I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5640 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 
the safe and stable families program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2006 
Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to reauthorize the safe and stable families program, and 
for other purposes. 
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 Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SAFE AND STABLE FAM-
ILIES PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF FINDINGS.—Section 430 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629) is amended by strik-
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ing all through ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘SEC. 430. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COST REIM-
BURSEMENT.—Section 434 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629d) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, subject to 
subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall not make a pay-
ment to a State under this section with respect to expendi-
tures for administrative costs during a fiscal year, to the 
extent that the total amount of the expenditures exceeds 
10 percent of the total expenditures of the State during 
the fiscal year under the State plan approved under sec-
tion 432.’’. 
(c) FUNDING OF MANDATORY GRANTS AT $345 MIL-
LION PER FISCAL YEAR.—Section 436(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2006.’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘for each of fis-
cal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 
(d) FUNDING OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Section 
437(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(a)) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘2002 through 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 
through 2011’’. 
(e) INCREASE IN SET-ASIDES FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 
(1) MANDATORY
GRANTS.—Section 436(b)(3) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’. 
(2) 
DISCRETIONARY
GRANTS.—Section 
437(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’. 
(f) COLLECTION OF DATA ON TRIBAL PROMOTING 
SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PLANS.—Section 432(b)(2) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(g) AUTHORITY
OF INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA
TO 
APPLY FOR GRANTS.—Section 432(b)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629(b)(b)(2)), as amended by subsection (f) of this 
section, is amended by inserting before subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(A) INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA.—This sub-
part shall not be interpreted to preclude the de-
velopment and submission of a single tribal 
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plan under this subpart by the participating 
tribes of an intertribal consortium.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 431(a)(6) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(6)) is amended by striking 
‘‘1986’’ and inserting ‘‘1996’’. 
SEC. 3. TARGETING OF INCREASED SAFE AND STABLE FAM-
ILIES PROGRAM RESOURCES TO SUPPORT 
MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS. 
(a) RESERVATION AND USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 436(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SUPPORT
FOR
MONTHLY
CASEWORKER 
VISITS.— 
‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—In the case of each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2011, the Sec-
retary shall reserve $40,000,000 for allotment 
in accordance with section 433(e). 
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State to which 
an amount is paid from amounts reserved 
under subparagraph (A) shall use the 
amount to support monthly caseworker vis-
its with children who are in foster care 
under the responsibility of the State, with 
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a primary emphasis on activities designed 
to improve caseworker retention, recruit-
ment, training, and ability to access the 
benefits of technology. 
‘‘(ii) NONSUPPLANTATION.—A State 
to which an amount is paid from amounts 
reserved pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall not use the amount to supplant any 
Federal funds paid to the State under part 
E that could be used as described in clause 
(i).’’. 
(2) EFFECT ON AMOUNTS RESERVED FOR IN-
DIAN TRIBES.—Section 436(b)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629b(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘The’’ 
and inserting ‘‘After applying paragraph (4) (but be-
fore applying paragraphs (1) or (2)), the’’. 
(b) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 433 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) of’’ before ‘‘this section’’ the 1st and 
2nd places it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO FUNDS RE-
SERVED TO SUPPORT MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) TERRITORIES.—From the amount re-
served pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for fis-
cal year 2006 or any succeeding fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allot to each jurisdiction speci-
fied in subsection (b) of this section that meets 
the requirements of paragraph (2) of this sub-
section for the fiscal year an amount deter-
mined in the same manner as the allotment to 
each of such jurisdictions is determined under 
section 423 (without regard to the initial allot-
ment of $70,000 to each State). 
‘‘(B) OTHER STATES.—From the amount 
reserved pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for 
fiscal year 2006 or any succeeding fiscal year 
that remains after applying subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph for the fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall allot to each State (other than an 
Indian tribe) not specified in subsection (b) of 
this section that meets the requirements of 
paragraph (2) of this subsection for the fiscal 
year an amount equal to such remaining 
amount multiplied by the food stamp percent-
age of the State (as defined in subsection (c)(2) 
of this section) for the fiscal year, except that 
in applying subsection (c)(2)(A) of this section, 
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