(A) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), 
and (10) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), 
repectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) A representative payee shall manage the benefits 
paid to the representative payee under paragraph (1) on 
behalf of an individual who is in foster care under the re-
sponsibility of a State, in accordance with the plan devel-
oped for the child pursuant to section 471(a)(26).’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
TITLE
XVI.—Section 
1631(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) A representative payee shall manage the benefits 
paid to the representative payee under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) of this paragraph on behalf of an individual who 
is in foster care under the responsibility of a State, in ac-
cordance with the plan developed for the child pursuant 
to section 471(a)(26).’’. 
(c) EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES UNDER THE SSI 
PROGRAM.—Section 1613(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382b(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(14); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (15) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) any assets managed on behalf of an eligi-
ble individual in accordance with a plan developed 
for the individual pursuant to section 471(a)(26).’’. 
SEC. 6. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FURNISHED IN CASH 
OR IN KIND DISREGARDED IN DETERMINING 
INCOME OF FOSTER CHILDREN UNDER THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
SECURITY 
INCOME 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1612(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and (iv) clause (i) shall not 
apply in the case of a child who is in foster care 
under the responsibility of a State’’ before the last 
seimcolon. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b) of this section, the amendments made by this Act 
(other than by section 3(a)) shall apply to benefits payable 
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for months beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO 
PLANS FOR ACHIEVING SELF-SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
section 5(a) of this Act shall take effect on the 1st 
day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
to payments under part E of title IV of the Social 
Security Act for calendar quarters beginning after 
such 1st day. 
(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 approved under part E of title 
IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
requirements imposed by the amendments made by 
section 5(a) of this Act, the plan shall not be re-
garded as failing to meet any of the additional re-
quirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar 
quarter beginning after the first regular session of 
the State legislature that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. If the State has a 2-year leg-
islative session, each year of the session is deemed 
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