A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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SenateApr 18, 1996IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.2387 To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Related House bill: H.R.3650 To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 18, 1996

Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that, where appropriate and timely, adult relatives will be involved in child foster care placement determinations, and those who meet relevant State child protection standards will be regarded as the preferred placement option for children; and (2) provide for certain State kinship care demonstration projects as alternatives to foster care for certain eligible children.

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Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D–OR

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Finance Committee

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Apr 18, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 18, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3626-3627)
Apr 18, 1996
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.1683, 104th Congress: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1683

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1683/BILLS-104s1683is.htm

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Analyze S.1683 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.1683, 104th Congress: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1683

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1683/BILLS-104s1683is.htm

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Discuss S.1683, 104th Congress: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1683

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1683/BILLS-104s1683is.htm

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Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1683, 104th Congress: A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and appropriate care for the child.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1683

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1683/BILLS-104s1683is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:29:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1683 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.