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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4980 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4980

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen

                                 An Act

 
 To prevent and address sex trafficking of children in foster care, to 
  extend and improve adoption incentives, and to improve international 
                         child support recovery.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Sex Trafficking and 
Strengthening Families Act''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.

    TITLE I--PROTECTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING

Subtitle A--Identifying and Protecting Children and Youth at Risk of Sex 
                               Trafficking

Sec. 101. Identifying, documenting, and determining services for 
          children and youth at risk of sex trafficking.
Sec. 102. Reporting instances of sex trafficking.
Sec. 103. Including sex trafficking data in the Adoption and Foster Care 
          Analysis and Reporting System.
Sec. 104. Locating and responding to children who run away from foster 
          care.
Sec. 105. Increasing information on children in foster care to prevent 
          sex trafficking.

  Subtitle B--Improving Opportunities for Children in Foster Care and 
                          Supporting Permanency

Sec. 111. Supporting normalcy for children in foster care.
Sec. 112. Improving another planned permanent living arrangement as a 
          permanency option.
Sec. 113. Empowering foster children age 14 and older in the development 
          of their own case plan and transition planning for a 
          successful adulthood.
Sec. 114. Ensuring foster children have a birth certificate, Social 
          Security card, health insurance information, medical records, 
          and a driver's license or equivalent State-issued 
          identification card.
Sec. 115. Information on children in foster care in annual reports using 
          AFCARS data; consultation.

                 Subtitle C--National Advisory Committee

Sec. 121. Establishment of a national advisory committee on the sex 
          trafficking of children and youth in the United States.

TITLE II--IMPROVING ADOPTION INCENTIVES AND EXTENDING FAMILY CONNECTION 
                                 GRANTS

            Subtitle A--Improving Adoption Incentive Payments

Sec. 201. Extension of program through fiscal year 2016.
Sec. 202. Improvements to award structure.
Sec. 203. Renaming of program.
Sec. 204. Limitation on use of incentive payments.
Sec. 205. Increase in period for which incentive payments are available 
          for expenditure.
Sec. 206. State report on calculation and use of savings resulting from 
          the phase-out of eligibility requirements for adoption 
          assistance; requirement to spend 30 percent of savings on 
          certain services.
Sec. 207. Preservation of eligibility for kinship guardianship 
          assistance payments with a successor guardian.
Sec. 208. Data collection on adoption and legal guardianship disruption 
          and dissolution.
Sec. 209. Encouraging the placement of children in foster care with 
          siblings.
Sec. 210. Effective dates.

        Subtitle B--Extending the Family Connection Grant Program

Sec. 221. Extension of family connection grant program.

        TITLE III--IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY

Sec. 301. Amendments to ensure access to child support services for 
          international child support cases.
Sec. 302. Child support enforcement programs for Indian tribes.
Sec. 303. Sense of the Congress regarding offering of voluntary 
          parenting time arrangements.
Sec. 304. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability.
Sec. 305. Report to Congress.
Sec. 306. Required electronic processing of income withholding.

                       TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

Sec. 401. Determination of budgetary effects.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, wherever in 
this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a 
section or other provision, the amendment shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Social Security Act.

   TITLE I--PROTECTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING
 Subtitle A--Identifying and Protecting Children and Youth at Risk of 
                            Sex Trafficking

    SEC. 101. IDENTIFYING, DOCUMENTING, AND DETERMINING SERVICES FOR 
      CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
    (a) In General.--Section 471(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(9)) is 
amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'';
        (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
    semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) not later than--
                ``(i) 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
            subparagraph, demonstrate to the Secretary that the State 
            agency has developed, in consultation with State and local 
            law enforcement, juvenile justice systems, health care 
            providers, education agencies, and organizations with 
            experience in dealing with at-risk children and youth, 
            policies and procedures (including relevant training for 
            caseworkers) for identifying, documenting in agency 
            records, and determining appropriate services with respect 
            to--

                    ``(I) any child or youth over whom the State agency 
                has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision 
                and who the State has reasonable cause to believe is, 
                or is at risk of being, a sex trafficking victim 
                (including children for whom a State child welfare 
                agency has an open case file but who have not been 
                removed from the home, children who have run away from 
                foster care and who have not attained 18 years of age 
                or such older age as the State has elected under 
                section 475(8) of this Act, and youth who are not in 
                foster care but are receiving services under section 
                477 of this Act); and
                    ``(II) at the option of the State, any individual 
                who has not attained 26 years of age, without regard to 
                whether the individual is or was in foster care under 
                the responsibility of the State; and

                ``(ii) 2 years after such date of enactment, 
            demonstrate to the Secretary that the State agency is 
            implementing the policies and procedures referred to in 
            clause (i).''.
    (b) Definition of Sex Trafficking Victim.--Section 475 (42 U.S.C. 
675) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(9) The term `sex trafficking victim' means a victim of--
            ``(A) sex trafficking (as defined in section 103(10) of the 
        Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000); or
            ``(B) a severe form of trafficking in persons described in 
        section 103(9)(A) of such Act.''.
    SEC. 102. REPORTING INSTANCES OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
    (a) State Plan Requirements.--Section 471(a) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (32);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and 
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(34) provides that, for each child or youth described in 
    paragraph (9)(C)(i)(I), the State agency shall--
            ``(A) not later than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph, report immediately, and in no case 
        later than 24 hours after receiving information on children or 
        youth who have been identified as being a sex trafficking 
        victim, to the law enforcement authorities; and
            ``(B) not later than 3 years after such date of enactment 
        and annually thereafter, report to the Secretary the total 
        number of children and youth who are sex trafficking 
        victims.''.
    (b) Duties of the Secretary.--Section 471 (42 U.S.C. 671) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Annual Reports by the Secretary on Number of Children and 
Youth Reported by States To Be Sex Trafficking Victims.--Not later than 
4 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress and make 
available to the public on the Internet website of the Department of 
Health and Human Services the number of children and youth reported in 
accordance with subsection (a)(34)(B) of this section to be sex 
trafficking victims (as defined in section 475(9)(A)).''.
    SEC. 103. INCLUDING SEX TRAFFICKING DATA IN THE ADOPTION AND FOSTER 
      CARE ANALYSIS AND REPORTING SYSTEM.
    Section 479(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 679(c)(3)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ``and'' after the 
    comma; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) the annual number of children in foster care who are 
        identified as sex trafficking victims--
                ``(i) who were such victims before entering foster 
            care; and
                ``(ii) who were such victims while in foster care; 
            and''.
    SEC. 104. LOCATING AND RESPONDING TO CHILDREN WHO RUN AWAY FROM 
      FOSTER CARE.
    Section 471(a) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)), as amended by section 102(a) of 
this Act, is amended--
        (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (34) and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(35) provides that--
            ``(A) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this paragraph, the State shall develop and implement 
        specific protocols for--
                ``(i) expeditiously locating any child missing from 
            foster care;
                ``(ii) determining the primary factors that contributed 
            to the child's running away or otherwise being absent from 
            care, and to the extent possible and appropriate, 
            responding to those factors in current and subsequent 
            placements;
                ``(iii) determining the child's experiences while 
            absent from care, including screening the child to 
            determine if the child is a possible sex trafficking victim 
            (as defined in section 475(9)(A)); and
                ``(iv) reporting such related information as required 
            by the Secretary; and
            ``(B) not later than 2 years after such date of enactment, 
        for each child and youth described in paragraph (9)(C)(i)(I) of 
        this subsection, the State agency shall report immediately, and 
        in no case later than 24 hours after receiving, information on 
        missing or abducted children or youth to the law enforcement 
        authorities for entry into the National Crime Information 
        Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        established pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States 
        Code, and to the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
        Children.''.
    SEC. 105. INCREASING INFORMATION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE TO 
      PREVENT SEX TRAFFICKING.
    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress 
a written report which summarizes the following:
        (1) Information on children who run away from foster care and 
    their risk of becoming sex trafficking victims, using data reported 
    by States under section 479 of the Social Security Act and 
    information collected by States related to section 471(a)(35) of 
    such Act, including--
            (A) characteristics of children who run away from foster 
        care;
            (B) potential factors associated with children running away 
        from foster care (such as reason for entry into care, length of 
        stay in care, type of placement, and other factors that 
        contributed to the child's running away);
            (C) information on children's experiences while absent from 
        care; and
            (D) trends in the number of children reported as runaways 
        in each fiscal year (including factors that may have 
        contributed to changes in such trends).
        (2) Information on State efforts to provide specialized 
    services, foster family homes, child care institutions, or other 
    forms of placement for children who are sex trafficking victims.
        (3) Information on State efforts to ensure children in foster 
    care form and maintain long-lasting connections to caring adults, 
    even when a child in foster care must move to another foster family 
    home or when the child is placed under the supervision of a new 
    caseworker.

  Subtitle B--Improving Opportunities for Children in Foster Care and 
                         Supporting Permanency

    SEC. 111. SUPPORTING NORMALCY FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.
    (a) Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard.--
        (1) Definitions relating to the standard.--Section 475 (42 
    U.S.C. 675), as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, is amended 
    by adding at the end the following:
        ``(10)(A) The term `reasonable and prudent parent standard' 
    means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental 
    decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interests of a 
    child while at the same time encouraging the emotional and 
    developmental growth of the child, that a caregiver shall use when 
    determining whether to allow a child in foster care under the 
    responsibility of the State to participate in extracurricular, 
    enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
        ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `caregiver' 
    means a foster parent with whom a child in foster care has been 
    placed or a designated official for a child care institution in 
    which a child in foster care has been placed.
        ``(11)(A) The term `age or developmentally-appropriate' means--
            ``(i) activities or items that are generally accepted as 
        suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of 
        maturity or that are determined to be developmentally-
        appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, 
        emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical 
        for an age or age group; and
            ``(ii) in the case of a specific child, activities or items 
        that are suitable for the child based on the developmental 
        stages attained by the child with respect to the cognitive, 
        emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of the child.
        ``(B) In the event that any age-related activities have 
    implications relative to the academic curriculum of a child, 
    nothing in this part or part B shall be construed to authorize an 
    officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, 
    or control a State or local educational agency, or the specific 
    instructional content, academic achievement standards and 
    assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction of a school.''.
        (2) State plan requirement.--Section 471(a)(24) (42 U.S.C. 
    671(a)(24)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``include'' and inserting ``includes'';
            (B) by striking ``and that such preparation'' and inserting 
        ``that the preparation''; and
            (C) by inserting ``, and that the preparation shall include 
        knowledge and skills relating to the reasonable and prudent 
        parent standard for the participation of the child in age or 
        developmentally-appropriate activities, including knowledge and 
        skills relating to the developmental stages of the cognitive, 
        emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of a child, and 
        knowledge and skills relating to applying the standard to 
        decisions such as whether to allow the child to engage in 
        social, extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social 
        activities, including sports, field trips, and overnight 
        activities lasting 1 or more days, and to decisions involving 
        the signing of permission slips and arranging of transportation 
        for the child to and from extracurricular, enrichment, and 
        social activities'' before the semicolon.
        (3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
    Services shall provide assistance to the States on best practices 
    for devising strategies to assist foster parents in applying a 
    reasonable and prudent parent standard in a manner that protects 
    child safety, while also allowing children to experience normal and 
    beneficial activities, including methods for appropriately 
    considering the concerns of the biological parents of a child in 
    decisions related to participation of the child in activities (with 
    the understanding that those concerns should not necessarily 
    determine the participation of the child in any activity).
    (b) Normalcy for Children in Child Care Institutions.--Section 
471(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(10)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(10) provides--
            ``(A) for the establishment or designation of a State 
        authority or authorities that shall be responsible for 
        establishing and maintaining standards for foster family homes 
        and child care institutions which are reasonably in accord with 
        recommended standards of national organizations concerned with 
        standards for the institutions or homes, including standards 
        related to admission policies, safety, sanitation, and 
        protection of civil rights, and which shall permit use of the 
        reasonable and prudent parenting standard;
            ``(B) that the standards established pursuant to 
        subparagraph (A) shall be applied by the State to any foster 
        family home or child care institution receiving funds under 
        this part or part B and shall require, as a condition of each 
        contract entered into by a child care institution to provide 
        foster care, the presence on-site of at least 1 official who, 
        with respect to any child placed at the child care institution, 
        is designated to be the caregiver who is authorized to apply 
        the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions 
        involving the participation of the child in age or 
        developmentally-appropriate activities, and who is provided 
        with training in how to use and apply the reasonable and 
        prudent parent standard in the same manner as prospective 
        foster parents are provided the training pursuant to paragraph 
        (24);
            ``(C) that the standards established pursuant to 
        subparagraph (A) shall include policies related to the 
        liability of foster parents and private entities under contract 
        by the State involving the application of the reasonable and 
        prudent parent standard, to ensure appropriate liability for 
        caregivers when a child participates in an approved activity 
        and the caregiver approving the activity acts in accordance 
        with the reasonable and prudent parent standard; and
            ``(D) that a waiver of any standards established pursuant 
        to subparagraph (A) may be made only on a case-by-case basis 
        for nonsafety standards (as determined by the State) in 
        relative foster family homes for specific children in care;''.
    (c) Supporting Participation in Age-Appropriate Activities.--
        (1) Section 477(a) (42 U.S.C. 677(a)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(8) to ensure children who are likely to remain in foster 
    care until 18 years of age have regular, ongoing opportunities to 
    engage in age or developmentally-appropriate activities as defined 
    in section 475(11).''.
        (2) Section 477(h)(1) (42 U.S.C. 677(h)(1)) is amended by 
    inserting ``or, beginning in fiscal year 2020, $143,000,000'' after 
    ``$140,000,000''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
    effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
    of this Act.
        (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--If the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State 
    legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is 
    required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of 
    title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
    requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the 
    plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional 
    requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
    beginning after the 1st regular session of the State legislature 
    that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the 
    State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is 
    deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
    SEC. 112. IMPROVING ANOTHER PLANNED PERMANENT LIVING ARRANGEMENT AS 
      A PERMANENCY OPTION.
    (a) Elimination of Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement for 
Children Under Age 16.--
        (1) In general.--Section 475(5)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(C)(i)) 
    is amended by inserting ``only in the case of a child who has 
    attained 16 years of age'' before ``(in cases where''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 422(b)(8)(A)(iii)(II) (42 
    U.S.C. 622(b)(8)(A)(iii)(II)) is amended by inserting ``, subject 
    to the requirements of sections 475(5)(C) and 475A(a)'' after 
    ``arrangement''.
        (3) Delayed applicability with respect to certain children.--In 
    the case of children in foster care under the responsibility of an 
    Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium (either 
    directly or under supervision of a State), the amendments made by 
    this subsection shall not apply until the date that is 3 years 
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--
        (1) In general.--Part E of title IV (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is 
    amended by inserting after section 475 the following:
``SEC. 475A. ADDITIONAL CASE PLAN AND CASE REVIEW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
    ``(a) Requirements for Another Planned Permanent Living 
Arrangement.--In the case of any child for whom another planned 
permanent living arrangement is the permanency plan determined for the 
child under section 475(5)(C), the following requirements shall apply 
for purposes of approving the case plan for the child and the case 
system review procedure for the child:
        ``(1) Documentation of intensive, ongoing, unsuccessful efforts 
    for family placement.--At each permanency hearing held with respect 
    to the child, the State agency documents the intensive, ongoing, 
    and, as of the date of the hearing, unsuccessful efforts made by 
    the State agency to return the child home or secure a placement for 
    the child with a fit and willing relative (including adult 
    siblings), a legal guardian, or an adoptive parent, including 
    through efforts that utilize search technology (including social 
    media) to find biological family members for the children.
        ``(2) Redetermination of appropriateness of placement at each 
    permanency hearing.--The State agency shall implement procedures to 
    ensure that, at each permanency hearing held with respect to the 
    child, the court or administrative body appointed or approved by 
    the court conducting the hearing on the permanency plan for the 
    child does the following:
            ``(A) Ask the child about the desired permanency outcome 
        for the child.
            ``(B) Make a judicial determination explaining why, as of 
        the date of the hearing, another planned permanent living 
        arrangement is the best permanency plan for the child and 
        provide compelling reasons why it continues to not be in the 
        best interests of the child to--
                ``(i) return home;
                ``(ii) be placed for adoption;
                ``(iii) be placed with a legal guardian; or
                ``(iv) be placed with a fit and willing relative.
        ``(3) Demonstration of support for engaging in age or 
    developmentally-appropriate activities and social events.--At each 
    permanency hearing held with respect to the child, the State agency 
    shall document the steps the State agency is taking to ensure 
    that--
            ``(A) the child's foster family home or child care 
        institution is following the reasonable and prudent parent 
        standard; and
            ``(B) the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to 
        engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities 
        (including by consulting with the child in an age-appropriate 
        manner about the opportunities of the child to participate in 
        the activities).''.
        (2) Conforming amendments.--
            (A) State plan requirements.--
                (i) Part b.--Section 422(b)(8)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
            622(b)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``and in 
            accordance with the requirements of section 475A'' after 
            ``section 475(5)''.
                (ii) Part e.--Section 471(a)(16) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(16)) 
            is amended--

                    (I) by inserting ``and in accordance with the 
                requirements of section 475A'' after ``section 
                475(1)''; and
                    (II) by striking ``section 475(5)(B)'' and 
                inserting ``sections 475(5) and 475A''.

            (B) Definitions.--Section 475 (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended--
                (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
            subparagraph (A), by inserting ``meets the requirements of 
            section 475A and'' after ``written document which''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (5)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
                following ``and, for a child for whom another planned 
                permanent living arrangement has been determined as the 
                permanency plan, the steps the State agency is taking 
                to ensure the child's foster family home or child care 
                institution is following the reasonable and prudent 
                parent standard and to ascertain whether the child has 
                regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or 
                developmentally appropriate activities (including by 
                consulting with the child in an age-appropriate manner 
                about the opportunities of the child to participate in 
                the activities);''; and
                    (II) in subparagraph (C)--

                        (aa) by inserting ``, as of the date of the 
                    hearing,'' after ``compelling reason for 
                    determining''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``subject to section 
                    475A(a),'' after ``another planned permanent living 
                    arrangement,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
    effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
    of this Act.
        (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--If the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State 
    legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is 
    required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of 
    title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
    requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the 
    plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional 
    requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
    beginning after the 1st regular session of the State legislature 
    that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the 
    State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is 
    deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
    SEC. 113. EMPOWERING FOSTER CHILDREN AGE 14 AND OLDER IN THE 
      DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR OWN CASE PLAN AND TRANSITION PLANNING FOR A 
      SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD.
    (a) In General.--Section 475(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 675(1)(B)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to a child who has 
attained 14 years of age, the plan developed for the child in 
accordance with this paragraph, and any revision or addition to the 
plan, shall be developed in consultation with the child and, at the 
option of the child, with up to 2 members of the case planning team who 
are chosen by the child and who are not a foster parent of, or 
caseworker for, the child. A State may reject an individual selected by 
a child to be a member of the case planning team at any time if the 
State has good cause to believe that the individual would not act in 
the best interests of the child. One individual selected by a child to 
be a member of the child's case planning team may be designated to be 
the child's advisor and, as necessary, advocate, with respect to the 
application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to the 
child.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments To Include Children 14 and Older in 
Transition Planning.--Section 475 (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``Where appropriate, for a 
    child age 16'' and inserting ``For a child who has attained 14 
    years of age''; and
        (2) in paragraph (5)--
            (A) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) in clause (i), by striking ``16'' and inserting 
            ``14'';
                (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii); and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``and (iv) if 
            a child has attained 14 years of age, the permanency plan 
            developed for the child, and any revision or addition to 
            the plan, shall be developed in consultation with the child 
            and, at the option of the child, with not more than 2 
            members of the permanency planning team who are selected by 
            the child and who are not a foster parent of, or caseworker 
            for, the child, except that the State may reject an 
            individual so selected by the child if the State has good 
            cause to believe that the individual would not act in the 
            best interests of the child, and 1 individual so selected 
            by the child may be designated to be the child's advisor 
            and, as necessary, advocate, with respect to the 
            application of the reasonable and prudent standard to the 
            child;''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``16'' and inserting 
        ``14''.
    (c) Transition Planning for a Successful Adulthood.--Paragraphs 
(1)(D), (5)(C)(i), and (5)(C)(iii) of section 475 (42 U.S.C. 675) are 
each amended by striking ``independent living'' and inserting ``a 
successful adulthood''.
    (d) List of Rights.--Section 475A, as added by section 112(b)(1) of 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) List of Rights.--The case plan for any child in foster care 
under the responsibility of the State who has attained 14 years of age 
shall include--
        ``(1) a document that describes the rights of the child with 
    respect to education, health, visitation, and court participation, 
    the right to be provided with the documents specified in section 
    475(5)(I) in accordance with that section, and the right to stay 
    safe and avoid exploitation; and
        ``(2) a signed acknowledgment by the child that the child has 
    been provided with a copy of the document and that the rights 
    contained in the document have been explained to the child in an 
    age-appropriate way.''.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a 
report to Congress regarding the implementation of the amendments made 
by this section. The report shall include--
        (1) an analysis of how States are administering the 
    requirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and (5)(C) of section 475 of the 
    Social Security Act, as amended by subsections (a) and (b) of this 
    section, that a child in foster care who has attained 14 years of 
    age be permitted to select up to 2 members of the case planning 
    team or permanency planning team for the child from individuals who 
    are not a foster parent of, or caseworker for, the child; and
        (2) a description of best practices of States with respect to 
    the administration of the requirements.
    (f) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
    effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment 
    of this Act.
        (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--If the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State 
    legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is 
    required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of 
    title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
    requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the 
    plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional 
    requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
    beginning after the 1st regular session of the State legislature 
    that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the 
    State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is 
    deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
    SEC. 114. ENSURING FOSTER CHILDREN HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SOCIAL 
      SECURITY CARD, HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION, MEDICAL RECORDS, AND 
      A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR EQUIVALENT STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION 
      CARD.
    (a) Case Review System Requirement.--Section 475(5)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
675(5)(I)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and receives assistance'' and inserting 
    ``receives assistance''; and
        (2) by inserting ``, and, if the child is leaving foster care 
    by reason of having attained 18 years of age or such greater age as 
    the State has elected under paragraph (8), unless the child has 
    been in foster care for less than 6 months, is not discharged from 
    care without being provided with (if the child is eligible to 
    receive such document) an official or certified copy of the United 
    States birth certificate of the child, a social security card 
    issued by the Commissioner of Social Security, health insurance 
    information, a copy of the child's medical records, and a driver's 
    license or identification card issued by a State in accordance with 
    the requirements of section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005'' before 
    the period.
    (b) Effective Date.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
    effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
        (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--If the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State 
    legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is 
    required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of 
    title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
    requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the 
    plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional 
    requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter 
    beginning after the 1st regular session of the State legislature 
    that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the 
    State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is 
    deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
    SEC. 115. INFORMATION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN ANNUAL REPORTS 
      USING AFCARS DATA; CONSULTATION.
    Section 479A (42 U.S.C. 679b) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
        (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
        (3) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7) include in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (5) 
    for fiscal year 2016 or any succeeding fiscal year, State-by-State 
    data on--
            ``(A) children in foster care who have been placed in a 
        child care institution or other setting that is not a foster 
        family home, including--
                ``(i) the number of children in the placements and 
            their ages, including separately, the number and ages of 
            children who have a permanency plan of another planned 
            permanent living arrangement;
                ``(ii) the duration of the placement in the settings 
            (including for children who have a permanency plan of 
            another planned permanent living arrangement);
                ``(iii) the types of child care institutions used 
            (including group homes, residential treatment, shelters, or 
            other congregate care settings);
                ``(iv) with respect to each child care institution or 
            other setting that is not a foster family home, the number 
            of children in foster care residing in each such 
            institution or non-foster family home;
                ``(v) any clinically diagnosed special need of such 
            children; and
                ``(vi) the extent of any specialized education, 
            treatment, counseling, or other services provided in the 
            settings; and
            ``(B) children in foster care who are pregnant or 
        parenting.
    ``(b) Consultation on Other Issues.--The Secretary shall consult 
with States and organizations with an interest in child welfare, 
including organizations that provide adoption and foster care services, 
and shall take into account requests from Members of Congress, in 
selecting other issues to be analyzed and reported on under this 
section using data available to the Secretary, including data reported 
by States through the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
System and to the National Youth in Transition Database.''.

                Subtitle C--National Advisory Committee

    SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE SEX 
      TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
    Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 1114 the following:

  ``national advisory committee on the sex trafficking of chiildren and 
                       youth in the united states

    ``Sec. 1114A.  (a) Official Designation.--This section relates to 
the National Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking of Children and 
Youth in the United States (in this section referred to as the 
`Committee').
    ``(b) Authority.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish and appoint 
all members of the Committee.
    ``(c) Membership.--
        ``(1) Composition.--The Committee shall be composed of not more 
    than 21 members whose diverse experience and background enable them 
    to provide balanced points of view with regard to carrying out the 
    duties of the Committee.
        ``(2) Selection.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
    Attorney General and National Governors Association, shall appoint 
    the members to the Committee. At least 1 Committee member shall be 
    a former sex trafficking victim. 2 Committee members shall be a 
    Governor of a State, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Democratic 
    Party and 1 of whom shall be a member of the Republican Party.
        ``(3) Period of appointment; vacancies.--Members shall be 
    appointed for the life of the Committee. A vacancy in the Committee 
    shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
    made and shall not affect the powers or duties of the Committee.
        ``(4) Compensation.--Committee members shall serve without 
    compensation or per diem in lieu of subsistence.
    ``(d) Duties.--
        ``(1) National response.--The Committee shall advise the 
    Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general 
    policies concerning improvements to the Nation's response to the 
    sex trafficking of children and youth in the United States.
        ``(2) Policies for cooperation.--The Committee shall advise the 
    Secretary and the Attorney General on practical and general 
    policies concerning the cooperation of Federal, State, local, and 
    tribal governments, child welfare agencies, social service 
    providers, physical health and mental health providers, victim 
    service providers, State or local courts with responsibility for 
    conducting or supervising proceedings relating to child welfare or 
    social services for children and their families, Federal, State, 
    and local police, juvenile detention centers, and runaway and 
    homeless youth programs, schools, the gaming and entertainment 
    industry, and businesses and organizations that provide services to 
    youth, on responding to sex trafficking, including the development 
    and implementation of--
            ``(A) successful interventions with children and youth who 
        are exposed to conditions that make them vulnerable to, or 
        victims of, sex trafficking; and
            ``(B) recommendations for administrative or legislative 
        changes necessary to use programs, properties, or other 
        resources owned, operated, or funded by the Federal Government 
        to provide safe housing for children and youth who are sex 
        trafficking victims and provide support to entities that 
        provide housing or other assistance to the victims.
        ``(3) Best practices and recommendations for states.--
            ``(A) In general.--Within 2 years after the establishment 
        of the Committee, the Committee shall develop 2 tiers (referred 
        to in this subparagraph as `Tier I' and `Tier II') of 
        recommended best practices for States to follow in combating 
        the sex trafficking of children and youth. Tier I shall provide 
        States that have not yet substantively addressed the sex 
        trafficking of children and youth with an idea of where to 
        begin and what steps to take. Tier II shall provide States that 
        are already working to address the sex trafficking of children 
        and youth with examples of policies that are already being used 
        effectively by other States to address sex trafficking.
            ``(B) Development.--The best practices shall be based on 
        multidisciplinary research and promising, evidence-based models 
        and programs as reflected in State efforts to meet the 
        requirements of sections 101 and 102 of the Preventing Sex 
        Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act.
            ``(C) Content.--The best practices shall be user-friendly, 
        incorporate the most up-to-date technology, and include the 
        following:
                ``(i) Sample training materials, protocols, and 
            screening tools that, to the extent possible, accommodate 
            for regional differences among the States, to prepare 
            individuals who administer social services to identify and 
            serve children and youth who are sex trafficking victims or 
            at-risk of sex trafficking.
                ``(ii) Multidisciplinary strategies to identify 
            victims, manage cases, and improve services for all 
            children and youth who are at risk of sex trafficking, or 
            are sex trafficking victims, in the United States.
                ``(iii) Sample protocols and recommendations based on 
            current States' efforts, accounting for regional 
            differences between States that provide for effective, 
            cross-system collaboration between Federal, State, local, 
            and tribal governments, child welfare agencies, social 
            service providers, physical health and mental health 
            providers, victim service providers, State or local courts 
            with responsibility for conducting or supervising 
            proceedings relating to child welfare or social services 
            for children and their families, the gaming and 
            entertainment industry, Federal, State, and local police, 
            juvenile detention centers and runaway and homeless youth 
            programs, housing resources that are appropriate for 
            housing child and youth victims of trafficking, schools, 
            and businesses and organizations that provide services to 
            children and youth. These protocols and recommendations 
            should include strategies to identify victims and collect, 
            document, and share data across systems and agencies, and 
            should be designed to help agencies better understand the 
            type of sex trafficking involved, the scope of the problem, 
            the needs of the population to be served, ways to address 
            the demand for trafficked children and youth and increase 
            prosecutions of traffickers and purchasers of children and 
            youth, and the degree of victim interaction with multiple 
            systems.
                ``(iv) Developing the criteria and guidelines necessary 
            for establishing safe residential placements for foster 
            children who have been sex trafficked as well as victims of 
            trafficking identified through interaction with law 
            enforcement.
                ``(v) Developing training guidelines for caregivers 
            that serve children and youth being cared for outside the 
            home.
            ``(D) Informing states of best practices.--The Committee, 
        in coordination with the National Governors Association, 
        Secretary and Attorney General, shall ensure that State 
        Governors and child welfare agencies are notified and informed 
        on a quarterly basis of the best practices and recommendations 
        for States, and notified 6 months in advance that the Committee 
        will be evaluating the extent to which States adopt the 
        Committee's recommendations.
            ``(E) Report on state implementation.--Within 3 years after 
        the establishment of the Committee, the Committee shall submit 
        to the Secretary and the Attorney General, as part of its final 
        report as well as for online and publicly available 
        publication, a description of what each State has done to 
        implement the recommendations of the Committee.
    ``(e) Reports.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall submit an interim and a 
    final report on the work of the Committee to--
            ``(A) the Secretary;
            ``(B) the Attorney General;
            ``(C) the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and
            ``(D) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives.
        ``(2) Reporting dates.--The interim report shall be submitted 
    not later than 3 years after the establishment of the Committee. 
    The final report shall be submitted not later than 4 years after 
    the establishment of the Committee.
    ``(f) Administration.--
        ``(1) Agency support.--The Secretary shall direct the head of 
    the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of 
    Health and Human Services to provide all necessary support for the 
    Committee.
        ``(2) Meetings.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Committee will meet at the call of 
        the Secretary at least twice each year to carry out this 
        section, and more often as otherwise required.
            ``(B) Accommodation for committee members unable to attend 
        in person.--The Secretary shall create a process through which 
        Committee members who are unable to travel to a Committee 
        meeting in person may participate remotely through the use of 
        video conference, teleconference, online, or other means.
        ``(3) Subcommittees.--The Committee may establish subcommittees 
    or working groups, as necessary and consistent with the mission of 
    the Committee. The subcommittees or working groups shall have no 
    authority to make decisions on behalf of the Committee, nor shall 
    they report directly to any official or entity listed in subsection 
    (d).
        ``(4) Recordkeeping.--The records of the Committee and any 
    subcommittees and working groups shall be maintained in accordance 
    with appropriate Department of Health and Human Services policies 
    and procedures and shall be available for public inspection and 
    copying, subject to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
    ``(g) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate 5 years after the 
date of its establishment, but the Secretary shall continue to operate 
and update, as necessary, an Internet website displaying the State best 
practices, recommendations, and evaluation of State-by-State 
implementation of the Secretary's recommendations.
    ``(h) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term `sex 
trafficking' includes the definition set forth in section 103(10) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) and 
`severe form of trafficking in persons' described in section 103(9)(A) 
of such Act.''.

TITLE II--IMPROVING ADOPTION INCENTIVES AND EXTENDING FAMILY CONNECTION 
                                 GRANTS
           Subtitle A--Improving Adoption Incentive Payments

    SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2016.
    Section 473A (42 U.S.C. 673b) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``2008 through 2012'' and 
    inserting ``2013 through 2015''; and
        (2) in each of paragraphs (1)(D) and (2) of subsection (h), by 
    striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2016''.
    SEC. 202. IMPROVEMENTS TO AWARD STRUCTURE.
    (a) Eligibility for Award.--Section 473A(b) (42 U.S.C. 673b(b)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.
    (b) Data Requirements.--Section 473A(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 673b(c)(2)) 
is amended--
        (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``numbers of 
    adoptions'' and inserting ``rates of adoptions and guardianships'';
        (2) by striking ``the numbers'' and all that follows through 
    ``section,'' and inserting ``each of the rates required to be 
    determined under this section with respect to a State and a fiscal 
    year,''; and
        (3) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and, with 
    respect to the determination of the rates related to foster child 
    guardianships, on the basis of information reported to the 
    Secretary under paragraph (12) of subsection (g)''.
    (c) Award Amount.--Section 473A(d) (42 U.S.C. 673b(d)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
    and inserting the following:
            ``(A) $5,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which--
                ``(i) the number of foster child adoptions in the State 
            during the fiscal year; exceeds
                ``(ii) the product (rounded to the nearest whole 
            number) of--

                    ``(I) the base rate of foster child adoptions for 
                the State for the fiscal year; and
                    ``(II) the number of children in foster care under 
                the supervision of the State on the last day of the 
                preceding fiscal year;

            ``(B) $7,500, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which--
                ``(i) the number of pre-adolescent child adoptions and 
            pre-adolescent foster child guardianships in the State 
            during the fiscal year; exceeds
                ``(ii) the product (rounded to the nearest whole 
            number) of--

                    ``(I) the base rate of pre-adolescent child 
                adoptions and pre-adolescent foster child guardianships 
                for the State for the fiscal year; and
                    ``(II) the number of children in foster care under 
                the supervision of the State on the last day of the 
                preceding fiscal year who have attained 9 years of age 
                but not 14 years of age; and

            ``(C) $10,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which--
                ``(i) the number of older child adoptions and older 
            foster child guardianships in the State during the fiscal 
            year; exceeds
                ``(ii) the product (rounded to the nearest whole 
            number) of--

                    ``(I) the base rate of older child adoptions and 
                older foster child guardianships for the State for the 
                fiscal year; and
                    ``(II) the number of children in foster care under 
                the supervision of the State on the last day of the 
                preceding fiscal year who have attained 14 years of 
                age; and

            ``(D) $4,000, multiplied by the amount (if any) by which--
                ``(i) the number of foster child guardianships in the 
            State during the fiscal year; exceeds
                ``(ii) the product (rounded to the nearest whole 
            number) of--

                    ``(I) the base rate of foster child guardianships 
                for the State for the fiscal year; and
                    ``(II) the number of children in foster care under 
                the supervision of the State on the last day of the 
                preceding fiscal year.''; and

        (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
        ``(3) Increased adoption and legal guardianship incentive 
    payment for timely adoptions.--
            ``(A) In general.--If for any of fiscal years 2013 through 
        2015, the total amount of adoption and legal guardianship 
        incentive payments payable under paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection are less than the amount appropriated under 
        subsection (h) for the fiscal year, then, from the remainder of 
        the amount appropriated for the fiscal year that is not 
        required for such payments (in this paragraph referred to as 
        the `timely adoption award pool'), the Secretary shall increase 
        the adoption incentive payment determined under paragraph (1) 
        for each State that the Secretary determines is a timely 
        adoption award State for the fiscal year by the award amount 
        determined for the fiscal year under subparagraph (C).
            ``(B) Timely adoption award state defined.--A State is a 
        timely adoption award State for a fiscal year if the Secretary 
        determines that, for children who were in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State at the time of adoptive placement, the 
        average number of months from removal of children from their 
        home to the placement of children in finalized adoptions is 
        less than 24 months.
            ``(C) Award amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
        award amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to 
        a fiscal year is the amount equal to the timely adoption award 
        pool for the fiscal year divided by the number of timely 
        adoption award States for the fiscal year.''.
    (d) Definitions.--Section 473A(g) (42 U.S.C. 673b(g)) is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) through (8) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) Foster child adoption rate.--The term `foster child 
    adoption rate' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, 
    the percentage determined by dividing--
            ``(A) the number of foster child adoptions finalized in the 
        State during the fiscal year; by
            ``(B) the number of children in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State on the last day of the preceding 
        fiscal year.
        ``(2) Base rate of foster child adoptions.--The term `base rate 
    of foster child adoptions' means, with respect to a State and a 
    fiscal year, the lesser of--
            ``(A) the foster child adoption rate for the State for the 
        then immediately preceding fiscal year; or
            ``(B) the foster child adoption rate for the State for the 
        average of the then immediately preceding 3 fiscal years.
        ``(3) Foster child adoption.--The term `foster child adoption' 
    means the final adoption of a child who, at the time of adoptive 
    placement, was in foster care under the supervision of the State.
        ``(4) Pre-adolescent child adoption and pre-adolescent foster 
    child guardianship rate.--The term `pre-adolescent child adoption 
    and pre-adolescent foster child guardianship rate' means, with 
    respect to a State and a fiscal year, the percentage determined by 
    dividing--
            ``(A) the number of pre-adolescent child adoptions and pre-
        adolescent foster child guardianships finalized in the State 
        during the fiscal year; by
            ``(B) the number of children in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State on the last day of the preceding 
        fiscal year, who have attained 9 years of age but not 14 years 
        of age.
        ``(5) Base rate of pre-adolescent child adoptions and pre-
    adolescent foster child guardianships.--The term `base rate of pre-
    adolescent child adoptions and pre-adolescent foster child 
    guardianships' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, 
    the lesser of--
            ``(A) the pre-adolescent child adoption and pre-adolescent 
        foster child guardianship rate for the State for the then 
        immediately preceding fiscal year; or
            ``(B) the pre-adolescent child adoption and pre-adolescent 
        foster child guardianship rate for the State for the average of 
        the then immediately preceding 3 fiscal years.
        ``(6) Pre-adolescent child adoption and pre-adolescent foster 
    child guardianship.--The term `pre-adolescent child adoption and 
    pre-adolescent foster child guardianship' means the final adoption, 
    or the placement into foster child guardianship (as defined in 
    paragraph (12)) of a child who has attained 9 years of age but not 
    14 years of age if--
            ``(A) at the time of the adoptive or foster child 
        guardianship placement, the child was in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State; or
            ``(B) an adoption assistance agreement was in effect under 
        section 473(a) with respect to the child.
        ``(7) Older child adoption and older foster child guardianship 
    rate.--The term `older child adoption and older foster child 
    guardianship rate' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal 
    year, the percentage determined by dividing--
            ``(A) the number of older child adoptions and older foster 
        child guardianships finalized in the State during the fiscal 
        year; by
            ``(B) the number of children in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State on the last day of the preceding 
        fiscal year, who have attained 14 years of age.
        ``(8) Base rate of older child adoptions and older foster child 
    guardianships.--The term `base rate of older child adoptions and 
    older foster child guardianships' means, with respect to a State 
    and a fiscal year, the lesser of--
            ``(A) the older child adoption and older foster child 
        guardianship rate for the State for the then immediately 
        preceding fiscal year; or
            ``(B) the older child adoption and older foster child 
        guardianship rate for the State for the average of the then 
        immediately preceding 3 fiscal years.
        ``(9) Older child adoption and older foster child 
    guardianship.--The term `older child adoption and older foster 
    child guardianship' means the final adoption, or the placement into 
    foster child guardianship (as defined in paragraph (12)) of a child 
    who has attained 14 years of age if--
            ``(A) at the time of the adoptive or foster child 
        guardianship placement, the child was in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State; or
            ``(B) an adoption assistance agreement was in effect under 
        section 473(a) with respect to the child.
        ``(10) Foster child guardianship rate.--The term `foster child 
    guardianship rate' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal 
    year, the percentage determined by dividing--
            ``(A) the number of foster child guardianships occurring in 
        the State during the fiscal year; by
            ``(B) the number of children in foster care under the 
        supervision of the State on the last day of the preceding 
        fiscal year.
        ``(11) Base rate of foster child guardianships.--The term `base 
    rate of foster child guardianships' means, with respect to a State 
    and a fiscal year, the lesser of--
            ``(A) the foster child guardianship rate for the State for 
        the then immediately preceding fiscal year; or
            ``(B) the foster child guardianship rate for the State for 
        the average of the then immediately preceding 3 fiscal years.
        ``(12) Foster child guardianship.--The term `foster child 
    guardianship' means, with respect to a State, the exit of a child 
    from foster care under the responsibility of the State to live with 
    a legal guardian, if the State has reported to the Secretary--
            ``(A) that the State agency has determined that--
                ``(i) the child has been removed from his or her home 
            pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement or as a result 
            of a judicial determination to the effect that continuation 
            in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child;
                ``(ii) being returned home or adopted are not 
            appropriate permanency options for the child;
                ``(iii) the child demonstrates a strong attachment to 
            the prospective legal guardian, and the prospective legal 
            guardian has a strong commitment to caring permanently for 
            the child; and
                ``(iv) if the child has attained 14 years of age, the 
            child has been consulted regarding the legal guardianship 
            arrangement; or
            ``(B) the alternative procedures used by the State to 
        determine that legal guardianship is the appropriate option for 
        the child.''.
    SEC. 203. RENAMING OF PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--The section heading of section 473A (42 U.S.C. 
673b) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 473A. ADOPTION AND LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) Section 473A is amended in each of subsections (a), (d)(1), 
    (d)(2)(A), and (d)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 673b(a), (d)(1), (d)(2)(A), and 
    (d)(2)(B)) by inserting ``and legal guardianship'' after 
    ``adoption'' each place it appears.
        (2) The heading of section 473A(d) (42 U.S.C. 673b(d)) is 
    amended by inserting ``and Legal Guardianship'' after ``Adoption''.
    SEC. 204. LIMITATION ON USE OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
    Section 473A(f) (42 U.S.C. 673b(f)) is amended in the 1st sentence 
by inserting ``, and shall use the amount to supplement, and not 
supplant, any Federal or non-Federal funds used to provide any service 
under part B or E'' before the period.
    SEC. 205. INCREASE IN PERIOD FOR WHICH INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE 
      AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE.
    Section 473A(e) (42 U.S.C. 673b(e)) is amended--
        (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``24-month'' and 
    inserting ``36-month''; and
        (2) by striking ``24-month'' and inserting ``36-month''.
    SEC. 206. STATE REPORT ON CALCULATION AND USE OF SAVINGS RESULTING 
      FROM THE PHASE-OUT OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION 
      ASSISTANCE; REQUIREMENT TO SPEND 30 PERCENT OF SAVINGS ON CERTAIN 
      SERVICES.
    Section 473(a)(8) (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(8)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(8)(A) A State shall calculate the savings (if any) resulting 
from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(ii) to all applicable children 
for a fiscal year, using a methodology specified by the Secretary or an 
alternate methodology proposed by the State and approved by the 
Secretary.
    ``(B) A State shall annually report to the Secretary--
        ``(i) the methodology used to make the calculation described in 
    subparagraph (A), without regard to whether any savings are found;
        ``(ii) the amount of any savings referred to in subparagraph 
    (A); and
        ``(iii) how any such savings are spent, accounting for and 
    reporting the spending separately from any other spending reported 
    to the Secretary under part B or this part.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall make all information reported pursuant to 
subparagraph (B) available on the website of the Department of Health 
and Human Services in a location easily accessible to the public.
    ``(D)(i) A State shall spend an amount equal to the amount of the 
savings (if any) in State expenditures under this part resulting from 
the application of paragraph (2)(A)(ii) to all applicable children for 
a fiscal year, to provide to children of families any service that may 
be provided under part B or this part. A State shall spend not less 
than 30 percent of any such savings on post-adoption services, post-
guardianship services, and services to support and sustain positive 
permanent outcomes for children who otherwise might enter into foster 
care under the responsibility of the State, with at least \2/3\ of the 
spending by the State to comply with such 30 percent requirement being 
spent on post-adoption and post-guardianship services.
    ``(ii) Any State spending required under clause (i) shall be used 
to supplement, and not supplant, any Federal or non-Federal funds used 
to provide any service under part B or this part.''.
    SEC. 207. PRESERVATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP 
      ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS WITH A SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN.
    Section 473(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 673(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(C) Eligibility not affected by replacement of guardian 
        with a successor guardian.--In the event of the death or 
        incapacity of the relative guardian, the eligibility of a child 
        for a kinship guardianship assistance payment under this 
        subsection shall not be affected by reason of the replacement 
        of the relative guardian with a successor legal guardian named 
        in the kinship guardianship assistance agreement referred to in 
        paragraph (1) (including in any amendment to the agreement), 
        notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and section 
        471(a)(28).''.
    SEC. 208. DATA COLLECTION ON ADOPTION AND LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP 
      DISRUPTION AND DISSOLUTION.
    Section 479 (42 U.S.C. 679) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) To promote improved knowledge on how best to ensure strong, 
permanent families for children, the Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations providing for the collection and analysis of information 
regarding children who enter into foster care under the supervision of 
a State after prior finalization of an adoption or legal guardianship. 
The regulations shall require each State with a State plan approved 
under this part to collect and report as part of such data collection 
system the number of children who enter foster care under supervision 
of the State after finalization of an adoption or legal guardianship 
and may include information concerning the length of the prior adoption 
or guardianship, the age of the child at the time of the prior adoption 
or guardianship, the age at which the child subsequently entered foster 
care under supervision of the State, the type of agency involved in 
making the prior adoptive or guardianship placement, and any other 
factors determined necessary to better understand factors associated 
with the child's post-adoption or post-guardianship entry to foster 
care.''.
    SEC. 209. ENCOURAGING THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH 
      SIBLINGS.
    (a) State Plan Amendment.--
        (1) Notification of parents of siblings.--Section 471(a)(29) 
    (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29)) is amended by striking ``all adult 
    grandparents'' and inserting ``the following relatives: all adult 
    grandparents, all parents of a sibling of the child, where such 
    parent has legal custody of such sibling,''.
        (2) Sibling defined.--Section 475 (42 U.S.C. 675), as amended 
    by sections 101(b) and 111(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding 
    at the end the following:
        ``(12) The term `sibling' means an individual who satisfies at 
    least one of the following conditions with respect to a child:
            ``(A) The individual is considered by State law to be a 
        sibling of the child.
            ``(B) The individual would have been considered a sibling 
        of the child under State law but for a termination or other 
        disruption of parental rights, such as the death of a 
        parent.''.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as subordinating the rights of foster or adoptive parents of 
a child to the rights of the parents of a sibling of that child.
    SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE DATES.
    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect as if enacted on 
October 1, 2013.
    (b) Restructuring and Renaming of Program.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by sections 202 and 203 
    shall take effect on October 1, 2014, subject to paragraph (2).
        (2) Transition rule.--
            (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the total amount payable to a State under section 473A of 
        the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2014 shall be an amount 
        equal to \1/2\ of the sum of--
                (i) the total amount that would be payable to the State 
            under such section for fiscal year 2014 if the amendments 
            made by section 202 of this Act had not taken effect; and
                (ii) the total amount that would be payable to the 
            State under such section for fiscal year 2014 in the 
            absence of this paragraph.
            (B) Pro rata adjustment if insufficient funds available.--
        If the total amount otherwise payable under subparagraph (A) 
        for fiscal year 2014 exceeds the amount appropriated pursuant 
        to section 473A(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        673b(h)) for that fiscal year, the amount payable to each State 
        under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2014 shall be--
                (i) the amount that would otherwise be payable to the 
            State under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2014; 
            multiplied by
                (ii) the percentage represented by the amount so 
            appropriated for fiscal year 2014, divided by the total 
            amount otherwise payable under subparagraph (A) to all 
            States for that fiscal year.
    (c) Use of Incentive Payments; Eligibility for Kinship Guardianship 
Assistance Payments With a Successor Guardian; Data Collection.--The 
amendments made by sections 204, 207, and 208 shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Calculation and Use of Savings Resulting From the Phase-Out of 
Eligibility Requirements for Adoption Assistance.--The amendment made 
by section 206 shall take effect on October 1, 2014.
    (e) Notification of Parents of Siblings.--
        (1) In general.--The amendments made by section 209 shall take 
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act, subject to paragraph 
    (2).
        (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the case 
    of a State plan approved under part E of title IV of the Social 
    Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
    determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
    appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional 
    requirements imposed by section 209, the State plan shall not be 
    regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such part 
    solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet such 
    additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar 
    quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular session of the 
    State legislature that ends after the 1-year period beginning with 
    the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding 
    sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative 
    session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate 
    regular session of the State legislature.

       Subtitle B--Extending the Family Connection Grant Program

    SEC. 221. EXTENSION OF FAMILY CONNECTION GRANT PROGRAM.
    (a) In General.--Section 427(h) (42 U.S.C. 627(h)) is amended by 
striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
    (b) Eligibility of Universities for Matching Grants.--Section 
427(a) (42 U.S.C. 627(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)--
        (1) by striking ``and'' before ``private''; and
        (2) by inserting ``and institutions of higher education (as 
    defined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
    U.S.C. 1001)),'' after ``arrangements,''.
    (c) Finding Families for Foster Children Who Are Parents.--Section 
427(a)(1)(E) (42 U.S.C. 627(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ``and 
other individuals who are willing and able to be foster parents for 
children in foster care under the responsibility of the State who are 
themselves parents'' after ``kinship care families''.
    (d) Reservation of Funds.--Section 427(g) (42 U.S.C. 627(g)) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
        (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) 
    and (2), respectively.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if enacted on October 1, 2013.

       TITLE III--IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY

    SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 
      INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT CASES.
    (a) Authority of the Secretary of HHS To Ensure Compliance With 
Multilateral Child Support Conventions.--
        (1) In general.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
            (A) by redesignating the second subsection (l) (as added by 
        section 7306 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) as 
        subsection (m); and
            (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) The Secretary shall use the authorities otherwise provided by 
law to ensure the compliance of the United States with any multilateral 
child support convention to which the United States is a party.''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 453(k)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
    653(k)(3)) is amended by striking ``452(l)'' and inserting 
    ``452(m)''.
    (b) Access to the Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 453(c) 
(42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) an entity designated as a Central Authority for child 
    support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign 
    treaty country for purposes specified in section 459A(c)(2).''.
    (c) State Option To Require Individuals in Foreign Countries To 
Apply Through Their Country's Appropriate Central Authority.--Section 
454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by inserting before the semicolon 
    ``(except that, if the individual applying for the services resides 
    in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign treaty country, the 
    State may opt to require the individual to request the services 
    through the Central Authority for child support enforcement in the 
    foreign reciprocating country or the foreign treaty country, and if 
    the individual resides in a foreign country that is not a foreign 
    reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country, a State may 
    accept or reject the application)''; and
        (2) in paragraph (32)--
            (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, a foreign treaty 
        country,'' after ``a foreign reciprocating country''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or foreign obligee'' 
        and inserting ``, foreign treaty country, or foreign 
        individual''.
    (d) Amendments to International Support Enforcement Provisions.--
Section 459A (42 U.S.C. 659a) is amended--
        (1) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) References.--In this part:
        ``(1) Foreign reciprocating country.--The term `foreign 
    reciprocating country' means a foreign country (or political 
    subdivision thereof) with respect to which the Secretary has made a 
    declaration pursuant to subsection (a).
        ``(2) Foreign treaty country.--The term `foreign treaty 
    country' means a foreign country for which the 2007 Family 
    Maintenance Convention is in force.
        ``(3) 2007 family maintenance convention.--The term `2007 
    Family Maintenance Convention' means the Hague Convention of 23 
    November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and 
    Other Forms of Family Maintenance.'';
        (2) in subsection (c)--
            (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``foreign countries that are the subject of a declaration under 
        this section'' and inserting ``foreign reciprocating countries 
        or foreign treaty countries''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and foreign treaty 
        countries'' after ``foreign reciprocating countries''; and
        (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``the subject of a 
    declaration pursuant to subsection (a)'' and inserting ``foreign 
    reciprocating countries or foreign treaty countries''.
    (e) Collection of Past-Due Support From Federal Tax Refunds.--
Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
``under section 454(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``under paragraph 
(4)(A)(ii) or (32) of section 454''.
    (f) State Law Requirement Concerning the Uniform Interstate Family 
Support Act (UIFSA).--
        (1) In general.--Section 466(f) (42 U.S.C. 666(f)) is amended--
            (A) by striking ``on and after January 1, 1998,'';
            (B) by striking ``and as in effect on August 22, 1996,''; 
        and
            (C) by striking ``adopted as of such date'' and inserting 
        ``adopted as of September 30, 2008''.
        (2) Conforming amendments to title 28, united states code.--
    Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in subsection (d), by striking ``individual 
        contestant'' and inserting ``individual contestant or the 
        parties have consented in a record or open court that the 
        tribunal of the State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to 
        modify its order,'';
            (B) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``individual 
        contestant'' and inserting ``individual contestant and the 
        parties have not consented in a record or open court that the 
        tribunal of the other State may continue to exercise 
        jurisdiction to modify its order''; and
            (C) in subsection (b)--
                (i) by striking ```child' means'' and inserting ``(1) 
            The term `child' means'';
                (ii) by striking ```child's State' means'' and 
            inserting ``(2) The term `child's State' means'';
                (iii) by striking ```child's home State' means'' and 
            inserting ``(3) The term `child's home State' means'';
                (iv) by striking ```child support' means'' and 
            inserting ``(4) The term `child support' means'';
                (v) by striking ```child support order''' and inserting 
            ``(5) The term `child support order''';
                (vi) by striking ```contestant' means'' and inserting 
            ``(6) The term `contestant' means'';
                (vii) by striking ```court' means'' and inserting ``(7) 
            The term `court' means'';
                (viii) by striking ```modification' means'' and 
            inserting ``(8) The term `modification' means''; and
                (ix) by striking ```State' means'' and inserting ``(9) 
            The term `State' means''.
        (3) Effective date; grace period for state law changes.--
            (A) Paragraph (1).--(i) The amendments made by paragraph 
        (1) shall take effect with respect to a State no later than the 
        effective date of laws enacted by the legislature of the State 
        implementing such paragraph, but in no event later than the 
        first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the 
        close of the first regular session of the State legislature 
        that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (ii) For purposes of clause (i), in the case of a State 
        that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session 
        shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State 
        legislature.
            (B) Paragraph (2).--(i) The amendments made by 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall take effect on 
        the date on which the Hague Convention of 23 November 2007 on 
        the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of 
        Family Maintenance enters into force for the United States.
            (ii) The amendments made by subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
        (2) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 302. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.
    (a) Tribal Access to the Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 
453(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or Indian 
tribe or tribal organization (as defined in subsections (e) and (l) of 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b)),'' after ``any State''.
    (b) Waiver Authority for Indian Tribes or Tribal Organizations 
Operating Child Support Enforcement Programs.--Section 1115(b) (42 
U.S.C. 1315(b)) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
    subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and realigning the 
    left margin of subparagraph (C) so as to align with subparagraphs 
    (A) and (B) (as so redesignated);
        (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) An Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a program 
under section 455(f) shall be considered a State for purposes of 
authority to conduct an experimental, pilot, or demonstration project 
under subsection (a) to assist in promoting the objectives of part D of 
title IV and receiving payments under the second sentence of that 
subsection. The Secretary may waive compliance with any requirements of 
section 455(f) or regulations promulgated under that section to the 
extent and for the period the Secretary finds necessary for an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization to carry out such project. Costs of the 
project which would not otherwise be included as expenditures of a 
program operating under section 455(f) and which are not included as 
part of the costs of projects under section 1110, shall, to the extent 
and for the period prescribed by the Secretary, be regarded as 
expenditures under a tribal plan or plans approved under such section, 
or for the administration of such tribal plan or plans, as may be 
appropriate. An Indian tribe or tribal organization applying for or 
receiving start-up program development funding pursuant to section 
309.16 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not be 
considered to be an Indian tribe or tribal organization operating a 
program under section 455(f) for purposes of this paragraph.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 453(f) (42 U.S.C. 653(f)) is 
amended by inserting ``and tribal'' after ``State'' each place it 
appears.
    SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING OFFERING OF VOLUNTARY 
      PARENTING TIME ARRANGEMENTS.
    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
        (1) The separation of a child from a parent does not end the 
    financial or other responsibilities of the parent toward the child.
        (2) Increased parental access and visitation not only improve 
    parent-child relationships and outcomes for children, but also have 
    been demonstrated to result in improved child support collections, 
    which creates a double win for children--a more engaged parent and 
    improved financial security.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
        (1) establishing parenting time arrangements when obtaining 
    child support orders is an important goal which should be 
    accompanied by strong family violence safeguards; and
        (2) States should use existing funding sources to support the 
    establishment of parenting time arrangements, including child 
    support incentives, Access and Visitation Grants, and Healthy 
    Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants.
    SEC. 304. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED 
      INTEROPERABILITY.
    (a) In General.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by section 
301(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Data Exchange Standards for Improved Interoperability.--
        ``(1) Designation.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with 
    an interagency work group established by the Office of Management 
    and Budget and considering State government perspectives, by rule, 
    designate data exchange standards to govern, under this part--
            ``(A) necessary categories of information that State 
        agencies operating programs under State plans approved under 
        this part are required under applicable Federal law to 
        electronically exchange with another State agency; and
            ``(B) Federal reporting and data exchange required under 
        applicable Federal law.
        ``(2) Requirements.--The data exchange standards required by 
    paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable--
            ``(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non-proprietary, 
        searchable, computer-readable format, such as the eXtensible 
        Markup Language;
            ``(B) contain interoperable standards developed and 
        maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the 
        National Information Exchange Model;
            ``(C) incorporate interoperable standards developed and 
        maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting 
        and financial assistance;
            ``(D) be consistent with and implement applicable 
        accounting principles;
            ``(E) be implemented in a manner that is cost-effective and 
        improves program efficiency and effectiveness; and
            ``(F) be capable of being continually upgraded as 
        necessary.
        ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
    be construed to require a change to existing data exchange 
    standards found to be effective and efficient.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall issue a proposed rule within 24 months after the date of the 
enactment of this section. The rule shall identify federally required 
data exchanges, include specification and timing of exchanges to be 
standardized, and address the factors used in determining whether and 
when to standardize data exchanges. It should also specify State 
implementation options and describe future milestones.
    SEC. 305. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall--
        (1) in conjunction with the strategic plan, review and provide 
    recommendations for cost-effective improvements to the child 
    support enforcement program under part D of title IV of the Social 
    Security Act, and ensure that the plan addresses the effectiveness 
    and performance of the program, analyzes program practices, 
    identifies possible new collection tools and approaches, and 
    identifies strategies for holding parents accountable for 
    supporting their children and for building the capacity of parents 
    to pay child support, with specific attention given to matters 
    including front-end services, on-going case management, 
    collections, Tribal-State partnerships, interstate and 
    intergovernmental interactions, program performance, data 
    analytics, and information technology;
        (2) in carrying out paragraph (1), consult with and include 
    input from--
            (A) State, tribal, and county child support directors;
            (B) judges who preside over family courts or other State or 
        local courts with responsibility for conducting or supervising 
        proceedings relating to child support enforcement, child 
        welfare, or social services for children and their families, 
        and organizations that represent the judges;
            (C) custodial parents and organizations that represent 
        them;
            (D) noncustodial parents and organizations that represent 
        them; and
            (E) organizations that represent fiduciary entities that 
        are affected by child support enforcement policies; and
        (3) in developing the report required by paragraph (4), solicit 
    public comment;
        (4) not later than June 30, 2015, submit to the Congress a 
    report that sets forth policy options for improvements in child 
    support enforcement, which report shall include the following:
            (A) A review of the effectiveness of State child support 
        enforcement programs, and the collection practices employed by 
        State agencies administering programs under such part, and an 
        analysis of the extent to which the practices result in 
        unintended consequences or performance issues associated with 
        the programs and practices.
            (B) Recommendations for methods to enhance the 
        effectiveness of child support enforcement programs and 
        collection practices.
            (C) A review of State best practices in regards to 
        establishing and operating State and multistate lien 
        registries.
            (D) A compilation of State recovery and distribution 
        policies.
            (E) Options, with analysis, for methods to engage 
        noncustodial parents in the lives of their children through 
        consideration of parental time and visitation with children.
            (F) An analysis of the role of alternative dispute 
        resolution in making child support determinations.
            (G) Identification of best practices for--
                (i) determining which services and support programs 
            available to custodial and noncustodial parents are non-
            duplicative, evidence-based, and produce quality outcomes, 
            and connecting custodial and noncustodial parents to those 
            services and support programs;
                (ii) providing employment support, job training, and 
            job placement for custodial and noncustodial parents; and
                (iii) establishing services, supports, and child 
            support payment tracking for noncustodial parents, 
            including options for the prevention of, and intervention 
            on, uncollectible arrearages, such as retroactive 
            obligations.
            (H) Options, with analysis, for methods for States to use 
        to collect child support payments from individuals who owe 
        excessive arrearages as determined under section 454(31) of 
        such Act.
            (I) A review of State practices under 454(31) of such Act 
        used to determine which individuals are excluded from the 
        requirements of section 452(k) of such Act, including the 
        extent to which individuals are able to successfully contest or 
        appeal decisions.
            (J) Options, with analysis, for actions as are determined 
        to be appropriate for improvement in child support enforcement.
    SEC. 306. REQUIRED ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF INCOME WITHHOLDING.
    (a) In General.--Section 454A(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 654a(g)(1)(A)) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``, to the maximum extent feasible,''; and
        (2) in subparagraph (A)--
            (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
            (B) by adding ``and'' at the end of clause (ii); and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(iii) at the option of the employer, using the 
            electronic transmission methods prescribed by the 
            Secretary;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2015.

                      TITLE IV--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

    SEC. 401. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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