(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘period’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the matter preceding the table, by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘period’’; 
and 
(B) in the table— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of fiscal year:’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of:’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘Fiscal year 2010’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘Fiscal year 2011’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘Fiscal year 2012’’; 
(v) by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘Fiscal year 2013’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘Fiscal year 2014’’; 
(vii) by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘Fiscal year 2015’’; 
(viii) by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2015, through March 31, 
2019’’; 
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(ix) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020’’; 
and 
(x) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 1, 2020,’’. 
SEC. 602. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON STATE REINVEST-
MENT OF SAVINGS RESULTING FROM IN-
CREASE IN ADOPTION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall study the extent to which States are com-
plying with the requirements of section 473(a)(8) of the 
Social Security Act relating to the effects of phasing out 
the AFDC income eligibility requirements for adoption as-
sistance payments under section 473 of the Social Security 
Act, as enacted by section 402 of the Fostering Connec-
tions to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–351; 122 Stat. 3975) and amended by 
section 206 of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and 
Strengthening Families Act (Public Law 113–183; 128 
Stat. 1919). In particular, the Comptroller General shall 
analyze the extent to which States are complying with the 
following requirements under section 473(a)(8)(D) of the 
Social Security Act: 
(1) The requirement to spend an amount equal 
to the amount of the savings (if any) in State ex-
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100 
penditures under part E of title IV of the Social Se-
curity resulting from phasing out the AFDC income 
eligibility requirements for adoption assistance pay-
ments under section 473 of such Act to provide to 
children of families any service that may be provided 
under part B or E of title IV of such Act. 
(2) The requirement that a State shall spend 
not less than 30 percent of the amount of any sav-
ings described in subparagraph (A) on post-adoption 
services, post-guardianship services, and services to 
support and sustain positive permanent outcomes for 
children who otherwise might enter into foster care 
under the responsibility of the State, with at least 2⁄3 
of the spending by the State to comply with the 30- 
percent requirement being spent on post-adoption 
and post-guardianship services. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate, the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives, and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services a report that contains the results of 
the study required by subsection (a), including rec-
ommendations to ensure compliance with laws referred to 
in subsection (a). 
Æ 
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