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This bill, titled the Partners for Stable Families and Foster Youth Affected by Methamphetamine or Other Substance Abuse Act, amends existing law to reauthorize and extend grants aimed at helping children impacted by methamphetamine or other substance abuse. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is authorized to renew these grants for up to two additional years beyond their initial five-year term, with specific federal cost-sharing percentages for these extended years. The bill also mandates that a portion of the funds appropriated for these grants between fiscal years 2012 and 2016 be reserved for new regional partnerships that had not previously received such grants. Furthermore, it limits the amount of these reserved funds that the Secretary can use for administrative expenses to no more than five percent. Finally, the Secretary is required to evaluate the effectiveness of these grants awarded to regional partnerships and publish the results of these evaluations on the HHS website, with the first evaluation due by December 31, 2012, and a subsequent one by December 31, 2017.