,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4
 ,daines 7for himself and ,ms4 ,hassan7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,john ,h4 ,chaffee ,foster    
,care ,program for ,successful          
,transition to ,adulthood to increase   
the maximum education and training      
voucher amount1 provide greater support 
for foster youth pursuing postsecondary 
education1 and expand education and     
workforce training opportunities for    
youth who have experienced foster care1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,foster ,youth ,education and ,workforce
 ,opportunity ,act of #bjbf4  #b4       
,expansion of education and workforce   
training opportunities for youth who    
have experienced foster care ,section   
#dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#e7 by striking aged out 
of foster care and inserting experienced
 foster care at age #ad or older2  7#b7 
in subsection 7h77#b71 by striking age  
out of foster care and inserting        
experience foster care at age #ad or    
older2  7#c7 in each of subsections     
7a77#f7 and 7i77#b71 by striking #af and
 inserting #ad2 and  7#d7 in subsection 
7i7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by        
striking in no event may a youth        
participate in the program for more than
 #e years 7whether or not consecutive7  
and inserting may not allow a youth to  
participate in the voucher program for  
more than #e years 7or1 in the case of a
 youth who was involved in a remedial   
education activity referred to in       
paragraph 7#d77;,b77iii71 for more than 
#f years71 whether or not consecutive2  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by amending
 subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3  
7,a7 may be available for the cost of   
attendance-- 7i7 at an institution of   

higher education1 as defined in section 
#ajb of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife1 including a community college or 
postsecondary vocational institution2 or
  7ii7 at a short-term training program 
that is eligible for the ,workforce     
,pell program under section #dja7k7 of  
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife1 as
 described in section #dha7;b77#c7 of   
such ,act1 as added by section          
#hcjjb7;b7 of ,public ,law #aai-ba2  2  
7ii7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 
as subparagraph 7,c72  7iii7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,a71 as so
 amended1 the following3  7,b7 may be   
available for costs-- 7i7 associated    
with participation in a registered      
apprenticeship program2  7ii7 to obtain 
a general equivalency degree2 or  7iii7 
to receive remedial education2 and  2   
and  7iv7 in subparagraph 7,c71 as so   
redesignated1 by striking that ,act and 
inserting the ,higher ,education ,act of
 #aife2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7#g7 ,in this section-- 

7,a7 the term remedial education means  
education or skill training needed to   
support obtaining a high school diploma 
or qualifying for postsecondary         
education1 training1 or a registered    
apprenticeship that is-- 7i7 not        
provided by the local educational agency
 of the student or another free local1  
,state1 or ,federal program2 and  7ii7  
is provided by an instructor with       
credentials relevant to the subject area
 of instruction1 as determined by the   
,state2 and  7,b7 the term registered   
apprenticeship means an apprenticeship  
program registered either by a ,state   
apprenticeship agency recognized by the 
,secretary of ,labor or the ,secretary  
of ,labor pursuant to the ,act of       
,august #af1 #aicg 7commonly known as   
the ,national ,apprenticeship ,act2 #ej 
,stat4 #ffd1 chapter #ffc2 #bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #ej et seq474  4  #c4 ,increase in     
maximum education and training voucher  
amount and provision of greater support 
for foster youth pursuing postsecondary 

education  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#dgg7;i7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;i771 as amended by 
section #b1 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 by striking       
training program and inserting training 
program 7except that the ,state may     
establish a grace period to allow a     
youth to continue participation in      
activities described in paragraph       
7#d77;,a71 after an assessment and      
consultation with the youth1 if the     
,state determines that reasonable       
circumstances warrant the grace         
period712 and  7,b7 by striking that    
program and inserting that education or 
training program2 and  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#d77;,c71 by striking #e1jjj and      
inserting #ab1jjj4  7b7 ,guidance ,the  
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with youth   
who have experienced foster care1 shall 
develop and issue model guidance to     
,states and jurisdictions receiving     
allotments under section #dgg7;c7 of the

 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fgg7;c77 for implementation of the     
amendment made by subsection 7a77#a74   
#d4 ,improving accessibility and youth  
awareness of education and training     
vouchers  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#dgg7;i7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7;i771 as amended by 
sections #b and #c1 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#h7 ,the   
,state shall make reasonable efforts to 
ensure that eligible youth are aware of 
potential benefits provided under this  
subsection1 including by coordinating   
with programs funded under subsection   
7h77#a74  7#i7 ,the program shall       
include a simplified1 user-tested1 and  
standard form for youth to use to apply 
for vouchers under the program1 using   
standard terminology1 that is easily    
accessible and available electronically4
  7#aj7 ,the ,state may use funds       
otherwise available under this          
subsection to assist eligible youth in  
overcoming transportation barriers that 

limit access to postsecondary education1
 workforce training1 registered         
apprenticeships1 or employment4  4  7b7 
,use of funds ,section #dgg7;d77#a7 of  
such ,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 in
 any manner that is reasonably          
calculated to accomplish the purposes of
 this section1 including outreach       
related to subsection 7i77#h74 ,a ,state
 to which an amount is paid from its    
allotment under subsection 7c77#c7 may  
use the amount for any purpose related  
to the program described in subsection  
7i77#h74  4  #e4 ,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 ,act4