November 21, 2025
Ms. Strickland (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the 21st Century Cures Act to support State and local agencies with responsibility for children services in their response to the opioid abuse crisis, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Furthering Opioid Services, Training, and Education Resources Act
or the FOSTER Act
.
Sec. 2. Opioid grants to support caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers
(a) Opioid grants
Section 1003(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and
(2)
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
(F)
Supporting opioid abuse prevention and treatment services within a State provided by State and local agencies for children and caregivers, kinship care families, and kinship caregivers through—
(i)
workforce recruitment and training;
(ii)
health care services (including such services described in subparagraph (D)); and
(iii)
foster and adoptive parent recruitment and training.
(b) Definitions
Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
(h) Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term kinship care family means a family with a kinship caregiver.
(2)
The term kinship caregiver means a relative of a child by blood, marriage, or adoption, who—
(A)
lives with the child;
(B)
is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parent of the child is unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver of the child; and
(C)
has a legal relationship to the child or is raising the child informally.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
Paragraph (1) of section 1003(j) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by inserting , and $255,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 2033
after 2027
.
(d) Set aside
Section 1003(j)(3)(B) of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note), as redesignated, is amended—
(1)
by striking , and up to
and inserting , up to
; and
(2)
by inserting before the period at the end , and 1 percent of such amount for such fiscal year shall be made available to carry out subsection (b)(4)(F)
.