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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4348 
To remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal 
child welfare programs, and increase Federal funding for tribal child 
welfare programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 2, 2021 
Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. BACON, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian 
tribes in Federal child welfare programs, and increase 
Federal funding for tribal child welfare programs, 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 ‘‘Tribal Family Fairness 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR 
TRIBAL CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS. 
(a) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—Section 433(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629c(a)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL CONSORTIA.— 
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount re-
served pursuant to section 436(b)(3) for any 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each In-
dian tribe with a plan approved under this sub-
part— 
‘‘(i) $10,000; plus 
‘‘(ii) an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the adjusted reserved amount as 
the number of children in the Indian tribe 
bears to the total number of children in all 
Indian tribes with State plans so approved, 
as determined by the Secretary on the 
basis of the most current and reliable in-
formation available to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTED
RESERVE
AMOUNT.—In 
subparagraph (A), the term ‘adjusted reserved 
amount’ means, with respect to a fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) the amount reserved pursuant to 
section 436(b)(3) for the fiscal year; minus 
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‘‘(ii) the product of— 
‘‘(I) $10,000; and 
‘‘(II) the number of Indian tribes 
to which an allotment is made under 
this subsection for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL CONSORTIA.—If a consortium of 
Indian tribes submits a plan approved under this 
subpart, the Secretary shall allot to the consortium 
an amount equal to the sum of the allotments deter-
mined for each Indian tribe that is part of the con-
sortium.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN THE TRIBAL SET-ASIDE OF MAN-
DATORY FUNDING TO PROMOTE SAFE AND STABLE FAM-
ILIES FUNDING.—Section 436(b)(3) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘After 
applying paragraphs (4) and (5) (but before applying 
paragraphs (1) or (2)), the Secretary shall reserve 3 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall reserve 4.5 per-
cent’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN MANDATORY FUNDING.—Section 
436(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$345,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$356,000,000’’. 
(d) INCREASE IN FUNDS RESERVED FOR THE COURT 
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 436(b)(2) of the So-
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