Tribal prevention-only agreement authority

(a) Option To administer prevention services only program Section 479B(c)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c(c)(1)(E)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii) Option to submit a prevention services program only plan A tribe, organization, or consortium may elect to provide services and programs specified in section 471(e)(1) to children described in section 471(e)(2) as an independent program without submission of a plan to operate a foster care, adoption, or kinship guardianship program under this part, provided that the tribe, organization, or consortium has a court, agency, or 1 or more tribally designated individuals that is responsible for proceedings relating to foster care or that collaborates with the State on child welfare.. (b) Option To make agreements To administer prevention services only program Section 471(a)(32) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(32)) is amended— (1) by inserting, including an agreement to administer only the prevention program described in subsection (e) if the tribe has a court, agency, or tribally-designated individuals responsible for proceedings relating to foster care or that collaborates with the State on child welfare after administer all or part of the program under this part; and (2) by striking and, if the State has elected to provide such payments, kinship guardianship assistance payments under section 473(d) and inserting providing access to the kinship guardianship program under section 473(d) or the prevention program described in subsection (e) if the State has elected to implement such programs.