I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2682 
To support foster youth in successful parenting by reducing unintended preg-
nancies and promoting the well-being of expectant or parenting foster 
youth and their children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2017 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To support foster youth in successful parenting by reducing 
unintended pregnancies and promoting the well-being of 
expectant or parenting foster youth and their children. 
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 ‘‘Supporting Foster 
Youth in Successful Parenting Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES REPORT ON STEPS 
TAKEN TO ADDRESS PREGNANCY AND PAR-
ENTHOOD AMONG FOSTER YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 432(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 629b(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(9); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) provides that the State agency shall sub-
mit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary 
may require not more frequently than annually, on 
the steps being taken by the State agency to— 
‘‘(A) identify youth in foster care under 
the responsibility of the State who are expect-
ant or parenting (including as a noncustodial 
parent); 
‘‘(B) increase access to sexual health care 
information and services, including all methods 
of contraception for youth in foster care; 
‘‘(C) 
prevent 
unintended 
pregnancies 
among youth in foster care under the responsi-
bility of the State; 
‘‘(D) promote the well-being of foster 
youth under the responsibility of the State who 
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are expectant or parenting (including as a non-
custodial parent), and their children, by pro-
viding coordinated services to the youth that 
support their development and the development 
of their children, including assistance to ob-
tain— 
‘‘(i) an education (including by main-
taining or restoring a connection to an 
educational institution); 
‘‘(ii) Medicaid coverage for both pre-
natal care and postpartum health care; 
‘‘(iii) mental and behavioral health 
care; 
‘‘(iv) appropriate housing; 
‘‘(v) employment and job training; 
and 
‘‘(vi) other services that support pa-
rental and child well-being (such as home 
visiting services, early intervention services, 
early childhood education, child care, and 
child care assistance); 
‘‘(E) train caseworkers, foster parents, and 
other foster care facility caregivers and staff on 
how to support foster youth in preventing unin-
tended pregnancies and to promote the well- 
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being of foster youth who are expectant or par-
enting (including as a noncustodial parent), and 
their children; 
‘‘(F) improve supports for foster youth 
who are expectant or parenting (including as a 
noncustodial parent) by minimizing the number 
of placements, both during pregnancy and after 
delivery, for foster youth who become pregnant 
and by implementing specialized recruitment, 
training, retention, and support for foster par-
ents who mentor and care for young parents 
and their children together; 
‘‘(G) monitor the well-being of the children 
of youth in foster care, including their enroll-
ment in early education programs, access to ap-
propriate developmental assessments and inter-
ventions if needed, and their involvement in the 
child welfare system (such as in child abuse and 
neglect investigations or foster care place-
ments); and 
‘‘(H) train caseworkers to promote coordi-
nated efforts with the courts to support foster 
youth who are expectant or parenting (including 
as a noncustodial parent), and recognize that 
services for young parents and their children 
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can be provided without bringing their children 
into the child welfare system.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of 
the first fiscal year that begins one year or more 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 
apply to payments under subpart 2 of part B of title 
IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters 
beginning on or after such date. 
(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 developed pursuant to subpart 
2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
meet the additional requirements imposed by the 
amendments made by subsection (a), the plan shall 
not be regarded as failing to meet any of the addi-
tional requirements before the first day of the first 
calendar quarter beginning after the first regular 
session of the State legislature that begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of 
the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year leg-
islative session, each year of the session is deemed 
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to be a separate regular session of the State legisla-
ture. 
SEC. 3. COMPETITIVE RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION 
GRANTS TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED AP-
PROACHES TO SUPPORT FOSTER YOUTH IN 
SUCCESSFUL PARENTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part B of title IV 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629–629i) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 437— 
(A) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) 
COMPETITIVE
RESEARCH
AND
DEM-
ONSTRATION GRANTS TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED 
APPROACHES TO SUPPORT FOSTER YOUTH IN SUC-
CESSFUL
PARENTING.—For any fiscal year for 
which the amount made available to carry out this 
section exceeds $60,000,000, the Secretary shall re-
serve the lesser of 50 percent of such excess or 
$50,000,000 for grants under section 439A.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 439A. COMPETITIVE RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRA-
TION GRANTS TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED 
APPROACHES TO SUPPORT FOSTER YOUTH 
IN SUCCESSFUL PARENTING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 
to States to identify and implement approaches to support 
foster youth in successful parenting that are age-appro-
priate, medically accurate, trauma-informed, culturally 
relevant, gender-responsive, and evidence-informed, and 
that focus on either or both of the following: 
‘‘(1) Developing strategies that focus on pre-
venting unintended pregnancies among foster youth. 
‘‘(2) Promoting the well-being of foster youth 
who are expectant or parenting (including as a non-
custodial parent), and their children. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS.—In making grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) provide support for— 
‘‘(A) approaches that help identify, de-
velop, replicate, and evaluate evidence-informed 
approaches to preventing unintended preg-
nancies among foster youth and promoting the 
well-being of foster youth who are expectant or 
parenting (including as a noncustodial parent), 
and their children, including ways to improve 
training for foster parents, child welfare staff, 
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and other foster care facility caregivers and 
staff; 
‘‘(B) approaches that address the specific 
needs and circumstances of different groups of 
foster youth, such as older youth preparing to 
exit care, those living in a variety of settings, 
those who are already parents, those in rural 
areas, those who identify across the sexual ori-
entation and gender-identity spectrum (includ-
ing gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender), 
youth of color, youth with disabilities, and non-
custodial parents; 
‘‘(C) approaches that coordinate with other 
Federal, State, or local programs and related 
research on addressing the prevention of unin-
tended pregnancies among foster youth (or 
other relevant youth) or the promotion of the 
well-being of foster youth (or other relevant 
youth) who are expectant or parenting (includ-
ing as a noncustodial parent) and their chil-
dren, including— 
‘‘(i) the Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
program of the Office of Adolescent 
Health; 
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‘‘(ii) the Personal Responsibility Edu-
cation Program under section 513; and 
‘‘(iii) the Pregnancy Assistance Fund 
established under section 10212 of Public 
Law 111–148; 
‘‘(D) approaches that coordinate with 
other Federal, State, or local programs that 
successfully connect foster youth (or other rel-
evant youth) to important services that support 
their development and the development of their 
children, including services described in clauses 
(i) through (vi) of section 432(a)(11)(D); 
‘‘(E) approaches that focus on specialized 
recruitment and training of foster families who 
are committed to supporting foster youth who 
are expectant or parenting (including as a non-
custodial parent), and their children; 
‘‘(F) approaches that identify and imple-
ment a sexual health curriculum aimed at edu-
cating foster youth on pregnancy and parenting 
services, healthy romantic relationships, and, 
for expectant youth, education on healthy devel-
opment of babies, including prenatal and 
postpartum care and parent training to prepare 
to care for their children; and 
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‘‘(G) approaches that promote collabora-
tion among key public and private stakeholders 
(such as child welfare and juvenile justice sys-
tems, courts, health and mental health pro-
viders, higher education institutions, hospitals, 
and philanthropic organizations) to identify ef-
fective ways to reduce unintended pregnancies 
among youth in foster care and to promote the 
well-being of foster youth who are expectant or 
parenting (including as a noncustodial parent); 
and 
‘‘(2) take into account input from current and 
former foster youth who have experienced unin-
tended pregnancies or parented as foster youth. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a State shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary describing the activities the State intends to carry 
out using grant funds consistent with the requirements of 
this section and providing an assurance that the State will 
cooperate fully with any evaluation provided for by the 
Secretary under this section. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
grants are distributed to a diversity of States based on 
region, population size, racial or ethnic minority represen-
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tation, economic well-being, or other factors that may in-
form how the activities to be carried out using such grants 
address the needs of the country. No State may be award-
ed more than 25 percent of the amounts reserved under 
section 437(b)(4) for a fiscal year unless such reserved 
amounts for such fiscal year exceed $10,000,000. 
‘‘(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine the amount of each grant to be made under this sec-
tion on the basis of the scope of the activities to be carried 
out using the grant. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall conduct 
evaluations of the activities carried out using each grant 
made under this section to build evidence of the effective-
ness of the activities, with evidence ranging from emerg-
ing, to promising, and to best practice. The evaluations 
shall— 
‘‘(1) determine the lessons learned (including 
barriers to success) as a result of the activities car-
ried out using all such grants; 
‘‘(2) include research designs that encourage in-
novation and reflect the nature of the activities un-
dertaken, successful implementation efforts, and the 
needs of the communities, without prioritizing effi-
cacy research over effectiveness research; 
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‘‘(3) recognize that both efficacy and effective-
ness research (including statistical modeling re-
search) using rigorous designs are needed over time 
to understand the success of activities with the tar-
get populations in real-world circumstances; and 
‘‘(4) to the extent practicable, help to build 
local evaluation capacity, including the capacity to 
use evaluation data to inform continuous program 
improvement. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE REPORTS.—Each State to which a 
grant is made under this section for a fiscal year 
shall submit to the Secretary a report on the use of 
the grant. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Not later 
than September 30, 2022, and every 5 years there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
report on the activities supported by the grants 
made under this section. The report shall include the 
evaluation conducted under subsection (d) and the 
recommendations of the Secretary for policy changes 
to decrease unintended pregnancies among foster 
youth and to promote the well-being of foster youth 
who are expectant or parenting (including as a non-
custodial parent), and their children. 
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‘‘(h) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts re-
served under section 437(b)(4) for a fiscal year: 
‘‘(1) Not more than 10 percent shall be re-
served for evaluation of the programs funded under 
this section during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) Not more than 10 percent shall be re-
served to administer this section and provide tech-
nical assistance to the States in using grants made 
under this section during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) Five percent shall be reserved for grants 
to Indian tribes under this section for the fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(4) Three percent shall be reserved for grants 
to territories under this section for the fiscal year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2017. 
SEC. 4. CLARIFYING EXISTING SUPPORTS IN CURRENT 
LAW. 
(a) CLARIFICATION THAT PREGNANCY
AND PAR-
ENTING ARE SUFFICIENT REASONS TO REMAIN IN FOS-
TER CARE UNTIL AGE 21.—Section 475(8)(B)(iv) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675(8)(B)(iv)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause 
(IV); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
clause (V) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VI) expectant or parenting (in-
cluding as a noncustodial parent).’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION THAT STATES, BEFORE REMOV-
ING CHILDREN FROM FOSTER YOUTH, MUST MAKE AC-
TIVE EFFORTS TO KEEP THE PARENTS WITH THEIR 
CHILDREN, AND MUST PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE 
PARENTS.—Section 471(a)(15) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
671(a)(15)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) before removing a child from parents 
who are in foster care, the State shall obtain a 
judicial finding that the State— 
‘‘(i) has made, and documented, active 
efforts to keep the parents with the child; 
and 
‘‘(ii) has protected the rights of the 
parents with respect to the child; and 
‘‘(H) if a child is removed from parents 
who are in foster care, the State shall ensure 
that the following accommodations are made to 
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support the healthy attachment and eventual 
reunification of the parent and child: 
‘‘(i) frequent visitation to match the 
recommended guidelines by national ex-
perts in early child development; 
‘‘(ii) regular coordination between the 
case worker for the child and the case-
worker for the parents; and 
‘‘(iii) long-term planning to ensure 
that placement setting does not present a 
barrier to reunification;’’. 
(c) CLARIFY THAT THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE 
CHILDREN BORN TO FOSTER YOUTH TO ENTER FOSTER 
CARE, AND THAT SUCH CHILDREN CAN RECEIVE SERV-
ICES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN WITHOUT ENTERING FOS-
TER CARE; PROHIBIT STATES FROM REQUIRING FOSTER 
YOUTH TO PUT THEIR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN 
ORDER TO REMAIN TOGETHER
OR RECEIVE ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 471(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 671(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (34); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (35) and inserting a semicolon; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) provides that the State shall have in 
place such laws and procedures as are necessary— 
‘‘(A) to ensure that a child born to one or 
more parents in foster care under the responsi-
bility of the State— 
‘‘(i) is not placed in foster care under 
the responsibility of the State solely be-
cause of the age or foster youth status of 
the parents; and 
‘‘(ii) is placed in a setting that accom-
modates the child and the parents; 
‘‘(B) to prohibit the State from requiring 
a foster youth who is expectant or parenting 
(including as a noncustodial parent) to place 
their children into foster care in order for the 
foster youth to remain together with the chil-
dren or to receive services provided to, or for 
the benefit of, foster youth.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year that begins one year 
or more after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and shall apply to payments under part E 
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of title IV of the Social Security Act for cal-
endar quarters beginning on or after such date. 
(B) DELAY PERMITTED IF STATE LEGISLA-
TION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines that State leg-
islation (other than legislation appropriating 
funds) is required in order for a State plan de-
veloped pursuant to part E of title IV of the 
Social Security Act to meet the additional re-
quirements imposed by the amendments made 
by this subsection, the plan shall not be re-
garded as failing to meet any of the additional 
requirements before the first day of the first 
calendar quarter beginning after the first reg-
ular session of the State legislature that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. For 
purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State 
has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the 
session is deemed to be a separate regular ses-
sion of the State legislature. 
(d) CLARIFY THAT THE TRANSITION PLANS FOR 
PARENTS
IN FOSTER CARE
AND THEIR CHILDREN 
SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED TO MEET THE UNIQUE 
NEEDS OF THE YOUNG FAMILY.—Section 475(5)(H) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(H)) is amended by inserting 
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‘‘, and if the youth is expectant or parenting (including 
as a noncustodial parent), covers the period beginning at 
least 12 months before the youth is scheduled to leave fos-
ter care, focuses on developing and maintaining support 
networks for foster youth who are parents through com-
munity, family, and others, ensuring adequate family in-
come, including through referrals to State programs fund-
ed under part A, and promoting the developmental needs 
of their children, identifies specific programs and services 
that will help support the unique needs of such a youth 
and their children, is developed in collaboration with the 
youth and other stakeholders from areas such as edu-
cation, health care services, mental and behavioral health 
services, housing, employment and training, and other 
services that support parental and child well-being (such 
as home visiting services, early intervention services, early 
childhood education, child care, and child care assist-
ance)’’ before the semicolon. 
(e) OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH LEAVING 
FOSTER CARE ARE PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT 
THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall conduct outreach to in-
form each State that section 475(5)(H) of the Social Secu-
rity Act requires a caseworker for a youth who is due to 
age out of foster care within 90 days to provide the youth 
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with assistance and support in developing a transition plan 
that includes specific options on health insurance for the 
youth (including enrollment in the State plan under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act pursuant to section 
1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of such Act) and any documenta-
tion needed to secure such insurance. 
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT THAT THE FEDERAL INTERAGENCY 
WORK GROUP ON CHILD ABUSE AND NE-
GLECT ADDRESS ISSUES FACING FOSTER 
YOUTH 
WHO 
ARE 
EXPECTANT 
OR 
PAR-
ENTING. 
The Federal Interagency Work Group on Child Abuse 
and Neglect shall identify, and seek ways to address, 
issues facing foster youth who are expectant or parenting 
(including as a noncustodial parent), including consider-
ation of data collected pursuant to section 479A(7)(B) of 
the Social Security Act, educating child welfare staff and 
agencies about the rights of the youth and the permanent 
negative limits on the youth’s employability and volunteer 
work with minors when placing the children of foster 
youth in care, and consulting with current and former fos-
ter youth with relevant experience to inform recommenda-
tions. 
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SEC. 6. ENCOURAGEMENT TO SHARE INFORMATION ON 
HOW TO PREVENT UNINTENDED PREGNANCY 
AMONG FOSTER YOUTH, AND TO SUPPORT 
FOSTER YOUTH WHO ARE PARENTS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is en-
couraged to promote the sharing of emerging lessons, re-
search, and best practices about preventing teen preg-
nancy among foster youth, and enable foster youth who 
are parents to receive support from those working in the 
fields of teen pregnancy prevention and child welfare. 
SEC. 7. CONNECTING FOSTER YOUTH WHO ARE EXPECT-
ANT OR PARENTING WITH RELEVANT PRO-
GRAMS AND SERVICES. 
Section 475(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) In the case of a foster youth who is 
expectant or parenting (including as a non-cus-
todial parent), a written plan to address the 
safety and developmental well-being of any chil-
dren of the foster youth, regardless of whether 
such children are under the care of the State, 
that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the programs and 
services available to assist a youth who is 
expectant or parenting (including as a non-
custodial parent) in supporting the healthy 
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development of their young children, in-
cluding, as applicable, high-quality early 
childhood programs (including the Child 
Care Development Block Grant, child care 
assistance, Early Head Start, Head Start, 
programs under the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act, including early 
intervention services, and home visiting 
services), the Medicaid program and pro-
grams through which participants may ac-
cess a pediatric medical home or receive 
regular health, mental health, or behavioral 
health care, food security programs (in-
cluding the Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance Program and the Special Supple-
mental Nutrition Program for Women, In-
fants, and Children), homelessness pro-
grams (including HUD transitional hous-
ing and the Supportive Housing Program), 
and other relevant Federal or State pro-
grams, and 
‘‘(ii) assurances that the State agency 
will provide the foster youth with assist-
ance with enrolling in the programs and 
services described in clause (i) and will 
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provide any children of the foster youth 
with assistance without requiring the child 
to enter foster care.’’. 
SEC. 8. STATE CERTIFICATIONS UNDER THE JOHN H. 
CHAFEE FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 477(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 677(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘pregnancy prevention 
programs,’’ before ‘‘local housing’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(C) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and with other prevention and sup-
port programs for youth who are expectant or 
parenting (including as a noncustodial parent), 
including high-quality early childhood learning 
programs, the Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the 
Early Head Start program, the Medicaid pro-
gram, programs providing subsidies for child 
care, programs offering early intervention serv-
ices, programs through which participants may 
access a pediatric medical home or receive reg-
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ular health care visits, and other relevant Fed-
eral programs’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(L) A certification by the chief executive 
officer of the State that the State will ensure 
that each youth participating in the program 
under this section who is expectant or parenting 
(including as a noncustodial parent) will receive 
independent and transition planning services 
that can support them in raising a child, includ-
ing financial literacy, budgeting, asset-building, 
housing assistance, employment and job train-
ing, education, health care, and mental health 
care services, (including through the State Med-
icaid program), and information on parenting 
and services for their children (including home 
visiting, early childhood education, early inter-
vention services, child care, and child care as-
sistance).’’. 
SEC. 9. IDENTIFICATION OF MINOR PARENTS IN THE AN-
NUAL REPORT. 
Section 479A(a)(7)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 679b(a)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, including the number 
of such children of each age who are 18 or older and the 
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number of such children of each age who are under the 
age of 18’’. 
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