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 120 STAT. 512

Deadline. Reports.

Effective date. 42 USC 673c and note.

PUBLIC LAW 109–239—JULY 3, 2006

with applicable requirements of the State in which the home is located, to determine whether a proposed placement of a child would meet the individual needs of the child, including the child’s safety, permanency, health, well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical development. ‘‘(2) INTERSTATE HOME STUDY.—The term ‘interstate home study’ means a home study conducted by a State at the request of another State, to facilitate an adoptive or foster placement in the State of a child in foster care under the responsibility of the State. ‘‘(3) TIMELY INTERSTATE HOME STUDY.—The term ‘timely interstate home study’ means an interstate home study completed by a State if the State provides to the State that requested the study, within 30 days after receipt of the request, a report on the results of the study. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to require the State to have completed, within the 30-day period, the parts of the home study involving the education and training of the prospective foster or adoptive parents. ‘‘(h) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For payments under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— ‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; ‘‘(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; ‘‘(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and ‘‘(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.’’. (c) REPEALER.—Effective October 1, 2010, section 473B of the Social Security Act is repealed. SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that State agencies should fully cooperate with any court which has authority with respect to the placement of a child in foster care or for adoption, for the purpose of locating a parent of the child, and such cooperation should include making available all information obtained from the Federal Parent Locator Service. SEC. 6. CASEWORKER VISITS.

(a) PURCHASE OF SERVICES IN INTERSTATE PLACEMENT CASES.— Section 475(5)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘or of the State in which the child has been placed’’ and inserting ‘‘of the State in which the child has been placed, or of a private agency under contract with either such State’’. (b) INCREASED VISITS.—Section 475(5)(A)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’. SEC. 7. HEALTH AND EDUCATION RECORDS.

Section 475 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C)— (A) by striking ‘‘To the extent available and accessible, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and (B) by inserting ‘‘the most recent information available regarding’’ after ‘‘including’’; and (2) in paragraph (5)(D)—

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