12 2 STA T .397 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 3 5 1 —O CT. 7 , 200 8SEC.302 . T EC HNI C AL ASSISTANCE AN D I MP LEMENTATI O N. Section476 o f t h e Soci al Sec ur it yA ct ( 4 2U. S. C . 676 ) i s a m en d ed b y addin g at the end the follo w ing
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‘(c) TECHNI C AL A S SIS T ANCE AN DIMP LEMENTATI O NSE RV ICES F OR TRI B AL P RO G RAMS. — ‘‘( 1 )A U THORIT Y .—The Secretary shall p ro v ide technical assistance and implementation services that are dedicated to improving services and permanency outcomes for Indian chil - dren and their families through the provision of assistance described in paragraph (2). ‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE PROVIDED.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The technical assistance and implementation services shall be to— ‘‘(i) provide information , advice, educational mate- rials, and technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organi z ations with respect to the types of serv- ices, administrative functions, data collection, program management, and reporting that are re q uired under State plans under part B and this part
‘‘(ii) assist and provide technical assistance to— ‘‘(I) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia see k ing to operate a program under part B or under this part through direct application to the Secretary under section 47 9 B; and ‘‘(II) Indian tribes, tribal organizations, tribal consortia, and States seeking to develop coopera- tive agreements to provide for payments under this part or satisfy the requirements of section 422(b)(9), 471(a)( 3 2), or 477(b)(3)( G ); and ‘‘(iii) sub j ect to subparagraph (B), make one-time grants, to tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal con- sortia that are seeking to develop, and intend, not later than 24 months after receiving such a grant to submit to the Secretary a plan under section 471 to implement a program under this part as authorized by section 479B, that shall— ‘‘(I) not e x ceed $ 3 0 0,000; and ‘‘(II) be used for the cost of developing a plan under section 471 to carry out a program under section 479B, including costs related to develop- ment of necessary data collection systems, a cost allocation plan, agency and tribal court procedures necessary to meet the case review system require- ments under section 47 5 (5), or any other costs attributable to meeting any other requirement nec- essary for approval of such a plan under this part. ‘‘(B) GRANT CONDITION.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of being paid a grant under subparagraph (A)(iii), a tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium shall agree to repay the total amount of the grant awarded if the tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium fails to submit to the Secretary a plan under section 471 to carry out a program under section 479B by the end of the 24-month period described in that subparagraph.
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