,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjae
 ,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and ,mr4   
,reed7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend part ,e of title ,,iv of the      
,social ,security ,act to allow ,states 
that provide foster care for children up
 to age #ba to serve former foster      
youths through age #bc under the ,john  
,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care ,independence 
,program4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,foster ,youth      
,independence ,act of #bjae4  #b4       
,authority for certain ,states to serve 
former foster youths up to age #bc under
 the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care    
,independence ,program  7a7 ,in general 
,section #dgg7;b77#c7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#fgg7;b77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by inserting  
7i7 before ,a certification2  7,b7 by   

striking children who have left foster  
care and all that follows through the   
period and inserting youths who have    
aged out of foster care and have not    
attained age #ba42 and  7,c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7ii7 ,if the 
,state has elected under section        
#dge7h77;,b7 to extend eligibility for  
foster care up to age #ba1 or if the    
,secretary determines that the ,state   
agency responsible for administering the
 ,state plans under this part and part  
,b uses ,state funds or any other funds 
not provided under this part to provide 
services and assistance for youths who  
have aged out of foster care that are   
comparable to the services and          
assistance such youths would receive if 
the ,state had made such an election1   
the certification required under clause 
7i7 may provide that the ,state will    
provide assistance and services to      
youths who have aged out of foster care 
and have not attained age #bc4  2 and   
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  

children who have left foster care and  
all that follows through the period and 
inserting youths who have aged out of   
foster care and have not attained age   
#ba 7age #bc1 in the case of a ,state   
with a certification under clause 7i7 of
 subparagraph 7,a7 to provide assistance
 and services to youths who have aged   
out of foster care up to such age1 in   
accordance with clause 7ii7 of          
subparagraph 7,a7744  7b7 ,conforming   
amendment ,section #dgg7;a77#e7 of such 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;a77#e77 is    
amended by inserting 7#bc years of age  
in the case of a ,state with a          
certification under clause 7i7 of       
subsection 7b77#c77;,a7 to provide      
assistance and services to youths who   
have aged out of foster care up to such 
age1 in accordance with clause 7ii7 of  
such subsection7 after #ba years of age4
  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section take effect on     
,october #a1 #bjae4