,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cabd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjac,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( ! 
,social ,security ,act to ext5d !       
adoption inc5tive paym5ts program to    
inc5tive paym5ts = fo/] *ild exits to   
reunification1 adoption1 & gu>dian%ip1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,inve/+ 9 ,p]man5cy
 = ,y\? 9 ,fo/] ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,ext5d !
 adoption inc5tive paym5t program to    
inc5tive paym5ts = fo/] *ild exits to   
reunification1 adoption1 & gu>dian%ip   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dgc;,a ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fgc;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! section     
head+1 by /rik+ ,adoption & ins]t+      
,p]man5cy2  7#b7 9 subsection 7a71 by   
/rik+ adoption & ins]t+ p]man5cy2  7#c7 
9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+        
p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by

 /rik+ #bjjh ?r\gh #bjab & ins]t+ #bjac 
?r\gh #bjag2 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+      
p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#e7 z p>agraphs   
7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d71 respectively2  7#d7 9  
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraphs
 7#a7 & 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,a ,/ate is 9 compliance ) ?is   
subsection = a p>ticul> fiscal ye> if ! 
,/ate has provid$ to ! ,secret>y ! data 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 = fiscal ye>   
#bjaj & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye> ?r\gh !  
fiscal ye> second prec$+ ! p>ticul>     
fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation ( numb]s 
( exits bas$ on afc>s data ,! ,secret>y 
%all det]m9e ! numb]s ( exits to        
reunification1 adoption1 & gu>dian%ip 9 
a ,/ate dur+ a fiscal ye>1 on ! basis ( 
data meet+ ! requirem5ts ( ! sy/em      
e/abli%$ pursuant to section #dgi1 z    
report$ by ! ,/ate & approv$ by !       
,secret>y by ,augu/ #a ( ! succe$+      
fiscal ye>4  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#d7 ,annual reports to !    
secret>y ,beg9n+ #bd mon?s aft] !       
effective date ( ?is p>agraph1 ea* ,/ate

 to :i* a paym5t is made "u ?is section 
= a fiscal ye> %all submit to !         
,secret>y & %all make available to !    
public annual reports on ! am\nt ( !    
paym5t t is attributable to exits to    
reunification1 ! am\nt t is attributable
 to exits to adoption1 & ! am\nt t is   
attributable to exits to gu>dian%ip1 & a
 breakd[n ( h[ ! ,/ate us$ ! total      
paym5t to improve or exp& ! provision ( 
po/-p]man5cy s]vices 9 ! ,/ate4  2  7#e7
 by /rik+ subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7d7 ,p]man5cy inc5tive paym5t  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! p]man5cy inc5tive      
paym5t payable to a ,/ate = a fiscal ye>
 "u ?is section %all be equal to ! sum  
(-- 7,a7 #b1jjj1 multipli$ by ! sum (-- 
7i7 ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* ! numb] (   
exits to adoption 9 ! ,/ate dur+ !      
fiscal ye> exce$s ! project$ numb] (    
exits to adoption 9 ! ,/ate = ! fiscal  
ye>2  7ii7 ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* !    
numb] ( exits to gu>dian%ip 9 ! ,/ate   
dur+ ! fiscal ye> exce$s ! project$     

numb] ( exits to gu>dian%ip 9 ! ,/ate = 
! fiscal ye>2 &  7iii7 ! am\nt 7if any7 
by :i* ! numb] ( exits to reunification 
9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye> exce$s !    
project$ numb] ( exits to reunification 
9 ! ,/ate = ! fiscal ye>2  7,b7 #h1jjj1 
multipli$ by ! sum (-- 7i7 ! am\nt 7if  
any7 by :i* ! numb] ( exits to adoption 
( old] *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal   
ye> exce$s ! numb] ( exits to adoption (
 old] *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate = ! base fiscal  
ye>2  7ii7 ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* !    
numb] ( exits to gu>dian%ip ( old]      
*ildr5 9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye>      
exce$s ! numb] ( exits to gu>dian%ip (  
old] *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate = ! base fiscal   
ye>2 &  7iii7 ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* ! 
numb] ( exits to reunification ( old]   
*ildr5 9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye>      
exce$s ! numb] ( exits to reunification 
( old] *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate = ! base fiscal 
ye>2  7,c7 #f1jjj1 multipli$ by ! sum   
(-- 7i7 ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* ! numb] 
( exits to adoption ( pre-adolesc5t     
*ildr5 9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye>      

exce$s ! numb] ( exits to adoption (    
pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate = ! base 
fiscal ye>2  7ii7 ! am\nt 7if any7 by   
:i* ! numb] ( exits to gu>dian%ip (     
pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate dur+ !   
fiscal ye> exce$s ! numb] ( exits to    
gu>dian%ip ( pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 9 !   
,/ate = ! base fiscal ye>2 &  7iii7 !   
am\nt 7if any7 by :i* ! numb] ( exits to
 reunification ( pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 9 
! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye> exce$s ! numb]
 ( exits to reunification (             
pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 9 ! ,/ate = ! base 
fiscal ye>2 &  7,d7 #d1jjj1 multipli$ by
 ! am\nt 7if any7 by :i* ! numb] (      
special ne$s adoptions ( "y *ildr5 9 !  
,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye> exce$s ! numb] (
 special ne$s adoptions ( "y *ildr5 9 ! 
,/ate = ! base fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,pro   
rata adju/m5t if insuffici5t funds      
available ,= any fiscal ye>1 if ! total 
am\nt ( p]man5cy inc5tive paym5ts       
o!rwise payable "u ?is section = a      
fiscal ye> exce$s ! am\nt appropriat$   
pursuant to subsection 7h7 = ! fiscal   

ye>1 ! am\nt ( ! p]man5cy inc5tive      
paym5t payable to ea* ,/ate "u ?is      
section = ! fiscal ye> %all be-- 7,a7 ! 
am\nt ( ! p]man5cy inc5tive paym5t t    
w\ld o!rwise be payable to ! ,/ate "u   
?is section = ! fiscal ye>2 multipli$ by
  7,b7 ! p]c5tage repres5t$ by ! am\nt s
 appropriat$ = ! fiscal ye>1 divid$ by !
 total am\nt ( p]man5cy inc5tive paym5ts
 o!rwise payable "u ?is section = !     
fiscal ye>4  2  7#f7 9 subsection 7f71  
by /rik+ any s]vice 7includ+            
po/-adoption s]vices7 t may be provid$  
"u "p ,b or ,e4 & ins]t+ po/-p]man5cy   
s]vices to help ensure t *ildr5 rema9 ) 
! families ) :om !y h be5 reunifi$1     
adopt$1 or plac$ = gu>dian%ip1 & a ,/ate
 %all n use ! am\nt to supplant o!r     
funds be+ us$ = ! s]vices42  7#g7 by    
/rik+ subsection 7g7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,adoption ,! t]m adoption means ! f9al  
adoption ( a *ild :o1 at ! "t ( adoptive
 placem5t1 0 9 fo/] c>e "u ! sup]vision 
( ! ,/ate4  7#b7 ,base fiscal ye> ,! t]m

 base fiscal ye> means fiscal ye> #bjab4
  7#c7 ,exit to reunification ,! t]m    
exit to reunification means1 ) respect  
to a ,/ate & a fiscal ye>1 ! p]man5t    
reunification ( a *ild :o 0 9 fo/] c>e  
"u ! responsibility ( ! ,/ate = a p]iod 
( at lea/ #ij consecutive days 9 !      
fiscal ye>1 exclud+ any su* placem5t (  
*ildr5 :o return$ to fo/] c>e 9 ! fiscal
 ye>4  7#d7 ,fo/] *ildr5 ,! t]m fo/]    
*ildr5 means1 ) respect to a ,/ate & a  
fiscal ye>1 *ildr5 9 fo/] c>e "u !      
responsibility ( ! ,/ate = a p]iod ( at 
lea/ #ij consecutive days 9 ! fiscal    
ye>4  7#e7 ,gu>dian%ip ,! t]m gu>dian%ip
 means ! placem5t ) a relative gu>dian (
 a *ild ) respect to :om-- 7,a7 a paym5t
 is made "u section #dgd7;a77#e72 or    
7,b7 a paym5t is made us+ only ,/ate or 
local gu>dian%ip assi/ance funds1 & !   
case plan = ! *ild docum5ts ! /eps t !  
ag5cy has tak5 to det]m9e t x is n      
appropriate = ! *ild to be return$ home 
or adopt$4  7#f7 ,old] *ildr5 ,! t]m    
old] *ildr5 means *ildr5 :o h atta9$ #ad

 ye>s ( age4  7#g7 ,adoption placem5t   
rate ,! t]m adoption placem5t rate      
means1 ) respect to a ,/ate & a fiscal  
ye>-- 7,a7 ! total numb] ( exits to     
adoption 9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye>2   
divid$ by  7,b7 ! numb] ( *ildr5 9 fo/] 
c>e "u ! responsibility ( ! ,/ate on !  
la/ day ( ! prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7#h7    
,gu>dian%ip placem5t rate ,! t]m        
gu>dian%ip placem5t rate means1 )       
respect to a ,/ate & a fiscal ye>-- 7,a7
 ! total numb] ( exits to gu>dian%ip 9 !
 ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye>2 divid$ by     
7,b7 ! numb] ( *ildr5 9 fo/] c>e "u !   
responsibility ( ! ,/ate on ! la/ day ( 
! prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7#i7              
,reunification placem5t rate ,! t]m     
reunification placem5t rate means1 )    
respect to a ,/ate & a fiscal ye>-- 7,a7
 ! total numb] ( exits to reunification 
9 ! ,/ate dur+ ! fiscal ye>2 divid$ by  
7,b7 ! numb] ( fo/] *ildr5 ) respect to 
! ,/ate = ! fiscal ye>4  7#aj7          
,po/-p]man5cy s]vices ,! t]m            
po/-p]man5cy s]vices means ! s]vices    

ne$$ once *ildr5 & y\? h be5 reunifi$1  
adopt$1 or plac$ ) gu>dians to /abilize 
& support ! *ild & family1 includ+--    
7,a7 f9ancial support2  7,b7 case       
managem5t2  7,c7 connections ) community
 s]vices2  7,d7 individual1 gr\p &      
family c\nsel+ & o!r m5tal heal?        
s]vices2  7,e7 respite c>e2 &  7,f7     
tra9+ ( public & private *ild welf>e    
/aff on deliv]+ po/-p]man5cy s]vices4   
7#aa7 ,pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 ,! t]m      
pre-adolesc5t *ildr5 means *ildr5 :o h  
atta9$ #i ye>s ( age b h n atta9$ #ad   
ye>s ( age4  7#ab7 ,project$ numb] (    
exits to adoption ,! t]m project$ numb] 
( exits to adoption means1 ) respect to 
a ,/ate & a fiscal ye>-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( 
*ildr5 9 fo/] c>e "u ! responsibility ( 
! ,/ate z ( ! la/ day ( ! prec$+ fiscal 
ye>2 multipli$ by  7,b7 ! av]age ( !    
adoption placem5t rates = ! ,/ate = ! #c
 fiscal ye>s mo/ rec5tly prec$+ ! fiscal
 ye> ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a74      
7#ac7 ,project$ numb] ( exits to        
gu>dian%ip ,! t]m project$ numb] ( exits

 to gu>dian%ip means1 ) respect to a    
,/ate & a fiscal ye>-- 7,a7 ! numb] (   
*ildr5 9 fo/] c>e "u ! responsibility ( 
! ,/ate z ( ! la/ day ( ! prec$+ fiscal 
ye>2 multipli$ by  7,b7 ! av]age ( !    
gu>dian%ip placem5t rates = ! ,/ate = ! 
#c fiscal ye>s mo/ rec5tly prec$+ !     
fiscal ye> ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a74
  7#ad7 ,project$ numb] ( exits to      
reunification ,! t]m project$ numb] (   
exits to reunification means1 ) respect 
to a ,/ate & a fiscal ye>-- 7,a7 ! numb]
 ( fo/] *ildr5 ) respect to ! ,/ate = ! 
fiscal ye>2 multipli$ by  7,b7 ! av]age 
( ! reunification placem5t rates = !    
,/ate = ! #c fiscal ye>s mo/ rec5tly    
prec$+ ! fiscal ye> ref]r$ to 9         
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#ae7 ,reunification 
,! t]m reunification means an exit f    
fo/] c>e to a relative ) :om ! *ild 0   
liv+ be=e ! placem5t into fo/] c>e or to
 ano!r relative4  7#af7 ,special ne$s   
adoption ,! t]m special ne$s adoption   
means ! f9al adoption ( a *ild-- 7,a7 :o
 has special ne$s 7z def9$ by ! ,/ate72 

or  7,b7 = :om an adoption assi/ance    
agreem5t is 9 effect "u section #dgc4   
7#ag7 ,"y *ildr5 ,! t]m "y *ildr5 means 
*ildr5 :o h n atta9$ #i ye>s ( age4  2  
7#h7 9 subsection 7h77#a7-- 7,a7 by     
/rik+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,c72    
7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end (        
subp>agraph 7,d7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7        
#fj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad   
?r\gh #bjah4  2 &  7#i7 9 subsection    
7i7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh
 7#c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y may1 directly or ?r\gh     
grants or contracts1 provide te*nical   
assi/ance to assi/ ,/ates & local       
communities to rea* _! t>gets = increas$
 numb]s ( exits to adoption1 gu>dian%ip1
 & reunification4  7#b7 ,description ( !
 "* ( ! te*nical assi/ance ,! te*nical  
assi/ance provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
support ! goal ( enc\rag+ m p]man5t     
exits ( *ildr5 f fo/] c>e1 & may include
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,models t enc\rage      
*ild-specific & *ild-focus$ ef=ts to    

recruit p]man5t families = *ildr54  7,b7
 ,models t enc\rage ! use ( int5sive    
family-f9d+ ef=ts4  7,c7 ,models to     
enc\rage ! use ( concurr5t plann+4  7,d7
 ,! developm5t ( p]man5cy units &       
specializ$ exp]tise to help move *ildr5 
promptly to p]man5cy goals4  7,e7 ,!    
developm5t ( assessm5t tools to         
facilitate appropriate reunification or 
o!r p]man5cy options4  7,f7 ,!          
developm5t ( be/ practice guidel9es =   
exp$it+ p]man5cy = *ildr5 &1 :]e1       
appropriate1 t]m9ation ( p>5tal rights4 
7,g7 ,developm5t ( programs t place     
*ildr5 into pre-adoptive families :ile  
t]m9ation ( p>5tal rights is be+ pursu$4
  7,h7 ,models to enc\rage ! fa/ track+ 
( *ildr5 :o h n atta9$ #a ye> ( age & _c
 be reunifi$1 into p]man5t adoptive or  
gu>dian%ip families4  7,i7 ,models t    
require ongo+ consult+ ) *ildr5 :o h    
atta9$ #i ye>s ( age ab\t _! p]man5cy   
goal1 includ+ ask+ ! *ildr5 & y\? ab\t  
any adults :o may s]ve z p]man5t p>5ts  
?r\gh adoptions or gu>dian%ip4  7,j7    

,developm5t ( /rategies design$ to      
promote ! use by a ,/ate ( ! gu>dian%ip 
assi/ance program "u ?is "p4  2 &  7,b7 
9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by /rik+ 7#d7 &   
ins]t+ 7#c72 &  7ii7 by /rik+ #bjjd     
?r\gh #bjjf & ins]t+ #bjad ?r\gh #bjah4 
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on      
,octob] #a1 #bjac4