,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ai1 #bjai,mrs4  
,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lank=d7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a national1      
rese>*-bas$1 & compreh5sive home /udy   
assessm5t process = ! evaluation (      
prospective fo/] p>5ts & adoptive p>5ts 
& provide fund+ to ,/ates & ,indian     
tribes to adopt su* process4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,adoption & ,fo/] ,c>e ,home  
,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,demon/ration program =
 ! implem5tation ( a national home /udy 
process ,title ,,ii ( ! ,*ild ,abuse    
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act & ,adoption 
,re=m ,act ( #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaa 
et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section     
#bjc7;b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaac7;b77--    
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by /rik+     
7includ+ & ins]t+ 7includ+ ! national   
database e/abli%$ "u section #bjc;,a7c7 

b conta9+2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#aj77;,b71 
by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 22  7,c7 9        
p>agraph 7#aa77;,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & 
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#ab7 e/abli% a demon/ration   
program1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ! ,national ,adoption &     
,fo/] ,c>e ,home ,/udy ,act1 ?r\gh :i*  
ea* p>ticipat+ ,/ate or ,indian tribe-- 
7,a7 adopts ! uni=m1 rese>*-bas$ home   
/udy me?odology = ! evaluation (        
prospective fo/] p>5ts & adoptive p>5ts 
develop$ by ! ,secret>y "u section      
#bjc;,a7a72 &  7,b7 provides data ga!r$ 
?r\gh op]ation ( ! program to !         
,secret>y1 z ! ,secret>y may require =  
purposes ( ! national database "u       
section #bjc;,a7c74  2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] section #bjc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaac7
 ! foll[+3  #bjc;,a4 ,national home /udy
 demon/ration programs2 ,national       
database  7a7 ,program me?odology ,ea*  
demon/ration program e/abli%$ by a ,/ate
 or ,indian tribe 9 accordance ) section
 #bjc7;b77#ab7 %all use a uni=m1        

rese>*-bas$ home /udy me?odology = !    
evaluation ( prospective fo/] p>5ts &   
adoptive p>5ts 7develop$ by ! ,secret>y 
aft] consultation ) /akehold]s &        
pr(essionals 9 ! field ( *ild welf>e7 t 
%all--  7#a7 incorporate-- 7,a7         
in=mation ga!r+ tools1 includ+--  7i7 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  7ii7 a   
second>y 9-p]son que/ionnaire t is      
adm9i/]$ 9 a private sett+ 9 ! home1 &1 
if applicable1 ) bo? applicants pres5t  
toge!r2 &  7iii7 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 clauses 7i7 & 7ii72  7,b7 a writt5    
guidance docum5t to assi/ home /udy     
practition]s 9 p]=m+ a psy*osocial      
evaluation ( ! applicant t--  7i7       
provides in/ructions on h[ to           

sy/ematically analyze in=mation le>n$ f 
! in=mation ga!r+ tools describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 9 ord] to id5tify      
specific /r5g?s & conc]ns ( ! applicant2
  7ii7 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
 &  7iii7 includes a rat+ sy/em t w be  
incorporat$ into ! home /udy report     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,c7 a  
model home /udy report t may1 at !      
discretion ( ! ,secret>y1 be cu/omiz$ by
 a ,/ate or ,indian tribe z necess>y to 
comply ) ,/ate or tribal & local        
regulations & requirem5ts2  7#b7 ensure 
ongo+ tra9+ ( home /udy c]tifi$         
p]sonnel2 &  7#c7 designate a home /udy 
auditor to ensure quality control &     
accuracy ( in=mation provid$ to plac+   
ag5cies4  7b7 ,grants ,! ,secret>y %all 
make grants to ,/ates & ,indian tribes  
to enable & enc\rage ! ,/ates & ,indian 
tribes to e/abli% demon/ration programs 

9 accordance ) section #bjc7;b77#ab74   
7c7 ,national database ,! ,secret>y %all
 e/abli% a secure national database (   
home /udy reports fil$ by home /udy     
practition]s us+ ! home /udy me?odology 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 ,su* database
 %all be accessible only to ,/ate &     
tribal fo/] c>e & adoption ag5cies1 or a
 designat$ entity1 z det]m9$ by ! lead  
ag5cy 9 ! ,/ate1 to assi/ ) ! selection 
( prospective fo/] p>5ts & adoptive     
p>5ts4  7d7 ,condition on p>ticipation 9
 demon/ration project ,z a condition =  
p>ticipat+ 9 ! demon/ration program "u  
section #bjc7;b77#ab71 a ,/ate or       
,indian tribe %all agree to recognize z 
valid all home /udy reports li/$ 9 !    
database describ$ 9 subsection 7c71     
includ+ su* reports fil$ by o!r ,/ates  
or ,indian tribes4  7e7 ,evaluation ,!  
,secret>y %all ent] into a contract ) an
 indep5d5t entity to-- 7#a7 c>ry out a  
p]iodic evaluation ( ! home /udy        
me?odology e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 & 
! demon/ration programs e/abli%$ 9      

accordance ) section #bjc7;b77#ab72 &   
7#b7 submit to ! ,secret>y a report t   
includes-- 7,a7 a description ( ! ext5t 
to :i* su* me?odology--  7i7 meets !    
requirem5ts ( ea* ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh
 7#c7 ( subsection 7a72  7ii7 exp$ites !
 scre5+ ( c>egiv]s to promote m         
family-bas$ c>e ov] in/itutional c>e =  
*ildr52  7iii7 provides co/ sav+s to    
,/ate or ,indian tribe fo/] c>e &       
adoption sy/ems1  7iv7 r$uces ! numb] ( 
*ildr5 wait+ = fo/] c>e or adoptive     
placem5t2 &  7v7 r$uces ! numb] (       
prospective families wait+ = fo/] c>e or
 adoptive placem5t2 &  7,b7             
recomm5dations = exp&+ ! demon/ration   
program & home /udy me?odology to all   
,/ates & ,indian tribes4  2 &  7#c7 9   
section #bje7;b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#eaae7;b771 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
,! ,secret>y may allocate su* sums z !  
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate f !
 funds appropriat$ "u subsection 7a7 =  
activities "u sections #bjc7;b77#ab7 &  
#bjc;,a44