,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cabd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1      
#bjac,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend part ,e
 of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security 
,act to extend the adoption incentive   
payments program to incentive payments  
for foster child exits to reunification1
 adoption1 and guardianship1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,investing in  
,permanency for ,youth in ,foster ,care 
,act4  #b4 ,extend the adoption         
incentive payment program to incentive  
payments for foster child exits to      
reunification1 adoption1 and            
guardianship  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#dgc;,a of the ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in the section heading1 by striking    
,adoption and inserting ,permanency2    
7#b7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     

adoption and inserting permanency2  7#c7
 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking   
paragraph 7#b72  7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71
 by striking #bjjh through #bjab and    
inserting #bjac through #bjag2 and  7,c7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7       
through 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 
7#d71 respectively2  7#d7 in subsection 
7c7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraphs 7#a7  
and 7#b7 and inserting the following3   
7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state is in        
compliance with this subsection for a   
particular fiscal year if the ,state has
 provided to the ,secretary the data    
described in paragraph 7#b7 for fiscal  
year #bjaj and each succeeding fiscal   
year through the fiscal year second     
preceding the particular fiscal year4   
7#b7 ,determination of numbers of exits 
based on afcars data ,the ,secretary    
shall determine the numbers of exits to 
reunification1 adoption1 and            
guardianship in a ,state during a fiscal
 year1 on the basis of data meeting the 
requirements of the system established  

pursuant to section #dgi1 as reported by
 the ,state and approved by the         
,secretary by ,august #a of the         
succeeding fiscal year4  2 and  7,b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,annual reports to the secretary        
,beginning #bd months after the         
effective date of this paragraph1 each  
,state to which a payment is made under 
this section for a fiscal year shall    
submit to the ,secretary and shall make 
available to the public annual reports  
on the amount of the payment that is    
attributable to exits to reunification1 
the amount that is attributable to exits
 to adoption1 and the amount that is    
attributable to exits to guardianship1  
and a breakdown of how the ,state used  
the total payment to improve or expand  
the provision of post-permanency        
services in the ,state4  2  7#e7 by     
striking subsection 7d7 and inserting   
the following3  7d7 ,permanency         
incentive payment  7#a7 ,in general     
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  

the permanency incentive payment payable
 to a ,state for a fiscal year under    
this section shall be equal to the sum  
of-- 7,a7 #b1jjj1 multiplied by the sum 
of-- 7i7 the amount 7if any7 by which   
the number of exits to adoption in the  
,state during the fiscal year exceeds   
the projected number of exits to        
adoption in the ,state for the fiscal   
year2  7ii7 the amount 7if any7 by which
 the number of exits to guardianship in 
the ,state during the fiscal year       
exceeds the projected number of exits to
 guardianship in the ,state for the     
fiscal year2 and  7iii7 the amount 7if  
any7 by which the number of exits to    
reunification in the ,state during the  
fiscal year exceeds the projected number
 of exits to reunification in the ,state
 for the fiscal year2  7,b7 #h1jjj1     
multiplied by the sum of-- 7i7 the      
amount 7if any7 by which the number of  
exits to adoption of older children in  
the ,state during the fiscal year       
exceeds the number of exits to adoption 

of older children in the ,state for the 
base fiscal year2  7ii7 the amount 7if  
any7 by which the number of exits to    
guardianship of older children in the   
,state during the fiscal year exceeds   
the number of exits to guardianship of  
older children in the ,state for the    
base fiscal year2 and  7iii7 the amount 
7if any7 by which the number of exits to
 reunification of older children in the 
,state during the fiscal year exceeds   
the number of exits to reunification of 
older children in the ,state for the    
base fiscal year2  7,c7 #f1jjj1         
multiplied by the sum of-- 7i7 the      
amount 7if any7 by which the number of  
exits to adoption of pre-adolescent     
children in the ,state during the fiscal
 year exceeds the number of exits to    
adoption of pre-adolescent children in  
the ,state for the base fiscal year2    
7ii7 the amount 7if any7 by which the   
number of exits to guardianship of      
pre-adolescent children in the ,state   
during the fiscal year exceeds the      

number of exits to guardianship of      
pre-adolescent children in the ,state   
for the base fiscal year2 and  7iii7 the
 amount 7if any7 by which the number of 
exits to reunification of pre-adolescent
 children in the ,state during the      
fiscal year exceeds the number of exits 
to reunification of pre-adolescent      
children in the ,state for the base     
fiscal year2 and  7,d7 #d1jjj1          
multiplied by the amount 7if any7 by    
which the number of special needs       
adoptions of young children in the      
,state during the fiscal year exceeds   
the number of special needs adoptions of
 young children in the ,state for the   
base fiscal year4  7#b7 ,pro rata       
adjustment if insufficient funds        
available ,for any fiscal year1 if the  
total amount of permanency incentive    
payments otherwise payable under this   
section for a fiscal year exceeds the   
amount appropriated pursuant to         
subsection 7h7 for the fiscal year1 the 
amount of the permanency incentive      

payment payable to each ,state under    
this section for the fiscal year shall  
be-- 7,a7 the amount of the permanency  
incentive payment that would otherwise  
be payable to the ,state under this     
section for the fiscal year2 multiplied 
by  7,b7 the percentage represented by  
the amount so appropriated for the      
fiscal year1 divided by the total amount
 of permanency incentive payments       
otherwise payable under this section for
 the fiscal year4  2  7#f7 in subsection
 7f71 by striking any service 7including
 post-adoption services7 that may be    
provided under part ,b or ,e4 and       
inserting post-permanency services to   
help ensure that children remain with   
the families with whom they have been   
reunified1 adopted1 or placed for       
guardianship1 and a ,state shall not use
 the amount to supplant other funds     
being used for the services42  7#g7 by  
striking subsection 7g7 and inserting   
the following3  7g7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,adoption ,the term  

adoption means the final adoption of a  
child who1 at the time of adoptive      
placement1 was in foster care under the 
supervision of the ,state4  7#b7 ,base  
fiscal year ,the term base fiscal year  
means fiscal year #bjab4  7#c7 ,exit to 
reunification ,the term exit to         
reunification means1 with respect to a  
,state and a fiscal year1 the permanent 
reunification of a child who was in     
foster care under the responsibility of 
the ,state for a period of at least #ij 
consecutive days in the fiscal year1    
excluding any such placement of children
 who returned to foster care in the     
fiscal year4  7#d7 ,foster children ,the
 term foster children means1 with       
respect to a ,state and a fiscal year1  
children in foster care under the       
responsibility of the ,state for a      
period of at least #ij consecutive days 
in the fiscal year4  7#e7 ,guardianship 
,the term guardianship means the        
placement with a relative guardian of a 
child with respect to whom-- 7,a7 a     

payment is made under section           
#dgd7;a77#e72 or  7,b7 a payment is made
 using only ,state or local guardianship
 assistance funds1 and the case plan for
 the child documents the steps that the 
agency has taken to determine that it is
 not appropriate for the child to be    
returned home or adopted4  7#f7 ,older  
children ,the term older children means 
children who have attained #ad years of 
age4  7#g7 ,adoption placement rate ,the
 term adoption placement rate means1    
with respect to a ,state and a fiscal   
year-- 7,a7 the total number of exits to
 adoption in the ,state during the      
fiscal year2 divided by  7,b7 the number
 of children in foster care under the   
responsibility of the ,state on the last
 day of the preceding fiscal year4  7#h7
 ,guardianship placement rate ,the term 
guardianship placement rate means1 with 
respect to a ,state and a fiscal year-- 
7,a7 the total number of exits to       
guardianship in the ,state during the   
fiscal year2 divided by  7,b7 the number

 of children in foster care under the   
responsibility of the ,state on the last
 day of the preceding fiscal year4  7#i7
 ,reunification placement rate ,the term
 reunification placement rate means1    
with respect to a ,state and a fiscal   
year-- 7,a7 the total number of exits to
 reunification in the ,state during the 
fiscal year2 divided by  7,b7 the number
 of foster children with respect to the 
,state for the fiscal year4  7#aj7      
,post-permanency services ,the term     
post-permanency services means the      
services needed once children and youth 
have been reunified1 adopted1 or placed 
with guardians to stabilize and support 
the child and family1 including-- 7,a7  
financial support2  7,b7 case           
management2  7,c7 connections with      
community services2  7,d7 individual1   
group and family counseling and other   
mental health services2  7,e7 respite   
care2 and  7,f7 training of public and  
private child welfare staff on          
delivering post-permanency services4    

7#aa7 ,pre-adolescent children ,the term
 pre-adolescent children means children 
who have attained #i years of age but   
have not attained #ad years of age4     
7#ab7 ,projected number of exits to     
adoption ,the term projected number of  
exits to adoption means1 with respect to
 a ,state and a fiscal year-- 7,a7 the  
number of children in foster care under 
the responsibility of the ,state as of  
the last day of the preceding fiscal    
year2 multiplied by  7,b7 the average of
 the adoption placement rates for the   
,state for the #c fiscal years most     
recently preceding the fiscal year      
referred to in subparagraph 7,a74  7#ac7
 ,projected number of exits to          
guardianship ,the term projected number 
of exits to guardianship means1 with    
respect to a ,state and a fiscal year-- 
7,a7 the number of children in foster   
care under the responsibility of the    
,state as of the last day of the        
preceding fiscal year2 multiplied by    
7,b7 the average of the guardianship    

placement rates for the ,state for the  
#c fiscal years most recently preceding 
the fiscal year referred to in          
subparagraph 7,a74  7#ad7 ,projected    
number of exits to reunification ,the   
term projected number of exits to       
reunification means1 with respect to a  
,state and a fiscal year-- 7,a7 the     
number of foster children with respect  
to the ,state for the fiscal year2      
multiplied by  7,b7 the average of the  
reunification placement rates for the   
,state for the #c fiscal years most     
recently preceding the fiscal year      
referred to in subparagraph 7,a74  7#ae7
 ,reunification ,the term reunification 
means an exit from foster care to a     
relative with whom the child was living 
before the placement into foster care or
 to another relative4  7#af7 ,special   
needs adoption ,the term special needs  
adoption means the final adoption of a  
child-- 7,a7 who has special needs 7as  
defined by the ,state72 or  7,b7 for    
whom an adoption assistance agreement is

 in effect under section #dgc4  7#ag7   
,young children ,the term young children
 means children who have not attained #i
 years of age4  2  7#h7 in subsection   
7h77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking and at the   
end of subparagraph 7,c72  7,b7 by      
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,e7 #fj1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4  2   
and  7#i7 in subsection 7i7-- 7,a7 by   
striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7   
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary may1 directly or
 through grants or contracts1 provide   
technical assistance to assist ,states  
and local communities to reach their    
targets for increased numbers of exits  
to adoption1 guardianship1 and          
reunification4  7#b7 ,description of the
 character of the technical assistance  
,the technical assistance provided under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall support the goal  
of encouraging more permanent exits of  

children from foster care1 and may      
include the following3 7,a7 ,models that
 encourage child-specific and           
child-focused efforts to recruit        
permanent families for children4  7,b7  
,models that encourage the use of       
intensive family-finding efforts4  7,c7 
,models to encourage the use of         
concurrent planning4  7,d7 ,the         
development of permanency units and     
specialized expertise to help move      
children promptly to permanency goals4  
7,e7 ,the development of assessment     
tools to facilitate appropriate         
reunification or other permanency       
options4  7,f7 ,the development of best 
practice guidelines for expediting      
permanency for children and1 where1     
appropriate1 termination of parental    
rights4  7,g7 ,development of programs  
that place children into pre-adoptive   
families while termination of parental  
rights is being pursued4  7,h7 ,models  
to encourage the fast tracking of       
children who have not attained #a year  

of age and cannot be reunified1 into    
permanent adoptive or guardianship      
families4  7,i7 ,models that require    
ongoing consulting with children who    
have attained #i years of age about     
their permanency goal1 including asking 
the children and youth about any adults 
who may serve as permanent parents      
through adoptions or guardianship4  7,j7
 ,development of strategies designed to 
promote the use by a ,state of the      
guardianship assistance program under   
this part4  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#d7-- 7i7 by striking 7#d7 and         
inserting 7#c72 and  7ii7 by striking   
#bjjd through #bjjf and inserting #bjad 
through #bjah4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall
 take effect on ,october #a1 #bjac4