(b) VOLUNTARY AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— 
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and uncom-
pensated services of members of the Commission. 
(c) DETAIL
OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any 
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall 
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
privilege. 
SEC. 106. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the 
date on which the Commission submits the report under 
section 103(b). 
TITLE 
II—REINVESTMENT 
GRANT PROGRAMS TO SUP-
PORT SOCIAL WORK PROFES-
SION 
SEC. 201. WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to 4 eligible entities described in subsection 
(d) to assist the entities in carrying out a workplace im-
provement program to address concerns for the social 
work profession, including caseloads, compensation, social 
worker safety, supervision, and working conditions. 
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(b) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award to 
each of the 4 grant recipients under this section 
$1,000,000 per fiscal year for 4 consecutive fiscal years 
beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) GRANTS TO STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
At least 2 of the grant recipients under this section shall 
be agencies of State or local governments. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—An entity eligible 
for a grant under this section shall— 
(1) work in a social work capacity; 
(2) demonstrate that the entity needs to im-
prove in one or more of the workplace concern areas 
described in subsection (a); 
(3) provide services to individuals of different 
racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, lin-
guistic, and class backgrounds, and different genders 
and sexual orientations; 
(4) demonstrate knowledge and understanding 
of the concerns of the groups described in paragraph 
(3); and 
(5) employ individuals who represent themselves 
as competent to provide social work services only 
within the boundaries of their education, training, li-
censes, certification, professional case consultation, 
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supervised experience, or other relevant professional 
experience. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible en-
tities— 
(1) that have proven to be fiscally responsible, 
administratively capable, and otherwise equipped to 
oversee and monitor a workplace improvement pro-
gram under this section, including through a labor- 
management partnership; 
(2) that are knowledgeable about relevant social 
work workforce trends; and 
(3) that have not less than 2 years of experi-
ence relevant to the workplace improvement pro-
gram. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $16,000,000 to the Sec-
retary to award grants under this section. 
SEC. 202. RESEARCH GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to 25 social workers who hold a doctoral de-
gree in social work for postdoctoral research in social 
work— 
(1) to further the knowledge base about effec-
tive social work interventions; and 
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(2) to promote usable strategies to translate re-
search into practice across diverse community set-
tings and service systems. 
(b) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award to 
each of the 25 grant recipients under this section $50,000 
per fiscal year for 4 consecutive fiscal years beginning with 
the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, a social worker shall— 
(1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding 
of the concerns of individuals from different racial, 
ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, linguistic, and 
class backgrounds, and different genders and sexual 
orientations; and 
(2) represent themselves as competent to pro-
vide social work services only within the boundaries 
of their education, training, licenses, certification, 
professional case consultation, supervised experience, 
or other relevant professional experience. 
(d) MINORITY REPRESENTATION.—Not less than 10 
of the grant recipients under this section shall be employed 
by a historically black college or university or minority- 
serving institution. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Sec-
retary to award grants under this section. 
SEC. 203. EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to 20 eligible institutions of higher education 
to support the recruitment and education of social work 
students in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree 
programs and the professional development of social work 
faculty. 
(b) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award to 
each of the 20 grant recipients under this section 
$200,000 per fiscal year for 4 consecutive fiscal years be-
ginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an institution shall dem-
onstrate that— 
(1) the institution enrolls social work students 
from different racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, re-
ligious, linguistic, and class backgrounds, and dif-
ferent genders and sexual orientations; and 
(2) the institution has knowledge and under-
standing of the concerns of the groups described in 
paragraph (1). 
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