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 approximately 66 percent of former foster youth experience a homeless episode within 6 months after transitioning out of care. (9) Moreover, youth aging out of foster care are less likely to seek health and mental care services that are often desperately needed. (10) Nearly 60 percent of young men who have aged out of foster care and of emancipated young men have been convicted of a crime. 4. Modifications to Federal foster care reimbursement program (a) Expansion of age of eligibility (1) In general Section 475(8) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 675(8) ) is amended to read as follows: (8) The term child means— (A) an individual who has not attained 18 years of age