,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc       
7legislative day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4  
,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 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 targeted 
groups 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 #bjai4  #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-- 7#a7 by striking  
or at the end of subparagraph 7,i72     
7#b7 by striking the period at the end  
of subparagraph 7,j7 and inserting 1 or2
 and  7#c7 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 7within the 
meaning of section #dgg of the ,social  
,security ,act7 after attaining the age 
specified in section #dgg7;a77#g7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act4  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