2021 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 7 - Social Security
Subchapter IV - Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families With Children and for Child-Welfare Services
Part D - Child Support and Establishment of Paternity
Sec. 663 - Use of Federal Parent Locator Service in connection with enforcement or determination of child custody in cases of parental kidnaping of child

The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with every State under which the services of the Federal Parent Locator Service established under section 653 of this title shall be made available to each State for the purpose of determining the whereabouts of any parent or child when such information is to be used to locate such parent or child for the purpose of—

An agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that the State agency described in section 654 of this title will, under procedures prescribed by the Secretary in regulations, receive and transmit to the Secretary requests from authorized persons for information as to (or useful in determining) the whereabouts of any parent or child when such information is to be used to locate such parent or child for the purpose of—

Information authorized to be provided by the Secretary under subsection (a), (b), (e), or (f) shall be subject to the same conditions with respect to disclosure as information authorized to be provided under section 653 of this title, and a request for information by the Secretary under this section shall be considered to be a request for information under section 653 of this title which is authorized to be provided under such section. Only information as to the most recent address and place of employment of any parent or child shall be provided under this section.

For purposes of this section—

The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Central Authority designated by the President in accordance with section 9006 of title 22, under which the services of the Federal Parent Locator Service established under section 653 of this title shall be made available to such Central Authority upon its request for the purpose of locating any parent or child on behalf of an applicant to such Central Authority within the meaning of section 9002(1) of title 22. The Federal Parent Locator Service shall charge no fees for services requested pursuant to this subsection.

The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Attorney General of the United States, under which the services of the Federal Parent Locator Service established under section 653 of this title shall be made available to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention upon its request to locate any parent or child on behalf of such Office for the purpose of—

The Federal Parent Locator Service shall charge no fees for services requested pursuant to this subsection.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, §463, as added Pub. L. 96–611, §9(b), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3572; amended Pub. L. 100–300, §11, Apr. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 441; Pub. L. 103–432, title II, §214(a), (b), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4461; Pub. L. 104–193, title III, §§316(e)(1), 395(d)(1)(G), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2215, 2259; Pub. L. 105–33, title V, §5534(b), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 629.)

1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(1)(A), (5), in introductory provisions, substituted "every State" for "any State which is able and willing to do so," and "each State" for "such State" and struck out "noncustodial" before "parent".

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(1)(B), inserted "or visitation" after "custody".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(5), struck out "noncustodial" before "parent or child when" in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(2), inserted "or visitation" after "custody".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(5), struck out "noncustodial" before "parent".

Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(3)(A), inserted "or visitation" before "determination".

Subsec. (d)(2)(A), (B). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(3)(B), inserted "or visitation" after "custody".

Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 105–33, §5534(b)(4), inserted "or visitation" after "custody".

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–193, §§316(e)(1), 395(d)(1)(G), inserted "Federal" before "Parent Locator Service" and substituted "noncustodial parent" for "absent parent".

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 104–193, §395(d)(1)(G), substituted "noncustodial parent" for "absent parent".

Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 104–193, §316(e)(1), inserted "Federal" before "Parent Locator Service" wherever appearing.

1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–432, §214(b), substituted "subsection (a), (b), (e), or (f)" for "subsection (a), (b), or (e)".

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103–432, §214(a), added subsec. (f).

1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–300, §11(1), substituted "under subsection (a)" for "under this section".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–300, §11(2), substituted "under subsection (a), (b), or (e)" for "under this section".

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–300, §11(3), added subsec. (e).

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–33 effective as if included in the enactment of title III of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104–193, see section 5557 of Pub. L. 105–33, set out as a note under section 608 of this title.

For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 104–193, see section 395(a)–(c) of Pub. L. 104–193, set out as a note under section 654 of this title.

Pub. L. 103–432, title II, §214(c), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4461, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1995."

Pub. L. 96–611, §9(d), Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3573, provided that: "No agreement entered into under section 463 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 663] shall become effective before the date on which section 1738A of title 28, United States Code (as added by this title [probably should be "as added by section 8(a) of this Act"]) becomes effective."