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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 4058 (Received in Senate) — To prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care. · Sec. 204

Sec. 204. Ensuring foster youth have a birth certificate, Social Security card, health insurance information, medical records, and a bank account

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Section 475(5)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I) ) is amended— by striking and receives assistance and inserting receives assistance ; and by inserting , and, unless the child has been in foster care for less than 6 months or the child is being discharged from care to be reunited with the family of the child or to be adopted, is not discharged from care without being provided with an official birth certificate of the child, a social security card issued by the Commissioner of Social Security, health insurance information and medical records, and if the child has attained 18 years of age, a fee-free (or low-fee) transaction account (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Reserve Act ( before the period. 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(C) )) established in the name of the child name at an insured depository institution (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 )) or an insured credit union (as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1752 )), unless the child, after consultation with the members of the case planning team for the child selected by the child (if any), elects to not have such an account established The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan developed pursuant to part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
If the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
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