,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dbc #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhdc ,report ,no4 #aad-edh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bc1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,barletta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,polis1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,may #aj1 #bjaf ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 and ,mr4 ,turner ,may #aj1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,march #bc1 #bjaf ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act to require certain monitoring and oversight1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,infant ,plan of ,safe ,care ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,best practices for development of plans of safe care ,section #ajc7;b7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajd7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d71 the following3 7#e7 maintain and disseminate information about the requirements of section #ajf7;b77#b77;,b77iii7 and best practices relating to the development of plans of safe care as described in such section for infants born and identified as being affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms1 or a ,fetal ,alcohol ,spectrum ,disorder2 4 #c4 ,state plans ,section #ajf7;b77#b77;,b77iii7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7b77#b77;,b77iii77 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following3 to ensure the safety and well-being of such infant following release from the care of healthcare providers1 including through-- 7,i7 addressing the health and substance use disorder treatment needs of the infant and affected family or caregiver2 and 7,,ii7 the development and implementation by the ,state of monitoring systems regarding the implementation of such plans to determine whether and in what manner local entities are providing1 in accordance with ,state requirements1 referrals to and delivery of appropriate services for the infant and affected family or caregiver 4 #d4 ,data reports 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajf7;d7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7d77 is amended by adding at the end of the following3 7#ag7 7,a7 ,the number of infants identified under subsection 7b77#b77;,b77ii74 7,b7 ,the number of infants for whom a plan of safe care was developed under subsection 7b77#b77;,b77iii74 7,c7 ,the number of infants for whom a referral was made for appropriate services1 including services for the affected family or caregiver1 under subsection 7b77#b77;,b77iii74 4 7b7 ,redesignation ,effective on ,may #bi1 #bjag1 section #ajf7;d7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7d77 is amended by redesignating paragraph 7#ag7 7as added by subsection 7a77 as paragraph 7#ah74 #e4 ,monitoring and oversight 7a7 ,amendment ,title ,i of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq47 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 #aad4 ,monitoring and oversight ,the ,secretary shall conduct monitoring to ensure that each ,state that receives a grant under section #ajf is in compliance with the requirements of section #ajf7;b71 which-- 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be in addition to the review of the ,state plan upon its submission under section #ajf7;b77#a77;,a72 and 7,b7 include monitoring of ,state policies and procedures required under clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 of section #ajf7;b77#b77;,b72 and 7#b7 may include-- 7,a7 a comparison of activities carried out by the ,state to comply with the requirements of section #ajf7;b7 with the ,state plan most recently approved under section #dcb of the ,social ,security ,act2 7,b7 a review of information available on the ,website of the ,state relating to its compliance with the requirements of section #ajf7;b72 7,c7 site visits1 as may be necessary to carry out such monitoring2 and 7,d7 a review of information available in the ,state's ,annual ,progress and ,services ,report most recently submitted under section #aceg4af of title #de1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aac1 the following3 ,sec4 #aad4 ,monitoring and oversight4 4 #f4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act1 or the amendments made by this ,act1 shall be construed to authorize the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services or any other officer of the ,federal ,government to add new requirements to section #ajf7;b7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7b771 as amended by this ,act4 ,may #aj1 #bjaf ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed