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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2979
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2013
Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bass, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to preserve the eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is replaced by a successor legal guardian named in the kinship guardianship assistance agreement.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Guardians for Children
Act
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Preservation of eligibility for kinship guardianship assistance payments with a successor guardian
Section 473(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Eligibility not affected by replacement of guardian with a successor guardian
In the event of the death or incapacity of the relative guardian, the eligibility of a child for a kinship guardianship assistance payment under this subsection shall not be affected by reason of the replacement of the relative guardian with a successor legal guardian named in the kinship guardianship assistance agreement referred to in paragraph (1) (including in any amendment to the agreement), notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and section 471(a)(28).
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