sis, situation, or event affecting the ability of a 
child to remain in a home established for the 
child that is not intended to meet an ongoing 
need; and 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of this subpart, an ex-
penditure for a service described in clause (i) 
may be treated as an expenditure for any 1 or 
more of family support services, family preserva-
tion services, family reunification services, or 
adoption promotion and support services as long 
as the expenditure is related to serving the chil-
dren and families in the specified category and 
consistent with the overall purpose of the cat-
egory.’’. 
(b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 432(a) (42 
U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) provides a description of policies in place, 
including training for employees, to address child 
welfare reports and investigations of neglect con-
cerning the living arrangements or subsistence needs 
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of a child with the goal to prevent the separation of 
a child from a parent of the child solely due to pov-
erty, to ensure access to services described in section 
431(a)(1)(H).’’. 
SEC. 12. STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR CASEWORKERS. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF, AND INCREASE IN FUND-
ING FOR, CASEWORKER VISITS.—Section 436(b)(4)(A) (42 
U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2025 
and $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding 
fiscal year’’. 
(b) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—Section 433(e) (42 
U.S.C. 629c(e)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and 
(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) BASE ALLOTMENT.—From the amount re-
served pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for any fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall first allot to each State 
(other than an Indian tribe) that has provided to the 
Secretary such documentation as may be necessary to 
verify that the jurisdiction has complied with section 
436(b)(4)(B)(ii) during the fiscal year, a base allot-
ment of $100,000, and shall then allot to each of those 
States an amount determined in paragraph (2) or (3) 
of this subsection, as applicable. 
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‘‘(2) TERRITORIES.—From the amount reserved 
pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for any fiscal year 
that remains after applying paragraph (1) of this 
subsection for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot 
to each jurisdiction specified in subsection (b) of this 
section to which a base allotment is made under such 
paragraph (1) an amount determined in the same 
manner as the allotment to each of such jurisdictions 
is determined under section 423 (without regard to 
the initial allotment of $70,000 to each State). 
‘‘(3) OTHER
STATES.—From the amount re-
served pursuant to section 436(b)(4)(A) for any fiscal 
year that remains after applying paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of this subsection for the fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot to each State (other than an Indian tribe) 
not specified in subsection (b) of this section to which 
a base allotment was made under paragraph (1) of 
this subsection an amount equal to such remaining 
amount multiplied by the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program benefits percentage of the State (as 
defined in subsection (c)(2) of this section) for the fis-
cal year, except that in applying subsection (c)(2)(A) 
of this section, ‘subsection (e)(3)’ shall be substituted 
for ‘such paragraph (1)’.’’. 
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(c) REQUIREMENT TO USE FUNDS TO IMPROVE QUAL-
ITY OF CASEWORKER VISITS WITH FOSTER CHILDREN.— 
Section 436(b)(4)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(B)(i)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State to which 
an amount is paid from amounts reserved 
under subparagraph (A) shall use the 
amount to improve the quality of monthly 
caseworker visits with children who are in 
foster care under the responsibility of the 
State, with an emphasis on— 
‘‘(I) reducing caseload ratios and 
the administrative burden on case-
workers, to improve caseworker deci-
sion making on the safety, perma-
nency, and well-being of foster children 
and on activities designed to increase 
retention, recruitment, and training of 
caseworkers; 
‘‘(II) implementing technology so-
lutions to streamline caseworker duties 
and modernize systems, ensuring im-
proved efficiency and effectiveness in 
child welfare services; 
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‘‘(III) improving caseworker safe-
ty; 
‘‘(IV) mental health resources to 
support caseworker well-being, includ-
ing peer-to-peer support programs; and 
‘‘(V) 
recruitment 
campaigns 
aimed at attracting qualified case-
worker candidates.’’. 
(d) ELIMINATION OF COST-SHARE PENALTY TIED TO 
MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISIT STANDARD.—Section 424(f) 
(42 U.S.C. 624(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)(A)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2). 
SEC. 13. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR IMPROVING RE-
LATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INCARCERATED PAR-
ENTS AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 439 (42 U.S.C. 629i) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 439. STATE PARTNERSHIP PLANNING AND DEM-
ONSTRATION GRANTS TO SUPPORT MEAN-
INGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FOSTER 
CHILDREN AND THE INCARCERATED PAR-
ENTS OF THE CHILDREN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
demonstration grants to eligible State partnerships to 
develop, implement, and provide support for pro-
grams that enable and sustain meaningful relation-
ships between covered foster children and the incarcer-
ated parents of the children. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT OF ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall pay each demonstration grant in 5 
annual installments. 
‘‘(3) 1-YEAR PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary 
may make a planning grant to a recipient of a dem-
onstration grant, to be paid to the recipient 1 year 
before payment of the 1st annual installment of the 
demonstration grant and in an amount not greater 
than any installment of the demonstration grant, if— 
‘‘(A) the recipient includes a request for a 
planning grant in the application under sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that a plan-
ning grant would assist the recipient and im-
prove the effectiveness of the demonstration 
grant. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE STATE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘eli-
gible State partnership’ means an agreement entered 
into by, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) The State child welfare agency respon-
sible for the administration of the State plans 
under this part. 
‘‘(B) The State agency responsible for adult 
corrections. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.—For purposes of 
this section, an eligible State partnership may in-
clude any entity with experience in serving incarcer-
ated parents and their children. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIPS ENTERED INTO BY INDIAN 
TRIBES
OR
TRIBAL
CONSORTIA.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), if an Indian tribe or tribal consor-
tium enters into a partnership pursuant to this sec-
tion that does not consist solely of tribal child welfare 
agencies (or a consortium of the agencies), the part-
nership shall be considered an eligible State partner-
ship for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible State 
partnership seeking a demonstration grant under this sec-
tion to carry out a program described in subsection (a)(1) 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
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Secretary may require. The application shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) A summary of the program, including how 
the program will support a meaningful relationship 
between a covered foster child and an incarcerated 
parent of the child. 
‘‘(2) A description of the activities to be carried 
out by the program, which must include all of the ac-
tivities described in subsection (d) that are in the best 
interest of the covered foster child. 
‘‘(3) A framework for identifying— 
‘‘(A) each covered foster child eligible for 
services under the program, including, to the ex-
tent practicable, coordination of data between 
relevant State child welfare agencies and court 
systems; and 
‘‘(B) the roles and responsibilities of the en-
tities in the partnership. 
‘‘(4) Documentation that the applicant is an eli-
gible State partnership. 
‘‘(5) Assurances that the applicant will partici-
pate fully in the evaluation described in subsection 
(f)(2) and shall maintain records for the program, in-
cluding demographic information disaggregated by 
relevant characteristics with respect to covered foster 
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children and incarcerated parents who participate in 
the program. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—To the extent that the ac-
tivities are in the best interest of the covered foster child, 
the activities referred to in subsection (c)(2) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) REVISION OF POLICIES.—Through consulta-
tion with incarcerated parents and their families, 
grantees shall promote organizational policies of par-
ticipating child welfare entities and collaborating cor-
rectional facilities to promote meaningful relation-
ships through regular and developmentally appro-
priate communication and visitation between covered 
foster children and the incarcerated parents, includ-
ing, when appropriate, the following: 
‘‘(A) For child welfare entities— 
‘‘(i) inclusion of parents in case plan-
ning and decision making for children; 
‘‘(ii) regular sharing of information 
and responses to requests for information 
between caseworkers and incarcerated par-
ents with respect to the case information of 
a child, any changes to a case, permanency 
plans, requirements to maintain parental 
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rights, and any efforts to terminate paren-
tal rights; 
‘‘(iii) appropriate opportunities for in-
carcerated parents to demonstrate their re-
lationship with a covered foster child given 
their incarceration, including training and 
courses required for a service plan; and 
‘‘(iv) the enhanced visitation described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) For correctional facilities, fostering 
visitation and communication that is develop-
mentally appropriate in terms of— 
‘‘(i) the nature of communication and 
visitation, including— 
‘‘(I) the ability to physically 
touch parents; 
‘‘(II) engaging with parents in lo-
cations that are appropriate for the 
age and development of the child; 
‘‘(III) exchanging items that are 
appropriate to the age and develop-
ment of the child, include expectations 
that are appropriate for the age and 
development of the child related to be-
havior, attire, and wait times; and 
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‘‘(IV) allowing appropriate adults 
to bring children if legal guardians are 
not available to promote regular con-
tact; 
‘‘(ii) reasonable inclusion of all chil-
dren of the parent; 
‘‘(iii) communication and visitation at 
times when the children are available; 
‘‘(iv) security procedures to comfort 
children and be minimally invasive; and 
‘‘(v) promoting parent-child relation-
ships regardless of the sentence imposed on 
the parent. 
‘‘(2) ENHANCED VISITATION.— 
‘‘(A) Grantees shall facilitate weekly com-
munication and, for at least 9 days each year, 
in-person visitation between a covered foster 
child and any incarcerated parent of the child. 
‘‘(B) Electronic visitation (such as live 
video visits, phone calls, and recorded books) 
may be used but shall not be the sole method to 
promote a meaningful relationship for purposes 
of the grant. 
‘‘(C) Enhanced visitation programs shall— 
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‘‘(i) integrate best practices for visita-
tion programs with incarcerated parents 
and their children; 
‘‘(ii) adopt developmentally appro-
priate visitation policies and procedures 
such as those described in paragraph 
(1)(B); 
‘‘(iii) reduce or eliminate the cost of 
developmentally appropriate communica-
tion and visitation for the covered foster 
child, which may include the purchase of 
communication technology, covering trans-
portation, insurance, and lodging costs, 
costs related to providing appropriate visi-
tation spaces and activities, and other rel-
evant costs; 
‘‘(iv) to the extent practicable, inte-
grate appropriate parenting education to 
help prepare and process visits; and 
‘‘(v) avoid restricting visitation and 
communication as a punishment for the in-
carcerated parents. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—Grantees shall incorporate on-
going training for child welfare workers, correctional 
facility staff, and other program providers to under-
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stand the importance of promoting meaningful rela-
tionships between children and incarcerated parents. 
‘‘(4) CASE MANAGEMENT.—Grantees shall pro-
vide case management services for the incarcerated 
parents of a covered foster child to promote the rela-
tionship, access to services, and coordination with the 
caseworkers of the covered foster child to strengthen 
the relationship. 
‘‘(5) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Grantees shall facili-
tate access to necessary legal services and may use 
grant funds for services that are not reimbursable 
under other Federal programs. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of any activity carried out using a grant made under this 
section shall be not greater than 75 percent. 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATIONS, AND RE-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance with respect to 
grants under this section, including by— 
‘‘(A) assisting grantees in understanding 
best practices in promoting meaningful relation-
ships between incarcerated parents and their 
children as well as consulting with appropriate 
stakeholders when developing their programs; 
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‘‘(B) assisting grantees with establishing 
and analyzing implementation and performance 
indicators; and 
‘‘(C) conducting an annual technical assist-
ance and training meeting and an annual 
grantee meeting so that grantees can learn from 
the experiences of other grantees. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an evaluation of program outcomes, including 
with respect to parent and child well-being, parent- 
child interactions, parental involvement, awareness of 
child development and parenting practices, placement 
stability, and termination of parental rights with re-
spect to covered foster children and incarcerated par-
ents, to measure program effectiveness, as determined 
by the Secretary, and identify opportunities for im-
proved program practices and implementation. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate a report that includes— 
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‘‘(i) the number of applications for 
grants under this section; 
‘‘(ii) the number of grants awarded, 
and the amounts for each grant; and 
‘‘(iii) information on the grants, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) interim results of the evalua-
tion described in paragraph (2); 
‘‘(II) disaggregated data on cov-
ered foster children and incarcerated 
parents; 
‘‘(III) information on the com-
position of eligible State partnerships; 
‘‘(IV) best practices for facili-
tating meaningful relationships be-
tween covered foster children and in-
carcerated parents; and 
‘‘(V) barriers to implementation 
or expansion of programs funded under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 6 
years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) the final results of the evaluation 
described in paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations for refinements 
to grant requirements to improve program 
outcomes. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO 
INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER
OR
MODIFICATION
OF
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In making a grant to an Indian tribe or 
tribal organization under this section, the Secretary 
may waive the matching requirement of subsection (e) 
or modify an application requirement imposed by or 
under subsection (c) if the Secretary determines that 
the waiver or modification is appropriate to the 
needs, culture, and circumstances of the Indian tribe 
or tribal organization. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall use trib-
ally relevant data in carrying out the evaluation 
under subsection (f)(2) with respect to an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
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retary not more than $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2029 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF COVERED FOSTER CHILD.—In 
this section, the term ‘covered foster child’ means a child 
that— 
‘‘(1) is in foster care; and 
‘‘(2) has at least 1 parent incarcerated in a Fed-
eral, State, or local correctional facility.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
Section 
431(a)(2)(B)(vii) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
629a(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined in section 439(b)(2))’’. 
(2) Section 431(a) (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)), as 
amended by sections 6(b)(2) and 10(a)(4) of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) MENTORING.—The term ‘mentoring’ means 
a structured, managed program in which children are 
appropriately matched with screened and trained 
adult volunteers for one on-one relationships, involv-
ing meetings and activities on a regular basis, in-
tended to meet, in part, the child’s need for involve-
ment with a caring and supportive adult who pro-
vides a positive role model.’’. 
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SEC. 14. GUIDANCE TO STATES ON IMPROVING DATA COL-
LECTION AND REPORTING FOR YOUTH IN 
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS. 
Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in con-
sultation with the Department of Education, the Adminis-
tration for Children and Families, the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services, the Administration for Community 
Living, the Department of Justice, and other relevant policy 
experts, as determined by the Secretary, shall issue and dis-
seminate, or update and revise, as applicable, guidance to 
State agencies in administering State plans approved 
under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
on the following: 
(1) Best practices for Federal and State agencies 
to collect data and share information related to the 
well-being of youth residing in residential treatment 
facilities, including those facilities operating in mul-
tiple States or serving out-of-state youth. 
(2) Best practices on improving State collection 
and sharing of data related to incidences of maltreat-
ment of youth residing in residential treatment facili-
ties, including with respect to meeting the require-
ment of section 471(a)(9)(A) of such Act for such 
youth in foster care. 
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(3) Best practices on improving oversight of 
youth residential programs receiving Federal funding, 
and research-based strategies for risk assessment re-
lated to the health, safety, and well-being of youth in 
the facilities. 
SEC. 15. STREAMLINING RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING. 
(a) REPURPOSING DISCRETIONARY RESEARCH SET- 
ASIDE.—Section 435(c) (42 U.S.C. 629e(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO TARGETED PROGRAM RE-
SOURCES.—Of the amount reserved under section 437(b)(1) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than— 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 for technical assistance to grant-
ees under section 437(f) and to support design of local 
site evaluations with the goal of publishing and sub-
mitting evaluation findings to the clearinghouse es-
tablished under section 476(d), or to award grants to 
allow current or former grantees under section 437(f) 
to analyze, publish, and submit to the clearinghouse 
data collected during past grants; and 
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for technical assistance required 
under section 429B of this Act to support effective im-
plementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 
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and to support development of associated State plan 
measures described pursuant to section 422(b)(9) of 
this Act.’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF RESEARCH SET-ASIDE FROM 
MANDATORY FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 436(b) (42 U.S.C. 
629f(b)), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this Act, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as para-
graphs (1) through (4), respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 433(a) (42 U.S.C. 629c(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘436(b)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘436(b)(2)’’. 
(B) Section 433(e) (42 U.S.C. 629c(e)), as 
amended by section 12(b) of this Act, is amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘436(b)(4)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘436(b)(3)(A)’’ each place it appears. 
(C) 
Section 
434(a)(2)(A) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
629d(a)(2)(A)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘436(b)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘436(b)(3)(B)’’. 
(D) 
Section 
437(b)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
629g(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘436(b)(1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘435’’. 
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(E) Section 437(f)(3) (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘436(b)(5)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘436(b)(4)’’. 
(F) Section 438(c) (42 U.S.C. 629g(c)) is 
amended in each of paragraphs (1) through (3) 
is amended by striking ‘‘436(b)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘436(b)(1)’’. 
SEC. 16. REPORT ON POST ADOPTION AND SUBSIDIZED 
GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall prepare and submit to the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on children 
who enter into foster care under the supervision of a State 
administering a plan approved under part B or E of title 
IV of the Social Security Act after finalization of an adop-
tion or legal guardianship. 
(b) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall include in the 
report information, to the extent available through the 
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System 
and other data sources, regarding the incidence of adoption 
disruption and dissolution affecting children described in 
subsection (a) and factors associated with such cir-
cumstances, including— 
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(1) whether affected individuals received pre- or 
post-legal adoption services; and 
(2) other relevant information, such as the age of 
the child involved. 
(c) POST-ADOPTION SERVICES AND GUARDIANSHIP.— 
The Secretary shall include in the report— 
(1) a summary of post-adoption services and 
guardianship in each State that are available to fam-
ilies that adopted children from foster care and the 
extent to which the services are evidence-based or evi-
dence-informed. 
(2) a summary of funding and funding sources 
for the services in each State, including set-asides 
under the Promoting Safe and Stable Families pro-
gram. 
SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on October 1, 2025, and shall apply to pay-
ments under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
for calendar quarters beginning on or after 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 ap-
propriating funds) is required in order for a State plan 
developed pursuant to part B of title IV of the Social Secu-
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rity Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by 
the amendments made by this Act, the plan shall not be 
regarded as failing to meet any of the additional require-
ments before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter begin-
ning after the first regular session of the State legislature 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2- 
year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed 
to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. 
(c) APPLICATION TO PROGRAMS OPERATED BY INDIAN 
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an Indian tribe, 
tribal organization, or tribal consortium that the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services determines requires time 
to take action necessary to comply with the additional re-
quirements imposed by the amendments made by this Act 
(whether the tribe, organization, or tribal consortium has 
a plan under section 479B of the Social Security Act or 
a cooperative agreement or contract entered into with a 
State), the Secretary shall provide the tribe, organization, 
or tribal consortium with such additional time as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary for the tribe, organization, 
or tribal consortium to take the action to comply with the 
additional requirements before being regarded as failing to 
comply with the requirements. 
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