,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbd,mr4 
,smith of ,missouri 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend subpart #b of part 
,b of title ,,iv of the ,social         
,security ,act to address child welfare 
involvement caused by poverty1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,preventing    
,child ,welfare ,entry ,caused by       
,poverty ,act4  #b4 ,marylee ,allen     
,promoting ,safe and ,stable ,families  
,program  7a7 ,family preservation      
services ,section #dca7;a77#a7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbi;a7a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking and after
 the semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,f71 by striking the period and        
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,g7 7i7        

services providing nonrecurring short   
term benefits 7including supports       
related to housing instability1         
utilities1 transportation1 and food     
assistance1 among other basic needs7    
that address immediate needs related to 
a specific crisis1 situation1 or event  
affecting the ability of a child to     
remain in a home established for the    
child that is not intended to meet an   
ongoing need2 and  7ii7 for purposes of 
this subpart1 an expenditure for a      
service described in clause 7i7 may be  
treated as an expenditure for any #a or 
more of family support services1 family 
preservation services1 family           
reunification services1 or adoption     
promotion and support services4  4  7b7 
,state plan requirements ,section       
#dcb7;a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#fbi;b7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#i71 by striking and after   
the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#aj71
 by striking the period and inserting 2 
and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 

following3  7#aa7 provides a description
 of policies in place1 including        
training for employees1 to address child
 welfare reports and investigations     
concerning the living arrangements or   
subsistence needs of a child with the   
goal to prevent the separation of a     
child from a parent of the child solely 
due to poverty1 to ensure access to     
services described in section           
#dca7;a77#a77;,g74  4  #c4 ,effective   
date  7a7 ,in general ,the amendments   
made by this ,act shall take effect on  
the #ast day of the #ast fiscal year    
beginning on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 and shall apply 
to payments made under subpart #b of    
part ,b of title ,,iv of the ,social    
,security ,act for calendar quarters    
beginning on or after such date4  7b7   
,delay permitted if ,state legislation  
is required ,if the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services determines 
that ,state legislation 7other than     
legislation appropriating funds7 is     

required in order for any ,state plan   
approved under subpart #b of part ,b of 
title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act
 to meet the additional requirements    
imposed by the amendments made by this  
,act1 the plan shall not be regarded as 
failing to meet any of the additional   
requirements before the #ast day of the 
#ast calendar quarter beginning after   
the #ast regular session of the ,state  
legislature that begins after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4 ,for     
purposes of the preceding sentence1 if  
the ,state has a #b-year legislative    
session1 each year of the session is    
deemed to be a separate regular session 
of the ,state legislature4