‘‘(l) PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL OR-
GANIZATIONS FOR DRIVING AND TRANSPORTATION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An Indian tribe or tribal 
organization (as such terms are defined for purposes 
of section 428(c)) which has a plan for child welfare 
services approved under subpart 1 of part B of this 
title and which operates a foster care program may 
apply for an allotment out of any amounts reserved 
for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4)(B) to carry 
out programs for the purposes described in sub-
section (a)(8). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—An Indian tribe or tribal 
organization desiring an allotment under paragraph 
(1) of this subsection shall submit an application to 
the Secretary to directly receive such allotment that 
includes a plan which— 
‘‘(A) satisfies such requirements of sub-
sections (b)(3) and (k) as the Secretary deter-
mines are appropriate in consultation with the 
tribe or tribal organization; 
‘‘(B) contains a description of the Indian 
tribe or tribal organization’s consultation proc-
ess regarding the programs to be carried out 
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under the plan with each State in which the In-
dian tribe or tribal organization is located; and 
‘‘(C) contains an explanation of the results 
of such consultation, particularly with respect 
to— 
‘‘(i) determining the eligibility for 
driving and transportation assistance bene-
fits and services of Indian children to be 
served under the programs to be carried 
out under the plan; and 
‘‘(ii) the process for consulting with 
the State in order to ensure the continuity 
of such benefits and services for such chil-
dren who will transition from receiving 
such benefits and services under programs 
carried out under a State plan under sub-
section (b)(2) to receiving such benefits 
and services under programs carried out 
under a plan under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pay an 
Indian tribe or tribal organization with an applica-
tion approved under this subsection from the allot-
ment determined for the Indian tribe or tribal orga-
nization under paragraph (4) in the same manner as 
is provided in section 474(f) with respect to a State, 
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or in such other manner as is determined appro-
priate by the Secretary, except that in no case shall 
an Indian tribe or tribal organization receive a lesser 
proportion of such funds than a State is authorized 
to receive under such section. 
‘‘(4) ALLOTMENT.—From the total amount re-
served for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4)(B), 
the Secretary shall allot to the Indian tribes or tribal 
organizations with an application approved under 
this subsection for that fiscal year an amount based 
on each Indian tribe or tribal organization’s share of 
the total tribal child population among all such 
tribes and tribal organizations with an application so 
approved. 
‘‘(5) DATA AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary 
shall consult with tribes and tribal organizations to 
determine the tribally relevant data needed to under-
stand how the driving and transportation assistance 
program helps tribal youth and if any policies would 
improve tribal youth access to drivers’ licenses and, 
to the extent practicable, the number and demo-
graphic data of tribal youth served. 
‘‘(6) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—In deter-
mining the amounts expended by an Indian tribe or 
tribal organization for purposes of section 474(f)(1), 
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the Secretary may take into account in-kind expendi-
tures of the Indian tribe or tribal organization.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 477(g)(2) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(g)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the amount specified in sub-
section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the amounts 
specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(h), and up to 5 percent of the amount specified in 
paragraph (3) of such subsection,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘With 
respect to such reservations of amounts specified in 
paragraph (3) of subsection (h), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall consider a higher reservation of 
funds for initial fiscal years to the extent nec-
essary to support States in establishing a new 
program in each State; and 
‘‘(B) shall not consider an entity an appro-
priate entity unless the entity has demonstrated 
the capacity to successfully administer a State- 
mandated program to provide driver’s licenses 
to youth under the age of 18 who are in State 
foster care and to increase the number of such 
foster youth who obtain a driver’s license.’’. 
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