I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2883 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the 
child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 
Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to extend the child and family services program through 
fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child and Family Serv-
ices Improvement and Innovation Act’’. 
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TITLE I—EXTENSION OF CHILD 
AND FAMILY SERVICES PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 101. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES CHILD WELFARE SERV-
ICES PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 425 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 
2016’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN STATE PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL TRAUMA.—Sec-
tion 422(b)(15)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
622(b)(15)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing emotional trauma associated with a child’s mal-
treatment and removal from home’’ before the semi-
colon. 
(2) PROCEDURES
ON
THE
USE
OF
PSYCHO-
TROPIC MEDICATIONS.—Section 422(b)(15)(A)(v) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)(v)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, including protocols for the appro-
priate use and monitoring of psychotropic medica-
tions’’ before the semicolon. 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS 
DEVELOPMENTAL
NEEDS
OF
VERY
YOUNG
CHIL-
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DREN.—Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
622(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (16); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (17) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) include a description of the activities that 
the State has undertaken to reduce the length of 
time children who have not attained 5 years of age 
are without a permanent family, and the activities 
the State undertakes to address the developmental 
needs of such children who receive benefits or serv-
ices under this part or part E.’’. 
(4) DATA SOURCES FOR CHILD DEATH REPORT-
ING.—Section 422(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
622(b)), as amended by paragraph (3) of this sub-
section, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (17); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (18) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) contain a description of the sources used 
to compile information on child maltreatment deaths 
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required by Federal law to be reported by the State 
agency referred to in paragraph (1), and to the ex-
tent that the compilation does not include informa-
tion on such deaths from the State vital statistics 
department, child death review teams, law enforce-
ment agencies, or offices of medical examiners or 
coroners, the State shall describe why the informa-
tion is not so included and how the State will in-
clude the information.’’. 
(c) CHILD VISITATION BY CASEWORKERS.—Section 
424 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended by striking 
the 2nd subsection (e), as added by section 7(b) of the 
Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006, and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f)(1)(A) Each State shall take such steps as are 
necessary to ensure that the total number of visits made 
by caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster 
care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal 
year is not less than 90 percent (or, in the case of fiscal 
year 2015 or thereafter, 95 percent) of the total number 
of such visits that would occur during the fiscal year if 
each such child were so visited once every month while 
in such care. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has 
failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, 
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