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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5354 

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to improve supports for kinship 

caregivers in child welfare programs and the program of block grants 

to States for temporary assistance for needy families. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 26, 2016 

Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 

A BILL 

To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to improve 

supports for kinship caregivers in child welfare programs 

and the program of block grants to States for temporary 

assistance for needy families. 

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 ‘‘Improving Supports 

5 for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

3 on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 TITLE I—TEMPORARY ASSIST6 ANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES 

7 SEC. 101. STATE NOTIFICATIONS TO RELATIVE CARE8 GIVERS OF CHILD TANF RECIPIENTS. 

9 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 408(a) of the Social Se10 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at 

11 the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(13) STATE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING NO13 TICE TO RELATIVE CAREGIVERS.—A State to which 

14 a grant is made under section 403 shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) ensure that the State agency respon16 sible for administering the State program fund17 ed under this part employs a primary kinship 

18 resource employee who is trained to provide 

19 guidance to a relative caregiver of a minor child 

20 if the child is a recipient of assistance under 

21 the program (or under a State program funded 

22 with qualified State expenditures (as defined in 

23 section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))), on legal options re24 garding custody and guardianship of the child, 

25 including explaining to the relative caregiver 

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1 ability of benefits and services, and who serves 

2 as a liaison with other agencies and community 

3 organizations that provide resources and assist4 ance to relative caregivers; and 

5 ‘‘(B) ensure that the State agency provides 

6 to any relative caregiver of a minor child if the 

7 child is a recipient of assistance under the State 

8 program funded under this part (or under a 

9 State program funded with qualified State ex10 penditures (as defined in section 

11 409(a)(7)(B)(i))), written notice that— 

12 ‘‘(i) explains the options of the rel13 ative caregiver under Federal, State, and 

14 local law to participate in the care and 

15 placement of the child, including the finan16 cial ramifications of the options and any 

17 options that may be lost by choosing cer18 tain benefits; 

19 ‘‘(ii) describes the requirements under 

20 section 471(a)(10) to become a foster fam21 ily home and the additional services and 

22 supports that are available for a child 

23 placed in such a home; 

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1 ance payments under section 471(a)(28), 

2 describes how the relative caregiver may 

3 enter into an agreement with the State to 

4 receive the payments; 

5 ‘‘(iv) provides direct contact informa6 tion for other agencies and community or7 ganizations that provide resources and as8 sistance, such as housing, supplemental 

9 nutrition assistance, health care, and child 

10 care; and 

11 ‘‘(v) provides direct contact informa12 tion for the primary kinship resource em13 ployee described in subparagraph (A).’’. 

14 (b) INCLUSION IN STATE PLAN.—Section 

15 402(a)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)(B)) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(vi) The document shall provide a 

18 detailed explanation of how the State in19 tends to comply with section 408(a)(13).’’. 

20 (c) PENALTY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a) of such Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(17) FAILURE TO NOTIFY RELATIVE CARE25 GIVERS.—If the Secretary determines that a State 


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1 to which a grant is made under section 403 for a 

2 fiscal year has violated section 408(a)(13) during 

3 the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant 

4 payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the 

5 immediately succeeding fiscal year by an amount 

6 equal to 4 percent of the grant.’’. 

7 (2) NOT SUBJECT TO REASONABLE CAUSE EX8 CEPTION.—Section 409(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 609(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘or (13)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘(13), or (17)’’. 

11 SEC. 102. STATE TREATMENT OF RELATIVE CAREGIVERS 

12 OF CHILD TANF RECIPIENTS. 

13 Section 402(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by section 101(b) of this Act, 

15 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(vii) The document shall provide a 

17 detailed explanation of the State’s treat18 ment of relative caregivers of minor chil19 dren, in cases in which the child is a re20 cipient of assistance under the State pro21 gram funded under this part (or under a 

22 State program funded with qualified State 

23 expenditures (as defined in section 

24 409(a)(7)(B)(i))), including— 


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1 ‘‘(I) information regarding how 

2 the State defines terms such as ‘rel3 ative’, ‘fictive kin’, and ‘caregiver’; 

4 ‘‘(II) a description of the training 

5 received by caseworkers of the State 

6 agency responsible for administering 

7 the program in relation to relative 

8 caregivers of minor children, in cases 

9 in which the child is such a recipient; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(III) an explanation of the ways 

12 in which assistance available under 

13 the program to a relative caregiver of 

14 a minor child is affected by the tem15 porary presence in the home of a bio16 logical parent of the child.’’. 

17 SEC. 103. ENHANCED DATA REPORTING. 

18 Section 411(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 611(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following: ‘‘The Secretary shall also prescribe regulations 

21 to improve the reporting of data on the economic well22 being and circumstances of families with relative care23 givers of minor children, including, to the extent prac24 ticable, information relating to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) all adults in the family, including 

2 whether or not such adults are recipients of as3 sistance under the State program funded under 

4 this part (or under a State program funded 

5 with qualified State expenditures (as defined in 

6 section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))); and 

7 ‘‘(B) all minor children in the family, in8 cluding whether any such minor child— 

9 ‘‘(i) is required to be included in the 

10 foster care reporting population for pur11 poses of the Adoption and Foster Care 

12 Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS) es13 tablished pursuant to section 479; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) is not required to be so included 

15 in such foster care reporting population, 

16 but— 

17 ‘‘(I) is receiving services in the 

18 home of the relative caregiver that are 

19 supervised or administered by the 

20 State agency responsible for admin21 istering the State plan approved 

22 under part B; 

23 ‘‘(II) was placed with the relative 

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1 on behalf of the child which was car2 ried out or supervised by the State 

3 agency administering the State plans 

4 under parts B and E; or 

5 ‘‘(III) was placed with the rel6 ative caregiver upon formal discharge 

7 from the care and placement responsi8 bility of the State agency admin9 istering the plans under part B or 

10 E.’’. 

11 SEC. 104. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR 

12 RECIPIENTS AGE 60 OR OVER. 

13 (a) WORK REQUIREMENTS.—Section 407(e) of the 

14 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(e)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

17 ‘‘FOR SINGLE CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND REL18 ATIVE CAREGIVERS OF MINOR CHILDREN WHO

19 HAVE NOT ATTAINED 6 YEARS OF AGE’’ after 

20 ‘‘EXCEPTION’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting ‘‘or relative caregiver’’ be22 fore ‘‘caring for a child’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR RECIPIENTS AGE 60 OR

25 OVER.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State 


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1 may not reduce or terminate assistance under the 

2 State program funded under this part (or under a 

3 State program funded with qualified State expendi4 tures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i))) based 

5 on a refusal of an individual to engage in work re6 quired in accordance with this section if the indi7 vidual has attained 60 years of age.’’. 

8 (b) TIME LIMITS.—Section 408(a)(7) of such Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

11 through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), re12 spectively; and 

13 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(D) AGE 60 OR OVER EXCEPTION.—Sub16 paragraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 

17 an individual who has attained 60 years of 

18 age.’’. 

19 (c) ASSET TESTS.—Section 408(a) of such Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by section 101(a) of this Act, 

21 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(14) NO ASSET TESTS FOR RECIPIENTS AGE 60

23 OR OVER.—A State to which a grant is made under 

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1 gram funded under this part of an individual who 

2 has attained 60 years of age.’’. 

3 (d) PENALTIES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(a) of such Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 609(a)), as amended by section 

6 101(c)(1) of this Act, is further amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(18) FAILURE TO EXEMPT RECIPIENTS AGE 60

9 OR OVER FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—If the 

10 Secretary determines that a State to which a grant 

11 is made under section 403 for a fiscal year has vio12 lated section 407(e)(3), 408(a)(7)(D), or 408(a)(14) 

13 during the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 

14 grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) 

15 for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an 

16 amount equal to 4 percent of the grant.’’. 

17 (2) NOT SUBJECT TO REASONABLE CAUSE EX18 CEPTION.—Section 409(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 609(b)(2)), as amended by section 101(c)(2) of this 

20 Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘or (17)’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘(17), or (18)’’. 

22 SEC. 105. EQUAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR FAMI23 LIES WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN. 

24 Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(15) EQUAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENT FOR

4 FAMILIES WITH MULTIPLE CHILDREN.—The amount 

5 of cash assistance provided to a family under a State 

6 program funded under this part with respect to a 

7 child in the family shall equal the amount of the 

8 cash assistance so provided with respect to any other 

9 child in the family.’’. 

10 TITLE II—CHILD WELFARE 

11 SEC. 201. STATE NOTIFICATIONS TO RELATIVE CARE12 GIVERS OF CHILDREN REMOVED FROM 

13 HOME. 

14 (a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 471(a) of 

15 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (29)— 

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘the State has a written 

18 policy outlining the steps the State shall take to 

19 ensure that’’ after ‘‘provides that’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘the State shall exercise’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘the State exercises’’; 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘provide notice’’ and in23 serting ‘‘provides written notice’’; 


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1 (D) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘the 

2 financial benefits of the options and’’ after ‘‘in3 cluding’’; 

4 (E) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

5 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

6 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(E) provides direct contact information 

8 for other agencies and community organizations 

9 that provide resources and assistance, such as 

10 housing, supplemental nutrition assistance, 

11 health care, and child care; and 

12 ‘‘(F) provides direct contact information 

13 for the primary kinship resource employee de14 scribed in paragraph (36);’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (34), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

16 end; 

17 (3) in paragraph (35), by striking the period at 

18 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(36) provides that the agency responsible for 

22 administering the State plan employs a primary kin23 ship resource employee who— 

24 ‘‘(A) is trained to provide guidance to a 

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1 tions regarding custody and guardianship of the 

2 child, including explaining to the relative care3 giver how each legal option corresponds to the 

4 availability of benefits and services; and 

5 ‘‘(B) serves as a liaison with other agencies 

6 and community organizations that provide re7 sources and assistance to relative caregivers.’’. 

8 (b) CASE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 475(1) of 

9 such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(1)) is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘(H) A description of the methods used by 

12 the State agency to comply with paragraphs 

13 (29) and (36) of section 471(a), including the 

14 methods used by the agency to identify and no15 tify each relative as required under such para16 graph (29), a copy of each written notice pro17 vided to such a relative, the date on which the 

18 notice was provided, and a summary of each 

19 relative’s response or failure to respond to the 

20 notice.’’. 

21 SEC. 202. STATE TREATMENT OF RELATIVE CAREGIVERS 

22 OF FOSTER CHILDREN. 

23 Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in paragraph (35), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (2) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at 

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(37) provides a detailed explanation of the 

7 State’s treatment of relative caregivers of minor chil8 dren with respect to whom foster care maintenance 

9 payments or adoption assistance payments are made 

10 under the State plan approved under this part, in11 cluding— 

12 ‘‘(A) information regarding how the State 

13 defines terms such as ‘relative’, ‘fictive kin’, 

14 and ‘caregiver’; 

15 ‘‘(B) a description of training related to 

16 relative caregivers that is provided to case17 workers of the State agency responsible for ad18 ministering the State plan; and 

19 ‘‘(C) a description of efforts by the State 

20 to provide foster family home licenses to, or to 

21 waive licensing requirements for, relative care22 givers.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. FAMILY CONNECTION GRANTS. 

2 Section 427(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 627(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2009 through 2014’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2016 through 2018’’. 

5 SEC. 204. STATE FOSTER FAMILY HOME LICENSING STAND6 ARDS. 

7 (a) REVIEW AND REPORT ON STATE STANDARDS.— 

8 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State 

10 with a plan approved under part E of title IV of the 

11 Social Security Act shall submit to the Secretary of 

12 Health and Human Services a report— 

13 (A) comparing the State standards for fos14 ter family homes with the National Association 

15 for Regulatory Administration Model Family 

16 Foster Home Licensing Standards; 

17 (B) explaining any barriers to the ability 

18 of a relative caregiver to become a State-li19 censed foster parent, and assessing the role of 

20 the State’s standards for foster family homes in 

21 contributing to these barriers (not including 

22 barriers caused by the State’s adherence to the 

23 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 

24 2006); and 

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1 (B), including plans to change any State stand2 ards that contribute to the barriers, and ex3 plaining the State’s reasoning for not changing 

4 any such standards. 

5 (2) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 

6 year after the date on which a State submits the re7 port required by paragraph (1), the State shall sub8 mit to the Secretary an additional report describing 

9 any progress made by the State to eliminate the bar10 riers described in paragraph (1)(B). 

11 (b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 

12 471(a)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 671(a)(11)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(11)(A) provides that the State shall review 

15 the standards referred to in paragraph (10) and 

16 amounts paid as foster care maintenance payments 

17 and adoption assistance to assure their continuing 

18 appropriateness, and shall update the standards not 

19 less than once every 3 years, taking into account 

20 model foster family home standards recommended 

21 by national organizations, such as the National As22 sociation for Regulatory Administration Model Fam23 ily Foster Home Licensing Standards; and 

24 ‘‘(B) describes the State’s efforts to ensure that 

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1 including a description of the procedures used by the 

2 State to waive nonsafety standards, as provided in 

3 paragraph (10)(D);’’. 

4 SEC. 205. ASSISTANCE FOR RELATIVE CAREGIVER FAMI5 LIES APPLYING FOR FOSTER CARE ASSIST6 ANCE. 

7 Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 622(b)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) in paragraph (19), by striking the period 

12 and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

14 ‘‘(20) provide assurances that— 

15 ‘‘(A) on behalf of each minor child with re16 spect to whom an application is filed with the 

17 State for foster care maintenance payments 

18 under the State plan approved under part E, 

19 the State shall promptly initiate an application 

20 for assistance under the State program funded 

21 under part A (if the State operates such a pro22 gram), and shall make every reasonable effort 

23 to expedite the application and determination 

24 process for assistance for each such child under 

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1 ‘‘(B) before the State makes a determina2 tion that a minor child residing in the home of, 

3 and under the care of, a relative is ineligible for 

4 foster care maintenance payments under the 

5 State plan approved under part E, the State 

6 shall first make every reasonable effort to li7 cense the home of the relative as a foster family 

8 home or to waive such licensing requirements, 

9 to the extent that doing so is in the best inter10 est of the child; and 

11 ‘‘(C) in any case in which a State makes 

12 such a determination, the State shall explain to 

13 the relative the specific basis for the determina14 tion; and’’. 

15 SEC. 206. COLLABORATIVE TRAINING FOR STATE EMPLOY16 EES. 

17 Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 622(b)), as amended by section 205, is further amended 

19 by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(21) provide that the State will conduct col21 laborative training for State employees responsible 

22 for advising relative caregivers and the minor chil23 dren under the care of such caregivers who receive 

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1 part 1 or 2 of this part, or under the State plan ap2 proved under part E, to ensure that such employees 

3 are aware of all such assistance for which such chil4 dren and relative caregivers may be eligible.’’. 

5 SEC. 207. PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES TRAINING.—Section 

8 431(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 629a(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(vii) To support adoptive, foster, and 

12 extended families, including families with 

13 relative caregivers of minor children, by 

14 providing such families with training on 

15 the range of Federal, State, and local pub16 lic assistance programs available to such 

17 families and children.’’. 

18 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

19 436(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629f(a)) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘345,000,000’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$355,000,000’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘2012 through 2016’’ and in23 serting ‘‘2016 through 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 208. ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE ANALYSIS AND RE2 PORTING SYSTEM. 

3 Section 479(c)(3)(D) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 679(c)(3)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including infor5 mation on a range of Federal financial and medical assist6 ance that supports children in out-of-home placements,’’ 

7 after ‘‘programs’’. 

8 TITLE III—CHILD SUPPORT 

9 SEC. 301. CHILD SUPPORT COOPERATION REQUIREMENT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 454 of the Social Security 

11 Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (30) through 

13 (34) as paragraphs (31) through (35), respectively; 

14 and 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (29) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(30) include a description of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the methods used by the State to de19 termine whether an individual who has applied 

20 for or is receiving assistance under the State 

21 program funded under part A, the State pro22 gram under part E, the State program under 

23 title XIX, or the supplemental nutrition assist24 ance program, as defined under section 3(h) of 

25 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

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1 State in establishing paternity or in estab2 lishing, modifying, or enforcing a support order, 

3 as provided in paragraph (29); 

4 ‘‘(B) the State’s process for determining in 

5 a timely manner whether such an individual 

6 satisfies the cooperation requirement described 

7 in subparagraph (A) due to the individual’s 

8 participation in another State or Federal assist9 ance program; 

10 ‘‘(C) the good cause or other exceptions to 

11 the cooperation requirement that the State rec12 ognizes, including an explanation of any special 

13 requirements or considerations for a relative 

14 caregiver seeking to apply for such an excep15 tion; and 

16 ‘‘(D) how the State makes clear to an indi17 vidual who has applied for or is receiving assist18 ance under a program referred to in subpara19 graph (A)— 

20 ‘‘(i) what, if anything, the individual 

21 needs to do in order to satisfy the coopera22 tion requirement, including explaining to 

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1 tion in another State or Federal assistance 

2 program; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the effect on the individual’s eli4 gibility to receive assistance under a pro5 gram referred to in subparagraph (A), and 

6 under other State or Federal assistance 

7 programs, if the individual fails to satisfy 

8 the cooperation requirement; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) the good cause or other excep10 tions to the cooperation requirement for 

11 which the individual may be eligible, in12 cluding the standard of proof required to 

13 qualify for each exception and an expla14 nation of any special requirements or con15 siderations for relative caregivers;’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title IV of such 

17 Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is further amended— 

18 (1) in section 452(k)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

19 454(31)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(32)’’; 

20 (2) in section 454, in the matter following para21 graph (35) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of 

22 this section) by striking ‘‘paragraph (33)’’ and in23 serting ‘‘paragraph (34)’’; and 

24 (3) in section 457(a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 454(34)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(35)’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 

5 454(33)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 454(34)’’. 

6 SEC. 302. CHILD SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS 

7 APPLIED TO ALL FOSTER CHILDREN IN 

8 STATE. 

9 (a) STATE PLAN FOR CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUP10 PORT.—Section 454(4)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 654(4)) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘for whom (I)’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘(I) for whom’’; 

14 (2) by amending subclause (II) to read as fol15 lows: ‘‘(II) in foster care under the responsibility of 

16 the State,’’; 

17 (3) in clause (III), by inserting ‘‘for whom’’ be18 fore ‘‘medical assistance’’; and 

19 (4) in clause (IV), by inserting ‘‘for whom’’ be20 fore ‘‘cooperation’’. 

21 (b) STATE PLAN FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION

22 ASSISTANCE.—Section 471(a)(17) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 671(a)(17)) is amended by striking ‘‘each child receiving 

24 foster care maintenance payments under this part’’ and 


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1 inserting ‘‘each child in foster care under the responsibility 

2 of the State’’. 

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