,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,langevin introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,education
 and the ,workforce1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide ,states with     
assistance in finding a permanent home  
for every child4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,permanent    
,families for ,all ,children ,act4  #b4 
#c-year limit on ,federal reimbursement 
of foster care maintenance payments for 
child not in a legal guardianship or    
kinship guardianship arrangement        
,section #dgd of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgd7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
,limitation on number of months for     

which foster care maintenance payments  
made on behalf of a child not in a legal
 guardianship or kinship guardianship   
arrangement may be reimbursed           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this part1 a foster care maintenance    
payment made on behalf of a child shall 
not be taken into account for purposes  
of this section after such a payment has
 been made on behalf of the child for   
#cf months 7whether or not consecutive7 
ending after the effective date of this 
subsection1 unless the child is in a    
legal guardianship or kinship           
guardianship arrangement4  4  #c4       
#a-year limit on ,federal reimbursement 
of foster care maintenance payments for 
child in child-care institution ,section
 #dgd of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fgd71 as amended by section 
#b of this ,act1 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7i7 ,limitation
 on number of months for which foster   
care maintenance payments made to       
child-,care institutions on behalf of a 

child may be reimbursed ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of this part1 a    
foster care maintenance payment made to 
a child-care institution on behalf of a 
child residing in the institution shall 
not be taken into account for purposes  
of this section after such a payment has
 been made to #a or more such           
institutions on behalf of the child for 
#ab months 7whether or not consecutive7 
ending after the effective date of this 
subsection4  4  #d4 ,elimination of     
,,afdc eligibility requirement for      
foster care maintenance payments  7a7   
,elimination of income eligibility      
requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,section  
#dgb7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgb7;a77 is amended--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking if  
and all that follows and inserting if   
the removal and foster care placement   
met1 and the placement continues to     
meet1 the requirements of paragraph     
7#b742 and  7,b7 by striking paragraphs 
7#c7 and 7#d74  7#b7 ,conforming        

amendments  7,a7 ,section #dgj of such  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj7 is amended by 
striking who otherwise would have been  
eligible for assistance under the       
,states plan approved under part ,a 7as 
such plan was in effect on ,june #a1    
#aiie74  7,b7 ,section                  
#dgi;,b7c77#a77;,c77ii7 of such ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgi;c7c77#a77;,c77ii77  
is amended--  7i7 by striking the       
following shall apply3 and all that     
follows through ,only and inserting     
only2 and  7ii7 by striking subclause   
7,,ii74  7b7 ,replacement of ,federal   
matching rate applicable to foster care 
maintenance payments and related costs  
7#a7 ,in general ,section #dgd7;a77#a7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#fgd7;a77#a77 is amended to read as     
follows3  7#a7 an amount equal to the   
foster care partnership rate applicable 
to the ,state for the quarter1 as       
determined under subsection 7k71 of the 
total amount expended during the quarter
 as foster care maintenance payments    

under section #dgb for children in      
foster family homes or child-care       
institutions 7or1 with respect to such  
payments made during the quarter under a
 cooperative agreement or contract      
entered into by the ,state and an       
,indian tribe1 tribal organization1 or  
tribal consortium for the administration
 or payment of funds under this part1 an
 amount equal to the ,federal medical   
assistance percentage 7as defined in    
section #aije7;b77 that would apply     
under section #dgi;,b7d7 7in this       
paragraph referred to as the tribal     
,,fmap7 if the ,indian tribe1 tribal    
organization1 or tribal consortium made 
such payments under a program operated  
under that section1 unless the tribal   
,,fmap is less than the ,federal medical
 assistance percentage that applies to  
the ,state72 plus  4  7#b7 ,foster care 
partnership rate ,section #dgd of such  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgd71 as amended by
 sections #b and #c of this ,act1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  7k7 ,the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with a ,state1 shall       
determine the foster care partnership   
rate applicable to the ,state for a     
quarter so that the total of the amounts
 payable to the ,state under subsection 
7a77#a7 for the fiscal year in which the
 quarter occurs equals the total of the 
amounts required to be paid to the      
,state under subsection 7a77#a7 7as in  
effect just before the #ast quarter for 
which this subsection is in effect with 
respect to the ,state7 for the #d       
quarters preceding such #ast quarter4  4
  7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in general 
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the amendments made by this section     
shall take effect on the #ast day of the
 #ast calendar quarter that begins after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7#b7 ,state option to delay effective 
date ,a ,state may elect to delay the   
effectiveness of the amendments made by 
this section with respect to the ,state 
for not more than #c years4  #e4        

,eligibility of child in residential    
treatment program for half of regular   
foster care maintenance payments        
,section #dgb7;b7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgb7;b77 
is amended by inserting 1 except that1  
while the child is in a residential     
treatment program1 the payments may     
continue to be made on behalf of the    
child at #ej percent of the level at    
which the payments that would otherwise 
be made before the period4  #f4         
,effective date  7a7 ,in general ,except
 as otherwise provided in this ,act1 the
 amendments made by this ,act shall take
 effect on the #ast day of the #abth    
month beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 and shall   
apply to payments under part ,e of title
 ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act for 
calendar quarters ending on or after    
such date4  7b7 ,delay permitted if     
state legislation required ,if the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines that ,state        

legislation 7other than legislation     
appropriating funds7 is required in     
order for a ,state plan developed       
pursuant to part ,e of title ,,iv of the
 ,social ,security ,act to meet the     
additional requirements imposed by the  
amendments made by this ,act1 the plan  
shall not be regarded as failing to meet
 any of the additional requirements     
before the #ast day of the #ast calendar
 quarter ending after the first regular 
session of the ,state legislature that  
begins after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4 ,for purposes of the      
preceding sentence1 if the ,state has a 
#b-year legislative session1 each year  
of the session is deemed to be a        
separate regular session of the ,state  
legislature4  #g4 ,increased funding for
 caseworker training on child-focused   
recruitment and retention ,the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall increase the proportion 
of the amounts expended by a ,state for 
caseworker training on child-focused    

recruitment and retention with respect  
to which the ,state is entitled to a    
payment under section #dgd7;a77#c77;,b7 
of the ,social ,security ,act for each  
of fiscal years #bjae through #bjai1 so 
that the aggregate of the additional    
amounts required to be paid by reason of
 this section for the fiscal year       
involved equals the amount that the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget determines is the net amount
 of reduced mandatory spending for the  
fiscal year as a result of the enactment
 of the preceding provisions of this    
,act4  #h4 ,unused savings to be spent  
on child welfare programs ,the amount   
specified in section #dbe of the ,social
 ,security ,act for each of fiscal years
 #bjae through #bjai shall be increased 
by the savings from the preceding       
provisions of this ,act for the then    
preceding fiscal year1 as computed using
 the most recent baseline of the        
,congressional ,budget ,office4  #i4    
,public service loan forgiveness for    

social workers ,section #dee7m7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,loan cancellation for certain social   
workers ,in the case of a borrower who  
works in social work in a public child  
or family service agency1 paragraph 7#a7
 shall be applied--  7,a7 by            
substituting #fj for #abj both places it
 appears2 and  7,b7 by striking after   
,october #a1 #bjjg and inserting after  
the date of enactment of the ,permanent 
,families for ,all ,children ,act4  4