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42 U.S. Code § 658a. Incentive payments to States
(a) In general
In addition to any other payment under this part, the Secretary shall, subject to subsection (f), make an incentive payment to each State for each fiscal year in an amount determined under subsection (b).
(b) Amount of incentive payment
(1) In general
The incentive payment for a State for a fiscal year is equal to the incentive payment pool for the fiscal year, multiplied by the State incentive payment share for the fiscal year.
(2) Incentive payment pool
(A) In generalIn paragraph (1), the term “incentive payment pool” means—
(i)
$422,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(ii)
$429,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
(iii)
$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
(iv)
$461,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(v)
$454,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(vi)
$446,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(vii)
$458,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(viii)
$471,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(ix)
$483,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(x)
for any succeeding fiscal year, the amount of the incentive payment pool for the fiscal year that precedes such succeeding fiscal year, multiplied by the percentage (if any) by which the CPI for such preceding fiscal year exceeds the CPI for the second preceding fiscal year.
(B) CPI
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the CPI for a fiscal year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period ending on September 30 of the fiscal year. As used in the preceding sentence, the term “Consumer Price Index” means the last Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.
(3) State incentive payment shareIn paragraph (1), the term “State incentive payment share” means, with respect to a fiscal year—
(A)
the incentive base amount for the State for the fiscal year; divided by
(B)
the sum of the incentive base amounts for all of the States for the fiscal year.
(4) Incentive base amountIn paragraph (3), the term “incentive base amount” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the sum of the applicable percentages (determined in accordance with paragraph (6)) multiplied by the corresponding maximum incentive base amounts for the State for the fiscal year, with respect to each of the following measures of State performance for the fiscal year:
(A)
The paternity establishment performance level.
(B)
The support order performance level.
(C)
The current payment performance level.
(D)
The arrearage payment performance level.
(E)
The cost-effectiveness performance level.