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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1082 

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers 

through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to 

assist local Court Teams, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2007 

Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. JOHNSON

of Georgia, Ms. LEE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

Act of 1974 to improve the health and well-being of 

maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of 

a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local 

Court Teams, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Babies Act of 

5 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds as follows: 

3 (1) Children three years of age and younger 

4 have the highest rates of victimization. Infants and 

5 toddlers are twice as likely as all other children to 

6 become victims of child maltreatment. Children ages 

7 three and younger are also 32 percent more likely to 

8 be placed in foster care than children ages four to 

9 eleven. Once placed in foster care, children three 

10 years of age and younger are more likely than older 

11 children to be abused and neglected, and they tend 

12 to stay in foster care longer than older children. 

13 (2) Infants and toddlers are the most vulner14 able to the effects of maltreatment. Research shows 

15 that young children who have experienced physical 

16 abuse have lower social competence, show less empa17 thy for others, and have difficulty recognizing oth18 ers’ emotions. They are also more likely than chil19 dren who have not been maltreated to have deficits 

20 in IQ scores, language ability, and school perform21 ance. 

22 (3) Research shows that the human brain has 

23 achieved 80 to 85 percent of its adult size by the age 

24 of three. During those early years, the brain is de25 veloping the vast majority of its basic capacity, the 

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1 ment or failure. Therefore, infants and toddlers in 

2 foster care are spending the most critical develop3 mental period in situations that may be detrimental 

4 to healthy growth and development. 

5 (4) Children under the age of four account for 

6 81 percent of child fatalities, and children under the 

7 age of one account for 45 percent of such fatalities. 

8 (5) A rapidly spreading epidemic of meth9 amphetamine use is overwhelming child welfare sys10 tems in many States. Iowa is one of the States most 

11 ravaged by the methamphetamine epidemic, and it 

12 has the third highest rate of per capita methamphet13 amine treatment admissions in the Nation. In Iowa 

14 in 2004, the rate of maltreatment for infants and 

15 toddlers was 32.3 per 1,000 children, twice the na16 tional average of 16.1 per 1,000 children. 

17 (6) Child welfare systems are not meeting the 

18 needs of the children who rely on public intervention 

19 to protect them. In the Child and Family Service 

20 Reviews for fiscal years 2003 and 2004, the Admin21 istration for Children and Families revealed that, of 

22 19 States studied for performance on Child and 

23 Family Services Review indicators, none of the 

24 States achieved all of the specified outcomes, and all 

25 of the States failed to meet the outcome related to 


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1 the provision of physical and mental health services 

2 to children in foster care. 

3 (7) Judges can be powerful catalysts for change 

4 in the way communities address the needs of mal5 treated infants and toddlers. A groundbreaking 

6 project in the Juvenile Division of the Eleventh Ju7 dicial Circuit of Florida has combined the leadership 

8 of a family court judge with expertise in early child9 hood development. This ground breaking collabora10 tion is ensuring that infants and toddlers receive the 

11 services they need. Mental health and parenting 

12 intervention services are provided for parents and 

13 children together. Initial results are promising in 

14 terms of eliminating further abuse and neglect and 

15 promoting safety and well-being through timely per16 manent placements. 

17 SEC. 3. COURT TEAMS. 

18 Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre19 vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) by redesignating part F as part G; and 

22 (2) by inserting after part E the following new 

23 part: 


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1 ‘‘PART F—COURT TEAMS 

2 ‘‘SEC. 271. COURT TEAMS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

3 ‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator shall 

4 award a grant to a national early childhood development 

5 organization to— 

6 ‘‘(1) establish a National Court Teams Re7 source Center to— 

8 ‘‘(A) promote the well-being of maltreated 

9 infants and toddlers and their families (includ10 ing the special problems created by substance 

11 abuse, particularly methamphetamine abuse); 

12 ‘‘(B) help prevent the recurrence of abuse 

13 and neglect of children; and 

14 ‘‘(C) promote timely reunification of fami15 lies or other successful permanency outcomes 

16 for maltreated infants and toddlers in foster 

17 care; and 

18 ‘‘(2) select, and provide assistance to, local 

19 Court Teams created to achieve the goals described 

20 in paragraph (1). 

21 ‘‘(b) GRANT DURATION.—The grant awarded under 

22 this part shall be for a period of 5 years, and shall be 

23 renewable at the discretion of the Administrator. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 272. ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION; SELECTION OF 

2 GRANTEE. 

3 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive the grant 

4 described in section 271, an entity shall be a national early 

5 childhood development organization, as defined in section 

6 276, that has— 

7 ‘‘(1) specific expertise in the development of in8 fants and toddlers; 

9 ‘‘(2) experience in incorporating the expertise 

10 described in paragraph (1) into the judicial system 

11 to promote change in the way courts address cases 

12 involving maltreated infants and toddlers in foster 

13 care; and 

14 ‘‘(3) the capacity— 

15 ‘‘(A) to establish and maintain the Na16 tional Court Teams Resource Center described 

17 in section 273; and 

18 ‘‘(B) to support the implementation and 

19 activities of local Court Teams by providing the 

20 assistance required under this part. 

21 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring to receive the 

22 grant described in section 271 shall submit an application 

23 to the Administrator, at such time, in such manner, and 

24 containing such information as the Administrator may re25 quire. Such application shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) describe the expertise of the entity in in2 fant and toddler development, including any experi3 ence relevant to the ability of the entity to oversee 

4 the implementation of local Court Teams, and the 

5 capacity of the entity to provide assistance to local 

6 Court Teams; 

7 ‘‘(2) include a detailed plan describing how the 

8 entity will establish and maintain the National Court 

9 Teams Resource Center, and how the entity will 

10 carry out the activities of such Center, as described 

11 in section 273; and 

12 ‘‘(3) explain the process the entity will use to 

13 select local Court Teams to receive assistance under 

14 this part, including an assurance that the entity will 

15 give priority to applications that— 

16 ‘‘(A) demonstrate the commitment of— 

17 ‘‘(i) at least one qualified judge to 

18 lead the local Court Team and serve as Ju19 dicial Leader of the Court Team; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) community agencies serving mal21 treated infants and toddlers and their fam22 ilies in such jurisdiction to participate in 

23 the local Court Team; 

24 ‘‘(B) describe the population of maltreated 

25 infants and toddlers in the community within 


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1 the jurisdiction of the court over which the 

2 qualified judge presides, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) any problems contributing to the 

4 placement of maltreated infants and tod5 dlers under the supervision of the court 

6 (including the impact of parental substance 

7 abuse, and particularly methamphetamine 

8 abuse); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) any challenges faced by the court 

10 in making decisions that are in the best in11 terests of such maltreated infants and tod12 dlers; 

13 ‘‘(C) describe how the local Court Team 

14 will carry out the activities required under sec15 tion 274; and 

16 ‘‘(4) demonstrate the ability to meet the all se17 lection criteria, including— 

18 ‘‘(A) special expertise in the developmental 

19 needs of children three years of age and young20 er; 

21 ‘‘(B) a demonstrated record of providing 

22 resources to parents and other caregivers re23 garding the healthy growth and development of 

24 their children; 


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1 ‘‘(C) a demonstrated record of providing 

2 resources for practitioners in the fields of child 

3 development, early child care and education, 

4 family support, pediatrics, child welfare, and 

5 mental health; 

6 ‘‘(D) extensive knowledge about how expo7 sure to violence (including domestic violence, 

8 community violence, and child maltreatment) 

9 influences the growth and development of in10 fants and toddlers; 

11 ‘‘(E) a documented history of collaboration 

12 with public and private sector groups working 

13 to improve the lives of maltreated infants and 

14 toddlers, including collaboration with judges at 

15 the local level; 

16 ‘‘(F) the capacity to analyze child welfare 

17 policy at the local, State, and national levels 

18 and to offer research-based solutions to the 

19 problems confronting child welfare systems 

20 across the country; 

21 ‘‘(G) the ability to manage multiple com22 plex national resource centers and related ac23 tivities, including strategic planning, team 

24 building, infrastructure development, training 

25 for multidisciplinary professionals at all levels, 


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1 materials development for multiple audiences in 

2 a variety of formats, and conference planning 

3 and delivery at the local, State, regional, and 

4 national levels; and 

5 ‘‘(5) include any other information the Adminis6 trator may require, including any assurance required 

7 by the Administrator that the entity, if selected, will 

8 give special consideration to applications that have a 

9 significant number of child welfare cases in the ju10 risdiction of the court over which the qualified judge 

11 presides in which substance abuse, and particularly 

12 methamphetamine abuse, is involved. 

13 ‘‘(c) SELECTION OF GRANTEE.—In considering grant 

14 applications under this part, the Administrator shall select 

15 the national early childhood development organization that 

16 demonstrates— 

17 ‘‘(1) the greatest ability to satisfy the criteria 

18 described in subsection (b)(4); and 

19 ‘‘(2) the most extensive experience in address20 ing the needs of abused and maltreated infants and 

21 toddlers through training and technical assistance 

22 provided to judges, multidisciplinary professionals 

23 and community leaders. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 273. NATIONAL COURT TEAMS RESOURCE CENTER. 

2 ‘‘(a) GENERAL ACTIVITIES.—The national early 

3 childhood development organization receiving the grant 

4 authorized under section 271 shall establish and maintain 

5 a National Court Teams Resource Center, which shall 

6 carry out the following activities: 

7 ‘‘(1) Develop a process for selecting, and select, 

8 local Court Teams to receive assistance under this 

9 part. 

10 ‘‘(2) Develop materials to guide qualified judges 

11 in the decision-making process regarding maltreated 

12 infants and toddlers, and to train members of local 

13 Court Teams and others in the community regarding 

14 the appropriate care of maltreated infants and tod15 dlers, including the importance of— 

16 ‘‘(A) stable foster care placements; 

17 ‘‘(B) frequent parent-child visitation; 

18 ‘‘(C) reduction of the recurrence of abuse 

19 and neglect; 

20 ‘‘(D) improving health and well-being; and 

21 ‘‘(E) timely permanent placement. 

22 ‘‘(3) Conduct national meetings and training 

23 sessions for local Court Teams. 

24 ‘‘(4) Develop a database that shall be— 

25 ‘‘(A) available to each local Court Team to 

26 track such Court Team’s progress; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) used by the National Court Teams 

2 Resource Center to facilitate evaluation of the 

3 local Court Teams receiving assistance under 

4 this part. 

5 ‘‘(5) Provide information to communities and 

6 courts around the country seeking to adopt the 

7 Court Teams approach, including information re8 lated to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the incorporation of knowledge about 

10 infant and toddler development into the resolu11 tion of cases by judges with jurisdiction over 

12 children in foster care; and 

13 ‘‘(B) methods to change State and local 

14 government systems for addressing the needs of 

15 infants and toddlers in the foster care, and 

16 their families. 

17 ‘‘(6) Any other activity necessary to provide the 

18 assistance required under subsection (b). 

19 ‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL COURT TEAMS.—Assist20 ance provided to local Court Teams by the National Court 

21 Teams Resource Center shall include— 

22 ‘‘(1) providing direction, coordination, and over23 sight of the implementation of local Court Teams, as 

24 needed; 


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1 ‘‘(2) providing a Local Community Coordinator 

2 for each local Court Team, who shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) be selected by the National Court 

4 Teams Resource Center after consultation with 

5 the Judicial Leader of the local Court Team; 

6 ‘‘(B) serve as a resource of child develop7 ment expertise for the local Court Team; and 

8 ‘‘(C) promote coordination (in the jurisdic9 tion of the court over which the Judicial Leader 

10 presides) between— 

11 ‘‘(i) community agencies that serve 

12 children; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) providers of resources to support 

14 maltreated infants and toddlers; and 

15 ‘‘(3) providing training and technical assistance 

16 to local Court Teams, including— 

17 ‘‘(A) individual consultation on site, 

18 through telephone conversations, and through 

19 responses to emailed information requests; 

20 ‘‘(B) networking assistance and facilitation 

21 of telephone conference calls among Judicial 

22 Leaders and local Court Team members in dif23 ferent jurisdictions to discuss issues of common 

24 concern; 


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1 ‘‘(C) development and dissemination of 

2 training materials, including fact sheets, tem3 plate forms, and sample operational materials 

4 developed by local Court Teams; and 

5 ‘‘(D) training for local Court Teams re6 lated to— 

7 ‘‘(i) the impact of abuse and neglect 

8 on infants and toddlers; 

9 ‘‘(ii) improved decision-making by 

10 courts regarding maltreated infants and 

11 toddlers to reduce the recurrence of abuse 

12 and neglect and improve developmental 

13 outcomes; and 

14 ‘‘(4) organizing local training for community 

15 members of jurisdictions in which local Court Teams 

16 are located, which shall relate to the particular needs 

17 of infants and toddlers exposed to maltreatment and 

18 trauma, including topics such as— 

19 ‘‘(A) general infant and toddler develop20 ment; 

21 ‘‘(B) the impact of abuse and neglect on 

22 development; 

23 ‘‘(C) a relationship-based mental health 

24 intervention model for parents and children to25 gether; 


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1 ‘‘(D) best-practices in family interactions; 

2 ‘‘(E) evidence-based parenting interven3 tions; and 

4 ‘‘(F) services available to foster children in 

5 the community. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 274. LOCAL COURT TEAMS. 

7 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring to receive the 

8 assistance for local Court Teams made available under 

9 this part shall submit an application to the National Court 

10 Teams Resource Center at such time, in such manner, and 

11 containing such information as the National Court Teams 

12 Resource Center may require. 

13 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive assist14 ance under this part, a local Court Team shall be com15 prised of— 

16 ‘‘(1) a Judicial Leader, who shall be a qualified 

17 judge, and who shall lead and oversee the implemen18 tation and ongoing activities of the local Court 

19 Team; 

20 ‘‘(2) a Local Community Coordinator, selected 

21 and provided by the National Court Teams Resource 

22 Center in accordance with section 273(b)(2); and 

23 ‘‘(3) no fewer than six key stakeholders who— 

24 ‘‘(A) are members of the community in 

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1 ‘‘(B) are committed to working to restruc2 ture the way the jurisdiction responds to the 

3 needs of maltreated infants and toddlers; and 

4 ‘‘(C) represent a variety of individuals in5 volved with the care of maltreated infants and 

6 toddlers, which may include pediatricians, child 

7 welfare workers, attorneys, court-appointed spe8 cial advocates, mental health professionals, sub9 stance abuse treatment providers, Early Head 

10 Start and child care providers, Court Improve11 ment Program staff, and any other individuals 

12 who are involved in the care of maltreated in13 fants and toddlers. 

14 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED USE OF ASSISTANCE.—A local Court 

15 Team shall use any assistance received under this part to 

16 carry out the following activities: 

17 ‘‘(1) Conducting monthly case reviews of each 

18 case handled by the local Court Team, in which all 

19 individuals and organizations involved in a case meet 

20 to review progress in such case, and to monitor and 

21 track referral to, delivery of, and barriers against, 

22 services for maltreated infants and toddlers and 

23 their families. 

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1 cluding services such as medical, developmental, and 

2 mental health interventions and, as appropriate, 

3 services for children and parents together. 

4 ‘‘(3) Organizing the provision of local training 

5 (provided by the National Court Teams Resource 

6 Center) to community members of the jurisdiction in 

7 which the local Court Team is located, including 

8 court officials, child welfare agencies, attorneys, 

9 Guardians Ad Litem, court-appointed special advo10 cates, and other individuals and organizations pro11 viding services to infants and toddlers in foster care. 

12 ‘‘(4) Identifying areas in the community in need 

13 of improved mental health and substance abuse 

14 treatment, and assisting the National Court Teams 

15 Resource Center in improving mental health treat16 ment for parents and children together, and sub17 stance abuse treatment for families (including moth18 ers and children), as needed. 

19 ‘‘(5) Utilizing resource materials disseminated 

20 by the National Court Teams Resource Center to 

21 guide judges in the decision-making process regard22 ing maltreated infants and toddlers, and to provide 

23 training for Court Team members. 

24 ‘‘(6) Participating in the national evaluation 

25 conducted by the Administrator in accordance with 


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1 section 275, to determine the extent to which the ac2 tivities of the local Court Team reduce the recur3 rence of abuse and neglect and improve health and 

4 developmental outcomes for maltreated infants and 

5 toddlers. 

6 ‘‘(d) PERMISSIBLE USE OF ASSISTANCE.—A local 

7 Court may use the assistance received under this part to 

8 carry out the following activities: 

9 ‘‘(1) Developing processes for responding to pa10 rental substance abuse, such as— 

11 ‘‘(A) coordinating with local law enforce12 ment agencies to allow rapid response teams to 

13 intervene quickly on behalf of infants and tod14 dlers who are identified by law enforcement per15 sonnel as being present during illegal activities 

16 related to methamphetamines or other illegal 

17 substances; and 

18 ‘‘(B) establishing and maintaining relation19 ships with substance abuse treatment programs 

20 to increase access to treatment for parents of 

21 maltreated infants and toddlers. 

22 ‘‘(2) Identifying the areas in the community in 

23 need of early childhood mental health services, and 

24 assisting the National Court Teams Resource Center 

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1 tal health services by providing training on parent2 child psychotherapy to mental health providers. 

3 ‘‘(3) Any other activities that help meet the 

4 needs and improve the health and developmental 

5 outcomes of maltreated infants and toddlers in fos6 ter care. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 275. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. 

8 ‘‘(a) EVALUATION FORM.—Not later than 6 months 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 

10 Court Teams Resource Center shall create, and distribute 

11 to each local Court Team, an evaluation form that shall 

12 be used to periodically collect any data from local Court 

13 Teams that the National Court Teams Resource Center 

14 determines may be relevant to the reports required by sub15 section (b). 

16 ‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS BY THE ADMINIS17 TRATOR.—At the end of the three-year period beginning 

18 on the date of the enactment of this Act, and again at 

19 the end of the five-year period beginning on such date of 

20 enactment, the Administrator shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) compile the data collected in the periodic 

22 evaluation forms completed by each local Court 

23 Team; 

24 ‘‘(2) conduct a national evaluation of Court 

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1 ‘‘(3) report to Congress on the effectiveness of 

2 Court Teams, including the extent to which local 

3 Court Teams are— 

4 ‘‘(A) improving access to services for mal5 treated infants and toddlers; 

6 ‘‘(B) reducing the recurrence of abuse and 

7 neglect; 

8 ‘‘(C) promoting permanent placements of 

9 maltreated infants and toddlers; and 

10 ‘‘(D) improving the developmental out11 comes for maltreated infants and toddlers who 

12 have been in foster care. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 276. DEFINITIONS. 

14 ‘‘For the purposes of this part: 

15 ‘‘(1) COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE.— 

16 The term ‘court-appointed special advocate’ means 

17 an individual who is trained by a recognized court18 appointed special advocate program and appointed 

19 by a court to advocate for the best interests of chil20 dren who come into the court system primarily as a 

21 result of abuse or neglect. 

22 ‘‘(2) COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—The 

23 term ‘Court Improvement Program’ means a pro24 gram authorized under section 438 of the Social Se25 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 629h). 


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1 ‘‘(3) GUARDIAN AD LITEM.—The term ‘Guard2 ian Ad Litem’ means an attorney or court-appointed 

3 special advocate who is appointed by a court to ad4 vocate for the best interests of children who come 

5 into the court system primarily as a result of abuse 

6 or neglect. 

7 ‘‘(4) MALTREATED INFANT OR TODDLER.—The 

8 term ‘maltreated infant or toddler’ means any child 

9 three years of age or younger who is the victim of 

10 a substantiated case of physical abuse, neglect, med11 ical neglect, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse. 

12 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOP13 MENT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘national early 

14 childhood development organization’ means a na15 tional, private, nonprofit organization— 

16 ‘‘(A) that is dedicated to supporting the 

17 healthy development and well-being of infants, 

18 toddlers, and their families; and 

19 ‘‘(B) that has the capacity for research, 

20 training, information dissemination, and leader21 ship development in all of the professional dis22 ciplines related to infants and toddlers three 

23 years of age and younger. 

24 ‘‘(6) QUALIFIED JUDGE.—The term ‘qualified 

25 judge’ means a judge who presides over a court that 


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1 has jurisdiction over children in foster care, such as 

2 a judge for a dependency court or family court.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

5 Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘PARTS C 

8 AND E)’’ and inserting ‘‘PARTS C, E, AND F)’’; 

9 and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘parts C 

11 and E)’’ and inserting ‘‘parts C, E, and F)’’; 

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub13 section (e); and 

14 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

17 PART F.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

18 carry out part F such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

19 years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.’’. 

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