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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3116 
To provide any State with a child welfare demonstration project that is 
scheduled to terminate at the end of fiscal year 2019 the option to 
extend the project for up to 2 additional years. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. HILL of California, and 
Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide any State with a child welfare demonstration 
project that is scheduled to terminate at the end of 
fiscal year 2019 the option to extend the project for 
up to 2 additional years. 
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 ‘‘State Flexibility for 
Family First Transitions Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE OPTION TO EXTEND A CHILD WELFARE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1130(d)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–9(d)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In no event’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), in no event’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) STATE OPTION TO EXTEND TERMI-
NATION DATE.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE
OF
EXTENSION.—Any 
State conducting a demonstration project 
under this section that is scheduled to ter-
minate on September 30, 2019, may notify 
the Secretary at any time prior to August 
31, 2019, in such form and manner as the 
Secretary may require, that the State 
elects to extend the termination date of the 
demonstration project, on the same terms 
and conditions, for such additional period 
as the State may determine, but in no 
event beyond September 30, 2021. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIRED.— 
No State conducting a demonstration 
project described in clause (i) may extend 
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the termination date of the project unless 
the State includes with the notice provided 
under clause (i) a plan specifying— 
‘‘(I) how the State will transition 
from the demonstration project to 
compliance with the requirements of 
the amendments made by sections 
50741(a), 50741(b), and 50742 of 
Public Law 115–123 by September 
30, 2021; and 
‘‘(II) the measures the State will 
implement to improve permanency 
outcomes and reduce emancipation 
from foster care during the remainder 
of the demonstration project. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECT OF EXTENSION ON CER-
TAIN REQUIREMENTS.—If a State submits 
a notice under clause (i) and a transition 
plan described in clause (ii) to the Sec-
retary, then— 
‘‘(I) during the period the State 
continues to conduct a demonstration 
project under this section, the amend-
ments made by sections 50741(a), 
50741(b), and 50742 of Public Law 
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115–123, to the extent such amend-
ments are inconsistent with the terms 
of the demonstration project, shall not 
apply with respect to that State; and 
‘‘(II) the State shall be deemed 
to have requested a delayed effective 
date under section 50746(b)(2) of 
Public Law 115–123 for the same pe-
riod. 
‘‘(iv) APPLICATION
TO
COUNTY-AD-
MINISTERED
AND
HYBRID-ADMINISTERED 
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.—In the case 
of a demonstration project described in 
clause (i) that is administered by one or 
more counties of a State, or that is par-
tially administered by a State and partially 
administered by one or more counties of a 
State, each State with such an administra-
tive system shall, as a condition of having 
the State plans under parts B and E of 
title IV approved for fiscal year 2020— 
‘‘(I) determine whether any coun-
ty administering the demonstration 
project as of the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph wants to continue 
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the project, on the same terms and 
conditions, and have the conditions 
described in clause (iii) applied with 
respect to that county while the dem-
onstration project remains in effect 
(without regard to whether the State 
submits a notice under clause (i) or 
requests a delayed effective date 
under section 50746(b)(2) of Public 
Law 115–123); 
‘‘(II) agree to allow any such 
county to continue to administer the 
demonstration project in that county 
for such additional period as the coun-
ty may determine (but in no event be-
yond September 30, 2021); 
‘‘(III) notify the Secretary, in 
such form and manner as the Sec-
retary may require, of the counties 
electing to continue to administer the 
demonstration project for an addi-
tional period and specify what the ad-
ditional period will be; and 
‘‘(IV) include with the notice de-
scribed in subclause (III) a transition 
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plan prepared by each county identi-
fied in the notice that contains the in-
formation described in subclauses (I) 
and (II) of clause (ii) (but prepared 
with respect to that county instead of 
with respect to the State).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 50746(d) 
of Public Law 115–123 (42 U.S.C. 622 note) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘other than extensions made under subsection 
(d)(2)(B) of such section’’ after ‘‘determined without re-
gard to any extensions’’. 
Æ 
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