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H. Rept. 114-460 1 (2016-03-21)

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                    114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-460







                         MODERNIZING THE INTERSTATE PLACEMENT OF
                                   CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE ACT



                      MARCH 21, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                      of the Union and ordered to be printed



                       Mr. BRADY  of Texas, from the Committee  on Ways  and  Means,
                                          submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                           [To accompany H.R. 4472]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Ways  and  Means,  to whom  was  referred the
                    bill (H.R. 4472) to amend  title IV of the Social Security Act to re-
                    quire States to adopt a centralized electronic system to help expe-
                    dite the placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for
                    adoption, across State lines, and to provide grants to aid States in
                    developing  such a system,  and for other purposes,  having consid-
                    ered the  same, report favorably thereon  with an  amendment and
                    recommend   that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                    Page
                       I. SUMMARY AND  BACKGROUND .............................................................  4
                            A. Purpose and Sum m ary ...................................................................  4
                            B. Background and Need for Legislation  ............................................  4
                            C. Legislative  H istory  ...........................................................................  6
                      II. EXPLANATION OF THE  BILL ...................................................................  6
                             Section 1: Short  Title  .............................................................................  6
                             Section 2: Findings  ...............................................................................  6
                             Section 3: State  Plan  Requirement  ......................................................  6
                             Section 4: Grants for the Development of an Electronic Interstate
                                Case-Processing System to Expedite the Interstate Placement
                                of Children in Foster Care or Guardianship, or for Adoption  ....  6
                             Section 5: Continuation of Discretionary Funding to Promote Safe
                                and Stable Fam ilies  ........................................................................  11
                             Section 6: Reservation of Funds to Improve the Interstate Place-
                                m ent of  Children  ............................................................................  11
                     III. VOTES OF THE COMM ITTEE ....................................................................  12
                     IV. NEW  BUDGET  AUTHORITY  AND TAX EXPENDITURES   .....................           12


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