,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjaf ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cardin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf to include foster care         
transition youth as members of a        
targeted group for purposes of the work 
opportunity credit4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,improved
 ,employment ,outcomes for ,foster      
,youth ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,inclusion of
 foster care transition youth for       
purposes of work opportunity credit  7a7
 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section 
#ea7;d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code 
of #aihf is amended by striking or at   
the end of subparagraph 7,i71 by        
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,j7 and inserting 1 or1   
and by adding at the end the following  
new subparagraph3  7,k7 a qualified     

foster care transition youth4  4  7b7   
,qualified foster care transition youth 
,subsection 7d7 of section #ea of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#af7         
,qualified foster care transition youth 
,the term qualified foster care         
transition youth means any individual   
who is certified by the designated local
 agency as-- 7,a7 not having attained   
age #bg as of the hiring date1 and  7,b7
 having been in foster care 7as such    
term is used in section #dgg of the     
,social ,security ,act7 at any time     
after the individual attained the       
younger of--  7i7 age #af1 or  7ii7 the 
age specified in subsection 7a77#g7 of  
such section4  4  7c7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to individuals 
who begin work for the employer after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4