‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
OF
THE
NUMBER
OF 
CHILDREN IN A TRIBE.—In determining the number 
of children in an Indian tribe who have not attained 
21 years of age, the Secretary shall use—
‘‘(A) the number of such children as deter-
mined by the Bureau of the Census in the most 
recent decennial census available; or 
‘‘(B) if the tribe certifies to the Secretary 
a number which the Secretary deems to be a 
more accurate measure of the number of such 
children than the number referred to in sub-
paragraph (A), the number so certified. 
‘‘SEC. 424. SAFE CHILDREN, STRONG FAMILIES GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) STATES.—For each fiscal year, from the amount 
specified in section 428(a) for the fiscal year that remains 
after applying section 428(d) for the fiscal year (or, in 
the case of a State specified in section 428(d)(1), from 
the sum reserved under section 428(d)(1) and the sum (if 
any) reserved under section 428(e)(1)), the amount (if 
any) appropriated under section 428(b) for the fiscal year, 
and from any amounts subject to an election by the State 
under section 474(g)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to the fiscal 
year, each State that has a plan approved under this part 
for the fiscal year shall be entitled to receive from the Sec-
retary, subject to section 425, a grant in an amount equal 
to the lesser of—
‘‘(1) the allotment of the State under section 
423 for the fiscal year; or 
‘‘(2) 68 percent of the total amount of qualified 
expenditures of the State during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) INDIAN TRIBES.—For each fiscal year, from the 
sum reserved under section 428(d)(2) and the sum (if any) 
reserved under section 428(e)(2), each Indian tribe that 
has an application approved under this part for the fiscal 
year shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary, subject 
to section 425, a grant in an amount equal to the lesser 
of—
‘‘(1) the allotment of the tribe under section 
423(c) for the fiscal year; or 
‘‘(2) 68 percent of the total amount of qualified 
expenditures of the tribe during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) METHOD OF COMPUTING AND MAKING PAY-
MENTS.—The method of computing and making payments 
under this section shall be as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary shall, prior to the beginning 
of each period for which a payment is to be made, 
estimate the amount to be paid to the State or In-
dian tribe, as the case may be, for the period under 
this section.
‘‘(2) From the allotment available therefor, the 
Secretary shall pay the amount so estimated, re-
duced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum 
(not previously adjusted under this section) by which 
the Secretary finds that the estimate of the amount 
to be paid the State or Indian tribe, as the case may 
be, for any prior period under this section was great-
er or less than the amount which should have been 
so paid to the State or tribe, as the case may be. 
‘‘(d) DIRECT PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS 
OF INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall pay any amount 
to which an Indian tribe is entitled under this part directly 
to the tribal organization of the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or Indian tribe to 
which a grant is made under this section shall use 
the grant to carry out the plan developed in accord-
ance with section 422 by the State or tribe, as the 
case may be. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
THAT
FUNDS
BE
SPENT 
FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.—A State or Indian 
tribe to which a grant is made under this section 
may not use the grant to provide foster care mainte-
nance payments.