,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #behg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,harris1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend subpart #b of part ,b of title    
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act to   
extend ,state court funding for child   
welfare1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,continuation ,of ,useful ,resources
 ,to ,states ,act or ,,courts ,act4  #b4
 ,extension of ,state court funding for 
child welfare  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#dcf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;f7 is amended by    
striking #bjba and inserting #bjbc4  7b7
 ,program changes ,section #dch of such 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;h7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by inserting in a timely and      

complete manner before 1 as set forth2  
and  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by      
striking the semicolon and inserting 1  
including by training judges1 attorneys1
 and other legal personnel42 and  7,b7  
by striking paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d72   
7#b7 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by       
striking paragraph 7#b72  7,b7 by       
striking all that precedes be eligible  
to receive and inserting the following3 
7b7 ,applications ,in order to  2 and   
7,c7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#b7--  7i7 by moving the matter #b ems 
to the left2  7ii7 in subparagraph      
7,a7--  7,i7 by striking 7,a7 in the    
case of a grant for the purpose         
described in subsection 7a77#c71 and    
inserting 7#a72 and  7,,ii7 by inserting
 use not less than #cj percent of grant 
funds to before collaborate2  7iii7 in  
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 7,b7 in  
the case of a grant for the purpose     
described in subsection 7a77#d71 and    
inserting 7#b72 and  7iv7 in            
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 7,c7 in  

the case of a grant for the purpose     
described in subsection 7a71 and        
inserting 7#c72  7#c7 by striking       
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,amount of grant  7#a7  
,in general ,from the amounts reserved  
under sections #dcf7;b77#b7 and         
#dcg7;b77#b7 for a fiscal year1 each    
highest ,state court that has an        
application approved under this section 
for the fiscal year shall be entitled to
 payment of an amount equal to the sum  
of--  7,a7 #bee1jjj2 and  7,b7 the      
amount described in paragraph 7#b7 with 
respect to the court and the fiscal     
year4  7#b7 ,amount described ,the      
amount described in this paragraph with 
respect to a court and a fiscal year is 
the amount that bears the same ratio to 
the total of the amounts reserved under 
sections #dcf7;b77#b7 and #dcg7;b77#b7  
for grants under this section for the   
fiscal year 7after applying paragraphs  
7#a77;,a7 and 7#c7 of this subsection7  
as the number of individuals in the     

,state in which the court is located who
 have not attained #ba years of age     
bears to the total number of such       
individuals in all ,states with a       
highest ,state court that has an        
approved application under this section 
for the fiscal year4  7#c7 ,indian      
tribes ,from the amounts reserved under 
section #dcf7;b77#b7 for a fiscal year1 
the ,secretary shall1 before applying   
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1      
allocate #a1jjj1jjj for grants to be    
awarded on a competitive basis among the
 highest courts of ,indian tribes or    
tribal consortia that--  7,a7 are       
operating a program under part ,e1 in   
accordance with section #dgi;,b2  7,b7  
are seeking to operate a program under  
part ,e and have received an            
implementation grant under section #dgf2
 or  7,c7 have a court responsible for  
proceedings related to foster care or   
adoption4  2 and  7#d7 in subsection    
7d71 by striking #bjba and inserting    
#bjbc4  7c7 ,effective date ,the        

amendments made by this section shall   
take effect on ,october #a1 #bjbj4