,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,landrieu1 and ,mr4 ,cochran7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the
 issuance and sale of a semipostal by   
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service to 
support effective programs targeted at  
improving permanency outcomes for youth 
in foster care4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,families for  
,foster ,youth ,stamp ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,families for foster youth          
semipostal  7a7 ,in general ,in order to
 increase funding for effective programs
 targeted at improving permanency       
outcomes for youth in foster care1 the  
,united ,states ,postal ,service shall1 
for a period of not less than #d years1 
provide for the issuance and sale of a  
semipostal1 in accordance with section  

#daf of title #ci1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7b7 ,disposition of amounts     
7#a7 ,adoption ,opportunities ,program  
,fifty percent of any amounts becoming  
available from the sale of the          
semipostal under this ,act shall be     
transferred to the ,secretary of ,health
 and ,human ,services for programs and  
activities authorized under section #bjc
 of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and   
,treatment and ,adoption ,reform ,act of
 #aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaac7 that       
specifically target improvement in      
permanency outcomes for youth in foster 
care through adoption1 guardianship1 or 
kinship care4  7#b7 ,state ,court       
,improvement ,program ,fifty percent of 
any amounts becoming available from the 
sale of the semipostal under this ,act  
shall be transferred to the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services for     
programs and activities authorized under
 section #dch of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbi;h74  7c7       
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term     

semipostal has the meaning given that   
term in section #daf of title #ci1      
,united ,states ,code4