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Union Calendar No. 423
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4843
[Report No. 114-548]
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require
certain monitoring and oversight, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 23, 2016
Mr. Barletta (for himself, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Kline, Ms. Clark of
Massachusetts, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
May 10, 2016
Additional sponsors: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Rokita, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Kilmer,
Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Renacci, Mr.
Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Messer, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Costello of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Guthrie,
and Mr. Turner
May 10, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March
23, 2016]
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A BILL
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require
certain monitoring and oversight, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS OF SAFE CARE.
Section 103(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5104(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
``(5) maintain and disseminate information about the
requirements of section 106(b)(2)(B)(iii) and best practices
relating to the development of plans of safe care as described
in such section for infants born and identified as being
affected by illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms, or
a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder;''.
SEC. 3. STATE PLANS.
Section 106(b)(2)(B)(iii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(b)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting
before the semicolon at the end the following: ``to ensure the safety
and well-being of such infant following release from the care of
healthcare providers, including through--''
``(I) addressing the health and
substance use disorder treatment needs
of the infant and affected family or
caregiver; and
``(II) the development and
implementation by the State of
monitoring systems regarding the
implementation of such plans to
determine whether and in what manner
local entities are providing, in
accordance with State requirements,
referrals to and delivery of
appropriate services for the infant and
affected family or caregiver''.
SEC. 4. DATA REPORTS.
(a) In General.--Section 106(d) of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is amended by adding at the end of
the following:
``(17)(A) The number of infants identified under subsection
(b)(2)(B)(ii).
``(B) The number of infants for whom a plan of safe care
was developed under subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii).
``(C) The number of infants for whom a referral was made
for appropriate services, including services for the affected
family or caregiver, under subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii).''.
(b) Redesignation.--Effective on May 29, 2017, section 106(d) of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a(d)) is
amended by redesignating paragraph (17) (as added by subsection (a)) as
paragraph (18).
SEC. 5. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.
(a) Amendment.--Title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 114. MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.
``The Secretary shall conduct monitoring to ensure that each State
that receives a grant under section 106 is in compliance with the
requirements of section 106(b), which--
``(1) shall--
``(A) be in addition to the review of the State
plan upon its submission under section 106(b)(1)(A);
and
``(B) include monitoring of State policies and
procedures required under clauses (ii) and (iii) of
section 106(b)(2)(B); and
``(2) may include--
``(A) a comparison of activities carried out by the
State to comply with the requirements of section 106(b)
with the State plan most recently approved under
section 432 of the Social Security Act;
``(B) a review of information available on the
Website of the State relating to its compliance with
the requirements of section 106(b);
``(C) site visits, as may be necessary to carry out
such monitoring; and
``(D) a review of information available in the
State's Annual Progress and Services Report most
recently submitted under section 1357.16 of title 45,
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations).''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 113, the
following:
``Sec. 114. Monitoring and oversight.''.
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be
construed to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services or
any other officer of the Federal Government to add new requirements to
section 106(b) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42
U.S.C. 5106a(b)), as amended by this Act.
Union Calendar No. 423
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4843
[Report No. 114-548]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require
certain monitoring and oversight, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 10, 2016
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed