An Act To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes.

S. 162 is legislation introduced in the Senate that amends parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention. Sec. 2 requires each State to create a family partnership plan that explains how it will find, support, and keep foster and adoptive families. Sec. 2 also requires annual reporting on foster family capacity, congregate care use (group care settings), and feedback from families and youth. Sec. 3 adds State-by-State foster and adoptive family data to the annual child welfare outcomes report to Congress. This matters because it could shape how quickly children find stable families and how often they are placed in group care instead of homes.