Sec. 264. Reports to Congress
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall submit to Congress a report on recommendations for legislative or administrative action necessary to eliminate the requirement that a child be deemed to be a recipient of aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in effect as of July 16, 1996) (referred to in this section as the AFDC income eligibility requirements ) for purposes of foster care maintenance payments under section 472 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 672 ), including an analysis of— the effects of phasing out the AFDC income eligibility requirements for adoption assistance payments under section 473 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 673 ), as enacted by section 402 of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–351 ; 122 Stat. 3975);
State administrative expenses related to the existing disparity in Federal reimbursement rates for foster care maintenance payments; the level of services provided by States to children in foster care that meet AFDC income eligibility requirements under section 472 of the Social Security Act, and thereby provide States with Federal reimbursement for foster care maintenance payments under section 474 of such Act, as compared to children in foster care that do not meet the AFDC income eligibility requirements; the long-term effects related to maintaining the AFDC income eligibility requirements under section 472 of the Social Security Act for purposes of the amount of overall Federal funding that will be made available to States for foster care services and the resulting impact on the ability of States to provide adequate services to children in foster care; and the feasibility of eliminating the AFDC income eligibility requirements for purposes of foster care maintenance payments under section 472 of the Social Security Act in a manner that is budget neutral, or at a limited cost to the Federal Government, and the effect that such an elimination would have on the ability of States to provide adequate levels of services to all children in foster care.
Not later than 180 days after completion of the child welfare innovation grant program under section 281 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the intervention services and reforms implemented by eligible entities under the grant program, the child well-being results achieved through such services and reforms, and recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate.
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- Pub. L. 110-351
- 122 Stat. 3975
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