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“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2857) to support foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2857 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 ``Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act''. SEC. 2. FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH PARENTS IN A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT FACILITY FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. (a) In General.--Section 472 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 672) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ``or'' and inserting ``, with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility, but only to the extent permitted under subsection (j), or in a''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(j) Children Placed With a Parent Residing in a Licensed Residential Family-Based Treatment Facility for Substance Abuse.-- ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, a child who is eligible for foster care maintenance payments under this section shall be eligible for the payments for a period of not more than 12 months during which the child is placed with a parent who is in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility fo…”