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This Act may be cited as the ''Supporting Families in Substance
Abuse Treatment Act''.

SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH PARENTS IN A
LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT FACILITY FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

(a) In General.--Section 472 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
672) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ''or'' and
inserting '', with a parent residing in a licensed residential
family-based treatment facility, but only to the extent
permitted under subsection (j), or in a''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(j) Children Placed With a Parent Residing in a Licensed
Residential Family-Based Treatment Facility for Substance Abuse.--
''(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions
of this section, a child who is eligible for foster care
maintenance payments under this section shall be eligible for
the payments for a period of not more than 12 months during
which the child is placed with a parent who is in a licensed
residential family-based treatment facility for substance
abuse, but only if--
''(A) the recommendation for the placement is
specified in the child's case plan before the
placement;
''(B) the treatment facility provides, as part of
the treatment for substance abuse, parenting skills
training, parent education, and individual and family
counseling; and
''(C) the substance abuse treatment, parenting
skills training, parent education, and individual and
family counseling is provided under an organizational
structure and treatment framework that involves
understanding, recognizing, and responding to the
effects of all types of trauma and in accordance with
recognized principles of a trauma-informed approach and
trauma-specific interventions to address the
consequences of trauma and facilitate healing.
''(2) Payment amount.--The amount the State may receive
under section 474(a)(1) for a child placed with a parent who is
in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for
substance abuse shall not exceed the amount the State would
otherwise be eligible to receive under such section based on
where the child would be appropriately placed in a setting
described in section 472(a)(2)(C) if such treatment setting
were not available.
''(3) Application.--With respect to children for whom
foster care maintenance payments are made under paragraph (1),
only the children who satisfy the requirements of paragraphs
(1)(B) and (3) of subsection (a) shall be considered to be
children with respect to whom foster care maintenance payments
are made under this section for purposes of subsection (h) or
section 473(b)(3)(B).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 474(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
674(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ''subject to section 472(j),''
before ''an amount equal to the Federal'' the first place it appears.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) Effective Dates.--Subject to subsection (b), the amendments
made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2017.
(b) Transition Rule.--
(1) In general.--In the case of a State plan under part E
of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of
Health and Human Services 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 Act, the State plan shall not be
regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such
part solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet
such additional requirements before the first day of the first
calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular
session 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 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 Act (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, organization, 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.

Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.
Student:
Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide that the removal and foster care placement of a child shall meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments on the child's behalf if the child has been placed with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility. Placement with such a parent shall meet these requirements only if: the placement recommendation is specified in the child's case plan before the placement; the treatment facility offers, as part of substance abuse treatment, parenting skills training, parent education, and individual and family counseling; and this training and counseling are delivered under an organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma, and in accordance with recognized principles of a trauma-informed approach and trauma-specific interventions, to address the consequences of trauma and facilitate healing. The bill specifies the amount the state may receive for a child placed with a parent who is in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse.