Sec. 302. Additional resources and improvements for tribal child welfare programs
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Section 432(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629b(b)(2) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (B). Section 433(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629c(a) ) is amended to read as follows: From the amount reserved pursuant to section 436(b)(3) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each Indian tribe with a plan approved under this subpart— $10,000; plus an amount that bears the same ratio to the adjusted reserved amount as the number of children in the Indian tribe bears to the total number of children in all Indian tribes with State plans so approved, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most current and reliable information available to the Secretary.
In subparagraph (A), the term adjusted reserved amount means, with respect to a fiscal year— the amount reserved pursuant to section 436(b)(3) for the fiscal year; minus the product of— $10,000; and the number of Indian tribes to which an allotment is made under this subsection for the fiscal year. If a consortium of Indian tribes submits a plan approved under this subpart, the Secretary shall allot to the consortium an amount equal to the sum of the allotments determined for each Indian tribe that is part of the consortium. .
Section 436(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(3) ) is amended by striking After applying paragraphs
(4)and
(5)(but before applying paragraphs
(1)or (2)), the Secretary shall reserve 3 percent and inserting The Secretary shall reserve 4.5 percent . Section 432(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629b(b)(2) ), as amended by subsection (a)(1), is amended by adding at the end the following: An Indian tribe or tribal consortium may use amounts provided under this part to facilitate and support tribal customary adoptions. . Section 432(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629b(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— by striking subsection (a)(4) of this section and inserting paragraphs (2), (4), and
(5)of subsection
(a); and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall exempt a plan of an Indian tribe or tribal consortium from the requirements of paragraphs
(2)and
(5)of subsection
(a)for a fiscal year if the total amount provided to the Indian tribe or tribal consortium under this subpart for the fiscal year is less than $50,000. If the Secretary exempts a plan of an Indian tribe or tribal consortium from a requirement of paragraph
(2)or
(5)of subsection (a), the Indian tribe or tribal consortium may provide the Secretary with the relevant information in a streamlined form. . Section 428 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 628 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may modify any reporting requirement imposed by or under this part on an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium, as the Secretary deems appropriate, taking into account the resources, needs, and other circumstances of the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium. . Section 428 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 628 ), as amended by subsection (e)(2), is amended by adding at the end the following: In determining the amount expended by an Indian tribe for activities under this subpart, the Secretary may take into account in-kind expenditures of the Indian tribe. . Section 428 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 628 ), as amended by subsections (e)(2) and (f), is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of sections 422(b)(14) and 424(e), an Indian tribal organization may elect to have the weighted average of the indirect cost rates in effect under part 225 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (OMB Circular A–87) with respect to the administrative costs of the Indian tribal organization apply in lieu of the percentage specified in each such section. .
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