Sec. 370. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT
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## SEC. 370 DENIAL OF PASSPORTS FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ###
(a)HHS Certification Procedure ####
(1)Secretarial responsibility Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by section 345 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(k) > > > ####
(1)> > If the Secretary receives a certification by a State agency in accordance with the requirements of section 454(31) that an individual owes arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $5,000, the Secretary shall transmit such certification to the Secretary of State for action (with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of passports) pursuant to paragraph (2). > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary of State shall, upon certification by the Secretary transmitted under paragraph (1), refuse to issue a passport to such individual, and may revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued previously to such individual. > > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall not be liable to an individual for any action with respect to a certification by a State agency under this section.” > . ####
(2)State agency responsibility Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 301(b), 303(a), 312(b), 313(a), 333, and 343(b) of this Act, is amended— #####
(A)by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (29); #####
(B)by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(30)and inserting “; and”; and #####
(C)by adding after paragraph
(30)the following new paragraph: > > #### “(31) > > provide that the State agency will have in effect a procedure for certifying to the Secretary, for purposes of the procedure under section 452(k), determinations that individuals owe arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $5,000, under which procedure— > > > ##### “(A) > > each individual concerned is afforded notice of such determination and the consequences thereof, and an opportunity to contest the determination; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the certification by the State agency is furnished to the Secretary in such format, and accompanied by such supporting documentation, as the Secretary may require.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date **[**[42 U.S.C. 652 note](/us/usc/t42/s652)**]** This section and the amendments made by this section shall become effective October 1, 1997.
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