,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #h1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve       
counseling and access to information    
relating to foster care for military    
families4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,nikolas ,hughey    
,securing ,adoption and ,foster         
,eligibility and ,homes for ,kids ,act  
or the ,nikolas ,hughey ,,safe ,homes   
for ,kids ,act4  #b4 ,improved          
counseling and access to information    
relating to foster care for military    
families  7a7 ,training for counselors  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall require all counselors   
assigned to a ,family ,advocacy ,program
 or ,military and ,family ,life program 
at a military installation in the       
,united ,states to be trained in the    
requirements and resources relating to  

foster care of the ,state in which the  
installation is located4  7#b7 ,foster  
care liaisons ,a counselor who has      
received training under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be known as a foster care liaison4
  7b7 ,inclusion of foster care         
information on ,military ,one,source    
,the ,secretary shall require ,military 
,one,source to include a mechanism for  
military families to obtain information 
on foster care1 including the           
requirements and resources relating to  
foster care of each ,state4  7c7        
,collaboration with ,administration for 
,children and ,families ,the ,secretary 
shall work with the ,administration for 
,children and ,families of the          
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services to obtain resources relating  
to foster care for military families1   
including curricula for training under  
paragraph 7#a74