,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efj #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdcb ,report ,no4 #aai-fdc1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #i1 #bjbf,mr4 ,la,hood 7for himself and ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,may #aa1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,lawler ,may #aa1 #bjbf,reported from the ,committee on ,ways and ,means with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,may #aa1 #bjbf;,committee on ,financial ,services discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #i1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act to improve coordination with ,federal housing assistance programs for youth who have experienced foster care4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foster ,youth ,housing ,opportunity ,act4 #b4 ,improving access to housing for foster youth ,section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking and preventive and inserting preventive2 and 7,b7 by inserting 1 and access to housing for youth age #ah or older before the semicolon2 7#b7 in subsection 7a77#d71 by inserting current and before former2 7#c7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,d71 by inserting 1 including by collaborating with public housing agencies that administer ,federal housing programs serving foster youth under section #h7x77#b77;,b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg and receive funding to partner with public child welfare agencies to serve youth who have experienced foster care before the period2 7#d7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,b71 by striking not more than #cj percent of the amounts paid to the ,state from its allotment under subsection 7c7 for a fiscal year and inserting an average of not more than #cj percent of the amounts paid to the ,state from its allotment under subsection 7c7 for the #e fiscal years covered by the application submitted by the ,state pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection2 7#e7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,housing supportive services 7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state may use amounts from its allotment under subsection 7c7 to provide supportive services to assist eligible youth who experienced foster care to obtain or retain suitable housing4 7,b7 ,definitions 7i7 ,eligible youth ,in this subsection1 the term eligible youth means an individual who receives assistance provided under section #h7x7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg4 7ii7 ,supportive services ,the term supportive services may include-- 7,i7 basic life skills information and counseling on financial literacy1 use of credit1 and money management2 7,,ii7 counseling on rental lease contracts and assistance with rental insurance2 and 7,,iii7 assistance with security deposits1 utility connection fees1 moving costs1 and other fees associated with establishing tenancy4 7,c7 ,exception ,expenditures in accordance with this paragraph shall not be considered expenditures for room and board for purposes of subsection 7b77#c77;,b74 7,d7 ,aligning age eligibility ,notwithstanding subsection 7b77#c77;,a77ii71 a ,state may use funds from its allotment under subsection 7c7 to provide supportive services to eligible youth who have not attained #bf years of age for the purpose of supporting continued access to housing4 2 and 7#f7 in subsection 7g77#a71 by inserting access to housing1 before and personal4 #c4 ,joint agency guidance 7a7 ,in general ,within #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services and the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 shall develop and issue joint guidance to ,state public child welfare agencies and public housing authorities to improve alignment and coordination of housing supportive services provided under section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act and housing assistance provided under section #h7x7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg4 7b7 ,contents ,the joint guidance shall include the following3 7#a7 ,clarification and alignment of ,federal policies to improve access to housing for youth who have experienced foster care1 including youth who are in independent living arrangements while in extended foster care4 7#b7 ,guidance on ,state use of funds provided under section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act for supportive services 7as defined in subsection 7d77#f7 of such section7 to improve access to housing programs administered by the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#c7 ,best practices for building partnerships between public child welfare agencies and public housing authorities1 including ways to improve access to supportive services4 7#d7 ,additional information the ,secretaries deem necessary to effectively coordinate ,federal programs serving current and former foster youth4 7c7 ,production ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall designate an official of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services to lead development of the joint guidance in collaboration with the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 #d4 ,report to ,congress ,within #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall submit to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,finance and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate a report that sets forth-- 7#a7 aggregate data on the number of eligible youth who have experienced foster care who are receiving ,federal housing assistance2 7#b7 a description of the outcomes for the youth1 including the extent to which youth are able to access stable housing and rates of homelessness2 7#c7 the findings from any evaluations of ,state programs conducted pursuant to section #dgg7;g77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act2 and 7#d7 statutory recommendations for improving coordination between public child welfare agencies and ,federal housing programs4 #e4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,may #aa1 #bjbf,reported from the ,committee on ,ways and ,means with an amendment,may #aa1 #bjbf;,committee on ,financial ,services discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed