‘‘(C) may benefit from intervention, mental 
health treatment programs, or other services 
provided by an eligible entity. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a State agency or nonprofit entity 
that— 
‘‘(A) employs licensed mental health pro-
fessionals who have specialized training and ex-
perience in childhood or adolescent mental 
health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, trau-
ma-informed care, and treatment services; 
‘‘(B) is accredited or approved by the 
State to provide such services for individuals 
who are or were in foster care at any point be-
tween the ages of 5 and 26; and 
‘‘(C) provides such services using methods 
that are evidence-based or that have been sci-
entifically demonstrated to show promise but 
would benefit from further applied development. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(e) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary may give priority to eligible entities 
located in or serving areas with— 
‘‘(1) insufficient access to behavioral or mental 
health services despite demonstrated need, especially 
among vulnerable populations; or 
‘‘(2) the largest populations of individuals in 
foster care. 
‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may not 
award a grant under this subsection to an eligible entity 
unless the eligible entity agrees, with respect to the costs 
to be incurred by the eligible entity in carrying out the 
activities described in subsection (b), to make available 
non-Federal contributions (in cash or in kind) toward such 
costs in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of 
the total amount of Federal funds provided in the grant. 
‘‘(g) COORDINATION WITH MEDICAID.—An eligible 
entity awarded grant under this section shall coordinate 
activities under each such program with the State Med-
icaid program to ensure that current or former foster 
youth have maximum access and involvement in such ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall, by grant, 
contract, or interagency agreement, conduct rigorous and 
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well-designed evaluations of the programs for which a 
grant is made under this section. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TO THE SECRETARY.—(A) An eligible enti-
ty awarded a grant under this section shall submit 
interim reports to the Secretary on the activities car-
ried out under the project, including the number of 
eligible individuals served, and on the conclusion of 
the project, shall submit a final report to the Sec-
retary on the activities carried out under a grant 
made under this section. 
‘‘(B) Each such report shall include data on 
participant outcomes related to earnings, employ-
ment, education, credential attainment, participant 
demographics, and other data specified by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later than De-
cember 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate Congressional committees a re-
port for the preceding fiscal year on— 
‘‘(A) the demographics of the participants 
in the projects for which a grant is made under 
this section; 
‘‘(B) results of the evaluations required by 
subsection (h); 
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‘‘(C) best practices and promising practices 
used in the projects; 
‘‘(D) the nature of any technical assistance 
provided to grantees under this section; and 
‘‘(E) the 10 individual applications not ap-
proved for a grant under this subsection that 
showed the greatest potential to meet the goals 
of this subsection, including the estimated num-
ber of beneficiaries of each such application. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—Upon submission to Con-
gress of a report under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall make such report available to the public 
on an internet website of the Department of Health 
and Human Services in a manner that is user 
friendly and able to be searched and downloaded by 
users of the website. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2025. 
‘‘SEC. 477C. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO OLDER FOSTER 
YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMMATIC
FLEXIBILITY.—During any 
qualifying emergency period, the following rules apply with 
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respect to areas affected by such qualifying emergency pe-
riod: 
‘‘(1) ELIMINATION
OF
AGE
LIMITATIONS
ON 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Eligibility for serv-
ices or assistance under a State program operated 
pursuant to sections 477 or 477A shall be provided 
without regard to the age of the recipient. 
‘‘(2) SUSPENSION OF WORK AND EDUCATION 
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE
EDUCATION
AND 
TRAINING VOUCHER PROGRAM.—Sections 477(i)(3), 
477A(c)(3)(C), and 477A(d) shall be applied and ad-
ministered without regard to any work or education 
requirement. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
TO
WAIVE
LIMITATION
ON 
PERCENTAGE OF FUNDS USED FOR HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall apply and administer 
section 477 without regard to subsection (b)(3)(B) 
of such section. 
‘‘(4) SUSPENSION OF APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE 
OF INDEPENDENT LIVING PERIOD.—The applicable 
percentage described in section 477A(c)(2)(C) shall 
be 100 percent. 
‘‘(b) STATE DEFINED.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘State’ has the meaning given the term in section 1101(a) 
of the Social Security Act for purposes of title IV of such 
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Act, and includes an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or 
tribal consortium with an application and plan approved 
under section 477(j) of such Act for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFYING EMERGENCY DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the term ‘qualifying emergency pe-
riod’ means the period beginning on the date on which 
an emergency is declared under section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) or under section 401 
or section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and ending 
on the date that is 180 days after the date on which such 
emergency terminates.’’. 
SEC. 7. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH 
AND FOSTER YOUTH; COORDINATION WITH 
CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
INSTITUTIONAL
SERVICES
FOR
FOSTER 
YOUTH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Part B of title I of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 124. SERVICES FOR CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER 
YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No institution of higher edu-
cation shall be eligible to receive funds or any other form 
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of financial assistance under any Federal program, includ-
ing participation in any federally funded or guaranteed 
student loan program, unless the institution certifies to 
the Secretary that the institution— 
‘‘(1) provides flexibility and assistance to help 
eligible youth complete the application and admis-
sion process for the institution, including by waiving 
application fees and facilitating the process of enroll-
ment for such youth; 
‘‘(2) designates a single point of contact to— 
‘‘(A) meet with eligible youth and assist 
them identifying and utilizing available support 
services for current or former foster youth, in-
cluding academic supports, financial assistance, 
and professional or internship opportunities; 
and 
‘‘(B) coordinate programs with relevant 
on- and off-campus stakeholders, including 
State child welfare agencies and nonprofit orga-
nizations, to increase the enrollment of eligible 
youth at the institution and align services at 
the institution for such youth; 
‘‘(3) adjusts the cost of attendance for eligible 
youth to include the cost of housing during periods 
of non-enrollment and assists such youth in identi-
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fying housing resources available during such peri-
ods; 
‘‘(4) subsidizes any fees for eligible youth asso-
ciated with orientation, offers free transportation to 
college orientation or move-in week, offers free lodg-
ing if necessary for the purposes of traveling for ori-
entation or move-in week, and offers free transpor-
tation for one person to accompany each eligible 
youth on such travel; 
‘‘(5) ensures the availability of robust health 
services for students, including physical and mental 
health services, that meet the specific needs of eligi-
ble youth; 
‘‘(6) establishes or expands early alert systems 
to identify and support eligible youth who may be 
struggling academically; 
‘‘(7) provides eligible youth with emergency 
grants to subsidize reasonable, unanticipated ex-
penses that are not included in the cost of attend-
ance for the institution or that may not be covered 
by other forms of student financial assistance; and 
‘‘(8) collects, reviews, and monitors data for 
program improvement. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—In this section, the term ‘el-
igible youth’ means an individual who— 
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‘‘(1) is in foster care; or 
‘‘(2) is receiving services under section 477 or 
477A of the Social Security Act.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Section 124 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as added by paragraph (1), 
shall apply with respect to the eligibility of institu-
tions of higher education to participate in Federal 
programs for academic years beginning after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) IN-STATE
TUITION
RATES
FOR
HOMELESS 
YOUTH AND FOSTER YOUTH.—Section 135 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MEM-
BERS
OF
THE
ARMED
FORCES
ON
ACTIVE 
DUTY, SPOUSES, AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—In the case’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS YOUTH AND FOSTER YOUTH.— 
In the case of a homeless youth or a foster youth, 
such State shall not charge such individual tuition 
for attendance at a public institution of higher edu-
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cation in the State at a rate that is greater than the 
rate charged for residents of the State.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—With respect to an indi-
vidual described in subsection (a)(1), this section 
shall remain in effect as it was in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of the Fostering 
Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS YOUTH AND FOSTER YOUTH.— 
With respect to an individual described in subsection 
(a)(2) or (a)(3), this section shall take effect at each 
public institution of higher education in a State that 
receives assistance under this Act for the first period 
of enrollment at such institution that begins during 
the first full award year following the date of enact-
ment the Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adult-
hood Act of 2020. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ARMED
FORCES.—The terms ‘armed 
forces’ and ‘active duty for a period of more than 30 
days’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
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‘‘(2) HOMELESS YOUTH.—The term ‘homeless 
youth’ has the meaning given the term ‘homeless 
children and youths’ in section 725 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a). 
‘‘(3) FOSTER YOUTH.—The term ‘foster youth’ 
means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is in foster care; or 
‘‘(B) is receiving services under section 
477 or 477A of the Social Security Act.’’. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH FOSTER CARE TRANSI-
TIONAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—Section 402A(c)(6) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
11(c)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that any recipient of funds 
under a program authorized by this chapter that also re-
ceives funds under section 477A of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 677A) shall coordinate activities carried out 
under this chapter with activities carried out under such 
section 477A to ensure that current or former foster youth 
have maximum access to and involvement in such activi-
ties.’’. 
(d) INFORMATION FOR FOSTER YOUTH ON DEPART-
MENT WEBSITE.—Section 485E(b) of the Higher Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092f(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION FOR FOSTER YOUTH ON DE-
PARTMENT WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
include on the Department’s website informa-
tion for current and former foster youth regard-
ing such youth’s potential eligibility for Federal 
student aid, including the specific Federal pro-
grams under which such youth may be eligible 
to receive assistance. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.—The posting 
of the information required by subparagraph 
(A) on the website and via the hotline estab-
lished by section 477A of the Social Security 
Act shall satisfy the requirement established by 
this paragraph’’. 
SEC. 8. EXPANSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT 
ELIGIBILITY TO CURRENT AND FORMER FOS-
TER YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code (26 U.S.C. 51) is amended in subsection 
(d)(1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, or’’ in subparagraph (I); 
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(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘, or’’ 
in subparagraph (J); and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) an individual who— 
‘‘(i) receives or is eligible to receive 
benefits under section 477 or section 477A 
of the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(ii) who has aged out of foster care; 
or 
‘‘(iii) has been in foster care at any 
point after age 14.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The changes made by this 
section shall take effect on January 1, 2021. 
SEC. 9. FOSTER CARE DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by add-
ing after section 36B the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 36C. CREDIT FOR FOSTER CARE DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed 
by this subtitle for any taxable year an amount equal to 
50 percent of the contributions made by the taxpayer for 
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the taxable year to an individual development account for 
a current or former foster youth. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) CURRENT OR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH.— 
The term ‘current or former foster youth’ means any 
individual— 
‘‘(A) currently in foster care; 
‘‘(B) who was in foster care at any point 
after age 14; or 
‘‘(C) receiving services under section 477 
or section 477A of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUAL
DEVELOPMENT
ACCOUNT.— 
The term ‘individual development account’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 404(5) of the 
Assets for Independence Act (42 U.S.C. 604(5)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 36B the following 
new item: 
Sec. 36C. Credit for foster care development. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2019. 
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SEC. 10. WORKFORCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT OR FORMER 
FOSTER YOUTH. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
173. 
WORKFORCE 
GRANTS 
FOR 
CURRENT 
OR 
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall— 
‘‘(1) make four-year grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to design and implement 
programs to improve the self-sufficiency, education 
attainment, and employment skills of eligible individ-
uals; 
‘‘(2) ensure that any such programs receiving 
funding under this subsection use evidence-informed 
or evidence-based models, practices, and methods 
that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and 
can be replicated in other appropriate settings; 
‘‘(3) develop best practices for serving current 
and former foster youth in the workforce; 
‘‘(4) offer recommendations to Congress and 
States about improving workforce conditions for cur-
rent and former foster youth; and 
‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to eligible enti-
ties in applying for and administering a grant made 
under this section. 
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‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may use 
amounts awarded under a grant under subsection to pro-
vide— 
‘‘(1) job training or other workforce develop-
ment programming for eligible individuals; 
‘‘(2) comprehensive services, including coun-
seling, transportation, and child care, to participants 
in order to facilitate successful completion of activi-
ties described in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(3) training to businesses and employers who 
have dedicated programs to hiring current or former 
foster youth; and 
‘‘(4) training to workforce development profes-
sionals about best practices for counseling and serv-
ing current or former foster youth in training and 
successful, long-term job placement. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, an eligible 
entity is defined as— 
‘‘(1) a State; 
‘‘(2) a local government; 
‘‘(3) a labor organization; 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization that trains work-
ers or serves current or former foster youth; 
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‘‘(5) an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 or section 102(a)(1)(B) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965); or 
‘‘(6) a partnership of one or more of the above 
entities. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In this section, an eli-
gible individual is defined as— 
‘‘(1) a youth older than 16 years of age who is 
aging out of foster care; or 
‘‘(2) an individual older than 16 years of age 
who was in foster care at any point after age 14 who 
is receiving services under section 477 or section 
477A of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary may give priority to applications 
serving youth in areas with the largest foster care popu-
lations. 
‘‘(g) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may not 
award a grant under this section to an eligible entity un-
less the eligible entity agrees, with respect to the costs to 
be incurred by the eligible entity in carrying out the activi-
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