Sec. 6. Guidance
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Not later than the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance to States on ways to ensure that kinship caregivers who receive assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) )) are— provided with information about any appropriate assistance and services available to them through the child welfare system of the State, including eligibility for foster care licensure and pathways to guardianship assistance programs or adoption subsidies, and how to access such assistance and services; and referred to any kinship navigator program operated by the State.
Not later than the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance for States identifying options for State programs, including programs funded under title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), programs funded under the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ), and other relevant programs that are jointly funded or administered by States and the Federal Government, to collaborate, coordinate, and streamline outreach to, and processing of applications of assistance, for grandparents and older relative caregivers or kinship caregivers caring for grandchildren and other relative children residing with them.
The options identified in such guidance shall include best practices for State programs to coordinate with the National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families established under section 2922 of the American Rescue Plan Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3020g ).
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