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‘‘(iii) improve the substance abuse 
treatment outcomes for parents including 
retention in treatment and successful com-
pletion of treatment; 
‘‘(iv) facilitate the implementation, de-
livery, and effectiveness of prevention serv-
ices and programs under section 471(e); 
and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘where appropriate,’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) A description of a plan for sustaining 
the services provided by or activities funded 
under the grant after the conclusion of the 
grant period, including through the use of pre-
vention services and programs under section 
471(e) and other funds provided to the State 
for child welfare and substance abuse preven-
tion and treatment services. 
‘‘(F) Additional information needed by the 
Secretary to determine that the proposed activi-
ties and implementation will be consistent with 
research or evaluations showing which practices 
and approaches are most effective.’’; 
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(5) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘abuse 
treatment’’ and inserting ‘‘use disorder treatment in-
cluding medication assisted treatment and in-home 
substance abuse disorder treatment and recovery’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E) and inserting after subpara-
graph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) demonstrate a track record of suc-
cessful collaboration among child welfare, sub-
stance abuse disorder treatment and mental 
health agencies; and’’; 
(7) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘establish indicators 
that will be’’ and inserting ‘‘review indica-
tors that are’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in using funds made 
available under such grants to achieve the 
purpose of this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘and establish a set of core indicators re-
lated to child safety, parental recovery, 
parenting capacity, and family well-being. 
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In developing the core indicators, to the 
extent possible, indicators shall be made 
consistent with the outcome measures de-
scribed in section 471(e)(6)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘base the performance meas-
ures on lessons learned from prior rounds 
of regional partnership grants under this 
subsection, and’’ before ‘‘consult’’; and 
(ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) Other stakeholders or constitu-
encies as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking clause (i) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) 
SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not 
later than September 30 of each fiscal year 
in which a recipient of a grant under this 
subsection is paid funds under the grant, 
and every 6 months thereafter, the grant 
recipient shall submit to the Secretary a 
report on the services provided and activi-
ties carried out during the reporting pe-
riod, progress made in achieving the goals 
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of the program, the number of children, 
adults, and families receiving services, and 
such additional information as the Sec-
retary determines is necessary. The report 
due not later than September 30 of the 
last such fiscal year shall include, at a 
minimum, data on each of the performance 
indicators included in the evaluation of the 
regional partnership.’’; and 
(9) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘2012 
through 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017 through 2021’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 131. REVIEWING AND IMPROVING LICENSING STAND-
ARDS FOR PLACEMENT IN A RELATIVE FOS-
TER FAMILY HOME. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF REPUTABLE MODEL LI-
CENSING STANDARDS.—Not later than October 1, 2017, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall identify 
reputable model licensing standards with respect to the li-
censing of foster family homes (as defined in section 
472(c)(1) of the Social Security Act). 
(b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 471(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (34)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
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(2) in paragraph (35)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) provides that, not later than April 1, 
2018, the State shall submit to the Secretary infor-
mation addressing— 
‘‘(A) whether the State licensing standards 
are in accord with model standards identified 
by the Secretary, and if not, the reason for the 
specific deviation and a description as to why 
having a standard that is reasonably in accord 
with the corresponding national model stand-
ards is not appropriate for the State; 
‘‘(B) whether the State has elected to 
waive standards established in 471(a)(10)(A) 
for relative foster family homes (pursuant to 
waiver authority provided by 471(a)(10)(D)), a 
description of which standards the State most 
commonly waives, and if the State has not 
elected to waive the standards, the reason for 
not waiving these standards; 
‘‘(C) if the State has elected to waive 
standards specified in subparagraph (B), how 
caseworkers are trained to use the waiver au-
thority and whether the State has developed a 
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process or provided tools to assist caseworkers 
in waiving nonsafety standards per the author-
ity provided in 471(a)(10)(D) to quickly place 
children with relatives; and 
‘‘(D) a description of the steps the State is 
taking to improve caseworker training or the 
process, if any; and’’. 
SEC. 132. DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE PLAN TO PRE-
VENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT FATALI-
TIES. 
Section 422(b)(19) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 622(b)(19)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(19) document steps taken to track and pre-
vent child maltreatment deaths by including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the steps the State is 
taking to compile complete and accurate infor-
mation on the deaths required by Federal law 
to be reported by the State agency referred to 
in paragraph (1), including gathering relevant 
information on the deaths from the relevant or-
ganizations in the State including entities such 
as State vital statistics department, child death 
review teams, law enforcement agencies, offices 
of medical examiners or coroners; and 
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‘‘(B) a description of the steps the state is 
taking to develop and implement of a com-
prehensive, statewide plan to prevent the fatali-
ties that involves and engages relevant public 
and private agency partners, including those in 
public 
health, 
law 
enforcement, 
and 
the 
courts.’’. 
SEC. 133. MODERNIZING THE TITLE AND PURPOSE OF 
TITLE IV–E. 
(a) PART HEADING.—The heading for part E of title 
IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART E—FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER 
CARE, PREVENTION, AND PERMANENCY’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The first sentence of section 470 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 670) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1995) and’’ and inserting 
‘‘1995),’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘kinship guardianship assist-
ance, and prevention services or programs specified 
in section 471(e)(1),’’ after ‘‘needs,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘(commencing with the fiscal 
year which begins October 1, 1980)’’. 
SEC. 134. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), subject to subsection (b), the amend-
ments made by this title shall take effect on October 
1, 2016. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The amendments made by 
sections 131 and 133 shall take effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State plan 
under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices determines requires State legislation (other than 
legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan 
to meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by this title, the State plan shall 
not be regarded as failing to comply with the re-
quirements of such part solely on the basis of the 
failure of the plan to meet such additional require-
ments before the first day of the first calendar quar-
ter beginning after the close of the first regular ses-
sion of the State legislature that begins after the 
date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the 
previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 
2-year legislative session, each year of the session 
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shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of 
the State legislature. 
(2) APPLICATION TO PROGRAMS OPERATED BY 
INDIAN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.—In the case of an 
Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium 
which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
determines requires time to take action necessary to 
comply with the additional requirements imposed by 
the amendments made by this title (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, orga-
nization, or tribal consortium with such additional 
time as the Secretary 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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TITLE II—ENSURING THE NE-
CESSITY OF A PLACEMENT 
THAT IS NOT IN A FOSTER 
FAMILY HOME 
SEC. 201. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPA-
TION FOR PLACEMENTS THAT ARE NOT IN 
FOSTER FAMILY HOMES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 472 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672), as amended by sec-
tion 112, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by inserting ‘‘, 
but only to the extent permitted under sub-
section (k)’’ after ‘‘institution’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICI-
PATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the third 
week for which foster care maintenance payments 
are made under this section on behalf of a child 
placed in a child-care institution, no Federal pay-
ment shall be made to the State under section 
474(a)(1) for amounts expended for foster care 
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maintenance payments on behalf of the child un-
less— 
‘‘(A) the child is placed in a child-care in-
stitution that is a setting specified in paragraph 
(2) (or is placed in a licensed residential family- 
based treatment facility consistent with sub-
section (j)); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a child placed in a 
qualified residential treatment program (as de-
fined in paragraph (4)), the requirements speci-
fied in paragraph (3) and section 475A(c) are 
met. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIED SETTINGS FOR PLACEMENT.— 
The settings for placement specified in this para-
graph are the following: 
‘‘(A) A qualified residential treatment pro-
gram (as defined in paragraph (4)). 
‘‘(B) A setting specializing in providing 
prenatal, post-partum, or parenting supports 
for youth. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a child who has at-
tained 18 years of age, a supervised setting in 
which the child is living independently. 
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‘‘(3) ASSESSMENT
TO
DETERMINE
APPRO-
PRIATENESS OF PLACEMENT IN A QUALIFIED RESI-
DENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) DEADLINE
FOR
ASSESSMENT.—In 
the case of a child who is placed in a qualified 
residential treatment program, if the assess-
ment required under section 475A(c)(1) is not 
completed within 30 days after the placement is 
made, no Federal payment shall be made to the 
State under section 474(a)(1) for any amounts 
expended for foster care maintenance payments 
on behalf of the child during the placement. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE FOR TRANSITION OUT OF 
PLACEMENT.—If the assessment required under 
section 475A(c)(1) determines that the place-
ment of a child in a qualified residential treat-
ment program is not appropriate, a court dis-
approves such a placement under section 
475A(c)(2), or a child who has been in an ap-
proved placement in a qualified residential 
treatment program is going to return home or 
be placed with a fit and willing relative, a legal 
guardian, or an adoptive parent, or in a foster 
family home, Federal payments shall be made 
to the State under section 474(a)(1) for 
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