‘‘(iv) A comprehensive family-based 
substance abuse treatment program. 
‘‘(v) A program under which special 
efforts are made to identify and address 
domestic violence that endangers infants, 
children, and youth and puts them at risk 
of entering foster care. 
‘‘(vi) A mentoring program. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘youth’ means, with respect 
to a State, an individual who has attained age 
12 but has not attained the age at which an in-
dividual is no longer considered to be a child 
under the State plans under parts B and E of 
title IV, and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘long-term therapeutic fam-
ily treatment center’ means a State licensed or 
certified program that enables parents and their 
children to live together in a safe environment 
for a period of not less than 6 months and pro-
vides, on-site or by referral, substance abuse 
treatment services, children’s early intervention 
services, family counseling, legal services, med-
ical care, mental health services, nursery and 
preschool, parenting skills training, pediatric
care, prenatal care, sexual abuse therapy, re-
lapse prevention, transportation, and job or vo-
cational training or classes leading to a sec-
ondary school diploma or a certificate of general 
equivalence.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) DURATION OF DEMONSTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
demonstration project under this section may be 
conducted for not more than 5 years, unless in the 
judgment of the Secretary, the demonstration 
project should be allowed to continue. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—In no 
event shall a demonstration project under this sec-
tion be conducted after September 30, 2019.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(which 
shall provide,’’ and all that follows before the 
semicolon; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (6); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) an accounting of any additional Federal, 
State, and local investments made, as well as any 
private investments made in coordination with the 
State, during the 2 fiscal years preceding the appli-
cation to provide the services described in paragraph 
(1), and an assurance that the State will provide an 
accounting of that same spending for each year of 
an approved demonstration project; and’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); 
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—Each State authorized to con-
duct a demonstration project under this section shall ob-
tain an evaluation by an independent contractor of the ef-
fectiveness of the project, using an evaluation design ap-
proved by the Secretary which provides for— 
‘‘(1) comparison of methods of service delivery 
under the project, and such methods under a State 
plan or plans, with respect to efficiency, economy, 
and any other appropriate measures of program 
management;
‘‘(2) comparison of outcomes for children and 
families (and groups of children and families) under 
the project, and such outcomes under a State plan 
or plans, for purposes of assessing the effectiveness 
of the project in achieving program goals; and 
‘‘(3) any other information that the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE REPORTS; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
Each State authorized to conduct a demonstration 
project under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) submit periodic reports to the Sec-
retary on the specific programs, activities, and 
strategies used to improve outcomes for infants, 
children, youth, and families and the results 
achieved for infants, children, and youth during 
the conduct of the demonstration project, in-
cluding with respect to those infants, children, 
and youth who are prevented from entering fos-
ter care, infants, children, and youth in foster 
care, and infants, children, and youth who move 
from foster care to permanent families; and 
‘‘(B) post a copy of each such report on 
the website for the State child welfare program
concurrent with the submission of the report to 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate— 
‘‘(A) periodic reports based on the State 
reports submitted under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) a report based on the results of the 
State evaluations required under subsection (f) 
that includes an analysis of the results of such 
evaluations and such recommendations for ad-
ministrative or legislative changes as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) INDIAN TRIBES OPERATING IV–E PROGRAMS 
CONSIDERED STATES.—An Indian tribe, tribal organiza-
tion, or tribal consortium that has elected to operate a 
program under part E of title IV in accordance with sec-
tion 479B shall be considered a State for purposes of this 
section.’’. 
TITLE III—BUDGET PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010,
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2883 
AN ACT 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security 
Act to extend the child and family services pro-
gram through fiscal year 2016, and for other 
purposes.