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PUBLIC LAW 105-200-^JULY 16, 1998 112 STAT. 651 "If the paternity establishment performance level is: At least: 67% 66% 65% 64% 63% 62% 61% 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 55% 54% 53% 52% 51% 50% 0% But less than: 68% 67% 66% 65% 64% 63% 62% 61% 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 55% 54% 53% 52% 51% 50% The applicable percentage is: 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 0. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the paternity establishment performance level of a State for a fiscal year is less than 50 percent but exceeds by at least 10 percentage points the paternity establishment performance level of the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year, then the applicable percentage with respect to the State's paternity establishment performance level is 50 percent. "(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.— "(i) DETERMINATION OF SUPPORT ORDER PERFORM- ANCE LEVEL.— The support order performance level for a State for a fiscal year is the percentage of the total number of cases under the State plan approved under this part in which there is a support order during the fiscal year. "(ii) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE PERCENT- AGE. —The applicable percentage with respect to a State's support order performance level is as follows:

    • If the support order performance level is: TM,. aoDlicable

^t least: But less than: percentage is: 80% 100 79% 80% 98 78% 79% 96 77% 78% 94 76% 77% 92 75% 76% 90 74% 75% 88 73% 74% 86 72% 73% 84