34 U.S.C. § 21301
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United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 21301, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470502
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In this chapter:
The term “covered formula grant” means a grant under—
The term “termination” means, when used with respect to parental rights, a complete and final termination of the parent’s right to custody of, guardianship of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a State, in order to receive an increase in the amount provided to the State under the covered formula grants under this chapter, to have in place a law that terminates any obligation of a person who fathered a child through rape to support the child.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015