,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #b1 #bjba,ms4  
,bass 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 and    
,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to remove administrative       
barriers to participation of ,indian    
tribes in ,federal child welfare        
programs1 and increase ,federal funding 
for tribal child welfare programs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,tribal  
,family ,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,additional
 resources and improvements for tribal  
child welfare programs  7a7 ,minimum    
grant amount ,section #dcc7;a7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbi;c7a77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7a7 ,indian tribes or tribal  
consortia  7#a7 ,indian tribes  7,a7 ,in
 general ,from the amount reserved      
pursuant to section #dcf7;b77#c7 for any
 fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall allot

 to each ,indian tribe with a plan      
approved under this subpart-- 7i7       
#aj1jjj2 plus  7ii7 an amount that bears
 the same ratio to the adjusted reserved
 amount as the number of children in the
 ,indian tribe bears to the total number
 of children in all ,indian tribes with 
,state plans so approved1 as determined 
by the ,secretary on the basis of the   
most current and reliable information   
available to the ,secretary4  7,b7      
,adjusted reserve amount ,in            
subparagraph 7,a71 the term adjusted    
reserved amount means1 with respect to a
 fiscal year-- 7i7 the amount reserved  
pursuant to section #dcf7;b77#c7 for the
 fiscal year2 minus  7ii7 the product   
of-- 7,i7 #aj1jjj2 and  7,,ii7 the      
number of ,indian tribes to which an    
allotment is made under this subsection 
for the fiscal year4  7#b7 ,tribal      
consortia ,if a consortium of ,indian   
tribes submits a plan approved under    
this subpart1 the ,secretary shall allot
 to the consortium an amount equal to   

the sum of the allotments determined for
 each ,indian tribe that is part of the 
consortium4  4  7b7 ,increase in the    
tribal set-,aside of mandatory funding  
,to promote safe and stable families    
funding ,section #dcf7;b77#c7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbi;f7b77#c77 is amended by striking   
,after applying paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7
 7but before applying paragraphs 7#a7 or
 7#b771 the ,secretary shall reserve #c 
percent and inserting ,the ,secretary   
shall reserve #d4e percent4  7c7        
,increase in mandatory funding ,section 
#dcf7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;f7a77 is amended by 
striking #cde1jjj1jjj and inserting     
#cef1jjj1jjj4  7d7 ,increase in funds   
reserved for the court improvement      
program ,section #dcf7;b77#b7 of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbi;f7b77#b77 is amended by striking   
#cj1jjj1jjj and inserting #cd1jjj1jjj4  
7e7 ,authority ,to use funds ,to        
facilitate and support tribal customary 

adoptions ,section #dcb7;b77#b7 of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbi;b7b77#b771 as amended by subsection
 7a77#a7 of this section1 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,authority to use funds for tribal      
customary adoptions ,an ,indian tribe or
 tribal consortium may use amounts      
provided under this part to facilitate  
and support tribal customary adoptions4 
4  7f7 ,streamlining of application and 
reporting requirements  7#a7            
,application requirements ,section      
#dcb7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fbi;b7b77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7,a7 by
 striking subsection 7a77#d7 of this    
section and inserting paragraphs 7#b71  
7#d71 and 7#e7 of subsection 7a72 and   
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
 ,the ,secretary shall exempt a plan of 
an ,indian tribe or tribal consortium   
from the requirements of paragraphs 7#b7
 and 7#e7 of subsection 7a7 for a fiscal
 year if the total amount provided to   

the ,indian tribe or tribal consortium  
under this subpart for the fiscal year  
is less than #ej1jjj4 ,if the ,secretary
 exempts a plan of an ,indian tribe or  
tribal consortium from a requirement of 
paragraph 7#b7 or 7#e7 of subsection    
7a71 the ,indian tribe or tribal        
consortium may provide the ,secretary   
with the relevant information in a      
streamlined form44  7#b7 ,reporting     
requirements ,section #dbh of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbh7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7d7 ,authority ,to      
streamline reporting requirements ,the  
,secretary shall1 in consultation with  
the affected ,indian tribes1 modify any 
reporting requirement imposed by or     
under this part on an ,indian tribe1    
tribal organization1 or tribal          
consortium if the total of the amounts  
allotted to the ,indian tribe1 tribal   
organization1 or tribal consortium under
 this part for the fiscal year is not   
more than #ej1jjj1 and in a manner that 

limits the administrative burden on any 
tribe to which less than #ej1jjj is     
allotted under this subpart for the     
fiscal year4  4  7g7 ,use of in-,kind   
expenditures ,to meet tribal matching   
rate  7#a7 ,stephanie ,tubbs ,jones     
,child ,welfare ,services ,program      
,section #dbh of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbh71 as amended by
 subsection 7f77#b7 of this section1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7e7 ,use of in-,kind        
expenditures ,to meet matching rate ,in 
determining the amount expended by an   
,indian tribe for activities under this 
subpart1 the ,secretary may take into   
account in-kind expenditures of the     
,indian tribe4  4  7#b7 ,marylee ,allen 
,promoting ,safe and ,stable ,families  
,program ,section #dcd of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;d7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7e7 ,use of in-kind         
expenditures to meet matching rate ,in  
determining the amount expended by an   

,indian tribe for activities under this 
subpart1 the ,secretary may take into   
account in-kind expenditures of the     
,indian tribe4  4  7h7 ,authority of    
,indian tribal organization ,to elect   
,to substitute the ,federal negotiated  
indirect cost rate for administrative   
costs cap  7#a7 ,stephanie ,tubbs ,jones
 ,child ,welfare ,services ,program     
,section #dbh of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbh71 as amended by
 subsections 7f77#b7 and 7g77#a7 of this
 section1 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7f7 ,tribal         
authority ,to substitute the ,federal   
negotiated indirect cost rate for       
administrative costs cap ,for purposes  
of sections #dbb7;b77#ad7 and #dbd7;e71 
an ,indian tribal organization may elect
 to have the weighted average of the    
indirect cost rates in effect under part
 #bbe of title #b1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7,,omb ,circular ,a-#hg7   
with respect to the administrative costs
 of the ,indian tribal organization     

apply in lieu of the percentage         
specified in each such section4  4  7#b7
 ,marylee ,allen ,promoting ,safe and   
,stable ,families ,program ,section #dcd
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;d71 as amended by        
subsection 7g77#b7 of this section1 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,tribal authority ,to   
substitute the ,federal negotiated      
indirect cost rate for administrative   
costs cap ,for purposes of sections     
#dcb7;a77#d7 and #dcd7;d71 an ,indian   
tribal organization may elect to have   
the weighted average of the indirect    
cost rates in effect under part #bbe of 
title #b1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations
 7,,omb ,circular ,a-#hg7 with respect  
to the administrative costs of the      
,indian tribal organization apply in    
lieu of the percentage specified in each
 such section4  4  7i7 ,technical       
correction ,section #dbh7;c7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbh7;c77 is amended by striking #dej;b 

and inserting #ecjd4  7j7 ,effective    
date  7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments  
made by this section shall take effect  
on ,october #a1 #bjba1 and shall apply  
to payments under part ,b of title ,,iv 
of the ,social ,security ,act for       
calendar quarters beginning on or after 
such date4  7#b7 ,delay permitted if    
,state legislation required ,if the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines that ,state        
legislation 7other than legislation     
appropriating funds7 is required in     
order for a ,state plan developed under 
part ,b of title ,,iv of the ,social    
,security ,act to meet the additional   
requirements imposed by the amendments  
made by this section1 the plan shall not
 be regarded as failing to meet any of  
the additional requirements before the  
#ast day of the #ast calendar quarter   
beginning after the first regular       
session of the ,state legislature that  
begins after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4 ,for purposes of the      

preceding sentence1 if the ,state has a 
#b-year legislative session1 each year  
of the session is deemed to be a        
separate regular session of the ,state  
legislature4