,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eeh #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfee ,report ,no4 #aai-fda ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,yakym 7for himself and ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,may #aa1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,buchanan and ,mr4 ,schweikert ,may #aa1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #bd1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act to improve supports for expectant and parenting youth who have experienced foster care by strengthening coordination with the ,maternal1 ,infant1 and ,early ,childhood ,home ,visiting ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,support for ,expectant and ,parenting ,foster ,youth ,act4 #b4 ,ensuring expectant and parenting youth have access to services provided through the ,maternal1 ,infant1 and ,early ,childhood ,home ,visiting ,program 7a7 ,purpose ,section #dgg7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking and2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#h7 to connect foster youth in eligible families 7as such term is defined in section #eaa7 who receive services under this part with evidence-based home visiting and support services provided under section #eaa4 4 7b7 ,applications ,section #dgg7;b77#c7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;b77#c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,l7 ,a certification by the chief executive officer of the ,state that the ,state has processes in place to ensure that a youth participating in the program under this section who is in an eligible family 7as such term is defined in section #eaa7 is provided with information regarding evidence-based home visiting and support services provided in the ,state under section #eaa4 4 #c4 ,tailored case management and resource coordination services for parenting and expectant youth who have experienced foster care ,section #dgg7;d77#a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;d77#a77 is amended to read as follows3 7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state to which an amount is paid from its allotment under subsection 7c77#a7 may use the amount-- 7,a7 to provide tailored case management and resource coordination services to youth otherwise eligible for services under the ,state program under this section who are expectant or parenting2 or 7,b7 in any manner that is reasonably calculated to accomplish the purposes of this section4 4 #d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and shall apply to payments under section #dgg of the ,social ,security ,act pursuant to plans approved by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services on or after such date4 ,may #aa1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed