,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d subp>t #a ( "p ,b ( title ,,iv 
( ! ,social ,security ,act to require   
,/ates1 z a condition ( ,f$]al support =
 *ild welf>e s]vices programs1 to       
facilitate access to advocates &        
advocacy res\rces = p>5ts 9 any *ild    
welf>e case or int]action involv+ a *ild
 ( ! p>5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,advocates = ,families ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,family advocates 9 *ild welf>e     
cases  7a7 ,/ate plan requirem5ts       
,section #dbb7;b7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb7;b77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ah71 by /rik+ & at !
 end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#ai71 by /rik+ !
 p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bj7         
provide--  7,a7 t ! laws & proc$ures ( !

 ,/ate %all p]mit any p>5t1 fo/] p>5t1  
or legal gu>dian ( a *ild to seek &     
receive ! s]vices ( a family advocate1  
:o %all h ! au?ority to repres5t !      
int]e/s & act on behalf ( ! p>5t1 fo/]  
p>5t1 or legal gu>dian1 ?r\gh\t any *ild
 welf>e case or int]action involv+ !    
*ild1 )\t obligat+ ! ,/ate to pay or    
provide = ! s]vices2  7,b7 t ! ,/ate    
%all implem5t appropriate /&>ds & rules 
gov]n+ ! pr(essional conduct ( a family 
advocate2  7,c7 h[ ! ,/ate %all in=m a  
p>5t1 fo/] p>5t1 or legal gu>dian ( a   
*ild1 f ! comm5cem5t ( any *ild welf>e  
case or int]action involv+ ! *ild1 ( !  
"r to be repres5t$ by a family advocate 
& ( any local res\rces available to     
obta9 ! repres5tation2 &  7,d7 h[ !     
,/ate %all in=m ! ,secret>y (--  7i7 !  
effect t honor+ ! "r ( e p>5t1 fo/]     
p>5t1 or legal gu>dian ( a *ild to be   
repres5t$ by a family advocate has on ! 
provision ( *ild welf>e s]vices2 &  7ii7
 any recomm5dation ( ! ,/ate = ensur+ t 
a p>5t1 fo/] p>5t1 or legal gu>dian ( a 

*ild may ex]cise ! "r to be repres5t$ by
 a family advocate4  4  7b7 ,report to  
,congress on family advocates ,subp>t #a
 ( "p ,b ( title ,,iv ( su* ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #fba-fbh;d7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  #dbi;,c4 ,report to 
,congress on family advocates ,)9 #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 & bi5nially !reaft]1 !         
,secret>y %all submit a writt5 report ) 
respect to ! "r ( a p>5t1 fo/] p>5t1 or 
legal gu>dian ( a *ild to be repres5t$  
by a family advocate1 bas$ on !         
submissions ( ! ,/ates pursuant to      
section #dbb7;b77#bc71 to--  7#a7 !     
,committees on ! ,judici>y1 on          
,education & ! ,work=ce1 & on ,ways &   
,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &   
7#b7 ! ,committees on ! ,judici>y1 on   
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions1 
& on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4  4