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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9041 

To amend section 431 of the Social Security Act to include peer mentoring 

service programs in the provision of certain services, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 15, 2024 

Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. BACON, and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend section 431 of the Social Security Act to include 

peer mentoring service programs in the provision of certain services, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parents Engaging with 

5 Experienced Resilient Mentors Act of 2024’’ or the 

6 ‘‘PEER Mentors Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PEER MENTORING SERVICES. 

8 (a) FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES.—Section 

9 431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 629a(a)(1)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

4 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(G) service programs designed to assist a 

7 caregiver in a family at risk or in crisis, includ8 ing peer-to-peer mentoring services providing 

9 the caregiver with a mentor who has direct lived 

10 experience as a caregiver of a child who re11 mained with the family, or returned to the fam12 ily after removal, with the assistance of family 

13 preservation services to address a similar risk 

14 or crisis.’’. 

15 (b) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.—Section 

16 431(a)(2)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 629a(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, such as 

18 through peer-to-peer mentoring of current foster parents 

19 by currently or formerly licensed foster parents with direct 

20 lived experience’’ before the period. 

21 (c) FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES.—Section 

22 431(a)(7)(B)(vi) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 629a(a)(7)(B)(vi)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 

24 with peer mentors who have lived experience as parents 

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1 veloping constructive relationships between foster parents 

2 and birth parents of a child and in the reunification of 

3 a child with the birth parents of the child’’ before the pe4 riod. 

5 (d) ADOPTION PROMOTION AND SUPPORT SERV6 ICES.—Section 431(a)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 629a(a)(8)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mentoring services’’ 

8 after ‘‘including’’. 

9 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 

11 Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year 

12 that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act 

13 and shall apply to payments made under subpart 2 of part 

14 B of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quar15 ters beginning on or after such date. 

16 (b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION IS

17 REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Serv18 ices determines that State legislation (other than legisla19 tion appropriating funds) is required in order for any 

20 State plan approved under subpart 2 of part B of title 

21 IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional re22 quirements imposed by the amendments made by this Act, 

23 the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of 

24 the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 

25 calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session 


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1 of the State legislature that begins after the 1st day of 

2 the 1st fiscal year that begins after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 

4 if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of 

5 the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of 

6 the State legislature. 

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