MANDATORY FEE FOR SUCCESSFUL CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION FOR FAMILY THAT HAS NEVER RECEIVED TANF.

SEC. 7310. MANDATORY FEE FOR SUCCESSFUL CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTION FOR FAMILY THAT HAS NEVER RECEIVED TANF.(a) In General.—Section 454(6)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(6)(B)) is amended—(1) by inserting “(i)” after “(B)”;(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;(3) by adding “and” after the semicolon; and(4) by adding after and below the end the following new clause:“(ii) in the case of an individual who has never received assistance under a State program funded under part A and for whom the State has collected at least $500 of support, the State shall impose an annual fee of $25 for each case in which services are furnished, which shall be retained by the State from support collected on behalf of the individual (but not from the first $500 so collected), paid by the individual applying for the services, recovered from the absent parent, or paid by the State out of its own funds (the payment of which from State funds shall not be considered as an administrative cost of the State for the operation of the plan, and the fees shall be considered income to the program);”.(b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 457(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 657(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:“(3) Families that never received assistance.—In the case of any other family, the State shall distribute to the 120 STAT. 148 family the portion of the amount so collected that remains after withholding any fee pursuant to section 454(6)(B)(ii).”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2006.