I 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8273 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid 

process for homeless and foster care youth. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2024 

Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE (for herself and Mrs. HOUCHIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 

the financial aid process for homeless and foster care youth. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Higher Education Ac5 cess and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 

6 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 (a) HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—Section 103 

9 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003) 

10 is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (10), para2 graphs (11) through (22), and paragraphs (23) 

3 through (24), as paragraph (11), paragraphs (13) 

4 through (24), and paragraphs (26) through (27), re5 spectively; 

6 (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(10) FOSTER CARE YOUTH.—The term ‘foster 

9 care youth’— 

10 ‘‘(A) means children and youth whose care 

11 and placement are the responsibility of the 

12 State or Tribal agency that administers a State 

13 or Tribal plan under part B or E of title IV of 

14 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. 

15 and 670 et seq.), without regard to whether fos16 ter care maintenance payments are made under 

17 section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 672) on be18 half of such children and youth; and 

19 ‘‘(B) includes individuals who were age 13 

20 or older when their care and placement were 

21 the responsibility of a State or Tribal agency 

22 that administered a State or Tribal plan under 

23 part B or E of title IV of the Social Security 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.) 

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1 sponsibility of such a State or Tribal agency, 

2 without regard to any such individual’s subse3 quent adoption, guardianship arrangement, or 

4 other form of permanency outcome.’’; 

5 (3) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redes6 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

7 ‘‘(12) HOMELESS YOUTH.—The term ‘homeless 

8 youth’ has the meaning given the term ‘homeless 

9 children and youths’ in section 725 of the McKin10 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 11434a).’’; and 

12 (4) by inserting after paragraph (24), as redes13 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

14 ‘‘(25) UNACCOMPANIED.—The terms ‘unaccom15 panied’ and ‘unaccompanied youth’ have the mean16 ing given the term ‘unaccompanied youth’ in section 

17 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

18 Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).’’. 

19 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 480 of the 

20 Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 

21 702(l)(2) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of 

22 division FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended by strik23 ing subsections (m) and (n). 


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1 SEC. 3. STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN ASSISTANCE FOR 

2 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

3 Section 141(f)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 

4 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1018(f)(3)) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

6 after the semicolon; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 

8 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(C) receive, review, and resolve expedi11 tiously complaints regarding a student’s inde12 pendence under paragraph (2) or (8) of section 

13 480(d), in consultation with knowledgeable par14 ties, including child welfare agencies, local edu15 cational agency liaisons for homeless youth des16 ignated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 

17 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), or State Coordina19 tors for Education of Homeless Children and 

20 Youth established in accordance with section 

21 722 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432).’’. 

22 SEC. 4. LIAISONS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR HOME23 LESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

24 (a) ACCESS TO HOUSING.—Section 487(a)(19) of the 

25 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(19)) 

26 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘The institution will not’’ and 

2 inserting the following: ‘‘The institution— 

3 ‘‘(A) will not’’; 

4 (2) by inserting ‘‘housing facilities,’’ after ‘‘li5 braries,’’; 

6 (3) by striking ‘‘institution.’’ and inserting ‘‘in7 stitution; and’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) will provide a means for students to 

10 access institutionally owned or operated housing 

11 if a student is temporarily unable to meet fi12 nancial obligations related to housing, including 

13 deposits, due to delayed disbursement of vouch14 ers for education and training made available 

15 under section 477 of the Social Security Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 677) or delays attributable to the 

17 institution.’’. 

18 (b) LIAISONS.—Section 485 of the Higher Education 

19 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is amended by adding at 

20 the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(n) LIAISONS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR HOME22 LESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—Each institution of higher 

23 education participating in any program under this title 

24 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) have designated an appropriate staff per2 son with sufficient capacity and training to act as a 

3 liaison to assist homeless youth, students who are 

4 unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self5 supporting, and foster care youth in accessing and 

6 completing postsecondary education, including by en7 suring that those individuals are connected to appli8 cable and available student support services, pro9 grams, and community resources such as financial 

10 aid, academic advising, housing, food, public bene11 fits, health care, health insurance, mental health 

12 care, child care, transportation benefits, and men13 toring; 

14 ‘‘(2) post on the institution’s website— 

15 ‘‘(A) the contact information for the liai16 son designated under paragraph (1); 

17 ‘‘(B) information on the process for pro18 viding documentation for a determination of 

19 independence under section 479D; and 

20 ‘‘(C) information about student financial 

21 assistance and other assistance available to 

22 homeless youth, students who are unaccom23 panied, at risk of homelessness, and self-sup24 porting, and foster care youth, including their 


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1 eligibility as independent students under para2 graph (2) or (8) of sections 480(d); 

3 ‘‘(3) give priority for any institutionally owned 

4 or operated housing facilities, including student 

5 housing facilities that remain open for occupation 

6 during school breaks or on a year-round basis, to— 

7 ‘‘(A) homeless youth; 

8 ‘‘(B) youth who are unaccompanied, at 

9 risk of homelessness, and self-supporting; and 

10 ‘‘(C) foster care youth; 

11 ‘‘(4) have developed a plan for how such home12 less youth, youth who are unaccompanied, at risk of 

13 homelessness, and self-supporting, and foster care 

14 youth can access housing resources during and be15 tween academic terms, through means that may in16 clude access to institutionally owned or operated 

17 housing during breaks and a list of housing re18 sources in the community that provide short-term 

19 housing; and 

20 ‘‘(5) include, in its application for admission, 

21 questions (to be answered voluntarily) regarding the 

22 applicant’s status as a homeless youth (including un23 accompanied homeless youth), youth who is unac24 companied, at risk of homelessness, and self-sup25 porting, or foster care youth, that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) can be answered by the applicant vol2 untarily for the limited purpose of being pro3 vided information about financial aid or any 

4 other available assistance; 

5 ‘‘(B) explain the key terms in the question 

6 in a manner that applicants can understand in 

7 order to self-identify with such status; and 

8 ‘‘(C) with consent of the applicant, may be 

9 shared with the liaison after admission but 

10 prior to the beginning of the next academic 

11 term.’’. 

12 SEC. 5. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN FED13 ERAL TRIO PROGRAMS. 

14 Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (c)(6), by striking the last 

17 sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary 

18 shall require each applicant for funds under the pro19 grams authorized by this chapter to identify and 

20 conduct outreach to homeless youth and foster care 

21 youth, and make available to homeless youth and 

22 foster care youth services under such programs, in23 cluding mentoring, tutoring, and other services pro24 vided by such programs.’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘college 

2 students, and’’ and inserting ‘‘college students, 

3 homeless youth, foster care youth, and’’. 

4 SEC. 6. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN TAL5 ENT SEARCH. 

6 Section 402B(d) of the Higher Education Act of 

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–12(d)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

9 the semicolon; 

10 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(5) require an assurance that the entity car14 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli15 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

16 the participation and retention in the project of 

17 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

18 ‘‘(6) require that such entity submit, as part of 

19 the application for the project, a description of the 

20 activities that will be undertaken to reach out to 

21 such homeless youth and foster care youth as part 

22 of the project; and 

23 ‘‘(7) require an assurance that such entity will 

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1 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard2 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 

3 SEC. 7. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN UP4 WARD BOUND. 

5 Section 402C(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

6 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–13(e)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

8 the semicolon; 

9 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(6) require an assurance that the entity car13 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli14 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

15 the participation and retention in the project of 

16 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

17 ‘‘(7) require that such entity submit, as part of 

18 the application, a description of the activities that 

19 will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless 

20 youth and foster care youth regarding the project; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(8) require an assurance that such entity will 

23 prepare and submit the report required under sec24 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard25 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN STU2 DENT SUPPORT SERVICES. 

3 Section 402D(e) of the Higher Education Act of 

4 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(e)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

6 the semicolon; 

7 (2) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the period 

8 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(7) require an assurance that the entity car11 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli12 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

13 the participation and retention in the project of 

14 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

15 ‘‘(8) require that such entity submit, in the ap16 plication for the project, a description of the activi17 ties that will be undertaken to reach out to such 

18 homeless youth and foster care youth, who are en19 rolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(9) require an assurance that such entity will 

22 prepare and submit the report required under sec23 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard24 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN EDU2 CATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS. 

3 Section 402F(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

4 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–16(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

6 the semicolon; 

7 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

8 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) require an assurance that the entity car11 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli12 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

13 the participation and retention in the project of 

14 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

15 ‘‘(5) require that such entity submit, as part of 

16 the application, a description of the activities that 

17 will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless 

18 youth and foster care youth regarding the project; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(6) require an assurance that such entity will 

21 prepare and submit the report required under sec22 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard23 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 


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1 SEC. 10. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 

2 Section 402H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–18) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(e) REPORT REGARDING HOMELESS AND FOSTER

6 YOUTH.—Each entity carrying out a project under section 

7 402B, 402C, 402D, or 402F shall, at the conclusion of 

8 the project, prepare and submit a report to the Secretary 

9 that includes— 

10 ‘‘(1) data on the number of homeless youth and 

11 foster care youth served through the project; and 

12 ‘‘(2) a description of any strategies or program 

13 enhancements that were used in the project and that 

14 were effective in meeting the needs of such homeless 

15 youth and foster care youth.’’. 

16 SEC. 11. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN GAIN17 ING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR 

18 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C(a)(2) of the High20 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

23 the semicolon; 

24 (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 

25 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

26 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(K) require an assurance that the entity 

2 carrying out the project has reviewed and re3 vised policies and practices as needed to remove 

4 barriers to the participation and retention in 

5 the project of homeless youth and foster care 

6 youth; 

7 ‘‘(L) require that such entity submit, as 

8 part of the assurance, a description of the ac9 tivities that will be undertaken to reach out to 

10 such homeless youth and foster care youth re11 garding the project; and 

12 ‘‘(M) require an assurance that such entity 

13 will prepare and submit the report required 

14 under section 404G(c) at the conclusion of the 

15 project regarding such homeless youth and fos16 ter care youth.’’. 

17 (b) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Section 404D(b) of 

18 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

19 24(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(16) Facilitating the recruitment, participa21 tion, and retention of homeless youth and foster care 

22 youth, which may include— 

23 ‘‘(A) establishing partnerships with com24 munity-based organizations, child welfare agen25 cies, homeless shelters, and local educational 


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1 agency liaisons for homeless individuals des2 ignated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 

3 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)) to identify students, 

5 improve policies and practices, and to establish 

6 data sharing agreements; 

7 ‘‘(B) carrying out— 

8 ‘‘(i) activities to facilitate continued 

9 participation despite changes in residence 

10 resulting from homelessness or foster care 

11 placement; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) policies consistent with the 

13 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) to allow for such 

15 participation and retention, including al16 lowing continued participation when an eli17 gible student is no longer enrolled in a 

18 school served under this chapter on a tem19 porary basis, or providing transitional serv20 ices and referrals when an eligible student 

21 is no longer enrolled in a school served 

22 under this chapter on a permanent basis; 

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1 ‘‘(C) carrying out other activities to meet 

2 the needs of such homeless youth and foster 

3 care youth.’’. 

4 (c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Section 404G of the 

5 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–27) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d), as 

8 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

9 (2) inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

10 ‘‘(c) REPORT REGARDING HOMELESS AND FOSTER

11 YOUTH.—Each entity carrying out a project under section 

12 404A shall, at the conclusion of the project, prepare and 

13 submit a report to the Secretary that includes— 

14 ‘‘(1) data on the number of homeless youth and 

15 foster care youth served through the project; and 

16 ‘‘(2) a description of any strategies or program 

17 enhancements that were used in the project and that 

18 were effective in meeting the needs of such homeless 

19 youth and foster care youth.’’. 

20 SEC. 12. PRIORITY FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 

21 FOR HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

22 Section 443(b)(6) of the Higher Education Act of 

23 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(6)) is amended by inserting 

24 ‘‘, and prioritize employment for students who are home25 less youth or foster care youth’’ after ‘‘thereof’’. 


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1 SEC. 13. DATA TRANSPARENCY ON THE NUMBER OF PEND2 ING REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATION BY 

3 HOMELESS YOUTH. 

4 Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1090), as amended by section 702(m)(1) of the 

6 FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of 

7 Public Law 116–260), is amended in subsection (c)(2)— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

9 after the semicolon; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe11 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) the number of undetermined requests 

14 for homelessness consideration, including 

15 statuses that remain unknown because no de16 termination had been made in response to the 

17 applicant’s request for the institution to con18 sider the applicant’s special circumstance of 

19 being homeless.’’. 

20 SEC. 14. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR HOMELESS AND 

21 FOSTER YOUTH. 

22 Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended— 

24 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

25 HOMELESS YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH’’ 

26 after ‘‘SERVICE’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In 

3 the case’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 

5 ‘‘(1) QUALIFYING FEDERAL SERVICE.—In the 

6 case’’; and 

7 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—In the 

9 case of a homeless youth or a foster care youth, such 

10 State shall not charge such individual tuition and re11 quired fees for attendance at a public institution of 

12 higher education in the State at a rate that is great13 er than the rate of tuition and required fees charged 

14 for residents of the State.’’; and 

15 (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

18 ‘‘(1) QUALIFYING FEDERAL SERVICE.—With re19 spect to an individual described in subsection (a)(1), 

20 this section shall take effect at each public institu21 tion of higher education in a State that receives as22 sistance under this Act for the first period of enroll23 ment at such institution that begins after July 1, 

24 2009. 


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1 ‘‘(2) HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—With 

2 respect to an individual described in subsection 

3 (a)(2), this section shall take effect at each public 

4 institution of higher education in a State that re5 ceives assistance under this Act for the first period 

6 of enrollment at such institution that begins during 

7 the first full award year following the effective date 

8 of the Higher Education Access and Success for 

9 Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2024.’’. 

10 SEC. 15. SECRETARIAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR 

11 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

12 Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended 

13 by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 124. SECRETARIAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR 

15 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

16 ‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 

17 date of enactment of the Higher Education Access and 

18 Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2024, the 

19 Secretary shall issue revised guidance for institutions and 

20 financial aid administrators regarding serving homeless 

21 youth (including unaccompanied homeless youth), stu22 dents who are unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, 

23 and self-supporting, and foster care youth, including the 

24 requirements of the determination process for financial aid 

25 administrators as specified in section 479D. 


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1 ‘‘(b) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Beginning not 

2 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher 

3 Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster 

4 Youth Act of 2024, the Secretary shall conduct an annual 

5 professional development or training program, such as a 

6 webinar, for liaisons described under section 485(n) and 

7 interested faculty or staff regarding postsecondary edu8 cation services for such homeless youth (including unac9 companied homeless youth), students who are unaccom10 panied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, and 

11 foster care youth. 

12 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

13 of enactment of the Higher Education Access and Success 

14 for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2024, and not less 

15 than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall pre16 pare and submit to Congress a report containing strate17 gies used by institutions, financial aid administrators, and 

18 liaisons described under section 485(n) that were effective 

19 in meeting the needs of such homeless youth (including 

20 unaccompanied homeless youth), students who are unac21 companied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, 

22 and foster care youth, including strategies relating to 

23 streamlining financial aid policies and procedures and 

24 postsecondary education recruitment, retention, and com25 pletion.’’. 


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1 SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

3 and apply as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act 

4 (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260) and in 

5 accordance with section 701(b) of such Act, as amended 

6 by section 102(a) of the FAFSA Simplification Act Tech7 nical Corrections Act (division R of Public Law 117–103) 

8 (including the authorization provided under section 

9 102(c)(1)(A) of such Act). 

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