SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF PRE-ADOPTION SERVICES FOR 
MOTHERS CONSIDERING ADOPTION. 
(a) SERVICES
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services acting through the Adminis-
tration for Children and Families (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), either directly or by grant to or 
contract with eligible entities described in subsection (b), 
shall provide services described in subsection (c) for moth-
ers who are considering placing or have placed a child for 
adoption. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The eligible entities re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are States, local governmental 
entities, and public or private agencies or organizations, 
including public or private licensed child welfare or adop-
tion agencies and faith-based organizations, focused on 
adoption services or education in health care to promote 
hospital-based programming. 
(c) TYPES OF SERVICES.—The types of services re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) counseling services for mothers who are 
considering placing or have placed a child for adop-
tion, including— 
(A) individual and support group coun-
seling; 
(B) mental health counseling; 
(C) substance abuse counseling; and 
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(D) grief counseling; 
(2) providing post-adoption or post-placement 
support services and benefits for mothers, including 
support groups or retreats, licensed professional 
counseling, complementary or alternative therapy, 
and workforce or educational development training, 
as appropriate; and 
(3) training of staff at hospitals and other ap-
propriate birth care facilities relating to interaction 
of such staff with families pursuing adoption, includ-
ing both expectant mothers and potential adoptive 
families. 
(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity referred to in 
subsection (a) that desires to receive a grant or enter into 
a contract with the Secretary under subsection (a) shall 
submit an application to the Secretary that describes the 
manner in which the entity will use funds under the grant 
or contract during the 3 fiscal years subsequent to the 
date of the application to accomplish the purposes of this 
section. Such application shall be submitted in a form and 
manner determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall require each eli-
gible entity referred to in subsection (a) that receives a 
grant or enters into a contract with the Secretary under 
subsection (a) to submit to the Secretary a report on the 
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services provided or activities carried out by the entity for 
each fiscal year for which the entity receives amounts 
under the grant or contract. The report shall contain such 
information as the Secretary determines is necessary to 
provide an accurate description of the services provided 
or activities carried out with such amounts. 
(f) SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT
AND NOT SUP-
PLANT.—Services provided under a grant or contract 
under subsection (a) shall supplement, and not supplant, 
services provided using any other funds made available for 
the same general purposes. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to eligible enti-
ties referred to in subsection (a) that receive a grant 
or enter into a contract with the Secretary under 
subsection (a) for purposes of providing the services 
described in subsection (c); 
(2) as appropriate, coordinate the provision of 
services described in subsection (c) with other adop-
tion-related research, training, services, and assist-
ance activities carried out by the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and 
(3) either directly, or by grant to or contract 
with a public or private agency or organization— 
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(A) evaluate the implementation and effec-
tiveness of the provision of services described in 
subsection (c) and other activities carried out 
under this section; 
(B) identify different pre-placement serv-
ices provided for mothers, the availability and 
utilization of such services, and how pre-place-
ment services might be improved; and 
(C) not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, submit to Con-
gress a report that contains the results of the 
evaluation under subparagraph (A) and the in-
formation described in subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this Act, there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services— 
(1) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2026. 
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026— 
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(1) 2⁄3 of such amounts shall be used for serv-
ices described in subsection (c) in connection with 
prenatal care; and 
(2) 1⁄3 of such amounts shall be used for serv-
ices described in subsection (c) in connection with 
post-adoption or post-placement services. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tions 506 and 507 of division H of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) shall apply 
with respect to funds made available for any fiscal year 
to carry out this Act to the same extent and in the same 
manner as such sections 506 and 507 apply with respect 
to funds appropriated for fiscal year 2021 to the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services by such division H. 
(d) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) 
are authorized to remain available until expended. 
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