I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8890 
To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program under subpart 2 
of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 5 years, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2024 
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program 
under subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social 
Security Act for 5 years, 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 ‘‘Regional Partnership 
Grants Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) FUNDING.—Section 436(b)(5) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(5)) is amended by striking 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) contains descriptions of— 
‘‘(A) all Federal funding sources currently 
used or for which there is a plan to use in the 
future to support family-centered treatment 
substance use disorder programs for families 
with children who are in, or at risk of entering 
or re-entering, the child welfare system; and 
‘‘(B) how the State agency is partnering 
with, or plans to partner with, public or private 
agencies providing substance use disorder treat-
ment services for families in, or at risk of enter-
ing, the child welfare system.’’. 
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES. 
Section 437(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629g(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and expand 
the scope of the evidence-based services that may be ap-
proved by the clearinghouse established under section 
476(d)’’ before the period. 
SEC. 5. EVALUATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) CONSIDERATIONS
FOR AWARDING GRANTS.— 
Section 437(f)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629g(f)(7)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) have submitted information pursuant 
to paragraph (4)(F) that demonstrates the ca-
pability to participate in rigorous evaluation of 
program effectiveness.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ON USING FOSTER 
CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS MADE ON BEHALF OF 
FOSTER CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH A 
PARENT RESIDING IN A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FAM-
ILY-BASED TREATMENT FACILITY.—Section 476(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 676(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
including by providing technical assistance to the State 
agency operating the State plan approved under this part 
and, in States to which a grant is made under section 
437(f), to eligible entities, during all phases of the grant 
cycle described in section 437(f)(3)(B), on how children 
placed with a parent in a licensed residential family-based 
treatment facility in accordance with section 472(j) could 
be eligible for foster care maintenance payments by reason 
of section 472(a)(2)(C), so that States may better under-
stand how to access the funds and grantees may better 
understand, communicate with, and share data with the 
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State agency operating the State plan approved under this 
part,’’ before ‘‘and shall’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON USING REGIONAL 
PARTNERSHIP GRANT FUNDS IN COORDINATION WITH 
OTHER FEDERAL FUNDS TO BETTER SERVE CHILD 
WELFARE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY A SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDER.—Section 435(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629e(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) use grants under section 437 in coordina-
tion with other Federal funds to better serve families 
in the child welfare system that are affected by a 
substance use disorder.’’. 
SEC. 6. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR CONSULTATION RE-
QUIRED. 
Section 437(f)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629g(f)(8)(B)) is amended by redesignating clause 
(iii) as clause (iv) and inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) The Administrator of the Na-
tional Institute on Drug Abuse.’’. 
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SEC. 7. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. 
Section 437(f)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629g(f)(8)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this subsection,’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Regional Partnership Grants Reauthorization 
Act of 2024,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘child permanency, reunifica-
tion, re-entry into care,’’ before ‘‘parental recovery’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘to serve families with sub-
stance use disorder including those that are over- 
represented in foster care, difficult to place, or have 
disproportionately low permanency rates’’ after 
‘‘family well-being’’. 
SEC. 8. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 437(f)(9)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629g(f)(9)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(iii) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) how the grants made under this 
subsection have contributed to the evidence 
base for serving families in, or at risk of 
entering, the child welfare system who are 
affected by substance use disorders; 
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‘‘(v) whether any programs funded by 
the grants were submitted to the clearing-
house established under section 476(d) for 
review and the results of any such review; 
‘‘(vi) which evidence-based practices 
were fully implemented through the use of 
grants made under this subsection; 
‘‘(vii) any changes in programs or 
practices that led to positive outcomes for 
the population of children and families 
served, resulting from the use of grants 
made under this subsection; and 
‘‘(viii) the extent to which activities 
pursuant to this subsection are meeting 
the needs of child welfare families affected 
by substance use disorders.’’. 
SEC. 9. REFERENCES TO ‘‘SUBSTANCE ABUSE’’ CHANGED 
TO ‘‘SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER’’. 
Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629g(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘SUB-
STANCE ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDER’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘substance abuse’’ each place it 
appears in paragraphs (1), (2)(C)(iv), (4)(A), 
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(4)(B)(iii), (4)(E), and (5)(F) and inserting ‘‘sub-
stance use disorder’’; 
(3) in paragraph 2(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
stance abuse prevention and treatment’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘substance use prevention, treatment, and recov-
ery services’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘substance 
abuse by’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use disorder af-
flicting’’; 
(5) in paragraph (9)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘sub-
stance abuse problems’’ and inserting ‘‘problems re-
lated to substance use disorder’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘abuse’’ each place it appears in 
paragraphs (5)(A) and (7)(D) and inserting ‘‘use’’; 
and 
(7) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ‘‘abuse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘disorder’’. 
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