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42 U.S.C. § 629a — Definitions
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 629a
means subpart 2 of part B or part E of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629 et seq., 670 et seq.)]
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services de-
termines requires State legislation (other than legisla-
tion appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet
the additional requirements imposed by the amend-
ments specified in subsection (a) of this section, the
State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply
with the requirements of such part solely on the basis
of the failure of the plan to meet the additional re-
quirements before the first day of the first calendar
quarter beginning after the close of the first regular
session of the State legislature that begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 17, 2001]. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of a
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of
the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular
session of the State legislature.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–89 effective Nov. 19, 1997,
except as otherwise provided, with delay permitted if
State legislation is required, see section 501 of Pub. L.
105–89, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Subpart effective with respect to calendar quarters
beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1993, see section 13711(c) of
Pub. L. 103–66, set out as an Effective Date of 1993
Amendment note under section 622 of this title.
§ 629a. Definitions
(a) In general
As used in this subpart:
(1) Family preservation services
The term ‘‘family preservation services’’
means services for children and families de-
signed to help families (including adoptive and
extended families) at risk or in cri
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 629a
means subpart 2 of part B or part E of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629 et seq., 670 et seq.)]
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services de-
termines requires State legislation (other than legisla-
tion appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet
the additional requirements imposed by the amend-
ments specified in subsection (a) of this section, the
State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply
with the requirements of such part solely on the basis
of the failure of the plan to meet the additional re-
quirements before the first day of the first calendar
quarter beginning after the close of the first regular
session of the State legislature that begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 17, 2001]. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of a
State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of
the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular
session of the State legislature.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–89 effective Nov. 19, 1997,
except as otherwise provided, with delay permitted if
State legislation is required, see section 501 of Pub. L.
105–89, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Subpart effective with respect to calendar quarters
beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1993, see section 13711(c) of
Pub. L. 103–66, set out as an Effective Date of 1993
Amendment note under section 622 of this title.
§ 629a. Definitions
(a) In general
As used in this subpart:
(1) Family preservation services
The term ‘‘family preservation services’’
means services for children and families de-
signed to help families (including adoptive and
extended families) at risk or in crisis, includ-
ing—
(A) service programs designed to help chil-
dren—
(i) where safe and appropriate, return to
families from which they have been re-
moved; or
(ii) be placed for adoption, with a legal
guardian, or, if adoption or legal guardian-
ship is determined not to be safe and ap-
propriate for a child, in some other
planned, permanent living arrangement;
(B) preplacement preventive services pro-
grams, such as intensive family preservation
programs, designed to help children at risk
of foster care placement remain safely with
their families;
(C) service programs designed to provide
followup care to families to whom a child
has been returned after a foster care place-
ment;
(D) respite care of children to provide tem-
porary relief for parents and other care-
givers (including foster parents);
(E) services designed to improve parenting
skills (by reinforcing parents’ confidence in
their strengths, and helping them to identify
where improvement is needed and to obtain
assistance in improving those skills) with
respect to matters such as child develop-
ment, family budgeting, coping with stress,
health, and nutrition; and
(F) infant safe haven programs to provide
a way for a parent to safely relinquish a
newborn infant at a safe haven designated
pursuant to a State law.
(2) Family support services
(A) In general
The term ‘‘family support services’’ means
community-based services designed to carry
out the purposes described in subparagraph
(B).
(B) Purposes described
The purposes described in this subpara-
graph are the following:
(i) To promote the safety and well-being
of children and families.
(ii) To increase the strength and sta-
bility of families (including adoptive, fos-
ter, and extended families).
(iii) To support and retain foster families
so they can provide quality family-based
settings for children in foster care.
(iv) To increase parents’ confidence and
competence in their parenting abilities.
(v) To afford children a safe, stable, and
supportive family environment.
(vi) To strengthen parental relationships
and promote healthy marriages.
(vii) To enhance child development, in-
cluding through mentoring (as defined in
section 629i(b)(2) of this title).
(3) State agency
The term ‘‘State agency’’ means the State
agency responsible for administering the pro-
gram under subpart 1.
(4) State
The term ‘‘State’’ includes an Indian tribe or
tribal organization, in addition to the mean-
ing given such term for purposes of subpart 1.
(5) Indian tribe
The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 628(c) of this title.
(6) Tribal organization
The term ‘‘tribal organization’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 628(c) of
this title.
(7) Family reunification services
(A) In general
The term ‘‘family reunification services’’
means the services and activities described
in subparagraph (B) that are provided to a
child that is removed from the child’s home
and placed in a foster family home or a child
care institution or a child who has been re-
turned home and to the parents or primary
caregiver of such a child, in order to facili-
tate the reunification of the child safely and
appropriately within a timely fashion and to
ensure the strength and stability of the re-
unification. In the case of a child who has
been returned home, the services and activi-
ties shall only be provided during the 15-
month period that begins on the date that
the child returns home.
(B) Services and activities described
The services and activities described in
this subparagraph are the following:
(i) Individual, group, and family coun-
seling.
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(ii) Inpatient, residential, or outpatient
substance abuse treatment services.
(iii) Mental health services.
(iv) Assistance to address domestic vio-
lence.
(v) Services designed to provide tem-
porary child care and therapeutic services
for families, including crisis nurseries.
(vi) Peer-to-peer mentoring and support
groups for parents and primary caregivers.
(vii) Services and activities designed to
facilitate access to and visitation of chil-
dren by parents and siblings.
(viii) Transportation to or from any of
the services and activities described in
this subparagraph.
(8) Adoption promotion and support services
The term ‘‘adoption promotion and support
services’’ means services and activities de-
signed to encourage more adoptions out of the
foster care system, when adoptions promote
the best interests of children, including such
activities as pre- and post-adoptive services
and activities designed to expedite the adop-
tion process and support adoptive families.
(9) Non-Federal funds
The term ‘‘non-Federal funds’’ means State
funds, or at the option of a State, State and
local funds.
(b) Other terms
For other definitions of other terms used in
this subpart, see section 675 of this title.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 431, as added
Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13711(a)(2), Aug. 10,
1993, 107 Stat. 650; amended Pub. L. 105–89, title
III, § 305(b)(2), (c)(2), (d)(1), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat.
2131, 2132; Pub. L. 106–169, title IV, § 401(e), Dec.
14, 1999, 113 Stat. 1858; Pub. L. 107–133, title I,
§ 102, Jan. 17, 2002, 115 Stat. 2415; Pub. L. 109–288,
§ 11(c), Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1255; Pub. L.
112–34, title I, § 102(c), (d), Sept. 30, 2011, 125 Stat.
371, 372; Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title VII,
§§ 50721(a), 50751(a), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 245, 262;
Pub. L. 118–258, title I, §§ 106(a), (b), 107(a)(3)(B),
110(a), 111(a), 113(b), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2951,
2955, 2959, 2961, 2967.)
AMENDMENT OF SECTION
Pub.
L.
118–258,
title
I,
§§ 106(a),
(b),
107(a)(3)(B), 110(a), 111(a), 113(b), 117, 138 Stat.
2951, 2955, 2959, 2961, 2967, 2969, made numerous
amendments to this section, 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. After such effective
date, text of this section will read as follows:
(a) In general
As used in this subpart:
(1) Family preservation services
The term ‘‘family preservation services’’ means
services for children, youth, and families designed
to help families (including kinship and adoptive
families) at risk or in crisis, including—
(A) service programs designed to help chil-
dren—
(i) where safe and appropriate, return to
families from which they have been removed;
or
(ii) be placed for adoption, with a legal
guardian, or, if adoption or legal guardian-
ship is determined not to be safe and appro-
priate for a child, in some other planned, per-
manent living arrangement;
(B) preplacement preventive services pro-
grams, such as intensive family preservation
programs, designed to help children at risk of
foster care placement remain safely with their
families;
(C) service programs designed to provide fol-
lowup care to families to whom a child has been
returned after a foster care placement;
(D) respite care of children to provide tem-
porary relief for parents, kinship caregivers,
and foster parents;
(E) services designed to improve parenting
skills (by reinforcing parents’ confidence in
their strengths, and helping them to identify
where improvement is needed and to obtain as-
sistance in improving those skills) with respect
to matters such as child development, family
budgeting, coping with stress, health, and nu-
trition;
(F) infant safe haven programs to provide a
way for a parent to safely relinquish a newborn
infant at a safe haven designated pursuant to a
State law;
(G)(i) peer-to-peer mentoring and support pro-
grams with demonstrated experience fostering
constructive relationships between children and
families and mentors with relevant lived experi-
ence or interactions with the child welfare sys-
tem; and
(ii) for purposes of this subpart, an expendi-
ture for a service described in clause (i) may be
treated as an expenditure for any 1 or more of
family support services, family preservation
services, family reunification services, or adop-
tion promotion and support services, as long as
the expenditure is related to serving the chil-
dren and families in the specified category and
consistent with the overall purpose of the cat-
egory; and
(H)(i) services providing nonrecurring short
term benefits (including supports related to
housing instability, utilities, transportation,
and food assistance, among other basic needs)
that address immediate needs related to a spe-
cific crisis, situation, or event affecting the abil-
ity of a child to remain in a home established
for the child that is not intended to meet an on-
going need; and
(ii) for purposes of this subpart, an expendi-
ture for a service described in clause (i) may be
treated as an expenditure for any 1 or more of
family support services, family preservation
services, family reunification services, or adop-
tion promotion and support services as long as
the expenditure is related to serving the chil-
dren and families in the specified category and
consistent with the overall purpose of the cat-
egory.
(2) Family support services
(A) In general
The term ‘‘family support services’’ means
community-based services, including services
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provided by family resource centers, designed to
carry out the purposes described in subpara-
graph (B).
(B) Purposes described
The purposes described in this subparagraph
are the following:
(i) To promote the safety and well-being of
children, youth, and families.
(ii) To increase the strength and stability of
families (including adoptive, foster, and kin-
ship families).
(iii) To support and retain foster families so
they can provide quality family-based settings
for children in foster care.
(iv) To increase parents’ confidence and
competence in their parenting abilities.
(v) To afford children a safe, stable, and
supportive family environment.
(vi) To strengthen parental relationships
and promote healthy marriages.
(vii) To enhance child development, includ-
ing through mentoring.
(3) State agency
The term ‘‘State agency’’ means the State agen-
cy responsible for administering the program
under subpart 1.
(4) State
The term ‘‘State’’ includes an Indian tribe or
tribal organization, in addition to the meaning
given such term for purposes of subpart 1.
(5) Indian tribe
The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given
the term in section 628(d) of this title.
(6) Tribal organization
The term ‘‘tribal organization’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 628(d) of this title.
(7) Family reunification services
(A) In general
The term ‘‘family reunification services’’
means the services and activities described in
subparagraph (B) that are provided to a child
that is removed from the child’s home and
placed with kinship caregivers or in a foster
family home or a child care institution or a
child who has been returned home and to the
parents or primary caregiver of such a child, in
order to facilitate the reunification of the child
safely and appropriately within a timely fash-
ion and to ensure the strength and stability of
the reunification. In the case of a child who has
been returned home, the services and activities
shall only be provided during the 15-month pe-
riod that begins on the date that the child re-
turns home.
(B) Services and activities described
The services and activities described in this
subparagraph are the following:
(i) Individual, group, and family coun-
seling.
(ii) Inpatient, residential, or outpatient sub-
stance abuse treatment services.
(iii) Mental health services.
(iv) Assistance to address domestic violence.
(v) Services designed to provide temporary
child care and therapeutic services for fami-
lies, including crisis nurseries.
(vi) Peer-to-peer mentoring and support
groups for parents and primary caregivers.
(vii) Services and activities designed to fa-
cilitate access to and visitation of children by
parents and siblings.
(viii) Transportation to or from any of the
services and activities described in this sub-
paragraph.
(8) Adoption promotion and support services
The term ‘‘adoption promotion and support
services’’ means services and activities designed to
encourage more adoptions out of the foster care
system, when adoptions promote the best interests
of children, including such activities as pre- and
post-adoptive services and activities designed to
expedite the adoption process and support adop-
tive families.
(9) Non-Federal funds
The term ‘‘non-Federal funds’’ means State
funds, or at the option of a State, State and local
funds.
(10) Family resource center
(A) In general
The term ‘‘family resource center’’ means a
community or school-based hub of support serv-
ices for families that—
(i) utilizes an approach that is multi-
generational, strengths-based, and family-
centered;
(ii) reflects, and is responsive to, community
needs and interests;
(iii) provides support at no or low cost for
participants; and
(iv) builds communities of peer support for
families, including kinship families, to de-
velop social connections that reduce isolation
and stress.
(B) Special rule
For purposes of this subpart, an expenditure
for a service provided by a family resource cen-
ter may be treated as an expenditure for any 1
or more of family support services, family pres-
ervation services, family reunification services,
or adoption promotion and support services as
long as the expenditure is related to serving the
children and families in the specified category
and consistent with the overall purpose of the
category.
(11) Youth
The term ‘‘youth’’ means an individual who has
not attained 26 years of age.
(12) Mentoring
The term ‘‘mentoring’’ means a structured,
managed program in which children are appro-
priately matched with screened and trained adult
volunteers for one on-one relationships, involving
meetings and activities on a regular basis, in-
tended to meet, in part, the child’s need for in-
volvement with a caring and supportive adult
who provides a positive role model.
(b) Other terms
For other definitions of other terms used in this
subpart, see section 675 of this title.
(c) Use of technology
(1) Use of portal
The services referred to in subsection (a) may
include the means of access to and use of an elec-
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tronic or digital portal to facilitate the provision
of community support to care for and meet spe-
cific needs of families and children.
(2) Limitation
Such a portal shall not retain or share person-
ally identifiable information about a beneficiary
without consent or for any purpose other than re-
ferral.
See 2025 Amendment notes below.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 431 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was classified
to section 631 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L.
100–485.
AMENDMENTS
2025—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(1)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘children, youth,’’ for ‘‘children’’ and ‘‘kinship
and adoptive’’ for ‘‘adoptive and extended’’ in introduc-
tory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(1)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘parents, kinship caregivers, and foster par-
ents’’ for ‘‘parents and other caregivers (including fos-
ter parents)’’.
Subsec. (a)(1)(G). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(1)(C)–(E),
added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (a)(1)(H). Pub. L. 118–258, § 111(a), added sub-
par. (H).
Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 118–258, § 106(b)(1), inserted
‘‘, including services provided by family resource cen-
ters,’’ before ‘‘designed’’.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(i). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(2)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘children, youth,’’ for ‘‘children’’.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(2)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘kinship’’ for ‘‘extended’’.
Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(vii). Pub. L. 118–258, § 113(b)(1),
struck out ‘‘(as defined in section 629i(b)(2) of this
title)’’ after ‘‘through mentoring’’.
Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 118–258, § 107(a)(3)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘628(d) of this title’’ for ‘‘628(c) of this title’’.
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(3), inserted
‘‘with kinship caregivers or’’ before ‘‘in a foster family
home’’.
Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 118–258, § 106(b)(2), added par.
(10).
Subsec. (a)(11). Pub. L. 118–258, § 110(a)(4), added par.
(11).
Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 118–258, § 113(b)(2), added par.
(12).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–258, § 106(a), added subsec. (c).
2018—Subsec. (a)(2)(B)(iii) to (vii). Pub. L. 115–123,
§ 50751(a), added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cls.
(iii) to (vi) as (iv) to (vii), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50721(a)(1), substituted
‘‘Family’’ for ‘‘Time-limited family’’ in heading.
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50721(a)(2), struck
out ‘‘time-limited’’ before ‘‘family reunification’’, in-
serted ‘‘or a child who has been returned home’’ after
‘‘child care institution’’, and substituted ‘‘and to en-
sure the strength and stability of the reunification. In
the case of a child who has been returned home, the
services and activities shall only be provided during
the 15-month period that begins on the date that the
child returns home’’ for ‘‘, but only during the 15-
month period that begins on the date that the child,
pursuant to section 675(5)(F) of this title, is considered
to have entered foster care’’.
2011—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 112–34, § 102(c)(1), amended
par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The term ‘family support services’ means com-
munity-based services to promote the safety and well-
being of children and families designed to increase the
strength and stability of families (including adoptive,
foster, and extended families), to increase parents’ con-
fidence and competence in their parenting abilities, to
afford children a safe, stable, and supportive family en-
vironment, to strengthen parental relationships and
promote healthy marriages, and otherwise to enhance
child development.’’
Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 112–34, § 102(d), added pars.
(5) and (6) and struck out former pars. (5) and (6) which
read as follows:
‘‘(5) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal organi-
zation’ means the recognized governing body of any In-
dian tribe.
‘‘(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any
Indian tribe (as defined in section 682(i)(5) of this title,
as in effect before August 22, 1996) and any Alaska Na-
tive organization (as defined in section 682(i)(7)(A) of
this title, as so in effect).’’
Subsec. (a)(7)(B)(vi) to (viii). Pub. L. 112–34, § 102(c)(2),
added cls. (vi) and (vii) and redesignated former cl. (vi)
as (viii).
2006—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 109–288 substituted ‘‘1996’’
for ‘‘1986’’.
2002—Subsec. (a)(1)(F). Pub. L. 107–133, § 102(a), added
subpar. (F).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–133, § 102(b), inserted ‘‘to
strengthen parental relationships and promote healthy
marriages,’’ after ‘‘environment,’’.
1999—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 106–169 inserted ‘‘, as in
effect before August 22, 1986’’ after ‘‘682(i)(5) of this
title’’ and ‘‘, as so in effect’’ after ‘‘682(i)(7)(A) of this
title’’.
1997—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105–89, § 305(c)(2)(A)(i),
inserted ‘‘safe and’’ before ‘‘appropriate’’ in cls. (i) and
(ii).
Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105–89, § 305(c)(2)(A)(ii), in-
serted ‘‘safely’’ after ‘‘remain’’.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–89, § 305(c)(2)(B), inserted
‘‘safety and’’ before ‘‘well-being of children’’ and sub-
stituted ‘‘safe, stable, and supportive family’’ for ‘‘sta-
ble and supportive family’’.
Subsec. (a)(7), (8). Pub. L. 105–89, § 305(b)(2), added
pars. (7) and (8).
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 105–89, § 305(d)(1), added par. (9).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2025 AMENDMENT
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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 50721(a) of Pub. L. 115–123 ef-
fective Oct. 1, 2018, subject to transition rules for re-
quired State legislation or tribal action, see section
50734 of Pub. L. 115–123, set out as a note under section
622 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–34 effective Oct. 1, 2011,
and applicable to payments under this part and part E
of this subchapter for calendar quarters beginning on
or after such date, without regard to whether imple-
menting regulations have been promulgated, and with
delay permitted if State legislation is required to meet
additional requirements, see section 107 of Pub. L.
112–34, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–288 effective Oct. 1, 2006,
and applicable to payments under this part and part E
of this subchapter for calendar quarters beginning on
or after such date, without regard to whether imple-
menting regulations have been promulgated, and with
delay permitted if State legislation is required to meet
additional requirements, see section 12(a), (b) of Pub. L.
109–288, set out as a note under section 621 of this title.
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EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–133 effective Jan. 17, 2002,
with delay permitted if State legislation is required,
see section 301 of Pub. L. 107–133, set out as a note
under section 629 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–169 effective as if included
in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L.
104–193, see section 401(q) of Pub. L. 106–169, set out as
a note under section 602 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 305(b)(2), (c)(2) of Pub. L.
105–89 effective Nov. 19, 1997, except as otherwise pro-
vided, with delay permitted if State legislation is re-
quired, see section 501 of Pub. L. 105–89, set out as a
note under section 622 of this title.
Pub. L. 105–89, title III, § 305(d)(2), Nov. 19, 1997, 111
Stat. 2132, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by
paragraph (1) [amending this section] takes effect as if
included in the enactment of section 13711 of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law
103–33 [103–66]; 107 Stat. 649).’’
§ 629b. State plans
(a) Plan requirements
A State plan meets the requirements of this
subsection if the plan—
(1) provides that the State agency shall ad-
minister, or supervise the administration of,
the State program under this subpart;
(2)(A)(i) sets forth the goals intended to be
accomplished under the plan by the end of the
5th fiscal year in which the plan is in oper-
ation in the State, and (ii) is updated periodi-
cally to set forth the goals intended to be ac-
complished under the plan by the end of each
5th fiscal year thereafter;
(B) describes the methods to be used in
measuring progress toward accomplishment of
the goals;
(C) contains assurances that the State—
(i) after the end of each of the 1st 4 fiscal
years covered by a set of goals, will perform
an interim review of progress toward accom-
plishment of the goals, and on the basis of
the interim review will revise the statement
of goals in the plan, if necessary, to reflect
changed circumstances; and
(ii) after the end of the last fiscal year cov-
ered by a set of goals, will perform a final re-
view of progress toward accomplishment of
the goals, and on the basis of the final re-
view (I) will prepare, transmit to the Sec-
retary, and make available to the public a
final report on progress toward accomplish-
ment of the goals, and (II) will develop (in
consultation with the entities required to be
consulted pursuant to subsection (b)) and
add to the plan a statement of the goals in-
tended to be accomplished by the end of the
5th succeeding fiscal year;
(3) provides for coordination, to the extent
feasible and appropriate, of the provision of
services under the plan and the provision of
services or benefits under other Federal or fed-
erally assisted programs serving the same pop-
ulations;
(4) contains assurances that not more than
10 percent of expenditures under the plan for
any fiscal year with respect to which the State
is eligible for payment under section 629d of
this title for the fiscal year shall be for admin-
istrative costs, and that the remaining ex-
penditures shall be for programs of family
preservation services, community-based fam-
ily support services, family reunification serv-
ices, and adoption promotion and support
services, with significant portions of such ex-
penditures for each such program;
(5) contains assurances that the State will—
(A) annually prepare, furnish to the Sec-
retary, and make available to the public a
description (including separate descriptions
with respect to family preservation services,
community-based family support services,
family reunification services, and adoption
promotion and support services) of—
(i) the service programs to be made
available under the plan in the imme-
diately succeeding fiscal year;
(ii) the populations which the programs
will serve; and
(iii) the geographic areas in the State in
which the services will be available; and
(B) perform the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A)—
(i) in the case of the 1st fiscal year under
the plan, at the time the State submits its
initial plan; and
(ii) in the case of each succeeding fiscal
year, by the end of the 3rd quarter of the
immediately preceding fiscal year;
(6) provides for such methods of administra-
tion as the Secretary finds to be necessary for
the proper and efficient operation of the plan;
(7)(A) contains assurances that Federal
funds provided to the State under this subpart
will not be used to supplant Federal or non-
Federal funds for existing services and activi-
ties which promote the purposes of this sub-
part; and
(B) provides that the State will furnish re-
ports to the Secretary, at such times, in such
format, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require, that demonstrate
the State’s compliance with the prohibition
contained in subparagraph (A);
(8)(A) provides that the State agency will
furnish such reports, containing such informa-
tion, and participate in such evaluations, as
the Secretary may require; and
(B) provides that, not later than June 30 of
each year, the State will submit to the Sec-
retary—
(i) copies of form CFS–101 (including all
parts and any successor forms) that report
on planned child and family services expend-
itures by the agency for the immediately
succeeding fiscal year; and
(ii) copies of form CFS–101 (including all
parts and any successor forms) that provide,
with respect to the programs authorized
under this subpart and subpart 1 and, at
State option, other programs included on
such forms, for the most recent preceding
fiscal year for which reporting of actual ex-
penditures is complete—
(I) the numbers of families and of chil-
dren served by the State agency;
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The purpose of this program is to enable States to develop and establish, or expand, and to operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services to accomplish the following objectives:
(1) To prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services.
(2) To assure children’s safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when the family’s problems can be addressed effectively.
(3) To address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner in accordance with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.
(4) To support adoptive families by providing support services as necessary so that they can make a lifetime commitment to their children.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 629
child welfare agencies on how to comply with
the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, including
specific measures identified in State plans as re-
quired by section 622(b)(9) of this title.
(c) Biennial reports to Congress
The Secretary shall biennially submit to the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance
of the Senate a written report on how—
(1) the States are complying with the Indian
Child Welfare Act of 1978 and section 622(b)(9)
of this title, as informed by data collected
under this section; and
(2) the Secretary is assisting States and In-
dian tribes to improve implementation of Fed-
eral standards established under the Indian
Child Welfare Act of 1978.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 429B, as added
Pub. L. 118–258, title I, § 107(a)(2)(B), Jan. 4, 2025,
138 Stat. 2954.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, referred to in
text, is Pub. L. 95–608, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3069, which
is classified generally to chapter 21 (§ 1901 et seq.) of
Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec-
tion 1901 of Title 25 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 2025, and applicable to pay-
ments 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 an Effective Date of 2025 Amendment
note under section 622 of this title.
SUBPART 2—PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE
FAMILIES
§ 629. Purpose
The purpose of this program is to enabl
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**(a) In general** As used in this subpart:
(1) **Family preservation services** — The term “family preservation services” means services for children, youth, and families designed to help families (including kinship and adoptive families) at risk or in crisis, including—
(A) service programs designed to help children—
(i) where safe and appropriate, return to families from which they have been removed; or
(ii) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or, if adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be safe and appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent living arrangement;
(B) preplacement preventive services programs, such as intensive family preservation programs, designed to help children at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families;
(C) service programs designed to provide followup care to families to whom a child has been returned after a foster care placement;
(D) respite care of children to provide temporary relief for parents, kinship caregivers, and foster parents;
(E) services designed to improve parenting skills (by reinforcing parents’ confidence in their strengths, and helping them to identify where improvement is needed and to obtain assistance in improving those skills) with respect to matters such as child development, family budgeting, coping with stress, health, and nutrition;
(F) infant safe haven programs to provide a way for a parent to safely relinquish a newborn infant at a safe haven designated pursuant to a State law;
(G)
(i) peer-to-peer mentoring and support programs with demonstrated experience fostering constructive relationships between children and families and mentors with relevant lived experience or interactions with the child welfare system; and
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