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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1234 

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 

grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance 

abuse under the promoting safe and stable families program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20 (legislative day, JUNE 16), 2011 

Mr. GRASSLEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 

to reauthorize grants to assist children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse under the promoting safe and stable families program. 

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 ‘‘Partners for Stable 

5 Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine 

6 or Other Substance Abuse Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO ASSIST CHIL2 DREN AFFECTED BY METHAMPHETAMINE OR 

3 OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 

4 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 437(f) of the Social 

6 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is amended— 

7 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

11 ‘‘, unless in the judgment of the Secretary, 

12 the grant should be renewed for an addi13 tional period of not more than 2 fiscal 

14 years’’ before the period; and 

15 (iii) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(C) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NEW

18 GRANTEES.—The Secretary shall reserve a por19 tion of the amounts appropriated or reserved 

20 for awarding grants under this subsection for 

21 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for 

22 awarding grants to regional partnerships that 

23 have not been awarded a grant under this sub24 section in any of fiscal years 2007 through 

25 2011.’’; 

26 (B) in paragraph (6)(A)— 


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1 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon; 

3 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe4 riod and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(iv) 70 percent for the sixth such fis8 cal year; and 

9 ‘‘(v) 65 percent for the seventh such 

10 fiscal year.’’; and 

11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(10) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR AD13 MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE SECRETARY.—Not 

14 more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated or 

15 reserved for awarding grants under this subsection 

16 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 may be 

17 used by the Secretary for salaries and Department 

18 of Health and Human Services administrative ex19 penses.’’. 

20 (2) FUNDING.—Section 436(b)(5) of the Social 

21 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(5)) is amended— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

25 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 


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

2 ‘‘(E) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

3 2012 through 2016.’’. 

4 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

5 by this subsection take effect on October 1, 2011. 

6 (b) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 

7 2012, and not later than December 31, 2017, the Sec8 retary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate the 

9 effectiveness of the grants awarded to regional partner10 ships under section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 629g(f)) and shall publish a report regarding the 

12 results of each evaluation on the website of the Depart13 ment of Health and Human Services. Each report re14 quired to be published under this subsection shall in15 clude— 

16 (1) an evaluation of the programs and activities 

17 conducted, and the services provided, with the grant 

18 funds awarded under such section for fiscal years 

19 2007 through 2011, in the case of the evaluation re20 quired by December 31, 2012, and for fiscal years 

21 2012 through 2016, in the case of the evaluation re22 quired by December 31, 2017; 

23 (2) an analysis of the regional partnerships 

24 awarded such grants that have, and have not, been 

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1 fied in their grant applications and with respect to 

2 the performance indicators established by the Sec3 retary under paragraph (8) of such section that are 

4 applicable to their grant awards; and 

5 (3) an analysis of the extent to which such 

6 grants have been successful in addressing the needs 

7 of families with methamphetamine or other sub8 stance abuse problems who come to the attention of 

9 the child welfare system and in achieving the goals 

10 of child safety, permanence, and family stability. 

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