,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjbe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to establish innovation grants under the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care ,program for ,successful ,transition to ,adulthood to improve adulthood outcomes for youth aging out of foster care1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,increasing ,opportunity for ,former ,foster ,youth ,act4 #b4 ,chafee innovation grants 7a7 ,in general ,section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,innovation grants ,to improve adulthood outcomes for transition-,age foster youth 7#a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this subsection is to support the development of programs that improve outcomes for transition-age foster youth1 specifically by identifying programs with evidence of effectiveness1 determining if they can be replicated with fidelity and demonstrate results1 and scaling up successful programs so more youth receive effective services that help them to transition successfully to adulthood4 7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,adulthood outcomes ,the term adulthood outcomes means outcomes in employment1 education1 housing1 mental health1 physical health1 financial stability1 permanency1 and criminal involvement4 7,b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7i7 a ,state child welfare agency2 7ii7 a local child welfare agency2 7iii7 a tribal child welfare agency of an ,indian tribe or tribal organization operating a program under this part 7including as part of a tribal consortium71 in accordance with section #dgi;,b2 or 7iv7 a non-governmental organization that has experience working with transition-age foster youth4 7,c7 ,moderate evidence of effectiveness ,the term moderate evidence of effectiveness means that the results of at least #a well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study of a program demonstrates a statistically significant1 sizable1 and sustained effect on improving #a or more adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth and the overall weight of the evidence shows meaningful benefits for program participants4 7,d7 ,preliminary evidence of effectiveness ,the term preliminary evidence of effectiveness means that prior studies of a program1 key components of a program1 or similar programs suggest potential for sizable1 and sustained effects on improving adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth but the overall weight of the evidence does not yet constitute moderate or strong causal evidence of such effects4 7,e7 ,strong evidence of effectiveness ,the term strong evidence of effectiveness means that the results of at least #a well-designed and well-implemented experimental study of a program demonstrates a statistically significant1 sizable1 and sustained effect on improving #a or more adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth and the overall weight of the evidence shows meaningful benefits for program participants4 7,f7 ,transition-age foster youth ,the term transition-age foster youth means individuals who have experienced foster care at age #ad or older4 7#c7 ,innovation grants 7,a7 ,authority to award grants ,the ,secretary shall award the following types of innovation grants to eligible entities to improve adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth through the development1 validation1 and dissemination of evidence-based effective programs for improving adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth3 7i7 ,development grants ,development grants to carry out programs with preliminary evidence of effectiveness in improving adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth4 7ii7 ,validation grants ,validation grants to carry out programs with moderate evidence of effectiveness in improving adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth4 7iii7 ,replication grants ,replication grants to carry out programs with strong evidence of effectiveness in improving adulthood outcomes for transition-age foster youth4 7,b7 ,proportion of different types of grants awarded ,to the extent feasible and practicable1 the ,secretary shall award development1 validation1 and replication grants in equal proportion1 but shall award validation and replication grants only to the extent the programs proposed to be carried out with such grants meet the evidence requirements for the applicable type of grant to be awarded4 7,c7 ,number of grants ,the ,secretary shall award at least #aj1 but not more than #ae1 innovation grants under this subsection4 7,d7 ,tribal child welfare agency ,at least #a innovation grant shall be reserved for awarding to an eligible entity described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77iii71 unless no such eligible entity meets the application requirements4 7#d7 ,duration ,each innovation grant awarded under this subsection shall be awarded for a period of not less than #e years4 7#e7 ,amount of grant ,the amount of an innovation grant awarded under this subsection shall be proportional to the level of funding necessary to implement and evaluate the proposed program at a scale that can be evaluated rigorously1 as described in paragraph 7#e77;,f74 7#f7 ,application requirements ,in order to be eligible for an innovation grant under this subsection1 an eligible entity shall submit to the ,secretary an application containing the following3 7,a7 ,program design ,a description of the proposed program to be carried out using amounts awarded under the grant1 including the target population of transition-age foster youth to be served by the program1 which may be #a or more of the following populations3 7i7 ,transition-age foster youth who are homeless or at high risk of homelessness4 7ii7 ,transition-age foster youth with emotional or behavioral challenges4 7iii7 ,transition-age foster youth who are not engaged in employment1 education1 or training4 7iv7 ,transition-age foster youth who are expectant or parenting4 7v7 ,transition-age foster youth experiencing financial instability4 7vi7 ,transition-age foster youth with a history of juvenile justice or criminal involvement or who are at risk of criminal involvement4 7vii7 ,transition-age foster youth placed in another planned permanent living arrangement subject to section #dge;,a7a74 7viii7 ,transition-age foster youth who exited foster care without permanency4 7ix7 ,transition-age foster youth at risk of experiencing negative outcomes in adulthood not described in a preceding clause of this subparagraph4 7,b7 ,adulthood outcomes measured ,a description of the adulthood outcomes that would be measured under the program4 7,c7 ,program model ,the logic model for the proposed program and whether the program has strong1 moderate1 or preliminary evidence4 7,d7 ,collaborative partnership ,an assurance that-- 7i7 if the eligible entity is a ,state1 county1 or tribal child welfare agency1 the eligible entity will establish #a or more partnerships with non-governmental organizations or entities for purposes of collaborating on the implementation and evaluation of the program funded under the grant2 and 7ii7 if the eligible entity is a non-governmental organization1 the eligible entity will establish a partnership with the ,state1 or a county or tribal child welfare agency on the implementation and evaluation of the program funded under the grant4 7,e7 ,funding assurance 7i7 ,in general ,subject to clause 7ii71 an assurance that not less than #ej percent of the amounts expended by the eligible entity to carry out the program funded under the innovation grant shall be provided from non-,federal sources 7which may be in cash or in kind7 composed of the following3 7,i7 ,not less than #bj percent of the amounts expended by the eligible entity shall be derived from ,state expenditures that are not from amounts made available to the ,state by the ,federal ,government or amounts expended as a condition of receiving ,federal funds 7other than under this subsection74 7,,ii7 ,not less than #cj percent of amounts expended by the eligible entity shall be derived from expenditures made by a collaborative partner of the eligible entity that are not from amounts made available to the partner by the ,federal ,government or amounts expended as a condition of receiving ,federal funds 7other than under this subsection74 7ii7 ,exception ,clause 7i7 shall be applied to an eligible entity described in paragraph 7#b77;,b77iii7 by substituting #cj percent for #ej percent and without regard to subclause 7,i74 7,f7 ,program evaluation ,assurances that the eligible entity will 7in accordance with guidelines proscribed by the ,secretary in coordination with the ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary for ,planning1 ,research and ,evaluation7 use such amounts of the innovation grant awarded to the entity as is adequate to-- 7i7 have a rigorous1 third-party evaluation of the program that employs experimental designs1 using random assignment whenever feasible1 and other research methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible2 7ii7 conduct an analysis of costs and benefits of the program2 and 7iii7 adhere to an evaluation plan that is developed with #a or more collaborative partners of the eligible entity4 7,g7 ,other information or assurances ,such other information or assurances as the ,secretary may require4 7#g7 ,preference in awarding grants ,in awarding innovation grants under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall give preference to grant applications to carry out proposed interventions that have prior evidence of meaningfully improving the greatest number of outcomes4 7#h7 ,technical assistance2 dissemination of findings ,the ,secretary shall 7directly1 or by contract or a cooperative agreement with #a or more organizations with relevant expertise7-- 7,a7 provide technical assistance to eligible entities awarded innovation grants under this subsection to ensure that-- 7i7 implementation of the programs funded under such grants adheres faithfully to the key elements of the program models2 and 7ii7 the third-party evaluations of such programs are designed and implemented with scientific rigor1 as described in paragraph 7#f77;,f72 and 7,b7 ensure that findings from such evaluations are disseminated to support broad implementation and scaling up of successful approaches4 7#i7 ,funding 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to the amounts made available for a fiscal year under subsection 7h7 to carry out this section and paid to ,states under section #dgd7;a77#d71 out of any money in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states not otherwise appropriated1 there are appropriated #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe to carry out this subsection4 7,b7 ,technical assistance ,not more than #e percent of the amount appropriated under subparagraph 7,a7 to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year may be used to provide technical assistance and disseminate findings under paragraph 7#h74 4 7b7 ,report ,not later than ,october #a1 #bjbb1 and periodically thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 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 innovation grants awarded under section #dgg7k7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7k77 7as added by subsection 7a77 and the findings from the programs funded with such grants as such findings become available1 including the impact of the interventions on outcomes for transition-age foster youth4 ,each report submitted under this subsection shall include recommendations for legislation and administrative action based on such findings4 7c7 ,technical assistance and other activities ,subsection 7g7 of section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 is amended to read as follows3 7g7 ,technical assistance and other activities ,the ,secretary shall reserve #a percent of the amount specified in subsection 7h7 for a fiscal year to carry out1 during the fiscal year1 evaluation1 technical assistance1 performance measurement1 and data collection activities related to this section1 directly or through grants1 contracts1 or cooperative agreements with appropriate entities4 4 7d7 ,conforming amendments ,section #dgi;,b7f7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgi;c7f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking section #dgg7;j7 and inserting subsections 7j7 and 7k7 of section #dgg2 and 7#b7 by inserting or #dgg7k7 after #dgd7;e74 #c4 ,increasing ,child ,support ,payments to ,families 7a7 ,reporting of nonemployees to ,directories of ,new ,hires ,section #dec;,a of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by striking by employers on each newly hired employee2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,employer and inserting ,reported2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking ,except as provided and inserting the following3 7i7 ,employees ,except as provided 2 7,,ii7 by striking identifying number and inserting employer identification number2 7,,iii7 by inserting 7in this section referred to as the employer identification number7 after under section #faji of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and 7,,iv7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7ii7 ,nonemployees ,except as provided in subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 if a service-recipient is required to make a return in accordance with section #fjda;,a7a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf with respect to a nonemployee1 such service-recipient shall furnish to the ,directory of ,new ,hires of the ,state in which such nonemployee works1 a report that contains the name1 address1 and social security number of or identifying number assigned under section #faji of the ,internal ,revenue ,code 7in this section referred to as the identifying number7 to such nonemployee1 the date services for remuneration were first performed by such nonemployee1 and the name1 address1 and employer identification number of the service-recipient4 2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking employers and inserting reporting2 7,,ii7 by striking ,an employer and inserting the following3 7i7 ,employees ,an employer that has employees 2 7,,iii7 by inserting 7i7 after subparagraph 7,a7 each place it appears2 7,,iv7 by striking the second sentence2 and 7,v7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,nonemployees ,a service-recipient required to make returns in accordance with section #fjda;,a7a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code with respect to nonemployees located in #b or more ,states and that transmits reports magnetically or electronically may comply with subparagraph 7,a77ii7 by designating #a ,state in which any such nonemployee is located to which the service-recipient will transmit the report described in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 and transmitting such report to such ,state4 7iii7 ,designation ,any employer or service-recipient that transmits reports pursuant to this subparagraph shall notify the ,secretary in writing as to which ,state such employer or service-recipient designates for the purpose of sending reports4 2 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 in the subparagraph heading1 by striking employers2 and 7,,ii7 by striking report and inserting reports2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in the matter that precedes subparagraph 7,a71 by striking with respect to an employee2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by inserting with respect to an employee1 before not later than #bj days2 and 7,,ii7 by striking or after the semicolon2 7iii7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 7iv7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 with respect to a nonemployee1 not later than #bj days after the earlier of-- 7i7 first making payments as a consequence of which a return in accordance with section #fjda;,a7a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is required to be made2 or 7ii7 entering into a contract providing for such payments2 or 2 and 7v7 in subparagraph 7,c71 as redesignated by clause 7iii71 by striking in the case of an employer transmitting reports and inserting in the case of reports transmitted2 7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting or service-recipient after at the option of the employer2 7#d7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by inserting and ,service-,recipients after ,employers2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or nonemployee after employee2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting or service-recipient after employer2 and 7ii7 by inserting or nonemployee1 respectively1 after employee2 7#e7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,employer2 and 7,b7 by striking from an employer2 7#f7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a72 7i7 by inserting and identifying numbers after social security numbers each place it appears2 and 7ii7 by striking by employers before pursuant to subsection 7b72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting or identifying number after social security number each place it appears2 7ii7 by striking employee and inserting individual2 and 7iii7 by striking and the name and address of1 and identifying number assigned under section #faji of the ,internal ,revenue ,act of #aihf to1 the employer and inserting and the name1 address1 and employer identification number of the employer or service-recipient2 7#g7 in subsection 7g77#b77;,a71 by inserting or nonemployee after newly hired employee2 and 7#h7 in subsection 7h71 by striking by employers each place it appears4 7b7 ,assisting in identifying assets across ,state lines 7#a7 ,duties of the secretary ,subsection 7l7 of section #deb of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #feb7 is amended to read as follows3 7l7 ,assets held by financial institutions 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 through the ,federal ,parent ,locator ,service1 is authorized-- 7,a7 to assist ,state agencies operating programs under this part and financial institutions 7as defined in section #dfi;,a7d77#a77 in reaching agreements regarding the receipt from such institutions1 and the transfer to the ,state agencies1 of information that may be provided pursuant to section #dff7;a77#ag77;,a77i7 or #dfi;,a7a72 7,b7 to perform data matches comparing information from such ,state agencies and financial institutions entering into such agreements with respect to individuals owing past due support2 and 7,c7 upon ,state request1 using formats prescribed by the ,secretary1 to send a notice of lien on assets1 held by such financial institutions1 of individuals identified through such data matches who owe past-due support4 7#b7 ,liability ,a financial institution shall not be liable under any ,federal law to any person-- 7,a7 for encumbering any assets held by such financial institution in response to a notice of lien sent by the ,secretary as provided for in paragraph 7#a77;,c72 or 7,b7 for any other action taken in good faith to comply with paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,treatment of disclosures ,for purposes of section #aaac7;d7 of the ,right to ,financial ,privacy ,act of #aigh1 a disclosure pursuant to this subsection shall be considered a disclosure pursuant to a ,federal statute4 4 7#b7 ,state duties 7,a7 ,liens on bank accounts ,section #dff7;a77#d77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7;a77#d77;,a77 is amended by inserting 1 including bank accounts1 after personal property4 7,b7 ,liens arising in another state ,section #dff7;a77#d77;,b7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7;a77#d77;,b77 is amended by striking 1 when the ,state agency1 party1 or other entity and all that follows and inserting a period4 7,c7 ,federal notices of lien ,section #dff7;a77#ag77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7;a77#ag77;,a77 is amended-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 in response to a notice of lien sent by the ,secretary1 to encumber assets held by such institution on behalf of any noncustodial parent who is subject to a child support lien pursuant to paragraph 7#d74 4 7,d7 ,uniform notices of lien ,section #dff7;a77#ag77;,a77ii7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7;a77#ag77;,a77ii771 as amended by subparagraph 7,c77ii71 is amended by inserting in such format and containing such information as the ,secretary may require1 after notice of lien or levy14 7,e7 ,reimbursement of ,federal costs ,paragraph 7#c7 of section #dec7k7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7k77#c77 is amended-- 7i7 in the heading1 by inserting and enforcement services after information2 7ii7 by inserting or enforcement services after that receives information2 7iii7 by striking or section #deb7m7 and inserting or subsection 7l7 or 7m7 of sections #deb2 and 7iv7 by striking in furnishing the information and inserting in furnishing such information or enforcement services4 7#c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #dfi;,a7a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ffi;a7a77 is amended by inserting section #deb7l7 or before section #dff7;a77#ag77;,a74 7c7 ,allowing single-,state financial institutions ,to participate in the financial institution data match ,section #dff7;a77#ag77;,a77i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7;a77#ag77;,a77i77 is amended by striking in the case of financial institutions doing business in two or more ,states4 7d7 ,report on withholding practices for independent contractors ,not later than ,december #cj1 #bjbj1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall issue a report on ,state rules and practices in relation to income withholding for nonemployees and how they are similar to or different from those applicable to employees under the ,consumer ,credit ,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq474 7e7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the amendments made by this section take effect on ,january #a1 #bjba4 7#b7 ,delay if ,state legislation required ,in the case of a ,state plan under part ,d of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47 which the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services determines requires ,state legislation in order for the respective plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section1 the respective plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such part solely on the basis of its failure to meet such additional requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the ,state legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this section4 ,for purposes of the previous sentence1 in the case of a ,state that has a #b-year legislative session1 each year of the session shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the ,state legislature4