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[S. 4172 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4172

To provide emergency funding for child welfare services provided under 
  parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 2, 2020

 Mr. Brown (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Cortez Masto) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide emergency funding for child welfare services provided under 
  parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Child Welfare 
Emergency Assistance Act of 2020''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
         TITLE I--FUNDING FOR CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

Sec. 101. Funding for child and family services.
Sec. 102. Funding for kinship navigator programs.
Sec. 103. Funding for the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for 
                            Successful Transition to Adulthood.
Sec. 104. Funding for the child welfare court improvement program.
Sec. 105. Funding for health oversight and coordination plans.
 TITLE II--OTHER SUPPORT FOR RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH 
                               EMERGENCY

Sec. 201. State option to waive licensing requirement for purposes of 
                            satisfying the 6-month residency 
                            requirement for kinship guardianship 
                            assistance payments.
Sec. 202. Moratorium on aging out of foster care.
Sec. 203. Temporary increase of matching rates for kinship guardianship 
                            assistance payments, adoption assistance 
                            payments for kin caregivers, and Family 
                            First prevention services.
                      TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. COURTS Act.
Sec. 302. Requirement for de-escalation strategies relating to 
                            interactions with law enforcement 
                            authorities.
Sec. 303. Emergency designation.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to provide funding for States and 
Indian Tribes and tribal organizations to increase their ability to 
meet the needs of children, youth, and families impacted by the COVID-
19 public health emergency through the provision of community-based 
services and supports; to enhance resources and supports available to 
kinship caregivers, child welfare caseworkers, and courts handling 
child welfare proceedings; to place a moratorium on youth ``aging out'' 
of foster care; and to maximize the participation and supports made 
available to racial and ethnic minorities, kinship care families, 
families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness, 
families with low-incomes, families with recently unemployed 
caregivers, young parents, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
queer youth.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on 
        Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Finance of the Senate.
            (2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 
        public health emergency'' means the public health emergency 
        declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
        Health Service Act on January 31, 2020, entitled 
        ``Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists 
        Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus'' and 
        includes any renewal of such declaration pursuant to such 
        section 319.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States 
        the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin 
        Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
            (4) Other terms.--The terms ``Secretary'', ``Indian 
        tribe'', ``tribal organization'', and ``tribal consortium'' 
        have the meanings given those terms for purpose of parts B and 
        E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et 
        seq., 670 et seq.).

         TITLE I--FUNDING FOR CHILD AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

SEC. 101. FUNDING FOR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES.

    (a) Appropriation.--
            (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
        United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
        appropriated to the Secretary, $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2020, for the purpose of making payments to States, Indian 
        tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia to provide 
        child and family services under plans approved under subparts 1 
        and 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 621 et seq., 629 et seq.) in accordance with this 
        section. Such amounts shall be in addition to other amounts 
        made available for such purposes.
            (2) Reservation of funds for indian tribes, tribal 
        organization, and tribal consortia.--The Secretary shall 
        reserve 3 percent of the amount appropriated under paragraph 
        (1) for fiscal year 2020 for making allotments for Indian 
        tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia for such 
        fiscal year.
    (b) Allotments and Payments.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall do the following:
            (1) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal 
        consortia.--From the amount reserved under subsection (a)(2), 
        the Secretary shall allot to each Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, and tribal consortium with a plan approved under 
        subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
        for fiscal year 2020 an amount that bears the same ratio to 
        such reserved amount as the number of children in the Indian 
        tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium bears to the 
        total number of children in all such Indian tribes, tribal 
        organizations, and tribal consortia, as determined by the 
        Secretary on the basis of the most current and reliable 
        information available to the Secretary.
            (2) States.--From the amount appropriated under paragraph 
        (1) of subsection (a) that remains after the application of 
        paragraph (2) of that subsection, the Secretary shall allot to 
        each State that receives an allotment for fiscal year 2020 
        under section 433 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629c) 
        (including States that are territories specified in subsection 
        (b) of that section), an amount determined in the same manner 
        as the allotments for such States are determined under 
        subsections (b) and (c), respectively, of such section 433 for 
        fiscal year 2020.
            (3) Payments.--The Secretary shall make the first payment 
        to each State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal 
        consortium for which an allotment is determined under paragraph 
        (1) or (2). Each subsequent payment shall be made on a 
        quarterly basis no later than the beginning of the quarter 
        involved.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except to the extent otherwise provided in 
        this section, a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, and 
        tribal consortium may use the funds paid from an allotment 
        under this section for any purpose specified in subpart 1 or 2 
        of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 
        et seq.) and in accordance with the requirements that apply to 
        that part.
            (2) Targeted uses.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, and tribal consortium shall expend significant 
        portions of the funds paid from its allotment under this 
        section for the following:
                    (A) Kinship placement support services.--To provide 
                services or assistance to eliminate the need for out-
                of-home placements for children and support kinship 
                caregivers who are raising children during the COVID-19 
                public health emergency, including for purposes of 
                protecting children and preventing the child welfare 
                system from being overwhelmed during the emergency, 
                such as the following:
                            (i) Crisis stabilization services, 
                        including case management services designed to 
                        stabilize families in crisis or otherwise 
                        impacted by the COVID-19 public health 
                        emergency, including transportation, assistance 
                        with housing and utility payments, and access 
                        to adequate health care, child care assistance, 
                        and establishing a kinship placement crisis 
                        stabilization fund for purposes of making 
                        direct cash payments to kin caregivers for 
                        immediate needs of children placed with such 
                        caregivers in order to facilitate kinship 
                        placements and prevent the entry of children 
                        into foster care.
                            (ii) Family finding, including intensive 
                        family-finding efforts that utilize search 
                        technology to find biological family members or 
                        connections by marriage or adoption for 
                        children in, or at risk of entering, foster 
                        care.
                            (iii) Re-establishing family relationships 
                        and supporting family group decision making.
                            (iv) Providing information about becoming a 
                        licensed foster home and, if requested, 
                        assistance in becoming a licensed foster family 
                        home.
                            (v) Other assistance or services related to 
                        strengthening and supporting kinship families 
                        to improve the well-being of children and their 
                        kin caregivers impacted by the COVID-19 public 
                        health emergency, including assistance in 
                        accessing the internet and devices to support 
                        remote service delivery.
                    (B) Child welfare services.--To provide child 
                welfare services in accordance with the plan approved 
                under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 621), and shall include services designed to 
                stabilize children, youth, and families impacted by the 
                COVID-19 public health emergency by providing 
                assistance for transportation, housing, utility 
                payments, and access to adequate health care and child 
                care.
                    (C) Adoption promotion and support services.--To 
                provide adoption promotion and support services 
                described in section 431(a)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                629a(a)(8)).
                    (D) Development and training for caseworkers and 
                other child welfare agency staff and families.--To 
                hire, train, and support caseworkers and other child 
                welfare agency staff with respect to the impact of the 
                COVID-19 public health emergency, including with 
                respect to the intersection of trauma with childhood 
                development, and to expand the ability of caseworkers 
                and other child welfare agency staff to conduct or 
                assist with safe, in-person, home visits and family 
                visits, including by purchasing personal protective 
                equipment for caseworkers and other child welfare 
                agency staff and families, such as gloves, hand 
                sanitizer, and face masks; providing premium pay for 
                caseworkers and other child welfare agency staff 
                conducting or assisting with in-person, home visits and 
                family visits during the emergency; to allow for 
                improved remote visits by purchasing, updating, or 
                improving technology and internet access for child 
                welfare agencies, caseworkers and other child welfare 
                agency staff and providing training on the use of such 
                technology for caseworkers and other child welfare 
                agency staff and families.
            (3) Limitations.--
                    (A) In general.--No funds paid from an allotment 
                under this section shall be used to satisfy a matching 
                contribution requirement of a federally funded program.
                    (B) Administrative costs.--Not more than 10 percent 
                of the total amount paid to a State, Indian tribe, 
                tribal organization, or tribal consortium under this 
                section shall be used for administrative costs (as 
                defined in section 422(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                622(c))).
            (4) Exemptions.--
                    (A) In general.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal 
                organization, and tribal consortium shall not be 
                required to spend significant portions of the funds 
                paid from their allotments under this section for the 
                services specified in section 432(a)(4) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 629b(a)(4)).
                    (B) Disregard from certain limitations on 
                expenditures.--Any expenditures of funds permitted 
                under this section shall be disregarded for purposes of 
                applying the limitations on expenditures for child care 
                imposed under section 424(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                624(c)).
                    (C) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal 
                consortia.--In addition to the exemptions under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may exempt an 
                Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium 
                from any other spending requirements of this section to 
                the extent that the Secretary determines those 
                requirements would be inappropriate to apply to the 
                Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
                consortium, taking into account the resources, needs, 
                and other circumstances of the Indian tribe, tribal 
                organization, or tribal consortium.
    (d) No Matching or Application Required.--The Secretary shall not 
impose any cash or in-kind matching requirement or require an 
application from a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
consortium as a condition for being paid the amounts allotted to the 
State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium under 
this section.
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f), funds from 
an allotment determined under this section shall remain available for 
expenditure by the State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
consortium (as applicable) through September 30, 2022 (September 30, 
2023, in the case of any funds redistributed under subsection (f)).
    (f) Redistribution of Unused Funds.--Subsection (d) of section 433 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629c) shall apply to the amounts 
allotted under this section for fiscal year 2020 that remain 
unobligated on July 1, 2022, in the same manner as that subsection 
applies to the amounts from allotments made under subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) of that section for a fiscal year except that, for purposes of 
redistributing amounts allotted under this section for fiscal year 
2020, a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal consortium 
shall not be required to make the certification referred to in such 
section 433(d) before July 1, 2022.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Planned use of funds.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, each State, Indian tribe, 
        tribal organization, and tribal consortium paid funds from an 
        allotment made under this section shall submit a report to the 
        Secretary detailing how the State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium plans to use the funds in 
        accordance with the requirements of this section. The report 
        required under this subsection shall be in addition to, and may 
        be combined with, other reports required under this Act or 
        section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        629b(a)(8)). The Secretary shall not delay making any payments 
        (including the first payment required within 30 days of the 
        date of enactment of this Act) to States, Indian tribes, tribal 
        organizations, and tribal consortia from the allotments made 
        under this section because of the report required under this 
        paragraph.
            (2) Actual expenditures.--Each State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, and tribal consortium shall report on the actual 
        expenditures made in a fiscal year using funds from a payment 
        made under this section (including any payments of amounts 
        reallotted). Each report on a fiscal year shall be submitted 
        not later than June 30 of the succeeding fiscal year and shall 
        include such information as the Secretary shall require 
        regarding the actual expenditures of such funds.
            (3) Summary submissions to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of 
        the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which the reports are due. The 
        summaries required under this paragraph may be combined with 
        the other summaries required to be submitted to such committees 
        under this Act.

SEC. 102. FUNDING FOR KINSHIP NAVIGATOR PROGRAMS.

    (a) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, for the purpose of making 
grants to each State and Indian tribe operating a State plan under part 
E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) for 
kinship navigator programs in accordance with this section. Such 
amounts shall be in addition to other amounts made available for such 
purposes.
    (b) Grant Amounts; Payments.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) make grants from the amount appropriated by subsection 
        (a) in the same manner, and subject to the same minimum grant 
        award amounts, as the Secretary awards grants for developing, 
        enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs from the 
        amounts reserved for such purpose in the Further Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94); and
            (2) pay States and Indian tribes the grants so determined 
        in the same manner as the Secretary pays grants for developing, 
        enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs from the 
        amounts reserved for such purpose under such Act.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except to the extent otherwise provided in 
        this section, a State and Indian tribe shall use the funds paid 
        under this section in accordance with the requirements 
        applicable to the grants awarded for developing, enhancing, or 
        evaluating kinship navigator programs under the Further 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94).
            (2) Targeted uses.--
                    (A) In general.--A State and Indian tribe may use 
                funds under this section to ensure kinship caregivers 
                at acute risk with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 
                (COVID-19) have access to information and resources for 
                necessities, including food, safety supplies, and 
                testing and treatment for COVID-19; technology and 
                technological supports; and health care and other 
                assistance, including legal assistance and assistance 
                with making alternative care plans for the children in 
                their care if they were to become unable to continue 
                caring for them; and to provide services to kinship 
                families, including kinship families raising children 
                outside of the foster care system.
                    (B) Kin caregivers outside of the foster care 
                system.--A State and Indian tribe shall use funds paid 
                under this section to conduct outreach to kinship 
                families outside of the foster care system, including 
                such families who have been impacted by the COVID-19 
                public health emergency, to ensure such families have 
                access to the information, resources, supports, and 
                assistance described in subparagraph (A). Any State or 
                Indian tribe that does not have an existing kinship 
                navigator program which is adequately suited to 
                identify, or to meet the needs of, such families, shall 
                partner with relevant community-based organizations or 
                agencies, including Area Agencies on Aging, to conduct 
                the required outreach to such families.
            (3) Limitation.--No funds paid from a grant under this 
        section shall be used to satisfy a matching contribution 
        requirement of a federally funded program.
    (d) No Matching or Application Required.--The Secretary shall not 
impose any cash or in-kind matching requirement or require an 
application from a State or Indian tribe as a condition for being paid 
a grant under this section.
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f), funds from 
grants made under this section shall remain available for expenditure 
by the State or Indian tribe (as applicable) through September 30, 2022 
(September 30, 2023, in the case of any funds redistributed under 
subsection (f)).
    (f) Redistribution of Unused Funds.--Subsection (d) of section 433 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629c) shall apply to the grants 
made under this section for fiscal year 2020 that remain unobligated on 
July 1, 2022, in the same manner as that subsection applies to the 
amounts from allotments made under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
that section for a fiscal year except that, for purposes of 
redistributing funds from grants made under this section for fiscal 
year 2020, a State and Indian tribe shall not be required to make the 
certification referred to in such section 433(d) before July 1, 2022.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Planned use of funds.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, each State and Indian tribe 
        paid funds from a grant made under this section shall submit a 
        report to the Secretary detailing how the State or Indian tribe 
        plans to use the funds in accordance with the requirements of 
        this section. The report required under this subsection shall--
                    (A) include information on how grant funds are used 
                to help kinship families impacted by the COVID-19 
                public health emergency and how the State, Indian 
                tribe, or tribal organization collaborated with 
                relevant community-based organizations or agencies, 
                including Area Agencies on Aging, to reach kinship 
                families raising children outside of the foster care 
                system; and
                    (B) be in addition to, and may be combined with, 
                other reports required under this Act or reports 
                required under section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)(8)).
        The Secretary shall not delay making any payments (including 
        the first payment required within 30 days of the date of 
        enactment of this Act) to States and Indian tribes from the 
        grants made under this section because of the report required 
        under this paragraph.
            (2) Actual expenditures.--Each State and Indian tribe shall 
        report on the actual expenditures made in a fiscal year using 
        funds from a payment made under this section (including any 
        payments of amounts reallotted). Each report on a fiscal year 
        shall be submitted not later than June 30 of the succeeding 
        fiscal year and shall include such information as the Secretary 
        shall require regarding the actual expenditures of such funds.
            (3) Summary submissions to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of 
        the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which the reports are due. The 
        summaries required under this paragraph may be combined with 
        the other summaries required to be submitted to such committees 
        under this Act.

SEC. 103. FUNDING FOR THE JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR 
              SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.

    (a) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary, $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, for the purpose of 
providing payments to States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
tribal consortia to carry out programs under the John H. Chafee Foster 
Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood under section 477 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) in accordance with this 
section. Such amounts shall be in addition to other amounts made 
available for such purposes.
    (b) Allotments and Payments.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall do the following:
            (1) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal 
        consortia.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), from 
                the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal 
                year 2020, the Secretary shall reserve $750,000 for 
                making an allotment for each Indian tribe, tribal 
                organization, or tribal consortium that receives an 
                allotment for fiscal year 2020 under subsection (j) of 
                such section 477 in an amount that bears the same 
                proportion as the amount allotted to each such Indian 
                tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium under 
                such section 477(j) from the total amount available for 
                such allotments for fiscal year 2020 under the Further 
                Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
                94).
                    (B) Expedited award of additional grants.--The 
                Secretary shall establish an expedited process for 
                Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal 
                consortia that were eligible to apply for an allotment 
                under such section 477(j) but which did not receive an 
                allotment under that section for fiscal year 2020, to 
                apply for an allotment under this section for fiscal 
                year 2020 from the amount reserved under subparagraph 
                (A). To the extent the Secretary makes any allotments 
                under this paragraph for fiscal year 2020, the 
                Secretary shall make pro rata reductions in the amount 
                of the allotments determined under subparagraph (A) for 
                fiscal year 2020 as necessary to ensure that the total 
                amount of allotments awarded under this paragraph for 
                such fiscal year does not exceed the amount reserved 
                under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year.
            (2) States.--From the amount appropriated under subsection 
        (a) that remains after the application of paragraph (1)(A), the 
        Secretary shall allot to each State that receives a general 
        program allotment for fiscal year 2020 under subsection (c)(1) 
        of such section 477, an amount that bears the same proportion 
        as the general program allotment determined for the State under 
        such section 477(c)(1) bears to the total amount available for 
        such general program allotments for fiscal year 2020 under the 
        Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
        94).
            (3) Payments.--The Secretary shall make the first payment 
        to each State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal 
        consortium for which an allotment is determined under paragraph 
        (1) or (2). Each subsequent payment shall be made on a 
        quarterly basis no later than the beginning of the quarter 
        involved.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except to the extent otherwise provided in 
        this section, a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or 
        tribal consortium shall use the funds paid under this section 
        to carry out programs under section 477 of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 677) and in accordance with the requirements 
        that apply to that section.
            (2) Direct payments.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium may use the funds paid under 
        this section to make recurring cash payments directly to 
        children and youth who are eligible for services and assistance 
        under such section 477 (including after the application of 
        subsection (e) of this section) to meet basic needs, including 
        costs for food, transportation, technology, work readiness, and 
        other costs to be determined by the youth or on behalf of the 
        child involved, and to address and avoid emergencies.
            (3) Targeted use for educational and training voucher 
        program.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
        consortium paid funds under this section may spend up to \1/3\ 
        of the funds paid under this section to carry out State 
        educational and training voucher programs under subsection (i) 
        of such section 477 (in accordance with subsection (e) of this 
        section).
            (4) Outreach.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, 
        or tribal consortium shall use the funds paid under this 
        section to conduct a public awareness campaign on the 
        moratorium on youth aging out of foster care imposed under 
        section 202, the option for youth who have aged out of foster 
        care to re-enter foster care, and to provide resource 
        navigation assistance, and education on other emergency support 
        made available under this section.
    (d) Special Rules.--
            (1) No matching or application required.--The Secretary 
        shall not impose any cash or in-kind matching requirement or 
        require an application from a State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium as a condition for being 
        paid the amounts allotted to the State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium under this section.
            (2) Limitation.--No funds paid from an allotment under this 
        section shall be used to satisfy a matching contribution 
        requirement of a federally funded program.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Subject to subsection (f), 
        funds from an allotment determined under this section shall 
        remain available for expenditure by a State, Indian tribe, 
        tribal organization, or tribal consortium (as applicable) 
        through September 30, 2023 (September 30, 2024, in the case of 
        any funds redistributed under subsection (f)).
    (e) Programmatic Flexibility.--During the period that begins on 
February 1, 2020, and ends on September 30, 2022, the following rules 
shall apply to programs carried out under such section 477:
            (1) Maximum age limitation on eligibility for assistance.--
        A child may be eligible for services and assistance under 
        section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) for up 
        to 12 months after the month in which the child would otherwise 
        no longer be eligible for such services and assistance solely 
        by reason of the child's age attained, notwithstanding any 
        contrary certification made under such section 477.
            (2) Waiver of limitations on percentage of funds used for 
        housing assistance; eligibility for funds.--Notwithstanding 
        subsections (b)(3)(B) and (b)(3)(C) of such section 477, a 
        State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium 
        may use more than 30 percent of the funds paid from its 
        allotment under subsection (c) or (j) of such section 477 (as 
        applicable) for fiscal year 2020 or from its allotment under 
        this section for such fiscal year for room or board and may use 
        any such funds for youth eligible for services under such 
        section 477 who have attained 18 years of age and who 
        experienced foster care at 14 years of age or older.
            (3) Elimination of certain requirements.--Subsection (i)(3) 
        of such section 477 shall have no force or effect except that 
        eligible youth must be enrolled in a postsecondary education or 
        training program.
    (f) Redistribution of Unused Funds.--Paragraph (5) of section 
477(d) of the Social Security Act shall apply to amounts from the 
allotments made under this section for fiscal year 2020 that remain 
unobligated on October 1, 2022, in the same manner as that paragraph 
applies to amounts paid to States under such section 477 in a fiscal 
year that remain unexpended by the States at the end of the succeeding 
fiscal year except that, for purposes of redistributing such 
unobligated amounts, subparagraph (A) of section 477(d)(5) of such Act 
shall be applied by substituting ``shall'' for ``may''.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Planned use of funds.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, each State, Indian tribe, 
        tribal organization, and tribal consortium paid funds from an 
        allotment made under this section shall submit a report to the 
        Secretary detailing how the State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium plans to use the funds in 
        accordance with the requirements of this section. The report 
        required under this subsection shall be in addition to, and may 
        be combined with, other reports required under this Act or 
        reports required under section 477 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 677). The Secretary shall not delay making any 
        payments (including the first payment required within 30 days 
        of the date of enactment of this Act) to States, Indian tribes, 
        tribal organizations, and tribal consortia from the allotments 
        made under this section because of the report required under 
        this paragraph.
            (2) Actual expenditures.--Each State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, and tribal consortium shall report on the actual 
        expenditures made in a fiscal year using funds from a payment 
        made under this section (including any payments of amounts 
        reallotted). Each report on a fiscal year shall be submitted 
        not later than June 30 of the succeeding fiscal year and shall 
        include such information as the Secretary shall require 
        regarding the actual expenditures of such funds.
            (3) Summary submissions to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of 
        the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which the reports are due. The 
        summaries required under this paragraph may be combined with 
        the other summaries required to be submitted to such committees 
        under this Act.

SEC. 104. FUNDING FOR THE CHILD WELFARE COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, for the purpose of making 
grants in accordance with this section to the highest State courts 
described in section 438 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h) 
and to the highest courts of Indian tribes or tribal consortia eligible 
for grants under such section. Such amounts shall be in addition to 
other amounts made available for such purposes.
    (b) Reservation of Funds for Tribal Court Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), from the amount 
        appropriated under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve 
        $5,000,000 for paying to each of the highest courts of Indian 
        tribes or tribal consortia awarded a grant under such section 
        438 for fiscal year 2020 an amount that bears the same 
        proportion to the amount so reserved as the amount awarded to 
        each such court for fiscal year 2020 bears to the amount 
        allocated under subsection (c)(3)(A)(iv) of such section 438 
        for that fiscal year.
            (2) Expedited award of additional grants.--The Secretary 
        shall establish an expedited process for awarding grants on a 
        competitive basis among the highest courts of Indian tribes or 
        tribal consortia that were not awarded a grant under such 
        section 438 for fiscal year 2020 but that are eligible to apply 
        for a grant under such section for that fiscal year. To the 
        extent the Secretary awards any grants under this paragraph for 
        fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall make pro rata reductions 
        in the amount of the grants determined under paragraph (1) for 
        fiscal year 2020 as necessary to ensure that the total amount 
        of grants awarded under this subsection for such fiscal year 
        does not exceed the amount reserved under paragraph (1) for the 
        fiscal year.
    (c) Grants for Highest State Courts.--
            (1) In general.--From the remainder of the amount 
        appropriated under subsection (a) after the application of 
        subsection (b), the Secretary shall award to each highest State 
        court approved to receive a grant under such section 438 for 
        fiscal year 2020, an additional grant for fiscal year 2020 in 
        the amount determined for the court under paragraph (2).
            (2) Amount.--The amount of the additional grant awarded to 
        a highest State court under this section for fiscal year 2020 
        is equal to the sum of--
                    (A) $255,000; and
                    (B) the amount that bears the same ratio to the 
                amount appropriated under subsection (a) that remains 
                after the application of subsection (b) and 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, as the number of 
                individuals in the State who have not attained 21 years 
                of age bears to the total number of such individuals in 
                all States (based on the most recent year for which 
                data are available from the Bureau of the Census).
    (d) Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make the first 
        payment from the grants awarded under this section to each 
        highest State court or highest court of an Indian tribe or 
        tribal consortium. Each subsequent payment shall be made on a 
        quarterly basis no later than the beginning of the quarter 
        involved.
            (2) No matching or application required.--The Secretary 
        shall not, as a condition for being paid a grant under this 
        section--
                    (A) impose any cash or in-kind matching 
                requirement; or
                    (B) require an application from a highest State 
                court or highest court of an Indian tribe or tribal 
                consortium (except to the extent necessary for the 
                expedited award of grants under subsection (b)(2)).
    (e) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except to the extent otherwise provided in 
        this section, a highest State court and highest court of an 
        Indian tribe or tribal consortium paid a grant under this 
        section shall use the grant funds for the purposes described in 
        subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) of such section 438 and in 
        accordance with the requirements that apply to that section.
            (2) Targeted uses.--Each highest State court and highest 
        court of an Indian tribe or tribal consortium paid a grant 
        under this section shall use a significant portion of the grant 
        funds for technologies to facilitate remote hearings or other 
        child welfare court proceedings, training for judges and other 
        staff involved in the child welfare system on how to use these 
        technologies, including how to conduct remote child welfare 
        proceedings, data collection, and to otherwise ensure that 
        children and families have access to required child welfare 
        legal proceedings during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
    (f) Availability of Funds.--Subject to subsection (g), funds from a 
grant awarded under this section shall remain available for expenditure 
by a highest State court or highest court of an Indian tribe or tribal 
consortium (as applicable) through September 30, 2022 (September 30, 
2023, in the case of any funds redistributed under subsection (g)).
    (g) Redistribution of Unused Funds.--The Secretary shall determine 
appropriate procedures for redistributing grant funds awarded to the 
highest State courts and highest courts of Indian tribes or tribal 
consortia under this section for fiscal year 2020 that remain 
unobligated on July 1, 2022, to 1 or more such courts that apply for 
such funds not later than September 30, 2022.
    (h) Reports.--
            (1) Planned use of funds.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, each highest State court and 
        highest court of an Indian tribe or tribal consortium paid 
        funds from a grant awarded under this section for fiscal year 
        2020 shall submit a report to the Secretary detailing how the 
        court plans to use the funds in accordance with the 
        requirements of this section. The report required under this 
        subsection shall be in addition to, and may be combined with, 
        other reports required under this Act or reports required under 
        section 438 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h). The 
        Secretary shall not delay making any payments (including the 
        first payment required within 30 days of the date of enactment 
        of this Act) to the highest State courts and highest courts of 
        an Indian tribe or tribal consortium from the grants awarded 
        under this section because of the report required under this 
        paragraph.
            (2) Actual expenditures.--Each highest State court and 
        highest court of an Indian tribe or tribal consortium shall 
        report on the actual expenditures made in a fiscal year using 
        funds from a payment made under this section (including any 
        payments of amounts reallotted). Each report on a fiscal year 
        shall be submitted not later than June 30 of the succeeding 
        fiscal year and shall include such information as the Secretary 
        shall require regarding the actual expenditures of such funds.
            (3) Summary submissions to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of 
        the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which the reports are due. The 
        summaries required under this paragraph may be combined with 
        the other summaries required to be submitted to such committees 
        under this Act.

SEC. 105. FUNDING FOR HEALTH OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION PLANS.

    (a) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the 
Secretary, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, for the purpose of making 
payments to States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal 
consortia to implement and operate health oversight and coordination 
plans under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), in accordance with this section. Such amounts 
shall be in addition to other amounts made available for such purposes.
    (b) Allotments and Payments.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall do the following:
            (1) Payments for indian tribes, tribal organization, and 
        tribal consortia.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), from 
                the amount appropriated under subsection (a), the 
                Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 for allotting to 
                each Indian tribe or tribal consortium that receives 
                funds under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of such Act 
                for fiscal year 2020 and operates a program under 
                section 479B of such Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) for such 
                fiscal year, an amount that bears the same proportion 
                to the amount so reserved as the amount awarded to each 
                such Indian tribe or tribal consortium under subpart 1 
                of part B of title IV of such Act for fiscal year 2020 
                bears to the total amount awarded to all Indian tribes, 
                tribal organizations, and tribal consortia under that 
                subpart 1 for such fiscal year.
                    (B) Expedited award of additional allotments.--The 
                Secretary shall establish an expedited process for 
                awarding allotments on a competitive basis among Indian 
                tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia that 
                are not described in subparagraph (A) but receive funds 
                under subpart 1 of part B of title IV of such Act for 
                fiscal year 2020. To the extent the Secretary awards 
                any allotments under this subparagraph for fiscal year 
                2020, the Secretary shall make pro rata reductions in 
                the amount of the allotments determined under 
                subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2020 as necessary to 
                ensure that the total amount of allotments made for 
                such fiscal year under this paragraph does not exceed 
                the amount reserved under subparagraph (A) for the 
                fiscal year.
            (2) States.--The Secretary shall allot to each State that 
        receives an allotment for fiscal year 2020 under section 423 of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 623), an amount that bears 
        the same proportion to the amount appropriated under subsection 
        (a) which remains after the application of paragraph (1)(A), as 
        the total amount allotted to the State under such section 423 
        for fiscal year 2020 bears to the sum of the total amounts 
        allotted to all States under that section for that fiscal year.
            (3) Payments.--The Secretary shall make the first payment 
        to each State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal 
        consortium for which an allotment is determined under paragraph 
        (1) or (2). Each subsequent payment shall be made on a 
        quarterly basis no later than the beginning of the quarter 
        involved.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium shall use the funds paid 
        from an allotment under this section for expenditures to 
        implement and operate a health oversight and coordination plan 
        as required under section 422(b)(15)(A) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(15)(A)), or, in the case of an Indian 
        tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortia not required to 
        implement and operate such a plan, for expenditures involving 
        tribal participation with States responsible for developing and 
        carrying out such plans.
            (2) Targeted use.--A State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium shall expend significant 
        portions of the funds paid from an allotment under this section 
        to conduct expanded activities to mitigate the impact of the 
        COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of children in 
        foster care, such as the following:
                    (A) Providing access to expedited and accurate 
                COVID-19 testing and treatment for children, parents, 
                and caregivers to support child health and placement 
                stability.
                    (B) Providing access to mental health services and 
                supports, including to address needs arising from 
                health issues, social isolation, and economic 
                deprivation stemming from the pandemic.
                    (C) Using telehealth services for children in 
                foster care to ensure uninterrupted access to needed 
                pediatric medical and subspecialty care, including 
                behavioral and mental health services.
                    (D) Ensuring ongoing access to needed in-person 
                care, including the on-time provision of all needed 
                vaccinations in accordance with the latest pediatric 
                vaccination schedule as updated by the Centers for 
                Disease Control and Prevention.
    (d) No Matching or Application Required.--The Secretary shall not 
impose any cash or in-kind matching requirement or require an 
application from a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
consortium as a condition for being paid the amounts allotted to the 
State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium under 
this section (except to the extent necessary for the expedited award of 
allotments under subsection (b)(1)(B)).
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f), funds from 
an allotment determined under this section shall remain available for 
expenditure by the State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
consortium (as applicable) through September 30, 2022 (September 30, 
2023, in the case of any funds redistributed under subsection (f)).
    (f) Redistribution of Unused Funds.--Subsection (d) of section 433 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629c) shall apply to the amounts 
allotted under this section for fiscal year 2020 that remain 
unobligated on July 1, 2022, in the same manner as that subsection 
applies to the amounts from allotments made under subsections (a), (b), 
and (c) of that section for a fiscal year except that, for purposes of 
redistributing amounts allotted under this section for fiscal year 
2020, a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal consortium 
shall not be required to make the certification referred to in such 
section 433(d) before July 1, 2022.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Planned use of funds.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, each State, Indian tribe, 
        tribal organization, and tribal consortium paid funds from an 
        allotment made under this section shall submit a report to the 
        Secretary detailing how the State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, or tribal consortium plans to use the funds in 
        accordance with the requirements of this section. The report 
        required under this subsection shall be in addition to, and may 
        be combined with, other reports required under this Act or 
        section 432(a)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        629b(a)(8)). The Secretary shall not delay making any payments 
        (including the first payment required within 30 days of the 
        date of enactment of this Act) to States, Indian tribes, tribal 
        organizations, and tribal consortia from the allotments made 
        under this section because of the report required under this 
        paragraph.
            (2) Actual expenditures.--Each State, Indian tribe, tribal 
        organization, and tribal consortium shall report on the actual 
        expenditures made in a fiscal year using funds from a payment 
        made under this section (including any payments of amounts 
        reallotted). Each report on a fiscal year shall be submitted 
        not later than June 30 of the succeeding fiscal year and shall 
        include such information as the Secretary shall require 
        regarding the actual expenditures of such funds.
            (3) Summary submissions to congress.--The Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of 
        the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) not later 
        than 60 days after the date on which the reports are due. The 
        summaries required under this paragraph may be combined with 
        the other summaries required to be submitted to such committees 
        under this Act.

 TITLE II--OTHER SUPPORT FOR RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH 
                               EMERGENCY

SEC. 201. STATE OPTION TO WAIVE LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR PURPOSES OF 
              SATISFYING THE 6-MONTH RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR KINSHIP 
              GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

    During the period that begins on February 1, 2020, and ends on 
September 30, 2022, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of determining whether a child is eligible for kinship 
guardianship assistance payments under section 473(d) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(d)), a State or Indian tribe or tribal 
organization may elect to count any consecutive months the child 
resided in the home of the prospective relative guardian towards the 6-
month residency requirement of paragraph (3)(A)(i)(II) of that section, 
without regard to whether the home of the prospective relative guardian 
was a licensed foster family home during any such month.

SEC. 202. MORATORIUM ON AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.

    (a) In General.--During the period that begins on February 1, 2020, 
and ends on September 30, 2022, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law--
            (1) no State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal 
        consortium operating a program under part E of title IV of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) shall require a 
        child in foster care under the responsibility of the State to 
        leave foster care solely by reason of the child's age attained; 
        and
            (2) no child in foster care under the responsibility of the 
        State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium 
        shall be found ineligible for foster care maintenance payments 
        under section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 672) solely by reason 
        of the child's age attained or by reason of failing to meet the 
        requirements of section 475(8)(B)(iv) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        675(8)(B)(iv)).
    (b) Outreach and Re-Entry.--Each State and Indian tribe, tribal 
organization, or tribal consortium operating a program under part E of 
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) shall--
            (1) identify and provide notice to any child who was 
        formally discharged from foster care by reason of the child's 
        age attained during the moratorium period imposed under 
        subsection (a) that the child shall be re-entered into foster 
        care, unless the child elects to opt out; and
            (2) establish procedures to facilitate the child's re-entry 
        into foster care, which shall include payment of any foster 
        care maintenance payments the child is eligible for during the 
        moratorium period imposed under subsection (a) (including any 
        such payments accrued before the child was re-entered into 
        foster care).
    (c) Application.--The requirements of this section apply to a 
State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium 
operating a program under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
without regard to whether the State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, 
or tribal consortium has elected under section 475(8)(B) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 675(8)(B)) to extend foster care to children who have 
attained age 18.

SEC. 203. TEMPORARY INCREASE OF MATCHING RATES FOR KINSHIP GUARDIANSHIP 
              ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS, ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR KIN 
              CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES.

    For each quarter that begins after March 31, 2020, and before 
October 1, 2022--
            (1) paragraph (2) of section 474(a) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)) shall be applied as if ``(or, with 
        respect to such payments made during such quarter to any 
        adoptive parents who, at the time of the initiation of adoption 
        proceedings, were relative guardians or kin caregivers, an 
        amount equal to 100 percent of the total amount expended during 
        such quarter as adoption assistance payments under section 473 
        pursuant to adoption assistance agreements)'' appeared in such 
        paragraph after ``applies to the State)'';
            (2) paragraph (5) of section 474(a) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)) shall be applied by substituting ``100 
        percent'' for ``the percentage by which the expenditures 
        referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection are 
        reimbursed''; and
            (3) paragraphs (6)(A)(i)(I) and (7) of such section shall 
        be applied by substituting ``100 percent'' for ``50 percent'' 
        each place it appears.

                      TITLE III--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. COURTS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 436 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$345,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2017 through 2021'' and inserting 
        ``$375,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2028''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$60,000,000''.
    (b) Program Changes.--Section 438 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629h) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in 
                        a timely and complete manner'' before ``, as 
                        set forth''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
                        semicolon and inserting ``, including by 
                        training judges, attorneys, and other legal 
                        personnel.''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by striking all that precedes ``be eligible to 
                receive'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Applications.--In order to'';
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by moving the matter 2 ems to 
                                the left;
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``(A) in 
                                        the case of a grant for the 
                                        purpose described in subsection 
                                        (a)(3),'' and inserting 
                                        ``(1)''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``use not 
                                        less than 30 percent of grant 
                                        funds to'' before 
                                        ``collaborate'';
                                    (III) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``(B) in the case of a grant 
                                for the purpose described in subsection 
                                (a)(4),'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
                                    (IV) in subparagraph (C), by 
                                striking ``(C) in the case of a grant 
                                for the purpose described in subsection 
                                (a),'' and inserting ``(3)''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Amount of Grant.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts reserved under sections 
        436(b)(2) and 437(b)(2) for a fiscal year, each highest State 
        court that has an application approved under this section for 
        the fiscal year shall be entitled to payment of an amount equal 
        to the sum of--
                    ``(A) $255,000; and
                    ``(B) the amount described in paragraph (2) with 
                respect to the court and the fiscal year.
            ``(2) Amount described.--The amount described in this 
        paragraph with respect to a court and a fiscal year is the 
        amount that bears the same ratio to the total of the amounts 
        reserved under sections 436(b)(2) and 437(b)(2) for grants 
        under this section for the fiscal year (after applying 
        paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) of this subsection) as the number of 
        individuals in the State in which the court is located who have 
        not attained 21 years of age bears to the total number of such 
        individuals in all States with a highest State court that has 
        an approved application under this section for the fiscal year.
            ``(3) Indian tribes.--From the amounts reserved under 
        section 436(b)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, 
        before applying paragraph (1) of this subsection, allocate 
        $5,000,000 for grants to be awarded on a competitive basis 
        among the highest courts of Indian tribes or tribal consortia 
        that--
                    ``(A) are operating a program under part E, in 
                accordance with section 479B;
                    ``(B) are seeking to operate a program under part E 
                and have received an implementation grant under section 
                476; or
                    ``(C) have a court responsible for proceedings 
                related to foster care or adoption.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 438(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629h(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by striking ``and'' 
                after the semicolon; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``state'' and inserting ``State''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2021.

SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT FOR DE-ESCALATION STRATEGIES RELATING TO 
              INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

    (a) State Plan Amendment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this paragraph, describe the steps the State is taking under 
        the State programs assisted under this subpart, subpart 2 of 
        this part, and part E, to--
                    ``(A) develop and implement de-escalation 
                strategies to--
                            ``(i) reduce unnecessary interactions with 
                        law enforcement authorities for children, 
                        youth, and families coming to the attention of 
                        child welfare agencies and for children and 
                        youth in foster care;
                            ``(ii) ensure law enforcement authorities 
                        and caseworkers, social workers, or other 
                        behavioral health specialists collaborate (as 
                        much as practicable) when law enforcement 
                        authorities have interactions with children, 
                        youth, and families coming to the attention of 
                        child welfare agencies and children and youth 
                        in foster care;
                            ``(iii) ensure that any involvement of law 
                        enforcement authorities in child abuse or 
                        neglect investigations, child welfare 
                        interventions, placement incidents, or court or 
                        administrative proceedings involving children 
                        or youth in foster care, is not coercive or 
                        intended to intimidate; and
                            ``(iv) promote the provision of trauma-
                        informed, culturally-responsive programming and 
                        services for children and youth in foster care;
                    ``(B) provide training on such de-escalation 
                strategies for caseworkers and other child welfare 
                agency staff, including supervisors and support staff, 
                personnel employed or preparing for employment by the 
                State agency responsible for administering the State 
                plans under this subpart, subpart 2 of this part, and 
                part E, or by any local agency administering any such 
                plan, staff of State-licensed or State-approved public 
                or private nonprofit child welfare agencies, tribal 
                child welfare agencies and organizations, staff of law 
                enforcement authorities, State and tribal court 
                personnel, including judges, current or prospective 
                foster or adoptive parents, relative guardians, kin 
                caregivers, and the members of the staff of State-
                licensed or State-approved child care institutions, 
                including congregate care settings and residential 
                treatment facilities, and qualified residential 
                treatment programs (as defined in section 472(k)(4)); 
                and
                    ``(C) ensure that the State agency responsible for 
                administering the State plans under this subpart, 
                subpart 2 of this part, and part E, local agencies 
                administering any such plan, State-licensed or State-
                approved public or private nonprofit child welfare 
                agencies, and tribal child welfare agencies, review 
                system interactions with law enforcement authorities 
                that are required under such plans or under the Child 
                Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to ensure such 
                interactions occur in manner that protects children, 
                does not traumatize children, and is in accordance with 
                recognized principles of a trauma-informed approach and 
                trauma-specific interventions to address trauma's 
                consequences and facilitate healing.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 422(b)(4)(B) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting ``(including 
        with respect to the training on de-escalation strategies 
        required under paragraph (20))'' after ``State''.
    (b) Funding for Training.--Section 426 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 626) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Funding for Training on De-Escalation Strategies Relating to 
Interactions With Law Enforcement Authorities.--
            ``(1) Appropriation.--In addition to any amounts otherwise 
        made available to carry out this section and this subpart, out 
        of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
        appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary for each 
        of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, $15,000,000, for making 
        payments to States in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(2) Allotments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From the amount appropriated 
                under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
                shall allot--
                            ``(i) to each Indian tribe or tribal 
                        consortium with a plan approved under this 
                        subpart and to each of the jurisdictions of 
                        Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana 
                        Islands, and American Samoa, an amount that 
                        shall not exceed $100,000; and
                            ``(ii) to each State that is not an Indian 
                        tribe, tribal consortium, or jurisdiction 
                        specified in clause (i), an amount that is not 
                        less than $200,000.
                    ``(B) Additional amount.--If any amounts 
                appropriated under paragraph (1) remain after the 
                application of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                increase the amount of all such allotments by an amount 
                determined through a formula determined by the 
                Secretary that takes into consideration the number of 
                children in foster care who are under the 
                responsibility of each State and Indian tribe or tribal 
                consortium with a plan approved under this subpart.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--A State or Indian tribe or tribal 
        consortium shall use the funds paid under this subsection to 
        provide the training required under section 422(b)(20)(B).
            ``(4) Payment rules.--
                    ``(A) No match required.--Each State or Indian 
                tribe or tribal consortium with a plan approved under 
                this subpart shall be entitled to payment of 100 
                percent of the amount allotted to the entity under 
                paragraph (2) for the fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Availability of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Amounts allotted to a 
                        State or Indian tribe or tribal consortium 
                        under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year shall 
                        remain available for expenditure through the 
                        end of the succeeding fiscal year.
                            ``(ii) Amounts redistributed.--Any amounts 
                        reallotted shall remain available only through 
                        the end of the fiscal year in which such 
                        amounts are distributed.
                    ``(C) Reallotments.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B)(i), subsection (e) of section 423 shall apply to 
                the amounts allotted under paragraph (2) in the same 
                manner as that section applies to allotments made under 
                subsection (a) of that section.
            ``(5) Nonapplication.--The limitation on payments for 
        administrative costs under section 424(e) shall not apply to 
        the amounts allotted under paragraph (2).
            ``(6) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State and Indian tribe or 
                tribal consortium provided an allotment under this 
                subsection shall submit a report to the Secretary, at 
                such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Secretary may require, on the 
                activities carried out with the amounts paid to the 
                State.
                    ``(B) Indian tribes.--The Secretary may modify the 
                reporting requirement under subparagraph (A) for an 
                Indian tribe or tribal consortium to the extent that 
                the Secretary determines those requirements would be 
                inappropriate to apply to the Indian tribe or tribal 
                consortium, taking into account the resources, needs, 
                and other circumstances of the Indian tribe or tribal 
                consortium.''.

SEC. 303. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The amounts provided by this Act are designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
    (b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this Act is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2018.
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