PERMANENT EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS.

SEC. 9131. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS. (a) In General.— Section 102 of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1) (in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)), by striking “and before October 1, 1987,”; (2) in subsection (c), by striking all that follows “September 30, 1979” and inserting a period; and (3) in subsection (e), by striking “with respect to which the amendments made by this section are in effect”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall become effective October 1, 1987.