,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cggd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #g71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,casey1 and ,mr4 ,heinrich7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide       
additional funding under the ,child     
,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,family ,strengthening          
,infrastructure ,act of #bjbd4  #b4     
,additional ,,capta funding  7a7        
,additional amounts for ,state grants   
,to improve child protective services   
,section #ajf of the ,child ,abuse      
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7g7          
,additional funding  7#a7 ,in general   
,to carry out this section1 in addition 
to amounts made available under section 

#aab for such purposes1 there are       
authorized to be appropriated1 and there
 are appropriated1 out of amounts in the
 ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1  
#bej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbe through #bjcd1 to remain available
 until expended4  7#b7 ,allotments      
,except as otherwise provided in this   
section1 out of the amounts appropriated
 under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary   
shall make allotments to each eligible  
,state and territory in an amount equal 
to the sum of-- 7,a7 #ej1jjj2 and  7,b7 
an amount that bears the same           
relationship to any amounts appropriated
 under paragraph 7#a7 that remain after 
all such ,states and territories have   
received #ej1jjj1 as the number of      
children under the age of #ah in the    
,state or territory bears to the number 
of such children in all ,states and     
territories that apply for such a grant4
  7#c7 ,eligible ,state ,to be eligible 
to receive an allotment under paragraph 
7#b71 a ,state or territory shall       

demonstrate in its application for a    
grant under this section that such      
,state or territory1 for purposes of    
carrying out the programs supported by  
such grant1 will expend the same amount1
 or more1 of ,state or territory funds  
in the fiscal year for which the grant  
is awarded as such ,state or territory  
expended for such purposes in the       
previous fiscal year4  7#d7 ,definitions
 ,in this subsection1 the terms ,state  
and territory have the meanings given   
such terms in subsection 7f77#a74  4    
7b7 ,additional amounts for             
community-,based grants for the         
prevention of child abuse and neglect   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #bjc of the   
,child ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;b7 is        
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking amount appropriated under      
section #baj and inserting amounts      
appropriated under section #bji and     
subsection 7d77#a72 and  7,b7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7d7          

,additional funding  7#a7 ,additional   
appropriation ,to carry out this title1 
in addition to amounts made available   
under section #bji for such purposes1   
there are authorized to be appropriated1
 and there are appropriated1 out of     
amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise  
appropriated1 #bej1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbe through #bjcd1 to    
remain available until expended4  7#b7  
,allotments  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary shall allot the amount       
appropriated under paragraph 7#a7 for a 
fiscal year and remaining after the     
reservation under subsection 7a7 among  
eligible ,states in the same manner the 
,secretary allots amounts appropriated  
under section #bji pursuant to          
subsection 7b74 ,for purposes of this   
paragraph1 the allotment formula        
described in subsection 7b7 shall be    
applied substituting eligible ,state for
 ,state each place such term appears in 
such subsection1 and substituting       
eligible ,states for ,states each place 

such term appears in such subsection4   
7,b7 ,eligible ,state ,for purposes of  
this paragraph1 the term eligible ,state
 means a ,state that demonstrates in its
 application for a grant under section  
#bjd that such ,state1 for purposes of  
carrying out the programs supported by a
 grant under this title1 will expend the
 same amount1 or more1 of ,state funds  
in the fiscal year for which the grant  
is awarded as such ,state expended for  
such purposes in the previous fiscal    
year4  4  7#b7 ,clarification ,section  
#bjd7d7 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention
 and ,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#eaaf;d7#d77 is amended by inserting    
7excluding any amount received under    
section #bjc7;d77 after received under  
this title4