S.2341 - Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act

A bill to provide Individual Development Accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning from the foster care system. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to provide Individual Development Accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning from the foster care system. as introduced.
  • Short: Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act as introduced.
  • Short: FIRST Act as introduced.

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11/13/2007--Introduced.Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act, or FIRST Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to and enter into contracts with states (or state partn
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11/13/2007--Introduced.
Focusing Investments and Resources for a Safe Transition Act, or FIRST Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make competitive grants to and enter into contracts with states (or state partners) to enable them to establish Individual Development Accounts for qualified foster youth to assist them in achieving self-support for housing, education, vocational training, and specified other purposes after leaving foster care.

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03/11/08
CDT: Commission Needed to Explore Revamping Privacy Act

The Privacy Act of 1974 is in need of improvements to ensure its relevance into the future, ... : S.2341 lays out "best practices" guidelines and HR 4791 requires PIAs for government use

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03/11/08
CDT: Commission Needed to Explore Revamping Privacy Act

[ *] CDT: Commission Needed to Explore Revamping Privacy Act " ... Privacy Impact Assessments play in protecting privacy is essential. Two bills help bolster PIAs: S.2341

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