Madam Chairman. I rise today in support of H.R. 3130. the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act. which would reduce the financial sanctions imposed on states that have not established a statewide computer system by October 1. 1997 to enforce child support payments. and increase financial rewards for those states that effectively enforce child support orders. As amended. this legislation would deny visas and entry to noncustodial parents who are foreign nationals owing more than $5.000 in child support in this nation. and require state courts. cases involving nonamicable divorces. to include child care costs in their calculations when calculating the amount of child support payments a noncustodial parent must make. This bipartisan legislation is not an attempt to allow deadbeat dads the opportunity to escape their child support payments. but rather it provides an alternative penalty procedure for states that fail to meet federal child support data processing requirements. This legislation would reform federal incentive payments for effective child support performance. rewarding those states with respect to their performance in paternity establishment and child support order enforcement. including costeffectiveness.