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Union Calendar No. 138 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2883 
[Report No. 112–210, Part I] 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the 
child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 
Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. STARK, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BERG, 
Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. REED, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, and Mr. LANGEVIN 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 
The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 12, 2011] 
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A BILL 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to extend the child and family services program through 
fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Child and Family Serv-
ices Improvement and Innovation Act’’. 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF CHILD 
AND FAMILY SERVICES PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 101. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERV-
ICES PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 425 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
OF CERTAIN STATE PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL TRAUMA.—Section 
422(b)(15)(A)(ii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
622(b)(15)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing emotional trauma associated with a child’s mal-
treatment and removal from home’’ before the semi-
colon. 
(2) PROCEDURES ON THE USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC 
MEDICATIONS.—Section 422(b)(15)(A)(v) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)(v)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, including protocols for the appropriate use and 
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monitoring of psychotropic medications’’ before the 
semicolon. 
(3) DESCRIPTION
OF
ACTIVITIES
TO
ADDRESS 
DEVELOPMENTAL
NEEDS
OF
VERY
YOUNG
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (16); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (17) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) include a description of the activities that 
the State has undertaken to reduce the length of time 
children who have not attained 5 years of age are 
without a permanent family, and the activities the 
State undertakes to address the developmental needs 
of such children who receive benefits or services under 
this part or part E.’’. 
(4) DATA SOURCES FOR CHILD DEATH REPORT-
ING.—Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)), 
as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (17); 
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(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (18) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) contain a description of the sources used to 
compile information on child maltreatment deaths re-
quired by Federal law to be reported by the State 
agency referred to in paragraph (1), and to the extent 
that the compilation does not include information on 
such deaths from the State vital statistics department, 
child death review teams, law enforcement agencies, 
or offices of medical examiners or coroners, the State 
shall describe why the information is not so included 
and how the State will include the information.’’. 
(c) CHILD VISITATION
BY CASEWORKERS.—Section 
424 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended by striking 
the 2nd subsection (e), as added by section 7(b) of the Child 
and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006, and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are nec-
essary to ensure that the total number of visits made by 
caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care 
under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal year 
is not less than 90 percent (or, in the case of fiscal year 
2015 or thereafter, 95 percent) of the total number of such 
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visits that would occur during the fiscal year if each such 
child were so visited once every month while in such care. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has 
failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 
then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes 
of subsection (a) for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— 
‘‘(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by 
which the State fell short of the percentage specified 
in subparagraph (A) is less than 10; 
‘‘(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points 
by which the State fell short, as described in clause 
(i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or 
‘‘(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points 
by which the State fell short, as described in clause 
(i), is not less than 20. 
‘‘(2)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are nec-
essary to ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total 
number of visits made by caseworkers to children in foster 
care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal 
year occur in the residence of the child involved. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has 
failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 
then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes 
of subsection (a) for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— 
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(b) TARGETING OF SERVICES TO POPULATIONS AT 
GREATEST RISK OF MALTREATMENT.—Section 432(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) describes how the State identifies which 
populations are at the greatest risk of maltreatment 
and how services are targeted to the populations.’’. 
(c) REVISED PURPOSES OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERV-
ICES AND TIME-LIMITED FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) 
FAMILY
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—Section 
431(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘family sup-
port services’ means community-based services 
designed to carry out the purposes described in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes 
described in this subparagraph are the following: 
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‘‘(i) To promote the safety and well- 
being of children and families. 
‘‘(ii) To increase the strength and sta-
bility of families (including adoptive, foster, 
and extended families). 
‘‘(iii) To increase parents’ confidence 
and competence in their parenting abilities. 
‘‘(iv) To afford children a safe, stable, 
and supportive family environment. 
‘‘(v) To strengthen parental relation-
ships and promote healthy marriages. 
‘‘(vi) To enhance child development, 
including through mentoring (as defined in 
section 439(b)(2)).’’. 
(2) TIME-LIMITED FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERV-
ICES.—Section 431(a)(7)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629a(a)(7)(B)) is amended by redesignating clause 
(vi) as clause (viii) and inserting after clause (v) the 
following: 
‘‘(vi) Peer-to-peer mentoring and sup-
port groups for parents and primary care-
givers. 
‘‘(vii) Services and activities designed 
to facilitate access to and visitation of chil-
dren by parents and siblings.’’. 
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(d) UNIFORM DEFINITIONS OF INDIAN TRIBE AND 
TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—Section 431(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629a(a)(5) and (6)) is amended by striking para-
graphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 428(c). 
‘‘(6) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 
organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 428(c).’’. 
(e) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF STATE SUMMARIES 
OF FINANCIAL DATA; PUBLICATION ON HHS WEBSITE.— 
Section 432(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking all that precedes ‘‘shall’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF STATE REPORTS TO 
CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—The com-
pilation shall include the individual State reports 
and tables that synthesize State information into na-
tional totals for each element required to be included 
in the reports, including planned and actual spend-
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ing by service category for the program authorized 
under this subpart and planned spending by service 
category for the program authorized under subpart 1. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
ACCESSIBILITY.—Not later than 
September 30 of each year, the Secretary shall publish 
the compilation on the website of the Department of 
Health and Human Services in a location easily ac-
cessible by the public.’’. 
(f) GAO REPORT ON MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FED-
ERAL SPENDING AND FAMILY ACCESS TO SERVICES.—Not 
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that— 
(1) identifies alternative sources of Federal fund-
ing that are being employed by States or other enti-
ties for the same purposes for which funding is pro-
vided under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title IV of 
the Social Security Act; and 
(2) assesses the needs of families eligible for serv-
ices under such program, including identification of 
underserved communities and information regard-
ing— 
(A) the supports available for caseworkers to 
appropriately investigate and safely manage 
their caseloads; 
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(B) the length of the wait time for families 
to receive substance abuse and other preventive 
services; and 
(C) the number of families on waiting lists 
for such services and the effect of the delay on 
healthy, successful reunification outcomes for 
such families. 
(g) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 432(a)(8)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)(8)(B)) is amended in each of 
clauses (i) and (ii) by striking ‘‘forms CFS 101–Part 
I and CFS 101–Part II (or any successor forms)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘form CFS–101 (including all parts 
and any successor forms)’’. 
(2) Section 433(c)(2) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629c(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
BENEFITS’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘benefits benefits’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’. 
SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR TARGETED PURPOSES. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF FUNDING RESERVATIONS
FOR 
MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS AND REGIONAL PARTNER-
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SHIP GRANTS.—Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘433(e)’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
and 
inserting 
‘‘433(e) 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2016.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘437(f)’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘437(f) $20,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 
(b) REVISION IN USE OF MONTHLY CASEWORKER VIS-
ITS GRANTS.—Section 436(b)(4)(B)(i) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘support’’ and insert ‘‘improve 
the quality of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a primary emphasis’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘an emphasis on improv-
ing caseworker decision making on the safety, perma-
nency, and well-being of foster children and on activi-
ties designed to increase retention, recruitment, and 
training of caseworkers.’’; and 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP 
GRANTS TO ASSIST CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PARENTAL 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.— 
(1) 
EXTENSION
OF
PROGRAM.—Section 
437(f)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 
(2) REVISIONS TO PROGRAM.—Section 437(f) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘METHAMPHETAMINE OR OTHER’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (1), (4)(A), 
(7)(A)(i), and (9)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘meth-
amphetamine or other’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED MINIMUM PERIOD OF AP-
PROVAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant shall be 
awarded under this subsection for a period 
of not less than 2, and not more than 5, fis-
cal years, subject to clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) EXTENSION OF GRANT.—On ap-
plication of the grantee, the Secretary may 
extend for not more than 2 fiscal years the 
period for which a grant is awarded under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(C) MULTIPLE
GRANTS
ALLOWED.—This 
subsection shall not be interpreted to prevent a 
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grantee from applying for, or being awarded, 
separate grants under this subsection.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (ii); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iii) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) 70 percent for the sixth such fis-
cal year; and 
‘‘(v) 65 percent for the seventh such fis-
cal year.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘(A) take’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall take’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
and 
(iv) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(i) 
through (iv) of subparagraph (A) as sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D), respectively, 
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and moving each of such provisions 2 ems 
to the left; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF THE SECRETARY.—Not more 
than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated or re-
served for awarding grants under this subsection for 
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 may be used 
by the Secretary for salaries and Department of 
Health and Human Services administrative expenses 
in administering this subsection.’’. 
(3) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 
2012, and not later than December 31, 2017, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate 
the effectiveness of the grants awarded to regional 
partnerships under section 437(f) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) and shall publish a re-
port regarding the results of each evaluation on the 
website of the Department of Health and Human 
Services. Each report required to be published under 
this subsection shall include— 
(A) an evaluation of the programs and ac-
tivities conducted, and the services provided, 
with the grant funds awarded under such section 
for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, in the case 
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of the evaluation required by December 31, 2012, 
and for fiscal years 2012 through 2016, in the 
case of the evaluation required by December 31, 
2017; 
(B) an analysis of the regional partnerships 
awarded such grants that have, and have not, 
been successful in achieving the goals and out-
comes specified in their grant applications and 
with respect to the performance indicators estab-
lished by the Secretary under paragraph (8) of 
such section that are applicable to their grant 
awards; and 
(C) an analysis of the extent to which such 
grants have been successful in addressing the 
needs of families with methamphetamine or other 
substance abuse problems who come to the atten-
tion of the child welfare system and in achieving 
the goals of child safety, permanence, and family 
stability. 
SEC. 104. COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 438(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the require-
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ments in the Act related to concurrent plan-
ning;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) to increase and improve engagement of 
the entire family in court processes relating to 
child welfare, family preservation, family reuni-
fication, and adoption;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; 
(B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding after and below the end the 
following: 
‘‘(B) to increase and improve engagement of the 
entire family in court processes relating to child wel-
fare, family preservation, family reunification, and 
adoption.’’. 
(b) SINGLE GRANT APPLICATION.—Section 438(b)(2) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(b)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) SINGLE GRANT APPLICATION.—Pursuant to 
the requirements under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section, a highest State court desiring a grant under 
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this section shall submit a single application to the 
Secretary that specifies whether the application is for 
a grant for— 
‘‘(A) the purposes described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a); 
‘‘(B) the purpose described in subsection 
(a)(3); 
‘‘(C) the purpose described in subsection 
(a)(4); or 
‘‘(D) the purposes referred to in 2 or more 
(specifically identified) of subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) of this paragraph.’’. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Section 438(c) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629h(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each of sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(2) that 
refers to 1 or more grant purposes for which an ap-
plication of a highest State court is approved under 
this section, the court shall be entitled to payment, for 
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, from the 
amount allocated under paragraph (3) of this sub-
section for grants for the purpose or purposes, of an 
amount equal to $85,000 plus the amount described 
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in paragraph (2) of this subsection with respect to the 
purpose or purposes. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT
DESCRIBED.—The amount de-
scribed in this paragraph for any fiscal year with re-
spect to the purpose or purposes referred to in a sub-
paragraph of subsection (b)(2) is the amount that 
bears the same ratio to the total of the amounts allo-
cated under paragraph (3) of this subsection for 
grants for the purpose or purposes as the number of 
individuals in the State who have not attained 21 
years of age bears to the total number of such individ-
uals in all States the highest State courts of which 
have approved applications under this section for 
grants for the purpose or purposes. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
reserved under section 436(b)(2) for any fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall allocate— 
‘‘(i) $9,000,000 for grants for the pur-
poses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a); 
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000 for grants for the 
purpose described in subsection (a)(3); 
‘‘(iii) $10,000,000 for grants for the 
purpose described in subsection (a)(4); and 
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‘‘(iv) $1,000,000 for grants to be 
awarded on a competitive basis among the 
highest courts of Indian tribes or tribal con-
sortia that— 
‘‘(I) are operating a program 
under part E, in accordance with sec-
tion 479B; 
‘‘(II) are seeking to operate a pro-
gram under part E and have received 
an implementation grant under section 
476; or 
‘‘(III) has a court responsible for 
proceedings related to foster care or 
adoption. 
‘‘(B) DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate all of the amounts reserved 
under section 437(b)(2) for grants for the pur-
poses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (a).’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 438(d) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2002 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if included 
in the enactment of the Safe and Timely Interstate Place-
ment of Foster Children Act of 2006, section 8(b) of such 
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Act (120 Stat. 513) is amended by striking ‘‘438(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 638(b))’’ inserting ‘‘438(b)(1) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629h(b)(1))’’. 
SEC. 105. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 
MATCHING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 621–629i) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 3—Common Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 440. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 
MATCHING. 
‘‘(a) STANDARD DATA ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with an interagency work group established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, and consid-
ering State perspectives, shall, by rule, designate 
standard data elements for any category of informa-
tion required to be reported under this part. 
‘‘(2) DATA
ELEMENTS
MUST
BE
NONPROPRI-
ETARY AND INTEROPERABLE.—The standard data ele-
ments designated under paragraph (1) shall, to the 
extent practicable, be nonproprietary and interoper-
able. 
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‘‘(3) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—In designating 
standard data elements under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate— 
‘‘(A) interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by an international voluntary con-
sensus standards body, as defined by the Office 
of Management and Budget, such as the Inter-
national Organization for Standardization; 
‘‘(B) interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, 
such as the National Information Exchange 
Model; and 
‘‘(C) interoperable standards developed and 
maintained by Federal entities with authority 
over contracting and financial assistance, such 
as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council. 
‘‘(b) DATA STANDARDS FOR REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with an interagency work group established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, and consid-
ering State government perspectives, shall, by rule, 
designate data reporting standards to govern the re-
porting required under this part. 
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‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
data 
reporting 
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely-accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat; 
‘‘(B) be consistent with and implement ap-
plicable accounting principles; and 
‘‘(C) be capable of being continually up-
graded as necessary. 
‘‘(3) 
INCORPORATION
OF
NONPROPRIETARY 
STANDARDS.—In designating reporting standards 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary 
standards, such as the eXtensible Business Reporting 
Language.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2012, and shall 
apply with respect to information required to be reported 
on or after such date. 
SEC. 106. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOSTER CARE OR 
ADOPTION. 
(a) EDUCATIONAL STABILITY
FOR EACH FOSTER 
PLACEMENT.—Section 475(1)(G) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 675(1)(G)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the placement’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each placement’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting ‘‘each’’ before 
‘‘placement’’. 
(b) FOSTER YOUTH ID THEFT.—Section 475(5) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) each child in foster care under the re-
sponsibility of the State who has attained 16 
years of age receives without cost a copy of any 
consumer report (as defined in section 603(d) of 
the Fair Credit Reporting Act) pertaining to the 
child each year until the child is discharged from 
care, and receives assistance (including, when 
feasible, from any court-appointed advocate for 
the child) in interpreting and resolving any in-
accuracies in the report.’’. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF ADOPTION SPENDING.—Section 
473(a)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(8)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, and shall document how such amounts are 
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