responsibility for placement and foster care of dependent children

responsibility for placement and foster care of dependent children Sec. 155. (a) Clause (2) of section 408(a) of the Social Security Act is amended to read: “(2) whose placement and care are the responsibility of (A) the State or local agency administering the State plan approved under section 402, or (B) any other public agency with whom the State agency administering or supervising the administration of such State plan has made an agreement which is still in defect and which includes provision for assuring development of a plan, satisfactory to such State agency, for such child as provided m paragraph (f)(1) and such other provisions as may be necessary to assure accomplishment of the objectives of the State plan approved under section 402,”. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply only for the period beginning October 1, 1962, and ending with the close of June 30, 1963. The Secretary shall submit to the President, for transmission to the Congress prior to March 1, 1963, a full report of the administration of the provisions of the amendment made by subsection (a), including the experiences of each of the States in arranging for foster care under the provisions of their respective State plans which are in accord with such amendment, together with his recommendations as to continuation of, and modifications in, such amendment.