Sec. 103. GRANTS FOR TARGETED PURPOSES
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## SEC. 103 GRANTS FOR TARGETED PURPOSES ###
(a)Extension of Funding Reservations for Monthly Caseworker Visits and Regional Partnership Grants Section 436(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (4)(A), by striking “433(e)” and all that follows and inserting “433(e) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.”; and ####
(2)in paragraph (5), by striking “437(f)” and all that follows and inserting “437(f) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.”. ###
(b)Revision in Use of Monthly Caseworker Visits Grants Section 436(b)(4)(B)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(4)(B)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “support” and insert “improve the quality of”; and ####
(2)by striking “a primary emphasis” and all that follows and inserting “an emphasis on improving caseworker decision making on the safety, permanency, and well-being of foster children and on activities designed to increase retention, recruitment, and training of caseworkers.”; and ###
(c)Reauthorization of Regional Partnership Grants to Assist Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse ####
(1)Extension of program Section 437(f)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)) is amended by striking “2007 through 2011” and inserting “2012 through 2016”. ####
(2)Revisions to program Section 437(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is amended— #####
(A)in the subsection heading, by striking “Methamphetamine or Other”; #####
(B)in each of paragraphs (1), (4)(A), (7)(A)(i), and (9)(B)(iii), by striking “methamphetamine or other”; #####
(C)in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph
(B)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) Required minimum period of approval > > > ###### “(i) In general > > A grant shall be awarded under this subsection for a period of not less than 2, and not more than 5, fiscal years, subject to clause (ii). > > > ###### “(ii) Extension of grant > > On application of the grantee, the Secretary may extend for not more than 2 fiscal years the period for which a grant is awarded under this subsection. > > > ##### “(C) Multiple grants allowed > > This subsection shall not be interpreted to prevent a grantee from applying for, or being awarded, separate grants under this subsection.” > ; #####
(D)in paragraph (6)(A)— ######
(i)by striking “and” at the end of clause (ii); ######
(ii)by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii)and inserting a semicolon; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(iv) > > 70 percent for the sixth such fiscal year; and > > > ###### “(v) > > 65 percent for the seventh such fiscal year.” > ; #####
(E)in paragraph (7)— ######
(i)by striking “shall—” and all that follows through “(A) take” and inserting “shall take”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; ######
(iii)by striking subparagraph (B); and ######
(iv)by redesignating clauses
(i)through
(iv)of subparagraph
(A)as subparagraphs
(A)through (D), respectively, and moving each of such provisions 2 ems to the left; and #####
(F)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(10) Limitation on use of funds for administrative expenses of the secretary > > Not more than 5 percent of the amounts appropriated or reserved for awarding grants under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016 may be used by the Secretary for salaries and Department of Health and Human Services administrative expenses in administering this subsection.” > . ####
(3)Evaluations Not later than December 31, 2012, and not later than December 31, 2017, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate the effectiveness of the grants awarded to regional partnerships under section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) and shall publish a report regarding the results of each evaluation on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services. Each report required to be published under this subsection shall include— #####
(A)an evaluation of the programs and activities conducted, and the services provided, with the grant funds awarded under such section for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, in the case of the evaluation required by December 31, 2012, and for fiscal years 2012 through 2016, in the case of the evaluation required by December 31, 2017; #####
(B)an analysis of the regional partnerships awarded such grants that have, and have not, been successful in achieving the goals and outcomes specified in their grant applications and with respect to the performance indicators established by the Secretary under paragraph
(8)of such section that are applicable to their grant awards; and #####
(C)an analysis of the extent to which such grants have been successful in addressing the needs of families with methamphetamine or other substance abuse problems who come to the attention of the child welfare system and in achieving the goals of child safety, permanence, and family stability.
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