1.
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent
Homelessness Act of 2011
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; etc.
TITLE I—Prevention of Unaccompanied Situations Among Child
Welfare Groups
Sec. 101. Curtailment of involuntary separation of children
from their families.
Sec. 102. GAO report on unaccompanied youth access to the child
welfare system.
Sec. 103. Discharge from child welfare system.
Sec. 104. Demonstration project for improving permanency for
youth in foster care.
Sec. 105. Expansion of eligibility to participate in Good
Neighbor Next Door program for foster care alumni.
Sec. 106. Demonstration project for improving family
relationships and reducing homelessness for LGBT youth.
TITLE II—Extension of Child Welfare Services to Older
Youth
Sec. 201. Eligibility for foster care maintenance payments,
adoption assistance payments, and kinship guardianship assistance through age
20.
Sec. 202. Improvements to John H. Chafee Foster Care
Independence Program.
TITLE III—Young Family Concerns
Sec. 301. TANF State plan amendment.
Sec. 302. Adult-supervised living arrangements.
Sec. 303. Suspension of time limit for young adult parent
involved in education or training.
Sec. 304. Transitional compliance.
Sec. 305. Sanction protections for minor parents.
Sec. 306. Teen parent study and report.
TITLE IV—Work Opportunities
Sec. 401. Inclusion of homeless youth as qualified population
for Work Opportunity Credit.
TITLE V—Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
Benefits
Sec. 501. Limitation on use of social security or supplemental
security income benefits paid to representative payees on behalf of foster
children for State costs.
Sec. 502. Screening of foster children for eligibility for
social security and supplemental security income benefits.
Sec. 503. Notice to attorney or guardian ad litem for foster
child of determination to pay social security or supplemental security income
benefits to representative payee.
Sec. 504. Management of social security and supplemental
security income benefits for foster children.
Sec. 505. Support and maintenance furnished in cash or in kind
disregarded in determining income of foster children under the supplemental
security income program.
Sec. 506. Technical assistance for Child Welfare
Agencies.
Sec. 507. Effective dates.
<enum>I</enum><header>Prevention of
Unaccompanied Situations Among Child Welfare Groups</header>
<section id="HA0298941E4A543F39C189E8CF71D6A"><enum>101.</enum><header>Curtailment of
involuntary separation of children from their families</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 471(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 671(a))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA9E6AE2B805452185E831ABC7C8268C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (26);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4E4EEC762BB4CA0B26356F58DD16D06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (27) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C068C4A51534B2EBB8D26009C2CE4CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAA2D04B6C42847A283E4BBFB07BE8ECE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9CD7DEDBDE38496E8CDCF619FF62EEC"><enum>(28)</enum><text>provides that the
State shall have in effect such laws and procedures as are necessary to ensure
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EA89C2F4F274180B95DF55235B13112"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a child may not be
placed in foster care under the responsibility of the State solely because the
family with which the child is living is homeless (as defined in paragraph (2)
of section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11434a)) or living in substandard housing (as defined in section 204(b)(11) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="NHA">National Housing Act</act-name>) or a
dwelling unit that is experiencing severe physical problems (as defined in
subparagraph (F) of such section); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70FFF839441845C70001349D294110B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State will
work with the family and State housing authorities to secure permanent housing
for any family that includes a minor child and is homeless or at risk of
becoming
homeless.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H45069572F0EA4391AB650261CDE8B02D"><enum>102.</enum><header>GAO report on
unaccompanied youth access to the child welfare system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on the policies and
practices of States regarding access to child welfare services (including
services related to foster care and adoption) that are financed pursuant to
part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) by
children who have attained 13 years of age and that considers the use of
runaway and homeless situations, as well as status as domestic minor victims of
sex trafficking, as risk assessment factors for determining the appropriateness
of placement in the child welfare system. Such report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="id6BC61A5BFD9E460BBA4949724C592AC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an inventory of such policies and
practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id31AF4FE474EF4FBD9BE7DC6FCA72D74B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the effectiveness of such
policies and practices; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4874E2D43C00425BB70BCF6E9525BD48"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for such Federal or State
legislation or administrative action as the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3716F2E18D6F4F72B33C3FC9DF152F61"><enum>103.</enum><header>Discharge from
child welfare system</header>
<subsection id="HD1862DC7607D45DD9B2F371C3D34D100"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State Plans
Required To Describe State Policies and Procedures Regarding Runaway or Missing
Foster Children</header><text>Section 471(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
671(a)), as amended by section 101, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA227815663A64FAFA64E91CD473F7E28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (27);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B60801ED5A246A7AF077771C222724"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB94259CEFA2349A7B48F269FA9622EC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3EC2B7F1D3254DAFA3678E4F4910ED46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1BBBEBB9A2544BEA8DE085A597BED7FF"><enum>(29)</enum><text>describes the
written policies and procedures of the State that are designed to reduce the
incidence of children missing or running away from foster care, and to locate
and return such children to foster
placements.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF798E95ED3BF4DFA897388D700CDC24E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judicial Review
of Permanency Plan for Child Leaving Foster Care</header><text>Section
475(5)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(C)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8FDC6A8C8AC64FC1AD5F9FCF03194E12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and (iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>(iii)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H156C22BBA80F4B85B3F0F57FF1F5CC24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>; and (iv) procedural
safeguards shall be applied to assure that the final permanency hearing
regarding the transition of the child from foster care to a planned, permanent
living arrangement or independent living is held in a family or juvenile court
or another court (including a tribal court) of competent
jurisdiction;</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H354213DE834A4A939C0411174ED202EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of Steps
Taken To Ensure Appropriate Housing for Children Leaving Foster
Care</header><text>Section 475(5)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
675(5)(C)(iii)) is amended by inserting <quote>, and reviews all documentation
of the efforts to secure a permanent living arrangement for the child upon
emancipation from foster care</quote> before <quote>; and</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H282844DD3B4C4E5F976D883064F2A41E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modification of
Case Plan Requirements</header><text>Section 475(1)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
675(1)(D)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H792CF68B427343B200E92D527263B935" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC419C057BB184E47B5BDB38ECF8E884B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Where appropriate, for a child who has
attained 14 years of age (and, at State option, any other child), a written
description of the programs and services that will facilitate the transition of
the child from foster care to independent living, including age-appropriate
adolescent health services, which include services to prevent pregnancy and
sexually transmitted infections, as part of a general health plan, and a
discussion of the appropriateness of the services that have been provided to
the child under the plan. The plan for such child shall also include
documentation of the steps the agency is taking to ensure a permanent placement
with a family or other adult connection for the child, and a permanent living
arrangement. In the case of a child who has attained 17 years of age or with a
permanency goal of emancipation, the plan shall include documentation of the
child's permanent living arrangement upon
emancipation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idEDECB024E87E44E296488D061411EDC5"><enum>104.</enum><header>Demonstration
project for improving permanency for youth in foster care</header>
<subsection id="id58074EB1778C43E185AC930EACE185CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a demonstration project to develop multi-State
working groups to conduct research and develop policy recommendations for the
support and enhancement of long-term permanency planning for children in foster
care.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFF8C493D9B5B4F828F503A077E2B95AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration and
scope</header>
<paragraph id="idF7720FB58DF3470DBB5DAF4BF3FD406E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct the demonstration project for a period of 5
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id83D290E0119F44B5A111D821CC339793"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
Secretary shall designate not more than 5 working groups to participate in the
demonstration project, with each working group to be established by and
operated between 2 or more States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1C57F537887B4179A56DEC4E91992C35"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A
group of 2 or more States that desires to participate in the demonstration
project shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7502CAE4DB564053AAAEEF6D308EB84E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
recommendations developed by a working group participating in the demonstration
project shall include consideration of methods for improvement and enhancement
in the following areas:</text>
<paragraph id="id3186B39E1B52480C8DFF3C751EBC1EE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The home study
process for screening of prospective foster care parents, guardians, and
adoptive parents, including the development of a standardized home study
process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idABEBF819894D41B6A06F547DB59DE33D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Visitation
policies for children in foster care and their biological parents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC82E764ACB59491CBE322641A9D768D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Standardization
of temporary or provisional licensing for foster care parents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF39E388D442F4ED284B1A9F69C70BFAD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Streamlining the
application process for prospective foster care parents and reducing the length
of time required for approval through the application process.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15DC70FE269E43CE9110122FFAEE096A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Coordination of
administrative processes, including the development of a standard data exchange
to allow for greater efficiency in the transfer of relevant data, information,
and paperwork between States, foster care agencies, and other relevant State
agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC92D6C5594144A56BAD22892866E5211"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Any other areas
determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id13109C3363094A10B01A9CE3D4380258"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>For the period of fiscal years 2012 through
2016, there is authorized to be appropriated a total of $50,000,000 to the
Secretary to carry out the demonstration project under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id97DEDA6DCD484A69B453BF58429987E9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idD3D86E72E7534069AAFCDDEC0DF6683B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Demonstration
project</header><text>The term <term>demonstration project</term> means the
demonstration project conducted under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9FF1C0BA1F44466AA71635917B99D877"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE484F7FA24D4F83B427C86D22E2C646"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means any of the 50 States or the District of
Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id08A5666392DF44A48EE0E1FE5FC91456"><enum>105.</enum><header>Expansion of
eligibility to participate in Good Neighbor Next Door program for foster care
alumni</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall revise subpart F of part 291 of its
regulations (24 C.F.R. 291) to provide that individuals who have been under the
responsibility of the State foster care system but are no longer under the
responsibility of the State due to having attained the age of majority, and who
have attained a bachelor's degree or higher from an institution of higher
education in the United States, qualify to purchase a home through the Good
Neighbor Next Door Sales Program.</text>
</section><section id="id1126F8F62E2E4BB589B298EB15B2F60F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Demonstration
project for improving family relationships and reducing homelessness for LGBT
youth</header>
<subsection id="id964B0EAD14A34CC7B7786A9FBE5B1889"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to
in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall establish a demonstration
project to develop programs that are focused on improving family relationships
and reducing homelessness for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="idB98898AFB7EA4E838F46F7537B6D8CB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research-based
behavioral interventions that are designed to decrease rejecting behaviors and
increase supportive behaviors in families with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
transgender youth in order to ensure that such youth maintain residence in
their homes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4B92920B41444CF188D2D62209816C08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>research-based
assessment tools to help identify lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth
that are at risk for family conflict or ejection from their homes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id213D22D48F834563A476E740F6055AF7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>research-based
family educational tools and resources to help families learn about—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4EBE0CFDC0444607891A8439C7E40F58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>behaviors that
may place lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender youth at risk; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4DF9AEF81E145BAA5AB064FBF30E436"><enum>(B)</enum><text>alternative
behaviors that promote positive development for such youth; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id677DC8EBF88846A0A0DAAF566EB5816A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>multimedia
educational tools and resources that are—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB5373410A5E741B689A715AE36A81CC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>based on research
regarding supportive and rejecting behaviors in families with lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender youth; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAFDA9357EAD2404BB52A10023807C8EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>focused on
helping a diverse range of families understand how their words, actions, and
behaviors affect the survival and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender youth.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id269D315CB38C4004BA9924FAF287CA6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct the demonstration project for a period of 5
years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7FD006B27D4B4E96BB7EEBE27C87A7E2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for purposes of carrying out the demonstration project
under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Extension of
Child Welfare Services to Older Youth</header>
<section id="HD3A65B64CC204E8388499B6BABBB55F3"><enum>201.</enum><header>Eligibility for
foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance payments, and kinship
guardianship assistance through age 20</header>
<subsection id="id3D1B2D653D52480882158B3C910B015F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
child</header><text>Effective as if included in the enactment of the Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–351), section 475(8) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 201(a)
of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FE68117043B462EB843578DAF31ED26" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7B6C78DA0F684D988EAB8F4F9AAB5773"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The term
<term>child</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF4972305DB634C2CAA74BF824EE509A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a minor child;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA64E72C29424475982415385420769AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an individual who
has reached the legal age of majority but has not attained 21 years of age and
is under the responsibility of the
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H8461FB76BDFF4869B1283B3FC1D20B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foster Care
Maintenance Payments</header><text>Section 472 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 672) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB49331DA172D4B37961D337BE4B9D89F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6553FD4DF7A64EB099EA8FC500695100"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB1438FB1FDDC4DDC9C20FF991166E485" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6F76D2B046234FE6842BA3C24FD154D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Each
State with a plan approved under this part shall make foster care maintenance
payments on behalf of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA9A8D62D69646D18460C86C6F6B20AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each child who is
an individual described in section 475(8)(A) who has been removed from the home
of a relative specified in section 406(a) (as in effect on July 16, 1996) into
foster care if the removal and foster care placement met, and the placement
continues to meet, the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection, and
the child, while in the home, would have met the AFDC eligibility requirement
of paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC89ABDAB310A460BB2FC8E3A1B13E35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each child who is
an individual described in section 475(8)(B) who has entered foster care under
the responsibility of the State if the child would have met the AFDC
eligibility requirement of paragraph (3) on the day before the date on which
the child reached the legal age of majority and the foster care placement met
and continues to meet the requirements of paragraph (5) of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1EF239742DE40CFA6B43DE872CC47F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the heading of
paragraph (2), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">applicable
to minors</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">requirements</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05DDAADE12F24F4EA0D21D0406D2DF2C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF839B0E548264C0CBEE6113120E0332F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBF48FD8FF9304EE1B0AD927C8DE5EFF4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Foster care
placement requirements applicable to children who have attained the age of
majority</header><text>The foster care placement of a child who is an
individual described in section 475(8)(B) meets the requirements of this
paragraph if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H085CC36ED81043DEBF21002FBA72F28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the foster care
placement is in accordance with a voluntary placement agreement entered into by
the individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF6E98AEAF574D67BAA9338D000306A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the individual’s
placement and care meet the requirement of paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87AF267E40C64494B258B4A4A1BC93DF"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H648F61BBFFF04AB5BA69AC4CEBB5021E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the individual has been
placed in a foster family home, child-care institution, or dwelling described
in subsection (b)(3)(C); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H206A4838C7044FD68F51BF6913740841" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the individual has secured a
dwelling described in subsection
(b)(3)(D).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF32804863AC47B18CFE3896A4F8A71C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB1BAF552CC749799BC4DCE54FBED59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CDF1423B89A41C78336877176C2D610"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>, or</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B162F33C725426F916884CE600093DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2C1D201A0D6C47F493C0195B09FA54A3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4AF43072E60E486A8B8170AB5520EF00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of a
child who is an individual described in section 475(8)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47DD5FBAD35040B28B00B138F6AF0058"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a home
described in paragraph (1), in accordance with the payment rules set forth in
paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43D50C1019E54EBBA2CE01D11047A47C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in an institution
described in paragraph (2), in accordance with the payment rules set forth in
paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE988D305EE93443592A953FAAD636E29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a dwelling
operated by an agency that provides social services to children and their
families which supplements, supports, or substitutes parental care and
supervision for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children, and that meets such standards for licensure or approval as are
established by the State for the provision of the services, whether the
payments therefor are made to the agency or directly to the individual;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B8D64EBE698491C8BD42E171000E400"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in housing rented
or leased by the
individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AAD1ACE72634058A26725F9F74FF5D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by inserting <quote>minor</quote> before <quote>child who</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF52457044E1B4B42958C725413F703E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE3DF01DBFFA45FA865964EEC565AB65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H565FB3DAE4FE4FDC81E7BE5CAF52FC14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>a minor</quote> and inserting <quote>a child</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B2EC73BBADD440C8FA535B6B14FAF3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the minor</quote> and inserting <quote>the child (or, if the
child has attained 18 years of age, the child himself or herself)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12CD22E9958242438FFC0304549521CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H876BE9856607482F9E824C6602E78B1B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>a minor child</quote> and inserting <quote>a child (or, if the
child has attained 18 years of age, the child himself or herself)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2785700AC3E84B339799D5BC8C316FE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(if the child is a minor)</quote> after <quote>obligations of
the parents or guardians</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H56BCB7D251104B75934341AE3672C2E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adoption
Assistance Payments</header>
<paragraph id="H19DAD8D5F91047A08543E822EABAA2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 473(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 673(a)(1)(A))
is amended by inserting <quote>who have not attained 21 years of age</quote>
after <quote>special needs</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE36B525E15B841D5AE06C2005889B8EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Effective as if included in the enactment of the
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110–351), section 473(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (as amended by
section 201(c) of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions
Act of 2008) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5603D7AEDF3B4DBB81E43A0F3763D125" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID713185D525ED4B53ADD47D35BF91AD20" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID967F9DF0086F46F08FB750D83FD3512A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, a payment may not be made pursuant to this
section to parents or relative guardians with respect to a child—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52404401C688488492C18F7AB1D4464D" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who has attained 21 years of
age;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID707ABDA58B394FA6A00066C5B9178CB4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who has not attained 21 years of age,
if the State determines that the parents or relative guardians, as the case may
be, are no longer legally responsible for the support of the child; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7687B03A6A4C452D9D412F27538ED68B" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if the State determines that the
child is no longer receiving any support from the parents or relative
guardians, as the case may be.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF47ACBEF5BC84760B49ACC2AD65B884D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Parents or relative guardians who
have been receiving adoption assistance payments or kinship guardianship
assistance payments under this section shall keep the State or local agency
administering the program under this section informed of circumstances which
would, pursuant to this subsection, make them ineligible for the payments, or
eligible for the payments in a different
amount.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8E258F69F0742E29DA653110015CDF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text>Section 474(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(1)) is
amended by striking <quote>under section 472 for children in foster family
homes or child-care institutions</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance
with section 472</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id666FEAA81CE74D848095430863E11D4E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
October 1, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBE36FA420CB0436CA1F56C003C904EE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Improvements to
John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program</header>
<subsection id="HE7540D8E4662410AB5DF8CF95BAB36BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
Annual Authorization Level</header><text>Section 477(h)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
677(h)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>$140,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$200,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBB0C8215C2D648F68E3E6DEB43E5A6F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion of
Eligibility for Services</header><text>Section 477 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 677)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE06D9672798849299D1B8C66E403872"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H764E09BB0E2B4398AAA5001ECE91BA21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>18</quote> and inserting <quote>14</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21CC3CD713D144C1BBF7D282D600D23B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>between 18 and 21</quote> and inserting <quote>who have
attained 18 years of age, and who have not attained 25 years of age</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8BD2DD0F757E43B5AD42227CBF2F2FF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking <quote>16</quote> and inserting <quote>14</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3AB4B396491141769F1E035D0190B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
each of subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B), by striking <quote>21</quote> and
inserting <quote>25</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C8F90645A9F4C66B3AFCB19FDD3D15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H527E8DAD287641FAA85FB7004E6B2E05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>youths who, after attaining 16 years of age, are adopted
from, or enter kinship guardianship from, foster care</quote> and inserting
<quote>youths in or exiting from foster care after attaining 14 years of
age</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H019FF90793E848A9B51772545BEC6110"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3)
through (5), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E9357096C864284A6D5CD261884BF1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility of
Private Service Providers for Funds</header><text>Section 477(b)(2) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 677(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB141A587B6754B6EBFC0B4AFDB2F8CA9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H298ADEC1425B48F9B1E3BD46932F1F7C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Distribute funds
provided to the State under this section among a diverse range of qualified
providers of services that are private entities, and ensure that the entities
have equal opportunity to receive the
funds.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD84181AFFC1E45B282596CF087244FC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expansion of
Program Evaluations</header><text>Section 477(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
677(g)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H36573D49E65E42EFAFAB8514F5AF06A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
the first sentence, by inserting <quote>, and of model programs that focus on
improving outcomes for youth aging out of care in the areas of education,
employment, personal development, financial asset development, financial
management skills, and housing</quote> after
<quote>significance</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA66F447DA8A9472997F8542E9915C232"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>and personal development</quote> and inserting
<quote>mental and physical health, healthy relationships, personal development,
and housing, and on the use of room and board services and how the use of the
services improve housing outcomes for youth</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H514E5DA584D64B6582077C5CA2D8029"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
the third sentence, by inserting <quote>, where practicable,</quote> before
<quote>random assignment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA787B911CD0470E981C00FC5600F497"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Improving
Awareness of Available Services</header>
<paragraph id="HCD56C760BB1D4CDA84BF64F26BF0D0D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties of the
secretary</header><text>Section 477 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA31D19AB7A8F45A7BFF5217180FDC82F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H73CBF3AB5FBF47CFA3C75ECD8C015337"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Distribution of
Information About Other Related Programs</header><text>To improve access to the
array of services available to youth transitioning out of foster care and
assist States in leveraging available resources, the Secretary shall provide
for the efficient distribution to States and local areas of information about
Federal programs, other than the program established by this section, that may
assist youth in their transition to self-sufficiency and provide guidance on
how to access services under the
programs.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E8E1B96076548C3B452F9A001D7309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties of the
state</header><text>Section 477(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A91B9B020B4468EA187C703AF70BF64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (G) through (K) as subparagraphs (H) through (L), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81E9A378C4E04710A3373868F159B4F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (F) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H638D2126EF684ADDA82F23FA5635A15D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H40B62156E0E04339AAD80089973B1F76" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A certification by the chief executive
officer that, when or before a child leaves foster care under the
responsibility of the State, the State will inform the child of the full range
of available financial asset development, financial management, housing,
counseling, health, public benefit employment, and education services, and
other appropriate support and services for which the child is
eligible.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Young Family
Concerns</header>
<section id="HFDD31BD2BBA8429280F063BD310008E3"><enum>301.</enum><header>TANF State plan
amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402(a)(1)(A)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
602(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Social" id="HABDC0C79EBC64EDCB5BED9AA5162C200" style="OLC">
<clause id="H69E0CB2E91544A7CB4145433C93CEBB"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Identify the
education and training, living arrangement, and other services needs of
individuals described in section 408(a)(5)(B)(ii) who are potentially eligible
to receive assistance under the State program funded under this part and
establish policies, procedures, and strategies to address the
needs.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H7C7141A83DC0460889BDFAE3DF079916"><enum>302.</enum><header>Adult-supervised
living arrangements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
408(a)(5)(B) of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(5)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF472DC50C6044C3A8B741EA3B100D6E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1F742506D72D4444B964555EC843BB77" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB4E5B6D6CB394AE4AEA68D33A1822DC7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Provision of
adult-supervised living arrangement</header><text>In the case of an individual
who is described in clause (ii), the State agency referred to in section
402(a)(4) shall provide or ensure the provision of a second chance home,
maternity group home, transitional living youth project, or other appropriate
adult-supervised supportive living arrangement, taking into consideration the
needs, concerns, and wishes of the individual, unless the State agency
determines that the individual’s current living arrangement is appropriate, and
therefore, shall require that the individual and the minor child referred to in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) reside in such living arrangement as a condition of
the continued receipt of assistance under the State program funded under this
part attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government (or in an
alternative appropriate arrangement, should circumstances change and the
current arrangement cease to be
appropriate).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52419B3EDC74447DAE61355DECA419DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6813C112D94F4C8D002F78BADC9BC613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclauses (III) and (IV) as subclauses (V) and (VI), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24882A2D07C64250AE71A0A6EB535461"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
subclause (II) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H856D6C7C253745949CB96352412D0235" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H416F1FD9C51342D98283B2660071EC8D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the individual
is a homeless youth;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H074BA6C630424DB6B6A350008137E534"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the individual is
a street
youth;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEADDDC753AA404E8E332372F32864B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iii) as clause (vi) and inserting after clause (ii) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H694214796BAB4BDCB0425E9C976388C" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC6F4F82B85C04B16894E0904C9145748"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Disclosure of
adult-supervised living arrangement options to individual</header><text>The
State agency shall ensure that individuals described in subparagraph (A)(ii)
who are applicants or recipients of assistance are fully informed of all
adult-supervised living arrangement options that satisfy the requirement of
this subsection, and provide the individual the opportunity to request a
specific adult-supervised living arrangement.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6236E01F39244C48E781CC4D15CE4C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Determination of
adult-supervised living arrangement</header><text>In determining the
appropriateness of the individual’s current living arrangement in clause (i)
and considering the individual’s request for a specific adult-supervised living
arrangement in clause (iii), the State agency shall provide a written
explanation of the determination, including a statement regarding the right to
appeal the determination under clause (v), to the individual, if the
determination is other than the adult-supervised living arrangement requested
by the individual.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE9F4D06ACD5345AA8CB9DF38FD6764A9"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Right to appeal
adult-supervised living arrangement</header><text>If the State agency’s
determination of appropriate adult-supervised living arrangement in clause (i)
is other than the adult-supervised living arrangement requested by the
individual in clause (iii), the individual shall have a right to appeal the
State agency’s decision through appeal and dispute resolution mechanisms
available in the State.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36FD7E33536A4A1EA9DE00585BE48E80"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8676DC6C30AB44D8B575AA17AC809EC" style="OLC">
<clause id="H088F8B83B1FD4EF5BC07B462394BEC50"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subparagraph:</text>
<subclause id="H071EF2AC87274933AF76672CCF8EE19"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Transitional
living youth project</header><text>The term <term>transitional living youth
project</term> has the same meaning as provided in section 387(6) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="JJDPA">Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974</act-name>.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDCB8F81B3C1E443C8E50623E4FFCB5C6"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Homeless
youth</header><text>The term <term>homeless youth</term> has the same meaning
as provided in section 387(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="JJDPA">Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974</act-name>.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC2019D90744F40E6B8E6DD90B1145CBF"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Street
youth</header><text>The term <term>street youth</term> has the same meaning as
provided in section 387(5) of the <act-name parsable-cite="JJDPA">Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974</act-name>.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H36D59C4F24ED473BA88DA3EBB78E7196"><enum>303.</enum><header>Suspension of
time limit for young adult parent involved in education or
training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(a)(7)(B)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
608(a)(7)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0E904CDA277547C4BC02AE29A8F3F634"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph">Minor child
exception</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph">Age exceptions</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9F58F73EC5F4C14AF7B63871ED4D63D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H829804E7F66040EC9936B0F7FEB3EA4B" style="OLC">
<clause id="HE4C2AD86078C40E0BDCC8637A142D03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
minor child, and not the head of a household or married to the head of a
household; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H0877AD02BBA34AEE94801415864C18C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was pregnant or a
parent, and—</text>
<subclause id="HD8716E7FD5C64F88A485958D00195F58"><enum>(I)</enum><text>had not attained
20 years of age, and was meeting all program requirements relating to
education, training and living arrangements; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDD7EE63A59E34EB3AAB958FC2F90C6FE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>had attained 20
but not 21 years of age, and was scheduled to complete all program requirements
relating to education or
training.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9BDF2CE02C894928BA585DA984C55621"><enum>304.</enum><header>Transitional
compliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(a) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
608(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC4C7603BB01A4DE195C45B8D25A7E64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), by striking “if” and all that follows and inserting “if—</text>
<quoted-block id="HB20F3BA4E91C49FAB8255F96CEB23930" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA4AD4A63A85949D88FB85275C97387A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the individual does
not participate in—</text>
<clause id="HCA72238C76E7475EA0B3F562910FED1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>educational
activities directed toward the attainment of a high school diploma or its
equivalent; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H95E7E54689BF412ABE00A502284EB400"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an alternative
educational or training program that has been approved by the State; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6C2B90D9888245BAB9AA62ADD472DA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>91 days have
elapsed since the State has notified the individual that the individual is in
violation of this paragraph. During the 91-day period described in the
preceding sentence, if the individual is otherwise (but for this paragraph)
eligible for assistance under the State program funded under this part, the
State shall treat such individual's application for such benefits as if the
individual satisfied the requirements of subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A765BF1DAB0497D93A31BC4C32300C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(A)(i), by inserting <quote>, and 91 days have elapsed since the State has
notified the individual that the individual is in violation of this paragraph.
During the 91-day period described in the preceding sentence, if the individual
is otherwise (but for this paragraph) eligible for assistance under the State
program funded under this part, the State shall treat such individual's
application for such benefits as if the individual satisfied the residence
requirements of the preceding sentence</quote> before the period.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0CD9F28222B54F1AB306427F3024D32F"><enum>305.</enum><header>Sanction
protections for minor parents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 608(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Social" id="H5A1B4912E5A448D18597E6EC345168F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1CE42855CAD6460FB9B05EB20EDC6"><enum>(12)</enum><text>A
State to which a grant is made under section 403 of this Act shall not impose a
sanction on a recipient of assistance under the State program funded under this
part who is an individual described in paragraph (4) or (5)(B)(ii) of this
subsection and whose household includes a minor who has received assistance
under the State program funded under this part, under the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,
or under any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)), unless the State has established
procedures that help recipients of assistance under the State program funded
under this part understand, avoid, or end sanctions, and has applied the
procedures to the
recipient.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HEE0C9083E942449886A83FCE9E14248E"><enum>306.</enum><header>Teen parent
study and report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413
of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C.
613) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Social" id="H99B86D3C30D34D9DBF63BCAF118CA210" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF6A31266E79340AEB1E5D31ECCF230C3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Teen Parent
Study and Report</header>
<paragraph id="H873495F1EBED4059802FF8F5DE979E61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study of tanf
recipients</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of recipients of
assistance under State programs funded under this part who are parents and have
not attained 20 years of age to determine the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F114C217EA346019EE667B105F7CEDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Whether State data
on the number of such recipients is accurately reflected in Federal data,
including an examination of the extent to which such recipients who are members
of a family are not reflected in the data, and an examination of the extent to
which Federal estimation methods do not reflect the number of such recipients
in a State.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B72F83B208B4118B9CA0000286C02DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>What assessment
procedures are utilized with such recipients, and whether there appear to be
best practices that consider such issues as whether the recipient has an
educational barrier such as a learning disability or mental health
problem.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD910EACB195E47C596CE02FB0099E070"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Whether localities
appear to have adequate and appropriate services that meet the needs of such
recipients in areas such as infant care, age-appropriate adolescent health,
education, training, and mental health, for services such as appropriate
housing, mental health, and alternative education, whether staff assist teen
parents in researching and locating such services including an appropriate
living arrangement, and the extent to which such recipients who have not
completed high school or the equivalent are encouraged to engage in education
or work.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H359316A6C71C4244003EF2C98FB1D9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>How State rules
providing that, in determining the eligibility of such recipients for such
assistance, the income of the recipient is deemed to include the income of any
parents with whom such recipient is living appear to have affected the extent
to which such recipients who are members of a family with income less than 200
percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981, including any revision required by such section,
applicable to a family of the size involved) are able to participate in State
programs funded under this part.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6529B5DB2224FDC90F888852DD751E2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Demographic
information such as—</text>
<clause id="H01B649DE234447518986D05BB1315CEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the age of such
recipients;</text>
</clause><clause id="H94675050E7BD4122A3052FF5E9FC21B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of
time such recipients received such assistance in a given year;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D9D0CBB34CF49C2AD2EE7B452F12713"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of
children that such recipients have;</text>
</clause><clause id="H85F025224C224ED1ABB2556D70C40E4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>school attainment
by such recipients, by age;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7C8FCB8A77884706A5A576AC21DE6CE0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the employment
status of such recipients, such as whether a recipient has ever worked or has
worked while in school;</text>
</clause><clause id="H941B0A7C38234043B51E2E0550CEA557"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the child care
arrangements of such recipients; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC25F16BD8F2349C39B3971403688742F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the living arrangements of such
recipients.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC7ED7E3688AD4FE2B58FD0A3BB8DF98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study of
low-income teen parents who are not tanf recipients</header><text>The Secretary
shall conduct a study of a representative sample of low-income (as determined
by the Secretary) teen parents who are not recipients of assistance under a
State program funded under this part, to determine the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H664BAD645ACA4B2E95E2A4FA64B6C51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Whether the teen
parent sought to apply for such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2F8EDA232CA42C69B7C58676F482CB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Whether a teen
parent who indicated to a State a desire to apply for such assistance received
an application for such assistance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22E6AB2A4D884C9D91942F68013D00EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Whether a teen
parent who applied for such assistance was subsequently contacted by the State
agency responsible for operating a State program funded under this part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A53C547D7BB4BF89DEF49BB574790B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header>
<subparagraph id="H48B83E3A38594E21B99DD460C2A7FEEA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that contains
the findings of the studies required by this subsection and recommendations
regarding such issues as how to improve data reporting, State plans, State
<quote>best practice</quote> information sharing, and assessments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBB0E647EC2045E0846C811183E68CA6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advisory
group</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an advisory group consisting
of representatives from organizations that work with parents who have not
attained 20 years of age, to provide advice to the Secretary on questions
relating to such parents that should be investigated and to provide comments to
accompany the recommendations contained in the report under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Work
Opportunities</header>
<section id="H56471DA6EDB84E6F92D07352C6DD81AE"><enum>401.</enum><header>Inclusion of
homeless youth as qualified population for Work Opportunity Credit</header>
<subsection id="H75FC7660D904458090AF06600506E108"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of
subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) and
inserting <quote>, or</quote>, and adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H892EE634D9F44628BB382DECB000A6DD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9081EA4F9C56441F82C0F0319C2BD745"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a qualified
homeless
youth.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H769BEF2583BA43E79611B47CB16D661"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualified
Homeless Youth</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is
amended by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (13) as paragraphs (12)
through (14), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H988A979279C84D9B82591E9272D78512" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H86DEA83BA255437EA9A118E8E9BA907B"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Qualified
homeless youth</header><text>The term <term>qualified homeless youth</term>
means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B588814D8874F6185EDE6F922EA7E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as having attained
age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring date; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H312E747617EB4099986D19DEF646E38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as being described
in paragraph (2) of section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11434a), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
paragraph, on the hiring
date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H34FF2D4B7F82480FB2DDB2F2E0F6247F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Social Security
and Supplemental Security Income Benefits</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H254F6E8BDDF14125AD221F64FFEB4A89"><enum>501.</enum><header>Limitation on
use of social security or supplemental security income benefits paid to
representative payees on behalf of foster children for State costs</header>
<subsection id="H556402870A934699A071F4B8D8DD0DBC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments to
title II</header>
<paragraph id="HF7EA801F02914E6C8FD39241186220E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exception to
prohibition on assignments, etc</header><text>Section 207 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 407) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31C525A95FA641959B476F6959B91A27" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H17ED36BC982246EDAA0D641D44DC6AED"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of this section shall not
apply to a payment made by a representative payee to reimburse a State as
described in section 205(j)(9)(B)(i), but only to the extent that the payment
is—</text>
<paragraph id="H638EEF604D254B0787E3B9E5AF4ADA17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not prohibited by
section 205(j)(9)(B)(i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99652F9C660B43FEBE4E501FAD8825D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>made available,
distributed, and applied in accordance with section
205(j)(9)(B)(iii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H792D7F6848F44F9CBFF739A2F68A1520"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of social security benefits</header><text>Section 205(j)(9) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(9)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9D269FF25A14B2F88D0F0483F041FA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(9)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9B67C76741241D78CA9CCDBAA6192C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A12F4C9A2DF4E33BA90BA771727FA17" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD8A2BB4FF38F4AEC8B646EF0106B26E1" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H576202C1E4ED44D48BEFCBF63051B26C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or local government agency serving
in any State as a representative payee under this subsection with respect an
individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State shall
not use any (or, if the individual has not attained 14 years of age, more than
50 percent of any) benefits paid to the representative payee pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection to reimburse the State for—</text>
<subclause id="H56947AA64D2744A9805D8757A1698332" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>foster care maintenance payments made
pursuant to section 472; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H208C47D50F3F4AD280A9D50D379570FB" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>other payments made by the State or
political subdivision of the State to cover any other cost or expense for an
individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H027EEA632C0F43539FECA9F376E48A4D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An expense described in paragraph
(4)(A)(i) of this subsection or section 1631(a)(2)(D) shall not be considered a
cost or expense for purposes of clause (i) of this subparagraph.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB1B9890C8B9347749CAF06F4F6D57818" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which the State or local
government agency referred to in clause (i) determines that any portion of such
individual’s benefit under this title which is held by such agency in
accordance with this subsection would be available under the provisions of this
subsection (other than this clause) to reimburse government costs in connection
with such foster care, any amount of such portion of such benefit shall be
available for such reimbursement only to the extent that such amount is made
available to supplement, and not to replace, any amounts otherwise available
from non-Federal sources to meet such government costs. Any amount of such
reimbursement shall not be distributed into the general funds of the agency or
the State or local government and may be applied only so as to increase funding
for foster care services provided by the State or local
government.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8758CDB1526A451A9C7DB4E0D963ADD8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to
title XVI</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4A6CB7A665184DAEB3BC739F515A2374"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability of
title II exception to prohibition on assignments, etc</header><text>Section
1631(d)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idBEBEE9B19A394EF38B636678DB83E10A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id81F0D17B6F3644B284EB5E2EEF0C54AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The provisions of</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subparagraph
(B), the provisions of</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id16FC18D1095C4934A3E5DFDE920559E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90F70E2F3B10461EBCCA862234D6A5CB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idB9153ED56D004BA0B15226D082FBD9DD" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Subsection (a) of section 207 shall
not apply to a payment made by a representative payee to reimburse a State as
described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(iv)(II) of this section, but only to the
extent that such payment is—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id3A043B38407240A6B0C957AA6102E053"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not prohibited by subsection
(a)(2)(A)(iv)(II) of this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id4E7508961A114139B962FA2B83B92E51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made available, distributed, and
applied in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(A)(iv)(IV) of this
section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A365E99A2F446F797382E4BBD89D40A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
use of SSI benefits</header><text>Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(iv) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H36DFF9F7026A4DD88A50815B20AB6FE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(I)</quote> after <quote>(iv)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D94C30AD2B54B0D9F50B1B976F25A8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting at
the end the following new subclauses:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE68A75A94CAE4C57AEF1B87B9DA08DFA" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H698065AA67C846A8AD34355AE142972D" indent="up4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subclauses (III) and (IV), a
State or local government agency serving in any State as a representative payee
under this subsection with respect an eligible individual who is in foster care
under the responsibility of the State shall not use any (or, if the individual
has not attained 14 years of age, more than 50 percent of any) benefits paid to
the representative payee pursuant to clause (ii) to reimburse the State
for—</text>
<item id="H20DBFEE179584264B70840378FB5DB1E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>foster care maintenance payments made
pursuant to section 472; or</text>
</item><item id="HC4C22F98B3CC4BF4A8F85183A72DDC9B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>other payments made by a State or
political subdivision of a State to cover any other cost or expense for an
individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HBC813880A49E461BB264F7E4ABA57151" indent="up4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>For purposes of subclause (II)(bb),
an expense described in subparagraph (D) or section 205(j)(4)(A)(i) shall not
be considered a cost or expense.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9FB9F41028FC424FB32AC2CF2F361347" indent="up4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>For purposes of subclause (II), if a
State or local government agency determines that an amount of an individual’s
benefit under this title that is held by the agency in accordance with this
paragraph would be available under the provisions of this paragraph (other than
this subclause) to reimburse government costs in connection with the foster
care, such amount shall be available for such reimbursement only to the extent
that the amount is made available to supplement, and not to replace, any
amounts otherwise available from non-Federal sources to meet the government
costs. Any amount of the reimbursement shall not be distributed into the
general funds of the agency or the State or local government and may be applied
only so as to increase funding for foster care services provided by such State
or local
government.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6D65D4C5D4A84D60A2DA55F63E278292"><enum>502.</enum><header>Screening of
foster children for eligibility for social security and supplemental security
income benefits</header>
<subsection id="H6B5237739C3E4FD5A1AB5D3177DE8429"><enum>(a)</enum><header>State plan
requirement</header><text>Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7351D9929B10431CA99A8C7E240431CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (32);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H535AB9B2F85A426EAA329E2627DB9266"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE754EB4724D4160B4305320A835A91A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC75F26ADB7D04C9DAA3CF524982DA5AD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H27C6759299944646B65DFBA77FA4B265"><enum>(34)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides that, not later than 36 months
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act of
2011</short-title>, the State agency described in paragraph (2) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7776DB2478449499CF9378EF958FAA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and
implement procedures to ensure that, within 60 days after the status of a child
who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State is first reviewed
pursuant to the procedures described in section 475(5)(B), the child is
screened to determine their potential eligibility for benefits under title II
and for supplemental security income benefits under title XVI; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H089F4326B9D04CD191E816C662948A92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if such screening
results in a determination that the child is potentially eligible for any such
benefits—</text>
<clause id="H12F3F4B6ED6C4946BC2F2CDD8F17D9DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide the child
with assistance in applying for and, as necessary, appealing any decisions made
with respect to such benefits; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C738ECC2B284766B844E83EAFDC3892"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if there is no
other suitable candidate available, apply to become the representative payee
for the child with respect to such
benefits.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H073033E1EB31461494CC1E8473A163F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO
study</header>
<paragraph id="H9B423672739A46A6A746F623EB97A1D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study to determine whether States have substantially complied with
the amendments made by this section during the 6-year period following
enactment of this Act, including whether States have—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1DF52F4B3C85487DB5A3784764AB33B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">established successful procedures that
screen all foster children under the responsibility of the States for their
potential eligibility for benefits under title II of the Social Security Act
and for supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such
Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B0AE56497704E0B8EE10AC336F65AC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provided all such potentially eligible
foster children assistance in applying for, and appealing decisions made with
respect to, the benefits; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CC5B6B92EEC4138B112A6601B1F4494"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implemented procedures to identify suitable
nongovernmental candidates to serve as representative payees for children in
foster care with respect to the benefits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H263465003A4B4A72B52ECE6C0D302F7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to the
Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after completion of the study
described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Congress a report containing the results of such study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB3C030A422F84F49A8D48AF7BDA5B3BF"><enum>503.</enum><header>Notice to
attorney or guardian ad litem for foster child of determination to pay social
security or supplemental security income benefits to representative
payee</header>
<subsection id="HF3BFF9F5999A47499BB2FF7EBC5F2681"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to
title II</header><text>Section 205(j)(2)(E)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(E)(ii)) is amended by inserting <quote>, except that, in the
case of an individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of a
State, such notice shall also be provided to the attorney or guardian ad litem
appointed to represent the individual pursuant to section 106(b)(2)(A)(xiii) of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and, if the individual has
attained 14 years of age, to the individual</quote> before the period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2316C5383B724ACE9821D7A90C5AA7B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to
title XVI</header><text>Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(xii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1383(a)(2)(B)(xii)) is amended by inserting <quote>, except that, in the case
of an individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of a State,
such notice shall also be provided to the attorney or guardian ad litem
appointed to represent the individual pursuant to section 106(b)(2)(A)(xiii) of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and, if the individual has
attained 14 years of age, to the individual</quote> before the period.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H84DAC4BE4E1C46678E82D45745D8B826"><enum>504.</enum><header>Management of
social security and supplemental security income benefits for foster
children</header>
<subsection id="H3B32D59D22AB44ABB2405B1A6207EBDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plan for
achieving self-Support</header><text>Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)), as amended by section 502(a) of this Act, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H229E7A106D8D42D6BE9AD7D117F6DE93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (33);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA266D7439F574A3BA33C7CB1B4DEFF33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (34) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29775F45E96745C4B93AA0CECC8D5413"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD74E0E67C2BB4078BBE5B41BD8E910E5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD343103AD7FC4710A9D3A0CC0FA29D5A"><enum>(35)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides that, with respect to each child
in foster care under the responsibility of the State who is a recipient of
benefits under title II or supplemental security income benefits under title
XVI, the State agency shall develop a plan is individually designed to best
meet the current and future needs of the child and enable the child to achieve
self-support after leaving foster care, in accordance with the following
requirements:</text>
<subparagraph id="H99CC4BBA295A4E9A83499BAF9F80AF7E"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB02C316505724719B12EBFE548A2647B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall set forth a strategy to
conserve benefits not necessary for the immediate needs of the child, as
determined pursuant to clause (ii), in a manner that best meets the future
needs and educational and employment interests of the child, and for the
placement of any such benefits in an account of the type described in section
1631(a)(2)(F).</text>
</clause><clause id="HF415E93561F34541A808141FEDEA78EA" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall provide for a determination
as to whether the child has immediate needs for which such benefits should be
used consistent with sections 205(j)(10)(B) and 1631(a)(2)(A)(iv).</text>
</clause><clause id="H9066B8D1BD0642D7AE91BAAD431070F0" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall provide that any assets set
aside under the plan shall be conserved, remain inaccessible to the child (with
the exception of any allowable expenses described in section
1631(a)(2)(F)(ii)(II) or any other use approved by the Secretary as being in
the best interests of the child), and placed in the account described in clause
(i) of this subparagraph, until the later of the date that the child attains 18
years of age or ceases to be under the responsibility of the State, at which
time any assets subject to the plan shall be accessible to the child to—</text>
<subclause id="H03720A8CE67D47D6B533720AB34353C5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secure and maintain stable housing;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H95BBFF92124C4FCDBD0E1295A4ED28A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>pursue educational opportunities,
including job training, vocational training, or obtaining a professional
license;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H753CE749DC994A2BAAD04323EF13F2E1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>purchase a vehicle;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HED0391365CBA480881C4EF47119A6B25"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>operate a business;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD930CC7437214E4782F1AC5584E5CA94"><enum>(V)</enum><text>pay for employment-related costs,
including the cost of uniforms, insurance, licenses, or complying with
licensing requirements;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD168C6A6194B4E869F29EA3642081FE5"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>pay for medical or health-related
expenses; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H306C9EBEBD1046C99D01905D4D06E73A"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>pay for any expenses reasonably
expected to assist the child in becoming self-sufficient.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4D98726C4264662A1307E666C56CB59"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State agency shall—</text>
<clause id="H6716133A32FF4F759097AF55264D7D42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop and
implement the plan in collaboration with the child (on an age-appropriate
basis), the social worker for the child, the person acting as the
representative payee for the child pursuant to section 205(j) or 1631(a)(2),
and the attorney or guardian ad litem appointed to represent the child pursuant
to section 106(b)(2)(A)(xiii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFED3C0371D494DCEA5E8B39C82474AD2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in developing and
implementing the plan, make reasonable efforts to seek input from the parents
and caretakers of the child.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA52E6274B8C4898AFC2875233495930"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H761EA0235E4E42BEB835CED583952DBD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The State agency shall
complete the plan not later than 60 days after the status of the child is first
reviewed pursuant to the procedures described in section 475(5)(B).</text>
</clause><clause id="H2B25D629FD4B486FA845C11DBB5FD16F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The State agency shall ensure that
each subsequent review of the status of the child includes consideration of an
updated version of the plan and a report on the progress made in implementing
such plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85B3BF410072455884BA48978DBA1D58"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H482514FD58E94ABAA8ED989D90C636A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Following completion of
the plan, the State agency shall provide a copy of the plan to the attorney or
guardian ad litem appointed to represent the child pursuant to section
106(b)(2)(A)(xiii) of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act no later
than 30 days prior to the subsequent review of the status of the child under
the procedures described in section 475(5)(B).</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D9953D28299437B93263FB38FAE65B0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days prior to
each subsequent review, the State agency shall provide an updated copy of the
plan to the attorney or guardian ad litem so appointed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F44C75403644FFA8795E25816F41D38"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA09C3E84C3A0406BA2FD572D786C4121"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The child may request the plan to be
modified as part of a review of their status under the procedures described in
section 475(5)(B), through a separate hearing, or as part of a permanency
hearing under the procedures described in section 475(5)(C).</text>
</clause><clause id="H92304BB6462A4D6CACB6FC7C4110BC4C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For purposes of any administrative
or judicial review proceeding, the plan shall not be treated as meeting the
requirements of this paragraph with respect to a child unless the plan is
determined by the reviewer to be the best available means of meeting the
current and future needs and educational and employment interests of the
child.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE28390240F3E4E409F2B34C652A4CFFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provisions
relating to representative payees</header>
<paragraph id="HFF67CC47A5AF40F9A6C199C5C6951609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments to
title II</header><text>Section 205(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
405(j)), as amended by sections 501(a)(2) and 503(a), is further
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HABD7C329F92748178ECDFCECDAE42A48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2F67768AAB54748B03627FB7B48A423"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE58AF38B1B6948F68859E28E2C8AF76E" style="traditional">
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E4FC784552B4A329F32A476341F084F" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of benefits paid to a
representative payee under paragraph (1) on behalf of an individual who is in
foster care under the responsibility of a State, the representative payee shall
manage such benefits in accordance with the plan developed for the individual
pursuant to section
471(a)(35).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB8F523CED66C4016AC0EEDC57D8BE2D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendment to
title XVI</header><text>Section 1631(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2))
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0334F3FA2D3F423D886ADB43FD371663" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H68EC6C1C2A9441C9956EAC10BD65BA8F" indent="up2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>For purposes of benefits paid to a
representative payee under subparagraph (A)(ii) on behalf of an individual who
is in foster care under the responsibility of a State, the representative payee
shall manage such benefits in accordance with the plan developed for the
individual pursuant to section
471(a)(35).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8204ADD175274FCFAFA668559B86FDA0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exclusion from
resources under the SSI program</header><text>Section 1613(a) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H129ACA0A1FCD4BCC945F692F46E5ACFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (15);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC36F66AB14F4C5DBC37C39B90F44CAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (16) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1331B08AD2C347A9BD6FC3246D6BD79D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (16) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H469B9581FC6A44A3B1B835FC49DEF6DB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H36AD545E1ED64A5CBF531BD834BCFDCF"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any assets managed on behalf of an eligible
individual in accordance with a plan developed for such individual pursuant to
section
471(a)(35).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73069518292544C19BB8AE687708A4C5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusion from
resource limitation</header><text>Subparagraph (B) of section 472(a)(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672(a)(3)) is amended by inserting <quote>, and
excluding any assets held in an account that has been established pursuant to
paragraph (35) of section 471(a) and managed in accordance with a plan
developed under such paragraph</quote> after <quote>as so in
effect</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0440FE3E05464531A8CA69977703088B"><enum>505.</enum><header>Support and
maintenance furnished in cash or in kind disregarded in determining income of
foster children under the supplemental security income program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1612(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA250B7E5646E4C22B3E8340AA1361E5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>another nonprofit organization, and</quote> and inserting <quote>another
nonprofit organization,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF7428C40BBB4C29B74FA82AF1C7C02D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, and (iv) clause (i) shall not apply in the case of a child who is in
foster care under the responsibility of a State</quote> before the semicolon at
the end.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id13B07AEE2B094D92935661E483031EEE"><enum>506.</enum><header>Technical
assistance for Child Welfare Agencies</header>
<subsection id="idAFB22AC418F44B9DBD75FAAC52BFB6F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Pursuant to a request by a State agency that is
responsible for administering, or supervising the administration of, the
program authorized by part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
670 et seq.), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide such
agency with technical assistance in carrying out the amendments made by this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id59201112CEE34611B27F6DBE0D6D87ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2013, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA610857BE17F4000B46574EB6ADBDAFC"><enum>507.</enum><header>Effective
dates</header>
<subsection id="H35B210D8B7984612A2255463BC4C41CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (b) or as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act shall
apply to benefits payable for months beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H720590FB007D48B6A3DFED4A7F4A58E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>State plan
requirements relating to plans for achieving self-Support</header>
<paragraph id="HE898CAD7CB42464BB84F0B2494855666"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by section 504(a) of this Act shall
take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part E of
title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning after such
first day.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224536E5CB4C431DAACDEE4561D58D64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delay permitted
if State legislation required</header><text>If the Secretary of Health and
Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation
appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan approved under part
E of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security
Act</act-name> to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments
made by section 504(a) of this Act, the plan shall not be regarded as failing
to meet any of the additional requirements before the first day of the first
calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State
legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the
State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to
be a separate regular session of the State legislature.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>