Empowering Kinship Caregivers and Youth through Title IV–B Act

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(i) by striking children and inserting children, youth,; and

(ii) by striking adoptive and extended and inserting kinship and adoptive;

(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking parents and other caregivers (including foster parents) and inserting parents, kinship caregivers, and foster parents;

(C) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (E);

(D) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting; and; and

(E) by adding at the end the following:

(G) peer-to-peer mentoring and support programs designed to help children and families learn from others with direct experience or interactions with the child welfare system.

(2) in paragraph (2)(B)—

(A) in clause (i), by striking children and inserting children, youth,; and

(B) in clause (ii), by striking extended and inserting kinship;

(3) in paragraph (7)(A), by inserting with kinship caregivers or before in a foster family home; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

The term youth means individuals who have not attained 26 years of age.