‘‘(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2008, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress a written report that contains the final 
evaluation of the Secretary. 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section, including regulations, developed in consultation 
with the States, representatives of the child welfare work-
force, and advocates for children and families, governing 
how to obtain the baseline data described in subsection 
(b)(3). 
‘‘(j) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, 
there are appropriated to the Secretary not more than 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ALASKA
NATIVE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Alaska Native Organization’ means any orga-
nized group of Alaska Natives eligible to operate a 
Federal program under the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.) or the designee of 
such a group. 
‘‘(2) CHILD
WELFARE
AGENCY.—The term 
‘child welfare agency’ means the State agency re-
sponsible for administering subpart 1, and any pub-
lic or private agency under contract with the State 
agency to provide child welfare services. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
means any Indian tribe, band, Nation or other orga-
nized group or community of Indians, including any 
Alaska Native Organization, that is recognized as el-
igible for the special programs and services provided 
by the United States to Indians because of their sta-
tus as Indians. 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
SEC. 8. INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATE FOR STATES FOR EX-
PENDITURES FOR SHORT TERM TRAINING OF 
STAFF OF CERTAIN CHILD WELFARE AGEN-
CIES AND COURT PERSONNEL. 
Section 474(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) 75 percent of so much of such ex-
penditures (including travel and per diem ex-
penses) as are for the short-term training of— 
‘‘(i) current or prospective foster or 
adoptive parents or relative guardians, or 
the members of the staff of State-licensed 
or State-approved child care institutions 
providing care, or of State-licensed or 
State-approved child welfare agencies pro-
viding services, to foster or adopted chil-
dren, or children residing permanently with 
a relative guardian, on behalf of whom as-
sistance is provided pursuant to this part, 
‘‘(ii) members of the staff of abuse 
and neglect courts, agency attorneys, attor-
neys representing children, parents, or 
guardians ad litem, or other court-ap-
pointed special advocates representing chil-
dren in proceedings of such courts, and 
‘‘(iii) persons employed by State, 
local, or private nonprofit child-serving 
agencies that are working with the State 
or local agency administering the State 
plan under this part to keep children safe
and provide permanent families for chil-
dren, 
in ways that increase the ability of such current 
or prospective parents, guardians, staff mem-
bers, institutions, attorneys, advocates, and per-
sons to provide support and assistance to foster 
and adopted children and children residing per-
manently with a relative guardian, whether in-
curred directly by the State or by contract,’’. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2006, and shall apply to payments under 
parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act for 
calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, without 
regard to whether regulations to implement the amend-
ments are promulgated by such date. 
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION RE-
QUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines that State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 
under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by this Act, the plan shall not be re-
garded as failing to meet any of the additional require-
ments before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter be-
ginning after the 1st regular session of the State legisla-
ture that begins after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. If the State has a 2-year legislative session, then each 
year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature. 
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