I 
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 cer-
tain services, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parents Engaging with 
Experienced Resilient Mentors Act of 2024’’ or the 
‘‘PEER Mentors Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PEER MENTORING SERVICES. 
(a) FAMILY
PRESERVATION
SERVICES.—Section 
431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629a(a)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) service programs designed to assist a 
caregiver in a family at risk or in crisis, includ-
ing peer-to-peer mentoring services providing 
the caregiver with a mentor who has direct lived 
experience as a caregiver of a child who re-
mained with the family, or returned to the fam-
ily after removal, with the assistance of family 
preservation services to address a similar risk 
or crisis.’’. 
(b) 
FAMILY
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—Section 
431(a)(2)(B)(iii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
629a(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, such as 
through peer-to-peer mentoring of current foster parents 
by currently or formerly licensed foster parents with direct 
lived experience’’ before the period. 
(c) FAMILY
REUNIFICATION
SERVICES.—Section 
431(a)(7)(B)(vi) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
629a(a)(7)(B)(vi)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
with peer mentors who have lived experience as parents 
or licensed foster parents with demonstrated success in de-
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veloping constructive relationships between foster parents 
and birth parents of a child and in the reunification of 
a child with the birth parents of the child’’ before the pe-
riod. 
(d) ADOPTION PROMOTION
AND SUPPORT SERV-
ICES.—Section 431(a)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
629a(a)(8)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mentoring services’’ 
after ‘‘including’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year 
that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply to payments made under subpart 2 of part 
B of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quar-
ters beginning on or after such date. 
(b) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION IS 
REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices determines that State legislation (other than legisla-
tion appropriating funds) is required in order for any 
State plan approved under subpart 2 of part B of title 
IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional re-
quirements imposed by the amendments made by this Act, 
the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of 
the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st 
calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session 
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of the State legislature that begins after the 1st day of 
the 1st fiscal year that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of 
the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of 
the State legislature. 
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