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 general In paragraph (1), the term “incentive payment pool” means— $422,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $429,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; $461,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; $454,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; $446,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; $458,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; $471,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; $483,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; andfor 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.
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 share In paragraph (1), the term “State incentive payment share” means, with respect to a fiscal year—
the incentive base amount for the State for the fiscal year; divided by the sum of the incentive base amounts for all of the States for the fiscal year.(4) Incentive base amount In 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:
The paternity establishment performance level. The support order performance level. The current payment performance level. The arrearage payment performance level. The cost-effectiveness performance level. (5) Maximum incentive base amount(A) In general For purposes of paragraph (4), the maximum incentive base amount for a State for a fiscal year is—
with respect to the performance measures described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (4), the State collections base for the fiscal year; and
with respect to the performance measures described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (4), 75 percent of the State collections base for the fiscal year.
(B) Data required to be complete and reliableNotwithstanding subparagraph (A), the maximum incentive base amount for a State for a fiscal year with respect to a performance measure described in paragraph (4) is zero, unless thesection 652(a)(4)(C)(i) of this title, that the data which the State submitted pursuant to section 654(15)(B) of this title for the fiscal year and which is used to determine the performance level involved is complete and reliable.
(C) State collections base For purposes of subparagraph (A), the State collections base for a fiscal year is equal to the sum of—
(i) 2 times the sum of—the total amount of support collected during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in cases in which the support obligation involved is required to be assigned to the State pursuant to part A or E of this subchapter or subchapter XIX; and
the total amount of support collected during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in cases in which the support obligation involved was so assigned but, at the time of collection, is not required to be so assigned; and
the total amount of support collected during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part in all other cases.
(6) Determination of applicable percentages based on performance levels (A) Paternity establishment (i) Determination of paternity establishment performance levelThe paternity establishment performance level for a State for a fiscal year is, at the option of the State, the IV–D paternity establishment percentage determined under section 652(g)(2)(A) of this title or the statewide paternity establishment percentage determined under section 652(g)(2)(B) of this title.
(ii) Determination of applicable percentageThe applicable percentage with respect to a State’s paternity establishment performance level is as follows:
If the paternity establishment performance level is:
The applicable percentage is:
At least:
But less than:
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the paternity establishment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 50 percent but exceeds by at least 10 percentage points the paternity establishment performance level of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable percentage with respect to the State’s paternity establishment performance level is 50 percent.
(B) Establishment of child support orders (i) Determination of support order performance levelThe support order performance level for a State for a fiscal year is the percentage of the total number of cases under the State plan approved under this part in which there is a support order during the fiscal year.
(ii) Determination of applicable percentageThe applicable percentage with respect to a State’s support order performance level is as follows:
If the support order performance level is:
The applicable percentage is:
At least:
But less than:
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the support order performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 50 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage points the support order performance level of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable percentage with respect to the State’s support order performance level is 50 percent.
(C) Collections on current child support due (i) Determination of current payment performance levelThe current payment performance level for a State for a fiscal year is equal to the total amount of current support collected during the fiscal year under the State plan approved under this part divided by the total amount of current support owed during the fiscal year in all cases under the State plan, expressed as a percentage.
(ii) Determination of applicable percentageThe applicable percentage with respect to a State’s current payment performance level is as follows:
If the current payment performance level is:
The applicable percentage is:
At least:
But less than:
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the current payment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 40 percent but exceeds by at least 5 percentage points the current payment performance level of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable percentage with respect to the State’s current payment performance level is 50 percent.
(D) Collections on child support arrearages (i) Determination of arrearage payment performance levelThe arrearage payment performance level for a State for a fiscal year is equal to the total number of cases under the State plan approved under this part in which payments of past-due child support were received during the fiscal year and part or all of the payments were distributed to the family to whom the past-due child support was owed (or, if all past-due child support owed to the family was, at the time of receipt, subject to an assignment to the State, part or all of the payments were retained by the State) divided by the total number of cases under the State plan in which there is past-due child support, expressed as a percentage.
(ii) Determination of applicable percentageThe applicable percentage with respect to a State’s arrearage payment performance level is as follows:
If the arrearage payment performance level is:
The applicable percentage is:
At least:
But less than: