with this subsection, to the highest State courts in 
States participating in the program under part E of 
title IV of the Social Security Act, for the purpose 
of enabling the courts to build capacity to track and 
analyze caseloads and the performance measures de-
scribed in section 13712(b)(2) of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconcilation Act of 1993. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—In order for a highest 
State court to be eligible for a grant under this sub-
section, the court shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such form, and including 
such information and assurances as the Secretary 
shall require, including a plan developed jointly by 
the child welfare agency of the State and the courts 
of the State for collaboration and sharing of data 
and information. 
(3) ALLOTMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each highest State 
court which has an application approved under 
paragraph (2) shall be entitled to payment for 
each fiscal year specified in paragraph (5) of an 
amount equal to $85,000 plus the amount de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
for the fiscal year with respect to the State in 
which the court is located.
(B) FORMULA.—The amount described in 
this subparagraph for a fiscal year with respect 
to a State is the amount that bears the same 
ratio to the dollar amount specified in para-
graph (5) for the fiscal year (reduced by the 
dollar amount specified in subparagraph (A), 
multiplied by the number of highest State 
courts with applications approved under para-
graph (2)) as the number of individuals in fos-
ter care in the State who have not attained 21 
years of age bears to the total number of such 
individuals in all States the highest courts of 
which have approved applications under para-
graph (2) for the fiscal year. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Each highest State court 
to which a grant is made under this section shall use 
the grant to pay not more than 75 percent of the 
costs of activities aimed at the purpose described in 
paragraph (1). 
(5) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—For grants under this subsection, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 
2007.
(c) GRANTS TO ENABLE COURTS TO TRAIN COURT 
PERSONNEL IN CHILD WELFARE CASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall make grants, in accordance 
with this subsection, to the highest State courts in 
States participating in the program under part E of 
title IV of the Social Security Act, for the purpose 
of enabling the courts to train judges, attorneys, and 
other personnel in child welfare cases. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—In order for a highest 
State court to be eligible for a grant under this sub-
section, the court shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such form, and including 
such information and assurances as the Secretary 
shall require, including a showing that a portion of 
the grant will be used for joint training of court per-
sonnel, child welfare agency staff, counsel for chil-
dren and parents, and others involved in protecting 
and caring for children, through initiatives that are 
jointly planned and executed with the State child 
welfare agency. 
(3) ALLOTMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each highest State 
court which has an application approved under