,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjbd,ms4    
,hassan 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,coll9s7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,abuse      
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act to provide =
 bett] protections = *ildr5 rais$ 9     
k9%ip families outside ( ! fo/] c>e     
sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,help ,gr&families ,prev5t    
,*ild ,abuse ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,m ?an #b1djj1jjj  
*ildr5 are be+ rais$ 9 k9%ip families1  
or gr&families1 by relatives or close   
family fri5ds )\t _! p>5ts 9 ! home1 & !
 va/ majority ( su* *ildr5 are rais$    
outside ( ! fo/] c>e sy/em4  7#b7 ,!    
majority ( k9%ip c>egiv]s are gr&p>5ts4 
7#c7 ,= e *ild 9 fo/] c>e liv+ )        
relatives1 !re are #ah be+ rais$ by     
relatives outside ( ! fo/] c>e sy/em4   
7#d7 ,m ?an "o-?ird ( all *ildr5 plac$ 9

 fo/] c>e because ( p>5tal drug or      
alcohol use are plac$ ) relatives4  7#e7
 ,*ildr5 :o h be5 expos$ to sub/ance    
misuse 9 ! home may also exp]i5ce abuse 
& neglect1 & rese>* indicates t *ildr5 9
 family fo/] c>e because ( sub/ance use 
are m likely to be plac$ ) relatives ?an
 ) nonrelatives4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to      
,,capta  7a7 ,advisory bo>d on *ild     
abuse & neglect ,section #ajb7;c7 ( !   
,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajb7;c77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ac71 by /rik+ 2 & &   
ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 9 p>agraph    
7#ad71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ a      
semicolon2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#ae7 organizations provid+    
s]vices to k9%ip families2 &  7#af7 bir?
 p>5ts1 k9%ip c>egiv]s1 & fo/] c>e      
alumni4  4  7b7 ,national cle>+h\se =   
in=mation relat+ to *ild abuse ,section 
#ajc7;b7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion &  
,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajd7;b77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#h77;,b71  
by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7

 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#aj7 coord9ate ) !            
,gr&families  ,k9%ip ,support ,network3 
,a ,national ,te*nical ,assi/ance ,c5t] 
to dissem9ate in=mation ab\t            
evid5ce-bas$1 evid5ce-in=m$1 & exempl>y 
practices us$ to support *ildr5 be+     
rais$ 9 k9%ip families )91 or outside (1
 ! *ild welf>e sy/em4  4  7c7 ,grants to
 ,/ates1 ,indian ,tribes or ,tribal     
organizations1 & public or private      
ag5cies & organizations ,section        
#aje7;a77#d7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion
 & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#eajf7;a77#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3 ,su* proc$ures us$ by        
recipi5ts ( a grant pursuant to ?is     
p>agraph %all reflect equity = *ildr5   
plac$ ) k91 recognize _! unique         
circum/ances1 & include plans =         
prioritiz+ placem5t ) k9 z ! fir/       
placem5t1 id5tify+ & engag+ k9 z        
supports = *ildr5 ?r\gh\t ! *ild's      
involvem5t ) ! *ild welf>e sy/em1 mak+ x

 a priority to lic5se k9 z fo/] p>5ts1  
support+ p]man5t families = *ildr5 plac$
 ) k91 & creat+ a /rong community       
network to support k9 families44  7d7   
,grants to ,/ates = *ild abuse or       
neglect prev5tion & treatm5t programs   
,section #ajf ( ! ,*ild ,abuse          
,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;a7-- 7#a7 9 subsection  
7b77#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77iv71  
by ins]t+ 1 & = h[ k9%ip placem5ts w be 
prioritiz$ be=e ! semicolon2 &  7,b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,d77v71 by ins]t+ k9%ip    
navigators1 aft] sub/ance abuse treatm5t
 ag5cies12 &  7#b7 9 subsection         
7d77#c7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+            
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 z subp>agraphs 
7,c7 & 7,d71 respectively2  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+3  
7,b7 ! numb] t did n receive s]vices    
dur+ ! ye> "u ! ,/ate program fund$ "u  
?is section or an equival5t ,/ate       
program because ! *ild 0 div]t$ f ! *ild
 welf>e sy/em to live ) k9 outside ( !  
fo/] c>e sy/em2  2 &  7,c7 9 subp>agraph

 7,d71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ families
 & ins]t+ p>5ts4  7e7 ,community-,bas$  
grants = ! prev5tion ( *ild abuse &     
neglect  7#a7 ,purpose ,section         
#bja7;b77#a7 ( ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion
 & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#eaaf7;b77#a77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,g71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 
a semicolon2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,h71  
by add+ & aft] ! semicolon2 &  7,c7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,i7 support ! 
unique ne$s ( k9%ip families rais+      
*ildr5 inside or outside ! fo/] c>e     
sy/em2  4  7#b7 ,local program          
requirem5ts ,section #bje7;a7 ( ! ,*ild 
,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;e7a77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ & to p>5ts :o   
are adult =m] victims ( dome/ic viol5ce 
or *ild abuse or neglect & ins]t+ to    
p>5ts :o are adult =m] victims ( dome/ic
 viol5ce or *ild abuse or neglect1 & to 
families :]e *ildr5 are be+ rais$ by k9 
because _! p>5ts _c raise !m2  7,b7 9   
p>agraph 7#c77;,b7-- 7i7 9 clause       

7viii71 by /rik+ &2  7ii7 9 clause 7ix71
 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ a semicolon2 
&  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7x7
 tra9+ to meet ! specific ne$s ( k9%ip  
c>egiv]s1 includ+ tra9+ on c>+ = *ildr5 
) behavioral or m5tal heal? *all5ges &  
h[ to access s]vices = :i* su* c>egiv]s 
may be eligible2 &  7xi7 tra9+ on       
und]/&+ sub/ance use disord]s & ! impact
 ( trauma on *ildr52  2 &  7,c7 9       
p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ 1 k9%ip        
c>egiv]s1 & fo/] c>e alumni aft] p>5ts4