1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Healthy Transitions into Adulthood Act of 2020 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to foster healthy adult outcomes for current and former foster care youth aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into adulthood. This Act also strengthens the direct responsibility of the Federal Government for foster care youth transitioning out of care. 3. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Nearly 25,000 foster youth become too old to receive foster care assistance and benefits—or age out —every year. (2) Youth aging out of foster care and transitioning to independent living require considerable support from local, State, and Federal Government to ensure a smooth transition into healthy, independent adulthood. (3) Foster youth are more likely to have been exposed to childhood and adolescent trauma, subjected to multiple chronic health challenges, and diagnosed with poorer mental and physical health outcomes than their peers. Additionally, foster youth are more vulnerable to suffer from persistent anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other severe challenges to their health. (4) As a result, youth aging out of foster care experience tremendous difficulty in completing education, obtaining gainful employment, accessing and receiving basic health care, maintaining stable housing, and avoiding the criminal justice system. (5) Studies indicate that more than 80 percent of foster youth transitioning into adulthood are unable to support themselves financially. (6) Only 4 percent of youth aging out of foster care earn a college degree by age 26, as compared to 36 percent of individuals who never experience foster care. (7) On average, youth aging out of foster care earn approximately half the income of their similarly educated peers and are employed at significantly lower rates. (8) Accordingly, individuals transitioning out of foster care are often linked with homelessness and housing instability. One national study estimated that