CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

SEC. 5546. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES. (a) Cooperative Agreements by Indian Tribes and States for Child Support Enforcement.—Section 454(33) (42 U.S.C. 654(33)) is amended— (1) by striking “and enforce support orders, and” and inserting “or enforce support orders, or”; (2) by striking “guidelines established by such tribe or organization” and inserting “guidelines established or adopted by such tribe or organization”; (3) by striking “funding collected” and inserting “collections”; and (4) by striking “such funding” and inserting “such collections”. (b) Correction of Subsection Designation.—Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is amended by redesignating subsection (b), as added 111 STAT. 632by section 375(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193, 110 Stat. 2256), as subsection (f). (c) Direct Grants to Tribes.—Section 455(f) (42 U.S.C. 655(f)), as so redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended to read as follows: “(f) The Secretary may make direct payments under this part to an Indian tribe or tribal organization that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it has the capacity to operate a child support enforcement program meeting the objectives of this part, including establishment of paternity, establishment, modification, and enforcement of support orders, and location of absent parents. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations establishing the requirements which must be met by an Indian tribe or tribal organization to be eligible for a grant under this subsection.”.