Court Improvement Equity Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10128 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10128

To authorize grants to be made on an equitable basis to highest courts 
    to assess and improve the handling of foster care and adoption 
                  proceedings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2024

Mr. Sablan (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize grants to be made on an equitable basis to highest courts 
    to assess and improve the handling of foster care and adoption 
                  proceedings, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Court Improvement Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF COURT IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO HIGHEST 
              COURTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 438(c) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 629h(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Certain jurisdictions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--From the amounts reserved under 
                section 436(b)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
                shall, before applying paragraph (1) of this 
                subsection, allocate the dollar amount set forth in 
                paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection for a grant to the 
                highest court of each State that applies therefor and 
                does not operate a program under part E.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--A highest court to which a 
                grant is made under this paragraph shall use the grant, 
                consistent with subsection (a), to assess and make 
                improvements to court processes and proceedings 
                relating to child safety, permanency, and well-being.
                    ``(C) State defined.--In subparagraph (A), the term 
                `State' means Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern 
                Mariana Islands.
                    ``(D) Authority to request expenditure 
                information.--On request of the Secretary, an entity to 
                which a grant is made under this paragraph shall 
                provide the Secretary with such information about the 
                expenditure of the grant as the Secretary may 
                request.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 438(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629h(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``(1)(A) and (3)'' and inserting 
``(1)(A), (3), and (4)(A)''.
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