‘‘(2) PER CAPITA AMOUNT.—The State per cap-
ita amount for a fiscal year determined under this
paragraph is the sum of—
‘‘(A) the average per capita amount that
the Secretary estimates the State will receive
under section 403 of the Social Security Act
during the fiscal year for providing aid to fami-
lies with dependent children to individuals eligi-
ble to receive such aid; and
‘‘(B) the average per capita amount that
the Secretary estimates individuals who are re-
ceiving aid to families with dependent children
in the State will receive under the food stamp
program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977
during the fiscal year.
‘‘(3) STATE EXCLUDED POPULATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Congressional
Budget Office shall determine an excluded pop-
ulation for each qualified State for each fiscal
year in accordance with this paragraph.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—A State’s ex-
cluded population for a fiscal year shall equal
the sum of—
‘‘(i) the number of excluded children
for the State for the fiscal year as deter-
mined under subparagraph (C);
‘‘(ii) the number of excluded parents
for the State for the fiscal year as deter-
mined under subparagraph (D); and
‘‘(iii) the number of individuals in the
phase-in population for the State for the
fiscal year as determined under subpara-
graph (E).
‘‘(C) EXCLUDED CHILDREN.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The number of ex-
cluded children for a State for a fiscal year
shall be—
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 1995, zero;
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 1996, 50
percent of the monthly average num-
ber of base year excluded children (as
defined in clause (ii)) who were under
age 1 during the base year (as defined
in clause (iii));
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 1997, the
sum of—
‘‘(aa) the monthly average
number of base year excluded
children who were under age 1
during the base year; and
‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the
monthly average number of base
year excluded children who were
over age 1 and under age 2 dur-
ing the base year;
‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 1998, the
sum of—
‘‘(aa) the monthly average
number of base year excluded
children who were under age 2
during the base year; and
‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the
monthly average number of base
year excluded children who were
over age 2 and under age 3 dur-
ing the base year; and
‘‘(V) for fiscal year 1999, the
sum of—
‘‘(aa) the monthly average
number of base year excluded
children who were under age 3
during the base year; and
‘‘(bb) 50 percent of the
monthly average number of base
year excluded children who were
over age 3 and under age 4 dur-
ing the base year.
‘‘(ii) BASE
YEAR
EXCLUDED
CHIL-
DREN.—The term ‘base year excluded chil-
dren’ means children who received aid
under the State’s plan during the base
year who would not have been eligible for
such aid if section 402(a)(50) (as in effect
during the applicable fiscal year) had been
in effect at the time such children were
born.
‘‘(iii) BASE YEAR.—For purposes of
this part, the term ‘base year’ means—
‘‘(I) 1993, if the Congressional
Budget Office is able to determine an
excluded population for each State for
each fiscal year that such a deter-
mination is required using data pro-
vided by the National Integrated
Quality Control System operated by
the 
Department 
of 
Health 
and
Human Services and other relevant
data sources, or
‘‘(II) 1993, or another period de-
termined appropriate by the Sec-
retary, based on a survey conducted
or approved by the Secretary.
‘‘(D) EXCLUDED PARENTS.—The number
of excluded parents for a State for a fiscal year
shall be the number of parents excluded in con-
nection with the exclusion of their children
under subparagraph (C).
‘‘(E) PHASE-IN
POPULATION
ADJUSTED
FOR DATE OF ENACTMENT.—
‘‘(i) FISCAL
YEAR
1995.—For fiscal
year 1995, the phase-in population for a
State shall be the product of subclauses
(I), (II), and (III).
‘‘(I) 4.17 percent.
‘‘(II) The average monthly num-
ber of base year excluded children (as
defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph
(C)) in the State who were under age
1 during the base year (as defined in
clause (iii) of subparagraph (C)) and
the number of parents excluded in
connection with such children.
‘‘(III) The number of months (in
whole or in part) by which the date of
the enactment of the Real Welfare Re-
form Act of 1994 precedes October 1,
1994.
‘‘(ii) SUCCEEDING
FISCAL
YEARS.—
For fiscal year 1996 and succeeding fiscal
years, the phase-in population for a State
shall be the product of subclauses (I), (II),
(III), and (IV).
‘‘(I) 4.17 percent.
‘‘(II) The average monthly num-
ber of base year excluded children (as
defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph
(C)) in the State who were under age
1 during the base year (as defined in
clause (iii) of subparagraph (C)) and
the number of parents excluded in
connection with such children.
‘‘(III) The number of months (in
whole or in part) by which the date of
the enactment of the Real Welfare Re-
form Act of 1994 precedes or succeeds
October 1, 1994.
‘‘(IV)(aa) If the date of the en-
actment of the Real Welfare Reform
Act of 1994 precedes October 1,
1994, 1; or
‘‘(bb) If the date of the enact-
ment of the Real Welfare Reform Act
of 1994 succeeds October 1, 1994,
-1.’’.
Subtitle C—Removal of Barriers to
Interethnic Adoption
SEC. 221. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) nearly 500,000 children are in foster care in
the United States;
(2) tens of thousands of children in foster care
are waiting for adoption;
(3) 2 years and 8 months is the median length
of time that children wait to be adopted;
(4) child welfare agencies should work to elimi-
nate racial, ethnic, and national origin discrimina-
tion and bias in adoption and foster care recruit-
ment, selection, and placement procedures; and