PEER Mentors Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9041 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9041 To amend section 431 of the Social Security Act to include peer mentoring service programs in the provision of certain services, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2024 Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 431 of the Social Security Act to include peer mentoring service programs in the provision of certain services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Parents Engaging with Experienced Resilient Mentors Act of 2024'' or the ``PEER Mentors Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PEER MENTORING SERVICES. (a) Family Preservation Services.--Section 431(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(G) service programs designed to assist a caregiver in a family at risk or in crisis, including peer-to-peer mentoring services providing the caregiver with a mentor who has direct lived experience as a caregiver of a child who remained with the family, or returned to the family after removal, with the assistance of family preservation services to address a similar risk or crisis.''. (b) Family Support Services.--Section 431(a)(2)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 629a(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``, such as through peer-to-peer mentoring of current foster parents by