‘‘(D) best-practices in family interactions; 
‘‘(E) evidence-based parenting interven-
tions; and 
‘‘(F) services available to foster children in 
the community. 
‘‘SEC. 274. LOCAL COURT TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring to receive the 
assistance for local Court Teams made available under 
this part shall submit an application to the National Court 
Teams Resource Center at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the National Court Teams 
Resource Center may require. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive assist-
ance under this part, a local Court Team shall be com-
prised of— 
‘‘(1) a Judicial Leader, who shall be a qualified 
judge, and who shall lead and oversee the implemen-
tation and ongoing activities of the local Court 
Team; 
‘‘(2) a Local Community Coordinator, selected 
and provided by the National Court Teams Resource 
Center in accordance with section 273(b)(2); and 
‘‘(3) no fewer than six key stakeholders who— 
‘‘(A) are members of the community in 
which the local Court Team is located; 
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‘‘(B) are committed to working to restruc-
ture the way the jurisdiction responds to the 
needs of maltreated infants and toddlers; and 
‘‘(C) represent a variety of individuals in-
volved with the care of maltreated infants and 
toddlers, which may include pediatricians, child 
welfare workers, attorneys, court-appointed spe-
cial advocates, mental health professionals, sub-
stance abuse treatment providers, Early Head 
Start and child care providers, Court Improve-
ment Program staff, and any other individuals 
who are involved in the care of maltreated in-
fants and toddlers. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED USE OF ASSISTANCE.—A local Court 
Team shall use any assistance received under this part to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Conducting monthly case reviews of each 
case handled by the local Court Team, in which all 
individuals and organizations involved in a case meet 
to review progress in such case, and to monitor and 
track referral to, delivery of, and barriers against, 
services for maltreated infants and toddlers and 
their families. 
‘‘(2) Incorporating child-focused services into 
case plans for maltreated infants and toddlers, in-
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cluding services such as medical, developmental, and 
mental health interventions and, as appropriate, 
services for children and parents together. 
‘‘(3) Organizing the provision of local training 
(provided by the National Court Teams Resource 
Center) to community members of the jurisdiction in 
which the local Court Team is located, including 
court officials, child welfare agencies, attorneys, 
Guardians Ad Litem, court-appointed special advo-
cates, and other individuals and organizations pro-
viding services to infants and toddlers in foster care. 
‘‘(4) Identifying areas in the community in need 
of improved mental health and substance abuse 
treatment, and assisting the National Court Teams 
Resource Center in improving mental health treat-
ment for parents and children together, and sub-
stance abuse treatment for families (including moth-
ers and children), as needed. 
‘‘(5) Utilizing resource materials disseminated 
by the National Court Teams Resource Center to 
guide judges in the decision-making process regard-
ing maltreated infants and toddlers, and to provide 
training for Court Team members. 
‘‘(6) Participating in the national evaluation 
conducted by the Administrator in accordance with 
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section 275, to determine the extent to which the ac-
tivities of the local Court Team reduce the recur-
rence of abuse and neglect and improve health and 
developmental outcomes for maltreated infants and 
toddlers. 
‘‘(d) PERMISSIBLE USE OF ASSISTANCE.—A local 
Court may use the assistance received under this part to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Developing processes for responding to pa-
rental substance abuse, such as— 
‘‘(A) coordinating with local law enforce-
ment agencies to allow rapid response teams to 
intervene quickly on behalf of infants and tod-
dlers who are identified by law enforcement per-
sonnel as being present during illegal activities 
related to methamphetamines or other illegal 
substances; and 
‘‘(B) establishing and maintaining relation-
ships with substance abuse treatment programs 
to increase access to treatment for parents of 
maltreated infants and toddlers. 
‘‘(2) Identifying the areas in the community in 
need of early childhood mental health services, and 
assisting the National Court Teams Resource Center 
in providing relationship-based early childhood men-
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tal health services by providing training on parent- 
child psychotherapy to mental health providers. 
‘‘(3) Any other activities that help meet the 
needs and improve the health and developmental 
outcomes of maltreated infants and toddlers in fos-
ter care. 
‘‘SEC. 275. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATION FORM.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 
Court Teams Resource Center shall create, and distribute 
to each local Court Team, an evaluation form that shall 
be used to periodically collect any data from local Court 
Teams that the National Court Teams Resource Center 
determines may be relevant to the reports required by sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS
BY
THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—At the end of the three-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, and again at 
the end of the five-year period beginning on such date of 
enactment, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) compile the data collected in the periodic 
evaluation forms completed by each local Court 
Team; 
‘‘(2) conduct a national evaluation of Court 
Teams, based on such compilation of data; and 
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‘‘(3) report to Congress on the effectiveness of 
Court Teams, including the extent to which local 
Court Teams are— 
‘‘(A) improving access to services for mal-
treated infants and toddlers; 
‘‘(B) reducing the recurrence of abuse and 
neglect; 
‘‘(C) promoting permanent placements of 
maltreated infants and toddlers; and 
‘‘(D) improving the developmental out-
comes for maltreated infants and toddlers who 
have been in foster care. 
‘‘SEC. 276. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For the purposes of this part: 
‘‘(1) COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE.— 
The term ‘court-appointed special advocate’ means 
an individual who is trained by a recognized court- 
appointed special advocate program and appointed 
by a court to advocate for the best interests of chil-
dren who come into the court system primarily as a 
result of abuse or neglect. 
‘‘(2) COURT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘Court Improvement Program’ means a pro-
gram authorized under section 438 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 629h). 
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‘‘(3) GUARDIAN AD LITEM.—The term ‘Guard-
ian Ad Litem’ means an attorney or court-appointed 
special advocate who is appointed by a court to ad-
vocate for the best interests of children who come 
into the court system primarily as a result of abuse 
or neglect. 
‘‘(4) MALTREATED INFANT OR TODDLER.—The 
term ‘maltreated infant or toddler’ means any child 
three years of age or younger who is the victim of 
a substantiated case of physical abuse, neglect, med-
ical neglect, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse. 
‘‘(5) NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOP-
MENT
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘national early 
childhood development organization’ means a na-
tional, private, nonprofit organization— 
‘‘(A) that is dedicated to supporting the 
healthy development and well-being of infants, 
toddlers, and their families; and 
‘‘(B) that has the capacity for research, 
training, information dissemination, and leader-
ship development in all of the professional dis-
ciplines related to infants and toddlers three 
years of age and younger. 
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED JUDGE.—The term ‘qualified 
judge’ means a judge who presides over a court that 
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has jurisdiction over children in foster care, such as 
a judge for a dependency court or family court.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘PARTS C 
AND E)’’ and inserting ‘‘PARTS C, E, AND F)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘parts C 
and E)’’ and inserting ‘‘parts C, E, and F)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
PART F.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out part F such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.’’. 
Æ 
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