A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify case plan requirements for children in foster care, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4556 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4556 To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify case plan requirements for children in foster care, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2026 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to modify case plan requirements for children in foster care, 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 ``Informed Foster Youth Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CASE PLAN REQUIREMENTS. (a) In General.--Section 475 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, including any services that meet the child's needs and are available to the child under the State program carried out pursuant to section 477.''; and (2) in paragraph (5)-- (A) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: ``(D) a child's health and education record (as described in paragraph (1)(C)) is reviewed and updated, and a copy of the record is supplied to the foster parent or foster care provider with whom the child is placed, at the time of each placement of the child in foster care, and is supplied, free of cost, to-- ``(i) the foster parent or foster care provider with whom the child is placed, at the time of each placement of the child in foster care; ``(ii) the child, if the child has attained 14 years of age, at the time of each placement of the child in foster care or not less often than on