HR 3205 · 113th Congress · Families
Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2013-10-28)
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Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the adoption incentives grant program (renaming it the adoption and legal guardianship incentive program), creating a new formula for determining adoption incentive payments, and extending the program through FY2016. Requires states to use amounts paid to them under the program to supplement, and not supplant, any federal or non-federal funds used to provide any service under SSA title IV parts B (Child and Family Services) or E. Increases from 24 to 36 the number of months during which incentive program payments are available for expenditure. Requires states to: (1) report annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the calculation and use of savings resulting from the application of certain requirements to all children, and (2) spend at least 20% of such savings on post-adoption services. Declares that, in the event of the death or incapacity of the relative guardian, the eligibility of a child for a kinship guardianship assistance payment shall not be affected by reason of the re…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3205, Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act
Oct 22, 2013As Introduced on September 27, 2013
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Cosponsors (14)
5 Democrats9 Republicans