,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjba,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to extend flexible use of ,john
 ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care ,independence
 ,program funding to address            
pandemic-related challenges for older   
foster youth4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,continued     
,state ,flexibility to ,assist ,older   
,foster ,youth ,act4  #b4 ,extension of 
pandemic provisions affecting older     
foster youth  7a7 ,extension of ,chafee 
program flexibility ,section #c of      
division ,x of the ,consolidated        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fgg note7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7b71 by striking and #bjba
 and inserting through #bjbb2 and  7#b7 
in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking    
,during the ,,covid-#ai public health   

emergency period32  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking ,the and inserting    
,through ,december #ca1 #bjba1 the2     
7,c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,a  
and inserting ,through fiscal year      
#bjbb1 a2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
striking ,notwithstanding and inserting 
,through fiscal year #bjbb1             
notwithstanding2 and  7,e7 in paragraph 
7#d71 by inserting after the paragraph  
heading the following3 ,through fiscal  
year #bjbb34  7b7 ,extension of ,state  
funding flexibility related to youth    
aging out of foster care ,section #d of 
such division 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fga note7 
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d7--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking
 #bjba and inserting #bjbb2 and  7,b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#c7 
,additional ,chafee funding             
flexibilities ,notwithstanding paragraph
 7#b7 of this subsection1 a ,state to   
which additional funds are made         
available as a result of section #c7;a7 
of this division may use the funds to   

meet any costs referred to in paragraph 
7#a7 of this subsection incurred on or  
before ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 with      
respect to children who-- 7,a7 have     
attained #ah years of age2  7,b7 are in 
foster care1 or re-enter care2 and  7,c7
 are not eligible for foster care       
maintenance payments under section #dgb 
of the ,social ,security ,act4  2 and   
7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by striking     
#bjba and inserting #bjbb4