Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act of 2012 - Requires the United States Postal Service, for a period of at least four years, to provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal in order to increase funding for effective programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care.
Divides the amount received from such sales equally between: (1) programs and activities under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 that specifically target improvement in permanency outcomes for youth in foster care through adoption, guardianship, or kinship care; and (2) the program for state courts to assess and improve handling of proceedings relating to foster care and adoption.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3231 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3231
To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United
States Postal Service to support effective programs targeted at
improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23, 2012
Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Wyden, and Mr. Cochran) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal by the United
States Postal Service to support effective programs targeted at
improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster care.
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 ``Families for Foster Youth Stamp Act
of 2012''.
SEC. 2. FAMILIES FOR FOSTER YOUTH SEMIPOSTAL.
(a) In General.--In order to increase funding for effective
programs targeted at improving permanency outcomes for youth in foster
care, the United States Postal Service shall, for a period of not less
than 4 years, provide for the issuance and sale of a semipostal, in
accordance with section 416 of title 39, United States Code.
(b) Disposition of Amounts.--
(1) Adoption opportunities program.--Fifty percent of any
amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal
under this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services for programs and activities authorized under
section 203 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and
Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5113) that specifically
target improvement in permanency outcomes for youth in foster
care through adoption, guardianship, or kinship care.
(2) State court improvement program.--Fifty percent of any
amounts becoming available from the sale of the semipostal
under this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services for programs and activities authorized under
section 438 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629h).
(c) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``semipostal'' has the
meaning given that term in section 416 of title 39, United States Code.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3518)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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