#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bhdg  ,,an ,,act  ,to make improvem5ts 
to ! ,john ,h4 ,*afee ,fo/] ,c>e        
,indep5d5ce ,program & relat$           
provisions4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,s]vices =     
,old] ,y\? 9 ,fo/] ,c>e ,act4  #b4      
,improvem5ts to ! ,john ,h4 ,*afee ,fo/]
 ,c>e ,indep5d5ce ,program & relat$     
provisions  7a7 ,au?ority ,to s]ve =m]  
fo/] y\? up to age #bc ,section #dgg ( !
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fgg7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection     
7a77#e71 by ins]t+ 7or #bc ye>s ( age1 9
 ! case ( a ,/ate ) a c]tification "u   
subsection 7b77#c77;,a77ii7 to provide  
assi/ance & s]vices to y\?s :o h ag$ out
 ( fo/] c>e & h n atta9$ su* age1 9     
accordance ) su* subsection7 aft] #ba   
ye>s ( age2  7#b7 9 subsection          
7b77#c77;,a7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 7i7 be=e 
,a c]tification2  7,b7 by /rik+ *ildr5  
:o h left fo/] c>e & all t foll[s ?r\gh 
! p]iod & ins]t+ y\?s :o h ag$ out (    
fo/] c>e & h n atta9$ #ba ye>s ( age42 &

  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7ii7 
,if ! ,/ate has elect$ "u section       
#dge7h77;,b7 to ext5d eligibility = fo/]
 c>e to all *ildr5 :o h n atta9$ #ba    
ye>s ( age1 or if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 ! ,/ate ag5cy responsible = adm9i/]+ ! 
,/ate plans "u ?is "p & "p ,b uses ,/ate
 funds or any o!r funds n provid$ "u ?is
 "p to provide s]vices & assi/ance =    
y\?s :o h ag$ out ( fo/] c>e t are      
comp>able to ! s]vices & assi/ance !    
y\?s w\ld receive if ! ,/ate _h made su*
 an election1 ! c]tification requir$ "u 
clause 7i7 may provide t ! ,/ate w      
provide assi/ance & s]vices to y\?s :o h
 ag$ out ( fo/] c>e & h n atta9$ #bc    
ye>s ( age4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection     
7b77#c77;,b71 by /rik+ *ildr5 :o h left 
fo/] c>e & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod & 
ins]t+ y\?s :o h ag$ out ( fo/] c>e & h 
n atta9$ #ba ye>s ( age 7or #bc ye>s (  
age1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate ) a c]tification
 "u subp>agraph 7,a77i7 to provide      
assi/ance & s]vices to y\?s :o h ag$ out
 ( fo/] c>e & h n atta9$ su* age1 9     

accordance ) subp>agraph 7,a77ii7744    
7b7 ,au?ority ,to r$i/ribute unsp5t     
funds ,section #dgg7;d7 ( su* ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;d77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ or does n exp5d
 allocat$ funds )9 ! "t p]iod specifi$  
"u section #dgg7;d77#c7 aft] provid$ by 
! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#e7 ,r$i/ribution ( unexp5d$  
am\nts  7,a7 ,availability ( am\nts ,to 
! ext5t t am\nts paid to ,/ates "u ?is  
section 9 a fiscal ye> rema9 unexp5d$ by
 ! ,/ates at ! end ( ! succe$+ fiscal   
ye>1 ! ,secret>y may make ! am\nts      
available = r$i/ribution 9 ! second     
succe$+ fiscal ye> among ! ,/ates t     
apply = additional funds "u ?is section 
= t second succe$+ fiscal ye>4  7,b7    
,r$i/ribution  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all r$i/ribute ! am\nts made available
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 = a fiscal ye>     
among eligible applicant ,/ates4 ,9 ?is 
subp>agraph1 ! t]m eligible applicant   
,/ate means a ,/ate t has appli$ =      
additional funds = ! fiscal ye> "u      

subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 t ! ,/ate w use ! funds = ! purpose =  
:i* orig9ally allott$ "u ?is section4   
7ii7 ,am\nt to be r$i/ribut$ ,! am\nt to
 be r$i/ribut$ to ea* eligible applicant
 ,/ate %all be ! am\nt s made available 
multipli$ by ! ,/ate fo/] c>e ratio 7z  
def9$ 9 subsection 7c77#d71 except t1 9 
su* subsection1 all eligible applicant  
,/ates 7z def9$ 9 subsection            
7d77#e77;,b77i77 %all be sub/itut$ = all
 ,/ates74  7iii7 ,treatm5t ( r$i/ribut$ 
am\nt ,any am\nt made available to a    
,/ate "u ?is p>agraph %all be reg>d$ z  
"p ( ! allotm5t ( ! ,/ate "u ?is section
 = ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! r$i/ribution is 
made4  7,c7 ,tribes ,= purposes ( ?is   
p>agraph1 ! t]m ,/ate includes an       
,indian tribe1 tribal organization1 or  
tribal consortium t receives an allotm5t
 "u ?is section4  4  7c7 ,exp&+ &       
cl>ify+ ! use ( education & tra9+ v\*]s 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dgg7;i77#c7 (   
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;i77#c77 is
 am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ on ! date & all 

t foll[s ?r\gh #bc & ins]t+ to rema9    
eligible until !y atta9 #bf2 &  7,b7 by 
ins]t+ 1 b 9 no ev5t may a y\?          
p>ticipate 9 ! program = m ?an #e ye>s  
7:e!r or n consecutive7 be=e ! p]iod4   
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section           
#dgg7;i77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fgg7;i77#a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ :o h   
atta9$ #ad ye>s ( age be=e ! p]iod4  7d7
 ,o!r improvem5ts ,section #dgg ( su*   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg71 z am5d$ by   
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 ( ?is       
section1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! section   
head+1 by /rik+ ,indep5d5ce ,program &  
ins]t+ ,program = ,successful           
,transition to ,adul?ood2  7#b7 9       
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 by /rik+ id5tify *ildr5 :o are     
likely to rema9 9 fo/] c>e until #ah    
ye>s ( age & to help ^! *ildr5 make !   
transition to self-suffici5cy by provid+
 s]vices & ins]t+ support all y\? :o h  
exp]i5c$ fo/] c>e at age #ad or old] 9  
_! transition to adul?ood ?r\gh         
transitional s]vices2  7ii7 by ins]t+ & 

po/-second>y education aft] high s*ool  
diploma2 &  7iii7 by /rik+ tra9+ 9 daily
 liv+ skills1 tra9+ 9 budget+ & f9ancial
 managem5t skills & ins]t+ tra9+ &      
opportunities to practice daily liv+    
skills 7su* z f9ancial lit]acy tra9+ &  
driv+ in/ruction72  7,b7 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 by /rik+ :o are likely to rema9 9 
fo/] c>e until #ah ye>s ( age receive ! 
education1 tra9+1 & s]vices necess>y to 
obta9 employm5t & ins]t+ :o h exp]i5c$  
fo/] c>e at age #ad or old] a*ieve      
mean+ful1 p]man5t connections ) a c>+   
adult2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+  
:o are likely to rema9 9 fo/] c>e until 
#ah ye>s ( age prep>e = & ent]          
po/second>y tra9+ & education           
in/itutions & ins]t+ :o h exp]i5c$ fo/] 
c>e at age #ad or old] engage 9 age or  
developm5tally appropriate activities1  
positive y\? developm5t1 & exp]i5tial   
le>n+ t reflects :at _! pe]s 9 intact   
families exp]i5ce2 &  7,d7 by /rik+     
p>agraph 7#d7 & r$esignat+ p>agraphs    
7#e7 ?r\gh 7#h7 z p>agraphs 7#d7 ?r\gh  

7#g72  7#c7 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9  
p>agraph 7#b77;,d71 by /rik+ adolesc5ts 
& ins]t+ y\?2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 
7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,d7-- 7,i7 by ins]t+ 
includ+ tra9+ on y\? developm5t aft] to 
provide tra9+2 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+       
adolesc5ts prep>+ = indep5d5t liv+ & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod & ins]t+ y\?    
prep>+ = a successful transition to     
adul?ood & mak+ a p]man5t connection ) a
 c>+ adult42  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,h71  
by /rik+ adolesc5ts ea* place x appe>s &
 ins]t+ y\?2 &  7iii7 9 subp>agraph     
7,k7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ an adolesc5t &     
ins]t+ a y\?2 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ !      
adolesc5t ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ ! 
y\?2 &  7#d7 9 subsection 7f71 by /rik+ 
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
,report to congress ,n lat] ?an ,octob] 
#a1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      
,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate a report on !        
,national ,y\? 9 ,transition ,database &
 any o!r databases 9 :i* ,/ates report  

outcome measures relat+ to *ildr5 9 fo/]
 c>e & *ildr5 :o h ag$ out ( fo/] c>e or
 left fo/] c>e = k9%ip gu>dian%ip or    
adoption4 ,! report %all include !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description ( ! reasons 
= entry into fo/] c>e & ( ! fo/] c>e    
exp]i5ces1 su* z l5g? ( /ay1 numb] (    
placem5t sett+s1 case goal1 & dis*>ge   
reason ( #ag-ye>-olds :o are survey$ by 
! ,national ,y\? 9 ,transition ,database
 & an analysis ( ! comp>ison ( t        
description ) ! reasons = entry & fo/]  
c>e exp]i5ces ( *ildr5 ( o!r ages :o    
exit f fo/] c>e be=e atta9+ age #ag4    
7,b7 ,a description ( ! *>act]i/ics ( ! 
individuals :o report poor outcomes at  
ages #ai & #ba to ! ,national ,y\? 9    
,transition ,database4  7,c7 ,b5*m>ks = 
det]m9+ :at con/itutes a poor outcome = 
y\? :o rema9 9 or h exit$ f fo/] c>e &  
plans ! executive bran* w take to       
incorporate ^! b5*m>ks 9 ef=ts to       
evaluate *ild welf>e ag5cy p]=mance 9   
provid+ s]vices to *ildr5 transition+ f 
fo/] c>e4  7,d7 ,an analysis ( !        

association betwe5 types ( placem5t1    
numb] ( ov]all placem5ts1 "t sp5t 9 fo/]
 c>e1 & o!r factors1 & outcomes at ages 
#ai & #ba4  7,e7 ,an analysis ( !       
diff]5ces 9 outcomes = *ildr5 9 & =m]ly 
9 fo/] c>e at age #ai & #ba among       
,/ates4  4  7e7 ,cl>ify+ docum5tation   
provid$ to fo/] y\? leav+ fo/] c>e      
,section #dge7e77;,i7 ( su* ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #fge7e77;,i77 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ,,real ,,id ,act ( #bjje !  
foll[+3 1 & any (ficial docum5tation    
necess>y to prove t ! *ild 0 previ\sly 9
 fo/] c>e4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives ,june #bj1 #bjag4;,cl]k4