H. R. 2883 
One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the fifth day of January, two thousand and eleven 
An Act 
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. 
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 ‘‘Child and Family Services 
Improvement and Innovation Act’’. 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF CHILD AND 
FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 425 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) 
RESPONSE
TO
EMOTIONAL
TRAUMA.—Section 
422(b)(15)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including emotional trauma associated 
with a child’s maltreatment and removal from home’’ before 
the semicolon. 
(2) PROCEDURES ON THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICA-
TIONS.—Section 422(b)(15)(A)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
622(b)(15)(A)(v)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including protocols 
for the appropriate use and monitoring of psychotropic medica-
tions’’ before the semicolon. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENTAL 
NEEDS OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN.—Section 422(b) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (16); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(17) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) include a description of the activities that the State 
has undertaken to reduce the length of time children who 
have not attained 5 years of age are without a permanent 
family, and the activities the State undertakes to address the 
developmental needs of such children who receive benefits or 
services under this part or part E.’’.
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(4) DATA SOURCES FOR CHILD DEATH REPORTING.—Section 
422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)), as amended by paragraph 
(3) of this subsection, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (17); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(18) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) contain a description of the sources used to compile 
information on child maltreatment deaths required by Federal 
law to be reported by the State agency referred to in paragraph 
(1), and to the extent that the compilation does not include 
information on such deaths from the State vital statistics 
department, child death review teams, law enforcement agen-
cies, or offices of medical examiners or coroners, the State 
shall describe why the information is not so included and 
how the State will include the information.’’. 
(c) CHILD VISITATION BY CASEWORKERS.—Section 424 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended by striking the 2nd subsection 
(e), as added by section 7(b) of the Child and Family Services 
Improvement Act of 2006, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are necessary 
to ensure that the total number of visits made by caseworkers 
on a monthly basis to children in foster care under the responsibility 
of the State during a fiscal year is not less than 90 percent (or, 
in the case of fiscal year 2015 or thereafter, 95 percent) of the 
total number of such visits that would occur during the fiscal 
year if each such child were so visited once every month while 
in such care. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has failed to 
comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, then the percentage 
that would otherwise apply for purposes of subsection (a) for the 
fiscal year shall be reduced by— 
‘‘(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by which 
the State fell short of the percentage specified in subparagraph 
(A) is less than 10; 
‘‘(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points by which 
the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less 
than 10 and less than 20; or 
‘‘(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points by which 
the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less 
than 20. 
‘‘(2)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are necessary to 
ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total number of visits 
made by caseworkers to children in foster care under the responsi-
bility of the State during a fiscal year occur in the residence 
of the child involved. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has failed to 
comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, then the percentage 
that would otherwise apply for purposes of subsection (a) for the 
fiscal year shall be reduced by— 
‘‘(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by which 
the State fell short of the percentage specified in subparagraph 
(A) is less than 10; 
‘‘(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points by which 
the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less 
than 10 and less than 20; or
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‘‘(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points by which 
the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less 
than 20.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 423(b) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 623(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘per centum’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘percent’’. 
SEC. 102. PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 436(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by striking all that follows 
‘‘$345,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2016.’’. 
(2) DISCRETIONARY
GRANTS.—Section 437(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629g(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 
(b) TARGETING OF SERVICES TO POPULATIONS AT GREATEST RISK 
OF MALTREATMENT.—Section 432(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) describes how the State identifies which populations 
are at the greatest risk of maltreatment and how services 
are targeted to the populations.’’. 
(c) REVISED PURPOSES OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND TIME- 
LIMITED FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES.— 
(1) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.—Section 431(a)(2) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘family support services’ 
means community-based services designed to carry out the 
purposes described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes described in 
this subparagraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) To promote the safety and well-being of chil-
dren and families. 
‘‘(ii) To increase the strength and stability of fami-
lies (including adoptive, foster, and extended families). 
‘‘(iii) To increase parents’ confidence and com-
petence in their parenting abilities. 
‘‘(iv) To afford children a safe, stable, and sup-
portive family environment. 
‘‘(v) To strengthen parental relationships and pro-
mote healthy marriages. 
‘‘(vi) To enhance child development, including 
through mentoring (as defined in section 439(b)(2)).’’. 
(2) TIME-LIMITED FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES.—Section 
431(a)(7)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(7)(B)) is amended 
by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (viii) and inserting after 
clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) Peer-to-peer mentoring and support groups 
for parents and primary caregivers. 
‘‘(vii) Services and activities designed to facilitate 
access to and visitation of children by parents and 
siblings.’’.