,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,huffman 7= himself & ,ms4 ,bass7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a national1    
evid5ce-bas$1 & compreh5sive home /udy  
assessm5t /&>d = ! evaluation (         
prospective fo/] p>5ts & adoptive p>5ts 
& provide fund+ to ,/ates to adopt ?is  
/&>d4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,national ,adoption & ,fo/]    
,c>e ,home ,/udy ,act4  #b4             
,community-bas$ grants = ! prev5tion (  
*ild abuse & neglect ,title ,,ii ( !    
,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf et seq47 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #bja7;b7-- 7,a7 
9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a
 semicolon2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 e/abli%+ a
 demon/ration program n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act     

?r\gh :i* ! ,/ate--  7,a7 adopts a      
specific evid5ce-bas$1 uni=m1 home /udy 
program = ! evaluation ( prospective    
fo/] p>5ts & adoptive p>5ts t           
incorporate ! elem5ts describ$ 9 section
 #bjg;,a7a7 & t--  7i7 exp$ites ! scre5+
 ( c>egiv]s to promote m family-bas$ c>e
 ov] in/itutional c>e = *ildr52  7ii7   
provides co/ sav+s to ! ,/ate's curr5t  
fo/] c>e & adoption sy/em2  7iii7 r$uces
 ! numb] ( *ildr5 wait+ = fo/] c>e or   
adoptive placem5t2  7iv7 r$uces ! numb] 
( prospective families wait+ = fo/] c>e 
or adoptive placem5t2  7v7 quantifies   
bett] outcomes = *ildr5 t p>ticipate2   
7vi7 ensures ongo+ tra9+ ( home /udy    
c]tifi$ p]sonnel2 &  7vii7 designates a 
home /udy auditor to ensure quality     
control & accuracy ( in=mation provid$  
to plac+ ag5cies2 &  7,b7 provides data 
ga!r$ ?r\gh op]ation ( ! program to !   
,secret>y1 z ! ,secret>y may require =  
purposes ( ! national regi/ry "u section
 #bjg;,a7b74  2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
section #bjg ! foll[+3  #bjg;,a4        

,national home /udy /&>d demon/ration   
programs2 national regi/ry  7a7 ,program
 elem5ts ,ea* demon/ration program      
e/abli%$ by a ,/ate 9 accordance )      
section #bja7;b77#f7 %all use ! home    
/udy me?odology develop$ by ! ,secret>y 
t %all incorporate--  7#a7 in=mation    
ga!r+ tools1 includ+-- 7,a7 an initial  
writt5 que/ionnaire t is a uni=m set (  
clos$-end$ que/ions ) a v>iety (        
possible answ]s t provides significant  
family in=mation2  7,b7 a second>y      
9-p]son que/ionnaire t is adm9i/]$ 9 a  
private sett+1 &1 if applicable1 ) bo?  
applicants pres5t toge!r2 &  7,c7       
guidel9es t describe /&>diz$ que/ions t 
an individual s]v+ z a ref]5ce = !      
applicant uses 9 writ+ a ref]5ce lett]1 
to be s5t directly to su* individual & n
 %>$ ) ! applicant1 & :i* is consi/5t ) 
! que/ionnaires describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 
7,a7 & 7,b72  7#b7 a writt5 guidance    
docum5t to assi/ home /udy practition]s 
9 p]=m+ a psy*osocial evaluation ( !    
applicant t--  7,a7 provides in/ructions

 on h[ to sy/ematically analyze         
in=mation le>n$ f ! in=mation ga!r+     
tools describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 9 ord] to
 id5tify specific /r5g?s & conc]ns ( !  
applicant2  7,b7 provides suffici5t     
in=mation = ! home /udy practition] to  
det]m9e ! significance ( behaviors &    
ev5ts 9 ! applicant's life 9 relation to
 be+ a successful fo/] c>e or adoption  
provid]2 &  7,c7 includes a rat+ sy/em t
 w be incorporat$ into ! home /udy      
report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#c7
 a model report t may1 at ! discretion (
 ! ,secret>y1 be cu/omiz$ by a ,/ate z  
necess>y to comply ) ,/ate & local      
regulations & requirem5ts4  7b7         
,national regi/ry ,! ,secret>y %all     
e/abli% a national regi/ry ( home /udy  
reports fil$ by home /udy practition]s  
us+ ! home /udy me?odology describ$ 9   
subsection 7a74 ,su* regi/ry %all be    
accessible to ,/ate fo/] c>e & adoption 
ag5cies1 or a designat$ entity z det]m9$
 by ! lead ag5cy 9 ! ,/ate to assi/ ) ! 
selection ( prospective fo/] p>5ts &    

adoptive p>5ts4  7c7 ,evaluation ,!     
,secret>y %all ent] into a contract ) an
 indep5d5t entity to c>ry out a p]iodic 
evaluation ( ! home /udy me?odology     
e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a7 & demon/ration
 programs e/abli%$ 9 accordance )       
section #bja7;b77#f74  4