Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3218-3219)
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 25, 2017
Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017
This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the removal and foster care placement of a child to meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments if the child has been placed with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse.
The bill revises requirements for grants to regional partnerships delivering services and producing activities designed to implement IV-E prevention services, improve the well-being of, and improve permanency outcomes for, children and families affected by heroin, opioids and other substance abuse. This grant program is reauthorized for FY2018-FY2022.
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