the provision of physical and mental health services 
to children in foster care. 
(7) Judges can be powerful catalysts for change 
in the way communities address the needs of mal-
treated infants and toddlers. A groundbreaking 
project in the Juvenile Division of the Eleventh Ju-
dicial Circuit of Florida has combined the leadership 
of a family court judge with expertise in early child-
hood development. This ground breaking collabora-
tion is ensuring that infants and toddlers receive the 
services they need. Mental health and parenting 
intervention services are provided for parents and 
children together. Initial results are promising in 
terms of eliminating further abuse and neglect and 
promoting safety and well-being through timely per-
manent placements. 
SEC. 3. COURT TEAMS. 
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre-
vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating part F as part G; and 
(2) by inserting after part E the following new 
part: 
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‘‘PART F—COURT TEAMS 
‘‘SEC. 271. COURT TEAMS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator shall 
award a grant to a national early childhood development 
organization to— 
‘‘(1) establish a National Court Teams Re-
source Center to— 
‘‘(A) promote the well-being of maltreated 
infants and toddlers and their families (includ-
ing the special problems created by substance 
abuse, particularly methamphetamine abuse); 
‘‘(B) help prevent the recurrence of abuse 
and neglect of children; and 
‘‘(C) promote timely reunification of fami-
lies or other successful permanency outcomes 
for maltreated infants and toddlers in foster 
care; and 
‘‘(2) select, and provide assistance to, local 
Court Teams created to achieve the goals described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) GRANT DURATION.—The grant awarded under 
this part shall be for a period of 5 years, and shall be 
renewable at the discretion of the Administrator. 
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‘‘SEC. 272. ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION; SELECTION OF 
GRANTEE. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive the grant 
described in section 271, an entity shall be a national early 
childhood development organization, as defined in section 
276, that has— 
‘‘(1) specific expertise in the development of in-
fants and toddlers; 
‘‘(2) experience in incorporating the expertise 
described in paragraph (1) into the judicial system 
to promote change in the way courts address cases 
involving maltreated infants and toddlers in foster 
care; and 
‘‘(3) the capacity— 
‘‘(A) to establish and maintain the Na-
tional Court Teams Resource Center described 
in section 273; and 
‘‘(B) to support the implementation and 
activities of local Court Teams by providing the 
assistance required under this part. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring to receive the 
grant described in section 271 shall submit an application 
to the Administrator, at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Administrator may re-
quire. Such application shall— 
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‘‘(1) describe the expertise of the entity in in-
fant and toddler development, including any experi-
ence relevant to the ability of the entity to oversee 
the implementation of local Court Teams, and the 
capacity of the entity to provide assistance to local 
Court Teams; 
‘‘(2) include a detailed plan describing how the 
entity will establish and maintain the National Court 
Teams Resource Center, and how the entity will 
carry out the activities of such Center, as described 
in section 273; and 
‘‘(3) explain the process the entity will use to 
select local Court Teams to receive assistance under 
this part, including an assurance that the entity will 
give priority to applications that— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate the commitment of— 
‘‘(i) at least one qualified judge to 
lead the local Court Team and serve as Ju-
dicial Leader of the Court Team; and 
‘‘(ii) community agencies serving mal-
treated infants and toddlers and their fam-
ilies in such jurisdiction to participate in 
the local Court Team; 
‘‘(B) describe the population of maltreated 
infants and toddlers in the community within 
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