‘‘(iii) To increase parents’ confidence 
and competence in their parenting abilities. 
‘‘(iv) To afford children a safe, stable, 
and supportive family environment. 
‘‘(v) To strengthen parental relation-
ships and promote healthy marriages. 
‘‘(vi) To enhance child development, 
includings through mentoring (as defined 
in section 439(b)(2)).’’. 
(2) 
TIME-LIMITED
FAMILY
REUNIFICATION 
SERVICES.—Section 431(a)(7)(B) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629a(a)(7)(B)) is amended by redesignating 
clause (vi) as clause (viii) and inserting after clause 
(v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) Peer-to-peer mentoring and sup-
port groups for parents and primary care-
givers. 
‘‘(vii) Services and activities designed 
to facilitate access to and visitation of chil-
dren by parents and siblings.’’. 
(d) UNIFORM DEFINITIONS OF INDIAN TRIBE AND 
TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—Section 431(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629a(a)(5) and (6)) is amended by striking para-
graphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 428(c). 
‘‘(6) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 
organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 428(c).’’. 
(e) SUBMISSION
TO CONGRESS
OF STATE SUM-
MARIES OF FINANCIAL DATA; PUBLICATION ON HHS 
WEB SITE.—Section 432(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629b(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking all that precedes ‘‘shall’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF STATE REPORTS TO 
CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The 
compilation shall include the individual State reports 
and tables that synthesize State information into na-
tional totals for each element required to be included 
in the reports, including planned and actual spend-
ing by service category for the program authorized 
under this subpart and planned spending by service 
category for the program authorized under subpart 
1. 
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‘‘(3) PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.—Not later than 
September 30 of each year, the Secretary shall pub-
lish the compilation on the Web site of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services in a location 
easily accessible by the public.’’. 
(f) GAO REPORT ON MULTIPLE SOURCES OF FED-
ERAL SPENDING AND FAMILY ACCESS TO SERVICES.— 
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) identifies alternative sources of Federal 
funding that are being employed by States or other 
entities for the same purposes for which funding is 
provided under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title IV 
of the Social Security Act; and 
(2) assesses the needs of families eligible for 
services under such program, including identification 
of underserved communities and information regard-
ing— 
(A) the supports available for caseworkers 
to appropriately investigate and safely manage 
their caseloads; 
(B) the length of the wait time for families 
to receive substance abuse and other preventive 
services; and 
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(C) the number of families on waiting lists 
for such services and the effect of the delay on 
healthy, successful reunification outcomes for 
such families. 
(g) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 432(a)(8)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)(8)(B)) is amended in each 
of clauses (i) and (ii) by striking ‘‘forms CFS 101– 
Part I and CFS 101–Part II (or any successor 
forms)’’ and inserting ‘‘form CFS–101 (including all 
parts and any successor forms)’’. 
(2) Section 433(c)(2) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629c(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘benefits benefits’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’. 
SEC. 103. GRANTS FOR TARGETED PURPOSES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF FUNDING RESERVATIONS FOR 
MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS AND REGIONAL PART-
NERSHIP GRANTS.—Section 436(b) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘433(e)’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
and 
inserting 
‘‘433(e) 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2016.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘437(f)’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘437(f) $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’. 
(b) REVISION IN USE OF MONTHLY CASEWORKER 
VISITS GRANTS.—Section 436(b)(4)(B)(i) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘support’’ and insert ‘‘improve 
the quality of’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘a primary emphasis’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘an emphasis on improv-
ing caseworker decisionmaking on the safety, perma-
nency, and well-being of foster children and on ac-
tivities designed to increase retention, recruitment, 
and training of caseworkers.’’; and 
(c) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.— 
(1) 
EXTENSION
OF
PROGRAM.—Section 
437(f)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012 through 2016’’. 
(2) REVISIONS TO PROGRAM.—Section 437(f) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is amended— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘METHAMPHETAMINE OR OTHER’’; 
(B) in each of paragraphs (1), (4)(A), 
(7)(A)(i), and (9)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘meth-
amphetamine or other’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED MINIMUM PERIOD OF AP-
PROVAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A grant shall be 
awarded under this subsection for a period 
of not less than 2, and not more than 5, 
fiscal years, subject to clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) EXTENSION OF GRANT.—On ap-
plication of the grantee, the Secretary may 
extend for not more than 2 fiscal years the 
period for which a grant is awarded under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(C) MULTIPLE GRANTS ALLOWED.—This 
subsection shall not be interpreted to prevent a 
grantee from applying for, or being awarded, 
separate grants under this subsection.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (ii); 
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(B) an analysis of the regional partner-
ships awarded such grants that have, and have 
not, been successful in achieving the goals and 
outcomes specified in their grant applications 
and with respect to the performance indicators 
established by the Secretary under paragraph 
(8) of such section that are applicable to their 
grant awards; and 
(C) an analysis of the extent to which such 
grants have been successful in addressing the 
needs of families with methamphetamine or 
other substance abuse problems who come to 
the attention of the child welfare system and in 
achieving the goals of child safety, permanence, 
and family stability. 
SEC. 104. COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 438(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the require-
ments in the Act related to concurrent plan-
ning;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) to increase and improve engagement 
of the entire family in court processes relating 
to child welfare, family preservation, family re-
unification, and adoption;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and 
(B) by adding after and below the end the 
following: 
‘‘(B) to increase and improve engagement 
of the entire family in court processes relating 
to child welfare, family preservation, family re-
unification, and adoption;’’. 
(b) 
SINGLE
GRANT
APPLICATION.—Section 
438(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(b)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SINGLE GRANT APPLICATION.—Pursuant 
to the requirements under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section, a highest State court desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit a single application to the 
Secretary that specifies whether the application is 
for a grant for— 
‘‘(A) the purposes described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a); 
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‘‘(B) the purpose described in subsection 
(a)(3); 
‘‘(C) the purpose described in subsection 
(a)(4); or 
‘‘(D) the purposes referred to in 2 or more 
(specifically identified) of subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) of this paragraph.’’. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Section 438(c) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 629h(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to each of 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (b)(2) 
that refers to 1 or more grant purposes for which 
an application of a highest State court is approved 
under this section, the court shall be entitled to pay-
ment, for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, 
from the amount allocated under paragraph (3) of 
this subsection for grants for the purpose or pur-
poses, of an amount equal to $85,000 plus the 
amount described in paragraph (2) of this subsection 
with respect to the purpose or purposes. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT
DESCRIBED.—The amount de-
scribed in this paragraph for any fiscal year with re-
spect to the purpose or purposes referred to in a 
subparagraph of subsection (b)(2) is the amount 
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that bears the same ratio to the total of the amounts 
allocated under paragraph (3) of this subsection for 
grants for the purpose or purposes as the number of 
individuals in the State who have not attained 21 
years of age bears to the total number of such indi-
viduals in all States the highest State courts of 
which have approved applications under this section 
for grants for the purpose or purposes. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) 
MANDATORY
FUNDS.—Of 
the 
amounts reserved under section 436(b)(2) for 
any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate— 
‘‘(i) $9,000,000 for grants for the 
purposes described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (a); 
‘‘(ii) $10,000,000 for grants for the 
purpose described in subsection (a)(3); 
‘‘(iii) $10,000,000 for grants for the 
purpose described in subsection (a)(4); and 
‘‘(iv) $1,000,000 for grants to be 
awarded on a competitive basis among the 
highest courts of Indian tribes or tribal 
consortia that— 
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‘‘(I) are operating a program 
under part E, in accordance with sec-
tion 479B; 
‘‘(II) are seeking to operate a 
program under part E and have re-
ceived an implementation grant under 
section 476; or 
‘‘(III) has a court responsible for 
proceedings related to foster care or 
adoption. 
‘‘(B) DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate all of the amounts reserved 
under section 437(b)(2) for grants for the pur-
poses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a).’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 438(d) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2002 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 
2016’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if in-
cluded in the enactment of the Safe and Timely Interstate 
Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006, section 8(b) 
of such Act (120 Stat. 513) is amended by striking 
‘‘438(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 638(b))’’ and inserting 
‘‘438(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(b)(1))’’. 
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SEC. 105. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 
MATCHING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621–629i) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 3—Common Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 440. DATA STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED DATA 
MATCHING. 
‘‘(a) STANDARD DATA ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with an interagency work group established 
by the Office of Management and Budget, and con-
sidering State perspectives, shall, by rule, designate 
standard data elements for any category of informa-
tion required to be reported under this part. 
‘‘(2) DATA ELEMENTS MUST BE NONPROPRI-
ETARY AND INTEROPERABLE.—The standard data 
elements designated under paragraph (1) shall, to 
the extent practicable, be nonproprietary and inter-
operable. 
‘‘(3) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—In designating 
standard data elements under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, incor-
porate— 
‘‘(A) interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by an international voluntary 
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