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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6766 
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 
MAY 8, 2020 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. BACON, Ms. BASS, 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 $483,000,000— 
(A) of which $340,000,000 shall be avail-
able through the end of fiscal year 2021 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 $220,000,000— 
(A) of which $160,000,000 is authorized to 
be available through the end of fiscal year 2021 
for the purpose described in section 477(a)(5) 
of such Act; and 
(B) the remainder of which is authorized 
to be available as provided in such section 
477(h)(2). 
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(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF STATE MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENT TO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In making payments under 
subsections (a)(4) and (e) of section 474 of the So-
cial Security Act from the additional funds, the per-
centage specified in subsections (a)(4)(A)(i) and 
(e)(1) of such section are, respectively, deemed to be 
100 percent. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDS
DEFINED.—In para-
graph (1) of this subsection, the term ‘‘additional 
funds’’ means the amounts deemed by subsection (a) 
of this section to be specified in each of paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 477(h) of the Social Security 
Act, to the extent the amount involved exceeds the 
amount specified in the respective paragraph without 
regard to such subsection (a). 
(c) FULL
AND EXPEDITIOUS DISBURSEMENT
OF 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall fully disburse the amounts payable to States under 
subsections (a)(4) and (e) of section 474 of the Social Se-
curity Act, and the amounts payable to Indian tribes, trib-
al organizations, and tribal consortia under section 477(j) 
of such Act, for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 as expedi-
tiously as possible. 
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(d) MAXIMUM AGE LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ASSISTANCE.—During fiscal years 2020 and 2021, a child 
may be eligible 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. 
(e) WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS ON PERCENTAGE OF 
FUNDS USED FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE; ELIGIBILITY 
FOR FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sections 477(b)(3)(B) and 
477(b)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act, a State may use 
more than 30 percent of the funds paid to the State from 
its allotment under section 477(c) of such Act for fiscal 
year 2020 for room or board, and the funds may be used 
for youth eligible for services under section 477 of such 
Act who have attained 18 years of age and who experi-
enced foster care at 14 years of age or older. 
(f) ELIMINATION
OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 477(i)(3) of the Social Security Act shall have no 
force or effect during fiscal year 2020 or 2021. 
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-
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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 2021 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-
propriated for fiscal year 2021, $20,000,000 for assist-
ance under such section for use only for youths eligible 
for such assistance under paragraph (2)(B) of such sec-
tion. 
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