S.Amdt. 2930

SA 2930. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 466, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

SEC. 2305. THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE.

(a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title or an
amendment made by this title shall prevent or limit a State
from covering therapeutic foster care for eligible children
in out-of-home placements under section 1905(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)).
(b) Therapeutic Foster Care Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``therapeutic foster care'' means a foster
care program that provides--
(1) to the child--
(A) structured daily activities that develop, improve,
monitor, and reinforce age-appropriate social,
communications, and behavioral skills;
(B) crisis intervention and crisis support services;
(C) medication monitoring;
(D) counseling; and
(E) case management services; and
(2) specialized training for the foster parent and
consultation with the foster parent on the management of
children with mental illnesses and related health and
developmental conditions.
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