Sec. 205. Assistance for relative caregiver families applying for foster care assistance
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Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 622(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (18), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (19), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: provide assurances that— on behalf of each minor child with respect to whom an application is filed with the State for foster care maintenance payments under the State plan approved under part E, the State shall promptly initiate an application for assistance under the State program funded under part A (if the State operates such a program), and shall make every reasonable effort to expedite the application and determination process for assistance for each such child under the program; before the State makes a determination that a minor child residing in the home of, and under the care of, a relative is ineligible for foster care maintenance payments under the State plan approved under part E, the State shall first make every reasonable effort to license the home of the relative as a foster family home or to waive such licensing requirements, to the extent that doing so is in the best interest of the child; and in any case in which a State makes such a determination, the State shall explain to the relative the specific basis for the determination; and .
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Sec. 205
Assistance for relative caregiver families applying for foster care assistance
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