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 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 
2016’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN STATE PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL TRAUMA.—Sec-
tion 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
PSYCHO-
TROPIC 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 appro-
priate use and monitoring of psychotropic medica-
tions’’ 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 serv-
ices 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 sub-
section, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (17); 
(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 
required by Federal law to be reported by the State 
agency referred to in paragraph (1), and to the ex-
tent that the compilation does not include informa-
tion on such deaths from the State vital statistics 
department, child death review teams, law enforce-
ment agencies, or offices of medical examiners or 
coroners, the State shall describe why the informa-
tion is not so included and how the State will in-
clude 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 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are 
necessary 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 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 pur-
poses 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 speci-
fied 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 pur-
poses 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 speci-
fied 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.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 423(b) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 623(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘per 
centum’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘percent’’. 
SEC. 102. PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 436(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by 
striking all that follows ‘‘$345,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.’’. 
(2) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Section 437(a) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 
through 2016’’.
(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 pur-
poses described in this subparagraph are the 
following:
‘‘(i) To promote the safety and well- 
being of children and families. 
‘‘(ii) To increase the strength and sta-
bility of families (including adoptive, fos-
ter, 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 
SERVICES.—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.’’.
(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 SUM-
MARIES
OF FINANCIAL DATA; PUBLICATION
ON HHS 
WEBSITE.—Section 432(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629b(c)) is amended— 
(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 
compilation 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-
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 pub-
lish the compilation on the website of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services in a location 
easily accessible 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 submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) identifies alternative sources of Federal 
funding that are being employed by States or other 
entities for the same purposes for which funding is 
provided 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 
services 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; 
(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 PART-
NERSHIP 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 
VISITS 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, per-
manency, and well-being of foster children and on 
activities designed to increase retention, recruitment, 
and training of caseworkers.’’; and 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP 
GRANTS TO ASSIST CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PARENTAL 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.—