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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5640 

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

the safe and stable families program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 20, 2006 

Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

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

to reauthorize the safe and stable families program, 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 ‘‘Child and Family Serv5 ices Improvement Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SAFE AND STABLE FAM7 ILIES PROGRAM. 

8 (a) ELIMINATION OF FINDINGS.—Section 430 of the 

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1 ing all through ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose’’ and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 430. PURPOSE. 

4 ‘‘The purpose’’. 

5 (b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COST REIM6 BURSEMENT.—Section 434 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629d) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, subject to 

9 subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMIN12 ISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall not make a pay13 ment to a State under this section with respect to expendi14 tures for administrative costs during a fiscal year, to the 

15 extent that the total amount of the expenditures exceeds 

16 10 percent of the total expenditures of the State during 

17 the fiscal year under the State plan approved under sec18 tion 432.’’. 

19 (c) FUNDING OF MANDATORY GRANTS AT $345 MIL20 LION PER FISCAL YEAR.—Section 436(a) of such Act (42 

21 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 

22 2006.’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘for each of fis23 cal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 

24 (d) FUNDING OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Section 

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1 striking ‘‘2002 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 

2 through 2011’’. 

3 (e) INCREASE IN SET-ASIDES FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 

4 (1) MANDATORY GRANTS.—Section 436(b)(3) 

5 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(3)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’. 

7 (2) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Section 

8 437(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(b)(3)) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’. 

10 (f) COLLECTION OF DATA ON TRIBAL PROMOTING

11 SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PLANS.—Section 432(b)(2) 

12 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(b)(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Notwith15 standing subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

17 (g) AUTHORITY OF INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA TO

18 APPLY FOR GRANTS.—Section 432(b)(2) of such Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 629(b)(b)(2)), as amended by subsection (f) of this 

20 section, is amended by inserting before subparagraph (B) 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA.—This sub23 part shall not be interpreted to preclude the de24 velopment and submission of a single tribal 


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1 plan under this subpart by the participating 

2 tribes of an intertribal consortium.’’. 

3 (h) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 431(a)(6) of 

4 such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(6)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘1986’’ and inserting ‘‘1996’’. 

6 SEC. 3. TARGETING OF INCREASED SAFE AND STABLE FAM7 ILIES PROGRAM RESOURCES TO SUPPORT 

8 MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS. 

9 (a) RESERVATION AND USE OF FUNDS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 436(b) of the Social 

11 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(4) SUPPORT FOR MONTHLY CASEWORKER

14 VISITS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—In the case of each 

16 of fiscal years 2006 through 2011, the Sec17 retary shall reserve $40,000,000 for allotment 

18 in accordance with section 433(e). 

19 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State to which 

21 an amount is paid from amounts reserved 

22 under subparagraph (A) shall use the 

23 amount to support monthly caseworker vis24 its with children who are in foster care 

25 under the responsibility of the State, with 


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1 a primary emphasis on activities designed 

2 to improve caseworker retention, recruit3 ment, training, and ability to access the 

4 benefits of technology. 

5 ‘‘(ii) NONSUPPLANTATION.—A State 

6 to which an amount is paid from amounts 

7 reserved pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

8 shall not use the amount to supplant any 

9 Federal funds paid to the State under part 

10 E that could be used as described in clause 

11 (i).’’. 

12 (2) EFFECT ON AMOUNTS RESERVED FOR IN13 DIAN TRIBES.—Section 436(b)(3) of such Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 629b(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘The’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘After applying paragraph (4) (but be16 fore applying paragraphs (1) or (2)), the’’. 

17 (b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 433 of such 

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 629c) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘subsection 

20 (a), (b), or (c) of’’ before ‘‘this section’’ the 1st and 

21 2nd places it appears; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO FUNDS RE24 SERVED TO SUPPORT MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS.— 

25 ‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) TERRITORIES.—From the amount re2 served pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for fis3 cal year 2006 or any succeeding fiscal year, the 

4 Secretary shall allot to each jurisdiction speci5 fied in subsection (b) of this section that meets 

6 the requirements of paragraph (2) of this sub7 section for the fiscal year an amount deter8 mined in the same manner as the allotment to 

9 each of such jurisdictions is determined under 

10 section 423 (without regard to the initial allot11 ment of $70,000 to each State). 

12 ‘‘(B) OTHER STATES.—From the amount 

13 reserved pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for 

14 fiscal year 2006 or any succeeding fiscal year 

15 that remains after applying subparagraph (A) 

16 of this paragraph for the fiscal year, the Sec17 retary shall allot to each State (other than an 

18 Indian tribe) not specified in subsection (b) of 

19 this section that meets the requirements of 

20 paragraph (2) of this subsection for the fiscal 

21 year an amount equal to such remaining 

22 amount multiplied by the food stamp percent23 age of the State (as defined in subsection (c)(2) 

24 of this section) for the fiscal year, except that 

25 in applying subsection (c)(2)(A) of this section, 


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1 ‘subsection (e)(1)(B)’ shall be substituted for 

2 ‘such paragraph (1)’. 

3 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of 

4 this paragraph are the following: 

5 ‘‘(A) AMOUNTS ALLOTTED FOR FISCAL

6 YEAR 2007.—In the case of amounts reserved 

7 pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for fiscal year 

8 2007, the State has provided to the Secretary 

9 data which shows, for the most recent fiscal 

10 year for which such information is available— 

11 ‘‘(i) the percentage of children in fos12 ter care under the responsibility of the 

13 State who were visited by the caseworker 

14 handling the case of the child at least once 

15 each month while the child was in such 

16 care; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the percentage of the visits that 

18 occurred in the residence of the child. 

19 ‘‘(B) AMOUNTS ALLOTTED FOR SUC20 CEEDING FISCAL YEARS.—In the case of 

21 amounts reserved pursuant to section 

22 436(b)(4)(A) for fiscal year 2008 or any suc23 ceeding fiscal year: 

24 ‘‘(i) DATA SHOWING FREQUENCY AND

25 LOCATION OF CASEWORKER VISITS.—The 


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1 State has provided to the Secretary data 

2 which shows, for the preceding fiscal year, 

3 that— 

4 ‘‘(I) for at least 90 percent of the 

5 children in foster care under the re6 sponsibility of the State— 

7 ‘‘(aa) the caseworker han8 dling the case of the child visited 

9 the child at least once each 

10 month while the child was in 

11 such care; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) the majority of the 

13 visits occurred in the residence of 

14 the child; or 

15 ‘‘(II) the State made the req16 uisite annual progress, as determined 

17 by the Secretary, to comply with sub18 clause (I) by October 1, 2011. 

19 ‘‘(ii) STATE ABILITY TO VERIFY FRE20 QUENCY OF CASEWORKER VISITS.—The 

21 Secretary has verified that the State has in 

22 effect such policies and standards as may 

23 be necessary to enable the State to deter24 mine whether, for at least 90 percent of 

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1 sponsibility of the State, a caseworker vis2 ited the child at least once each month 

3 during the fiscal year. 

4 ‘‘(iii) VERIFICATION OF NONSUPPLAN5 TATION COMPLIANCE.—The State has pro6 vided to the Secretary such documentation 

7 as may be necessary to verify that the 

8 State has complied with section 

9 436(b)(4)(B)(ii) during the fiscal year.’’. 

10 (c) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—Section 434(a) of such 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 629d(a)), as amended by section 2(b)(1) 

12 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘the lesser of—’’ and 

13 all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the sum of— 

14 ‘‘(1) the lesser of— 

15 ‘‘(A) 75 percent of the total expenditures 

16 by the State for activities under the plan during 

17 the fiscal year or the immediately succeeding 

18 fiscal year; or 

19 ‘‘(B) the allotment of the State under sub20 section (a), (b), or (c) of section 433, whichever 

21 is applicable, for the fiscal year; and 

22 ‘‘(2) the lesser of— 

23 ‘‘(A) 75 percent of the total expenditures 

24 by the State in accordance with section 


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1 436(b)(4)(B) during the fiscal year or the im2 mediately succeeding fiscal year; or 

3 ‘‘(B) the allotment of the State under sec4 tion 433(e) for the fiscal year.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CHILD WELFARE SERV6 ICES PROGRAM. 

7 (a) FUNDING.—Subpart 1 of part B of title IV of 

8 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620–628b) is amended 

9 by striking sections 420 and 425 and inserting after sec10 tion 424 the following: 

11 ‘‘LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

12 ‘‘SEC. 425. To carry out this subpart, there are au13 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than 

14 $325,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 

15 2011.’’. 

16 (b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—Such subpart is further 

17 amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating sections 421 and 423 as 

19 sections 423 and 424, respectively, and by transfer20 ring section 423 (as so redesignated) so that it ap21 pears after section 422; and 

22 (2) by inserting after the subpart heading the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘PURPOSE

25 ‘‘SEC. 421. The purpose of this subpart is to promote 

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1 ordinated child and family services program that utilizes 

2 community-based agencies and ensures all children are 

3 raised in safe, loving families, by— 

4 ‘‘(1) protecting and promoting the welfare of all 

5 children; 

6 ‘‘(2) preventing the neglect, abuse, or exploi7 tation of children; 

8 ‘‘(3) supporting at-risk families through serv9 ices which allow children, where appropriate, to re10 main safely with their families or return to their 

11 families in a timely manner; 

12 ‘‘(4) promoting the safety, permanence, and 

13 well-being of children in foster care; and 

14 ‘‘(5) providing training, professional develop15 ment and support to ensure a well-qualified child 

16 welfare workforce.’’. 

17 (c) MODIFICATION OF STATE PLAN REQUIRE18 MENTS.—Section 422 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5) 

22 and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) include a description of the services and 

24 activities which the State will fund under the State 

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1 how the services and activities will achieve the pur2 pose of this subpart;’’; 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (6) and insert4 ing after paragraph (3) (as added by subpara5 graph (A) of this paragraph) the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) contain a description of— 

7 ‘‘(A) the steps the State will take to pro8 vide child welfare services statewide and to ex9 pand and strengthen the range of existing serv10 ices and develop and implement services to im11 prove child outcomes; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the child welfare services staff devel13 opment and training plans of the State;’’; 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 

15 through (9) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re16 spectively; 

17 (D) in paragraph (10)— 

18 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

19 redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub20 paragraph (A); and 

21 (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 

22 inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol23 lowing: 

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1 doned at or shortly after birth which enable 

2 permanent decisions to be made expeditiously 

3 with respect to the placement of the children;’’; 

4 (E) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

5 at the end; 

6 (F) in paragraph (15), by striking the pe7 riod and inserting a semicolon; 

8 (G) by redesignating paragraphs (10) 

9 through (15) as paragraphs (8) through (13), 

10 respectively; and 

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

12 ‘‘(14) include assurances that not more than 10 

13 percent of the expenditures of the State with respect 

14 to activities funded from amounts provided under 

15 this subpart will be for administrative costs; and 

16 ‘‘(15) outlines how the State will ensure that 

17 physicians or other appropriate medical professionals 

18 are actively consulted and involved in— 

19 ‘‘(A) assessing the health and well-being of 

20 children in foster care under the responsibility 

21 of the State; and 

22 ‘‘(B) determining appropriate medical 

23 treatment for the children.’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpart: 


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1 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The term ‘ad2 ministrative costs’ means costs for the following, but 

3 only to the extent incurred in administering the 

4 State plan developed pursuant to this subpart: pro5 curement, payroll management, personnel functions 

6 (other than the portion of the salaries of supervisors 

7 attributable to time spent directly supervising the 

8 provision of services by caseworkers), management, 

9 maintenance and operation of space and property, 

10 data processing and computer services, accounting, 

11 budgeting, auditing, and travel expenses (except 

12 those related to the provision of services by case13 workers or the oversight of programs funded under 

14 this subpart). 

15 ‘‘(2) OTHER TERMS.—For definitions of other 

16 terms used in this part, see section 475.’’. 

17 (d) PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATE ALLOT18 MENTS.—Section 423 of such Act, as so redesignated by 

19 subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ after 

22 ‘‘(a)’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘420’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘425’’; and 


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1 (C) by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

2 Secretary’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘DETERMINATION OF

5 STATE ALLOTMENT PERCENTAGES.—’’ after 

6 ‘‘(b)’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘per centum’’ each place it 

8 appears and inserting ‘‘percent’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘PROMULGA10 TION OF STATE ALLOTMENT PERCENTAGES.—’’ 

11 after ‘‘(c)’’; 

12 (4) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES DE14 FINED.—’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘fifty’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’; 

16 and 

17 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of any allot20 ment to a State for a fiscal year under the preceding 

21 provisions of this section which the State certifies to 

22 the Secretary will not be required for carrying out 

23 the State plan developed as provided in section 422 

24 shall be available for reallotment from time to time, 


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1 on such dates as the Secretary may fix, to other 

2 States which the Secretary determines— 

3 ‘‘(A) need sums in excess of the amounts 

4 allotted to such other States under the pre5 ceding provisions of this section, in carrying out 

6 their State plans so developed; and 

7 ‘‘(B) will be able to so use such excess 

8 sums during the fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

10 make the reallotments on the basis of the State 

11 plans so developed, after taking into consideration— 

12 ‘‘(A) the population under 21 years of age; 

13 ‘‘(B) the per capita income of each of such 

14 other States as compared with the population 

15 under 21 years of age; and 

16 ‘‘(C) the per capita income of all such 

17 other States with respect to which such a deter18 mination by the Secretary has been made. 

19 ‘‘(3) AMOUNTS REALLOTTED TO A STATE

20 AMOUNTS DEEMED PART OF STATE ALLOTMENT.— 

21 Any amount so reallotted to a State is deemed part 

22 of the allotment of the State under this section.’’. 

23 (e) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 

24 (1) EXCLUSION OF EXPENDITURES FOR DAY

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1 FROM ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES.—Section 424 of 

2 such Act, as so redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of 

3 this section, is amended— 

4 (A) in subsection (c)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; 

7 (II) by striking ‘‘, for any fiscal 

8 year beginning after September 30, 

9 1979,’’; 

10 (III) in subparagraph (A), by 

11 striking ‘‘necessary’’ and all that fol12 lows through ‘‘living’’; and 

13 (IV) in subparagraph (C), by 

14 striking ‘‘, to the extent’’ and all that 

15 follows through ‘‘1979’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 

17 (B) in subsection (d)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘(excluding expendi19 tures for activities specified in subsection 

20 (c)(1))’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘such activities’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘activities specified in subsection 

23 (c)’’. 

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1 U.S.C. 623), as so redesignated by subsection (b)(1) 

2 of this section, is amended by adding at the end the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMIN5 ISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall not make a pay6 ment to a State under this section with respect to expendi7 tures during a fiscal year for administrative costs, to the 

8 extent that the total amount of the expenditures exceeds 

9 10 percent of the total expenditures of the State during 

10 the fiscal year for activities funded from amounts provided 

11 under this subpart.’’. 

12 (3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 424(a) 

13 of such Act, as so redesignated by subsection (b)(1) 

14 of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘per centum’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘percent’’. 

16 (f) ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Sec17 tion 426 (42 U.S.C. 626) is amended by striking sub18 section (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

19 (b). 

20 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) Section 428(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 628(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘421’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘423’’. 

24 (2) Section 429 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 628a) 

25 is amended— 


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1 (A)(i) by striking the following: 

2 ‘‘CHILD WELFARE TRAINEESHIPS

3 ‘‘SEC. 429. The Secretary’’; and 

4 (ii) inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(c) CHILD WELFARE TRAINEESHIPS.—The Sec6 retary’’; and 

7 (B) by transferring the provision to the 

8 end of section 426 (as amended by subsection 

9 (f) of this section). 

10 (3) Section 429A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 628b) 

11 is redesignated as section 429. 

12 (4) Section 433(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 629c(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘421’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘423’’. 

15 (5) Section 437(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 629g(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘421’’ and in17 serting ‘‘423’’. 

18 SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE COURT IMPROVEMENT 

19 PROGRAM. 

20 Section 438 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 629h) is amended in each of subsections (c)(1)(A) and (d) 

22 by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

23 SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR MENTORING 

24 CHILDREN OF PRISONERS. 

25 Section 439 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

26 629i) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2002 through 

2 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 through 2011’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (1) 

4 and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP6 PROPRIATIONS; RESERVATION OF CERTAIN

7 AMOUNTS.—To carry out this section, there are au8 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 

9 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 

10 through 2011.’’. 

11 SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL PROMOTING SAFE 

12 AND STABLE FAMILIES RESOURCES FOR FIS13 CAL YEAR 2006. 

14 (a) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 

15 Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 

16 there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health and 

17 Human Services $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry 

18 out subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security 

19 Act, in addition to any amount otherwise made available 

20 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out such subpart. 

21 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec22 tion 434(b)(2) of such Act, the amounts paid to States 

23 from the amount appropriated under subsection (a) of this 

24 section shall remain available for expenditure by the 

25 States through fiscal year 2008. 


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1 SEC. 8. REPORTS. 

2 Section 435 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 629e) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) CONTENT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

6 the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

7 Representatives and the Committee on Finance of 

8 the Senate biennial reports on— 

9 ‘‘(A) the level of expenditures, and the pro10 grams and activities funded, under subpart 1 

11 and this subpart by each State, territory, and 

12 Indian tribe to which funds are paid under this 

13 part; 

14 ‘‘(B) the number of children and families 

15 served by each such State, territory, and Indian 

16 tribe under the programs; and 

17 ‘‘(C) how spending under the programs 

18 has helped achieve the goals identified by each 

19 such State, territory, and Indian tribe as part 

20 of the annual planning process undertaken in 

21 developing plans pursuant to this part. 

22 ‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall submit the 

23 biennial reports required by paragraph (1) not later 

24 than July 1, 2008, and not later than July 1 of 

25 every other calendar year thereafter.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

3 this section, the amendments made by this Act shall take 

4 effect on October 1, 2006, and shall apply to payments 

5 under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 

6 calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, without 

7 regard to whether regulations to implement the amend8 ments are promulgated by such date. 

9 (b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE10 QUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

11 determines that State legislation (other than legislation 

12 appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 

13 developed pursuant to subpart 1 of part B, or a State plan 

14 approved under subpart 2 of part B, of title IV of the 

15 Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements 

16 imposed by the amendments made by this Act, the plan 

17 shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the addi18 tional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar 

19 quarter beginning after the first regular session of the 

20 State legislature that begins after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative ses22 sion, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate 

23 regular session of the State legislature. 

24 (c) AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL PROMOTING SAFE

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1 2006.—Section 7 shall take effect on the date of the en2 actment of this Act. 

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