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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5473 

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a grant 

program to promote Federal, State, and local coordination to address 

substance use needs of families in the child welfare system, in order 

to improve child well-being and permanency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2016 

Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) 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 create a grant program to promote Federal, State, 

and local coordination to address substance use needs 

of families in the child welfare system, in order to improve child well-being and permanency. 

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 ‘‘Partnership Grants 

5 to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance 

6 Abuse Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REGIONAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 

2 (a) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED; OTHER

3 DEFINITIONS.—Section 437(f)(2) of the Social Security 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

6 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

8 partnership’ means a collaborative agree9 ment (which may be established on an 

10 interstate or intrastate basis) entered into 

11 by, at a minimum, each of the following: 

12 ‘‘(I) The State child welfare 

13 agency that is responsible for the ad14 ministration of the State plan under 

15 this part and part E. 

16 ‘‘(II) The State agency respon17 sible for administering the substance 

18 abuse prevention and treatment block 

19 grant provided under subpart II of 

20 part B of title XIX of the Public 

21 Health Service Act. 

22 ‘‘(III) The Juvenile Court or Ad23 ministrative Office of the Court that 

24 is most appropriate to oversee the ad25 ministration of court programs in the 

26 region to address the population of 


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1 families who come to the attention of 

2 the court due to child abuse or ne3 glect. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.—In ad5 dition to the required members of an eligi6 ble partnership described under clause (i), 

7 such partnership may also include any of 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(I) The State agency respon10 sible for administering the State plan 

11 under title XIX. 

12 ‘‘(II) The State agency respon13 sible for administering the Maternal 

14 and Child Health Block Grant under 

15 title V of this Act. 

16 ‘‘(III) The unit of State govern17 ment responsible for administering the 

18 Community Mental Health Services 

19 Block Grant provided under subpart I 

20 of part B of title XIX of the Public 

21 Health Service Act. 

22 ‘‘(IV) Any other State agency re23 sponsible for administering programs 

24 that promote child and family well25 being, including programs that serve 


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1 victims of domestic violence, early 

2 childhood education programs, ele3 mentary school and secondary school 

4 programs (as such terms are defined 

5 in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

6 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

7 U.S.C. 7801)), programs under the 

8 Individuals with Disabilities Edu9 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), 

10 hospital programs, early childhood 

11 home visitation programs using funds 

12 received under section 511(c) of this 

13 Act, and the program for block grants 

14 to States for temporary assistance for 

15 needy families under title IV of this 

16 Act. 

17 ‘‘(V) An Indian tribe or tribal 

18 consortium. 

19 ‘‘(VI) Community child welfare 

20 service providers. 

21 ‘‘(VII) Community health service 

22 providers. 

23 ‘‘(VIII) Community mental 

24 health service providers. 


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1 ‘‘(IX) Community domestic vio2 lence service providers. 

3 ‘‘(X) Community housing au4 thorities or providers. 

5 ‘‘(XI) Local law enforcement 

6 agencies. 

7 ‘‘(XII) Tribal child welfare agen8 cies (or a consortia of such agencies). 

9 ‘‘(XIII) Any other providers, 

10 agencies, personnel, officials, or enti11 ties that are related to the provision 

12 of child and family services under this 

13 subpart. 

14 ‘‘(iii) PARTNERSHIPS ENTERED INTO

15 BY INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL CON16 SORTIA.—Notwithstanding clause (i), if an 

17 Indian tribe or tribal consortium enters 

18 into a partnership for purposes of this sub19 section, such partnership shall be consid20 ered an eligible partnership regardless of 

21 whether such partnership includes any of 

22 the entities described in subclause (I), (II), 

23 or (III) of clause (i), except that no such 

24 partnership shall consist solely of tribal 


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1 child welfare agencies (or a consortium of 

2 such agencies). 

3 ‘‘(B) STATE.—Notwithstanding section 

4 431(a)(4), the term ‘State’ means the 50 

5 States, the District of Columbia, and each of 

6 the territories. 

7 ‘‘(C) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ 

8 means Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, 

9 the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. 

10 Virgin Islands. 

11 ‘‘(D) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZA12 TION.—The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal or13 ganization’ have the meanings given such terms 

14 in section 431(a).’’. 

15 (b) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—Section 

16 437(f)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to 

21 amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry 

22 out this section, the Secretary shall award, from 

23 the amounts reserved for each of fiscal years 

24 2017 through 2021 under section 436(b)(5)— 


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1 ‘‘(i) regional partnership grants to eli2 gible partnerships that satisfy the require3 ments of this subsection; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) State partnership grants to eligi5 ble partnerships that satisfy the require6 ments of this subsection and demonstrate 

7 an ability to operate statewide, including 

8 jurisdictions that are urban, suburban, or 

9 rural.’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

11 (C) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; 

12 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(B) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.— 

15 The Secretary shall provide to each eligible 

16 partnership awarded a regional partnership 

17 grant under this subsection— 

18 ‘‘(i) not less than $250,000 per grant 

19 for each fiscal year during a planning 

20 phase not to exceed 1 year; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) not less than $500,000 per grant 

22 for each fiscal year during the grant’s im23 plementation phase. 

24 ‘‘(C) STATE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.—The 

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1 ship awarded a State partnership grant under 

2 this subsection— 

3 ‘‘(i) not less than $250,000 per grant 

4 for each fiscal year during a planning 

5 phase not to exceed 2 years; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) not less than $750,000 per grant 

7 for each fiscal year during the grant’s im8 plementation phase. 

9 ‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT FOR A FIS10 CAL YEAR.—No payment shall be made under 

11 subparagraph (B) or (C) for a fiscal year until 

12 the Secretary determines that the eligible part13 nership has made sufficient progress in meeting 

14 the goals of the grant and that the members of 

15 the eligible partnership are coordinating to a 

16 reasonable degree with the other members of 

17 the eligible partnership.’’; and 

18 (4) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated by 

19 paragraph (2) of this subsection, by inserting ‘‘of a 

20 regional partnership grant’’ after ‘‘grantee’’. 

21 (c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

22 437(f)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(4)) is amended 

23 to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—To be eli25 gible for a regional partnership grant or a State 


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1 partnership grant under this subsection, an eligible 

2 partnership shall submit to the Secretary a written 

3 application containing the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) With respect to the planning phase of 

5 the grant, each of the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) A description of the nature and 

7 extent of the problem of substance use dis8 orders among families who come to the at9 tention of the State child welfare agency, 

10 including any recent evidence dem11 onstrating that substance abuse has had a 

12 substantial impact on the number of out13 of-home placements for children, or the 

14 number of children who are at risk of 

15 being placed in an out-of-home placement, 

16 in the partnership region or State. 

17 ‘‘(ii) A description of any joint activi18 ties being undertaken among the entities 

19 described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of 

20 paragraph (2)(A)(i) and other State agen21 cies or regional partners on behalf of fami22 lies with substance use disorder problems 

23 who come to the attention of the State 

24 child welfare agency, including any data on 


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1 the effects of the joint activities, such as 

2 activities relating to— 

3 ‘‘(I) establishing standardized 

4 screening protocols, or other methods 

5 to identify families in need of sub6 stance abuse prevention and treat7 ment services; 

8 ‘‘(II) ensuring early access to as9 sessment and treatment services such 

10 as securing expert consultation on 

11 cases involving substance use dis12 orders, conducting outreach and 

13 methods to engage and retain parents 

14 in treatment, and providing priority 

15 access to assessment and treatment of 

16 families in the child welfare system; 

17 ‘‘(III) increasing management 

18 and treatment of recovery services 

19 and monitoring compliance such as 

20 co-location of services, specialized re21 covery case management services, and 

22 ensuring comprehensive treatment 

23 programs tailored to individual parent 

24 and child needs; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) ensuring access to family2 centered services, including effective 

3 parenting programs focused on en4 hancing the parent and child relation5 ship and the prevention needs of chil6 dren; 

7 ‘‘(V) ensuring appropriate judi8 cial oversight including providing 

9 more frequent judicial or administra10 tive reviews of treatment access and 

11 compliance with case plans regarding 

12 participation in substance use disorder 

13 treatment; 

14 ‘‘(VI) having a system for appro15 priate response to behavior of partici16 pants, such as evidence-based contin17 gency management approaches using 

18 appropriate incentives and sanctions; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(VII) improving collaboration 

21 between courts and child welfare and 

22 substance abuse treatment agencies 

23 providing services to families with 

24 substance abuse issues, including— 

25 ‘‘(aa) cross training of staff; 


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1 ‘‘(bb) data collection and in2 formation sharing that is capable 

3 of monitoring outcomes of chil4 dren and families receiving serv5 ices from the agencies; 

6 ‘‘(cc) arrangements for ad7 dressing confidentiality and shar8 ing of information; 

9 ‘‘(dd) identification by the 

10 State agencies or Indian tribal 

11 agencies, as the case may be, of 

12 funding barriers and how Fed13 eral, State, and local resources 

14 are being used to sustain pro15 grams of the agencies; and 

16 ‘‘(ee) consultation to ensure 

17 that programmatic approaches 

18 reflect the advice of community 

19 members and persons in recov20 ery. 

21 ‘‘(iii) With respect to infants with pre22 natal substance exposure, a description of 

23 any special efforts to identify and assess 

24 the extent of the problem and any joint ac25 tivities between 2 or more members of the 


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1 eligible partnership that focus specifically 

2 on the needs of the infants, such as efforts 

3 to monitor and reduce infant fatalities 

4 among families affected by parental sub5 stance use disorders. 

6 ‘‘(iv) A description of the goals and 

7 outcomes to be achieved during the fund8 ing period for the grant that will— 

9 ‘‘(I) enhance the well-being of 

10 children, parents, and families receiv11 ing services or taking part in activities 

12 conducted with funds provided under 

13 the grant; 

14 ‘‘(II) lead to safety, permanent 

15 caregiving relationships for such chil16 dren, and the well-being of the chil17 dren and their families; 

18 ‘‘(III) improve the substance 

19 abuse treatment outcomes for parents 

20 including retention in treatment and 

21 successful completion of treatment; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(IV) decrease the number of 

24 out-of-home placements for children, 

25 or the number of children who are at 


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1 risk of being placed in an out-of-home 

2 placement, in the partnership region 

3 or State. 

4 ‘‘(v) A description of a plan for sus5 taining the services provided by or activi6 ties funded under the grant after the con7 clusion of the grant period, including 

8 through the use of other funds provided to 

9 the State for child welfare and substance 

10 abuse prevention and treatment services. 

11 ‘‘(vi) Assurances that— 

12 ‘‘(I) substance use disorder treat13 ment services provided using funds 

14 provided during the implementation 

15 phase of a grant made under this sub16 section shall be licensed, certified, or 

17 otherwise approved by the appropriate 

18 State substance use disorder preven19 tion and treatment agencies, the State 

20 agency responsible for administering 

21 the State plan approved under title 

22 XIX, or other designated licensing 

23 agency; 

24 ‘‘(II) the activities funded during 

25 the implementation phase of a grant 


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1 made under this subsection will be co2 ordinated, to the extent feasible and 

3 appropriate, with the services or bene4 fits provided under other Federal or 

5 federally assisted programs that serve 

6 families with substance use disorders 

7 who come to the attention of the State 

8 child welfare agency, including health, 

9 Medicaid, mental health, domestic vio10 lence, housing, and employment pro11 grams, the State program funded 

12 under part A, other child welfare and 

13 substance use disorder prevention and 

14 treatment programs, and the courts; 

15 ‘‘(III) not more than 10 percent 

16 of funds provided under the grant for 

17 any fiscal year shall be used for ad18 ministrative costs; 

19 ‘‘(IV) Federal funds provided to 

20 the State during the implementation 

21 phase of a grant made under this sub22 section will not be used to supplant 

23 Federal or non-Federal funds for 

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1 sist families with substance use dis2 order services who come to the atten3 tion of the State child welfare agency; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(V) in the case of a State part6 nership grant, the Governor of the 

7 State endorses the plan. 

8 ‘‘(vii) Such other information as the 

9 Secretary may require. 

10 ‘‘(B) With respect to the implementation 

11 phase of the grant, each of the following: 

12 ‘‘(i) A description of how the State or 

13 regional partnership will use any funds 

14 provided during the implementation phase 

15 of a grant to address comprehensively and 

16 in a timely manner the needs of families 

17 with substance use disorders to improve 

18 child safety, family stability, parent-child 

19 relationships, permanence in children’s liv20 ing arrangements, and family well-being, 

21 including— 

22 ‘‘(I) by improving services and 

23 procedures in the areas detailed in 

24 subparagraph (A)(ii); 


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1 ‘‘(II) by improving services with 

2 respect to infants with prenatal sub3 stance exposure as described in sub4 paragraph (A)(iii); 

5 ‘‘(III) by satisfying the goals and 

6 outcomes described in subparagraph 

7 (A)(iv); 

8 ‘‘(IV) by providing sustainability 

9 of services and activities after the con10 clusion of the grant period as de11 scribed in subparagraph (A)(v); 

12 ‘‘(V) by affirming each of the as13 surances described in subparagraph 

14 (A)(vi); 

15 ‘‘(VI) in the case of a State part16 nership grant, expanding the number 

17 of jurisdictions in the State (including 

18 urban, suburban, and rural jurisdic19 tions) where the activities under the 

20 plan will be implemented, the plans 

21 for expanding the activities to other 

22 parts of the State during the imple23 mentation phase of the grant, and the 

24 methods to measure programs toward 

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1 ‘‘(VII) measuring the perform2 ance of the State agencies in imple3 menting the plan in accordance with 

4 performance and evaluation require5 ments established by the Secretary in 

6 paragraph (8) and section 435, and 

7 assessing remaining barriers to meet8 ing the needs of families with sub9 stance use disorders who come to the 

10 attention of the State child welfare 

11 agency. 

12 ‘‘(ii) Such other information as the 

13 Secretary may require.’’. 

14 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 437(f)(5) of such Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(5)) is amended— 

16 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

17 by inserting ‘‘and in accordance with the approved 

18 application for the grant’’ after ‘‘the purpose of this 

19 subsection’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

21 through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), re22 spectively, and by redesignating subparagraph (F) 

23 as subparagraph (H); 

24 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(B) Medication-assisted treatment.’’; and 

2 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as so 

3 redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(G) Domestic violence advocacy and serv6 ices.’’. 

7 (e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 437(f)(6) of 

8 such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(6)) is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(C) INDIAN TRIBES.—In the case of a 

11 grant awarded to a partnership that includes an 

12 Indian tribe, tribal consortium, or a tribal child 

13 welfare agency or a consortium of such agen14 cies, the payment required by subparagraph (A) 

15 may be made directly, through donated funds, 

16 through nonpublic third-party in-kind contribu17 tions, or from Federal funds received under any 

18 of the following provisions of law: 

19 ‘‘(i) The Indian Child Welfare Act of 

20 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). 

21 ‘‘(ii) The Indian Self-Determination 

22 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

23 450b et seq.). 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Title I of the Housing and Com2 munity Development Act of 1974 (42 

3 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).’’. 

4 (f) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

5 437(f)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(7)) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(7) WAIVER OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—To 

8 the extent the Secretary determines that any re9 quirement under this paragraph would be inappro10 priate to apply to an eligible partnership that in11 cludes a territory, an Indian tribe, tribal consortium, 

12 or a tribal child welfare agency or a consortium of 

13 such agencies, the Secretary may exempt the eligible 

14 partnership from the requirement.’’. 

15 (g) EVALUATION.—Section 437(f)(8) of such Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 629g(f)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(C) REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE INDICA19 TORS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 9 

21 months after the date of enactment of this 

22 subparagraph, the Secretary shall review 

23 the performance indicators established 

24 under subparagraph (A) and knowledge 


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1 gained from other grant programs to es2 tablish a set of core indicators. 

3 ‘‘(ii) CORE INDICATORS.—The set of 

4 core indicators established under clause (i) 

5 shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(I) Safety, including whether 

7 children remain at home and any oc8 currence of child maltreatment. 

9 ‘‘(II) Permanency, including the 

10 average length of stay in foster care, 

11 re-entries to foster care placement, 

12 timeliness of reunification, and timeli13 ness of permanency. 

14 ‘‘(III) Recovery, including access 

15 to treatment, retention in substance 

16 abuse treatment, substance use. 

17 ‘‘(IV) Child, adult, and family 

18 well-being, including parenting capac19 ity, family relationships and func20 tioning. 

21 ‘‘(iii) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In 

22 establishing the set of core indicators re23 quired by clause (i), the Secretary shall 

24 consult with the following: 


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1 ‘‘(I) The Assistant Secretary for 

2 the Administration for Children and 

3 Families. 

4 ‘‘(II) The Administrator of the 

5 Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

6 Services Administration. 

7 ‘‘(D) EVALUATIONS.—In assessing the per8 formance of grant recipients as described in 

9 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) use each of the core indicators es11 tablished under subparagraph (C) and any 

12 other performance indicators the Secretary 

13 considers appropriate; 

14 ‘‘(ii) whenever possible, use existing 

15 data systems and appropriate comparison 

16 groups to monitor outcomes; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) assist grantees in establishing 

18 and analyzing performance indicators to 

19 ensure local capacity to examine out20 comes.’’. 

21 (h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 435(c)(2) of 

22 such Act (42 U.S.C. 629e(c)(2)) is amended by inserting 

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1 ing and an annual grantee meeting so that grantees can 

2 learn from the experiences of other grantees’’. 

3 (i) FUNDING.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 436(a) of such Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012 

6 through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017 through 2021’’. 

7 (2) RESERVATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

8 GRANTS.—Section 436(b)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 629f(b)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for 

10 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 

12 through 2021— 

13 ‘‘(A) of which $30,000,000 shall be used 

14 for regional partnership grants under such sec15 tion; and 

16 ‘‘(B) of which $30,000,000 shall be used 

17 for State partnership grants under such sec18 tion.’’. 

19 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 

20 435(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629e(c)(2)), as 

21 amended by subsection (h) of this section, is further 

22 amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$3,000,000’’. 

24 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 

2 through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year’’. 

3 (j) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 437(f) of 

4 such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘TO INCREASE’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS THAT IN8 CREASE’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘TO’’ before ‘‘IMPROVE’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘regional’’ before 

11 ‘‘partnerships’’. 

12 (k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall apply with respect to partnership grants 

14 awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

16 The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

17 prepare and submit to the Congress a report that— 

18 (1) addresses progress on the national goals re19 lating to substance abuse and child protection that 

20 were established in the report, entitled ‘‘Blending 

21 Perspectives and Building Common Ground. A Re22 port to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Pro23 tection’’, published by the Department of Health 

24 and Human Services in 1999; 


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1 (2) addresses the financing mechanisms avail2 able to States; and 

3 (3) has input from the Administrative Office of 

4 the United States Courts, each agency with principal 

5 responsibility for carrying out activities funded 

6 through the block grants for prevention and treat7 ment of substance abuse under subpart II of part B 

8 of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act, and 

9 State child welfare agency directors on how to better 

10 meet the needs of families affected by substance 

11 abuse disorders. 

12 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES COORDINATE SUB13 STANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREAT14 MENT SERVICES AND CHILD WELFARE SERV15 ICES. 

16 (a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 432(a) of 

17 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended— 

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

19 (9); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of para21 graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(11) provides that the child welfare agencies of 

24 the State shall have in effect a protocol for coordi25 nating substance abuse prevention and treatment 


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1 services with child welfare services, which shall, at a 

2 minimum, provide for— 

3 ‘‘(A) meeting the need for timely access to 

4 services; 

5 ‘‘(B) reporting on the effects of parental 

6 substance use disorders on the child welfare 

7 agencies; and 

8 ‘‘(C) how the child welfare agencies will 

9 address parental substance abuse treatment 

10 needs.’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 

14 1st calendar quarter that begins 1 year or more 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 

16 apply to payments under part B of title IV of the 

17 Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning 

18 on or after such date. 

19 (2) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION

20 REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human 

21 Services determines that State legislation (other 

22 than legislation appropriating funds) is required in 

23 order for a State plan developed pursuant to part B 

24 of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the ad25 ditional requirements imposed by the amendments 


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1 made by this section, the plan shall not be regarded 

2 as failing to meet any of the additional requirements 

3 before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter begin4 ning after the first regular session of the State legis5 lature that begins after the date of the enactment of 

6 this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if 

7 the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year 

8 of the session is deemed to be a separate regular 

9 session of the State legislature. 

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