[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1378 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1378

  To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase 
payments to States for expenditures for short term training of staff of 
                    certain child welfare agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2003

  Mr. Weller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase 
payments to States for expenditures for short term training of staff of 
                    certain child welfare agencies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR EXPENDITURES FOR SHORT 
              TERM TRAINING OF STAFF OF CERTAIN CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 474(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 674(a)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ``, or State-licensed 
or State-approved child welfare agencies providing services,'' after 
``child care institutions''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
        take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter that 
        begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        without regard to whether regulations to implement the 
        amendment are promulgated by such date.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--In the 
        case of a State plan approved under section 454 of the Social 
        Security Act which requires State legislation (other than 
        legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet 
        the additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by 
        subsection (a) of this section, the State plan shall not be 
        regarded as failing to comply with the additional requirements 
        solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet the 
        additional requirements before the first day of the first 
        calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular 
        session of the State legislature that begins after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
        sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative 
        session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a 
        separate regular session of the State legislature.
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