#aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhdg ,,an ,,act ,to make improvements to the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care ,independence ,program and related provisions4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,services for ,older ,youth in ,foster ,care ,act4 #b4 ,improvements to the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care ,independence ,program and related provisions 7a7 ,authority ,to serve former foster youth up to age #bc ,section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#e71 by inserting 7or #bc years of age1 in the case of a ,state with a certification under subsection 7b77#c77;,a77ii7 to provide assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained such age1 in accordance with such subsection7 after #ba years of age2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,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 #ba years of age42 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 to all children who have not attained #ba years of age1 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 the 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 #bc years of age4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,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 #ba years of age 7or #bc years of age1 in the case of a ,state with a certification under subparagraph 7,a77i7 to provide assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained such age1 in accordance with subparagraph 7,a77ii7744 7b7 ,authority ,to redistribute unspent funds ,section #dgg7;d7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting or does not expend allocated funds within the time period specified under section #dgg7;d77#c7 after provided by the ,secretary2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,redistribution of unexpended amounts 7,a7 ,availability of amounts ,to the extent that amounts paid to ,states under this section in a fiscal year remain unexpended by the ,states at the end of the succeeding fiscal year1 the ,secretary may make the amounts available for redistribution in the second succeeding fiscal year among the ,states that apply for additional funds under this section for that second succeeding fiscal year4 7,b7 ,redistribution 7i7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall redistribute the amounts made available under subparagraph 7,a7 for a fiscal year among eligible applicant ,states4 ,in this subparagraph1 the term eligible applicant ,state means a ,state that has applied for additional funds for the fiscal year under subparagraph 7,a7 if the ,secretary determines that the ,state will use the funds for the purpose for which originally allotted under this section4 7ii7 ,amount to be redistributed ,the amount to be redistributed to each eligible applicant ,state shall be the amount so made available multiplied by the ,state foster care ratio 7as defined in subsection 7c77#d71 except that1 in such subsection1 all eligible applicant ,states 7as defined in subsection 7d77#e77;,b77i77 shall be substituted for all ,states74 7iii7 ,treatment of redistributed amount ,any amount made available to a ,state under this paragraph shall be regarded as part of the allotment of the ,state under this section for the fiscal year in which the redistribution is made4 7,c7 ,tribes ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term ,state includes an ,indian tribe1 tribal organization1 or tribal consortium that receives an allotment under this section4 4 7c7 ,expanding and clarifying the use of education and training vouchers 7#a7 ,in general ,section #dgg7;i77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;i77#c77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking on the date and all that follows through #bc and inserting to remain eligible until they attain #bf2 and 7,b7 by inserting 1 but in no event may a youth participate in the program for more than #e years 7whether or not consecutive7 before the period4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #dgg7;i77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;i77#a77 is amended by inserting who have attained #ad years of age before the period4 7d7 ,other improvements ,section #dgg of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg71 as amended by subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c7 of this section1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,independence ,program and inserting ,program for ,successful ,transition to ,adulthood2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking identify children who are likely to remain in foster care until #ah years of age and to help these children make the transition to self-sufficiency by providing services and inserting support all youth who have experienced foster care at age #ad or older in their transition to adulthood through transitional services2 7ii7 by inserting and post-secondary education after high school diploma2 and 7iii7 by striking training in daily living skills1 training in budgeting and financial management skills and inserting training and opportunities to practice daily living skills 7such as financial literacy training and driving instruction72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking who are likely to remain in foster care until #ah years of age receive the education1 training1 and services necessary to obtain employment and inserting who have experienced foster care at age #ad or older achieve meaningful1 permanent connections with a caring adult2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking who are likely to remain in foster care until #ah years of age prepare for and enter postsecondary training and education institutions and inserting who have experienced foster care at age #ad or older engage in age or developmentally appropriate activities1 positive youth development1 and experiential learning that reflects what their peers in intact families experience2 and 7,d7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g72 7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,d71 by striking adolescents and inserting youth2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,i7 by inserting including training on youth development after to provide training2 and 7,,ii7 by striking adolescents preparing for independent living and all that follows through the period and inserting youth preparing for a successful transition to adulthood and making a permanent connection with a caring adult42 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by striking adolescents each place it appears and inserting youth2 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,k7-- 7,i7 by striking an adolescent and inserting a youth2 and 7,,ii7 by striking the adolescent each place it appears and inserting the youth2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7f71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,report to congress ,not later than ,october #a1 #bjah1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a report on the ,national ,youth in ,transition ,database and any other databases in which ,states report outcome measures relating to children in foster care and children who have aged out of foster care or left foster care for kinship guardianship or adoption4 ,the report shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a description of the reasons for entry into foster care and of the foster care experiences1 such as length of stay1 number of placement settings1 case goal1 and discharge reason of #ag-year-olds who are surveyed by the ,national ,youth in ,transition ,database and an analysis of the comparison of that description with the reasons for entry and foster care experiences of children of other ages who exit from foster care before attaining age #ag4 7,b7 ,a description of the characteristics of the individuals who report poor outcomes at ages #ai and #ba to the ,national ,youth in ,transition ,database4 7,c7 ,benchmarks for determining what constitutes a poor outcome for youth who remain in or have exited from foster care and plans the executive branch will take to incorporate these benchmarks in efforts to evaluate child welfare agency performance in providing services to children transitioning from foster care4 7,d7 ,an analysis of the association between types of placement1 number of overall placements1 time spent in foster care1 and other factors1 and outcomes at ages #ai and #ba4 7,e7 ,an analysis of the differences in outcomes for children in and formerly in foster care at age #ai and #ba among ,states4 4 7e7 ,clarifying documentation provided to foster youth leaving foster care ,section #dge7e77;,i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fge7e77;,i77 is amended by inserting after ,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje the following3 1 and any official documentation necessary to prove that the child was previously in foster care4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,june #bj1 #bjag4;,clerk4