[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1439 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1439
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize
adoption incentives payments under section 473A of that Act and to
provide incentives for the adoption of older children.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 22 (legislative day, July 21), 2003
Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize
adoption incentives payments under section 473A of that Act and to
provide incentives for the adoption of older children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Incentive Program
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
(a) Reauthorization.--
(1) In general.--Section 473A of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 673b) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``1998
through 2002'' and inserting ``2004 through 2008''; and
(B) in subsection (h)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
``Secretary'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting ``Secretary, $43,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.'';
and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2003''
and inserting ``2008''.
(2) Older child baseline.--
(A) Determinations of number of adoptions.--Section
473A(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
673b(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Determination of numbers of adoptions based on afcars
data.--The Secretary shall determine the numbers of foster
child adoptions and of older child adoptions in a State during
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008, for purposes of this
section, on the basis of data meeting the requirements of the
system established pursuant to section 479, as reported by the
State and approved by the Secretary by August 1 of the
succeeding fiscal year.''.
(B) Adoption incentive payment.--Section
473A(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
673b(d)(1)(B)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting
``$6,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``special needs'' each
place it appears and inserting ``older child''.
(C) Definitions.--Section 473A(g) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(g)) is amended--
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following:
``(2) Older child adoption.--The term `older child
adoption' means the final adoption of a child who has attained
age 9 and--
``(A) at the time of adoptive placement, was in
foster care under the supervision of the State; or
``(B) for whom an adoption assistance agreement is
in effect under section 473.''; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (4), and
inserting the following:
``(4) Base number of older child adoptions.--The term `base
number of older child adoptions for a State' means--
``(A) with respect to fiscal year 2004, the number
of older child adoptions in the State in fiscal year
2003; and
``(B) with respect to any subsequent fiscal year,
the number of older child adoptions in the State in the
fiscal year for which the number is the greatest in the
period that begins with fiscal year 2003 and ends with
the fiscal year preceding such fiscal year.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Health insurance coverage for children with
special needs.--Section 473A(b)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(b)(4)) is amended by
striking ``fiscal years 2001 and 2002'' and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008''.
(B) Data requirements.--Section 473A(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(c)(1)) is amended
to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--A State is in compliance with this
subsection for a fiscal year if the State has provided to the
Secretary the data described in paragraph (2) for the fiscal
year that precedes the fiscal year for which the State seeks a
grant under this section.''.
(C) Definition of base number of foster child
adoptions.--Section 473A(g)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(g)(3)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``means'' and all that
follows through ``any subsequent fiscal year,''
and inserting ``means, with respect to a fiscal
year,''; and
(ii) by striking ``such subsequent fiscal
year'' and inserting ``such fiscal year''.
(D) Technical assistance.--Section 473A(i)(4) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(i)(4)) is
amended by striking ``1998 through 2000'' and inserting
``2004 through 2008''.
(b) Discretionary Cap Adjustment.--
(1) Section 251.--Section 251(b)(2)(G) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(G)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003'' and inserting
``2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008''; and
(B) in clause (i), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and
inserting ``$43,000,000''.
(2) Section 314.--Section 314(b)(6) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645(b)(6)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003''
and inserting ``2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008''; and
(B) by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting
``$43,000,000''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on October 1, 2003.
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