; (2) provide direction to States with existing State responsible father registries on best practices for improving efficiencies of such registries; and (3) identify administrative and legislative options for ensuring every putative father has access to the protections of a responsible father registry regardless of the State or territory in which the father resides. 4. Parties authorized to access Federal Parent Locator Service (a) State responsible father registries Section 453(c)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 653(c)(4) ) is amended by inserting , or that is administering a State responsible father registry after part E . (b) Adoption and dependency courts Section 453(c)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 653(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking the court and inserting any court ; and (2) by inserting or an action relating to the dependency or adoption of a child, after maintenance of a child, .