[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8890 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8890

 To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program under subpart 2 
 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 5 years, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2024

  Mr. Horsford (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Regional Partnership Grant program under subpart 2 
 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for 5 years, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Partnership Grants 
Reauthorization Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Funding.--Section 436(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629f(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``2017 through 2023'' and 
inserting ``2024 through 2029''.
    (b) Grant Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Section 437(f)(3)(A) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``for each of 
        fiscal years 2017 through 2023''.
            (2) Limitation on amount of grant to be disbursed for 
        planning phase.--Section 437(f)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 629g(f)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended in the 2nd sentence by 
        striking ``$250,000, and may not exceed''.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Administrative Expenses of the 
Secretary.--Section 437(f)(10) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(10)) is 
amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023''.

SEC. 3. DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT AND PLANNED FAMILY-CENTERED SUBSTANCE 
              USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES.

    Section 432(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) contains descriptions of--
                    ``(A) all Federal funding sources currently used or 
                for which there is a plan to use in the future to 
                support family-centered treatment substance use 
                disorder programs for families with children who are 
                in, or at risk of entering or re-entering, the child 
                welfare system; and
                    ``(B) how the State agency is partnering with, or 
                plans to partner with, public or private agencies 
                providing substance use disorder treatment services for 
                families in, or at risk of entering, the child welfare 
                system.''.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES.

    Section 437(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ``, and expand the scope of the evidence-based 
services that may be approved by the clearinghouse established under 
section 476(d)'' before the period.

SEC. 5. EVALUATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Considerations for Awarding Grants.--Section 437(f)(7) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) have submitted information pursuant to 
                paragraph (4)(F) that demonstrates the capability to 
                participate in rigorous evaluation of program 
                effectiveness.''.
    (b) Technical Assistance on Using Foster Care Maintenance Payments 
Made on Behalf of Foster Children Who Have Been Placed With a Parent 
Residing in a Licensed Residential Family-Based Treatment Facility.--
Section 476(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 676(a)) is amended by inserting 
``, including by providing technical assistance to the State agency 
operating the State plan approved under this part and, in States to 
which a grant is made under section 437(f), to eligible entities, 
during all phases of the grant cycle described in section 437(f)(3)(B), 
on how children placed with a parent in a licensed residential family-
based treatment facility in accordance with section 472(j) could be 
eligible for foster care maintenance payments by reason of section 
472(a)(2)(C), so that States may better understand how to access the 
funds and grantees may better understand, communicate with, and share 
data with the State agency operating the State plan approved under this 
part,'' before ``and shall''.
    (c) Technical Assistance on Using Regional Partnership Grant Funds 
in Coordination With Other Federal Funds To Better Serve Child Welfare 
Families Affected by a Substance Use Disorder.--Section 435(d) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 629e(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) use grants under section 437 in coordination with 
        other Federal funds to better serve families in the child 
        welfare system that are affected by a substance use 
        disorder.''.

SEC. 6. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR CONSULTATION REQUIRED.

    Section 437(f)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629g(f)(8)(B)) is amended by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv) 
and inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                            ``(iii) The Administrator of the National 
                        Institute on Drug Abuse.''.

SEC. 7. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

    Section 437(f)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629g(f)(8)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``this subsection,'' and inserting ``the 
        Regional Partnership Grants Reauthorization Act of 2024,'';
            (2) by inserting ``child permanency, reunification, re-
        entry into care,'' before ``parental recovery''; and
            (3) by inserting ``to serve families with substance use 
        disorder including those that are over-represented in foster 
        care, difficult to place, or have disproportionately low 
        permanency rates'' after ``family well-being''.

SEC. 8. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Section 437(f)(9)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629g(f)(9)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) how the grants made under this 
                        subsection have contributed to the evidence 
                        base for serving families in, or at risk of 
                        entering, the child welfare system who are 
                        affected by substance use disorders;
                            ``(v) whether any programs funded by the 
                        grants were submitted to the clearinghouse 
                        established under section 476(d) for review and 
                        the results of any such review;
                            ``(vi) which evidence-based practices were 
                        fully implemented through the use of grants 
                        made under this subsection;
                            ``(vii) any changes in programs or 
                        practices that led to positive outcomes for the 
                        population of children and families served, 
                        resulting from the use of grants made under 
                        this subsection; and
                            ``(viii) the extent to which activities 
                        pursuant to this subsection are meeting the 
                        needs of child welfare families affected by 
                        substance use disorders.''.

SEC. 9. REFERENCES TO ``SUBSTANCE ABUSE'' CHANGED TO ``SUBSTANCE USE 
              DISORDER''.

    Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629g(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Substance 
        Abuse'' and inserting ``Substance Use Disorder'';
            (2) by striking ``substance abuse'' each place it appears 
        in paragraphs (1), (2)(C)(iv), (4)(A), (4)(B)(iii), (4)(E), and 
        (5)(F) and inserting ``substance use disorder'';
            (3) in paragraph 2(A)(ii), by striking ``substance abuse 
        prevention and treatment'' and inserting ``substance use 
        prevention, treatment, and recovery services'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``substance abuse by'' 
        and inserting ``substance use disorder afflicting'';
            (5) in paragraph (9)(B)(iii), by striking ``substance abuse 
        problems'' and inserting ``problems related to substance use 
        disorder'';
            (6) by striking ``abuse'' each place it appears in 
        paragraphs (5)(A) and (7)(D) and inserting ``use''; and
            (7) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``abuse'' and 
        inserting ``disorder''.
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