,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,*u 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,h\*97 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide an inc5tive = ,/ates to     
ext5d *ild welf>e support & s]vices =   
y\? ?r\gh #ba ye>s ( age1 & to all[ y\? 
to re-ent] fo/] c>e aft] atta9+ #ah ye>s
 ( age1 bo? )\t reg>d to ! ,,afdc       
eligibility ( _! p>5ts or legal         
gu>dians1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,increas+ ,access to ,fo/] ,c>e ,?r\gh  
,age #ba ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress 
f9ds t ea* additional ye> 9 ext5d$ fo/] 
c>e has-- 7#a7 significantly increas$ ! 
probability t y\? complet$ a high s*ool 
cr$5tial by approximately #h p]c5t2     
7#b7 increas$ _! expect$ probability (  
enroll+ 9 college by betwe5 #aj p]c5t & 
#aa p]c5t2  7#c7 increas$ ! numb] (     
qu>t]s t y\? h be5 employ$ betwe5 _!    
#ah? & #ba/ bir?days2  7#d7 increas$ !  

am\nt ( money y\? h _h 9 bank acc\nts by
 an av]age ( approximately #djd2  7#e7  
increas$ ! odds t y\? h describ$ a      
pr(essional z a s\rce ( social support2 
7#f7 significantly decreas$ ! am\nt (   
money y\? h receiv$ 9 ne$-bas$ public   
food assi/ance by an av]age ( m ?an     
#gjj2  7#g7 decreas$ ! odds ( hav+      
exp]i5c$ an additional economic h>d%ip  
betwe5 ! ages ( #ag & #ba by            
approximately #ab p]c5t2  7#h7 decreas$ 
! odds ( be+ homeless or c\*-surf+      
betwe5 ! ages ( #ag & #ba by            
approximately #bh p]c5t2  7#i7 decreas$ 
! odds t y\? h become pregnant or       
impregnat$ a female betwe5 ! ages ( #ag 
& #ba by approximately #bh p]c5t2 &     
7#aj7 decreas$ ! odds t y\? h be5 arre/$
 betwe5 ! ages ( #ag & #ba by           
approximately #da p]c5t & decreas$ !    
odds t y\? h be5 convict$ ( a crime dur+
 ! same p]iod by approximately #dj      
p]c5t4  #c4 ,ext5d$ *ild welf>e support 
& s]vices = y\? transition+ f fo/] c>e  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #dge7h7 ( !       

,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fge7h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+       
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ subp>agraphs  
7,b7 & 7,c72  7#b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 
7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,at !     
option ( ! ,/ate & y\? involv$1 ! t]m   
%all include a y\? :o is 9 fo/] c>e "u !
 responsibility ( ! ,/ate4  2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,! t]m   
%all include a y\?-- 7i7 7,i7 ) respect 
to :om an adoption assi/ance agreem5t is
 9 effect "u section #dgc if ! y\? _h   
atta9$ #af ye>s ( age be=e ! agreem5t   
became effective2 or  7,,ii7 ) respect  
to :om a k9%ip gu>dian%ip assi/ance     
agreem5t is 9 effect "u section #dgc7;d7
 if ! y\? _h atta9$ #af ye>s ( age be=e 
! agreem5t became effective2 &  7ii7 :o 
has n atta9$ #ai1 #bj1 #ba1 or #bb ye>s 
( age1 z ! ,/ate may elect4  7,d7 ,9 ?is
 p>agraph1 ! t]m y\? means an           
individual-- 7i7 :o has atta9$ #ah ye>s 
( age2 &  7ii7 :o has n atta9$ #bb ye>s 
( age4  4  7b7 ,guidance & te*nical     
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human

 ,s]vices %all provide guidance &       
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates on be/     
practices = outrea* to y\? :o are newly 
eligible = s]vices z a result ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is section4  #d4 ,promot+ ! 
re-entry ( y\? into ext5d$ fo/] c>e  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #dga7;a7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fga7;a77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (   
p>agraph 7#cf72  7#b7 by add+ & at ! end
 ( p>agraph 7#cg72 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#ch7 if ! ,/ate ex]cises
 ! option provid$ = 9 section #dge7h71  
%all-- 7,a7 p]mit any y\? :o has atta9$ 
#ah ye>s ( age & meets ! requirem5ts (  
section #dge7h77;,c7 to volunt>ily      
re-ent] fo/] c>e2 &  7,b7 facilitate !  
volunt>y return ( any su* y\? to fo/]   
c>e4  4  7b7 ,guidance & te*nical       
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices %all provide guidance &       
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates on be/     
practices = outrea* to y\? :o h left    
fo/] c>e & are o!rwise eligible =       
re-entry into fo/] c>e4  #e4 ,provid+ = 

,/ates to improve outcomes =            
transition-ag$ y\? & "y adults ,section 
#dgb7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgb7;a77#a77;,b77  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ except 9 ! case ( a  
y\? :o has atta9$ #ah ye>s ( age & meets
 ! requirem5ts ( section #dge7h77;,c71  
be=e ! *ild4  #f4 ,effective date  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act   
%all take effect on ! #a/ day ( ! #a/   
fiscal ye> beg9n+ on or aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & %all apply to    
paym5ts "u "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !       
,social ,security ,act = cal5d> qu>t]s  
beg9n+ on or aft] su* date4  7b7 ,delay 
p]mitt$ if ,/ate legislation requir$ ,if
 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
det]m9es t ,/ate legislation 7o!r ?an   
legislation appropriat+ funds7 is       
requir$ 9 ord] = a ,/ate plan develop$  
pursuant to "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !      
,social ,security ,act to meet !        
additional requirem5ts impos$ by !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 ! plan %all n
 be reg>d$ z fail+ to meet any ( !      

additional requirem5ts be=e ! #a/ day ( 
! #a/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! fir/   
regul> session ( ! ,/ate legislature t  
beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4 ,= purposes ( ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 if 
! ,/ate has a #b-ye> legislative        
session1 ea* ye> ( ! session is deem$ to
 be a sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate  
legislature4  #g4 ,work=ce developm5t   
,)9 #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/ration =       
,*ildr5 & ,families1 %all1 9            
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1    
develop & issue guidance to ,/ate &     
local ag5cies op]at+ a program "u a     
,/ate plan approv$ "u "p ,e ( title ,,iv
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act on h[ case  
work]s c connect y\? eligible = fo/] c>e
 by reason ( an am5dm5t made by section 
#c or #d ( ?is ,act to work=ce          
developm5t programs "u title ,i ( !     
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity     
,act4