The Public Health Service Act, referred to in subsec. (f)(2)(A)(ii), is act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, 58 Stat. 682. Subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Act is classified generally to subpart II (§ 300x–21 et seq.) of part B of subchapter XVII of chapter 6A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 201 of this title and Tables.

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

A prior section 437 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was classified to section 637 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–485.

2022—Subsecs. (a), (f)(3)(A), (10). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “2023” for “2021”.

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50752(b)(2), substituted “2017 through 2021” for “2012 through 2016”.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50722(d), added par. (4).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(1), substituted “implement IV–E prevention services, and improve the well-being of, and improve permanency outcomes for, children and families affected by heroin, opioids, and other” for “increase the well-being of, and to improve the permanency outcomes for, children affected by” in heading.

Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(2), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which defined regional partnership to mean a collaborative agreement, which may be established on an interstate or intrastate basis, entered into by at least 2 of certain entities.

Subsec. (f)(3)(A). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(3)(A), substituted “2017 through 2021” for “2012 through 2016” and “$250,000 and not more than $1,000,000” for “$500,000 and not more than $1,000,000”.

Subsec. (f)(3)(B). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(3)(B)(i), inserted “; planning” after “approval” in heading.

Subsec. (f)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(3)(B)(ii), substituted “clauses (ii) and (iii)” for “clause (ii)”.

Subsec. (f)(3)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(3)(B)(iii), added cl. (iii).

Subsec. (f)(3)(D). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(3)(C), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (f)(4)(B)(i). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(A)(i), inserted “, parents, and families” after “children”.

Subsec. (f)(4)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(A)(ii), substituted “safe, permanent caregiving relationships for the children;” for “safety and permanence for such children; and”.

Subsec. (f)(4)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(A)(iv), added cl. (iii). Former cl. (iii) redesignated (v).

Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(A)(iii), substituted “increase reunification rates for children who have been placed in out-of-home care, or decrease” for “or”.

Subsec. (f)(4)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(A)(iv), added cl. (iv).

Subsec. (f)(4)(B)(v). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(A)(iv), redesignated cl. (iii) as (v).

Subsec. (f)(4)(D). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(B), struck out “where appropriate,” before “the child’s family”.

Subsec. (f)(4)(E), (F). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(4)(C), added subpars. (E) and (F) and struck out former subpars. (E) and (F) which read as follows:

“(E) A description of the strategies for—

“(i) collaborating with the State child welfare agency described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) (unless that agency is the lead applicant for the regional partnership); and

“(ii) consulting, as appropriate, with—

“(I) the State agency described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii); and

“(II) the State law enforcement and judicial agencies.

To the extent the Secretary determines that the requirement of this subparagraph would be inappropriate to apply to a regional partnership that includes an Indian tribe, tribal consortium, or a tribal child welfare agency or a consortium of such agencies, the Secretary may exempt the regional partnership from the requirement.

“(F) Such other information as the Secretary may require.”

Subsec. (f)(5)(A). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(5), substituted “use disorder treatment including medication assisted treatment and in-home substance abuse disorder treatment and recovery” for “abuse treatment”.

Subsec. (f)(7)(D), (E). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(6), added subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (E).

Subsec. (f)(8)(A). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(7)(A), substituted “review indicators that are” for “establish indicators that will be” and “and establish a set of core indicators related to child safety, parental recovery, parenting capacity, and family well-being. In developing the core indicators, to the extent possible, indicators shall be made consistent with the outcome measures described in section 671(e)(6) of this title” for “in using funds made available under such grants to achieve the purpose of this subsection”.

Subsec. (f)(8)(B). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(7)(B)(i), inserted “base the performance measures on lessons learned from prior rounds of regional partnership grants under this subsection, and” before “consult” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (f)(8)(B)(iii), (iv). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(7)(B)(ii), added cl. (iii) and struck out former cls. (iii) and (iv) which read as follows:

“(iii) Representatives of States in which a State agency described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) is a member of a regional partnership that is a grant recipient under this subsection.

“(iv) Representatives of Indian tribes, tribal consortia, or tribal child welfare agencies that are members of a regional partnership that is a grant recipient under this subsection.”

Subsec. (f)(9)(A)(i). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(8), added cl. (i) and struck out former cl. (i). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Not later than September 30 of the first fiscal year in which a recipient of a grant under this subsection is paid funds under the grant, and annually thereafter until September 30 of the last fiscal year in which the recipient is paid funds under the grant, the recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report on the services provided or activities carried out during that fiscal year with such funds. The report shall contain such information as the Secretary determines is necessary to provide an accurate description of the services provided or activities conducted with such funds.”

Subsec. (f)(10). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50723(9), substituted “2017 through 2021” for “2012 through 2016”.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 115–123, § 50722(c), added subsec. (g).

2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–34, § 102(a)(2), substituted “2012 through 2016” for “2007 through 2011”.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(A), struck out “methamphetamine or other” before “substance abuse” in heading.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(B), struck out “methamphetamine or other” before “substance abuse”.

Subsec. (f)(3)(A). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(1), substituted “2012 through 2016” for “2007 through 2011”.

Subsec. (f)(3)(B), (C). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(C), added subpars. (B) and (C) and struck out former subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, text of subpar. (B) read as follows: “A grant shall be awarded under this subsection for a period of not less than 2, and not more than 5, fiscal years.”

Subsec. (f)(4)(A). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(B), struck out “methamphetamine or other” before “substance abuse”.

Subsec. (f)(6)(A)(iv), (v). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(D), added cls. (iv) and (v).

Subsec. (f)(7). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(E), substituted “shall” for “shall—”, struck out subpar. (A) designation before “take”, substituted period for “; and” at end of cl. (iv), redesignated cls. (i) to (iv) of former subpar. (A) as subpars. (A) to (D), respectively, of par. (7) and realigned margins, and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: “after taking such factors into consideration, give greater weight to awarding grants to regional partnerships that propose to address methamphetamine abuse and addiction in the partnership region (alone or in combination with other drug abuse and addiction) and which demonstrate that methamphetamine abuse and addiction (alone or in combination with other drug abuse and addiction) is adversely affecting child welfare in the partnership region.”

Subsec. (f)(7)(A)(i). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(B), struck out “methamphetamine or other” before “substance abuse”.

Subsec. (f)(9)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(B), struck out “methamphetamine or other” before “substance abuse”.

Subsec. (f)(10). Pub. L. 112–34, § 103(c)(2)(F), added par. (10).

2008—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(b)(1)(D), (2)(V), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits” for “food stamp”.

2006—Pub. L. 109–288, § 4(b)(2)(B)(i), inserted “and targeted” after “Discretionary” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–288, § 3(b), substituted “2007 through 2011” for “2002 through 2006”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 109–288, § 5(b)(2)(A), inserted “or tribal consortia” after “Indian tribes” in heading and text.

Pub. L. 109–288, § 5(a)(2), substituted “3 percent” for “2 percent”.

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 109–288, § 5(b)(2)(B), inserted “or tribal consortia” after “tribes” in heading and inserted at end “If a consortium of Indian tribes applies and is approved for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall allot to the consortium an amount equal to the sum of the allotments determined for each Indian tribe that is part of the consortium.”

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(f)(5), substituted “section 623” for “section 621”.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–288, § 4(b)(2)(B)(ii), substituted “subsection (a)” for “this section”.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–288, § 4(b)(2)(A), added subsec. (f).

Amendment by sections 50722(c), (d) and 50723 of Pub. L. 115–123 effective Oct. 1, 2018, subject to transition rules for required State legislation or tribal action, see section 50734 of Pub. L. 115–123, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.

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 implementing 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.

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Amendment by section 4002(b)(1)(D), (2)(V) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.

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 implementing 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.

Section effective Jan. 17, 2002, with delay permitted if State legislation is required, see section 301 of Pub. L. 107–133, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under section 629 of this title.