PLACEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.

SEC. 209. PLACEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) Case Plan Requirements.— Section 475(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “which— “(i) if the child has been placed in a foster family home or child-care institution a substantial distance from the home of the parents of the child, or in a State different from the State in which such home is located, sets forth the reasons why such placement is in the best interests of the child, and “(ii) if the child has been placed in foster care outside the State in which the home of the parents of the child is located, requires that, periodically, but not less frequently than every 12 months, a caseworker on the staff of the State agency of the State in which the home of the parents of the child is located, or of the State in which the child has been placed, visit such child in such home or institution and submit a report on such visit to the State agency of the State in which the home of the parents of the child is located,”. (b) Dispositional Hearing.— Section 475(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(C) is amended by inserting “and, in the case of a child described in subparagraph (A)(ii), whether the out-of-State placement continues to be appropriate and in the best interests of the child,” after “long-term basis)”. (c) Data Collection.— Section 479(c)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 679(c)(3)(C)) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of clause (i); and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(iii) children placed in foster care outside the State which has placement and care responsibility, and”. (d) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1995.