‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATIONS, AND 
REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance with respect to 
grants under this section, including by— 
‘‘(A) assisting grantees in understanding 
best practices in promoting meaningful relation-
ships between incarcerated parents and their 
children as well as consulting with appropriate 
stakeholders when developing their programs; 
‘‘(B) assisting grantees with establishing 
and analyzing implementation and performance 
indicators; and 
‘‘(C) conducting an annual technical assist-
ance and training meeting and an annual grant-
ee meeting so that grantees can learn from the 
experiences of other grantees. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of program outcomes, including 
with respect to parent and child well-being, parent- 
child interactions, parental involvement, awareness 
of child development and parenting practices, place-
ment stability, and termination of parental rights 
with respect to covered foster children and incarcer-
ated parents, to measure program effectiveness, as 
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determined by the Secretary, and identify opportuni-
ties for improved program practices and implemen-
tation. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) the number of applications for 
grants under this section; 
‘‘(ii) the number of grants awarded, 
and the amounts for each grant; and 
‘‘(iii) information on the grants, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) interim results of the evalua-
tion described in paragraph (2); 
‘‘(II) disaggregated data on cov-
ered foster children and incarcerated 
parents; 
‘‘(III) information on the com-
position of eligible State partnerships; 
‘‘(IV) best practices for facili-
tating meaningful relationships be-
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tween covered foster children and in-
carcerated parents; and 
‘‘(V) barriers to implementation 
or expansion of programs funded 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 
years after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) the final results of the evaluation 
described in paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations for refinements 
to grant requirements to improve program 
outcomes. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO 
INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER OR MODIFICATION OF REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In making a grant to an Indian tribe or 
tribal organization under this section, the Secretary 
may waive the matching requirement of subsection 
(e) or modify an application requirement imposed by 
or under subsection (c) if the Secretary determines 
that the waiver or modification is appropriate to the 
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needs, culture, and circumstances of the Indian tribe 
or tribal organization. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall use 
tribally relevant data in carrying out the evaluation 
under subsection (f)(2) with respect to an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary not more than $35,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2029 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF COVERED FOSTER CHILD.—In 
this section, the term ‘covered foster child’ means a child 
that— 
‘‘(1) is in foster care; and 
‘‘(2) has at least 1 parent incarcerated in a 
Federal, State, or local correctional facility.’’. 
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