Child Welfare : The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Foster home care.

Revenue.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines P.L. 110-351, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and clarify uniform definition of "child." Presents general overview of bill, reviews CBO estimates of impact of Government spending and revenue, discusses origin of and various opinions on bill, and provides section-by-section overview.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Child Welfare

Access Restriction:

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