‘‘(B) USE OF GRANT TO PROVIDE OR SUP-
PORT
TARGETED, INTENSIVE
HOME
VISITING 
SERVICES.—The program uses the grant to pro-
vide or support targeted, intensive home visiting 
services for the populations described in para-
graph (5).’’. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 511(d) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 711(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, an eligible 
entity to which funds are provided under sub-
section (c) or (h)(2)(B) shall not use more than 
10 percent of the funds to cover the costs of ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORITY
TO
GRANT
EXCEP-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may authorize an eligible entity that meets 
a condition of clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph to exceed the percentage limitation 
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in subparagraph (A) with respect to a pro-
gram conducted under this subsection by 
not more than 5 percentage points, subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) CONDITIONS.—An eligible entity 
meets a condition of this clause if the eligi-
ble entity— 
‘‘(I) conducts the program by di-
rectly providing home visits to eligible 
families and without a sub-recipient; 
‘‘(II) in the fiscal year for which 
the grant for the program is made 
under this section, proposes to expand 
services in 1 or more communities 
identified in the statewide needs as-
sessment under subsection (b) and in 
which home visiting services are not 
provided; or 
‘‘(III) has conducted the program 
for fewer than 3 years.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 511(i)(2) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 711(i)(2)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
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through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 511 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 711) is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively, 
and inserting after subsection (i) the following: 
‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By December 
31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Congress a written report on the grants made 
under this section for the then preceding fiscal year, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) an eligible entity-by-eligible entity sum-
mary of the outcomes measured by the entity with 
respect to each benchmark described in subsection 
(e)(5) that apply to the entity; 
‘‘(2) information regarding any technical assist-
ance funded under subparagraph (B) or (C) of sub-
section (k)(2), including the type of any such assist-
ance provided; 
‘‘(3) information on the demographic makeup of 
families served by each such entity to the extent pos-
sible while respecting participant confidentiality, in-
cluding race, ethnicity, educational attainment at en-
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rollment, household income, and other demographic 
markers as determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(4) the information described in subsection 
(d)(1)(E); 
‘‘(5) the estimated share of the eligible popu-
lation served using grants made under this section; 
‘‘(6) a description of each service delivery model 
funded under this section by the eligible entities in 
each State, and the share (if any) of the grants ex-
pended on each model; 
‘‘(7) a description of non-Federal expenditures 
by eligible entities to qualify for matching funds 
under subsection (c)(4); 
‘‘(8) information on the uses of funds reserved 
under subsection (k)(2)(C); 
‘‘(9) information relating to those eligible enti-
ties for which funding is reserved under subsection 
(k)(2)(A), with modifications as necessary to reflect 
tribal data sovereignty, data privacy, and participant 
confidentiality; and 
‘‘(10) a list of data elements collected from eli-
gible entities, and the purpose of each data element 
in measuring performance or enforcing requirements 
under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 511 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 711) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘(k)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(l)(2)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)(2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(j)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(k)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(k)(1)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(l)(1)(B)’’. 
(2) Section 511A(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
711a(c)) is amended in each of paragraphs (5) and 
(7) 
by 
striking 
‘‘511(k)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘511(l)(2)’’. 
SEC. 7. REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN. 
Section 511(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
711(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) REDUCTION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
BUR-
DEN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
reduce the burden, on States and public and 
private implementing agencies at the local level, 
of administering this section, by— 
‘‘(i) reviewing and revising adminis-
trative data collection instruments and 
forms to eliminate duplication and stream-
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line reporting requirements for States, eli-
gible entities referred to in subsection 
(k)(2)(A), and nonprofit organizations re-
ferred to in subsection (l)(1)(B), including 
timelines for submitting reports; 
‘‘(ii) conducting an analysis of the 
total number of hours reported by admin-
istering agencies on complying with paper-
work requirements, and exploring, in con-
sultation with administering agencies, ways 
to reduce the number of hours spent by at 
least 15 percent; 
‘‘(iii) conducting a review of paper-
work and data collection requirements for 
tribal grantees, and exploring, in consulta-
tion with tribes and tribal organizations, 
ways to reduce administrative burden, re-
spect sovereignty, and acknowledge the dif-
ferent focus points for tribal grantees; 
‘‘(iv) collecting input from relevant 
State fiscal officials to align fiscal require-
ments and oversight for States and eligible 
entities to ensure consistency with stand-
ards and guidelines for other Federal for-
mula grant programs; and 
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‘‘(v) consulting with administering 
agencies and service delivery model rep-
resentatives on needed and unneeded data 
elements regarding the dashboards pro-
vided for in subsection (d)(1)(B), con-
sistent with the data requirements of such 
subsection. 
‘‘(B) FINDINGS
ON
PAPERWORK
REDUC-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) INCLUSION IN REPORT.—In the 
1st report submitted pursuant to sub-
section (j) more than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall include the findings of the Sec-
retary with respect to the matters de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Within 
years after complying with clause (i), the 
Secretary shall implement the findings re-
ferred to in clause (i).’’. 
SEC. 8. VIRTUAL HOME VISITING AUTHORIZATION AND RE-
STRICTIONS. 
(a) VIRTUAL HOME VISITS.— 
(1) 
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
511(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(e)) 
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is amended by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (11) and inserting after paragraph (9) 
the following: 
‘‘(10) at the option of the eligible entity— 
‘‘(A) a description of any limitations or 
constraints on virtual home visits under the 
program, including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the plan of the el-
igible entity to encourage in-person home 
visits; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the consider-
ations to be used in determining when a 
virtual home visit is appropriate, including 
client consent, client preference, geographic 
limitations, model fidelity, and hazardous 
conditions including public health emer-
gencies, weather events, health concerns 
for home visitors and client families, and 
other local issues; 
‘‘(B) an assurance that— 
‘‘(i) the virtual home visit is imple-
mented as a model enhancement; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary has identified the 
home visit as part of an effective model or 
model adaptation, based on an evidence of 
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effectiveness review conducted using the 
criteria 
established 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(iii); and 
‘‘(C) an assurance to the Secretary that at 
least 1 in-person home visit shall be conducted 
for each client family under the program during 
the 12-month period that begins with the entry 
of the client family into the program, and dur-
ing each succeeding 12-month period, except 
that any such period in which a public health 
emergency declared under Federal law, or 
under the law of the State in which the pro-
gram is conducted, is in effect shall be extended 
by the length of time in which the declaration 
is in effect.’’. 
(2) APPLICABLE
RULES.—Section 511(d) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 711(d)) is amended by redesig-
nating paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) (as added 
by section 5(a) of this Act) as paragraphs (5) and 
(6), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) VIRTUAL HOME VISITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A virtual home visit 
conducted under the program shall be consid-
ered a home visit for purposes of this section if 
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the application for funding of the program sub-
mitted pursuant to this section most recently 
after the effective date of this paragraph in-
cludes the material described in subsection 
(e)(10). 
‘‘(B) STANDARDS FOR TRAINING APPLICA-
BLE
TO
VIRTUAL
SERVICE
DELIVERY.—The 
standards for training requirements applicable 
to virtual service delivery under a home visiting 
model shall be equivalent to those that apply to 
in-person service delivery under the model. 
‘‘(C) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A grant 
made under this section for the program may 
not be used for any virtual home visit during a 
year, unless the eligible entity to which the 
grant is made submits the report described in 
subsection (e)(8)(A) for the year. 
‘‘(D) VIRTUAL HOME VISIT DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘virtual home visit’ means 
a visit conducted solely by use of electronic in-
formation and telecommunications technologies. 
‘‘(E) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—If the 
Secretary finds that an eligible entity has not 
complied with the assurance described in sub-
section (e)(10)(C), the Secretary shall, directly 
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or through grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, provide the eligible entity with such 
technical assistance as is necessary to assist the 
eligible entity in doing so.’’. 
(3) 
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
511(d)(3)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 711(d)(3)(C)), 
as so redesignated by section 4 of this Act, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) If the application submitted by 
the eligible entity includes the assurance 
described in subsection (e)(10)(C) with re-
spect to the program, the program pro-
vides in-person service consistent with the 
assurances.’’. 
(4) REPORTS.—Section 511(e)(8)(A) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 711(e)(8)(A)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including the number of virtual home visits 
conducted under the program in the year covered by 
the report, disaggregated with respect to each home 
visiting model under which the virtual home visits 
are conducted’’ before the semicolon. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A virtual home visit con-
ducted before the effective date of the amendments 
made by this section under an early childhood home 
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