Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Home Visiting Works Act of 2017”.
Home Visiting Works Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Continuing evidence-based home visiting program
Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (G), by striking “and”;
in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(I) for fiscal year 2018, $600,000,000;
“(J) for fiscal year 2019, $600,000,000;
“(K) for fiscal year 2020, $700,000,000;
“(L) for fiscal year 2021, $700,000,000; and
“(M) for fiscal year 2022, $800,000,000.”
Sec. 3 Reservation for Indian Tribes
Section 511(j)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711(j)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “3 percent” and inserting “6 percent”.
Sec. 4 Exemption from spending reduction
Section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 255(h)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to “Grants to States for Medicaid (75–0512–0–1–551).” the following new item:
“The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (075–0321).”