,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #g1      
#bjah,mr4 ,young introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide funding for the     
development of a predictive analytics   
pilot program to help children and      
families who come to the attention of   
the child welfare system4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,using ,data ,to ,help ,protect         
,children and ,families ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds that--  7#a7  
#d to #h children in the ,united ,states
 die every day from abuse or neglect at 
the hands of their parents or           
caretakers2  7#b7 according to the #bjaf
 ,child ,maltreatment report of the     
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 there were #a1gjj fatalities 
resulting from child maltreatment       
reported in fiscal year #bjaf1 an       

increase of #g percent from the previous
 year2  7#c7 in #bjaf1 approximately    
#fgf1jjj children were victims of abuse 
and neglect2  7#d7 predictive analytics 
can be used as a tool in helping to     
identify the children most at risk of   
maltreatment2  7#e7 harnessing and      
analyzing administrative data can help  
to drive better outcomes for children   
and families1 as well as assist child   
protective service workers in delivering
 much needed services to children who   
are most at risk2 and  7#f7 we should   
explore every possible opportunity to do
 better for our children1 and predictive
 analytics tools provide such an        
opportunity1 if such tools are          
implemented with appropriate oversights 
and safeguards4  #c4 ,funding for the   
development of a predictive analytics   
pilot program to help children and      
families who come to the attention of   
the child welfare system ,section       
#ajd7;e77#c7 of the ,child ,abuse       
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    

,u4,s4,c4 #eaje7;e77#c77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking ,the ,secretary and    
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary  2  7#b7 by     
striking of research-based strategies   
for risk and safety assessments relating
 to child abuse and neglect and         
inserting 8of--  7i7 research-based     
strategies for risk and safety          
assessments relating to child abuse and 
neglect2 and  7ii7 the predictive       
analytics pilot program described in    
subparagraph 7,b74  2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,predictive analytics pilot program  7i7
 ,grants for predictive analytics pilot 
program ,the ,secretary may award grants
 under this subparagraph to eligible    
entities to develop predictive analytics
 programs that provide for the          
development of research-based strategies
 for risk and safety assessments        
relating to child abuse and neglect1 for
 the purpose of helping children and    
families who come to the attention of   

the child welfare system4  7ii7         
,eligible entities ,to be eligible to   
receive a grant under this subparagraph1
 an entity shall be a ,state1 local     
governmental entity1 or ,indian tribe4  
7iii7 ,application requirements ,an     
eligible entity 7or partnership of      
entities7 that seeks funding under this 
subparagraph shall submit to the        
,secretary--  7,i7 a description of the 
predictive analytics pilot2  7,,ii7 a   
description of the geographic area to be
 served2  7,,iii7 the expected outcomes 
of the pilot2  7,,iv7 a description of  
the data intended for use1 including how
 the standards for the predictive       
analytics model are valid1 reliable1    
equitable1 and useful2  7,v7 a          
description of the extent to which the  
eligible entity has access to           
sufficient1 available quality datasets  
to build and maintain an accurate       
predictive model2  7,,vi7 the technical 
resources1 including staff training1    
needed to carry out the pilot2  7,,vii7 

a description of how the predictive     
analytics tool will fit within and be   
complementary to the strategy of child  
protection work in the geographic area  
that the model serves2  7,,viii7 a      
description of how the entity believes  
the use of predictive analytics will--  
7aa7 assist the entity 7or partnership  
or entities7 in better identifying and  
providing appropriate services to       
children most at risk of abuse and      
neglect2  7bb7 reduce bias based on     
race1 sex1 religion1 national origin1   
age1 and disability2 and  7cc7 prevent  
any disparate treatment of children and 
families based on such characteristics2 
7,,ix7 the procedures to monitor and    
prevent unintended bias in child        
protective practices as a result of the 
use of predictive analytics1 including  
procedures on who has access to the     
tool1 who intends to use the predictive 
model and its assessment1 and how to    
ensure that the tool will not be used as
 the sole decisionmaker in determining  

risks to children2  7,x7 a description  
of how the agency solicited and         
considered input from and collaborated  
with members of the community1 child    
welfare organizations1 relevant         
government agencies1 privacy advocates1 
civil rights advocates1 families who    
have previously had contact with the    
child welfare system1 and relevant      
community-based or faith-based          
organizations in developing1 testing1   
and amending the model2  7,,xi7         
assurances that there will be an open   
and transparent process to the public in
 the development and implementation of  
the program1 including--  7aa7 the      
development of the predictive analytics 
model2  7bb7 the determination of what  
data will be used and the relative      
importance of each data point used to   
determine risk2 and  7cc7 the           
implications and limitations of the     
pilot program2  7,,xii7 assurance the   
pilot will comply with all privacy and  
civil rights laws2 and  7,,xiii7 such   

other information as the ,secretary may 
require4  7iv7 ,awarding grants ,the    
,secretary shall select up to #e        
eligible entities 7or partnership of    
entities7 to participate in the pilot   
program under this subparagraph4 ,in    
awarding grants under this subparagraph1
 the ,secretary shall prioritize        
eligible entities that have not yet     
implemented a predictive analytics      
system for the purpose described in     
clause 7i74  7v7 ,technical assistance1 
evaluations  7,i7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall allocate up to #cj     
percent of amount reserved under clause 
7vi7 for the purposes of evaluating     
pilots and providing technical          
assistance to eligible entities as      
follows3  7aa7 ,the eligible entity 7or 
partnership of entities7 may use amounts
 provided under this subclause to enter 
into an agreement with a third party to 
provide technical assistance to grantees
 on the development1 design1 and testing
 of predictive analytic model of each   

eligible entity1 including compliance   
with all applicable privacy laws4  7bb7 
,the eligible entity 7or partnership of 
entities7 may use amounts provided under
 this subclause to enter into an        
agreement with a third-party1           
independent evaluator with expertise in 
predictive analytics in the social      
sciences to evaluate each pilot program 
to determine the impact of such program1
 consistent with subclauses 7,,ii7      
through 7,v74  7,,ii7 ,evaluation ,scope
 ,each evaluation under subclause       
7,i77bb7 shall measure the impact of the
 pilot program on-- 7aa7 the ability to 
accurately predict which children are   
most at risk of further abuse or        
neglect2  7bb7 the ability of the entity
 to more effectively target services to 
the highest risk families2  7cc7 rates  
of child abuse and neglect2  7dd7 child 
fatalities2  7ee7 child removal and     
reunification rates2  7ff7 reducing bias
 based on race1 sex1 religion1 national 
origin1 age1 and disability2  7gg7      

preventing any disparate treatment of   
children and families based on such     
characteristics2  7hh7 other measures of
 child and family well-being2 and  7ii7 
any other measures deemed appropriate by
 the independent third-party evaluator  
in consultation with the eligible       
entity4  7,,iii7 ,methodologies to be   
used ,the evaluation under subclause    
7,i77bb7 shall use experimental designs 
using random assignment or other        
reliable1 evidence-based research       
methodologies that allow for the        
strongest possible causal inferences    
when random assignment is not feasible4 
7,,iv7 ,interim report ,not later than  
#a year after the pilot program has     
commenced1 the independent evaluator    
described in subclause 7,i77bb7 shall   
submit to the ,secretary1 the ,committee
 on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and    
,pensions of the ,senate1 and the       
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives an interim report on   

the progress of such program4  7,v7     
,final report ,not later than #f months 
after completion of the pilot program1  
the independent evaluator described in  
subclause 7,i77bb7 shall submit to the  
,secretary1 the ,committee on ,health1  
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on         
,education and the ,workforce of the    
,house of ,representatives a written    
report that includes the results of the 
evaluation and the conclusion of the    
evaluator as to whether the pilot       
program had a positive impact on        
children and families that come to the  
attention of the child welfare system of
 the applicable ,state1 together with   
information on the unique factors that  
contributed to the success or failure of
 the pilot program1 the challenges faced
 in attempting the pilot program1 and   
information on the improved future      
delivery of this or similar predictive  
analytics pilot programs or other       
programs4  7vi7 ,reservation of funds   

,of the amounts made available under    
section #aab for fiscal year #bjah1 the 
,secretary shall reserve #aj1jjj1jjj for
 purposes of carrying out this          
subparagraph1 and the amount so reserved
 shall remain available through the end 
of fiscal year #bjbb4  7vii7 ,sunset    
,the authority under this subparagraph  
shall cease to have force or effect on  
the day after the final report required 
under clause 7v77,v7 is submitted to the
 ,secretary1 the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on         
,education and the ,workforce of the    
,house of ,representatives4  4