[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 1518 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1518

  Improving outcomes for youth at risk for sex trafficking, and other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2013

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  Improving outcomes for youth at risk for sex trafficking, and other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Outcomes 
for Youth At Risk for Sex Trafficking Act of 2013''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
    TITLE I--ADDRESSING THE RISKS THAT MAKE YOUTH VULNERABLE TO SEX 
                TRAFFICKING AND OTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOMES

Sec. 101. Identifying and screening youth at risk of sex trafficking.
Sec. 102. Supporting normalcy for children in foster care.
Sec. 103. Improvements to another planned permanent living arrangement 
                            as a permanency option.
Sec. 104. Restrictions on and improvements to placement in child care 
                            institutions or other settings that are not 
                            a foster family home.
Sec. 105. Redirecting funds for block grants to States for social 
                            services to improve child welfare and 
                            address issues of domestic sex trafficking.
Sec. 106. Nonapplication of cost allocation requirements for State 
                            expenditures related to identifying and 
                            screening youth at risk of sex trafficking 
                            and other negative outcomes and supporting 
                            normalcy.
Sec. 107. Information on children in foster care placed in child care 
                            institutions or other settings that are not 
                            a foster family home in annual reports 
                            using AFCARS data; consultation.
TITLE II--EMPOWERING OLDER YOUTH VULNERABLE TO DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING 
                      AND OTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOMES

Sec. 201. Empowering foster youth age 14 and older in the development 
                            of their own case plan and transition 
                            planning for a successful adulthood.
Sec. 202. Ensuring foster youth have a birth certificate, social 
                            security card, and a bank account.
Sec. 203. Education improvements for older youth.
Sec. 204. Increased funding for housing assistance for victims of sex 
                            trafficking and other youth and additional 
                            changes to support successful transitions 
                            to adulthood through the John H. Chafee 
                            Foster Care Program.
Sec. 205. Authority for monthly caseworker visits to occur 
                            electronically for foster youth age 18 or 
                            older.
                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 301. Pilot program to support placement stability for children in 
                            therapeutic foster care.
Sec. 302. Presidential award for excellence in the field of child 
                            welfare.
Sec. 303. Determination of budgetary effects.
Sec. 304. Extension of effective date for State law amendment.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Recent reports on sex trafficking estimate that 
        hundreds of thousands of children and youth are at risk for 
        domestic sex trafficking.
            (2) The risk is compounded every year for the up to 30,000 
        young people who are ``emancipated'' from foster care.
            (3) The current child welfare system does not effectively 
        identify, prevent, or intervene when a child or youth presents 
        as trafficked or at risk for trafficking.
            (4) Within the current foster care system, many young 
        adults are housed in congregate care facilities or group homes, 
        which often are targeted by traffickers.
            (5) Within the current foster care system, children and 
        youth are routinely denied the opportunity to participate in 
        normal, age or developmentally appropriate activities such as 
        joining 4-H and other clubs, participating in school plays, 
        playing sports, going to camp, and visiting a friend.
            (6) A lack of normalcy and barriers to participation in age 
        or developmentally appropriate activities, which are endemic 
        features of the current child welfare system, contribute to 
        increased vulnerability for trafficking, homelessness, and 
        other negative outcomes for children and youth in foster care.
            (7) The latest research in adolescent brain development 
        indicates that young people learn through experience and 
        through trial and error and as part of healthy brain 
        development young people need to take on increasing levels of 
        decisionmaking through their teenage years.
            (8) In order to combat domestic sex trafficking and to 
        improve outcomes for children and youth in foster care, 
        systemic changes need to be made to the current child welfare 
        system that focus on--
                    (A) the reduction of youth in congregate care 
                facilities and group homes;
                    (B) greater youth interaction with case planning 
                while in foster care;
                    (C) improved policies and procedures that encourage 
                age or developmentally appropriate activities for 
                children in foster care and permit more opportunities 
                for such children to make meaningful and permanent 
                connects with caring adults; and
                    (D) with regard to domestic sex trafficking, 
                improved identification, prevention, and intervention 
                by the child welfare agency in collaboration with the 
                courts, local law enforcement agencies, and other 
                social service providers.

    TITLE I--ADDRESSING THE RISKS THAT MAKE YOUTH VULNERABLE TO SEX 
                TRAFFICKING AND OTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOMES

SEC. 101. IDENTIFYING AND SCREENING YOUTH AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING.

    Section 471(a)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(9)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) not later than--
                            ``(i) January 1, 2015, demonstrate to the 
                        Secretary that it has developed, in 
                        consultation with the child protective services 
                        agency for the State, policies and procedures 
                        for identifying and screening, and to determine 
                        appropriate State action and services, any 
                        child who the State has reasonable cause to 
                        believe is a victim of sex trafficking (as 
                        defined in section 103(10) of the Trafficking 
                        Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
                        7102(10))) or a severe form of trafficking in 
                        persons described in paragraph (9)(A) of that 
                        Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)) or is at risk of 
                        being a victim of either kind of trafficking 
                        (including at the option of the State, any 
                        individual who has not attained age 26 without 
                        regard to whether that individual is or was in 
                        foster care under the responsibility of the 
                        State); and
                            ``(ii) January 1, 2016, demonstrate to the 
                        Secretary that it is implementing, in 
                        consultation with the child protective services 
                        agency for the State, the policies and 
                        procedures developed under clause (i).''.

SEC. 102. SUPPORTING NORMALCY FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

    (a) Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard.--
            (1) Definitions relating to the standard.--Section 475 of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
            ``(9)(A) The term `reasonable and prudent parent standard' 
        means the standard characterized by careful and sensible 
        parental decisions that maintain a child's health, safety, and 
        best interests while at the same time encouraging the child's 
        emotional and developmental growth, that a caregiver shall use 
        when determining whether to allow a child in foster care under 
        the responsibility of the State to participate in 
        extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities.
            ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
        `caregiver' means a foster parent with whom a child in foster 
        care has been placed or a designated official for a child care 
        institution in which a child in foster care has been placed.
            ``(10)(A) The term `age or developmentally appropriate' 
        means activities or items that are generally accepted as 
        suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of 
        maturity or that are determined to be developmentally 
        appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, 
        emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical 
        for an age or age group.
            ``(B) In the case of a specific child, the term means 
        activities or items that are suitable for that child based on 
        the developmental stages attained by the child with respect to 
        the child's cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral 
        capacities.''.
            (2) State plan amendment.--Section 471(a)(24) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(24)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``include a'' and inserting ``(A) 
                includes a'';
                    (B) by striking ``and that such preparation'' and 
                inserting ``that such preparation'';
                    (C) by inserting ``, and that such preparation 
                shall include knowledge and skills relating to the 
                reasonable and prudent parent standard for the child's 
                participation in age or developmentally appropriate 
                activities, including knowledge and skills relating to 
                the developmental stages of a child's cognitive, 
                emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities, and 
                knowledge and skills relating to applying the standard 
                to decisions such as whether to allow the child to 
                engage in social, extracurricular, and enrichment 
                activities, including sports, field trips, and 
                overnight activities lasting one or more days, and to 
                decisions involving the signing of permission slips and 
                arranging of transportation for the child to and from 
                social, extracurricular, and enrichment activities'' 
                before the semicolon.
    (b) Normalcy for Children in Child Care Institutions.--Paragraph 
(10) of section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(10) provides--
                    ``(A) for the establishment or designation of a 
                State authority or authorities that shall be 
                responsible for establishing and maintaining standards 
                for foster family homes and child care institutions 
                which are reasonably in accord with recommended 
                standards of national organizations concerned with 
                standards for such institutions or homes, including 
                standards related to admission policies, safety, 
                sanitation, and protection of civil rights, and which 
                shall permit use of the reasonable and prudent 
                parenting standard;
                    ``(B) that the standards so established under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be applied by the State to any 
                foster family home or child care institution receiving 
                funds under this part or part B of this title and shall 
                require, as a condition of any contract entered into by 
                the State agency and a child care institution, the 
                presence on-site of at least 1 official who, with 
                respect to any child placed at the child care 
                institution, is designated to be the caregiver who is 
                authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parent 
                standard to decisions involving the child's access to 
                age or developmentally appropriate items and 
                participation in age or developmentally appropriate 
                activities, and who is provided with training in how to 
                use and apply the reasonable and prudent parent 
                standard in the same manner as prospective foster 
                parents are provided such training under paragraph 
                (24);
                    ``(C) that the standards so established under 
                subparagraph (A) include policies and procedures to 
                safeguard foster parents and private entities under 
                contract by the State against frivolous lawsuits 
                involving the application of the reasonable and prudent 
                parent standard; and
                    ``(D) that a waiver of any standards so established 
                under subparagraph (A) may be made only on a case-by-
                case basis for nonsafety standards (as determined by 
                the State) in relative foster family homes for specific 
                children in care;''.
    (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section shall 
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been promulgated 
by that date to implement the amendments made by this section.

SEC. 103. IMPROVEMENTS TO ANOTHER PLANNED PERMANENT LIVING ARRANGEMENT 
              AS A PERMANENCY OPTION.

    (a) Elimination of the Option for Children Under Age 16.--
            (1) In general.--Section 475(5)(C) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(C)) is amended by inserting ``only in the 
        case of a child who has attained age 16'' before ``(in cases 
        where the State agency has documented''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 422(b)(8)(A)(iii)(II) of 
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 622(b)(8)(A)(iii)(II)) is amended by 
        inserting ``, subject to the requirements of paragraphs (5)(C) 
        and (10) of section 475'' after ``arrangement''.
    (b) Additional Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
        section 475 the following new section:

       ``additional case plan and case review system requirements

    ``Sec. 475A.  (a) Requirements for Another Planned Permanent Living 
Arrangement.--In the case of any child for whom another planned 
permanent living arrangement is the permanency plan for the child, the 
following requirements shall apply for purposes of approving the case 
plan for the child and the case system review procedure for the child:
            ``(1) Documentation of intensive, ongoing, unsuccessful 
        efforts for family placement.--At each permanency hearing held 
        with respect to the child, the State agency documents the 
        intensive, ongoing, and, as of the date of the hearing, 
        unsuccessful efforts made by the State agency to return the 
        child home or secure a placement for the child with a fit and 
        willing relative, a legal guardian, or an adoptive parent, 
        including through efforts that utilize search technology to 
        find biological family members for children in the child 
        welfare system.
            ``(2) Redetermination of appropriateness of placement at 
        each permanency hearing.--At each permanency hearing held with 
        respect to the child, the court or administrative body 
        appointed or approved by the court conducting the hearing on 
        the permanency plan for the child shall do the following:
                    ``(A) Ask the child if the child wants to be 
                adopted.
                    ``(B) Make a judicial determination of a compelling 
                reason with respect to each of the following options 
                for why it continues to not be in the best interests of 
                the child to--
                            ``(i) return home;
                            ``(ii) be placed for adoption;
                            ``(iii) be placed with a legal guardian; or
                            ``(iv) be placed with a fit and willing 
                        relative.
                    ``(C) Make a new determination that another planned 
                permanent living arrangement is the appropriate 
                permanency plan for this child and submit findings as 
                to why, as of the date of the hearing, another planned 
                permanent living arrangement is the best permanency 
                plan for the child.
                    ``(D) Identify the barriers to permanency plans 
                other than another planned permanent living arrangement 
                for the child.
                    ``(E) Require the State agency to document at the 
                next permanency hearing held with respect to the child 
                the intensive, ongoing, efforts made by the State 
                agency to address such barriers and allow a different 
                permanency plan for the child.
            ``(3) Demonstration of support for engaging in age or 
        developmentally appropriate activities and social events.--The 
        State agency shall appear before the court or administrative 
        body appointed or approved by the court and demonstrate, not 
        less frequently than every 6 months while the child is placed 
        in another planned permanent living arrangement--
                    ``(A) the steps the State agency is taking, 
                including with respect to reducing barriers such as 
                paper work or other documentation, to ensure the child 
                has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or 
                developmentally appropriate activities, including 
                social events; and
                    ``(B) that an individual, other than a caseworker, 
                is the caregiver for the child for purposes of the 
                reasonable and prudent parent standard, including with 
                respect to authority for signing permission slips and 
                giving informal permission for the child to participate 
                in age or developmentally appropriate activities, 
                including social events.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) State plan requirements.--
                            (i) Part b.--Section 422(b)(8)(A)(ii) of 
                        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        622(b)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``and 
                        in accordance with the requirements of section 
                        475A'' after ``section 475(5)''.
                            (ii) Part e.--Section 471(a)(16) of the 
                        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(16)) is 
                        amended--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and in 
                                accordance with the requirements of 
                                section 475A'' after ``section 
                                475(1)''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 
                                475(5)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
                                475(5) and 475A''.
                    (B) Definitions.--Section 475 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter 
                        preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``meets the requirements of section 475A and'' 
                        after ``written document which''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (5)(C), as amended by 
                        section 102(a)(1) and subsection (a)(1), is 
                        amended--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, as of the date 
                                of the hearing,'' after ``compelling 
                                reason for determining''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``subject to the 
                                requirements of section 475A(a),'' 
                                after ``another planned permanent 
                                living arrangement,''.
    (c) Collected Child Support Directed to the Youth.--
            (1) Foster youth in another planned permanent living 
        arrangement.--Section 457(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 657(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``unless the 
        permanency plan for the child is another planned permanent 
        living arrangement, in which case the amounts collected 
        (without any reimbursement to the Federal Government) shall be 
        deposited in an account established in the child's name at an 
        insured depository institution (as defined in section 3 of the 
        Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) or an insured 
        credit union (as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit 
        Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752)) and used at the discretion of the 
        child (and, until the child attains age 18, in consultation 
        with the child's caregiver) for payment of fees or other costs 
        attributable to the child's participation in age or 
        developmentally appropriate activities'' before the semicolon.
            (2) Former foster youth who have aged out of foster care.--
        Section 457 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 657) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``(d) and (e)'' and 
                inserting ``(d), (e), and (f)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(f) Youth Age 18 or Older in Foster Care.--Notwithstanding the 
preceding provisions of this section, amounts collected by a State as 
child support for months in any period on behalf of a child who is in 
foster care under the responsibility of the State on the date the child 
attains 18 years of age or such higher age as the State has elected 
under section 475(8)(B)(iii) shall be paid to the child (without any 
reimbursement to the Federal Government).''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
        that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Delay of child support amendment permitted if state 
        legislation required.--In the case of a State plan approved 
        under section 454 of the Social Security Act which requires 
        State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) 
        in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements 
        imposed by the amendments made by subsection (c), the State 
        plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the 
        additional requirements solely on the basis of the failure of 
        the plan to meet the additional requirements before the first 
        day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of 
        the first regular session of the State legislature that begins 
        after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the 
        previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
        legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed 
        to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

SEC. 104. RESTRICTIONS ON AND IMPROVEMENTS TO PLACEMENT IN CHILD CARE 
              INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER SETTINGS THAT ARE NOT A FOSTER 
              FAMILY HOME.

    (a) Requirements for Placement.--Section 475(5)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``, and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) if the child is to be placed in a 
                        child care institution, an emergency group 
                        setting that is expected to last for more than 
                        15 days, or any other setting that is not a 
                        foster family home, the State agency must 
                        appear before a court and verify that--
                                    ``(I) a family group decisionmaking 
                                meeting was held at which it was 
                                determined that such placement is in 
                                the best interests of the child; or
                                    ``(II) efforts have been made (by 
                                an individual experienced in using 
                                intensive search technology) to locate 
                                relatives or other potential guardians 
                                for the child but that those family-
                                finding efforts, while ongoing, have 
                                thus far been unsuccessful in locating 
                                an alternative placement; and
                            ``(iv) within 90 days of placement of the 
                        child in the child care institution or other 
                        setting that is not a foster family home, and 
                        every 90 days thereafter while the child 
                        remains in such setting, the State agency 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) reconsider whether such 
                                placement continues to be in the best 
                                interests of the child and supports the 
                                ongoing development of the child; and
                                    ``(II) ensure that the child's case 
                                plan is updated to reflect the result 
                                of such reconsideration;''.
    (b) Definition of Foster Family Home.--Section 472(c) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For purposes of this part,'' and 
        inserting ``Definitions.--For purposes of this part:''; and
            (2) by striking ``(1) the term'' and all that follows 
        through ``(2) the term'', and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Foster family home.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `foster family home' 
                means the home of an individual or family licensed or 
                approved by the State in which it is situated as 
                meeting the standards established for such licensing or 
                approval, that provides 24-hour substitute care for 
                children placed away from their parents or other 
                caretakers, and that provides such care for--
                            ``(i) not more than 3 foster children who 
                        have not attained age 2;
                            ``(ii) not more than 4 foster children who 
                        have attained age 2 but have not attained age 
                        5;
                            ``(iii) not more than 4 foster children who 
                        have attained age 5 but have not attained age 
                        13; and
                            ``(iv) not more than 4 foster children who 
                        have attained age 13.
                    ``(B) State flexibility.--The maximum number of 
                children permitted under a clause of subparagraph (A) 
                may be decreased by a State and only may be increased 
                by a State for any one or more of the following 
                reasons:
                            ``(i) To allow siblings to remain together.
                            ``(ii) To allow a child with an 
                        established, meaningful relationship with the 
                        family, such as a former foster child, to 
                        remain with the family.
                            ``(iii) To allow a family to provide care 
                        to a child who has a severe emotional or 
                        physical disability.
            ``(2) Child care institution.--The term''.
    (c) Reduction in Federal Match for Placement in a Setting Other 
Than a Foster Family Home.--Section 474 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 674) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``subject to 
        subsection (h)'' before ``an amount equal to the Federal''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Reduced Federal Matching Percentage for Placement in a 
Setting Other Than a Foster Family Home.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) and any 
        regulations promulgated under section 1123A(b)(3), no Federal 
        payment shall be made under subsection (a)(1) for amounts 
        expended during a quarter for foster care maintenance payments 
        under section 472 for any child in a congregate care placement 
        for--
                    ``(A) in the case of a child who has not attained 
                age 13, more than 15 consecutive or nonconsecutive 
                days; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a child who has attained age 
                13, more than 365 consecutive days or 548 
                nonconsecutive days, whichever occurs first.
            ``(2) Determinations of age of children and length of 
        placements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make 
                determinations relating to the age of children and 
                length of congregate care placements on the basis of 
                the most recent best data available.
                    ``(B) Data collection.--The Secretary may require 
                States to submit such information and data as necessary 
                to carry out this subsection.
            ``(3) Definition of congregate care placement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term 
                `congregate care placement' means placement in a child 
                care institution or any other setting that is not a 
                foster family home.
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--Such term does not include 
                placement in any of the following:
                            ``(i) A setting specializing in providing 
                        prenatal or post-partum supports for youth.
                            ``(ii) A setting specializing in providing 
                        supports for parenting teens.
                            ``(iii) In the case of a child who has 
                        attained 18 years of age, a supervised setting 
                        in which the child is living independently.
                            ``(iv) In the case of a child with a severe 
                        physical disability, an institution 
                        specializing in treatment for children with 
                        such disabilities.
                            ``(v) An emergency placement in a setting 
                        that is not a foster family home that does not 
                        exceed 15 days.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on October 1, 2015.

SEC. 105. REDIRECTING FUNDS FOR BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL 
              SERVICES TO IMPROVE CHILD WELFARE AND ADDRESS ISSUES OF 
              DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Repeal of Block Grants to States for Social Services.--Sections 
2001 through 2004 and sections 2006 and 2007 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397-1397c, 1397e-1397f) are repealed.
    (b) Child Welfare Services Programs.--
            (1) Redirecting funding.--Section 425 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 625) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``; 
                reservation of certain amounts'' after 
                ``appropriations'';
                    (B) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``To'';
                    (C) by striking ``2016.'' and inserting ``2014, and 
                $725,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 
                2016.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) From the amounts specified in subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year (beginning with fiscal year 2015), the Secretary shall reserve 
$400,000,000 for payments to States from allotments under section 
423(f).''.
            (2) Required use of redirected funding.--
                    (A) Purposes.--Section 421 of the Social Security 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 621) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, 
                        including the domestic sex trafficking of 
                        children'' after ``children'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
                        paragraph (6); and
                            (iv) by inserting after paragraph (4), the 
                        following:
            ``(5) providing funding to support implementation of the 
        reasonable and prudent parent standard and the participation of 
        children in foster care, adoptive, or kinship care families in 
        age or developmentally appropriate activities; and''.
                    (B) Allotments to states.--Section 423 of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 623) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``The 
                        sum appropriated pursuant to section 425 for 
                        each fiscal year shall be allotted by the 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``From the amount 
                        described in section 425(a) for any fiscal year 
                        that remains after applying section 425(b) for 
                        the fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
                        allotments to States''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Additional State Allotments for Exploitation Prevention and 
Normalcy.--
            ``(1) Exploitation prevention and normalcy allotments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 2015, 
                in addition to any allotment for a State determined 
                under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
                shall determine for each State for which an allotment 
                is made under that subsection for the fiscal year, an 
                additional allotment equal to the sum of--
                            ``(i) the exploitation prevention amount 
                        determined for the State for the fiscal year 
                        under paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) the normalcy support amount 
                        determined for the State for the fiscal year 
                        under paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Use of allotment amounts.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The exploitation 
                        prevention amount of a State allotment made 
                        under this subsection for a fiscal year shall 
                        only be used by a State to carry out the 
                        purpose described in section 421(2) in 
                        accordance with clause (ii) and the normalcy 
                        support amount of a State allotment made under 
                        this subsection for a fiscal year shall only be 
                        used to carry out the purpose described in 
                        section 421(5) in accordance with clause (iii).
                            ``(ii) Permissive uses for exploitation 
                        prevention funds.--In addition to other 
                        activities to prevent the neglect, abuse, or 
                        exploitation of children, funds made available 
                        from the exploitation prevention amount of a 
                        State allotment made under this subsection for 
                        a fiscal year may be used for any or all of the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) Establishment of a hotline 
                                uniquely prepared to receive calls from 
                                youth in foster care, or other youth, 
                                concerning neglect, sexual or physical 
                                abuse, or exploitation, and whose 
                                staff, which may include trained foster 
                                care alumni, are equipped to provide 
                                such youth with guidance and 
                                reassurance related to reporting such 
                                neglect, abuse, or exploitation, and 
                                are able to offer other supports 
                                (including appropriate referrals for 
                                mental health or law enforcement 
                                services) for such youth.
                                    ``(II) Healthy relationship 
                                training for youth.
                                    ``(III) Efforts to identify prior 
                                child sex abuse among children and 
                                youth brought to the attention of the 
                                child welfare agency and to provide 
                                treatment and services, including 
                                mental health treatment needed as a 
                                result of being trafficked, to enable 
                                such children and youth to recover, 
                                including through support of non-profit 
                                agencies, such as children's advocacy 
                                centers, that provide comprehensive 
                                treatment and services to child victims 
                                of sexual abuse.
                                    ``(IV) Activities related to 
                                identifying and preventing labor 
                                trafficking of children in foster care.
                                    ``(V) Treatment for victims of 
                                trafficking and sexual abuse that 
                                recognizes the pervasiveness of trauma 
                                and makes a commitment to identify and 
                                address it early, seeks to understand 
                                the connection between presenting 
                                symptoms and behaviors and an 
                                individual's past trauma history, and 
                                provides trauma-specific treatment that 
                                is developmentally focused and 
                                specialized as needed to address 
                                complex trauma-related consequences.
                            ``(iii) Uses for normalcy support funds.--
                                    ``(I) Required and permissive 
                                uses.--Funds made available from the 
                                normalcy support amount of a State 
                                allotment made under this subsection 
                                for a fiscal year shall be used for any 
                                or all of activities described in 
                                subclause (II) and any or all of the 
                                costs described in subclause (III) and 
                                may be used for activities described in 
                                subclause (IV).
                                    ``(II) Implementation of the 
                                reasonable and prudent parent 
                                standard.--Activities related to 
                                implementation of the reasonable and 
                                prudent parent standard, including (but 
                                not limited to) any of the following:
                                            ``(aa) Recruitment of 
                                        foster parents and training for 
                                        caseworkers on how to retain 
                                        and support the foster families 
                                        assigned to them through the 
                                        provision of an ongoing 
                                        relationship with those 
                                        families.
                                            ``(bb) Training for foster 
                                        parents on the reasonable and 
                                        prudent parent standard.
                                            ``(cc) Reviewing State 
                                        licensing standards and other 
                                        State or local safety 
                                        certifications or provisions to 
                                        ensure that such standards, 
                                        certifications, and provisions 
                                        do not impede the ability of 
                                        children in foster care to 
                                        participate in age or 
                                        developmentally appropriate 
                                        social, enrichment, and 
                                        extracurricular activities.
                                            ``(dd) Removing barriers to 
                                        full application of the 
                                        reasonable and prudent 
                                        parenting standard and to 
                                        normalcy for children in foster 
                                        care.
                                            ``(ee) Developing a list of 
                                        age or developmentally 
                                        appropriate activities and 
                                        other information to assist 
                                        caregivers in the application 
                                        of the reasonable and prudent 
                                        parenting standard.
                                            ``(ff) Reviewing liability 
                                        provisions in the State to 
                                        clarify the ability of 
                                        caregivers to apply the 
                                        reasonable and prudent 
                                        parenting standard while 
                                        continuing to ensure their 
                                        accountability.
                                            ``(gg) Training on 
                                        identification of prior sexual 
                                        abuse, keeping children safe 
                                        from sexual abuse, and keeping 
                                        children and youth safe from 
                                        trafficking.
                                    ``(III) Participation fees, 
                                transportation, and other normalcy-
                                related costs.--To pay directly, or to 
                                reimburse, payment for any trips fees, 
                                uniforms, materials, or costs 
                                associated with the participation of 
                                children in foster care, or, at the 
                                discretion of the State, in kinship 
                                care or guardianship arrangements, in 
                                age or developmentally appropriate 
                                activities, including entertainment or 
                                recreational activities that are age or 
                                developmentally appropriate and typical 
                                for children in the general public, to 
                                pay for costs associated with 
                                permitting age or developmentally 
                                appropriate access of children in 
                                foster care to cell phones and 
                                computers, and to pay for costs 
                                associated with providing 
                                transportation for children in foster 
                                care to and from part-time employment.
                                    ``(IV) Educational stability.--
                                Activities related to complying with 
                                the requirements of section 471(a)(30) 
                                and paragraphs (1)(G) and (4)(A) of 
                                section 475, as added by section 204 of 
                                the Fostering Connections to Success 
                                and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 
                                (Public Law 110-351).
                            ``(iv) Rule of construction.--Expenditures 
                        from the normalcy support amount of a State 
                        allotment made under this subsection for a 
                        fiscal year that are described in clause 
                        (iii)(II) shall not be considered to be 
                        expenditures for foster care maintenance 
                        payments under this part.
                    ``(C) Evaluation and report on uses for 
                exploitation prevention funds.--The Secretary shall 
                conduct, by grant, contract, or interagency agreement, 
                an evaluation of the activities carried out with funds 
                made available from the exploitation prevention amount 
                of State allotments made under this subsection and, not 
                later than October 1, 2018, shall submit a report to 
                Congress that includes best practices for the use of 
                such funds.
            ``(2) Determination of exploitation prevention amount.--
        With respect to a State and a fiscal year, the exploitation 
        prevention amount is equal to the product of $200,000,000 and 
        the ratio of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the allotment determined under 
                subsection (a) for the State for the fiscal year 
                (without regard to any amounts reallotted to the State 
                under subsection (e) for the year); to
                    ``(B) the sum of the allotments determined for all 
                States for the fiscal year under subsection (a) (as so 
                determined).
            ``(3) Determination of normalcy support amount.--With 
        respect to a State and a fiscal year, the normalcy support 
        amount is equal to the product of $200,000,000 and the ratio 
        of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the allotment determined under 
                subsection (a) for the State for the fiscal year 
                (without regard to any amounts reallotted to the State 
                under subsection (e) for the year); to
                    ``(B) the sum of the allotments determined for all 
                States for the fiscal year under subsection (a) (as so 
                determined).
            ``(4) Reallotment of funds.--The amount of any allotment 
        made to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection which 
        the State certifies to the Secretary will not be required for 
        carrying out the purposes specified in paragraph (1)(B), shall 
        be reallotted to other States in the same manner as unused 
        amounts of allotments made under subsection (a) are reallotted 
        under subsection (e). Amounts reallotted to a State under this 
        paragraph shall be deemed to be part of the allotment made to 
        the State under this subsection for a fiscal year and only may 
        be used to carry out the purposes specified in paragraph 
        (1)(B).''.
                    (C) Payments to states.--Section 424 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 624) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) by striking ``allotment'' and 
                                inserting ``allotments''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 422 an'' 
                                and inserting ``section 422, and in 
                                addition, from the allotment made under 
                                section 423(f), each State that has 
                                such a plan shall be entitled to 
                                payment, of a total'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b)(2)--
                                    (I) by striking ``the allotment'' 
                                and inserting ``each of the 
                                allotments''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``amount'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting ``total 
                                amount''; and
                            (iii) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of 
                        subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (a) 
                        for the fiscal year'' each place it appears, 
                        and inserting ``the portion of the payment made 
                        to a State for the fiscal year under this 
                        section that is attributable to the allotment 
                        determined under section 423(a)''.
                    (D) Payments to indian tribal organizations.--
                Section 428(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                628(b)) is amended by inserting ``under subsection (a) 
                or (f) of'' before ``section 423''.
    (c) Promoting Safe and Stable Families.--
            (1) Redirecting funding.--Section 436(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``2016.'' and inserting ``2014, and $1,095,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2015 through 2016.''.
            (2) Required use of portions of redirected funding.--
                    (A) Inclusion of residential family treatment 
                programs, intensive family-finding, and prevention of 
                domestic violence in family preservation services.--
                Section 431(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                629a(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (E), by 
                                striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in subparagraph (F), by 
                                striking the period at the end and 
                                inserting a semicolon; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(G) residential family treatment programs;
                    ``(H) intensive family-finding efforts that utilize 
                search technology developed by public or private 
                entities and coordinated efforts with public and 
                private entities to locate and reestablish 
                relationships with biological family members or other 
                guardians for children in the child welfare system, and 
                once identified, work to reestablish those 
                relationships and explore ways to find a permanent 
                family placement for the children;
                    ``(I) services designed to identify and address 
                domestic violence that endangers children and results 
                in the placement of children in foster care.''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Residential family treatment program.--The term 
        `residential family treatment program' means a program that 
        enables parents and their children to live in a safe 
        environment for a period of not less than 6 months and 
        provides, on-site or by referral, substance abuse treatment 
        services, children's early intervention services, family 
        counseling, medical, and mental health services, nursery and 
        pre-school, and other services that are designed to provide 
        comprehensive treatment that supports the family.''.
                    (B) Reservation of funds.--Section 436(b) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)) is amended by 
                adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Support for preserving intact families, including 
        through residential family treatment programs.--
                    ``(A) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve 
                $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2016 
                for allotment in accordance with section 433(f).
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--A State to which an amount is 
                paid from amounts reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 
                use the amount to provide family preservation services 
                and shall use at least 10 percent of such amount for 
                providing such services through residential family 
                treatment programs.
            ``(7) Post-permanency services.--
                    ``(A) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve 
                $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2016 
                for allotment in accordance with section 433(f).
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--A State to which an amount is 
                paid from amounts reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 
                use the amount to provide post-permanency services, 
                including with respect to family reunification, 
                guardianship, and adoption.
            ``(8) Therapeutic services.--
                    ``(A) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve 
                $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2016 
                for allotment in accordance with section 433(f).
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--A State to which an amount is 
                paid from amounts reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 
                use the amount to provide services to parents and 
                foster families that are similar to the services 
                provided in therapeutic foster care programs for 
                parents and foster families.
            ``(9) Family connection grants.--The Secretary shall 
        reserve $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2016 
        for awarding grants under section 427.''.
                    (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 436(b)(3) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(3)) is amended 
                by striking ``After applying'' and all that follows 
                through ``percent'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall 
                reserve $9,150,000''.
            (3) Payment to states.--Section 434(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629d(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the lesser of --
                    ``(A) 75 percent of the total expenditures by the 
                State in accordance with paragraphs (6)(B), (7)(B), and 
                (8)(B), respectively, of section 436(b) during the 
                fiscal year or the immediately succeeding fiscal year; 
                or
                    ``(B) the allotment amount of the State under 
                section 433(f) for the fiscal year.''.
            (4) Allotment.--Section 433 of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 629c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Allotment of Funds Reserved To Support Preserving Intact 
Families, Including Through Residential Family Treatment Programs.--
            ``(1) Territories.--From the amounts reserved pursuant to 
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, of section 436(b) 
        for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot, separately with 
        respect to each such amount reserved, to each jurisdiction 
        specified in subsection (b) of this section, an amount 
        determined in the same manner as the allotment to each of such 
        jurisdictions is determined under section 423 (without regard 
        to the initial allotment of $70,000 to each State).
            ``(2) Other states.--From the amounts reserved pursuant to 
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, of section 436(b) 
        for any fiscal year that remains after applying paragraph (1) 
        of this subsection for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        allot, separately with respect to each such amount reserved, to 
        each State (other than an Indian tribe) not specified in 
        subsection (b) of this section, an amount equal to such 
        remaining amount multiplied by the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program benefits percentage of the State (as defined 
        in subsection (c)(2) of this section) for the fiscal year, 
        except that in applying subsection (c)(2)(A) of this section, 
        `subsection (f)(2)' shall be substituted for `such paragraph 
        (1)'.''.
            (5) State plan requirements.--Section 432(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(other than 
                expenditures by the State from funds reserved under 
                paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9) respectively, of 
                section 436(b)'' after ``the remaining expenditures''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (8)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``, and 
                        specifically the planned expenditures by the 
                        State in accordance with paragraphs (6)(B), 
                        (7)(B), and (8)(B), respectively, of section 
                        436(b)'' before the semicolon; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``, and 
                        specifically with respect to the services and 
                        programs for which funds are reserved under 
                        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, of 
                        section 436(b),'' after ``subpart 1''.
    (d) Court Improvement Program.--
            (1) Redirecting funding.--Section 436(b)(2) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
        ``$30,000,000'' and inserting ``$180,000,000''.
            (2) Additional responsibilities.--Section 438(a) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``, including 
                the requirements under section 471(a)(9)(C) relating to 
                protecting children from domestic sex trafficking)'' 
                after ``E'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        and to ensure collaboration between the courts, 
                        child welfare agencies, law enforcement, Court 
                        Appointed Special Advocates, and social service 
                        agencies in the identification, prevention, and 
                        intervention of domestic sex trafficking of 
                        children'' after ``concurrent planning'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
                        (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 
                        the following:
                    ``(B) to coordinate between court, child welfare, 
                law enforcement, and social service agencies with 
                respect to the recruitment, encouragement, and 
                retention of foster and adoptive parents, guardians and 
                relative caregivers who are willing and able to meet 
                the reasonable and prudent parent standard;
                    ``(C) to ensure that court processes encourage and 
                facilitate participation in age or developmentally 
                appropriate activities by youth in foster care and 
                enhance the opportunities of such youth to make 
                positive connections with their peers, their siblings 
                and with caring adults;''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``cases; and'' and inserting ``cases, including 
                        on the reasonable and prudent parent standard 
                        for caregivers and improved oversight of such 
                        cases where another planned permanent living 
                        arrangement is the permanency plan;'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C) and realigning the left margin 
                        so as to align with paragraph (4); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 
                        the following:
            ``(B) to provide for the training of court, child welfare, 
        law enforcement, Court Appointed Special Advocates, and social 
        service agencies personnel on the identification, prevention, 
        and intervention of domestic sex trafficking; and''.
            (3) Reservation of funds.--Section 438(c)(3)(A) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 629h(c)(3)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``$9,000,000'' and 
                inserting ``$129,000,000'';
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``$10,000,000'' 
                and inserting ``$35,000,000''; and
                    (C) in clause (iv), by striking ``$1,000,000'' and 
                inserting ``$6,000,000''.
            (4) Implementation assistance.--Section 426 of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 626) is amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``; 
                technical assistance''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Implementation of Policies and Procedures for Protection of 
Children From Domestic Sex Trafficking and Other Negative Outcomes.--
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2015, $49,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for the purpose of providing technical 
assistance to child welfare agencies, each highest State court that 
receives funds under section 438, and law enforcement agencies in 
implementing the requirements under section 471(a)(9)(C) (relating to 
protecting children from domestic sex trafficking). The Secretary shall 
consult with the Attorney General on the provision of technical 
assistance under this subsection.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Title xx.--Title XX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et 
        seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in the title heading, by striking ``BLOCK 
                GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES'' and inserting 
                ``HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEMONSTRATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL 
                HEALTH CONDITION DETECTION,'';
                    (B) in the heading for subtitle A, by striking 
                ``Block Grants to States for Social Services'' and 
                inserting ``Health Professions Demonstrations and 
                Environmental Health Condition Detection'';
                    (C) by redesignating sections 2005, 2008, and 2009 
                as sections 2001, 2002, and 2003 respectively;
                    (D) in section 2002(d)(2) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C)), by striking ``Section 2005(a)'' and 
                inserting ``Section 2001(a)''; and
                    (E) in section 2003(f)(2) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``Section 2005(a)'' and inserting ``Section 
                2001(a)''.
            (2) TANF transfer authority.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 404(d) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604(d)) is amended to read as 
                follows:
    ``(d) Authority To Use Portion of Grant for Other Purposes.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State may 
        use not more than 30 percent of the amount of any grant made to 
        the State under section 403(a) for a fiscal year for any or all 
        of the following:
                    ``(A) To develop, strengthen, and carry out 
                programs for the prevention, detection, assessment, and 
                treatment of, intervention in, investigation of, and 
                response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation 
                under section 721 of the Older Americans Act of 1965.
                    ``(B) To carry out a State program pursuant to the 
                Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
                    ``(C) To provide special services for persons with 
                developmental or physical disabilities, or persons with 
                visual or auditory impairments, to maximize the 
                potential of such persons and to enable such persons to 
                live in the least restrictive environment possible. 
                Such services may include personal and family 
                counseling, respite care, family supports, recreation, 
                transportation, aid to assist with independent 
                functioning in the community, training in mobility, 
                communication skills, the use of special aids and 
                appliances, and self-sufficiency skills. Residential 
                and medical services may be included only as an 
                integral but subordinate part of such services.
            ``(2) Applicable rules.--Any amount paid to a State under 
        this part that is used to carry out a program or special 
        services specified in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to the 
        requirements of this part, but shall be subject to the 
        requirements that apply to Federal funds provided directly 
        under the provision of law to carry out the program, or, in the 
        case of special services described in paragraph (1)(C), in 
        accordance with such reporting and other requirements as the 
        Secretary shall specify, and the expenditure of any amount so 
        used shall not be considered to be an expenditure under this 
        part.''.
            (3) Other conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 622(b)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``administers or 
                                supervises'' and inserting 
                                ``administered or supervised''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``subtitle 1 of 
                                title XX'' and inserting ``subtitle A 
                                of title XX (as in effect before the 
                                repeal of such subtitle)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``under 
                        subtitle 1 of title XX,''.
                    (B) Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, under 
                        subtitle 1 of title XX of this Act,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ``XIX, 
                        or XX'' and inserting ``or XIX''.
                    (C) Section 472(h)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                672(h)(1)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
                    (D) Section 473(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 673(b)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(3)'' 
                        and inserting ``(2)'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking 
                        ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
                        ``paragraph (1)''; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (2) and 
                        redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                        paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
                    (E) Section 1128(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1320a-7(h)) is amended--
                            (i) by adding ``or'' at the end of 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and 
                        redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
                    (F) Section 1128A(i)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1320a-7a(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``or subtitle 1 
                of title XX of this Act''.
                    (G) Section 1132(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1320b-2(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``XIX, 
                or XX'' and inserting ``or XIX''.
                    (H) Section 1902(e)(13)(F)(iii) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(F)(iii)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``Exclusions'' and 
                        inserting ``Exclusion''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``an agency that 
                        determines eligibility for a program 
                        established under the Social Services Block 
                        Grant established under title XX or''.
                    (I) Section 16(k)(5)(B)(i) of the Food and 
                Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(5)(B)(i)) is 
                amended by striking ``, or title XX,''.
                    (J) Section 402(b)(3) of the Personal 
                Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
                of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
                subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (K) Section 245A(h)(4)(I) of the Immigration Reform 
                and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(4)(I)) is 
                amended by striking ``, XVI, and XX'' and inserting 
                ``and XVI''.
                    (L) Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National 
                School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (B)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``--'' and 
                                        all that follows through 
                                        ``(i)'';
                                            (bb) by striking ``or'' at 
                                        the end of clause (i); and
                                            (cc) by striking clause 
                                        (ii); and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by 
                                striking ``or title XX''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (o)(2)(B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or title XX'' 
                                each place it appears; and
                                    (II) by striking ``or XX''.
                    (M) Section 201(b) of the Indian Child Welfare Act 
                of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1931(b)) is amended by striking 
                ``titles IV-B and XX'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``part B of title IV''.
                    (N) Section 3803(c)(2)(C) of title 31, United 
                States Code, is amended by striking clause (vi) and 
                redesignating clauses (vii) through (xvi) as clauses 
                (vi) through (xv), respectively.
                    (O) Section 14502(d)(3) of title 40, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``and title XX''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, 1397 et seq.''.
                    (P) Section 2006(a)(15) of the Public Health 
                Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300z-5(a)(15)) is amended by 
                striking ``and title XX''.
                    (Q) Section 203(b)(3) of the Older Americans Act of 
                1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
                ``XIX, and XX'' and inserting ``and XIX''.
                    (R) Section 213 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
                (42 U.S.C. 3020d) is amended by striking ``or title 
                XX''.
                    (S) Section 306(d) of the Older Americans Act of 
                1965 (42 U.S.C. 3026(d)) is amended in each of 
                paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``titles XIX and 
                XX'' and inserting ``title XIX''.
                    (T) Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home Energy 
                Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624) is amended in 
                each of subsections (b)(4) and (j) by striking ``under 
                title XX of the Social Security Act,''.
                    (U) Section 602 of the Child Development Associate 
                Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 10901) is 
                repealed.
                    (V) Section 3(d)(1) of the Assisted Suicide Funding 
                Restriction Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14402(d)(1)) is 
                amended by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating 
                subparagraphs (D) through (K) as subparagraphs (C) 
                through (J), respectively.
    (f) Effective Date.--The repeals and amendments made by this 
section take effect on October 1, 2014.

SEC. 106. NONAPPLICATION OF COST ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE 
              EXPENDITURES RELATED TO IDENTIFYING AND SCREENING YOUTH 
              AT RISK OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND OTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOMES 
              AND SUPPORTING NORMALCY.

    (a) In General.--Section 474 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
674), as amended by section 104(b), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(i) Elimination of Cost Allocation Requirements for Expenditures 
Related to Identifying and Screening Youth at Risk of Sex Trafficking 
and Other Negative Outcomes and Supporting Normalcy.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall treat as necessary 
        for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan 
        all expenditures submitted by a State under subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of subsection (a)(3) for training related to the 
        requirements described in paragraph (2), and all expenditures 
        submitted by a State under subsection (a)(3)(E) for activities 
        related to the development and implementation of requirements 
        described in paragraph (2), without regard to whether 
        individuals participating in such activities include 
        individuals providing care or services for children for whom 
        assistance may be provided under this part.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The requirements described in this 
        paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) The requirements of paragraph (9)(C) of 
                section 471(a) (relating to identifying and screening 
                youth at risk for sex trafficking).
                    ``(B) The reasonable and prudent parent standard, 
                as defined in section 475(9) and implemented under 
                paragraphs (10) and (24) of section 471(a).
                    ``(C) The requirements of section 477(b)(3)(D) 
                (related to training on youth development to help 
                caregivers and caseworkers understand and address 
                issues confronting youth preparing for a successful 
                transition to adulthood).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) takes 
effect on October 1, 2014.

SEC. 107. INFORMATION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE PLACED IN CHILD CARE 
              INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER SETTINGS THAT ARE NOT A FOSTER 
              FAMILY HOME IN ANNUAL REPORTS USING AFCARS DATA; 
              CONSULTATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 479A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
679b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) include in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
        5 for fiscal year 2015 or any succeeding fiscal year, State-by 
        State data on children in foster care who have been placed in a 
        child care institution or other setting that is not a foster 
        family home, including--
                    ``(A) the number of children in such placements and 
                their ages, including separately, the number and ages 
                of children who have a permanency plan of another 
                planned permanent living arrangement;
                    ``(B) the duration of the placement in such 
                settings (including for children who have a permanency 
                plan of another planned permanent living arrangement);
                    ``(C) the types of child care institutions used 
                (including, but not limited to, group homes, 
                residential treatment, shelters, or other congregate 
                care settings);
                    ``(D) with respect to each child care institution 
                or other setting that is not a foster family home, the 
                number of children in foster care residing in each such 
                institution or non-foster family home; and
                    ``(E) any clinically diagnosed special need of such 
                children; and
            ``(8) include in the report submitted pursuant to paragraph 
        5 for fiscal year 2015 or any succeeding fiscal year, State-by-
        State data on children in foster care who are pregnant or 
        parenting teens.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Consultation on Other Issues.--The Secretary shall consult 
with States and organizations with an interest in child welfare, 
including organizations that provide adoption and foster care services, 
and shall take into account requests from Members of Congress, in 
selecting other issues to be analyzed and reported on under this 
section using data available to the Secretary, including data reported 
by States through the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
System and to the National Youth in Transition Database.''.
    (b) GAO Report on Shelter Care Placements.--The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall review State placements of children at risk 
for foster care placement and of children in foster care in emergency 
and non-emergency shelter care, and, not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress that 
includes the following:
            (1) Information relating to the prevalence of such 
        placements.
            (2) The Federal and State expenditures for such placements 
        for the most recent year for which data is available.
            (3) Information relating to the length of placements in 
        shelter care.
            (4) With respect to children for whom shelter care is the 
        initial placement for the child, an analysis of the effect of 
        that placement on the permanency outcomes for such children.
            (5) Such additional information, including recommendations 
        for administrative or legislative action, as the Comptroller 
        General determines appropriate.

TITLE II--EMPOWERING OLDER YOUTH VULNERABLE TO DOMESTIC SEX TRAFFICKING 
                      AND OTHER NEGATIVE OUTCOMES

SEC. 201. EMPOWERING FOSTER YOUTH AGE 14 AND OLDER IN THE DEVELOPMENT 
              OF THEIR OWN CASE PLAN AND TRANSITION PLANNING FOR A 
              SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD.

    (a) In General.--Section 475(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 675(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``With 
respect to a child who has attained age 14, the plan developed under 
this paragraph for the child, the permanency plan required for the 
child under paragraph (5)(C), and any revisions or additions to such 
plans, shall be developed in consultation with the child and, at the 
option of the child, with up to 2 members of the case planning team who 
are chosen by the child and who are not the child's foster parent or 
caseworker. A State may reject an individual selected by a child to be 
a member of the case planning team at any time if the State has good 
cause to believe that the individual would not act in the best 
interests of the child. One individual selected by a child to be a 
member of the child's case planning team may be designated to be the 
child's advisor and, as necessary, advocate, with respect to the 
application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard to the 
child.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments To Include Youth 14 and Older in 
Transition Planning.--Section 475 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``Where appropriate, 
        for a child age 16'' and inserting ``For a child age 14''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``16'' and 
                inserting ``14''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``16'' and 
                inserting ``14''.
    (c) Transition Planning for a Successful Adulthood.--Paragraphs 
(1)(D), (5)(C)(i), and (5)(C)(iii) of section 475 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 675) are each amended by striking ``independent living'' and 
inserting ``a successful adulthood''.
    (d) List of Rights.--Section 475A of the Social Security Act, as 
added by section 103(b)(1), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(b) List of Rights.--The case plan for any child in foster care 
under the responsibility of the State or with respect to whom adoption 
or kinship guardianship, assistance is made available under this part, 
who has attained age 14 shall include a written document that describes 
the child's rights with respect to education, health, visitation, and 
court participation, and to staying safe and avoiding exploitation and 
a signed acknowledgment by the child that the child has been provided 
them with a written copy of such document.''.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a 
report to Congress regarding the implementation of the amendments made 
by this section. The report shall include--
            (1) an analysis of how States are administering the 
        requirement of section 475(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, as 
        amended by subsection (a) of this Act, to permit a child in 
        foster care who has attained age 14 to select up to 2 members 
        of the child's case planning team from individuals who are not 
        the child's foster parent or caseworker; and
            (2) a description of best practices of States with respect 
        to the administration of such requirement.

SEC. 202. ENSURING FOSTER YOUTH HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE, SOCIAL 
              SECURITY CARD, AND A BANK ACCOUNT.

    (a) Case Review System Requirement.--Section 475(5)(I) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and receives assistance'' and inserting 
        ``receives assistance''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period, the following: ``and is 
        not discharged from care without being provided with an 
        official birth certificate, a social security card issued by 
        the Commissioner of Social Security, and a fee-free (or low-
        fee) transaction account (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of 
        the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(C))) established 
        in the child's name at an insured depository institution (as 
        defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
        U.S.C. 1813)) or an insured credit union (as defined in section 
        101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752)), unless 
        the child, after consultation with the child's selected members 
        of the child's case planning team (if any), elects to not have 
        such an account established''.
    (b) Penalty for Noncompliance.--Section 474 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 674), as amended by sections 104(b) and 106(a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Reduced Federal Matching Percentage for Administration for 
Failure To Ensure Foster Youth Have a Birth Certificate, Social 
Security Card, and a Bank Account.--If the Secretary finds with respect 
to a fiscal year quarter that a State has failed to comply with the 
requirement under section 475(5)(I) to provide each child in foster 
care under the responsibility of the State with an official birth 
certificate, a social security card issued by the Commissioner of 
Social Security, and a fee-free (or low-fee) transaction account (as 
defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
461(b)(1)(C))) established in the child's name at an insured depository 
institution (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) or an insured credit union (as defined in section 
101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752)) before the child 
is discharged from such care, (unless the child elects, after 
consultation with the child's selected members of the child's case 
planning team (if any), to not have such an account established) then, 
notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and any regulations 
promulgated under section 1123A(b)(3), the Secretary shall reduce the 
Federal matching percentage for expenditures described in subsection 
(a)(3)(E) for the succeeding fiscal year quarter by 1 percentage point 
for every multiple of 10 children for whom the Secretary determines the 
State failed to comply with such requirements (but not to exceed 25 
percentage points).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on October 1, 2015.

SEC. 203. EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS FOR OLDER YOUTH.

    (a) Expanding and Clarifying the Use of Education and Training 
Vouchers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 477(i)(3) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 677(i)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``on the date'' and all that 
                follows through ``23'' and inserting ``to remain 
                eligible until they attain 26''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, but in no event may a youth 
                participate in such program for more than 5 years 
                (whether or not such years are consecutive)'' before 
                the period.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 477(i) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 677(i)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``who have 
                attained age 16'' before the period;
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (6); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        take effect on October 1, 2014.
    (b) Promoting Awareness of Federal Financial Aid and Other Post-
Secondary Supports or Services for Youth in, or Formerly in, Foster 
Care.--
            (1) Information clearinghouse.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services and the Secretary of Education (in this 
                subsection referred to as the ``Secretaries'') shall 
                jointly develop and administer an information 
                clearinghouse that contains the information described 
                in subparagraph (B) relating to youth in foster care 
                under the responsibility of a State, youth for whom 
                adoption assistance payments or kinship guardianship 
                assistance payments are made under section 473 of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673), and youth who were 
                formerly in foster care and shall engage in outreach 
                activities to make such youth aware of the such 
                information.
                    (B) Information described.--The clearinghouse 
                established under this subsection shall provide 
                information on the following:
                            (i) Federal financial aid available for 
                        youth described in subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Any special Federal financial aid 
                        rules that may apply to such youth, including 
                        treatment as an independent student in 
                        accordance with section 480(d)(1)(B) of the 
                        Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1087vv(d)(1)(B)).
                            (iii) The Free Application for Federal 
                        Student Aid (FAFSA), including questions and 
                        provisions specific to such youth.
                            (iv) Any Federal post-secondary education 
                        supports or services available to such youth, 
                        including through the Federal TRIO programs 
                        under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title 
                        IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                        U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.) and demonstration 
                        projects provided with support or assistance 
                        from the Fund for the Improvement of 
                        Postsecondary Education established under 
                        section 741 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1138).
                            (v) The vouchers available for education 
                        and training under the John H. Chafee Foster 
                        Care Independence Program in accordance with 
                        section 477(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 677(i)).
                            (vi) Such additional information as the 
                        Secretaries determine appropriate.
                    (C) Implementation.--The information clearinghouse 
                required under subparagraph (A) shall be established 
                and accessible by the public not later than the date 
                that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
                Act. The Secretaries shall collaborate with respect to 
                the collection and dissemination of information in the 
                clearinghouse to the public and shall regularly update 
                such information.
                    (D) Funding.--There is appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and 
                each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until 
                expended.
            (2) Title iv-e state plan amendment.--Section 471(a) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (32), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (33), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (33), the 
                following:
            ``(34) provides that the State agency regularly shall 
        provide children in foster care under the responsibility of the 
        State, children for whom adoption assistance payments or 
        kinship guardianship assistance payments are made under section 
        473, and children who were formerly in foster care with notice 
        of, and access to, the information clearinghouse of Federal 
        financial aid and other post-secondary supports or services for 
        former foster youth established under section 203(b) of the 
        Improving Outcomes for Youth At Risk for Sex Trafficking Act of 
        2013.''.

SEC. 204. INCREASED FUNDING FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEX 
              TRAFFICKING AND OTHER YOUTH AND ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO 
              SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO ADULTHOOD THROUGH THE 
              JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Housing Assistance for Victims of Sex Trafficking and Other 
Youth.--Section 477(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
677(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5)(A) to provide financial, housing, counseling, 
        employment, education, and other appropriate support and 
        services to former foster care recipients between 16 and 26 
        years of age so that those individuals can take on increasing 
        and age or developmentally appropriate responsibilities and 
        have the ability to form and maintain appropriate and healthy 
        relationships; and
            ``(B) to provide housing assistance to youth who have aged 
        out of foster care, who have not attained age 26, and who are 
        pregnant, parenting, or a victim of sex trafficking (as defined 
        in section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
        2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10))) or a severe form of trafficking in 
        persons described in paragraph (9)(A) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
        7102(9)(A)) or are at risk of being a victim of either kind of 
        trafficking;''.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 677) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Funding for Housing Assistance for Victims of Sex Trafficking 
and Other Youth and for Education and Training Vouchers.--In addition 
to any other amounts made available under subsection (h) to carry out 
this section, there are appropriated for each fiscal year--
            ``(1) for payments under section 474(a)(4), $440,000,000, 
        which shall be available only to carry out the purposes 
        described in subsection (a)(5)(B) and allotted to States in 
        accordance with subsection (c)(5); and
            ``(2) for payments under section 474(e), $60,000,000, which 
        shall be allotted to States under subsection (c)(3) for 
        education and training vouchers for youth who age out of foster 
        care in the same manner as amounts appropriated pursuant to 
        subsection (h)(2) are allotted to States for such vouchers.''.
            (2) State allotments.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 477(c) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 677(c)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and the amount 
                                appropriated under subsection (k)(2) 
                                for a fiscal year'' after ``subsection 
                                (h)(2) for a fiscal year''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``multiplied by 
                                the amount'' and inserting ``multiplied 
                                by the sum of the amounts''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Housing assistance allotment.--In addition to other 
        amounts allotted to States under this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall determine a methodology for allotting the amounts made 
        available under subsection (k)(1) for carrying out the purposes 
        described in subsection (a)(5)(B) to those States that satisfy 
        the requirements of subparagraphs (F) and (J)(iii) of 
        subsection (b)(3).''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 477(b)(3)(B) of 
                such Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)(B)) is amended by 
                inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of'' before 
                ``subsection (c)''.
            (3) Payments to states.--Section 474 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        674) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii), by striking 
                ``section 477(c)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) 
                and (5) of section 477(c)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Discretionary''; and
                            (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by inserting ``(and from amounts appropriated 
                        under section 477(k)(2), the Secretary shall 
                        make a grant to a State with a plan approved 
                        under this part)'' after ``may make a grant to 
                        a State with a plan approved under this part''.
            (4) Demonstration of program coordination.--Section 
        477(b)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) by striking ``the State will make every 
                        effort'' and inserting ``demonstrates the 
                        efforts made by the State''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``part B of title III of 
                        the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
                        Act of 1974)'' and inserting ``the Runaway and 
                        Homeless Youth Act), giving priority to 
                        programs with demonstrated success in serving 
                        transition aged at-risk youth, tenant-based 
                        assistance provided under the family 
                        unification program under section 8(x)(2)(B) of 
                        the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
                        U.S.C. 1437f(x)(2)(B)), benefits or assistance 
                        provided under the temporary assistance for 
                        needy families program funded under part A of 
                        this title, the low-income housing credit for 
                        units occupied by students described in section 
                        42(i)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                        1986, the programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2 
                        of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
                        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.),''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (J)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) to ensure that the program is 
                        coordinated with other appropriate education 
                        and training programs, including the programs 
                        under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title 
                        IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                        U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.).''.
    (c) Other Improvements.--Section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 677), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``independence'' 
        and inserting ``successful transition to adulthood'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``identify'' and 
                all that follows through the semicolon, and inserting 
                ``support all youth that have experienced foster care 
                and who are age 16 or older in their transition to 
                adulthood;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``who are 
                likely'' and all that follows through the semicolon, 
                and inserting ``who experience foster care and are age 
                16 or older achieve meaningful, permanent connections 
                with a caring adult;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``who are 
                likely'' and all that follows through the semicolon, 
                and inserting ``that experience foster care and who are 
                age 16 and older engage in age or developmentally 
                appropriate activities, positive youth development, and 
                experiential learning that reflects what their peers in 
                intact families experience;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, to youths who 
                have aged out of foster care''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``(other than 
                assistance described in paragraph (5)(B))'' after 
                ``subsection'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 
                ``adolescents'' and inserting ``youth''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``21'' 
                        and inserting ``26'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``21'' and inserting ``26'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``on youth 
                                development'' after ``to provide 
                                training''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``adolescents 
                                preparing for independent living'' and 
                                all that follows through the period and 
                                inserting ``youth preparing for a 
                                successful transition to adulthood and 
                                a permanent connection with a caring 
                                adult.'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
                        ``adolescents'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``youth''; and
                            (v) in subparagraph (K)--
                                    (I) by striking ``an adolescent'' 
                                and inserting ``a youth''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the adolescent'' 
                                each place it appears and inserting 
                                ``the youth''; and
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 12 months after 
        the date of enactment of the Improving Outcomes for Youth At 
        Risk for Sex Trafficking Act of 2013, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
        report on the National Youth in Transition Database and any 
        other databases in which States report outcome measures 
        relating to children in foster care and children who have aged 
        out of foster care or left foster care for kinship guardianship 
        or adoption. The report shall include the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the reasons for entry into 
                foster care and of the foster care experiences, such as 
                length of stay, number of placement settings, and case 
                goal, of 17-year-olds who are surveyed by the National 
                Youth in Transition Database and an analysis of the 
                comparison of that description with the reasons for 
                entry and foster care experiences of children who exit 
                from foster care before attaining age 17.
                    ``(B) A description of the characteristics of the 
                individuals who report poor outcomes at ages 19 and 21 
                to the National Youth in Transition Database.
                    ``(C) An analysis of the comparison of outcomes for 
                youth who are surveyed by the National Youth in 
                Transition Database with the outcomes for youth of the 
                same age in the general population, particularly with 
                respect to the how well youth who remain in foster care 
                fare relative to their peers, and with respect to 
                identifying benchmarks for determining what constitutes 
                a poor outcome for youth who remain in foster care.
                    ``(D) An analysis of the association between types 
                of placement, number of overall placements, time spent 
                in foster care, and other factors, and outcomes at ages 
                19 and 21.
                    ``(E) An analysis of the differences in outcomes 
                for children in foster care at age 19 and 21 among 
                States, and of the extent to which improved outcomes 
                are being achieved in States that have elected a higher 
                eligibility age for foster care under section 
                475(8)(B)(iii).''.
    (d) Collection and Dissemination of Housing Assistance Best 
Practices.--
            (1) Requirement to collect best practices.--The Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services shall collect and make publicly 
        available information regarding best practices for providing 
        housing assistance for youth who have aged out of foster care 
        and for youth who are pregnant, parenting, victims of sex 
        trafficking, or are at risk of being victims of sex 
        trafficking.
            (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall solicit comments from 
        States on the best practices collected and made publicly 
        available under paragraph (1) and not later than 1 year after 
        the date on which such best practices are first made publicly 
        available, issue regulations based on such best practices and 
        State comments.
            (3) Definition of sex trafficking.--In this subsection, the 
        term ``sex trafficking'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 103(10) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
        2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) and includes a severe form of 
        trafficking in persons described in paragraph (9)(A) of that 
        Act (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)).

SEC. 205. AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY CASEWORKER VISITS TO OCCUR 
              ELECTRONICALLY FOR FOSTER YOUTH AGE 18 OR OLDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 422(a)(17) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 622(a)(17)) is amended by inserting ``(which, if the child has 
attained age 18, may occur by telephone or using a voice over Internet 
Protocol)'' after ``on a monthly basis''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section takes 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 301. PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PLACEMENT STABILITY FOR CHILDREN IN 
              THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE.

    (a) In General.--Section 472 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
672) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Pilot Program To Support Placement Stability for Children in 
Therapeutic Foster Care.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall conduct a pilot 
        program under which, in the case of a child who is in a foster 
        family home, for whom monthly foster care maintenance payments 
        are made under this section, or on whose behalf adoption 
        assistance payments or kinship guardianship assistance payments 
        are being made under section 473, and who is receiving 
        therapeutic foster care, a State shall be authorized to divide 
        the monthly foster care maintenance payment, adoption 
        assistance payment, or kinship guardianship assistance payment 
        (as the case may be) in such portions as the State, in 
        consultation with the Secretary, may elect, and to pay such 
        portions to the child's foster or adoptive parent or parents, 
        or relative guardian, and the therapeutic foster care program, 
        respectively.
            ``(2) Participants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not more than 10 States shall be 
                approved to participate in the pilot program 
                established under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Tribal programs.--An Indian tribe, tribal 
                organization, or tribal consortium with a plan approved 
                under section 479B may be approved to participate in 
                the program and if so approved, shall count towards the 
                State participation limit in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit annual reports 
        to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 
        the pilot project established under this section. Each report 
        submitted shall include an analysis of the extent to which the 
        pilot program encourages placement stability for children in 
        therapeutic foster care, together with such other information 
        and recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate.''.

SEC. 302. PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD OF CHILD 
              WELFARE.

    (a) In General.--The President, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, may make Presidential awards to 
individuals contributing to excellence in the field of child welfare, 
including child welfare case workers, child welfare advocates, foster 
parents, and foster youth.
    (b) Nominations.--The Governor of each State, in consultation with 
youth representatives and representatives of youth advocacy boards, 
shall nominate 2 individuals each year for the award established in 
subsection (a). At least one of the nominees for a year shall be a 
child welfare case worker. A nominee shall not be a previous recipient 
of an award under this section.
    (c) Selection.--In any year, not more than 30 awards may be made 
under this section.
    (d) Presentation.--The President, or his designee, shall present 
the awards at an appropriate ceremony in Washington, DC.

SEC. 303. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STATE LAW AMENDMENT.

    In the case of a State plan approved under part B or E of title IV 
of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation 
appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by this Act, the State plan shall not be regarded 
as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the 
basis of the failure of the plan to meet such additional requirements 
before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the 
close of the first regular session of the State legislature that ends 
after the 1-year period beginning with the date of enactment of this 
Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of a State 
that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is 
deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
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