The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendment of 2001 amended section 477 of the Social Security Act to add a new purpose to the Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. It also adds a new subsection to section 477. Subsection (i) spelled out the following 6 points:

1. Vouchers under the program may be available to youths otherwise eligible for services under the State program under this section.
2. For purposes of the voucher program, youths adopted from foster care after attaining age 16 may be considered to be youths otherwise eligible for services under the State program under this section.
3. The State may allow youths participating in the voucher program on the date they attain 21 years of age to remain eligible until they attain 23 years of age, as long as they are enrolled in a post secondary education or training program and are making satisfactory progress toward completion of that program.
4. The voucher or vouchers provided for an individual under this section –
   a. may be available for the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and
   b. Shall not exceed the lesser of $5,000 per year or the total cost of attendance, as defined in section 472 of that Act.
5. The amount of a voucher under this section shall be disregarded for the purposes of determining the recipient’s eligibility for, or the amount of, any other Federal or Federally supported assistance, except that the total amount of educational assistance to a youth under this section and under other Federal and Federally supported programs shall not exceed the total cost of attendance, as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and except that the State agency shall take appropriate steps to prevent duplication of benefits under this and other Federal and Federally supported programs.
6. The program is coordinated with other appropriate education and training programs.