‘‘(A) Improving the screening and assess-
ment of families who come to the attention of
the child welfare system with alcohol and drug
problems, so such families can be promptly re-
ferred for appropriate treatment when nec-
essary.
‘‘(B) Increasing the availability of com-
prehensive and timely individualized treatment
for families with alcohol and drug problems who
come to the attention of the child welfare sys-
tem.
‘‘(C) Increasing the number or proportion
of families who, when they come to the atten-
tion of the child welfare system with alcohol
and drug problems, promptly enter appropriate
treatment.
‘‘(D) Increasing the engagement and re-
tention in treatment of families with alcohol
and drug problems who come to the attention
of the child welfare system.
‘‘(E) Decreasing the number of children
who re-enter foster care after being returned to
families who had alcohol or drug problems when
the children entered foster care.
‘‘(F) Increasing the number or proportion
of staff in both the public child welfare and al-
cohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment
agencies who have received training on the
needs of families that come to the attention of
the child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse
prevention and treatment systems for help, and
the help that can be provided to such families.
‘‘(G) Increasing the proportion of parents
who complete treatment for alcohol or drug
abuse and show improvement in their pre-em-
ployment or employment status.
‘‘(5) DETERMINATION OF PROGRESS.—
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than the
end of the first fiscal year in which funds are
received under a grant made under this sub-
part, the State agencies in each eligible State
that receives such funds, and the Indian tribes
that receive such funds, shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report on the activities carried out dur-
ing the fiscal year with such funds. The report
shall contain such information as the Secretary
determines is necessary to provide an accurate
description of the activities conducted with such
funds and of any changes in the use of such
funds that are planned for the succeeding fiscal
year.
‘‘(B) USE
OF
INDICATORS.—As soon as
possible after the establishment of indicators
under paragraph (1), the State agencies and In-
dian tribes shall conduct evaluations, directly or
under contract, of their progress with respect to
such indicators that are directly related to ac-
tivities the eligible State or Indian tribe is en-
gaging in with such grant funds and include in-
formation on the evaluation in the reports to
the Secretary required under subparagraphs
(C) and (D). After the third year in which such
activities are conducted, an eligible State or In-
dian tribe shall include in the evaluation at
least some indicators that address improve-
ments in treatment for families with alcohol
and drug problems who come to the attention
of the child welfare system.
‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—After the
initial report is submitted under subparagraph
(A), an eligible State or Indian tribe shall sub-
mit to the Secretary, not later than June 30 of
each fiscal year thereafter in which the State or
tribe carries out activities with grant funds pro-
vided under this subpart, a report on the appli-
cation of the indicators established under para-
graph (1) to such activities. The reports shall
include an explanation regarding why the spe-
cific indicators used were chosen, how such in-
dicators are expected to impact a child’s safety,
permanence, well-being, and parental recovery,
and the results (as of the date of submission of
the report) of the evaluation conducted under
subparagraph (B).
‘‘(D) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2005, each eligible State and Indian
tribe with an approved plan under this part
shall submit a final report on the evaluations
conducted under subparagraph (B) and the
progress made in achieving the goals specified
in the plan of the State or Indian tribe.
‘‘(E) FAILURE TO REPORT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii), an eligible State or Indian tribe that
fails to submit the reports required under
this paragraph or to conduct the evalua-
tion required under subparagraph (B) shall
not be eligible to receive grant funds pro-
vided under this subpart for the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which such
State or Indian tribe failed to submit such
report or conduct such evaluation.
‘‘(ii) CORRECTIVE ACTION.—An eligi-
ble State or Indian tribe to which clause
(i) applies may, notwithstanding such
clause, receive grant funds under this sub-
part for a succeeding fiscal year if prior to
September 30 of the fiscal year in which
such failure occurred, the State agencies of
the eligible State, or the Indian tribe, sub-
mit to the Secretary a plan to monitor and
evaluate in a timely manner the activities
conducted with such funds, and such plan
is approved in a timely manner by the Sec-
retary, after consultation with the Admin-
istration for Children and Families and the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv-
ices Administration.
‘‘(b) SECRETARIAL REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.—
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—On the basis of re-
ports submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary,
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the
Administration for Children and Families and the
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, shall report annu-
ally, beginning on October 1, 2002, to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate on the joint activities conducted with funds
provided under grants made under this subpart, the
indicators that have been established, and the
progress that has been made in addressing the needs
of families with alcohol and drug abuse problems
who come to the attention of the child welfare sys-
tem and in achieving the goals of child safety, per-
manence, and family stability.
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 6 months
after the end of each 5-year funding cycle under this
subpart, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
committees described in paragraph (1) that summa-
rizes the results of the evaluations conducted by eli-
gible States and Indian tribes under subsection
(a)(5)(B), as reported by such States and Indian
tribes in accordance with subparagraphs (C) and
(D) of subsection (a)(5). The Secretary shall include
in the report required under this paragraph rec-
ommendations for further legislative or administra-
tive actions that are designed to assist children and