§ 711a. Emergency assistance to families through home visiting programs

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

   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

   Pub. L. 117–2 title IX § 9101 · 135 Stat. 4

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 711a

   Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 511A, as added Pub. L. 117–2, title IX, § 9101, Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 123

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 511A, as added Pub. L. 117–2, title IX, § 9101, Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 123

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 9101. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS.    Effective date. Effective 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act, title V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701–713) 42 USC 711a note. is amended by inserting after section 511 the following: “SEC. 511A. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THROUGH HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. “(a) Supplemental Appropriation.— In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2022, to enable eligible entities to conduct programs in accordance with section 511 and subsection (c) of this section. “(b) Eligibility for Funds.— To be eligible to receive funds made available by subsection (a) of this section, an entity shall— “(1) as of the date of the enactment of this section, be conducting a program under section 511; “(2) ensure the modification of grants, contracts, and other agreements, as applicable, executed under section 511 under which the program is conducted as are necessary to provide that, during the period that begins with the date of the enactment of this section and ends with the end of the 2nd succeeding fiscal year after the funds are awarded, the entity shall— “(A) not reduce funding for, or staffing levels of, the program on account of reduced enrollment in the program; and “(B) when using funds to provide emergency supplies to eligible families receiving grant services under section 511, ensure coordination with local diaper banks to the extent practicable; and “(3) reaffirm that, in conducting the program, the entity will focus on priority populations (as defined in section 511(d)(4)). “(c) Uses of Funds.— An entity to which funds are provided under this section shall use the funds— “(1) to serve families with home visits or with virtual visits, that may be conducted by the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies, in a service delivery model described in section 511(d)(3)(A); “(2) to pay hazard pay or other additional staff costs associated with providing home visits or administration for programs funded under section 511; “(3) to train home visitors employed by the entity in conducting a virtual home visit and in emergency preparedness and response planning for families served, and may include training on how to safely conduct intimate partner violence screenings, and training on safety and planning for families served to support the family outcome improvements listed in section 511(d)(2)(B); “(4) for the acquisition by families served by programs under section 511 of such technological means as are needed to conduct and support a virtual home visit; “(5) to provide emergency supplies (such as diapers and diapering supplies including diaper wipes and diaper cream, necessary to ensure that a child using a diaper is properly cleaned and protected from diaper rash, formula, food, water, hand soap and hand sanitizer) to an eligible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2)); “(6) to coordinate with and provide reimbursement for supplies to diaper banks when using such entities to provide emergency supplies specified in paragraph (5); or “(7) to provide prepaid grocery cards to an eligible family (as defined in section 511(k)(2)) participating in the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program under section 511 for the purpose of enabling the family to meet the emergency needs of the family.” .

2. 2022

   Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

   Pub. L. 117–328 div. FF title VI § 6101(f)(2)(B) · 136 Stat. 4459

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 711a(c)(5); 42 U.S.C. § 711a(c)(7)

   Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “section 711(l)(2)” for “section 711(k)(2)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(5), (7). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “section 711(l)(2)” for “section 711(k)(2)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) Section 511A(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 711a(c)) is amended in each of paragraphs (5) and (7) by striking “511(k)(2)” and inserting “511(l)(2)”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 117–328 effective Oct. 1, 2022, see section 6101(i)(1) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under section 711 of this title.

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