,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend part ,e of title ,,iv of the
 ,social ,security ,act to modify case  
plan requirements for children in foster
 care1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,informed ,foster ,youth ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,case plan requirements  7a7
 ,in general ,section #dge of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fge7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph    
7#a77;,d71 by striking the period at the
 end and inserting 1 including any      
services that meet the child's needs and
 are available to the child under the   
,state program carried out pursuant to  
section #dgg42 and  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#e7-- 7,a7 by striking subparagraph    
7,d7 and inserting the following3  7,d7 

a child's health and education record   
7as described in paragraph 7#a77;,c77 is
 reviewed and updated1 and a copy of the
 record is supplied to the foster parent
 or foster care provider with whom the  
child is placed1 at the time of each    
placement of the child in foster care1  
and is supplied1 free of cost1 to-- 7i7 
the foster parent or foster care        
provider with whom the child is placed1 
at the time of each placement of the    
child in foster care2  7ii7 the child1  
if the child has attained #ad years of  
age1 at the time of each placement of   
the child in foster care or not less    
often than once every #ab months2 and   
7iii7 the child at the time the child   
leaves foster care if the child is      
leaving foster care by reason of having 
attained the age of majority under      
,state law2  2  7,b7 in subparagraph    
7,h7-- 7i7 by striking that is          
personalized and all that follows       
through 2 and2 and inserting #8that--   
7i7 is personalized at the direction of 

the child1 includes specific options on 
housing1 health insurance1 education1   
local opportunities for mentors and     
continuing support services1 and work   
force supports and employment services2 
7ii7 includes information about-- 7,i7  
the eligibility of former foster        
children for medical assistance under   
title ,,xix and on how to enroll in a   
,state plan or waiver under such title  
for such assistance and on how to obtain
 assistance with enrolling in such plan 
or waiver2 and  7,,ii7 the importance of
 designating another individual to make 
health care treatment decisions on      
behalf of the child if the child becomes
 unable to participate in such decisions
 and the child does not have1 or does   
not want1 a relative who would otherwise
 be authorized under ,state law to make 
such decisions2 and  7iii7 provides the 
child with the option to execute a      
health care power of attorney1 health   
care proxy1 or other similar document   
recognized under ,state law1 and is as  

detailed as the child may elect2 and  2 
and  7,c7 by striking subparagraph 7,i7 
and inserting the following3  7,i7 each 
child in foster care under the          
responsibility of the ,state who-- 7i7  
has attained #ad years of age-- 7,i7 is 
informed in an age-appropriate way of   
services available to the child under   
the ,state program carried out pursuant 
to section #dgg1 including in every     
meeting between a caseworker and the    
child and at every court or             
administrative hearing held with respect
 to the child that requires the         
attendance of the child2 and  7,,ii7    
receives without cost-- 7aa7 a copy of  
any consumer report 7as defined in      
section #fjc7;d7 of the ,fair ,credit   
,reporting ,act7 pertaining to the      
child1 each year until the child is     
discharged from care1 and assistance    
7including1 when feasible1 from any     
court-appointed advocate for the child7 
in interpreting and resolving any       
inaccuracies in the consumer report2    

7bb7 if the child is eligible to receive
 such document1 an official or certified
 copy of the ,united ,states birth      
certificate of the child and a ,social  
,security card issued by the            
,commissioner of ,social ,security1     
except that the child may request that  
#a or both of such documents be safely  
retained by the ,state for any length of
 time while the child remains in foster 
care under the responsibility of the    
,state2  7cc7 if the child is eligible  
to receive such a document1 a driver's  
license or identification card issued by
 a ,state in accordance with the        
requirements of section #bjb of the     
,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje1 or assistance
 with obtaining such license or card2   
and  7dd7 official documentation        
necessary to prove the child is in      
foster care2 and  7ii7 is leaving foster
 care by reason of having attained #ah  
years of age or such greater age as the 
,state has elected under paragraph 7#h7 
is not discharged from care without     

being provided with1 at no cost to the  
child-- 7,i7 a copy of any consumer     
report 7as defined in section #fjc7;d7  
of the ,fair ,credit ,reporting ,act7   
pertaining to the child and assistance  
7including1 when feasible1 from any     
court-appointed advocate for the child7 
in interpreting and resolving any       
inaccuracies in the consumer report2    
7,,ii7 if the child is eligible to      
receive such document1 an official or   
certified copy of the ,united ,states   
birth certificate of the child2  7,,iii7
 if the child is eligible to receive    
such document1 a social security card   
issued by the ,commissioner of ,social  
,security2  7,,iv7 if the child is      
eligible to receive such document1 a    
driver's license or identification card 
issued by a ,state in accordance with   
the requirements of section #bjb of the 
,,real ,,id ,act of #bjje2  7,v7        
information on health insurance         
available to the child 7as described in 
subparagraph 7,h77ii772  7,,vi7 copies  

of the child's health and education     
records 7as described in paragraph      
7#a77;,c772 and  7,,vii7 official       
documentation necessary to prove that   
the child was previously in foster care4
  4  7b7 ,list of rights ,section       
#dge;,a of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fge;a7 is amended by striking          
subsection 7b7 and inserting the        
following3  7b7 ,list of rights ,the    
case plan for any child in foster care  
under the responsibility of the ,state  
who has attained #ad years of age shall 
include-- 7#a7 a document that describes
 the rights of the child-- 7,a7 with    
respect to education1 health care1      
visitation1 court participation1 and    
consultation on case planning1          
development of a permanency plan1 and   
determining transition services2  7,b7  
to be informed1 in accordance with      
section #dge7e77;,i77i77,i71 of services
 available to the child under the ,state
 program carried out pursuant to section
 #dgg2  7,c7 to be provided with the    

documents specified in clauses 7i77,,ii7
 and 7ii7 of section #dge7e77;,i7 in    
accordance with that section2  7,d7 to  
stay safe and avoid exploitation2  7,e7 
to seek redress for a violation of a    
right of the child under this section2  
and  7#b7 for each year that the child  
remains in foster care under the        
responsibility of the ,state1 a signed  
and dated acknowledgment by the child   
that-- 7,a7 the child has been provided 
with a copy of the document described in
 paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 the rights       
contained in such document have been    
explained to the child in an            
age-appropriate way2 and  7,c7 the child
 has been provided with a separate      
written description of any requirements 
necessary to receive the documents      
specified in clauses 7i77,,ii7 and 7ii7 
of section #dge7e77;,i71 along with     
notice of any assistance available to   
the child to meet such requirements4  4 
7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  

the amendments made by this section     
shall take effect on the #ast day of the
 #ast fiscal year beginning on or after 
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
shall apply to payments under part ,e of
 title ,,iv of the ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fgj et seq47 for   
calendar quarters beginning on or after 
such date4  7#b7 ,delay permitted if    
,state legislation required ,if the     
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services determines that ,state        
legislation 7other than legislation     
appropriating funds7 is required in     
order for any ,state plan approved under
 part ,e of title ,,iv of the ,social   
,security ,act to meet the additional   
requirements imposed by the amendments  
made by this section1 the plan shall not
 be regarded as failing to meet any of  
the additional requirements before the  
#ast day of the #ast calendar quarter   
beginning after the #ast regular session
 of the ,state legislature that begins  
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act4 ,for purposes of the preceding    
sentence1 if the ,state has a #b-year   
legislative session1 each year of the   
session is deemed to be a separate      
regular session of the ,state           
legislature4