September 30, 1980, each State which has a
plan approved under this part shall be entitled to a payment equal to the
sum of -
(1) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance
percentage (as defined in section 1396d(b) of this title) of the
total amount expended during such quarter as foster
care maintenance payments under section 672 of this title for children
in foster family homes or child-care institutions; plus
(2) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance
percentage (as defined in section 1396d(b) of this title) of the
total amount expended during such quarter as adoption
assistance payments under section 673 of this title pursuant to adoption
assistance agreements; plus (3) an amount equal
to the sum of the following proportions of the
total amounts expended during such quarter as found necessary by the Secretary
for the provision of child placement services and for the proper and efficient
administration of the State plan -
(A) 75 per centum of so much of such expenditures
as are for the training (including both short-
and long-term training at educational institutions through grants to such institutions
or by direct financial assistance to students enrolled in such institutions)
of personnel employed or preparing for employment by the State agency or by
the local agency administering the plan in the political subdivision,
(B) 75 percent of so much of such expenditures
(including travel and per diem expenses) as are for the short-term
training of current or prospective foster or adoptive parents and the
members of the staff of State-licensed or State-approved child care institutions
providing care to foster and adopted children receiving assistance under this
part, in ways that increase the ability of such current or prospective parents,
staff members, and institutions to provide support and assistance to foster
and adopted children, whether incurred directly by the State or by contract,
(C) 50 percent of so much of such expenditures
as are for the planning, design, development, or installation
of statewide mechanized data collection and information retrieval systems
(including 50 percent of the full amount of expenditures for hardware components
for such systems) but only to the extent that such systems -
(i) meet the requirements imposed by regulations promulgated pursuant to section
679(b)(2) of this title;
(ii) to the extent practicable, are capable of interfacing with the State data
collection system that collects information relating to child abuse and neglect;
(iii) to the extent practicable, have the capability of interfacing with, and
retrieving information from, the State data collection system that collects
information relating to the eligibility of individuals under part A of this
subchapter (for the purposes of facilitating verification of eligibility of
foster children); and
(iv) are determined by the Secretary to be likely to provide more efficient,
economical, and effective administration of the programs carried out under a
State plan approved under part B of this subchapter or this part; and
(D) 50 percent of so much of such expenditures
as are for the operation of the statewide mechanized data
collection and information retrieval systems referred to in subparagraph
(C); and
(E) one-half of the remainder of such expenditures; plus
(4) an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which -
(A) the lesser of -
(i) 80 percent of the amounts expended by the State
during the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs to carry
out programs in accordance with the State application approved under
section 677(b) of this title for the period in
which the quarter occurs (including any amendment that meets the requirements
of section 677(b)(5) of this title); or
(ii) the amount allotted to the State under section 677(c)(1)
of this title for the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs, reduced
by the total of the amounts payable to the State under this paragraph
for all prior quarters in the fiscal year; exceeds
(B) the total amount of any penalties
assessed against the State under section 677(e)
of this title during the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs.
IV-E
- Federal Payments For Foster Care And Adoption Assistance
USC 42 677 - Allotment = (197 million)*(FCs/FCt)
FCs = Children in state
foster care
FCt = Total children in all states foster care
(c) Allotments to States
(1) General program allotment
From the amount specified in subsection (h)(1)
of this section that remains after applying subsection
(g)(2) of this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to
each State with an application approved under subsection (b) of this section
for the fiscal year the amount which bears the ratio to
such remaining amount equal to the State foster
care ratio, as adjusted in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Hold harmless provision
(A) In general
The Secretary shall allot to each State whose allotment for a fiscal year under
paragraph (1) is less than the greater of $500,000 or
the amount payable to the State under this section for fiscal year 1998,
an additional amount equal to the difference between such allotment and such
greater amount.
(B) Ratable reduction of certain allotments
In the case of a State not described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the amount allotted to the State for
the fiscal year under paragraph (1) by the amount that bears the same ratio
to the sum of the differences determined under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
for the fiscal year as the excess of the amount so allotted over the greater
of $500,000 or the amount payable to the State under this section for fiscal
year 1998 bears to the sum of such excess amounts determined for all such States.
(3) Voucher program allotment
From the amount, if any, appropriated pursuant to subsection (h)(2) of this
section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may allot to each State with an application
approved under subsection (b) of this section for the fiscal year an amount
equal to the State foster care ratio multiplied by the amount so specified.
(4) State foster care ratio
In this subsection, the term ''State foster care ratio''
means the ratio of the number of children in foster care under a program
of the State in the most recent fiscal year for which the information is available
to the total number of children in foster care in all States for the
most recent fiscal year.
(g) Evaluations -
(100% - 1.5%)*(140M + 60M) = 98.5% * 200M = 197M
(1) In general
The Secretary shall conduct evaluations of such State programs funded under
this section as the Secretary deems to be innovative or of potential national
significance. The evaluation of any such program shall include information on
the effects of the program on education, employment, and personal development.
To the maximum extent practicable, the evaluations shall be based on rigorous
scientific standards including random assignment to treatment and control groups.
The Secretary is encouraged to work directly with State and local governments
to design methods for conducting the evaluations, directly or by grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement.
(2) Funding of evaluations
The Secretary shall reserve 1.5 percent of the amount
specified in subsection (h) of this section for a fiscal year to carry
out, during the fiscal year, evaluation, technical assistance, performance measurement,
and data collection activities related to this section, directly or through
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with appropriate entities.
(h) Limitations on authorization of appropriations
To carry out this section and for payments to States under section 674(a)(4)
of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
each fiscal year -
(1) $140,000,000, which shall be available for
all purposes under this section; and
(2) an additional $60,000,000, which are authorized
to be available for payments to States for education and
training vouchers for youths who age out of foster care, to assist the
youths to develop skills necessary to lead independent and productive lives.