‘‘(B) are committed to working to restruc-
ture the way the jurisdiction responds to the 
needs of maltreated infants and toddlers; and 
‘‘(C) represent a variety of individuals in-
volved with the care of maltreated infants and 
toddlers, which may include pediatricians, child 
welfare workers, attorneys, court-appointed spe-
cial advocates, mental health professionals, sub-
stance abuse treatment providers, Early Head 
Start and child care providers, Court Improve-
ment Program staff, and any other individuals 
who are involved in the care of maltreated in-
fants and toddlers. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED USE OF ASSISTANCE.—A local Court 
Team shall use any assistance received under this part to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Conducting monthly case reviews of each 
case handled by the local Court Team, in which all 
individuals and organizations involved in a case meet 
to review progress in such case, and to monitor and 
track referral to, delivery of, and barriers against, 
services for maltreated infants and toddlers and 
their families. 
‘‘(2) Incorporating child-focused services into 
case plans for maltreated infants and toddlers, in-
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cluding services such as medical, developmental, and 
mental health interventions and, as appropriate, 
services for children and parents together. 
‘‘(3) Organizing the provision of local training 
(provided by the National Court Teams Resource 
Center) to community members of the jurisdiction in 
which the local Court Team is located, including 
court officials, child welfare agencies, attorneys, 
Guardians Ad Litem, court-appointed special advo-
cates, and other individuals and organizations pro-
viding services to infants and toddlers in foster care. 
‘‘(4) Identifying areas in the community in need 
of improved mental health and substance abuse 
treatment, and assisting the National Court Teams 
Resource Center in improving mental health treat-
ment for parents and children together, and sub-
stance abuse treatment for families (including moth-
ers and children), as needed. 
‘‘(5) Utilizing resource materials disseminated 
by the National Court Teams Resource Center to 
guide judges in the decision-making process regard-
ing maltreated infants and toddlers, and to provide 
training for Court Team members. 
‘‘(6) Participating in the national evaluation 
conducted by the Administrator in accordance with 
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section 275, to determine the extent to which the ac-
tivities of the local Court Team reduce the recur-
rence of abuse and neglect and improve health and 
developmental outcomes for maltreated infants and 
toddlers. 
‘‘(d) PERMISSIBLE USE OF ASSISTANCE.—A local 
Court may use the assistance received under this part to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Developing processes for responding to pa-
rental substance abuse, such as— 
‘‘(A) coordinating with local law enforce-
ment agencies to allow rapid response teams to 
intervene quickly on behalf of infants and tod-
dlers who are identified by law enforcement per-
sonnel as being present during illegal activities 
related to methamphetamines or other illegal 
substances; and 
‘‘(B) establishing and maintaining relation-
ships with substance abuse treatment programs 
to increase access to treatment for parents of 
maltreated infants and toddlers. 
‘‘(2) Identifying the areas in the community in 
need of early childhood mental health services, and 
assisting the National Court Teams Resource Center 
in providing relationship-based early childhood men-
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tal health services by providing training on parent- 
child psychotherapy to mental health providers. 
‘‘(3) Any other activities that help meet the 
needs and improve the health and developmental 
outcomes of maltreated infants and toddlers in fos-
ter care. 
‘‘SEC. 275. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATION FORM.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 
Court Teams Resource Center shall create, and distribute 
to each local Court Team, an evaluation form that shall 
be used to periodically collect any data from local Court 
Teams that the National Court Teams Resource Center 
determines may be relevant to the reports required by sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS
BY
THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—At the end of the three-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, and again at 
the end of the five-year period beginning on such date of 
enactment, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) compile the data collected in the periodic 
evaluation forms completed by each local Court 
Team; 
‘‘(2) conduct a national evaluation of Court 
Teams, based on such compilation of data; and 
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