WELFARE REFORM ACT - H.R. 3734
TITLE V - CHILD PROTECTION

TITLE V--CHILD PROTECTION 
          SEC. 501. AUTHORITY OF STATES TO MAKE FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE 
                            PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN IN ANY PRIVATE 
                            CHILD CARE INSTITUTION. 
            Section 472(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.  
          672(c)(2)) is amended by striking `nonprofit'. 
          SEC. 502. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED MATCH FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                            STATEWIDE AUTOMATED CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION 
                            SYSTEMS. 
            Section 13713(b)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
          1993 (42 U.S.C. 674 note; 107 Stat. 657) is amended by striking 
          `1996' and inserting `1997'. 
          SEC. 503. NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE. 
            Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.  
          620-628a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
          `SEC. 429A. NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE. 
            `(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall conduct a national study 
          based on random samples of children who are at risk of child abuse 
          or neglect, or are determined by States to have been abused or 
          neglected. 
            `(b) REQUIREMENTS- The study required by subsection (a) shall-- 
                `(1) have a longitudinal component; and 
                `(2) yield data reliable at the State level for as many  
              States as the Secretary determines is feasible. 
            `(c) PREFERRED CONTENTS- In conducting the study required by 
          subsection (a), the Secretary should-- 
                `(1) carefully consider selecting the sample from cases of 
              confirmed abuse or neglect; and 
                `(2) follow each case for several years while obtaining 
              information on, among other things-- 
                    `(A) the type of abuse or neglect involved; 
                    `(B) the frequency of contact with State or local agencies; 
                    `(C) whether the child involved has been separated from 
                  the family, and, if so, under what circumstances; 
                    `(D) the number, type, and characteristics of out-of-home 
                  placements of the child; and 
                    `(E) the average duration of each placement. 
            `(d) REPORTS-  
                `(1) IN GENERAL- From time to time, the Secretary shall 
              prepare reports summarizing the results of the study required  
              by subsection (a). 
                `(2) AVAILABILITY- The Secretary shall make available to the 
              public any report prepared under paragraph (1), in writing or  
              in the form of an electronic data tape. 
                `(3) AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEE- The Secretary may charge and 
              collect a fee for the furnishing of reports under para-graph (2). 
            `(e) APPROPRIATION- Out of any money in the Treasury of the  
          United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to 
          the Secretary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002 $6,000,000 
          to carry out this section.'. 
          SEC. 504. REDESIGNATION OF SECTION 1123. 
            The Social Security Act is amended by redesignating sec-tion  
          1123, the second place it appears (42 U.S.C. 1320a-1a), as section 
          1123A. 
          SEC. 505. KINSHIP CARE. 
            Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is 
          amended-- 
                (1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (16); 
                (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and 
              inserting `; and'; and 
                (3) by adding at the end the following: 
                `(18) provides that the State shall consider giving  
              preference to an adult relative over a non-related caregiver 
              when determining a placement for a child, provided that the 
              relative caregiver meets all relevant State child protection 
              standards.'.