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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8890 

To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program under subpart 2 

of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 5 years, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2024 

Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program 

under subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social 

Security Act for 5 years, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Regional Partnership 

5 Grants Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 

7 (a) FUNDING.—Section 436(b)(5) of the Social Secu8 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(5)) is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘2017 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 through 

2 2029’’. 

3 (b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 437(f)(3)(A) of such 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023’’. 

7 (2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF GRANT TO BE

8 DISBURSED FOR PLANNING PHASE.—Section 

9 437(f)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 629g(f)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended in the 2nd sentence 

11 by striking ‘‘$250,000, and may not exceed’’. 

12 (c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINIS13 TRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE SECRETARY.—Section 

14 437(f)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(10)) is amend15 ed by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2017 through 

16 2023’’. 

17 SEC. 3. DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT AND PLANNED FAMILY18 CENTERED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER 

19 TREATMENT SERVICES. 

20 Section 432(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 629b(a)) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

23 (9); 

24 (2) by striking the period at the end of para25 graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(11) contains descriptions of— 

3 ‘‘(A) all Federal funding sources currently 

4 used or for which there is a plan to use in the 

5 future to support family-centered treatment 

6 substance use disorder programs for families 

7 with children who are in, or at risk of entering 

8 or re-entering, the child welfare system; and 

9 ‘‘(B) how the State agency is partnering 

10 with, or plans to partner with, public or private 

11 agencies providing substance use disorder treat12 ment services for families in, or at risk of enter13 ing, the child welfare system.’’. 

14 SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES. 

15 Section 437(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 629g(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and expand 

17 the scope of the evidence-based services that may be ap18 proved by the clearinghouse established under section 

19 476(d)’’ before the period. 

20 SEC. 5. EVALUATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

21 (a) CONSIDERATIONS FOR AWARDING GRANTS.— 

22 Section 437(f)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 629g(f)(7)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara25 graph (D); 


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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub2 paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(F) have submitted information pursuant 

5 to paragraph (4)(F) that demonstrates the ca6 pability to participate in rigorous evaluation of 

7 program effectiveness.’’. 

8 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON USING FOSTER

9 CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS MADE ON BEHALF OF

10 FOSTER CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH A

11 PARENT RESIDING IN A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FAM12 ILY-BASED TREATMENT FACILITY.—Section 476(a) of 

13 such Act (42 U.S.C. 676(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

14 including by providing technical assistance to the State 

15 agency operating the State plan approved under this part 

16 and, in States to which a grant is made under section 

17 437(f), to eligible entities, during all phases of the grant 

18 cycle described in section 437(f)(3)(B), on how children 

19 placed with a parent in a licensed residential family-based 

20 treatment facility in accordance with section 472(j) could 

21 be eligible for foster care maintenance payments by reason 

22 of section 472(a)(2)(C), so that States may better under23 stand how to access the funds and grantees may better 

24 understand, communicate with, and share data with the 


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1 State agency operating the State plan approved under this 

2 part,’’ before ‘‘and shall’’. 

3 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON USING REGIONAL

4 PARTNERSHIP GRANT FUNDS IN COORDINATION WITH

5 OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS TO BETTER SERVE CHILD

6 WELFARE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY A SUBSTANCE USE

7 DISORDER.—Section 435(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 629e(d)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

10 (4); 

11 (2) by striking the period at the end of para12 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(6) use grants under section 437 in coordina15 tion with other Federal funds to better serve families 

16 in the child welfare system that are affected by a 

17 substance use disorder.’’. 

18 SEC. 6. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR CONSULTATION RE19 QUIRED. 

20 Section 437(f)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 629g(f)(8)(B)) is amended by redesignating clause 

22 (iii) as clause (iv) and inserting after clause (ii) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(iii) The Administrator of the Na25 tional Institute on Drug Abuse.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. 

2 Section 437(f)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 629g(f)(8)(A)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘this subsection,’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘the Regional Partnership Grants Reauthorization 

6 Act of 2024,’’; 

7 (2) by inserting ‘‘child permanency, reunifica8 tion, re-entry into care,’’ before ‘‘parental recovery’’; 

9 and 

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘to serve families with sub11 stance use disorder including those that are over12 represented in foster care, difficult to place, or have 

13 disproportionately low permanency rates’’ after 

14 ‘‘family well-being’’. 

15 SEC. 8. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

16 Section 437(f)(9)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 629g(f)(9)(B)) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii); 

19 (2) by striking the period at the end of clause 

20 (iii) and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(iv) how the grants made under this 

23 subsection have contributed to the evidence 

24 base for serving families in, or at risk of 

25 entering, the child welfare system who are 

26 affected by substance use disorders; 


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1 ‘‘(v) whether any programs funded by 

2 the grants were submitted to the clearing3 house established under section 476(d) for 

4 review and the results of any such review; 

5 ‘‘(vi) which evidence-based practices 

6 were fully implemented through the use of 

7 grants made under this subsection; 

8 ‘‘(vii) any changes in programs or 

9 practices that led to positive outcomes for 

10 the population of children and families 

11 served, resulting from the use of grants 

12 made under this subsection; and 

13 ‘‘(viii) the extent to which activities 

14 pursuant to this subsection are meeting 

15 the needs of child welfare families affected 

16 by substance use disorders.’’. 

17 SEC. 9. REFERENCES TO ‘‘SUBSTANCE ABUSE’’ CHANGED 

18 TO ‘‘SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER’’. 

19 Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 629g(f)) is amended— 

21 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘SUB22 STANCE ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBSTANCE USE

23 DISORDER’’; 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘substance abuse’’ each place it 

25 appears in paragraphs (1), (2)(C)(iv), (4)(A), 


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1 (4)(B)(iii), (4)(E), and (5)(F) and inserting ‘‘sub2 stance use disorder’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph 2(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub4 stance abuse prevention and treatment’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘substance use prevention, treatment, and recov6 ery services’’; 

7 (4) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘substance 

8 abuse by’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use disorder af9 flicting’’; 

10 (5) in paragraph (9)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘sub11 stance abuse problems’’ and inserting ‘‘problems re12 lated to substance use disorder’’; 

13 (6) by striking ‘‘abuse’’ each place it appears in 

14 paragraphs (5)(A) and (7)(D) and inserting ‘‘use’’; 

15 and 

16 (7) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘abuse’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘disorder’’. 

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