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 PUBLIC LAW 103-432—OCT. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 4453 TITLE II—MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, INCOME SECURITY, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND RELATED PROGRAMS SEC. 201. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. Section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended by striking "$686,000,000 for fiscal year 1990" and inserting "$705,000,000 forfiscalyear 1994". Subtitle A—Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoption SEC. 202. REQUIRED PROTECTIONS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 422(b) (42 U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended— (1) by strikii^ "and" at the end of paragraph (7); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(9) provide assurances that the State— (A) since June 17, 1980, has completed an inventory of all children who, before the inventory, had been in foster care under the responsibility of the State for 6 months or more, which determined— "(i) the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the foster care placement; "(ii) whether the child could or should be returned to the parents of the child or should be fi^ed for adoption or other permanent placement; and "(iii) the services necessary to facilitate the return of the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal guardianship; "(B) is operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary— "(i) a statewide information system trora. wluch can be readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, location, and goals for the placement of every child who is (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in foster care; "(ii) a case review system (as defined in section 475(5)) for each child receiving foster care under the supervision of the State; "(iii) a service program designed to help children— "(I) where appropriate, return to families fix)m 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 appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent living arrangement; and "(iv) a preplacement preventive services program designed to help children at risk of foster care placement remain with their families; and

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