§ 624. Payment to States

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1935

   Social Security Amendments of 1967

   Pub. L. 90–248 title II § 240(c) · 81 Stat. 821

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 624

   Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 424, formerly § 423, as added Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 240(c), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 913

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 424, formerly § 423, as added Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 240(c), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 913

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Title IV of such Act is further amended by adding at the end 49 Stat. 627; 76 Stat. 186. thereof the following new part: “Part B— Child-Welfare Services “Sec. 420. “appropriation For the purpose of enabling the United States, through the Secretary, to cooperate with State public welfare agencies in establishing, extending, and strengthening child-welfare services, the following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated: $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $110,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. “Sec. 421. “allotments to states The sum appropriated pursuant to section 420 for each fiscal year shall be allotted by the Secretary for use by cooperating State public welfare agencies which have plans developed jointly by the State agency and the Secretary, as follows: He shall allot $70,000 to each State, and shall allot, to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the remainder of the sum so appropriated for such year as the product of (1) the population of such State under the age of 21 and (2) the allotment percentage of such State (as determined Post, p. 913. under section 423) bears to the sum of the corresponding products of all the States. “Sec. 422. “payment to states (a) From the sums appropriated therefor and the allotment available under this part, the Secretary shall from time to time pay to each State— “(1) that has a plan for child-welfare services which has been developed as provided in this part and which— “(A) provides for coordination between the services provided under such plan and the services provided for dependent children under the State plan approved under part A of this title, with a view to provision of welfare and related services which will best promote the welfare of such children and their families, and “(B) provides, with respect to day care services (including the provision of such care) provided under this title— “(i) for cooperative arrangements with the State health authority and the State agency primarily responsible for State supervision of public schools to assure maximum utilization of such agencies in the provision of necessary health services and education for children receiving day care, “(ii) for an advisory committee, to advise the State public welfare agency on the general policy involved in the provision of day care services under the plan, which shall include among its members representatives of other State agencies concerned with day care or services related thereto and persons representative of professional or civic or other public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, or groups concerned with the provision of day care, “(iii) for such safeguards as may be necessary to assure provision of day care under the plan only in cases in which it is in the best interest of the child and the mother and only in cases in which it is determined, under criteria established by the State, that a need for such care exists; and, in cases in which the family is able to pay part or all of the costs of such care, for payment of such fees as may be reasonable in the light of such ability, “(iv) for giving priority, in determining the existence of need for such day care, to members of low-income or other groups in the population, and to geographical areas, which have the greatest relative need for extension of such day care, and “(v) that day care provided under the plan will be provided only in facilities (including private homes) which are licensed by the State, or approved (as meeting the standards established for such licensing) by the State agency responsible for licensing facilities of this type, and “(vi) for the development and implementation of arrangements for the more effective involvement of the parent or parents in the appropriate care of the child and the improvement of the health and development of the child, and “(2) that makes a satisfactory showing that the State, is extending the provision of child-welfare services in the State, with priority being given to communities with the greatest need for such services after giving consideration to their relative financial need, and with a view to making available by July 1, 1975, in all political subdivisions of the State, for all children in need thereof, child-welfare services provided by the staff (which shall to the extent feasible be composed of trained child-welfare personnel) of the State public welfare agency or of the local agency participating in the administration of the plan in the political subdivision, except that (effective July 1, 1969, or, if earlier, on the date as of which the modification of the State plan to comply with this requirement with respect to subprofessional staff is approved) such plan shall provide for the training and effective use of paid subprofessional staff with particular emphasis on the full-time or part-time employment of persons of low income, as community service aides, in the administration of the plan and for the use of nonpaid or partially paid volunteers in providing services and in assisting any advisory committees established by the State agency, an amount equal to the Federal share (as determined under section 423) of the total sum expended under such plan (including the cost of administration of the plan) in meeting the costs of State, district, county, or other local child-welfare services, in developing State services for the encouragement and assistance of adequate methods of community child-welfare organization, in paying the costs of returning any runaway child who has not attained the age of eighteen to his own community in another State, and of maintaining such child until such return (for a period not exceeding fifteen days), in cases in which such costs cannot be met by the parents of such child or by any person, agency, or institution legally responsible for the support of such child. In developing such services for children, the facilities and experience of voluntary agencies shall be utilized in accordance with child-care programs and arrangements in the State and local communities as may be authorized by the State. “(b) The method of computing and paying such amounts shall be as follows: “(1) The Secretary shall, prior to the beginning of each period for which a payment is to be made, estimate the amount to be paid to the State tor such period under the provisions of subsection (a). “(2) From the allotment available therefor, the Secretary shall pay the amount so estimated, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum (not previously adjusted under this section) by which he finds that his estimate of the amount to be paid the State for any prior period under this section was greater or less than the amount which should have been paid to the State for such prior period under this section. “Sec. 423. “allotment percentage and federal share (a) The ‘allotment percentage’ for any State shall be 100 per centum less the State percentage; and the State percentage shall be that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the United States; except that (1) the allotment percentage shall in no case be less than 30 per centum or more than 70 per centum, and (2) the allotment percentage shall be 70 per centum in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. “(b) The ‘Federal share’ for any State for any fiscal year shall be 100 per centum less that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the United States, except that (1) in no ease shall the Federal share be less than 33⅓ per centum or more than 66% per centum, and (2) the Federal share shall be 662/3 per centum in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. “(c) The Federal share and the allotment percentage for each State shall be promulgated by the Secretary between July 1 and August 31 of each even-numbered year, on the basis of the average per capita income of each State and of the United States for the three most recent calendar years for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce. Such promulgation shall be conclusive for each of the two fiscal years in the period beginning July 1 next succeeding such promulgation: Provided, That the Federal shares and allotment percentages promulgated under section 524(c) of the Social 42 USC 724. Security Act in 1966 shall be effective for purposes of this section for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1968, and June 30, 1969. “(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘United States’ means the fifty States and the District of Columbia. “Sec. 424. “reallotment The amount of any allotment to a State under section 421 for any fiscal year which the State certifies to the Secretary will not be required for carrying out the State plan developed as provided in such section shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates as the Secretary may fix, to other States which the Secretary determines (1) have need in carrying out their State plans so developed for sums in excess of those previously allotted to them under that section and (2) will be able to use such excess amounts during such fiscal year. Such reallotments shall be made on the basis of the State plans so developed, after taking into consideration the population under the age of twenty-one, and the per capita income of each such State as compared with the population under the age of twenty-one, and the per capita income of all such States with respect to which such a determination by the Secretary has been made. Any amount so reallotted to a State shall be deemed part of its allotment under section 421. “Sec. 425. “definition For purposes of this title, the term ‘child-welfare services’ means public social services which supplement, or substitute for, parental care and supervision for the purpose of (1) preventing or remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems which may result in, the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or delinquency of children, (2) protecting and caring for homeless, dependent, or neglected children, (3) protecting and promoting the welfare of children of working mothers, and (4) otherwise protecting and promoting the welfare of children, including the strengthening of their own homes where possible or, where needed, the provision of adequate care of children away from their homes in foster family homes or day-care or other child-care facilities. “Sec. 426. “research, training, or demonstration projects (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as the Congress may determine— “(1) for grants by the Secretary— “(A) to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning, and to public or other nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in research or child-welfare activities, for special research or demonstration projects in the field of child welfare which are of regional or national significance and for special projects for the demonstration of new methods or facilities which show promise of substantial contribution to the advancement of child welfare; “(B) to State or local public agencies responsible for administering, or supervising the administration of, the plan under this part, for projects for the demonstration of the utilization of research (including findings resulting therefrom) in the field of child welfare in order to encourage experimental and special types of welfare services; and “(C) to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning for special projects for training personnel for work in the field of child welfare, including traineeships with such stipends and allowances as may be permitted by the Secretary; and “(2) for contracts or jointly financed cooperative arrangements with States and public and other organizations and agencies for the conduct of research, special projects, or demonstration projects relating to such matters. “(b) Payments of grants or under contracts or cooperative arrangements under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments, as the Secretary may determine; and shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of the grants, contracts, or other arrangements.”

2. 1976

   Fiscal Year Adjustment Act

   Pub. L. 94–273 § 22 · 90 Stat. 375

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 624(c)

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 624(c)

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “November 30” for “August 31”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July” wherever appearing and “November 30” for “August 31”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 22. Sections 423(c) and 1101(a)(8)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 623(c) and 1301(a)(8)(B)), are amended by deleting “July” and “August 31”, wherever they appear, and inserting “October” and “November 30”, respectively, in lieu thereof.

3. 1980

   Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

   Pub. L. 96–272 title I § 103(a) · 94 Stat. 500

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 624

   Pub. L. 96–272 substituted provisions covering payments to States for provisions relating to allotment percentages and Federal share

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–272 substituted provisions covering payments to States for provisions relating to allotment percentages and Federal share.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act is amended (subject to subsection (c) of this section) by striking out all that precedes section 426 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Part B— Child Welfare Services “Sec. 420. “appropriation (a) For the purpose of enabling the United States, through the Secretary, to cooperate with State public welfare agencies in establishing, extending, and strengthening child welfare services, there is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year the sum of $266,000,000. “(b) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to the authorization contained in subsection (a) shall be included in the appropriation Act (or supplemental appropriation Act) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such funds are available for obligation. In order to effect a transition to this method of timing appropriation action, the preceding sentence, shall apply notwithstanding the fact that its initial application will result in the enactment in the same year (whether in the same appropriation Act or otherwise) of two separate appropriations, one for the then current fiscal year and one for the succeeding fiscal year. “Sec. 421. “allotments to states (a) The sum appropriated pursuant to section 420 for each fiscal year shall be allotted by the Secretary for use by cooperating State public welfare agencies which have plans developed jointly by the State agency and the Secretary as follows: He shall first allot $70,000 to each State, and shall then allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the remainder of such sum as the product of (1) the population of the State under the age of twenty-one and (2) the allotment percentage of the State (as determined under this section) bears to the sum of the corresponding products of all the States. “(b) The ‘allotment percentage’ for any State shall be 100 per centum less the State percentage; and the State percentage shall be the percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the United States; except that (1) the allotment percentage shall in no case be less than 30 per centum or more than 70 per centum, and (2) the allotment percentage shall be 70 per centum in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. “(c) The allotment percentage for each State shall be promulgated by the Secretary between October 1 and November 30 of each even-numbered year, on the basis of the average per capita income of each State and of the United States for the three most recent calendar years for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce. Such promulgation shall be conclusive for each of the two fiscal years in the period beginning October 1 next succeeding such promulgation. “United States.” “(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘United States’ means the fifty States and the District of Columbia. “Sec. 422. “state plans for child welfare services (a) In order to be eligible for payment under this part, a 42 USC 622. Post, p. 521. State must have a plan for child welfare services which has been developed jointly by the Secretary and the State agency designated pursuant to subsection (b)(1), and which meets the requirements of subsection (b). “(b) Each plan for child welfare services under this part shall— “(1) provide that (A) the individual or agency designated pursuant to section 2003(d)(1)(C) to administer or supervise the 42 USC 1397b. administration of the State’s services program will administer or supervise the administration of the plan (except as otherwise provided in section 103(d) of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980), and (B) to the extent that child welfare Ante, p. 516. services are furnished by the staff of the State agency or local agency administering the plan, a single organizational unit in such State or local agency, as the case may be, will be responsible for furnishing such child welfare services; “(2) provide for coordination between the services provided for children under the plan and the services and assistance provided under title XX, under the State plan approved under part A of 42 USC 1397. 42 USC 601. Ante, p. 501. this title, under the State plan approved under part E of this title, and under other State programs having a relationship to the program under this part, with a view to provision of welfare and related services which will best promote the welfare of such children and their families; “(3) provide that the standards and requirements imposed with respect to child day care under title XX shall apply with respect to day care services under this part, except insofar as eligibility for such services is involved; “(4) provide for the training and effective use of paid paraprofessional Paraprofessionals and volunteers. staff, with particular emphasis on the full-time or part-time employment of persons of low income, as community service aides, in the administration of the plan, and for the use of nonpaid or partially paid volunteers in providing services and in assisting any advisory committees established by the State agency; “(5) contain a description of the services to be provided and specify the geographic areas where such services will be available; “(6) contain a description of the steps which the State will take to provide child welfare services and to make progress in— “(A) covering additional political subdivisions, “(B) reaching additional children in need of services, and “(C) expanding and strengthening the range of existing services and developing new types of services, along with a description of the State’s child welfare services staff development and training plans; “(7) provide, in the development of services for children, for Voluntary agencies, utilization. utilization of the facilities and experience of voluntary agencies in accordance with State and local programs and arrangements, as authorized by the State; and “(8) provide that the agency administering or supervising the administration of the plan will furnish such reports, containing such information, and participate in such evaluations, as the Secretary may require. “Sec. 423. “payment to states (a) From the sums appropriated therefor and the allotment under this part, subject to the conditions set forth in this section and in section 427, the Secretary shall from time to time pay to each State that has a plan developed in accordance with section 422 an amount equal to 75 per centum of the total sum expended under the plan (including the cost of administration of the plan) in meeting the costs of State, district, county, or other local child welfare services. “(b) The method of computing and making payments under this section shall be as follows: “(1) The Secretary shall, prior to the beginning of each period for which a payment is to be made, estimate the amount to be paid to the State for such period under the provisions of this section. “(2) From the allotment available therefor, the Secretary shall pay the amount so estimated, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum (not previously adjusted under this section) by which he finds that his estimate of the amount to be paid the State for any prior period under this section was greater or less than the amount which should have been paid to the State for such prior period under this section. “(c) (1) No payment may be made to a State under this part, for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1979, with respect to State expenditures made for (A) child day care necessary solely because of the employment, or training to prepare for employment, of a parent or other relative with whom the child involved is living, (B) foster care maintenance payments, and (C) adoption assistance payments, to the extent that the Federal payment with respect to those expenditures would exceed the total amount of the Federal payment under this part for fiscal year 1979. “(2) Expenditures made by a State for any fiscal year which begins after September 30, 1979, for foster care maintenance payments shall be treated for purposes of making Federal payments under this part with respect to expenditures for child welfare services, as if such foster care maintenance payments constituted child welfare services of a type to which the limitation imposed by paragraph (1) does not apply; except that the amount payable to the State with respect to expenditures made for other child welfare services and for foster care maintenance payments during any such year shall not exceed 100 per centum of the amount of the expenditures made for child welfare services for which payment may be made under the limitation imposed by paragraph (1) as in effect without regard to this paragraph. “(d) No payment may be made to a State under this part in excess of the payment made under this part for fiscal year 1979, for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1979, if for the latter fiscal year the total of the State’s expenditures for child welfare services under this part (excluding expenditures for activities specified in subsection (c)(1)) is less than the total of the State’s expenditures under this part (excluding expenditures for such activities) for fiscal year 1979. “Sec. 424. “reallotment The amount of any allotment to a State under section 42 USC 624. 421 for any fiscal year which the State certifies to the Secretary will not be required for carrying out the State plan developed as provided in section 422 shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates as the Secretary may fix, to other States which the Secretary determines (1) have need in carrying out their State plans so developed for sums in excess of those previously allotted to them under section 421 and (2) will be able to use such excess amounts during such fiscal year. Such reallotments shall be made on the basis of the State plans so developed, after taking into consideration the population under the age of twenty-one, and the per capita income of each such State as compared with the population under the age of twenty-one, and the per capita income of all such States with respect to which such a determination by the Secretary has been made. Any amount so reallotted to a State snail be deemed part of its allotment under section 421. “Sec. 425. “definitions (a) (1) For purposes of this title, the term ‘child welfare 42 USC 625. services’ means public social services which are directed toward the accomplishment of the following purposes: (A) protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, including handicapped, homeless, dependent, or neglected children; (B) preventing or remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems which may result in, the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or delinquency of children; (C) preventing the unnecessary separation of children from their families by identifying family problems, assisting families in resolving their problems, and preventing breakup of the family where the prevention of child removal is desirable and possible; (D) restoring to their families children who have been removed, by the provision of services to the child and the families; (E) placing children in suitable adoptive homes, in cases where restoration to the biological family is not possible or appropriate; and (F) assuring adequate care of children away from their homes, in cases where the child cannot be returned home or cannot be placed for adoption. “(2) Funds expended by a State for any calendar quarter to comply with the statistical report required by section 476(b), and funds expended with respect to nonrecurring costs of adoption proceedings in the case of children placed for adoption with respect to whom assistance is provided under a State plan for adoption assistance approved under part E of this title, shall be deemed to have been Ante, p. 501. expended for child welfare services. “(b) For other definitions relating to this part and to part E of this title, see section 475 of this Act.”. Ante, p. 510.

4. 1993

   Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–66 title XIII § 13711(b)(2) · 107 Stat. 312

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 624(a)

   Pub. L. 103–66 substituted “under this subpart” for “under this part”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–66 substituted “under this subpart” for “under this part”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 423(a) (42 U.S.C. 623(a)) is amended by striking “this part” and inserting “this subpart”.

5. 1994

   Social Security Act Amendments of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–432 title II § 202(d)(1) · 108 Stat. 4398

   Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 624(a)

   Pub. L. 103–432 struck out “and in section 627 of this title” after “set forth in this section”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–432 struck out “and in section 627 of this title” after “set forth in this section”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 423(a) (42 U.S.C. 623(a)) is amended by striking “and in section 427”.

6. 2006

   Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–288 § 11(a)(2) · 120 Stat. 1233

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 624(a)

   Pub. L. 109–288, § 11(a)(2), substituted “percent” for “per centum”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–288, § 11(a)(2), substituted “percent” for “per centum”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 424(a) of such Act, as so redesignated by section 6(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by striking “per centum” and inserting “percent”.

7. 2006

   Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–288 § 6(e)(1) · 120 Stat. 1233

   Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 624(c); 42 U.S.C. § 624(d)

   Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(e)(1), added subsecs. (c) and (d) struck out former subsecs. (c) and (d) which related to prohibited payments and minimum State expenditures, respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(e)(1), added subsecs. (c) and (d) struck out former subsecs. (c) and (d) which related to prohibited payments and minimum State expenditures, respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Limitations related to state expenditures for child care, foster care maintenance payments, and adoption assistance payments.— Section 424 of such Act, 42 USC 624. as so redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following: “(c) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds for Child Care, Foster Care Maintenance Payments, or Adoption Assistance Payments.— The total amount of Federal payments under this subpart for a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2007, that may be used by a State for expenditures for child care, foster care maintenance payments, or adoption assistance payments shall not exceed the total amount of such payments for fiscal year 2005 that were so used by the State. “(d) Limitation on Use by States of Non-Federal Funds for Foster Care Maintenance Payments To Match Federal Funds.— For any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2007, State expenditures of non-Federal funds for foster care maintenance payments shall not be considered to be expenditures under the State plan developed under this subpart for the fiscal year to the extent that the total of such expenditures for the fiscal year exceeds the total of such expenditures under the State plan developed under this subpart for fiscal year 2005.” .

8. 2006

   Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–288 § 7(b) · 120 Stat. 1233

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 624(e)

   Pub. L. 109–288, § 7(b), added subsec. (e) relating to caseworker visitation standard

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–288, § 7(b), added subsec. (e) relating to caseworker visitation standard.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Enforcement.— Section 424 of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 624. as so redesignated by section 6(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) (1) The Secretary may not make a payment to a State under this subpart for a period in fiscal year 2008, unless the State has provided to the Secretary data which shows, for fiscal year 2007— “(A) the percentage of children in foster care under the responsibility of the State who were visited on a monthly basis by the caseworker handling the case of the child; and “(B) the percentage of the visits that occurred in the residence of the child. “(2) (A) Deadline. Based on the data provided by a State pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall establish, not later than June 30, 2008, an outline of the steps to be taken to ensure, by October 1, 2011, that at least 90 percent of the children in foster care under the responsibility of the State are visited by their caseworkers on a monthly basis, and that the majority of the visits occur in the residence of the child. The outline shall include target percentages to be reached each fiscal year, and should include a description of how the steps will be implemented. The steps may include activities designed to improve caseworker retention, recruitment, training, and ability to access the benefits of technology. “(B) Effective date. Applicability. Beginning October 1, 2008, if the Secretary determines that a State has not made the requisite progress in meeting the goal described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, then the percentage that shall apply for purposes of subsection (a) of this section for the period involved shall be the percentage set forth in such subsection (a) reduced by— “(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short of the target percentage established for the State for the period pursuant to such subparagraph is less than 10; “(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or “(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 20.” .

9. 2006

   Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006

   Pub. L. 109–288 § 6(e)(2)(A) · 120 Stat. 1233

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 624(e)

   Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(e)(2)(A), added subsec. (e) relating to limitation on reimbursement for administrative costs

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(e)(2)(A), added subsec. (e) relating to limitation on reimbursement for administrative costs.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) In general.— Section 424 of such Act 42 USC 624. (42 U.S.C. 623), as so redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) Limitation on Reimbursement for Administrative Costs.— A payment may not be made to a State under this section with respect to expenditures during a fiscal year for administrative costs, to the extent that the total amount of the expenditures exceeds 10 percent of the total expenditures of the State during the fiscal year for activities funded from amounts provided under this subpart.” .

10. 2011

    Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act

    Pub. L. 112–34 title I § 101(c) · 125 Stat. 370

    1. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 624(e); 42 U.S.C. § 624(f)

       Pub. L. 112–34 added subsec. (f)

    2. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 624(e); 42 U.S.C. § 624(f)

       Pub. L. 112–34 struck out subsec. (e) relating to caseworker visitation standard

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 112–34 added subsec. (f) and struck out subsec. (e) relating to caseworker visitation standard.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Child Visitation by Caseworkers.— Section 424 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended by striking the 2nd subsection (e), as added by section 7(b) of the Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006, and inserting the following: “(f) (1) (A) Each State shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the total number of visits made by caseworkers on a monthly basis to children in foster care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal year is not less than 90 percent (or, in the case of fiscal year 2015 or thereafter, 95 percent) of the total number of such visits that would occur during the fiscal year if each such child were so visited once every month while in such care. “(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes of subsection (a) for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— “(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short of the percentage specified in subparagraph (A) is less than 10; “(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or “(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 20. “(2) (A) Each State shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total number of visits made by caseworkers to children in foster care under the responsibility of the State during a fiscal year occur in the residence of the child involved. “(B) If the Secretary determines that a State has failed to comply with subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, then the percentage that would otherwise apply for purposes of subsection (a) for the fiscal year shall be reduced by— “(i) 1, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short of the percentage specified in subparagraph (A) is less than 10; “(ii) 3, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 10 and less than 20; or “(iii) 5, if the number of full percentage points by which the State fell short, as described in clause (i), is not less than 20.” .

11. 2025

    Pub. L. 118–258 title I § 112(d) · 138 Stat. 2963

    1. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 624(f)

       Pub. L. 118–258 struck out par. (1)(A) designation before “Each State”

    2. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 624(f)

       Pub. L. 118–258 struck out pars. (1)(B) and (2) which related to reduction in allotment of funds to a State for failure to comply with child visitation requirements

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–258 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 118–258 struck out par. (1)(A) designation before “Each State” and struck out pars. (1)(B) and (2) which related to reduction in allotment of funds to a State for failure to comply with child visitation requirements.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 118–258 effective Oct. 1, 2025, and applicable to payments under this part for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date, with delay permitted if either State legislation or tribal action is required to meet additional requirements, see section 117 of Pub. L. 118–258, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.

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