H.R. 1104 · 110th Congress
Foster Children Self-Support Act
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Conyers7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Foster Children Self-Support Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to ban the use of Social Security or SSI benefits, paid to representative payees on behalf of foster children, to reimburse foster care maintenance payments by states.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 15, 2007
Foster Children Self-Support Act - Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to ban the use of Social Security or SSI benefits, paid to representative payees on behalf of foster children, to reimburse foster care maintenance payments by states.
Amends SSA title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to provide for screening of foster children for eligibility for Social Security and SSI benefits and assistance.
Requires written notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem appointed to represent a foster child of the Commissioner of Social Security's initial determination to certify payment of such benefits to a representative payee.
Requires a state plan to require the appropriate state agency to develop a plan for each foster care child receiving Social Security or SSI benefits which is designed to best meet the individual's current and future needs and enable the child to achieve self-support after leaving foster care.
Requires a representative payee to manage the benefits paid on behalf of such a foster child in accordance with the plan developed for the child.
Excludes from the calculation of an individual's resources under the SSI program any assets managed on the individual's behalf in accordance with such plan.
Disregards support and maintenance furnished in cash or in kind in determining the income of foster children under the SSI program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Foster Children Self-Support Act
Latest action (Feb 15, 2007): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Families · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 15, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.