I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6355 
To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Success-
ful Transition to Adulthood in response to the COVID–19 pandemic, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. BASS, Mr. BACON, and Mr. MULLIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To temporarily modify the John H. Chafee Foster Care 
Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood in re-
sponse to the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. TEMPORARY MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOHN H. 
CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR SUC-
CESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD IN RE-
SPONSE TO THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDING.— 
(1) GENERALLY.—The dollar amount specified 
in section 477(h)(1) of the Social Security Act for 
fiscal year 2020 is deemed to be $283,000,000— 
(A) of which $140,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purpose described in section 
477(a)(4) of such Act; and 
(B) the remainder of which shall be avail-
able as provided in such section 477(h)(1). 
(2) EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
VOUCHERS.— 
The dollar amount specified in section 477(h)(2) of 
the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2020 is 
deemed to be $120,000,000— 
(A) of which $60,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purpose described in section 
477(a)(5) of such Act; and 
(B) the remainder of which shall be avail-
able as provided in such section 477(h)(2). 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF STATE MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENT TO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In making payments under 
section 474(a)(4) of the Social Security Act from the 
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additional funds, the percentage specified in section 
474(a)(4)(A)(i) of such Act is deemed to be 100 per-
cent. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDS
DEFINED.—In para-
graph (1) of this subsection, the term ‘‘additional 
funds’’ means the amounts deemed by subsection (a) 
to be specified in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
section 477(h) of the Social Security Act, to the ex-
tent the amount involved exceeds the amount speci-
fied in the respective paragraph without regard to 
subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) FULL
AND EXPEDITIOUS DISBURSEMENT
OF 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall fully disburse the amounts payable to States under 
section 474(a)(4) of the Social Security Act, and the 
amounts payable to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, 
and tribal consortia under section 477(j) of such Act, for 
fiscal year 2020 as expeditiously as possible. 
(d) MAXIMUM AGE LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ASSISTANCE.—During fiscal year 2020, a child may be eli-
gible for services and assistance under section 477 of the 
Social Security Act until the child attains 26 years of age, 
notwithstanding any contrary certification made under 
such section. 
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(e) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON HOUSING EX-
PENDITURES.—Section 477(b)(3)(B) of the Social Secu-
rity Act shall have no force or effect with respect to fiscal 
year 2020. 
(f) ELIMINATION OF VOUCHER WORK AND EDU-
CATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
TIME
LIMIT.—Section 
477(i)(3) of the Social Security Act shall have no force 
or effect during fiscal year 2020. 
SEC. 2. MEDICAID OUTREACH. 
The agency of each State that is responsible for ad-
ministering the State plan approved under part E of title 
IV of the Social Security Act, in consultation with such 
other agencies as are appropriate or interested, shall es-
tablish and conduct an outreach program designed to in-
crease the enrollment of individuals who are eligible for 
medical assistance under the State plan approved under 
title 
XIX 
of 
such 
Act 
by 
reason 
of 
section 
1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of such Act. 
SEC. 3. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR HUD FAM-
ILY UNIFICATION PROGRAM. 
In addition to any amounts otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2020 for the family unification program 
under section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x)), there is authorized to be ap-
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