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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4348 (Introduced in House) — To remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal child welfare programs, and increase F... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Additional resources and improvements for tribal child welfare programs

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Section 433(a) of the Social Security 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 436(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629f(a) ) is amended by striking $345,000,000 and inserting $356,000,000 . Section 436(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(2) ) is amended by striking $30,000,000 and inserting $34,000,000 . Section 432(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629b(b)(2) ), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, 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 the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 628 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall, in consultation with the affected Indian tribes, modify any reporting requirement imposed by or under this part on an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium if the total of the amounts allotted to the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium under this part for the fiscal year is not more than $50,000, and in a manner that limits the administrative burden on any tribe to which less than $50,000 is allotted under this subpart for the fiscal year. . Section 428 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 628 ), as amended by subsection (f)(2) of this section, 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 434 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629d ) 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 (f)(2) and (g)(1) of this section, 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. . Section 434 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629d ), as amended by subsection (g)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: For purposes of sections 432(a)(4) and 434(d), 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. . Section 428(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 628(c) ) is amended by striking 450b and inserting 5304 . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2021, and shall apply to payments under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan developed under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
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Sec. 2
Additional resources and improvements for tribal child welfare programs
U.S.C.§ 629c
U.S.C.§ 629f
U.S.C.§ 629b
U.S.C.§ 628
U.S.C.§ 629d
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