42 USC § 655a - Provision for reimbursement of expenses

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title: "42 USC § 655a - Provision for reimbursement of expenses"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "655a"
section_name: "Provision for reimbursement of expenses"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Child Support and Establishment of Paternity"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–566, title V, § 508(b), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2689; Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 110(a), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2171; Pub. L. 105–220, title III, § 302(b), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1081.)"
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# § 655a. Provision for reimbursement of expenses

For purposes of section 655 of this title, expenses incurred to reimburse State employment offices for furnishing information requested of such offices—

**(1)** pursuant to section 49b(b) of title 29, or

**(2)** by a State or local agency charged with the duty of carrying a State plan for child support approved under this part,

shall be considered to constitute expenses incurred in the administration of such State plan.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–566, title V, § 508(b), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2689; Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 110(a), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2171; Pub. L. 105–220, title III, § 302(b), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1081.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to .

Section was not enacted as part of the Social Security Act which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

1998—Par. (1).  substituted “” for “the third sentence of ”.

1996— amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For purposes of , expenses incurred to reimburse State employment offices for furnishing information requested of such offices pursuant to the third sentence of , by a State or local agency administering a State plan approved under part A of this subchapter shall be considered to constitute expenses incurred in the administration of such State plan; and for purposes of , expenses incurred to reimburse State employment offices for furnishing information so requested by a State or local agency charged with the duty of carrying out a State plan for child support approved under part D of this subchapter shall be considered to constitute expenses incurred in the administration of such State plan.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , formerly set out as a note under , Labor.

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see , as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under .