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[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 118 (Monday, July 22, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaHOOD:H.R. 9076.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution--Congress hasthe power ``To make all laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, andall other powers vested by this Constitution in thegovernment of the United States, or in any department orofficer thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:The bill would reauthorize and modernize part B of title IVof the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfareservices, expand the availability of prevention services tobetter meet the needs of vulnerable families.[Page H4730]
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- Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2024
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The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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H.R. 9076, Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60853
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 24, 2024
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- Child health
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- Child safety and welfare
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- Community life and organization
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- Computers and information technology
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- Congressional oversight
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- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
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- Detention of persons
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- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
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- Family relationships
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- Family services
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- Government information and archives
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- Indian social and development programs
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- Intergovernmental relations
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- Judicial procedure and administration
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- Lawyers and legal services
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- Mental health
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- Performance measurement
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- Poverty and welfare assistance
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- Research administration and funding
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- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Families
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Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 certain child and family services and modifies programs related to prevention services, youth in foster care, parental substance use disorder, and kinship caregiving, which are generally administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
First, the bill reauthorizes funding through FY2029 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families programs. It also requires 3% of allocated funding to be paid directly to Indian tribes.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 the Court Improvement Program and requires the ACF to issue guidance for technological changes necessary to conduct proceedings remotely.
The ACF also must review administrative requirements for state child welfare agencies and explore ways to reduce the compliance time.
The bill also authorizes grants to states and other specified organizations to evaluate child and family services and kinship navigator programs.
Further, state plans for child welfare services must describe how states may offer virtual caseworker visits to youth in care who are over 18 and have consented to such visits.
The bill also reauthorizes grants to states for caseworker support and authorizes demonstration grants to support relationships between foster children and their incarcerated parents.
Finally, the bill modifies certain requirements regarding data collection and technical assistance for programs relating to behavioral health services, and it requires the ACF to report on post-adoption and guardianship services.
The bill takes effect on October 1, 2025.
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Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
TITLE I--CHILD WELFARE REAUTHORIZATION AND MODERNIZATION
Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act
This title reauthorizes through FY2029 certain child and family services and modifies programs related to prevention services, youth in foster care, parental substance use disorder, and kinship caregiving, which are generally administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
First, the title reauthorizes funding through FY2029 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families programs. It also requires 3% of allocated funding to be paid directly to Indian tribes.
The title also reauthorizes through FY2029 the Court Improvement Program and requires the ACF to issue guidance for technological changes necessary to conduct proceedings remotely.
The title reauthorizes through FY2029 and revises regional partnership grants for services to families affected by substance use disorders.
The ACF also must review administrative requirements for state child welfare agencies and explore ways to reduce the compliance time.
The title also authorizes grants to states and other specified organizations to evaluate child and family services and kinship navigator programs.
Further, state plans for child welfare services must describe how states may offer virtual caseworker visits to youth in care who are over 18 and have consented to such visits.
The title also authorizes family preservation and family support services for youth under the age of 26. It also includes within the definition of family preservation services nonrecurring, short-term benefits that address immediate needs related to a specific crisis, such as supports for housing or food assistance.
The title also reauthorizes grants to states for caseworker support and authorizes demonstration grants to support relationships between foster children and their incarcerated parents.
Finally, the title modifies certain requirements regarding data collection and technical assistance for programs relating to behavioral health services, and it requires the ACF to report on post-adoption and guardianship services.
The title takes effect on October 1, 2025.
TITLE II--STRENGTHENING STATE AND TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT
Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act
This title permits tribal child support enforcement agencies to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program to collect past-due child support payments from the federal tax refunds of noncustodial parents.
Additionally, the title authorizes the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration to disclose certain tax return information to tribal child support enforcement agencies. Such information may be disclosed to establish and collect child support obligations from, and to locate, those individuals owing such obligations. The title also explicitly authorizes state and tribal child support enforcement agencies to disclose necessary information to contractors for these purposes.
The title also permits the ACF to reimburse tribal agencies for certain reporting costs related to the Federal Parent Locator Service.

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To reauthorize child welfare programs under part B of title IV of the Social Security Act and strengthen the State and tribal child support enforcement program under part D of such title, and for other purposes
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Protecting America’s Children by Strengthening Families Act
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To reauthorize and modernize part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and for other purposes.
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