,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bf1 #bjbc,mr4  
,grassley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4
 ,wick]1 & ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d p>ts ,b & ,e ( title ,,iv ( !  
,social ,security ,act to improve fo/] &
 adoptive p>5t recruitm5t & ret5tion1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,recruit+ ,families
 ,us+ ,data ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,/ate    
plan am5dm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dbb
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subsection 7b77#g71 by ins]t+ ?r\gh !   
developm5t & implem5tation ( a family   
p>tn]%ip plan :i* meets ! requirem5ts ( 
subsection 7d7 = id5tification1         
recruitm5t1 scre5+1 lic5s+1 support1 &  
ret5tion ( fo/] & adoptive families aft]
 are ne$$2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7d7 ,family ,p>tn]%ip ,plan    
,requirem5ts ,= purposes ( subsection   

7b77#g71 ! requirem5ts = a family       
p>tn]%ip plan 79 ?is subsection ref]r$  
to z ! plan7 are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! plan 
is develop$ 9 consultation ) bir?1      
k9%ip1 fo/] & adoptive families1        
community-bas$ s]vice provid]s1 te*nical
 assi/ance provid]s1 & y\? ) liv$       
exp]i5ce ) fo/] c>e & adoption4  7#b7 ,!
 plan describes-- 7,a7 h[ ! ,/ate plans 
to id5tify1 notify1 engage1 & support   
relatives 7& o!rs connect$ to ! *ild7 z 
pot5tial placem5t res\rces = *ildr52    
7,b7 h[ ! ,/ate plans to develop &      
implem5t *ild-specific recruitm5t plans 
= e *ild 9 or ent]+ fo/] c>e :o ne$s a  
fo/] or adoptive family2  7,c7 h[ !     
,/ate plans to au!ntically engage *ildr5
 & y\? 9 recruitm5t ef=ts on _! behalf2 
7,d7 h[ ! ,/ate plans to use data to    
e/abli% goals1 assess ne$s1 measure     
progress1 r$uce unnecess>y placem5ts 9  
congregate c>e1 increase p]man5cy1      
improve placem5t /ability1 increase !   
rate ( k9%ip placem5ts1 improve         
recruitm5t & ret5tion ( families = te5s1

 sibl+ gr\ps1 & o!r special populations1
 & align ! composition ( fo/] & adoptive
 families ) ! ne$s ( *ildr5 9 or ent]+  
fo/] c>e2 &  7,e7 h[ t ,/ate w /& up or 
support fo/] family advisory bo>ds = !  
purpose ( improv+ recruitm5t & ret5tion 
( fo/] & adoptive families4  7#c7 ,!    
plan provides t1 n less ?an annually1 ! 
,/ate %all collect & report on ! ,/ate's
 actual fo/] family capacity &          
congregate c>e utilization1 includ+ !   
numb]1 demographics1 & *>act]i/ics (    
lic5s$ fo/] families1 includ+           
prospective adoptive families1 ! numb] (
 su* families t hav5't receiv$ a        
placem5t or are n be+ fully utiliz$ & ! 
reasons !re=1 & ! numb]1 demographics1 &
 *>act]i/ics ( *ildr5 plac$ 9 congregate
 c>e 9-,/ate & out-(-,/ate4  7#d7 ,!    
plan includes1 & %all update n less ?an 
annually1 a summ>y ( ! mo/ rec5t fe$back
 f fo/] & adoptive p>5ts & y\? reg>d+   
lic5sure1 tra9+1 support1 & reasons :y  
p>5ts /op fo/]+ or :y adoptive or legal 
gu>dian%ip placem5ts out ( fo/] c>e fail

 or fo/] & su* adoptive ( legal         
gu>dian%ip families /ruggle to meet     
*ildr5's ne$s4  7#e7 ,! plan includes1 &
 %all update annually1 a report on !    
,/ate's analysis ( specific *all5ges or 
b>ri]s to recruit+1 lic5s+1 & utiliz+   
families :o reflect ! racial & e?nic    
backgr\nd ( *ildr5 9 fo/] c>e 9 ! ,/ate1
 & ! ,/ate's ef=ts to ov]come ^?        
*all5ges & b>ri]s4  7#f7 ,! plan        
includes su* o!r in=mation relat+ to    
fo/] & adoptive p>5t recruitm5t &       
ret5tion z ! ,secret>y may require4  4  
7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !    
am5dm5t made by ?is subsection %all take
 effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjbd4  7#b7     
,delay p]mitt$ if /ate legislation      
requir$ ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan approv$
 "u subp>t #a ( "p ,b ( title ,,iv ( !  
,social ,security ,act :i* ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices det]m9es      
requires ,/ate legislation 7o!r ?an     
legislation appropriat+ funds7 9 ord] = 
! plan to meet ! additional requirem5ts 

impos$ by ?is subsection1 ! ,/ate plan  
%all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to comply ) !  
requirem5ts ( su* "p solely on ! basis (
 ! failure ( ! plan to meet su*         
additional requirem5ts be=e ! fir/ day (
 ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! close
 ( ! fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate      
legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4 ,= purposes (
 ! previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t 
has a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea*   
ye> ( su* session %all be deem$ to be a 
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
legislature4  #c4 ,inclusion ( in=mation
 on fo/] & adoptive families 9 annual   
*ild welf>e outcomes report to ,congress
 ,section #dgi;,a7a7 ( ! ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgi;b7a77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,c71  
by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#g77;,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &  
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#h7 include 9 ! report        
submitt$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#e7 =    
fiscal ye> #bjbe or any succe$+ fiscal  

ye>-- 7,a7 ,/ate-by-,/ate data on !     
numb]1 demographics1 & *>act]i/ics (    
fo/] & adoptive families 9 ! ,/ate1 & ! 
numb] ( pot5tial fo/] & adoptive        
families n be+ utiliz$ 9 ! ,/ate & !    
reasons :y2  7,b7 a summ>y ( ! *all5ges 
(1 & b>ri]s to1 be+ a fo/] or adoptive  
p>5t1 includ+ ) respect to recruitm5t1  
lic5sure1 engagem5t1 ret5tion1 & :y     
p>5ts /op fo/]+1 adoptions disrupt or   
dissolve1 or fo/] or adoptive families  
/ruggle1 z report$ by ,/ates bas$ on    
surveys ( fo/] & adoptive p>5ts2 &  7,c7
 a summ>y ( ! *all5ges & b>ri]s ,/ates  
report$ on ef=ts to recruit a pool (    
families t reflect ! racial & e?nic     
backgr\nd ( *ildr5 9 fo/] c>e 9 ! ,/ate1
 & ef=ts to ov]come ^? b>ri]s4  4