,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4  
,bacon 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4    
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,cole1 and ,ms4 ,davids of
 ,kansas7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
part ,b of title ,,iv of the ,social    
,security ,act to support ,state        
implementation of ,federal standards    
established under the ,indian ,child    
,welfare ,act of #aigh4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strengthening ,tribal ,families ,act of
 #bjbd4  #b4 ,effective implementation  
of the ,indian ,child ,welfare ,act of  
#aigh ,subpart #a of part ,b of title   
,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3        
#dbi;,b4 ,effective implementation of   
the ,indian ,child ,welfare ,act of     
#aigh  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  
,january #a1 #bjbe1 the ,secretary1 in  

consultation with ,indian tribal        
organizations and ,states1 shall develop
 a plan and provide technical assistance
 supporting effective implementation of 
the ,indian ,child ,welfare ,act of     
#aigh1 including specific measures      
identified in ,state plans as required  
by section #dbb7;b77#i7 of this ,act4   
,the technical assistance plan shall be 
based upon data sufficient to assess    
,state strengths and areas for          
improvement in implementing ,federal    
standards established under the ,indian 
,child ,welfare ,act of #aigh1          
including1 at a minimum1 the following3 
7#a7 ,timely identification of ,indian  
children and extended family members4   
7#b7 ,timely tribal notice of ,state    
child custody proceedings4  7#c7        
,reports of cases in which a transfer of
 jurisdiction 7as defined under the     
,indian ,child ,welfare ,act of #aigh7  
was granted or was not granted1 and     
reasons specified for denial in cases   
where transfer was denied4  7#d7 ,in    

cases in which a ,state court orders a  
foster care placement1 whether          
requirements for active efforts to      
prevent the breakup of the ,indian      
family1 testimony of a qualified expert 
witness1 and evidentiary standards were 
met4  7#e7 ,whether an ,indian child was
 placed in a placement that is required 
to be preferred under the ,indian ,child
 ,welfare ,act of #aigh1 and if not1 the
 reasons specified4  7#f7 ,in cases in  
which a ,state court orders the         
termination of parental rights1 whether 
requirements for active efforts to      
prevent the breakup of the ,indian      
family1 testimony of a qualified expert 
witness1 and evidentiary standards were 
met4  7b7 ,interagency coordination ,on 
request of the ,secretary1 the          
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
provide the ,secretary with such        
guidance and assistance as may be       
necessary to facilitate informing       
,states and public child welfare        
agencies on how to comply with the      

,indian ,child ,welfare ,act of #aigh1  
including specific measures identified  
in ,state plans as required by section  
#dbb7;b77#i7 of this ,act4  7c7         
,biennial reports to ,congress ,the     
,secretary shall biennially submit to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a 
written report on how-- 7#a7 the ,states
 are complying with the ,indian ,child  
,welfare ,act of #aigh1 as required by  
section #dbb7;b77#i7 of this ,act2 and  
7#b7 the ,secretary is assisting ,states
 and ,indian ,tribes to improve         
implementation of ,federal standards    
established under the ,indian ,child    
,welfare ,act of #aigh4  4