SEC. 2. STUDY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE SECTOR 
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT TECHNICAL JOB 
TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, AND AP-
PRENTICESHIPS FOR CURRENT AND FORMER 
FOSTER YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Labor, shall conduct a comprehensive study of the Fed-
eral, State, and private sector programs that support tech-
nical job training, on-the-job training, and apprenticeships 
for current and former foster youth. The study shall evalu-
ate the effectiveness of the programs, gaps in services pro-
vided under the programs, the barriers to accessing the 
programs, and the opportunities to expand career path-
ways for youth transitioning out of the child welfare sys-
tem. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Within 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
submit to the Congress a report containing findings and 
recommendations of the study required by subsection (a) 
for improving alignment of the matters referred to in sub-
section (a), the need for additional funding to do so, and 
the modernization of the relevant programs. 
SEC. 3. FOSTERING THE FUTURE PIPELINE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—After completing the study 
required by section 2, the Secretary of Health and Human 
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Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
establish in the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices a program, which shall be known as the ‘‘Fostering 
the Future Pipeline Program’’, under which grants are 
made to States, academic institutions, private-sector em-
ployers, and nonprofit or faith-based organizations, on a 
competitive basis, to expand access to industry-aligned 
technical job training and apprenticeships for current and 
former foster youth, including through training or appren-
ticeships in high-demand fields such as skilled trades, 
manufacturing, health care, information technology, and 
agriculture. 
(b) LIMITATIONS
ON AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—To carry out this section, there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services not more than $50,000,000 for each fis-
cal year. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO USE EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
VOUCHERS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE 
JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM 
FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULT-
HOOD TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY FOR YOUTH 
EXITING FOSTER CARE. 
Section 477(i)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 677(i)(4)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) and sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) may be available for short-term, ca-
reer-focused, credential-granting programs, in-
cluding registered apprenticeships, certificate 
programs, and other rapid-employment path-
ways; and’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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