,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hiig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,ms4   
,scanlon introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d "p ,e ( title ,,iv
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act1 to require 
,/ates to gu>antee legal repres5tation  
to *ildr5 & p>5ts involv$ 9 *ild        
protection proce$+s1 "u ! program (     
,f$]al paym5ts = fo/] c>e1 prev5tion1 & 
p]man5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,"r to 
,repres5tation ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t t 
,/ates gu>antee legal repres5tation to  
*ildr5 & p>5ts involv$ 9 *ild protection
 proce$+s1 "u ! program ( ,f$]al paym5ts
 = fo/] c>e1 prev5tion1 & p]man5cy  7a7 
,/ate plan requirem5t ,section #dga7;a7 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fga7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
/rik+ & at ! end ( p>agraph 7#cf77;,d72 
7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end (        
p>agraph 7#cg7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ch7  7,a7    

provides assurances t ! ,/ate %all h 9  
effect policies & adm9i/rative &        
judicial proc$ures t gu>antee t1 = !    
duration ( any judicial proce$+ involv+ 
an allegation ( *ild abuse or neglect1  
includ+ a dep5d5cy1 adoption1           
gu>dian%ip1 or t]m9ation ( p>5tal rights
 proce$+-- 7i7 an attorney is made      
available to provide indep5d5t legal    
repres5tation to any individual :o is   
involv$ 9 ! proce$+ by reason ( be+ a   
p>5t or gu>dian2 &  7ii7 an attorney    
provides indep5d5t legal repres5tation  
to any individual :o is involv$ 9 !     
proce$+ by reason ( be+ a *ild & :o is  
alleg$ or f\nd to h be5 abus$ or        
neglect$2 &  7,b7 = purposes (          
subp>agraph 7,a71 indep5d5t legal       
repres5tation means t an attorney-cli5t 
relation%ip exi/s betwe5 ! cli5t & !    
attorney1 pursuant to ! ,/ate's rules ( 
pr(essional responsibility = lawy]s4  4 
7b7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjbf1 & %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 approv$ "u "p ,e ( title    
,,iv ( ! ,social ,security ,act to meet 
! additional requirem5ts impos$ by !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 ! plan %all n
 be reg>d$ z fail+ to meet any ( !      
additional requirem5ts be=e ! #a/ day ( 
! #a/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+ aft] ! fir/   
regul> session ( ! ,/ate legislature t  
beg9s aft] ! effective date ( ?is       
section4 ,= purposes ( ! prec$+ s5t5ce1 
if ! ,/ate has a #b-ye> legislative     
session1 ea* ye> ( ! session is deem$ to
 be a sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate  
legislature4  #c4 ,,gao reports ,e #b   
ye>s aft] ! effective date ( section #b1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all prep>e &     
submit to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means

 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !        
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate a      
writt5 report t describes h[ section    
#dga7;a77#ch7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 is be+ implem5t$4