111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6156 

AN ACT 

To renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare 

programs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. RENEWAL OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEM2 ONSTRATION PROJECTS DESIGNED TO TEST 

3 INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN STATE CHILD 

4 WELFARE PROGRAMS. 

5 Section 1130 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 1320a–9) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1998 

9 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 through 

10 2016’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

12 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

13 ‘‘or kinship guardianship’’ after ‘‘place14 ments’’; 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

16 ‘‘address kinship care’’ and inserting ‘‘pro17 vide early intervention and crisis interven18 tion services that safely reduce out-of-home 

19 placements and improve child outcomes’’; 

20 and 

21 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

22 (C) as subparagraph (D) and inserting 

23 after subparagraph (B) the following: 

24 ‘‘(C) If an appropriate application therefor 

25 is submitted, the Secretary shall consider au26 thorizing a demonstration project which is de-
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1 signed to identify and address domestic violence 

2 that endangers children and results in the 

3 placement of children in foster care.’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or kin5 ship guardianship’’ after ‘‘assistance’’; and 

6 (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and 

7 the ability of the State to implement a correc8 tive action approved under section 1123A’’ be9 fore the period; 

10 (2) in subsection (e)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para12 graph (6); 

13 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

14 paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(8) an accounting of any additional Federal, 

17 State, local, and private investments (other than 

18 those with respect to which matching funds were 

19 provided under part B or E of title IV) made, dur20 ing the 2 fiscal years preceding the application to 

21 provide the services described in paragraph (1), and 

22 an assurance that the State will provide an account23 ing of that same spending for each year of an ap24 proved demonstration project.’’; 

25 (3) in subsection (f)(1)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 

2 and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including all children and 

3 families under the project who come to the at4 tention of the State’s child welfare program, ei5 ther through a report of abuse or neglect or 

6 through the provision of services described in 

7 subsection (e)(1) to the child or family;’’; and 

8 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

9 subparagraph (D) and inserting after subpara10 graph (B) the following: 

11 ‘‘(C) a comparison of the amounts of Fed12 eral, State, local and private investments in the 

13 services described in subsection (e)(1), by serv14 ice type, with the amount of the investments 

15 during the period of the demonstration project; 

16 and’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘(h) INDIAN TRIBES CONSIDERED STATES.—An In19 dian tribe (as defined in section 479B(a)) shall be consid20 ered a State for purposes of this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 2. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

22 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

23 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

24 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

25 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
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1 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

2 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro3 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

4 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 

2010. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6156 

AN ACT 

To renew the authority of the Secretary of Health 

State child welfare programs. projects designed to test innovative strategies in and Human Services to approve demonstration