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Union Calendar No. 138 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2883 

[Report No. 112–210, Part I] 

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the 

child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 

Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. STARK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BERG, 

Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. REED, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, and Mr. LANGEVIN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 

The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 12, 2011] 

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A BILL 

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 

to extend the child and family services program through 

fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. 

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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 ‘‘Child and Family Serv5 ices Improvement and Innovation Act’’. 

6 TITLE I—EXTENSION OF CHILD 

7 AND FAMILY SERVICES PRO8 GRAMS 

9 SEC. 101. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERV10 ICES PROGRAM. 

11 (a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 425 of the So12 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 

14 (b) MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN STATE PLAN RE15 QUIREMENTS.— 

16 (1) RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL TRAUMA.—Section 

17 422(b)(15)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 622(b)(15)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, includ19 ing emotional trauma associated with a child’s mal20 treatment and removal from home’’ before the semi21 colon. 

22 (2) PROCEDURES ON THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC

23 MEDICATIONS.—Section 422(b)(15)(A)(v) of such Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)(v)) is amended by inserting 

25 ‘‘, including protocols for the appropriate use and 

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1 monitoring of psychotropic medications’’ before the 

2 semicolon. 

3 (3) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS

4 DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF VERY YOUNG CHIL5 DREN.—Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) 

6 is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para8 graph (16); 

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

10 paragraph (17) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(18) include a description of the activities that 

13 the State has undertaken to reduce the length of time 

14 children who have not attained 5 years of age are 

15 without a permanent family, and the activities the 

16 State undertakes to address the developmental needs 

17 of such children who receive benefits or services under 

18 this part or part E.’’. 

19 (4) DATA SOURCES FOR CHILD DEATH REPORT20 ING.—Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)), 

21 as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection, is 

22 amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para24 graph (17); 

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

2 paragraph (18) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(19) contain a description of the sources used to 

5 compile information on child maltreatment deaths re6 quired by Federal law to be reported by the State 

7 agency referred to in paragraph (1), and to the extent 

8 that the compilation does not include information on 

9 such deaths from the State vital statistics department, 

10 child death review teams, law enforcement agencies, 

11 or offices of medical examiners or coroners, the State 

12 shall describe why the information is not so included 

13 and how the State will include the information.’’. 

14 (c) CHILD VISITATION BY CASEWORKERS.—Section 

15 424 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended by striking 

16 the 2nd subsection (e), as added by section 7(b) of the Child 

17 and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006, and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(f)(1)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are nec20 essary to ensure that the total number of visits made by 

21 caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care 

22 under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal year 

23 is not less than 90 percent (or, in the case of fiscal year 

24 2015 or thereafter, 95 percent) of the total number of such 

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1 visits that would occur during the fiscal year if each such 

2 child were so visited once every month while in such care. 

3 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has 

4 failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 

5 then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes 

6 of subsection (a) for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— 

7 ‘‘(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by 

8 which the State fell short of the percentage specified 

9 in subparagraph (A) is less than 10; 

10 ‘‘(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points 

11 by which the State fell short, as described in clause 

12 (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points 

14 by which the State fell short, as described in clause 

15 (i), is not less than 20. 

16 ‘‘(2)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are nec17 essary to ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total 

18 number of visits made by caseworkers to children in foster 

19 care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal 

20 year occur in the residence of the child involved. 

21 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has 

22 failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 

23 then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes 

24 of subsection (a) for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— 

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1 ‘‘(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by 

2 which the State fell short of the percentage specified 

3 in subparagraph (A) is less than 10; 

4 ‘‘(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points 

5 by which the State fell short, as described in clause 

6 (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or 

7 ‘‘(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points 

8 by which the State fell short, as described in clause 

9 (i), is not less than 20.’’. 

10 (d) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 423(b) of such 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 623(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘per cen12 tum’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘percent’’. 

13 SEC. 102. PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PRO14 GRAM. 

15 (a) EXTENSION OF FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 436(a) of the Social 

17 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by strik18 ing all that follows ‘‘$345,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

19 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 

20 (2) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Section 437(a) of 

21 such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(a)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 

23 2016’’. 

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1 (b) TARGETING OF SERVICES TO POPULATIONS AT

2 GREATEST RISK OF MALTREATMENT.—Section 432(a) of 

3 such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended— 

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

5 (8); 

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of para7 graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(10) describes how the State identifies which 

10 populations are at the greatest risk of maltreatment 

11 and how services are targeted to the populations.’’. 

12 (c) REVISED PURPOSES OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERV13 ICES AND TIME-LIMITED FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERV14 ICES.— 

15 (1) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.—Section 

16 431(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(2)) is 

17 amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(2) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘family sup20 port services’ means community-based services 

21 designed to carry out the purposes described in 

22 subparagraph (B). 

23 ‘‘(B) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes 

24 described in this subparagraph are the following: 

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1 ‘‘(i) To promote the safety and well2 being of children and families. 

3 ‘‘(ii) To increase the strength and sta4 bility of families (including adoptive, foster, 

5 and extended families). 

6 ‘‘(iii) To increase parents’ confidence 

7 and competence in their parenting abilities. 

8 ‘‘(iv) To afford children a safe, stable, 

9 and supportive family environment. 

10 ‘‘(v) To strengthen parental relation11 ships and promote healthy marriages. 

12 ‘‘(vi) To enhance child development, 

13 including through mentoring (as defined in 

14 section 439(b)(2)).’’. 

15 (2) TIME-LIMITED FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERV16 ICES.—Section 431(a)(7)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 629a(a)(7)(B)) is amended by redesignating clause 

18 (vi) as clause (viii) and inserting after clause (v) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(vi) Peer-to-peer mentoring and sup21 port groups for parents and primary care22 givers. 

23 ‘‘(vii) Services and activities designed 

24 to facilitate access to and visitation of chil25 dren by parents and siblings.’’. 

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1 (d) UNIFORM DEFINITIONS OF INDIAN TRIBE AND

2 TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—Section 431(a) of such Act (42 

3 U.S.C. 629a(a)(5) and (6)) is amended by striking para4 graphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has 

6 the meaning given the term in section 428(c). 

7 ‘‘(6) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 

8 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec9 tion 428(c).’’. 

10 (e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF STATE SUMMARIES

11 OF FINANCIAL DATA; PUBLICATION ON HHS WEBSITE.— 

12 Section 432(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(c)) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) by striking all that precedes ‘‘shall’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF STATE REPORTS TO

17 CONGRESS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

19 (2) by adding after and below the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—The com22 pilation shall include the individual State reports 

23 and tables that synthesize State information into na24 tional totals for each element required to be included 

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1 ing by service category for the program authorized 

2 under this subpart and planned spending by service 

3 category for the program authorized under subpart 1. 

4 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—Not later than 

5 September 30 of each year, the Secretary shall publish 

6 the compilation on the website of the Department of 

7 Health and Human Services in a location easily ac8 cessible by the public.’’. 

9 (f) GAO REPORT ON MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FED10 ERAL SPENDING AND FAMILY ACCESS TO SERVICES.—Not 

11 later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 

12 Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall sub13 mit to Congress a report that— 

14 (1) identifies alternative sources of Federal fund15 ing that are being employed by States or other enti16 ties for the same purposes for which funding is pro17 vided under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title IV of 

18 the Social Security Act; and 

19 (2) assesses the needs of families eligible for serv20 ices under such program, including identification of 

21 underserved communities and information regard22 ing— 

23 (A) the supports available for caseworkers to 

24 appropriately investigate and safely manage 

25 their caseloads; 

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1 (B) the length of the wait time for families 

2 to receive substance abuse and other preventive 

3 services; and 

4 (C) the number of families on waiting lists 

5 for such services and the effect of the delay on 

6 healthy, successful reunification outcomes for 

7 such families. 

8 (g) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 

9 (1) Section 432(a)(8)(B) of the Social Security 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)(8)(B)) is amended in each of 

11 clauses (i) and (ii) by striking ‘‘forms CFS 101–Part 

12 I and CFS 101–Part II (or any successor forms)’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘form CFS–101 (including all parts 

14 and any successor forms)’’. 

15 (2) Section 433(c)(2) of the Social Security Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 629c(c)(2)) is amended— 

17 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL

19 NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘benefits benefits’’ each 

22 place it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’. 

23 SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR TARGETED PURPOSES. 

24 (a) EXTENSION OF FUNDING RESERVATIONS FOR

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1 SHIP GRANTS.—Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘433(e)’’ 

4 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘433(e) 

5 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 

6 2016.’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘437(f)’’ and 

8 all that follows and inserting ‘‘437(f) $20,000,000 for 

9 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 

10 (b) REVISION IN USE OF MONTHLY CASEWORKER VIS11 ITS GRANTS.—Section 436(b)(4)(B)(i) of such Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(B)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘support’’ and insert ‘‘improve 

14 the quality of’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘a primary emphasis’’ and all 

16 that follows and inserting ‘‘an emphasis on improv17 ing caseworker decision making on the safety, perma18 nency, and well-being of foster children and on activi19 ties designed to increase retention, recruitment, and 

20 training of caseworkers.’’; and 

21 (c) REAUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP

22 GRANTS TO ASSIST CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PARENTAL

23 SUBSTANCE ABUSE.— 

24 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 

25 437(f)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)) is 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 

3 (2) REVISIONS TO PROGRAM.—Section 437(f) of 

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

5 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘METHAMPHETAMINE OR OTHER’’; 

7 (B) in each of paragraphs (1), (4)(A), 

8 (7)(A)(i), and (9)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘meth9 amphetamine or other’’; 

10 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara11 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) REQUIRED MINIMUM PERIOD OF AP13 PROVAL.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant shall be 

15 awarded under this subsection for a period 

16 of not less than 2, and not more than 5, fis17 cal years, subject to clause (ii). 

18 ‘‘(ii) EXTENSION OF GRANT.—On ap19 plication of the grantee, the Secretary may 

20 extend for not more than 2 fiscal years the 

21 period for which a grant is awarded under 

22 this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(C) MULTIPLE GRANTS ALLOWED.—This 

24 subsection shall not be interpreted to prevent a 

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1 grantee from applying for, or being awarded, 

2 separate grants under this subsection.’’; 

3 (D) in paragraph (6)(A)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

5 clause (ii); 

6 (ii) by striking the period at the end of 

7 clause (iii) and inserting a semicolon; and 

8 (iii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(iv) 70 percent for the sixth such fis11 cal year; and 

12 ‘‘(v) 65 percent for the seventh such fis13 cal year.’’; 

14 (E) in paragraph (7)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 

16 follows through ‘‘(A) take’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘shall take’’; 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by strik19 ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 

20 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

21 and 

22 (iv) by redesignating clauses (i) 

23 through (iv) of subparagraph (A) as sub24 paragraphs (A) through (D), respectively, 

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1 and moving each of such provisions 2 ems 

2 to the left; and 

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

4 ‘‘(10) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMIN5 ISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE SECRETARY.—Not more 

6 than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated or re7 served for awarding grants under this subsection for 

8 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 may be used 

9 by the Secretary for salaries and Department of 

10 Health and Human Services administrative expenses 

11 in administering this subsection.’’. 

12 (3) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 

13 2012, and not later than December 31, 2017, the Sec14 retary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate 

15 the effectiveness of the grants awarded to regional 

16 partnerships under section 437(f) of the Social Secu17 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) and shall publish a re18 port regarding the results of each evaluation on the 

19 website of the Department of Health and Human 

20 Services. Each report required to be published under 

21 this subsection shall include— 

22 (A) an evaluation of the programs and ac23 tivities conducted, and the services provided, 

24 with the grant funds awarded under such section 

25 for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, in the case 

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1 of the evaluation required by December 31, 2012, 

2 and for fiscal years 2012 through 2016, in the 

3 case of the evaluation required by December 31, 

4 2017; 

5 (B) an analysis of the regional partnerships 

6 awarded such grants that have, and have not, 

7 been successful in achieving the goals and out8 comes specified in their grant applications and 

9 with respect to the performance indicators estab10 lished by the Secretary under paragraph (8) of 

11 such section that are applicable to their grant 

12 awards; and 

13 (C) an analysis of the extent to which such 

14 grants have been successful in addressing the 

15 needs of families with methamphetamine or other 

16 substance abuse problems who come to the atten17 tion of the child welfare system and in achieving 

18 the goals of child safety, permanence, and family 

19 stability. 

20 SEC. 104. COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 438(a) of the Social 

22 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 

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1 ments in the Act related to concurrent plan2 ning;’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

4 at the end; and 

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

6 ‘‘(C) to increase and improve engagement of 

7 the entire family in court processes relating to 

8 child welfare, family preservation, family reuni9 fication, and adoption;’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 

12 (B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

13 and’’; and 

14 (C) by adding after and below the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(B) to increase and improve engagement of the 

17 entire family in court processes relating to child wel18 fare, family preservation, family reunification, and 

19 adoption.’’. 

20 (b) SINGLE GRANT APPLICATION.—Section 438(b)(2) 

21 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(b)(2)) is amended to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(2) SINGLE GRANT APPLICATION.—Pursuant to 

24 the requirements under paragraph (1) of this sub25 section, a highest State court desiring a grant under 

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1 this section shall submit a single application to the 

2 Secretary that specifies whether the application is for 

3 a grant for— 

4 ‘‘(A) the purposes described in paragraphs 

5 (1) and (2) of subsection (a); 

6 ‘‘(B) the purpose described in subsection 

7 (a)(3); 

8 ‘‘(C) the purpose described in subsection 

9 (a)(4); or 

10 ‘‘(D) the purposes referred to in 2 or more 

11 (specifically identified) of subparagraphs (A), 

12 (B), and (C) of this paragraph.’’. 

13 (c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Section 438(c) of such Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 629h(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each of sub17 paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(2) that 

18 refers to 1 or more grant purposes for which an ap19 plication of a highest State court is approved under 

20 this section, the court shall be entitled to payment, for 

21 each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, from the 

22 amount allocated under paragraph (3) of this sub23 section for grants for the purpose or purposes, of an 

24 amount equal to $85,000 plus the amount described 

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1 in paragraph (2) of this subsection with respect to the 

2 purpose or purposes. 

3 ‘‘(2) AMOUNT DESCRIBED.—The amount de4 scribed in this paragraph for any fiscal year with re5 spect to the purpose or purposes referred to in a sub6 paragraph of subsection (b)(2) is the amount that 

7 bears the same ratio to the total of the amounts allo8 cated under paragraph (3) of this subsection for 

9 grants for the purpose or purposes as the number of 

10 individuals in the State who have not attained 21 

11 years of age bears to the total number of such individ12 uals in all States the highest State courts of which 

13 have approved applications under this section for 

14 grants for the purpose or purposes. 

15 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) MANDATORY FUNDS.—Of the amounts 

17 reserved under section 436(b)(2) for any fiscal 

18 year, the Secretary shall allocate— 

19 ‘‘(i) $9,000,000 for grants for the pur20 poses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

21 subsection (a); 

22 ‘‘(ii) $10,000,000 for grants for the 

23 purpose described in subsection (a)(3); 

24 ‘‘(iii) $10,000,000 for grants for the 

25 purpose described in subsection (a)(4); and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) $1,000,000 for grants to be 

2 awarded on a competitive basis among the 

3 highest courts of Indian tribes or tribal con4 sortia that— 

5 ‘‘(I) are operating a program 

6 under part E, in accordance with sec7 tion 479B; 

8 ‘‘(II) are seeking to operate a pro9 gram under part E and have received 

10 an implementation grant under section 

11 476; or 

12 ‘‘(III) has a court responsible for 

13 proceedings related to foster care or 

14 adoption. 

15 ‘‘(B) DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—The Sec16 retary shall allocate all of the amounts reserved 

17 under section 437(b)(2) for grants for the pur18 poses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub19 section (a).’’. 

20 (d) EXTENSION OF FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 438(d) 

21 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(d)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘2002 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 

23 (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if included 

24 in the enactment of the Safe and Timely Interstate Place25 ment of Foster Children Act of 2006, section 8(b) of such 

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1 Act (120 Stat. 513) is amended by striking ‘‘438(b) of such 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 638(b))’’ inserting ‘‘438(b)(1) of such Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 629h(b)(1))’’. 

4 SEC. 105. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 

5 MATCHING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV of the Social Se7 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 621–629i) is amended by adding at 

8 the end the following: 

9 ‘‘Subpart 3—Common Provisions 

10 ‘‘SEC. 440. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 

11 MATCHING. 

12 ‘‘(a) STANDARD DATA ELEMENTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in consulta14 tion with an interagency work group established by 

15 the Office of Management and Budget, and consid16 ering State perspectives, shall, by rule, designate 

17 standard data elements for any category of informa18 tion required to be reported under this part. 

19 ‘‘(2) DATA ELEMENTS MUST BE NONPROPRI20 ETARY AND INTEROPERABLE.—The standard data ele21 ments designated under paragraph (1) shall, to the 

22 extent practicable, be nonproprietary and interoper23 able. 

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1 ‘‘(3) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—In designating 

2 standard data elements under this subsection, the Sec3 retary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate— 

4 ‘‘(A) interoperable standards developed and 

5 maintained by an international voluntary con6 sensus standards body, as defined by the Office 

7 of Management and Budget, such as the Inter8 national Organization for Standardization; 

9 ‘‘(B) interoperable standards developed and 

10 maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, 

11 such as the National Information Exchange 

12 Model; and 

13 ‘‘(C) interoperable standards developed and 

14 maintained by Federal entities with authority 

15 over contracting and financial assistance, such 

16 as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. 

17 ‘‘(b) DATA STANDARDS FOR REPORTING.— 

18 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in consulta19 tion with an interagency work group established by 

20 the Office of Management and Budget, and consid21 ering State government perspectives, shall, by rule, 

22 designate data reporting standards to govern the re23 porting required under this part. 

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1 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data reporting 

2 standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex3 tent practicable— 

4 ‘‘(A) incorporate a widely-accepted, non5 proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for6 mat; 

7 ‘‘(B) be consistent with and implement ap8 plicable accounting principles; and 

9 ‘‘(C) be capable of being continually up10 graded as necessary. 

11 ‘‘(3) INCORPORATION OF NONPROPRIETARY

12 STANDARDS.—In designating reporting standards 

13 under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the ex14 tent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary 

15 standards, such as the eXtensible Business Reporting 

16 Language.’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub18 section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2012, and shall 

19 apply with respect to information required to be reported 

20 on or after such date. 

21 SEC. 106. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOSTER CARE OR 

22 ADOPTION. 

23 (a) EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR EACH FOSTER

24 PLACEMENT.—Section 475(1)(G) of the Social Security Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 675(1)(G)) is amended— 

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1 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the placement’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘each placement’’; and 

3 (2) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting ‘‘each’’ before 

4 ‘‘placement’’. 

5 (b) FOSTER YOUTH ID THEFT.—Section 475(5) of 

6 such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara8 graph (G); 

9 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara10 graph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(I) each child in foster care under the re13 sponsibility of the State who has attained 16 

14 years of age receives without cost a copy of any 

15 consumer report (as defined in section 603(d) of 

16 the Fair Credit Reporting Act) pertaining to the 

17 child each year until the child is discharged from 

18 care, and receives assistance (including, when 

19 feasible, from any court-appointed advocate for 

20 the child) in interpreting and resolving any in21 accuracies in the report.’’. 

22 (c) DESCRIPTION OF ADOPTION SPENDING.—Section 

23 473(a)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(8)) is amended by 

24 inserting ‘‘, and shall document how such amounts are 

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1 spent, including on post-adoption services’’ before the pe2 riod. 

3 (d) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT OF ADDITIONAL

4 INFORMATION ON CHILD VISITATION BY CASEWORKERS.— 

5 Section 479A(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 679b(6)) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara8 graph (A); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub10 paragraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(B) the total number of visits made by 

13 caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in 

14 foster care under the responsibility of the State 

15 during a fiscal year as a percentage of the total 

16 number of the visits that would occur during the 

17 fiscal year if each child were so visited once 

18 every month while in such care; and’’. 

19 SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

21 this title, this title and the amendments made by this title 

22 shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall apply to pay23 ments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security 

24 Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, 

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1 without regard to whether regulations to implement the 

2 amendments are promulgated by such date. 

3 (b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE4 QUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

5 determines that State legislation (other than legislation ap6 propriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 

7 developed pursuant to subpart 1 of part B, or a State plan 

8 approved under subpart 2 of part B or part E, of title IV 

9 of the Social Security Act to meet the additional require10 ments imposed by the amendments made by this title, the 

11 plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the 

12 additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st cal13 endar quarter beginning after the first regular session of 

14 the State legislature that begins after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative session, 

16 each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular 

17 session of the State legislature. 

18 TITLE II—CHILD WELFARE 

19 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 

20 SEC. 201. RENEWAL OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEM21 ONSTRATION PROJECTS DESIGNED TO TEST 

22 INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN STATE CHILD 

23 WELFARE PROGRAMS. 

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

25 1320a–9) is amended— 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

3 follows: 

4 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—During fiscal years 2012 

5 through 2014, the Secretary may authorize dem6 onstration projects described in paragraph (1), with 

7 not more than 10 demonstration projects to be author8 ized in each fiscal year.’’. 

9 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) CONDITIONS FOR STATE ELIGIBILITY.—For 

12 purposes of a new demonstration project under this 

13 section that is initially approved in any of fiscal 

14 years 2012 through 2014, a State shall be authorized 

15 to conduct such demonstration project only if the 

16 State satisfies the following conditions: 

17 ‘‘(A) IDENTIFY 1 OR MORE GOALS.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall 

19 demonstrate that the demonstration project 

20 is designed to accomplish 1 or more of the 

21 following goals: 

22 ‘‘(I) Increase permanency for all 

23 infants, children, and youth by reduc24 ing the time in foster placements when 

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1 possible and promoting a successful 

2 transition to adulthood for older youth. 

3 ‘‘(II) Increase positive outcomes 

4 for infants, children, youth, and fami5 lies in their homes and communities, 

6 including tribal communities, and im7 prove the safety and well-being of in8 fants, children, and youth. 

9 ‘‘(III) Prevent child abuse and ne10 glect and the re-entry of infants, chil11 dren, and youth into foster care. 

12 ‘‘(ii) LONG-TERM THERAPEUTIC FAM13 ILY TREATMENT CENTERS; ADDRESSING DO14 MESTIC VIOLENCE.—With respect to a dem15 onstration project that is designed to accom16 plish 1 or more of the goals described in 

17 clause (i), the State may elect to establish a 

18 program— 

19 ‘‘(I) to permit foster care mainte20 nance payments to be made under part 

21 E of title IV to a long-term therapeutic 

22 family treatment center (as described 

23 in paragraph (8)(B)) on behalf of a 

24 child residing in the center; or 

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1 ‘‘(II) to identify and address do2 mestic violence that endangers children 

3 and results in the placement of chil4 dren in foster care. 

5 ‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATE READINESS.—The 

6 State shall demonstrate through a narrative de7 scription the State’s capacity to effectively use 

8 the authority to conduct a demonstration project 

9 under this section by identifying changes the 

10 State has made or plans to make in policies, 

11 procedures, or other elements of the State’s child 

12 welfare program that will enable the State to 

13 successfully achieve the goal or goals of the 

14 project. 

15 ‘‘(C) DEMONSTRATE IMPLEMENTED OR

16 PLANNED CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM IMPROVE17 MENT POLICIES.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall 

19 demonstrate that the State has imple20 mented, or plans to implement within 3 

21 years of the date on which the State submits 

22 its application to conduct the demonstration 

23 project or 2 years after the date on which 

24 the Secretary approves such demonstration 

25 project (whichever is later), at least 2 of the 

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1 child welfare program improvement policies 

2 described in paragraph (7). 

3 ‘‘(ii) PREVIOUS IMPLEMENTATION.— 

4 For purposes of the requirement described 

5 in clause (i), at least 1 of the child welfare 

6 program improvement policies to be imple7 mented by the State shall be a policy that 

8 the State has not previously implemented as 

9 of the date on which the State submits an 

10 application to conduct the demonstration 

11 project. 

12 ‘‘(iii) IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW.—The 

13 Secretary may terminate the authority of a 

14 State to conduct a demonstration project 

15 under this section if, after the 3-year period 

16 following approval of the demonstration 

17 project, the State has not made significant 

18 progress in implementing the child welfare 

19 program improvement policies proposed by 

20 the State under clause (i).’’; 

21 (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and the 

22 ability of the State to implement a corrective ac23 tion plan approved under section 1123A’’ before 

24 the period; and 

25 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(6) INAPPLICABILITY OF RANDOM ASSIGNMENT

2 FOR CONTROL GROUPS AS A FACTOR FOR APPROVAL

3 OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—For purposes of 

4 evaluating an application to conduct a demonstration 

5 project under this section, the Secretary shall not take 

6 into consideration whether such project requires ran7 dom assignment of children and families to groups 

8 served under the project and to control groups. 

9 ‘‘(7) CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT

10 POLICIES.—For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the 

11 child welfare program improvement policies described 

12 in this paragraph are the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) The establishment of a bill of rights for 

14 infants, children, and youth in foster care that 

15 is widely shared and clearly outlines protections 

16 for infants, children, and youth, such as assuring 

17 frequent visits with parents, siblings, and case18 workers, access to attorneys, and participation 

19 in age-appropriate extracurricular activities, 

20 and procedures for ensuring the protections are 

21 provided. 

22 ‘‘(B) The development and implementation 

23 of a plan for meeting the health and mental 

24 health needs of infants, children, and youth in 

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1 sion of health and mental health care is child2 specific, comprehensive, appropriate, and con3 sistent (through means such as ensuring the in4 fant, child, or youth has a medical home, regular 

5 wellness medical visits, and addressing the issue 

6 of trauma, when appropriate). 

7 ‘‘(C) The inclusion in the State plan under 

8 section 471 of an amendment implementing the 

9 option under subsection (a)(28) of that section to 

10 enter into kinship guardianship assistance agree11 ments. 

12 ‘‘(D) The election under the State plan 

13 under section 471 to define a ‘child’ for purposes 

14 of the provision of foster care maintenance pay15 ments, adoption assistance payments, and kin16 ship guardianship assistance payments, so as to 

17 include individuals described in each of sub18 clauses (I), (II), and (III) of section 475(8)(B)(i) 

19 who have not attained age 21. 

20 ‘‘(E) The development and implementation 

21 of a plan that ensures congregate care is used 

22 appropriately and reduces the placement of chil23 dren and youth in such care. 

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1 ing the number of cases of siblings who are in 

2 the same foster care, kinship guardianship, or 

3 adoptive placement, above the number of such 

4 cases in fiscal year 2008. 

5 ‘‘(G) The development and implementation 

6 of a plan to improve the recruitment and reten7 tion of high quality foster family homes trained 

8 to help assist infants, children, and youth swiftly 

9 secure permanent families. Supports for foster 

10 families under such a plan may include increas11 ing maintenance payments to more adequately 

12 meet the needs of infants, children, and youth in 

13 foster care and expanding training, respite care, 

14 and other support services for foster parents. 

15 ‘‘(H) The establishment of procedures de16 signed to assist youth as they prepare for their 

17 transition out of foster care, such as arranging 

18 for participation in age-appropriate extra-cur19 ricular activities, providing appropriate access 

20 to cell phones, computers, and opportunities to 

21 obtain a driver’s license, providing notification 

22 of all sibling placements if siblings are in care 

23 and sibling location if siblings are out of care, 

24 and providing counseling and financial support 

25 for post-secondary education. 

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1 ‘‘(I) The inclusion in the State plan under 

2 section 471 of a description of State procedures 

3 for— 

4 ‘‘(i) ensuring that youth in foster care 

5 who have attained age 16 are engaged in 

6 discussions, including during the develop7 ment of the transition plans required under 

8 paragraphs (1)(D) and (5)(H) of section 

9 475, that explore whether the youth wishes 

10 to reconnect with the youth’s biological fam11 ily, including parents, grandparents, and 

12 siblings, and, if so, what skills and strate13 gies the youth will need to successfully and 

14 safely reconnect with those family members; 

15 ‘‘(ii) providing appropriate guidance 

16 and services to youth whom affirm an in17 tent to reconnect with biological family 

18 members on how to successfully and safely 

19 manage such reconnections; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) making, when appropriate, ef21 forts to include biological family members 

22 in such reconnection efforts. 

23 ‘‘(J) The establishment of one or more of the 

24 following programs designed to prevent infants, 

25 children, and youth from entering foster care or 

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1 to provide permanency for infants, children, and 

2 youth in foster care: 

3 ‘‘(i) An intensive family finding pro4 gram. 

5 ‘‘(ii) A kinship navigator program. 

6 ‘‘(iii) A family counseling program, 

7 such as a family group decision-making 

8 program, and which may include in-home 

9 peer support for families. 

10 ‘‘(iv) A comprehensive family-based 

11 substance abuse treatment program. 

12 ‘‘(v) A program under which special ef13 forts are made to identify and address do14 mestic violence that endangers infants, chil15 dren, and youth and puts them at risk of 

16 entering foster care. 

17 ‘‘(vi) A mentoring program. 

18 ‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

19 ‘‘(A) the term ‘youth’ means, with respect to 

20 a State, an individual who has attained age 12 

21 but has not attained the age at which an indi22 vidual is no longer considered to be a child 

23 under the State plans under parts B and E of 

24 title IV, and 

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1 ‘‘(B) the term ‘long-term therapeutic family 

2 treatment center’ means a State licensed or cer3 tified program that enables parents and their 

4 children to live together in a safe environment 

5 for a period of not less than 6 months and pro6 vides, on-site or by referral, substance abuse 

7 treatment services, children’s early intervention 

8 services, family counseling, legal services, med9 ical care, mental health services, nursery and 

10 preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric 

11 care, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, relapse 

12 prevention, transportation, and job or vocational 

13 training or classes leading to a secondary school 

14 diploma or a certificate of general equivalence.’’; 

15 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(d) DURATION OF DEMONSTRATION.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

19 demonstration project under this section may be con20 ducted for not more than 5 years, unless in the judg21 ment of the Secretary, the demonstration project 

22 should be allowed to continue. 

23 ‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—In no event 

24 shall a demonstration project under this section be 

25 conducted after September 30, 2019.’’; 

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1 (3) in subsection (e)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(which 

3 shall provide,’’ and all that follows before the 

4 semicolon; 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para6 graph (6); 

7 (C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

8 paragraph (8); and 

9 (D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol10 lowing: 

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

12 State, and local investments made, as well as any 

13 private investments made in coordination with the 

14 State, during the 2 fiscal years preceding the applica15 tion to provide the services described in paragraph 

16 (1), and an assurance that the State will provide an 

17 accounting of that same spending for each year of an 

18 approved demonstration project; and’’; 

19 (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 

20 (h); 

21 (5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—Each State authorized to conduct 

24 a demonstration project under this section shall obtain an 

25 evaluation by an independent contractor of the effectiveness 

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1 of the project, using an evaluation design approved by the 

2 Secretary which provides for— 

3 ‘‘(1) comparison of methods of service delivery 

4 under the project, and such methods under a State 

5 plan or plans, with respect to efficiency, economy, 

6 and any other appropriate measures of program 

7 management; 

8 ‘‘(2) comparison of outcomes for children and 

9 families (and groups of children and families) under 

10 the project, and such outcomes under a State plan or 

11 plans, for purposes of assessing the effectiveness of the 

12 project in achieving program goals; and 

13 ‘‘(3) any other information that the Secretary 

14 may require. 

15 ‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) STATE REPORTS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

17 Each State authorized to conduct a demonstration 

18 project under this section shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) submit periodic reports to the Sec20 retary on the specific programs, activities, and 

21 strategies used to improve outcomes for infants, 

22 children, youth, and families and the results 

23 achieved for infants, children, and youth during 

24 the conduct of the demonstration project, includ25 ing with respect to those infants, children, and 

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1 youth who are prevented from entering foster 

2 care, infants, children, and youth in foster care, 

3 and infants, children, and youth who move from 

4 foster care to permanent families; and 

5 ‘‘(B) post a copy of each such report on the 

6 website for the State child welfare program con7 current with the submission of the report to the 

8 Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of 

11 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 Finance of the Senate— 

13 ‘‘(A) periodic reports based on the State re14 ports submitted under paragraph (1); and 

15 ‘‘(B) a report based on the results of the 

16 State evaluations required under subsection (f) 

17 that includes an analysis of the results of such 

18 evaluations and such recommendations for ad19 ministrative or legislative changes as the Sec20 retary determines appropriate.’’; and 

21 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) INDIAN TRIBES OPERATING IV–E PROGRAMS

23 CONSIDERED STATES.—An Indian tribe, tribal organiza24 tion, or tribal consortium that has elected to operate a pro25 gram under part E of title IV in accordance with section 

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1 479B shall be considered a State for purposes of this sec2 tion.’’. 

3 TITLE III—BUDGET PROVISIONS 

4 SEC. 301. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

7 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

8 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

9 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

10 Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 

11 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas12 sage. 

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Union Calendar No. 138 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2883 

[Report No. 112–210, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security 

purposes. gram through fiscal year 2016, and for other Act to extend the child and family services proSEPTEMBER 19, 2011 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 

an amendment 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 

The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 

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