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S. 2687, Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act 1 (April 11, 2016)

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                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                                COST ESTIMATE

                                                                   April 11, 2016



                                    S. 2687
                     Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act

          As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
                           and Pensions on April 4, 2016


Under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), states that meet certain
eligibility requirements, including the development of a plan of safe care for any drug-
dependent infants, receive grants to address child abuse and neglect. S. 2687 would
amend CAPTA to require states to carry out certain activities as part of the plan of safe
care, including determining whether local authorities have the resources necessary to
provide services for a child and family. The legislation also would require states to report
the number of infants for whom a plan of safe care has been developed. Finally, S. 2687
would require the Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) to issue guidance to
states regarding the requirements and best practices for the development and
implementation of plans of safe care and to monitor states to ensure compliance with the
bill's requirements.

Based on information from HHS, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would
cost less than $500,000 annually for additional personnel to carry out the new
requirements; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
Because enacting this bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting S. 2687 would not increase net
direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods
beginning in 2027.

S. 2687 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal
governments. Any costs states incur for complying with new grant requirements would
be incurred voluntarily as a condition of receiving federal assistance.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Susanne S. Mehlman. This estimate was
approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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