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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3017 
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide 
resources to implement the programmatic changes necessary to meet 
the requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2019 
Mr. WENSTRUP introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act to provide resources to implement the programmatic 
changes necessary to meet the requirements of the Fam-
ily First Prevention Services Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family First Transi-
tion Assistance Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING. 
The Congress finds that the Department of Health 
and Human Services has full authority to execute section 
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50711 of Public Law 115–123, giving certainty to States 
and expediting help to children and families. 
SEC. 3. PHASE-IN OF 50 PERCENT WELL-SUPPORTED PRE-
VENTION PRACTICES REQUIREMENT. 
Section 474(a)(6)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 674(a)(6)(A)(ii)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii)(I) not less than the applicable 
percentage of the total amount expended 
by a State under clause (I) for a fiscal 
year shall be for the provision of services 
or programs specified in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of section 471(e)(1) that are pro-
vided in accordance with well-supported 
practices; and 
‘‘(II) for purposes of subclause (I), 
the term ‘applicable percentage’ means— 
‘‘(aa) 0 percent, in the case of 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2023; 
‘‘(bb) 20 percent, in the case of 
fiscal years 2024 and 2025; 
‘‘(cc) 35 percent, in the case of 
fiscal years 2026 and 2027; and 
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‘‘(dd) 50 percent, in the case of 
fiscal year 2028 and each succeeding 
fiscal year; plus’’. 
SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR FOSTER FAMILY HOMES. 
Section 436(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629f(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) SUPPORT FOR FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.—Out 
of any money in the Treasury of the United States not 
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Sec-
retary for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 
$20,000,000 for the Secretary to make competitive grants 
to States, Indian tribes, or tribal consortia to support the 
recruitment and retention of high-quality foster families 
to increase their capacity to place more children in family 
settings. The grants shall be focused on States, Indian 
tribes, or tribal consortia with the highest percentage of 
children in non-family settings.’’. 
SEC. 5. SUPPORT TO INCREASE QUALITY FAMILY AND RESI-
DENTIAL CARE SETTINGS. 
Section 436 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629f) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) SUPPORT TO INCREASE QUALITY FAMILY AND 
RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal 
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years 2020 through 2024 $20,000,000 for the Secretary 
to make competitive grants to States, Indian tribes, or 
tribal consortia to improve State capacity to offer thera-
peutic treatment foster family homes and licensed residen-
tial family-based facilities for substance abuse treatment 
and mental health care. The grants shall be focused on 
States, Indian tribes, or tribal consortia with the greatest 
need for services, accreditation, and capacity.’’. 
SEC. 6. TEMPORARY ENHANCED MATCH FOR PLANNING, 
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, OR INSTALLATION 
OF STATEWIDE DATA COLLECTION AND IN-
FORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 474(a)(3)(C) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘50’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘75’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION.—Effective October 1, 2022, sec-
tion 474(a)(3)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(C)), 
as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended 
by striking ‘‘75’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘50’’. 
SEC. 7. PAY-FOR. 
Section 403(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018 such 
sums as are necessary for payment to the Fund in a total 
amount not to exceed $608,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 
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such sums as are necessary for payment to the Fund in 
a total amount not to exceed $568,000,000’’. 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take ef-
fect on October 1, 2019. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State plan under 
part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act which 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines 
requires State legislation (other than legislation appro-
priating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by the amendments made by this 
Act, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to com-
ply with the requirements of such part solely on the basis 
of the failure of the plan to meet the additional require-
ments before 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 enact-
ment 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 shall be deemed to be a separate 
regular session of the State legislature. 
(c) APPLICATION TO PROGRAMS OPERATED BY IN-
DIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an Indian 
tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium which the 
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Secretary of Health and Human Services determines re-
quires time to take action necessary to comply with the 
additional requirements imposed by the amendments made 
by this Act (whether the tribe, organization, or tribal con-
sortium has a plan under section 479B of the Social Secu-
rity Act or a cooperative agreement or contract entered 
into with a State), the Secretary shall provide the tribe, 
organization, or tribal consortium with such additional 
time as the Secretary determines is necessary for the tribe, 
organization, or tribal consortium to take the action to 
comply with the additional requirements before being re-
garded as failing to comply with the requirements. 
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