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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6156 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 

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

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. RENEWAL OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEM4 ONSTRATION PROJECTS DESIGNED TO TEST 

5 INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN STATE CHILD 

6 WELFARE PROGRAMS. 

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

8 1320a–9) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

3 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 through 

4 2016’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

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

7 ‘‘or kinship guardianship’’ after ‘‘place8 ments’’; 

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

10 ‘‘address kinship care’’ and inserting ‘‘pro11 vide early intervention and crisis interven12 tion services that safely reduce out-of-home 

13 placements and improve child outcomes’’; 

14 and 

15 (iii) by redesignating subparagraph 

16 (C) as subparagraph (D) and inserting 

17 after subparagraph (B) the following: 

18 ‘‘(C) If an appropriate application therefor 

19 is submitted, the Secretary shall consider au20 thorizing a demonstration project which is de21 signed to identify and address domestic violence 

22 that endangers children and results in the 

23 placement of children in foster care.’’; 

24 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or kin25 ship guardianship’’ after ‘‘assistance’’; and 


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

2 the ability of the State to implement a correc3 tive action approved under section 1123A’’ be4 fore the period; 

5 (2) in subsection (e)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para7 graph (6); 

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

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

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

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

12 State, local, and private investments (other than 

13 those with respect to which matching funds were 

14 provided under part B or E of title IV) made, dur15 ing the 2 fiscal years preceding the application to 

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

17 an assurance that the State will provide an account18 ing of that same spending for each year of an ap19 proved demonstration project.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (f)(1)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 

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

23 families under the project who come to the at24 tention of the State’s child welfare program, ei25 ther through a report of abuse or neglect or 


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1 through the provision of services described in 

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

3 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

4 subparagraph (D) and inserting after subpara5 graph (B) the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) a comparison of the amounts of Fed7 eral, State, local and private investments in the 

8 services described in subsection (e)(1), by serv9 ice type, with the amount of the investments 

10 during the period of the demonstration project; 

11 and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(h) INDIAN TRIBES CONSIDERED STATES.—An In14 dian tribe (as defined in section 479B(a)) shall be consid15 ered a State for purposes of this section.’’. 

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