; and (ii) disregards all of the amount collected that does not exceed the current support amount for purposes of determining the family's eligibility for, and the amount and type of, assistance from the State under the State program funded under part A. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 457(a)(6) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 657(a)(6) ) is amended in the heading, by inserting ; transition to elimination of excepted portion after participation . (d) Amounts collected on behalf of families receiving foster care maintenance payments (1) In general Section 457 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 657 ) as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Distribution of amounts collected on behalf of a child for whom foster care maintenance payments are being made (1) In general Beginning October 1, 2023— (A) subsection (e) shall no longer apply to the distribution of amounts collected by a State as child support for months in any period on behalf of a child for whom a public agency is making foster care maintenance payments under part E; (B) with respect to the current support amount collected by the State on behalf of the child, the State shall elect to— (i) pay such amount to a foster parent of the child or a kinship caregiver for the child whenever practicable, or to the person responsible for meeting the child's day-to-day needs; or (ii) deposit such amount in a savings account to be used for the child's future needs in the event of the child's reunification with family from which the child was removed (including for reunification services for the child and family); (C) to the extent any amount collected exceeds the current support amount and, after the beginning of the period in which a public agency began making foster care maintenance payments under part E on behalf of the child, support arrearages have accrued with respect to the child, the State shall deposit such excess amount into a savings account to be used for the child's future needs