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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 5737 (Introduced in House) — To ensure that foster children are able to use their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits to add... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Limitation on use of social security or supplemental security income benefits paid to representative payees on behalf of foster children for State costs

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Section 205(j)(9) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(j)(9) ) is amended— by inserting
(A)after
(9); and by adding at the end the following: A State or local government agency serving in any State as a representative payee under this subsection with respect an individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State shall not use any benefits paid to the representative payee pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this subsection to reimburse the State for— foster care maintenance payments made pursuant to section 472, or other payments made by the State or political subdivision of the State to cover any other cost or expense for an individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State. An expense described in paragraph (4)(A)(i) of this subsection or section 1631(a)(2)(D) shall not be considered a cost or expense for purposes of clause
(i)of this subparagraph. . Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(iv) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(iv) ) is amended— by inserting
(I)after
(iv); by adding and at the end; and by adding after and below the end the following: A State or local government agency serving in any State as a representative payee under this subsection with respect an eligible individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State shall not use any benefits paid to the representative payee pursuant to clause
(ii)of this subparagraph to reimburse the State for— foster care maintenance payments made pursuant to section 472; or other payments made by a State or political subdivision of a State to cover any other cost or expense for an individual who is in foster care under the responsibility of the State. An expense described in subparagraph
(D)of this paragraph or section 205(j)(4)(A)(i) shall not be considered a cost or expense for purposes of subclause
(II)of this clause. .
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