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Appendix I
SEC. 1130. [42 U.S.C. 1320a-9] (a) AUTHORITY TO APPROVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary may authorize States
to conduct demonstration projects pursuant to this section which
the Secretary finds are likely to promote the objectives of part B
or E of title IV.
(2) LIMITATION.--The Secretary may authorize not more than 10
demonstration projects under paragraph (1) in each of fiscal years
1998 through 2003.
(3) CERTAIN TYPES OF PROPOSALS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED.--
(A) If an appropriate application therefor is
submitted, the Secretary shall consider authorizing a demonstration
project which is designed to identify and address barriers that
result in delays to adoptive placements for children in foster
care.
(B) If an appropriate application therefor is submitted, the
Secretary shall consider authorizing a demonstration project which
is designed to identify and address parental substance abuse
problems that endanger children and result in the placement of
children in foster care, including through the placement of
children with their parents in residential treatment facilities
(including residential treatment facilities for post-partum
depression) that are specifically designed to serve parents and
children together in order to promote family reunification and that
can ensure the health and safety of the children in such
placements.
(C) If an appropriate application therefor is submitted, the
Secretary shall consider authorizing a demonstration project which
is designed to address kinship care.
(4) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY.--The Secretary may
not authorize a State to conduct a demonstration project under this
section if the State fails to provide health insurance coverage to
any child with special needs (as determined under section 473(c))
for whom there is in effect an adoption assistance agreement
between a State and an adoptive parent or parents.
(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER EFFECT OF PROJECT ON TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS.--In considering an application
to conduct a demonstration project under this section that has been
submitted by a State in which there is in effect a court order
determining that the State's child welfare program has failed to
comply with the provisions of part B or E of title IV, or with the
Constitution of the United States, the Secretary shall take into
consideration the effect of approving the proposed project on the
terms and conditions of the court order related to the failure to
comply.
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.--The Secretary may waive compliance with any requirement of part B or E of title IV which (if applied) would prevent a State from carrying out a demonstration project under this section or prevent the State from effectively achieving the purpose of such a project, except that the Secretary may not waive--
(1) any provision of section 427 (as in effect
before April 1, 1996), section 422(b)(9) (as in effect after such
date), or section 479; or
(2) any provision of such part E, to the extent that the waiver
would impair the entitlement of any qualified child or family to
benefits under a State plan approved under such part E.
(c) TREATMENT AS PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.--For purposes of parts B
and E of title IV, the Secretary shall consider the expenditures of
any State to conduct a demonstration project under this section to
be expenditures under subpart 1 or 2 of such part B, or under such
part E, as the State may elect.
(d) DURATION OF DEMONSTRATION.--A demonstration project under this
section may be conducted for not more than 5 years, unless in the
judgment of the Secretary, the demonstration project should be
allowed to continue.
(e) APPLICATION.--Any State seeking to conduct a demonstration
project under this section shall submit to the Secretary an
application, in such form as the Secretary may require, which
includes
(1) a description of the proposed project, the
geographic area in which the proposed project would be conducted,
the children or families who would be served by the proposed
project, and the services which would be provided by the proposed
project (which shall provide, where appropriate, for random
assignment of children and families to groups served under the
project and to control groups);
(2) a statement of the period during which the proposed project
would be conducted;
(3) a discussion of the benefits that are expected from the
proposed project (compared to a continuation of activities under
the approved plan or plans of the State);
(4) an estimate of the costs or savings of the proposed
project;
(5) a statement of program requirements for which waivers would be
needed to permit the proposed project to be conducted;
(6) a description of the proposed evaluation design; and
(7) such additional information as the Secretary may require.
(f) EVALUATIONS; REPORT.--Each State authorized to conduct a demonstration project under this section shall--
(1) obtain an evaluation by an independent contractor of the effectiveness of the project, using an evaluation design approved by the Secretary which provides for--
(A) comparison of methods of service delivery
under the project, and such methods under a State plan or plans,
with respect to efficiency, economy, and any other appropriate
measures of program management;
(B) comparison of outcomes for children and families (and groups of
children and families) under the project, and such outcomes under a
State plan or plans, for purposes of assessing the effectiveness of
the project in achieving program goals; and
(C) any other information that the Secretary may require; and
(2) provide interim and final evaluation reports to the Secretary, at such times and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
(g) COST NEUTRALITY.--The Secretary may not authorize a State to conduct a demonstration project under this section unless the Secretary determines that the total amount of Federal funds that will be expended under (or by reason of) the project over its approved term (or such portion thereof or other period as the Secretary may find appropriate) will not exceed the amount of such funds that would be expended by the State under the State plans approved under parts B and E of title IV if the project were not conducted.
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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE AND CHILD WELFARE WAIVER AUTHORITY THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004.
Activities authorized by sections 429A and 1130(a) of the Social Security Act shall continue through March 31, 2004, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2002, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority for carrying out such activities during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2004 at the level provided for the first two quarters of fiscal year 2002.
Attachments
| ACYF-CB-IM-03-06 | |
| Appendix I | Section 1130 of the
Social Security Act HTML or PDF (87 KB) |
| Appendix II | Names and Addresses of ACF
Regional Administrators HTML or PDF (78 KB) |
| Appendix III | Summary of the Currently Approved
Child Welfare Demonstration Projects HTML or PDF (212 KB) |
