support and service delivery by individuals with lived experience, including peers. 3. Programs for mentoring children in foster care Subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 439A. Programs for mentoring children in foster care and youth with experience in foster care (a) Purpose It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible applicants to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care and children with experience in foster care. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Children in foster care The term children in foster care means children who have been removed from the custody of their biological or adoptive parents by a State or tribal child welfare agency. (2) Children with experience in foster care The term children with experience in foster care means children, youth, and adults who have not attained 26 years of age and who, at any time, were removed from the custody of their biological or adoptive parents by a State or tribal child welfare agency. (3) Mentoring The term mentoring means a structured, managed program— (A) in which children and youth are appropriately matched with screened and trained adult or peer volunteers for consistent relationships