,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjac,mr4 ,camp 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,levin1 ,mr4 ,reichert1 and ,mr4        
,doggett7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
reauthorize and restructure the adoption
 incentives grant program1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,promoting ,adoption
 and ,legal ,guardianship for ,children 
in ,foster ,care ,act4  #b4 ,table of   
contents ,the table of contents of this 
,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short    
title4,sec4 #b4 ,table of               
contents4,title ,i--,adoption incentives
 grant program,sec4 #aja4 ,extension of 
program through fiscal year #bjaf4,sec4 
#ajb4 ,improvements to award            
structure4,sec4 #ajc4 ,renaming of      
program4,sec4 #ajd4 ,limitation on use  
of incentive payments4,sec4 #aje4       
,increase in period for which incentive 

payments are available for              
expenditure4,sec4 #ajf4 ,state report on
 calculation and use of savings         
resulting from the phase-out of         
eligibility requirements for adoption   
assistance2 requirement to spend #bj    
percent of savings on post-adoption     
services4,sec4 #ajg4 ,preservation of   
eligibility for kinship guardianship    
assistance payments with a successor    
guardian4,sec4 #ajh4 ,effective         
dates4,title ,,ii--,extension of family 
connection grant program,sec4 #bja4     
,extension of family connection grant   
program4,title ,,iii--,unemployment     
compensation,sec4 #cja4 ,improving the  
collection of unemployment insurance    
overpayments through tax refund offset4 
,i ,adoption incentives grant program   
#aja4 ,extension of program through     
fiscal year #bjaf ,section #dgc;,a of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7b77#e71 by striking #bjjh   
through #bjab and inserting #bjac       

through #bjae2 and  7#b7 in each of     
paragraphs 7#a77;,d7 and 7#b7 of        
subsection 7h71 by striking #bjac and   
inserting #bjaf4  #ajb4 ,improvements to
 award structure  7a7 ,eligibility for  
award ,section #dgc;,a7b7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#fgc;b7b77 is amended by striking       
paragraph 7#b7 and redesignating        
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e7 as         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d71           
respectively4  7b7 ,data requirements   
,section #dgc;,a7c77#b7 of such ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7c77#b77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in the paragraph heading1
 by striking numbers of adoptions and   
inserting rates of adoptions and        
guardianships2 and  7#b7 by striking the
 numbers and all that follows through   
section1 and inserting each of the rates
 required to be determined under this   
section with respect to a ,state and a  
fiscal year14  7c7 ,award amount        
,section #dgc;,a7d7 of such ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7d77 is amended-- 7#a7  

in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking    
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 and inserting  
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 by striking   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 and     
inserting the following3  7,a7 #b1jjj1  
multiplied by the amount 7if any7 by    
which-- 7i7 the number of foster child  
adoptions in the ,state during the      
fiscal year2 exceeds  7ii7 the product  
7rounded to the nearest whole number7   
of-- 7,i7 the base rate of foster child 
adoptions for the ,state for the fiscal 
year2 and  7,,ii7 the number of children
 in foster care under the supervision of
 the ,state on the last day of the      
preceding fiscal year2  7,b7 #d1jjj1    
multiplied by the amount 7if any7 by    
which-- 7i7 the number of pre-adolescent
 child adoptions in the ,state during   
the fiscal year2 exceeds  7ii7 the      
product 7rounded to the nearest whole   
number7 of-- 7,i7 the base rate of      
pre-adolescent child adoptions for the  
,state for the fiscal year2 and  7,,ii7 
the number of children in foster care   

under the supervision of the ,state on  
the last day of the preceding fiscal    
year who have attained #i years of age  
but not #ad years of age2 and  7,c7     
#h1jjj1 multiplied by the amount 7if    
any7 by which-- 7i7 the number of older 
child adoptions in the ,state during the
 fiscal year2 exceeds  7ii7 the product 
7rounded to the nearest whole number7   
of-- 7,i7 the base rate of older child  
adoptions for the ,state for the fiscal 
year2 and  7,,ii7 the number of children
 in foster care under the supervision of
 the ,state on the last day of the      
preceding fiscal year who have attained 
#ad years of age2 and  7,d7 #a1jjj1     
multiplied by the amount 7if any7 by    
which-- 7i7 the number of foster child  
guardianships in the ,state during the  
fiscal year2 exceeds  7ii7 the product  
7rounded to the nearest whole number7   
of-- 7,i7 the base rate of foster child 
guardianships for the ,state for the    
fiscal year2 and  7,,ii7 the number of  
children in foster care under the       

supervision of the ,state on the last   
day of the preceding fiscal year4  2 and
  7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#c74  7d7 
,definitions ,section #dgc;,a7g7 of such
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7g77 is      
amended by striking paragraphs 7#a7     
through 7#h7 and inserting the          
following3  7#a7 ,foster child adoption 
rate ,the term foster child adoption    
rate means1 with respect to a ,state and
 a fiscal year1 the percentage          
determined by dividing-- 7,a7 the number
 of foster child adoptions finalized in 
the ,state during the fiscal year2 by   
7,b7 the number of children in foster   
care under the supervision of the ,state
 on the last day of the preceding fiscal
 year4  7#b7 ,base rate of foster child 
adoptions ,the term base rate of foster 
child adoptions means1 with respect to a
 ,state and a fiscal year1 the lesser   
of-- 7,a7 the foster child adoption rate
 for the ,state for fiscal year #bjjg2  
or  7,b7 the foster child adoption rate 
for the ,state for the then preceding   

fiscal year4  7#c7 ,foster child        
adoption ,the term foster child 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#d7 ,pre-adolescent   
child adoption rate ,the term           
pre-adolescent child adoption rate      
means1 with respect to a ,state and a   
fiscal year1 the percentage determined  
by dividing-- 7,a7 the number of        
pre-adolescent child adoptions finalized
 in the ,state during the fiscal year2  
by  7,b7 the number of children in      
foster care under the supervision of the
 ,state on the last day of the preceding
 fiscal year1 who have attained #i years
 of age but not #ad years of age4  7#e7 
,base rate of pre-adolescent child      
adoptions ,the term base rate of        
pre-adolescent child adoptions means1   
with respect to a ,state and a fiscal   
year1 the lesser of-- 7,a7 the          
pre-adolescent child adoption rate for  
the ,state for fiscal year #bjjg2 or    

7,b7 the pre-adolescent child adoption  
rate for the ,state for the then        
preceding fiscal year4  7#f7            
,pre-adolescent child adoption ,the term
 pre-adolescent child adoption means the
 final adoption of a child who has      
attained #i years of age but not #ad    
years of age if-- 7,a7 at the time of   
the adoptive placement1 the child was in
 foster care under the supervision of   
the ,state2 or  7,b7 an adoption        
assistance agreement was in effect under
 section #dgc with respect to the child4
  7#g7 ,older child adoption rate ,the  
term older child adoption rate means1   
with respect to a ,state and a fiscal   
year1 the percentage determined by      
dividing-- 7,a7 the number of older     
child adoptions finalized in the ,state 
during the fiscal year2 by  7,b7 the    
number of children in foster care under 
the supervision of the ,state on the    
last day of the preceding fiscal year1  
who have attained #ad years of age4     
7#h7 ,base rate of older child adoptions

 ,the term base rate of older child     
adoptions means1 with respect to a      
,state and a fiscal year1 the lesser    
of-- 7,a7 the older child adoption rate 
for the ,state for fiscal year #bjjg2 or
  7,b7 the older child adoption rate for
 the ,state for the then preceding      
fiscal year4  7#i7 ,older child adoption
 ,the term older child adoption means   
the final adoption of a child who has   
attained #ad years of age if-- 7,a7 at  
the time of the adoptive placement1 the 
child was in foster care under the      
supervision of the ,state2 or  7,b7 an  
adoption assistance agreement was in    
effect under section #dgc with respect  
to the child4  7#aj7 ,foster child      
guardianship rate ,the term foster child
 guardianship rate means1 with respect  
to a ,state and a fiscal year1 the      
percentage determined by dividing-- 7,a7
 the number of foster child             
guardianships occurring in the ,state   
during the fiscal year2 by  7,b7 the    
number of children in foster care under 

the supervision of the ,state on the    
last day of the preceding fiscal year4  
7#aa7 ,base rate of foster child        
guardianships ,the term base rate of    
foster child guardianships means1 with  
respect to a ,state and a fiscal year1  
the lesser of-- 7,a7 the foster child   
guardianship rate for the ,state for    
fiscal year #bjjg2 or  7,b7 the foster  
child guardianship rate for the ,state  
for the then preceding fiscal year4     
7#ab7 ,foster child guardianship ,the   
term foster child guardianship means1   
with respect to a ,state1 the exit of a 
child from foster care under the        
responsibility of the ,state to live    
with a legal guardian1 if the ,state has
 reported to the ,secretary-- 7,a7 that 
the ,state agency has determined that-- 
7i7 the child has been removed from his 
or her home pursuant to a voluntary     
placement agreement or as a result of a 
judicial determination to the effect    
that continuation in the home would be  
contrary to the welfare of the child2   

7ii7 being returned home or adopted are 
not appropriate permanency options for  
the child2  7iii7 the child demonstrates
 a strong attachment to the prospective 
legal guardian1 and the prospective     
legal guardian has a strong commitment  
to caring permanently for the child2 and
  7iv7 if the child has attained #ad    
years of age1 the child has been        
consulted regarding the legal           
guardianship arrangement2 or  7,b7 the  
alternative procedures used by the      
,state to determine that legal          
guardianship is the appropriate option  
for the child4  4  #ajc4 ,renaming of   
program  7a7 ,in general ,the section   
heading of section #dgc;,a of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fgc;b7 is amended to read as follows3  
#dgc;,a4 ,adoption and legal            
guardianship incentive payments  4  7b7 
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,section   
#dgc;,a of such ,act is amended in each 
of subsections 7a71 7d77#a71            
7d77#b77;,a71 and 7d77#b77;,b7 7#db     

,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7a71 7d77#a71           
7d77#b77;,a71 and 7d77#b77;,b77 by      
inserting and legal guardianship after  
adoption each place it appears4  7#b7   
,the heading of section #dgc;,a7d7 of   
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7d77 is  
amended by inserting and legal          
guardianship after adoption4  #ajd4     
,limitation on use of incentive payments
 ,section #dgc;,a7f7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7f77
 is amended in the #ast sentence by     
inserting 1 and shall use the amount to 
supplement1 and not supplant1 any       
,federal or non-,federal funds used to  
provide any service under part ,b or ,e 
before the period4  #aje4 ,increase in  
period for which incentive payments are 
available for expenditure ,section      
#dgc;,a7e7 of the ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc;b7e77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in the subsection heading1 by      
striking #bd-month and inserting        
#cf-month2 and  7#b7 by striking        
#bd-month and inserting #cf-month4      

#ajf4 ,state report on calculation and  
use of savings resulting from the       
phase-out of eligibility requirements   
for adoption assistance2 requirement to 
spend #bj percent of savings on         
post-adoption services ,section         
#dgc7;a77#h7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgc7;a77#h77 is    
amended to read as follows3  7#h7 7,a7  
,a ,state shall calculate the savings   
7if any7 resulting from the application 
of paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 to all       
applicable children for a fiscal year1  
using a methodology specified by the    
,secretary or an alternate methodology  
proposed by the ,state and approved by  
the ,secretary4  7,b7 ,a ,state shall   
annually report to the ,secretary-- 7i7 
the methodology used to make the        
calculation described in subparagraph   
7,a71 without regard to whether any     
savings are found2  7ii7 the amount of  
any savings referred to in subparagraph 
7,a72 and  7iii7 how any such savings   
are spent1 accounting for and reporting 

the spending separately from any other  
spending reported to the ,secretary     
under part ,b or ,e4  7,c7 ,the         
,secretary shall make all information   
reported pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7  
available on the website of the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services in a location easily          
accessible to the public4  7,d7 ,a      
,state shall spend an amount equal to   
the amount of the savings 7if any7 in   
,state expenditures under this part     
resulting from the application of       
paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 to all          
applicable children for a fiscal year1  
to provide to children of families any  
service that may be provided under this 
part or part ,b1 and shall spend not    
less than #bj percent of any such       
savings on post-adoption services4 ,any 
such spending shall be used to          
supplement1 and not supplant1 any       
,federal or non-,federal funds used to  
provide any service under part ,b or ,e4
  4  #ajg4 ,preservation of eligibility 

for kinship guardianship assistance     
payments with a successor guardian      
,section #dgc7;d77#c7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fgc7;d77#c77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7,c7            
,eligibility not affected by replacement
 of guardian with a successor guardian  
,in the event of the death or incapacity
 of the relative guardian1 the          
eligibility of a child for a kinship    
guardianship assistance payment under   
this subsection shall not be affected by
 reason of the replacement of the       
relative guardian with a successor legal
 guardian named in the kinship          
guardianship assistance agreement       
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 7including
 in any amendment to the agreement71    
notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a7 of    
this paragraph and section              
#dga7;a77#bh74  4  #ajh4 ,effective     
dates  7a7 ,in general ,except as       
otherwise provided in this section1 the 
amendments made by this ,act shall take 

effect on ,october #a1 #bjac4  7b7      
,restructuring and renaming of program  
7#a7 ,in general ,the amendments made by
 sections #ajb and #ajc shall take      
effect on ,october #a1 #bjad1 subject to
 paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,transition rule 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the total amount payable to a      
,state under section #dgc;,a of the     
,social ,security ,act for fiscal year  
#bjad shall be an amount equal to #a_/b 
of the sum of-- 7,a7 the total amount   
that would be payable to the ,state     
under such section for fiscal year #bjad
 if the amendments made by section #ajb 
of this ,act had not taken effect2 and  
7,b7 the total amount that would be     
payable to the ,state under such section
 for fiscal year #bjad in the absence of
 this paragraph4  7c7 ,preservation of  
eligibility for kinship guardianship    
assistance payments with a successor    
guardian ,the amendment made by section 
#ajg shall take effect on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  ,,ii       

,extension of family connection grant   
program  #bja4 ,extension of family     
connection grant program ,section       
#dbg7;h7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbg7;h77 is amended by  
striking #bjac and inserting #bjaf4     
,,iii ,unemployment compensation  #cja4 
,improving the collection of            
unemployment insurance overpayments     
through tax refund offset  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #cjc of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ejc7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7m7 ,in the case of a       
covered unemployment compensation debt  
7as defined under section #fdjb7;f77#d7 
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf7 that remains uncollected as of   
the date that is #b years after the date
 when such debt was first incurred1 the 
,state to which such debt is owed shall 
take action to recover such debt under  
section #fdjb7;f7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  

subsection 7a7 shall take effect on     
,october #a1 #bjae4