1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Welfare Oversight and Accountability Act of 2017 . 2. De-linkage of eligibility for kinship guardianship assistance from AFDC income limitations and decrease in minimum number of months required to be residing in a relative home before being eligible for assistance (a) Child's eligibility for a kinship guardianship assistance payment Section 473(d)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 673(d)(3)(A)(i)(II) ) is amended by striking eligible for foster care maintenance payments under section 472 while residing for at least 6 and inserting residing for at least 3 . (b) Conforming amendment to limitation on amount of payment Section 473(d)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 673(d)(2) ) is amended by striking foster care maintenance payment and all that follows through the period and inserting highest foster care maintenance payment which could have been paid on behalf of the child if the child were eligible for foster care maintenance payments under section 472. . (c) Application of foster and adoptive parent records checks requirements Section 471(a)(20)(C) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases (as defined in section 534(e)(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code), and inserting checks described in subparagraph (A)