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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4299 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a dem-
onstration grant program to provide emergency relief to foster youth 
and improve pre-placement services offered by foster care stabilization 
agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2021 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Ms. BASS, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. MULLIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
establish a demonstration grant program to provide 
emergency relief to foster youth and improve pre-place-
ment services offered by foster care stabilization agen-
cies, 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 ‘‘Foster Care Stabiliza-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPROVE PRE–PLACEMENT SERVICES 
FOR FOSTER YOUTH. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Administration for 
Children and Families, shall award 3 demonstration 
grants of not more than $1,000,000 to foster care sta-
bilization agencies for the purpose of providing emergency 
relief to foster youth and improving pre-placement services 
for foster youth waiting for placement. 
(b) DURATION.—A foster care stabilization agency 
that receives a grant under this Act shall have 3 years 
to spend funds awarded by the grant and return any un-
used grant funds to the Secretary. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A foster care stabilization agency 
that desires to receive a grant under this section shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, that shall include the following: 
(1) A description of how grant funds will be 
used to provide emergency relief to foster youth by 
the foster care stabilization agency. 
(2) A description of how grant funds will be 
used to improve pre-placement services offered by 
the foster care stabilization agency. 
(d) APPLICATION DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the solicitation of applications for a grant 
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under this Act is posted publically on the website of the 
Administration for Children and Families and shall make 
special dissemination efforts to rural areas and among In-
dian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this 
section may be used to carry out any of the following ac-
tivities: 
(1) Hiring of personnel necessary to provide 
emergency relief to foster youth and ensure that 
services, resources, and assistance reach such youth. 
(2) Provision of clothing and other personal ne-
cessities to a foster youth for a total not to exceed 
$250 per foster youth, per year. 
(3) Purchase of food and equipment needed to 
prepare food for foster youth. 
(4) Provision of service and support to prevent 
and respond to occurrences of child abuse and ne-
glect with respect to foster youth. 
(5) Any other extraordinary or emergency as-
sistance needed to promote the safety and self-suffi-
ciency of foster youth. 
(6) Any other purpose that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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(f) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve 
$45,000 appropriated pursuant to the authorization under 
subsection (i) to be used for administration, oversight, and 
technical assistance activities related to this section. 
(g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that— 
(1) describes how grants awarded under this 
section have been used to provide emergency relief to 
foster youth; 
(2) describe how grants awarded under this sec-
tion have been used on pre-placement services; 
(3) contains data on the extent of clothing and 
other necessities purchased with grant funds award-
ed under this section that have been provided to fos-
ter youth; 
(4) provides an evaluation of case outcomes for 
foster youth who have benefitted from grant funds; 
and 
(5) states the number of home transfers for 
each foster youth that has benefitted from grant 
funds. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) FOSTER
CARE
STABILIZATION
AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘foster care stabilization agency’’ means a 
local public or private nonprofit, including commu-
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nity and faith-based organizations, with expertise 
and experience providing direct services to one or 
more of the following: 
(A) Children who are under the care and 
placement responsibility of a State or Tribal 
agency that administers a plan under part B or 
E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.). 
(B) Foster youth under the age of 18. 
(C) Foster youth 18 years of age or over, 
but under 26 years of age. 
(2) FOSTER YOUTH.—The term ‘‘foster youth’’ 
means an individual in foster care who has not at-
tained 26 years of age. 
(3) HOME TRANSFER.—The term ‘‘home trans-
fer’’ means the initial placement of a foster youth in 
to foster care, and any subsequent placement move 
of that foster youth while in foster care. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$3,045,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
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