,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4   
,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,ms4 ,bass1 and ,mr4 ,mullin7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,energy and ,commerce1 and ,financial   
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to temporarily modify the   
,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care ,program
 for ,successful ,transition to         
,adulthood in response to the           
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,temporary modifications 
to the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care  
,program for ,successful ,transition to 
,adulthood in response to the           
,,covid-#ai pandemic  7a7 ,increase in  
funding  7#a7 ,generally ,the dollar    

amount specified in section #dgg7;h77#a7
 of the ,social ,security ,act for      
fiscal year #bjbj is deemed to be       
#dhc1jjj1jjj-- 7,a7 of which            
#cdj1jjj1jjj shall be available through 
the end of fiscal year #bjba for the    
purpose described in section            
#dgg7;a77#d7 of such ,act2 and  7,b7 the
 remainder of which shall be available  
as provided in such section             
#dgg7;h77#a74  7#b7 ,education and      
training vouchers ,the dollar amount    
specified in section #dgg7;h77#b7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act for fiscal year 
#bjbj is deemed to be #bbj1jjj1jjj--    
7,a7 of which #afj1jjj1jjj is authorized
 to be available through the end of     
fiscal year #bjba for the purpose       
described in section #dgg7;a77#e7 of    
such ,act2 and  7,b7 the remainder of   
which is authorized to be available as  
provided in such section #dgg7;h77#b74  
7b7 ,inapplicability of state matching  
requirement to additional funds  7#a7   
,in general ,in making payments under   

subsections 7a77#d7 and 7e7 of section  
#dgd of the ,social ,security ,act from 
the additional funds1 the percentage    
specified in subsections 7a77#d77;,a77i7
 and 7e77#a7 of such section are1       
respectively1 deemed to be #ajj percent4
  7#b7 ,additional funds defined ,in    
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 the  
term additional funds means the amounts 
deemed by subsection 7a7 of this section
 to be specified in each of paragraphs  
7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #dgg7;h7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act1 to the extent  
the amount involved exceeds the amount  
specified in the respective paragraph   
without regard to such subsection 7a74  
7c7 ,full and expeditious disbursement  
of funds ,the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services shall fully disburse   
the amounts payable to ,states under    
subsections 7a77#d7 and 7e7 of section  
#dgd of the ,social ,security ,act1 and 
the amounts payable to ,indian tribes1  
tribal organizations1 and tribal        
consortia under section #dgg7;j7 of such

 ,act1 for fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba 
as expeditiously as possible4  7d7      
,maximum age limitation on eligibility  
for assistance ,during fiscal years     
#bjbj and #bjba1 a child may be eligible
 for services and assistance under      
section #dgg of the ,social ,security   
,act until the child attains #bf years  
of age1 notwithstanding any contrary    
certification made under such section4  
7e7 ,waiver of limitations on percentage
 of funds used for housing assistance2  
eligibility for funds ,notwithstanding  
sections #dgg7;b77#c77;,b7 and          
#dgg7;b77#c77;,c7 of the ,social        
,security ,act1 a ,state may use more   
than #cj percent of the funds paid to   
the ,state from its allotment under     
section #dgg7;c7 of such ,act for fiscal
 year #bjbj for room or board1 and the  
funds may be used for youth eligible for
 services under section #dgg of such    
,act who have attained #ah years of age 
and who experienced foster care at #ad  
years of age or older4  7f7 ,elimination

 of certain requirements ,section       
#dgg7;i77#c7 of the ,social ,security   
,act shall have no force or effect      
during fiscal year #bjbj or #bjba4  #b4 
,medicaid outreach ,the agency of each  
,state that is responsible for          
administering the ,state plan approved  
under part ,e of title ,,iv of the      
,social ,security ,act1 in consultation 
with such other agencies as are         
appropriate or interested1 shall        
establish and conduct an outreach       
program designed to increase the        
enrollment of individuals who are       
eligible for medical assistance under   
the ,state plan approved under title    
,,xix of such ,act by reason of section 
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,ix7 of such    
,act4  #c4 ,temporary increase in       
funding for ,,hud family unification    
program ,in addition to any amounts     
otherwise made available for fiscal year
 #bjba for the family unification       
program under section #h7x7 of the      
,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg  

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7x771 there is    
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
 year #bjba1 #bj1jjj1jjj for assistance 
under such section for use only for     
youths eligible for such assistance     
under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 of such       
section4