support, child custody, restraining orders, and res-
titution for harm to persons and property, and in fil-
ing criminal charges, and may include the payment 
of court costs and reasonable attorney and witness 
fees associated therewith. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMAN.—The term 
‘‘eligible pregnant woman’’ means any woman who is 
pregnant on the date on which such woman becomes 
a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or 
stalking or who was pregnant during the one-year 
period before such date. 
(3) 
INTERVENTION
SERVICES.—The 
term 
‘‘intervention services’’ means, with respect to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, 24-hour 
telephone hotline services for police protection and 
referral to shelters. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 
District of Columbia, any commonwealth, possession, 
or other territory of the United States, and any In-
dian tribe or reservation. 
(5) SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘supportive social services’’ means transitional and 
permanent housing, vocational counseling, and indi-
vidual and group counseling aimed at preventing do-
mestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. 
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(6) VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘violence’’ means ac-
tual violence and the risk or threat of violence. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of making allotments under subsection (a), there 
are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
SEC. 903. HOMICIDE DEATH CERTIFICATES OF CERTAIN FE-
MALE VICTIMS. 
For purposes of section 902(b)(2), the requirement 
under this section is that not later than the date that is 
one year after the date of the enactment of this title, a 
State shall require, with respect to any homicide case initi-
ated after such one-year date and in which the victim is 
a female of possible child-bearing age, each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A determination of which, if any, of the fol-
lowing categories, described the victim: 
(A) The victim was pregnant on the date 
of her death. 
(B) The victim was not pregnant on the 
date of her death, but had been pregnant dur-
ing the 42-day period before such date. 
(C) The victim was not pregnant on the 
date of her death, but had been pregnant dur-
ing the period beginning on the date that was 
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one year before such date of her death and end-
ing on the date that was 43 days before such 
date of her death. 
(D) The victim was not pregnant during 
the one-year period before the date of her 
death. 
(E) It could not be determined whether or 
not the victim had been pregnant during the 
one-year period before the date of her death. 
(2) The determination made under paragraph 
(1) shall be included in the death certificate of the 
victim. 
TITLE X—LIFE SUPPORT CEN-
TERS 
FOR 
PREGNANT 
WOMEN, 
MOTHERS, 
AND 
CHILDREN 
SEC. 1001. LIFE SUPPORT CENTERS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot program to fund comprehensive and supportive serv-
ices for pregnant women, mothers, and children. Such 
services may include— 
(1) child care for infants and toddlers to allow 
mothers to find jobs and finish their education; 
(2) relocation assistance to establish good and 
stable homes; 
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(3) educational support, such as preparation for 
pregnant and parenting mothers for the recognized 
equivalent of a secondary school diploma; 
(4) counseling; 
(5) parenting classes; 
(6) business skills training; 
(7) emergency aid in times of crisis; 
(8) nutrition education and food assistance; and 
(9) outreach to seniors, many of whom volun-
teer to help with the children or who receive advice 
on helping raise their own grandchildren. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section no 
more than $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
TITLE XI—EXPANSION OF ADOP-
TION CREDIT AND ADOPTION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
SEC. 1101. EXPANSION OF ADOPTION CREDIT AND ADOP-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION.— 
(1) ADOPTION CREDIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 23(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(B) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Para-
graph (3) of section 23(a) of such Code (relat-
ing to $10,000 credit for adoption of child with 
special needs regardless of expenses) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$15,000’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ in the head-
ing and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (h) of section 
23 of such Code (relating to adjustments for in-
flation) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) DOLLAR LIMITATIONS.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2009, 
each of the dollar amounts in subsections (a)(3) and 
(b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2009’ for 
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‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. 
‘‘(2) INCOME LIMITATION.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, the 
dollar amount in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2001’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.’’. 
(2) ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 137(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to dollar limitation) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
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(B) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 137(a) of such Code (relat-
ing to $10,000 exclusion for adoption of child 
with special needs regardless of expenses) is 
amended— 
(i) in the text by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’, and 
(ii) 
in 
the 
heading 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’. 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (f) of section 
137 of such Code (relating to adjustments for 
inflation) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) DOLLAR LIMITATIONS.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2009, 
each of the dollar amounts in subsections (a)(2) and 
(b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2008’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
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If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. 
‘‘(2) INCOME LIMITATION.—In the case of a 
taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, the 
dollar amount in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2001’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph thereof. 
If any amount as increased under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE REFUNDABLE.— 
(1) CREDIT MOVED TO SUBPART RELATING TO 
REFUNDABLE
CREDITS.—The 
Internal 
Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by redesignating section 23, as amend-
ed by subsection (a), as section 36A, and 
(B) by moving section 36A (as so redesig-
nated) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter 
A of chapter 1 to the location immediately be-
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fore section 37 in subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 24(b)(3)(B) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23, 25B,’’ and inserting 
‘‘25B,’’. 
(B) Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘23, 
25D,’’ and inserting ‘‘25D’’, and 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘23, 24,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘24,’’. 
(C) Section 25B(g)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘sections 23 and 25D’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 25D’’. 
(D) Section 26(a)(1) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23, 24’’ and inserting 
‘‘24’’. 
(E) Section 36A of such Code, as so redes-
ignated, is amended— 
(i) by striking paragraph (4) of sub-
section (b), and 
(ii) by striking subsection (c). 
(F) Section 137 of such Code is amend-
ed— 
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(i) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
23(d)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
36A(d)’’, and 
(ii) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 23’’ and inserting ‘‘section 36A’’. 
(G) Section 904(i) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘23, 24,’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’. 
(H) Section 1016(a)(26) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23(g)’’ and inserting 
‘‘36A(g)’’. 
(I) Section 1400C(d)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘23, 24,’’ and inserting 
‘‘24,’’. 
(J) The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
Code is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 23. 
(K) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘36A,’’ after ‘‘36,’’. 
(L) The table of sections for subpart C of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 36 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36A. Adoption expenses.’’. 
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(c) MODIFICATIONS MADE BY EGTRRA TO ADOP-
TION CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—Title IX of the Eco-
nomic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
shall not apply to the amendments made by section 202 
of such Act. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2009. 
TITLE XII—PROVIDING SUPPORT 
TO NEW PARENTS 
SEC. 1201. INCREASED SUPPORT FOR WIC PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The special supplemental nutrition program 
for women, infants, and children (WIC) authorized 
in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 
1786) 
served 
approximately 
8,100,000 
women, infants, and children per month in fiscal 
year 2006. 
(2) Half of all infants in the United States and 
1 in 4 young children under age 5 get crucial health 
and nutrition benefits from the WIC Program. 
(3) It is estimated that every dollar spent on 
WIC results in between $1.92 and $4.21 in Medicaid 
savings for newborns and their mothers. 
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(4) The WIC program has been proven to in-
crease the number of women receiving prenatal care, 
reduce the incidence of low birth weight and fetal 
mortality, reduce anemia, and enhance the nutri-
tional quality of the diet of mothers and children. 
(5) The WIC program’s essential, effective nu-
trition services include nutrition assessment, coun-
seling 
and 
education, 
obesity 
prevention, 
breastfeeding support and promotion, prenatal and 
pediatric health care referrals and follow-up, spousal 
and child abuse referral, drug and alcohol abuse re-
ferral, immunization screening, assessment and re-
ferral, and a host of other services for mothers and 
children. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out the special supplemental nutrition 
program for women, infants, and children (WIC) author-
ized in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786), there is authorized to be appropriated 
$6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 
2014, of which— 
(1) there is authorized to be appropriated 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 
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through 2014, for breast-feeding peer counselors; 
and 
(2) there is authorized to be appropriated 
$14,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 
through 2014, for infrastructure needs. 
SEC. 1202. NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME PAR-
ENTS. 
Section 5(c)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘30 
per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’. 
SEC. 1203. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE CHILD CARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter $2,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 
through 2014.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
658E(c)(3)(D) of the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(D)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘1997 through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 
through 2014’’. 
SEC. 1204. TEENAGE OR FIRST-TIME MOTHERS; FREE HOME 
VISITS BY REGISTERED NURSES FOR EDU-
CATION ON HEALTH NEEDS OF INFANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to local health departments to provide to eligible mothers, 
without charge, education on the health needs of their in-
fants through visits to their homes by registered nurses. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MOTHER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), a woman is an eligible mother if, subject to 
paragraph (2), the woman— 
(A) is the mother of an infant who is not 
more than 24 months of age; and 
(B)(i) the woman was under the age of 20 
at the time of birth; or 
(ii) the infant referred to in subparagraph 
(A) is the first child of the woman. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
MOTHERS.—In the case of a woman described in 
paragraph (1)(B)(ii) who is 20 years of age or older, 
the woman is an eligible mother for purposes of sub-
section (a) only if the woman meets such standards 
in addition to the applicable standards under para-
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graph (1) as the local health department involved 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be 
made under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved 
agrees as follows: 
(1) The program carried out under such sub-
section by the applicant will be designed to instill in 
eligible mothers confidence in their abilities to pro-
vide for the health needs of their newborns, includ-
ing through— 
(A) providing information on child develop-
ment; and 
(B) soliciting questions from the mothers. 
(2) The registered nurses who make home visits 
under subsection (a) will, as needed, provide refer-
rals for health and social services to serve the needs 
of the newborns. 
(3) The period during which the visits will be 
available to an eligible mother will not be fewer than 
six months. 
(d) AUTHORIZED SERVICES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may be made 
under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved 
agrees that the following services will be provided by 
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registered nurses in home visits under subsection 
(a): 
(A) Information on child health and devel-
opment, including suggestions for child-develop-
mental activities that are enjoyable for parents 
and children. 
(B) Advice on parenting, including infor-
mation on how to develop a strong parent-child 
relationship. 
(C) Information on resources about par-
enting, including identifying books and videos 
that are available at local libraries. 
(D) Information on upcoming parenting 
workshops in the local region. 
(E) Information on programs that facili-
tate parent-to-parent support services. 
(F) In the case of an eligible mother who 
is a student, information on resources that may 
assist the mother in completing the educational 
courses involved. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
SERVICES.—A grant under 
subsection (a) may be expended to provide services 
during home visits under such subsection in addition 
to the services specified in paragraph (1). 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2014. 
TITLE XIII—COLLECTING AND 
REPORTING ABORTION DATA 
SEC. 1301. GRANTS FOR COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF 
ABORTION DATA. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
may make grants to States for collecting and reporting 
abortion surveillance data. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
grant to a State under this section only if the State 
agrees to submit a report in each of fiscal years 
2011 and 2013 on the State’s abortion surveillance 
data. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted by a 
State under this subsection shall, with respect to the 
preceding 2 fiscal years, include— 
(A) the number and characteristics of 
women obtaining abortions in the State; and 
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(B) the characteristics of these abortions, 
including the approximate gestational age of the 
unborn child, the abortion method, and any 
known physical or psychological complications. 
(3) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—A report sub-
mitted by a State under this subsection shall not 
contain the name of any woman obtaining or seeking 
to obtain an abortion, any common identifier (such 
as a social security number), or any other identifier 
(including statistical information) that would make 
it possible to identify in any manner or under any 
circumstances an individual who has obtained or 
seeks to obtain an abortion. 
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall main-
tain the confidentiality of any individually identifiable in-
formation reported to the Secretary under this section. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of 
fiscal year 2013, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Congress on the abortion surveillance data re-
ported to the Secretary under this section. 
(2) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—A report sub-
mitted by the Secretary to the Congress under this 
subsection shall not contain any name or other iden-
tifier described in subsection (b)(3). 
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