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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4187
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen and
preserve families, enhance foster care, and develop qualified child welfare
personnel to provide parent education.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 13, 1994
Miss COLLINS of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
to strengthen and preserve families, enhance foster care,
and develop qualified child welfare personnel to provide
parent education.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GRANTS TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED
WITH THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN.
Section 426 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
626) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall make grants to public
and private nonprofit organizations to train individuals in
child development (including the health and nutrition of
children), parenting skills (including coping with stress,
strengthened parent-child relationships, involvement in the
education of children, avoidance of family crises, and reso-
lution of family conflicts), and in accessing services de-
signed for families.
‘‘(2) Applications for grants under this subsection
shall contain such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.
‘‘(3) Each person paid funds under this subsection
shall use such funds in accordance with such requirements
as the Secretary may prescribe.
‘‘(4) For grants under this subsection, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997.’’.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
Section 426 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
626) is amended by adding after the subsection added by
section 1 of this Act the following:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary shall authorize public and pri-
vate nonprofit organizations to conduct demonstration
projects to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative
strategies for—
‘‘(A) training, recruiting, and retaining—
‘‘(i) personnel to work with families
whose children are at risk of being placed
in out-of-home care; and
‘‘(ii) foster parents; and
‘‘(B) training and support for families whose
children are at risk of being placed in out-of-home
care.
‘‘(2) Applications to conduct demonstration projects
under this subsection shall contain such information as
the Secretary may require.
‘‘(3) In determining the approval of applications to
conduct demonstration projects under this subsection, the
Secretary shall give priority to—
‘‘(A) applications that describe projects that
would demonstrate how to train, recruit, or retain
child welfare personnel in urban, distressed commu-
nities; and
‘‘(B) applications that describe projects that are
designed to expand the capacity of socially disadvan-
taged individuals (as defined in section 8(a)(5) of
the Small Business Act) to provide services in their
own communities.
‘‘(4) Each person paid funds under this subsection
shall use such funds in accordance with such requirements
as the Secretary may prescribe.
‘‘(5) For grants under this subsection, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997.’’.
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