,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bf1       
#bjbc,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,hickenlooper7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iv of the  
,social ,security ,act to establish a   
demonstration grant program to provide  
emergency relief to foster youth and    
improve pre-placement services offered  
by foster care stabilization agencies1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,foster ,care ,stabilization ,act of    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,grants to improve          
pre-placement services for foster youth 
,section #dbf of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbf7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,grants ,to improve pre-,placement      
services for foster youth  7#a7         
,establishment ,the ,secretary shall    
award #c demonstration grants of not    

more than #a1jjj1jjj to foster care     
stabilization agencies for the purpose  
of providing emergency relief to foster 
youth and improving pre-placement       
services for foster youth waiting for   
placement4  7#b7 ,duration ,a foster    
care stabilization agency that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall have
 #c years to spend funds awarded by the 
grant and return any unused grant funds 
to the ,secretary4  7#c7 ,application ,a
 foster care stabilization agency that  
desires to receive a grant under this   
subsection shall submit to the          
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
require1 that shall include the         
following3 7,a7 ,a description of how   
grant funds will be used to provide     
emergency relief to foster youth by the 
foster care stabilization agency4  7,b7 
,a description of how grant funds will  
be used to improve pre-placement        
services offered by the foster care     

stabilization agency4  7#d7 ,application
 dissemination ,the ,secretary shall    
ensure that the solicitation of         
applications for a grant under this     
subsection is posted publicly on the    
website of the ,administration for      
,children and ,families and shall make  
special dissemination efforts to rural  
areas and among ,indian ,tribes1 ,tribal
 organizations1 and ,native ,hawaiian   
organizations4  7#e7 ,use of funds ,a   
grant awarded under this subsection may 
be used to carry out any of the         
following activities3 7,a7 ,hiring of   
personnel necessary to provide emergency
 relief to foster youth and ensure that 
services1 resources1 and assistance     
reach such youth4  7,b7 ,provision of   
clothing and other personal necessities 
to a foster youth for a total not to    
exceed #bej per foster youth1 per year4 
7,c7 ,purchase of food and equipment    
needed to prepare food for foster youth4
  7,d7 ,provision of service and support
 to prevent and respond to occurrences  

of child abuse and neglect with respect 
to foster youth4  7,e7 ,any other       
extraordinary or emergency assistance   
needed to promote the safety and        
self-sufficiency of foster youth4  7,f7 
,any other purpose that the ,secretary  
determines appropriate4  7#f7           
,reservation ,the ,secretary shall      
reserve #de1jjj of any amounts referred 
to in paragraph 7#i7 for administration1
 oversight1 and technical assistance    
activities related to this subsection4  
7#g7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall      
submit to the ,congress a report that-- 
7,a7 describes how grants awarded under 
this subsection have been used to       
provide emergency relief to foster      
youth2  7,b7 describe how grants awarded
 under this subsection have been used on
 pre-placement services2  7,c7 contains 
data on the extent of clothing and other
 necessities purchased with grant funds 
awarded under this subsection that have 
been provided to foster youth2  7,d7    
provides an evaluation of case outcomes 

for foster youth who have benefitted    
from grant funds2 and  7,e7 states the  
number of home transfers for each foster
 youth that has benefitted from grant   
funds4  7#h7 ,definitions ,in this      
subsection3 7,a7 ,foster care           
stabilization agency ,the term foster   
care stabilization agency means a local 
public or private nonprofit entity1     
including a community or faith-based    
organization1 with expertise and        
experience providing direct services to 
#a or more of the following3 7i7        
,children who are under the care and    
placement responsibility of a ,state or 
tribal agency that administers a plan   
under this part or part ,e4  7ii7       
,foster youth who have not attained #ah 
years of age4  7iii7 ,foster youth who  
have attained #ah years of age4  7,b7   
,foster youth ,the term foster youth    
means an individual in foster care who  
has not attained #bf years of age4  7,c7
 ,home transfer ,the term home transfer 
means the initial placement of a foster 

youth in foster care1 and any subsequent
 placement of that foster youth while in
 foster care4  7#i7 ,funding ,to the    
extent that the total of the amounts    
made available under subsection 7a7 for 
a fiscal year exceeds #e1jjj1jjj more   
than the amount so made available for   
the previous fiscal year1 the ,secretary
 shall use the amounts to carry out this
 subsection4  4