(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
475(5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
475(5) and 475A’’. 
(B) DEFINITIONS.—Section 475 of such 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)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, as of the date 
of the hearing,’’ after ‘‘compelling rea-
son for determining’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘subject to sec-
tion 475A(a),’’ after ‘‘another planned 
permanent living arrangement,’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION 
REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines that State legislation (other than 
legislation appropriating funds) is required in order 
for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of title 
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IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
this section, 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 of the State legislature that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the State 
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the ses-
sion is deemed to be a separate regular session of the 
State legislature. 
SEC. 203. 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 Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 675(1)(B)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ‘‘With respect to a child who has at-
tained 14 years of age, the plan developed for the child in 
accordance with this paragraph, and any revision or addi-
tion to the plan, shall be developed in consultation with 
the child and, at the option of the child, with up to 2 mem-
bers of the case planning team who are chosen by the child 
and who are not a foster parent of, or caseworker for, the 
child. A State may reject an individual selected by a child 
to be a member of the case planning team at any time if 
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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 plan-
ning 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 CHIL-
DREN 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 ap-
propriate, for a child age 16’’ and inserting ‘‘For a 
child who has attained 14 years of age’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (ii); and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘and (iv) if a child has attained 14 years 
of age, the permanency plan developed for 
the child, and any revision or addition to 
the plan, shall be developed in consultation 
with the child and, at the option of the 
child, with not more than 2 members of the 
permanency planning team who are selected 
by the child and who are not a foster parent 
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of, or caseworker for, the child, except that 
the State may reject an individual so se-
lected by the child if the State has good 
cause to believe that the individual would 
not act in the best interests of the child, and 
1 individual so selected by the child may be 
designated to be the child’s advisor and, as 
necessary, advocate, with respect to the ap-
plication of the reasonable and prudent 
standard to the child;’’; 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 insert-
ing ‘‘a successful adulthood’’. 
(d) LIST OF RIGHTS.—Section 475A of such Act, as 
added by section 202(b)(1) of this Act, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) LIST OF RIGHTS.—The case plan for any child 
in foster care under the responsibility of the State who has 
attained 14 years of age shall include a document that de-
scribes the rights of the child with respect to education, 
health, visitation, and court participation, and to staying 
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safe and avoiding exploitation, and a signed acknowledg-
ment by the child that the child has been provided with 
a copy of the document and that the rights contained in 
the document have been explained to the child in an age- 
appropriate way.’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit a report to Congress regard-
ing the implementation of the amendments made by this 
section. The report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of how States are administering 
the requirements of paragraphs (1)(B) and (5)(C) of 
section 475 of the Social Security Act, as amended by 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, that a child in 
foster care who has attained 14 years of age be per-
mitted to select up to 2 members of the case planning 
team or permanency planning team for the child from 
individuals who are not a foster parent of, or case-
worker for, the child; and 
(2) a description of best practices of States with 
respect to the administration of the requirements. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLATION 
REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines that State legislation (other than 
legislation appropriating funds) is required in order 
for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of title 
IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
this section, 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 of the State legislature that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. If the State 
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the ses-
sion is deemed to be a separate regular session of the 
State legislature. 
TITLE 
III—IMPROVING 
DATA 
COLLECTION 
AND 
REPORT-
ING ON CHILD SEX TRAF-
FICKING 
SEC. 301. INCLUDING SEX TRAFFICKING DATA IN THE 
ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE ANALYSIS AND 
REPORTING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 479(c)(3) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 679(c)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the comma; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the annual number of children in fos-
ter care who are identified as victims of sex traf-
ficking (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 section 103(9)(A) of such 
Act— 
‘‘(i) who were such victims before en-
tering foster care; and 
‘‘(ii) who were such victims while in 
foster care; and’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2016, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit an annual report to Congress that contains the an-
nual aggregate number of children in foster care who are 
identified as victims 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 per-
sons described in section 103(9)(A) of such Act, together 
with such other information as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate relating to the identification of, and provision of 
services for, that population of children. 
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SEC. 302. INFORMATION ON CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN 
ANNUAL REPORTS USING AFCARS DATA; CON-
SULTATION. 
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; 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) include in the report submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (5) for fiscal year 2016 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, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) the number of children in the place-
ments and their ages, including separately, the 
number and ages of children who have a perma-
nency plan of another planned permanent living 
arrangement; 
‘‘(B) the duration of the placement in the 
settings (including for children who have a per-
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manency plan of another planned permanent 
living arrangement); 
‘‘(C) the types of child care institutions 
used (including group homes, residential treat-
ment, shelters, or other congregate care settings); 
‘‘(D) with respect to each child care institu-
tion or other setting that is not a foster family 
home, the number of children in foster care resid-
ing in each such institution or non-foster family 
home; 
‘‘(E) any clinically diagnosed special need 
of such children; and 
‘‘(F) the extent of any specialized education, 
treatment, counseling, or other services provided 
in the settings; and 
‘‘(8) include in the report submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (5) for fiscal year 2016 or any succeeding 
fiscal year, State-by-State data on children in foster 
care who are pregnant or parenting.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION ON OTHER ISSUES.—The Sec-
retary shall consult with States and organizations with an 
interest in child welfare, including organizations that pro-
vide adoption and foster care services, and shall take into 
account requests from Members of Congress, in selecting 
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other issues to be analyzed and reported on under this sec-
tion 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.’’. 
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