,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #digb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ae1 #bjbe,mr4 
,/eube 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,dunn (         
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 ,ms4 ,wass]man
 ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,mr4
 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,mr4       
,ezell1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1    
,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,edw>ds1 & ,mr4      
,mills7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d "p ,e ( title ,,iv
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to address  
or assi/ 9 resolv+ ! %ortage (          
appropriate fo/] homes = *ildr51 to     
develop res\rces to keep sibl+ gr\ps    
toge!r1 & to provide = a sy/em ( *ecks &
 balances to ensure a *ild's ongo+      
safety & well-be+1 by provid+ = !       
placem5t ( a fo/] *ild 9 cottage family 
homes & mak+ a *ild s plac$ eligible =  
fo/] c>e ma9t5ance paym5ts4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,create 
,acc\ntable ,respectful ,environm5ts    
7,,c>e7 = ,*ildr5 ,act4  #b4 ,placem5t (

 fo/] *ildr5 9 cottage family homes  7a7
 ,/ate plan requirem5t ,section         
#dga7;a77#cg7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fga7;a77#cg77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ or a cottage family home be=e 
! comma4  7b7 ,eligibility ( cottage    
family homes = fo/] c>e ma9t5ance       
paym5ts ,section #dgb7;a77#b77;,c7 ( su*
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgb7;a77#b77;,c77 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ a cottage family     
home1 be=e ) a p>5t4  7c7 ,def9ition (  
cottage family home ,section #dgb7;c7 ( 
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgb7;c77 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7  
,cottage family home  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
t]m cottage family home means a home--  
7i7 t is op]at$ by a public or private  
*ild c>e ag5cy lic5s$ or approv$ by !   
,/ate 9 :i* ! home is situat$ z an ag5cy
 t meets ! /&>ds e/abli%$ = ! lic5s+ or 
approval2  7ii7 t enc\rages & supports !
 *ild & ! family ( ! *ild 9 ma9ta9+ a   
/rong connection ?r\gh regul> contact & 
involvem5t 9 a plan ( c>e1 except to !  
ext5t o!rwise direct$ by a c\rt ( law2  

7iii7 t is able to s]ve z a res\rce to  
facilitate sibl+ gr\ps be+ plac$ toge!r 
:]e daily contact & int]action /r5g!ns  
family ties2  7iv7 t provides *ildr5    
access to activities or items t are age 
or developm5tally-appropriate1 includ+ !
 ability to p>ticipate 9 extracurricul>1
 social1 or o!r home & community        
activities ) ! same fre$om af=d$ to _!  
pe]s :o are liv+ at home ) _! families2 
7v7 t has & implem5ts a trauma-in=m$    
approa* 9 ! c>e ( *ildr52  7vi7 t       
prohibits ! use ( seclusion or me*anical
 or *emical re/ra9ts & p]mits only      
%ort-t]m physical re/ra9t if approv$ 9 !
 policies ( ! ag5cy to prev5t injury to 
self or o!rs1 & prohibits any prone     
physical re/ra9t2  7vii7 t provides a   
sy/em = a *ild to al]t a /aff memb] if !
 *ild has a conc]n1 feels unfairly d5i$ 
rights1 or is subject to a ?reat (      
mi/reatm5t2  7viii7 t has a cont9u\s    
quality improvem5t me?odology t regul>ly
 solicits in=mation f *ildr5 conc]n+ _! 
p]ceptions ( ! quality ( c>e & op9ions  

ab\t ! /r5g?s & weaknesses ( ! program2 
7ix7 t is 9 a s+le-family /yle resid5ce 
) no m ?an #b *ildr5 p] b$room unless x 
is 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! *ildr52 &  7x7 9  
:i* ! *ildr5 are "u ! c>e ( live-9 p>5ts
 t use ! reasonable & prud5t p>5t /&>d &
 provide #bd-;h\r sub/itute c>e ( *ildr5
 plac$ away f _! p>5ts or o!r c>etak]s4 
7,b7 ,pres]vation ( ,/ate flexibility ,!
 ,secret>y may n prohibit1 limit1 or    
p5alize1 by regulation or ord]1 or br+  
an action 9 any c\rt to *all5ge1 any    
action or det]m9ation ( a ,/ate or      
political subdivision ( a ,/ate to-- 7i7
 treat a cottage family home z a fo/]   
family home = purposes ( ?is "p2 or     
7ii7 treat an entity z a cottage family 
c>e home = purposes ( ?is "p1 z ! ,/ate 
deems necess>y to s]ve ! be/ int]e/s (  
*ildr5 or families4  4  7d7 ,no "t limit
 on fo/] c>e ma9t5ance paym5ts = *ildr5 
plac$ 9 a cottage family home ,section  
#dgb7k77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fgb7k77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,e7 ,a cottage family home4  

4  7e7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all take 
effect on ! 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  7#b7 ,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 "u "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !   
,social ,security ,act to meet !        
additional requirem5ts impos$ by !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 ! plan    
%all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to meet any ( !
 additional requirem5ts be=e ! date t is
 #f mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4