Volume 106 · 3531
Public Law 102–537
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion in consumer reports of information provided to consumer reporting agencies regarding the failure of a consumer to pay overdue child support.
Approved October 27, 1992
Statutory text
An Act
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion in consumer reports of information provided to consumer reporting agencies regarding the failure of a consumer to pay overdue child support.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ted Weiss Child Support Enforcement Act of 1992”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION IN CONSUMER REPORTS OF INFORMATION REGARDING FAILURES OF CONSUMERS TO PAY OVERDUE CHILD SUPPORT.
In General.—
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 622 as section
623 and by inserting after section 621 the following new section:
Ҥ622. Information on overdue child support obligations
“Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a consumer reporting agency shall include in any consumer report furnished by the agency in accordance with section 604, any information on the failure of the consumer to pay overdue support which—
“(1) is provided—
“(A) to the consumer reporting agency by a State or local child support enforcement agency; or
“(B) to the consumer reporting agency and verified by any local, State, or Federal Government agency; and
“(2) antedates the report by 7 years or less.”.
Definitions.—
Section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(j) Definitions Relating to Child Support Obligations.—
“(1) Overdue support.—
The term ‘overdue support’ has the meaning given to such term in section 466(e) of the Social Security Act.
“(2) State or local child support enforcement agency.—
The term ‘State or local child support enforcement agency’ means a State or local agency which administers a State or local program for establishing and enforcing child support obligations.”.
Clerical Amendment.—
The table of sections for the Fair Credit Reporting Act (16 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 622 as section 623 and by inserting after the item relating to section 621 the following new item:
Effective Date.—
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1993.
Approved October 27, 1992.