,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #befe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bc1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,mc,connell7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend part ,b of title   
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act to   
reauthorize grants to assist children   
affected by methamphetamine1 opioid1 or 
other substance abuse under the         
promoting safe and stable families      
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,families ,affected by ,substance ,abuse
 ,act4  #b4 ,reauthorization of grants  
to assist children affected by          
methamphetamine1 opioid1 or other       
substance abuse  7a7 ,reauthorization   
7#a7 ,authorization of appropriations   
,section #dcf7;b77#e7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fbi;f7b77#e77 is amended by inserting  
,in addition to any amount appropriated 

pursuant to section #dcf1 there are     
authorized to be appropriated for       
awarding grants under section #dcg7;f7  
#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjag through #bjba4 after #bjaf44  7#b7
 ,program authority ,section #dcg7;f7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;g7f77 is amended--  7,a7 
in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7i7 in clause  
7i71 by inserting and such ,state child 
welfare agency should coordinate to a   
reasonable degree with the ,state agency
 described in subparagraph 7,a77ii7     
after partners2 and  7ii7 in clause     
7iii71 by inserting and the ,state      
agencies described in such clause 7i7   
and 7ii7 should coordinate to a         
reasonable degree with each other in    
carrying out activities funded in whole 
or in part with funds provided through a
 grant awarded under this subsection    
after other ,state agency described in  
such clause 7i7 or 7ii72  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by inserting and   
for each of fiscal years #bjag through  

#bjba after #bjaf2 and  7,c7 in         
paragraph 7#aj71 by striking each of    
fiscal years #bjab through #bjaf and    
inserting any fiscal year4  7#c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this subsection take effect on ,october 
#a1 #bjaf4  7b7 ,evaluations ,not later 
than ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall evaluate the            
effectiveness of the grants awarded to  
regional partnerships under section     
#dcg7;f7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;g7f77 and shall     
publish a report regarding the results  
of each evaluation on the website of the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services4 ,each report required to be  
published under this subsection shall   
include--  7#a7 an evaluation of the    
programs and activities conducted1 and  
the services provided1 with the grant   
funds awarded under such section2  7#b7 
an analysis of the regional partnerships
 awarded such grants that have1 and have

 not1 been successful in achieving the  
goals and outcomes specified in their   
grant applications and with respect to  
the performance indicators established  
by the ,secretary under paragraph 7#h7  
of such section that are applicable to  
their grant awards2 and  7#c7 an        
analysis of the extent to which such    
grants have been successful in          
addressing the needs of families with   
methamphetamine1 opioid1 or other       
substance abuse problems who come to the
 attention of the child welfare system  
and in achieving the goals of child     
safety1 permanence1 and family          
stability4