II 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3616 

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

process for homeless and foster care youth. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2022 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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 2022’’. 

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 (25), 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. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO FAFSA SIMPLIFICA2 TION ACT. 

3 Section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 

4 as in effect on the effective date of the FAFSA Simplifica5 tion Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘the 

8 same or’’ before ‘‘a prior award’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘the same 

10 or’’ before ‘‘a prior award’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (d)(2)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘this section, or para13 graph (2), (8), or (9) of section 480(d),’’ after 

14 ‘‘pursuant to section 479A(c),’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘under such paragraph in 

16 the same award year’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

17 such provisions in the same or a prior award 

18 year’’. 

19 SEC. 4. STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN ASSISTANCE FOR 

20 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

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

22 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1018(f)(3)) is amended— 

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

24 after the semicolon; 

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

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


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

2 ‘‘(C) receive, review, and resolve expedi3 tiously complaints regarding a student’s inde4 pendence under paragraph (2) or (8) of section 

5 480(d), in consultation with knowledgeable par6 ties, including child welfare agencies, local edu7 cational agency liaisons for homeless youth des8 ignated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 

9 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), or State Coordina11 tors for Education of Homeless Children and 

12 Youth established in accordance with section 

13 722 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432).’’. 

14 SEC. 5. LIAISONS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR HOME15 LESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

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

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

18 is amended— 

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

20 inserting the following: ‘‘The institution— 

21 ‘‘(A) will not’’; 

22 (2) by inserting ‘‘housing facilities,’’ after ‘‘li23 braries,’’; 

24 (3) by striking ‘‘institution.’’ and inserting ‘‘in25 stitution; and’’; and 


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

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

3 access institutionally owned or operated housing 

4 if a student is temporarily unable to meet fi5 nancial obligations related to housing, including 

6 deposits, due to delayed disbursement of vouch7 ers for education and training made available 

8 under section 477 of part E of title IV of the 

9 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) or delays 

10 attributable to the institution.’’. 

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

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

13 the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(n) LIAISONS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR HOME15 LESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—Each institution of higher 

16 education participating in any program under this title 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) have designated an appropriate staff per19 son with sufficient capacity and training to act as a 

20 liaison to assist homeless youth, students who are 

21 unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self22 supporting, and foster care youth in accessing and 

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1 grams, and community resources such as financial 

2 aid, academic advising, housing, food, public bene3 fits, health care, health insurance, mental health 

4 care, child care, transportation benefits, and men5 toring; 

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

7 ‘‘(A) the contact information for the liai8 son designated under paragraph (1); 

9 ‘‘(B) information on the process for pro10 viding documentation for a determination of 

11 independence under section 479D; and 

12 ‘‘(C) information about student financial 

13 assistance and other assistance available to 

14 homeless youth, students who are unaccom15 panied, at risk of homelessness, and self-sup16 porting, and foster care youth, including their 

17 eligibility as independent students under para18 graphs (2) or (8) of sections 480(d); 

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

20 or operated housing facilities, including student 

21 housing facilities that remain open for occupation 

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

23 ‘‘(A) homeless youth; 

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

25 risk of homelessness, and self-supporting; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) foster care youth; 

2 ‘‘(4) have developed a plan for how such home3 less youth, youth who are unaccompanied, at risk of 

4 homelessness, and self-supporting, and foster care 

5 youth can access housing resources during and be6 tween academic terms, through means that may in7 clude access to institutionally owned or operated 

8 housing during breaks and a list of housing re9 sources in the community that provide short-term 

10 housing; and 

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

12 questions (to be answered voluntarily) regarding the 

13 applicant’s status as a homeless youth (including un14 accompanied homeless youth), youth who is unac15 companied, at risk of homelessness, and self-sup16 porting, or foster care youth, that— 

17 ‘‘(A) can be answered by the applicant vol18 untarily for the limited purpose of being pro19 vided information about financial aid or any 

20 other available assistance; 

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

22 in a manner that applicants can understand in 

23 order to self-identify with such status; and 

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

25 shared with the liaison after admission but 


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1 prior to the beginning of the next academic 

2 term.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN FED4 ERAL TRIO PROGRAMS. 

5 Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

6 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 

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

8 sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary 

9 shall require each applicant for funds under the pro10 grams authorized by this chapter to identify and 

11 conduct outreach to homeless youth and foster care 

12 youth, and make available to homeless youth and 

13 foster care youth services under such programs, in14 cluding mentoring, tutoring, and other services pro15 vided by such programs.’’; and 

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

17 students, and’’ and inserting ‘‘college students, 

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

19 SEC. 7. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN TAL20 ENT SEARCH. 

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

22 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–12(d)) is amended— 

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

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

2 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

4 ‘‘(5) require an assurance that the entity car5 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli6 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

7 the participation and retention in the project of 

8 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

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

10 the application for the project, a description of the 

11 activities that will be undertaken to reach out to 

12 such homeless youth and foster care youth as part 

13 of the project; and 

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

15 prepare and submit the report required under sec16 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard17 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 

18 SEC. 8. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN UP19 WARD BOUND. 

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

21 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–13(e)) is amended— 

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

23 the semicolon; 

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

25 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 


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

2 ‘‘(6) require an assurance that the entity car3 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli4 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

5 the participation and retention in the project of 

6 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

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

8 the application, a description of the activities that 

9 will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless 

10 youth and foster care youth regarding the project; 

11 and 

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

13 prepare and submit the report required under sec14 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard15 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 

16 SEC. 9. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN STU17 DENT SUPPORT SERVICES. 

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

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(e)) is amended— 

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

21 the semicolon; 

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

23 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(7) require an assurance that the entity car2 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli3 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

4 the participation and retention in the project of 

5 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

6 ‘‘(8) require that such entity submit, in the ap7 plication for the project, a description of the activi8 ties that will be undertaken to reach out to such 

9 homeless youth and foster care youth, who are en10 rolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution; 

11 and 

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

13 prepare and submit the report required under sec14 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard15 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 

16 SEC. 10. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN EDU17 CATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS. 

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

19 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–16(c)) is amended— 

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

21 the semicolon; 

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

23 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(4) require an assurance that the entity car2 rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli3 cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 

4 the participation and retention in the project of 

5 homeless youth and foster care youth; 

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

7 the application, a description of the activities that 

8 will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless 

9 youth and foster care youth regarding the project; 

10 and 

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

12 prepare and submit the report required under sec13 tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard14 ing such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 

15 SEC. 11. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 

16 Section 402H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

17 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–18) is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) REPORT REGARDING HOMELESS AND FOSTER

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

21 402B, 402C, 402D, or 402F shall, at the conclusion of 

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

23 that includes— 

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

25 foster care youth served through the project; and 


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

2 enhancements that were used in the project and that 

3 were effective in meeting the needs of such homeless 

4 youth and foster care youth.’’. 

5 SEC. 12. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN GAIN6 ING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR 

7 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C(a)(2) of the High9 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is 

10 amended— 

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

12 the semicolon; 

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

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

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

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

17 carrying out the project has reviewed and re18 vised policies and practices as needed to remove 

19 barriers to the participation and retention in 

20 the project of homeless youth and foster care 

21 youth; 

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

23 part of the assurance, a description of the ac24 tivities that will be undertaken to reach out to 


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1 such homeless youth and foster care youth re2 garding the project; and 

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

4 will prepare and submit the report required 

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

6 project regarding such homeless youth and fos7 ter care youth.’’. 

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

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

10 24(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(16) Facilitating the recruitment, participa12 tion, and retention of homeless youth and foster care 

13 youth, which may include— 

14 ‘‘(A) establishing partnerships with com15 munity-based organizations, child welfare agen16 cies, homeless shelters, and local educational 

17 agency liaisons for homeless individuals des18 ignated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the 

19 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

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

21 improve policies and practices, and to establish 

22 data sharing agreements; 

23 ‘‘(B) carrying out— 

24 ‘‘(i) activities to facilitate continued 

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1 resulting from homelessness or foster care 

2 placement; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) policies consistent with the 

4 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

5 (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) to allow for such 

6 participation and retention, including al7 lowing continued participation when an eli8 gible student is no longer enrolled in a 

9 school served under this chapter on a tem10 porary basis, or providing transitional serv11 ices and referrals when an eligible student 

12 is no longer enrolled in a school served 

13 under this chapter on a permanent basis; 

14 and 

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

16 the needs of such homeless youth and foster 

17 care youth.’’. 

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

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

20 amended— 

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

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

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

24 ‘‘(c) REPORT REGARDING HOMELESS AND FOSTER

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1 404A shall, at the conclusion of the project, prepare and 

2 submit a report to the Secretary that includes— 

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

4 foster care youth served through the project; and 

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

6 enhancements that were used in the project and that 

7 were effective in meeting the needs of such homeless 

8 youth and foster care youth.’’. 

9 SEC. 13. PRIORITY FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 

10 FOR HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

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

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(6)) is amended by inserting 

13 ‘‘, and prioritize employment for students who are home14 less youth or foster care youth’’ after ‘‘thereof’’. 

15 SEC. 14. DATA TRANSPARENCY ON THE NUMBER OF PEND16 ING REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATION BY 

17 HOMELESS YOUTH. 

18 Section 483(c)(2)(B) is amended— 

19 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

20 semicolon; 

21 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 

22 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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1 cluding statuses that remain unknown be2 cause no determination had been made in 

3 response to the applicant’s request for the 

4 institution to consider the applicant’s spe5 cial circumstance of being homeless.’’. 

6 SEC. 15. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR HOMELESS AND 

7 FOSTER YOUTH. 

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

9 U.S.C. 1015d) is amended— 

10 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, 

11 HOMELESS YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH’’ 

12 after ‘‘CHILDREN’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (a)— 

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

15 the case’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—In the case’’; and 

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

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

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

21 State shall not charge such individual tuition and re22 quired fees for attendance at a public institution of 

23 higher education in the State at a rate that is great24 er than the rate of tuition and required fees charged 

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1 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—With respect to an indi5 vidual described in subsection (a)(1), this section 

6 shall take effect at each public institution of higher 

7 education in a State that receives assistance under 

8 this Act for the first period of enrollment at such in9 stitution that begins after July 1, 2009. 

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

11 respect to an individual described in subsection 

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

13 institution of higher education in a State that re14 ceives assistance under this Act for the first period 

15 of enrollment at such institution that begins during 

16 the first full award year following the effective date 

17 of the Higher Education Access and Success for 

18 Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022. 

19 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 

20 ‘armed forces’ and ‘active duty for a period of more than 

21 30 days’ have the meanings given those terms in section 

22 101 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 


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1 SEC. 16. SECRETARIAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR 

2 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

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

4 by adding at the end the following: 

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

6 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 

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

8 date of enactment of the Higher Education Access and 

9 Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022, the 

10 Secretary shall issue revised guidance for institutions and 

11 financial aid administrators regarding serving homeless 

12 youth (including unaccompanied homeless youth), stu13 dents who are unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, 

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

15 requirements of the determination process for financial aid 

16 administrators as specified in section 479D. 

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

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

19 Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster 

20 Youth Act of 2022, the Secretary shall conduct an annual 

21 professional development or training program, such as a 

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

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1 panied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, and 

2 foster care youth. 

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

4 of enactment of the Higher Education Access and Success 

5 for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022, and not less 

6 than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall pre7 pare and submit to Congress a report containing strate8 gies used by institutions, financial aid administrators, and 

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

10 in meeting the needs of such homeless youth (including 

11 unaccompanied homeless youth), students who are unac12 companied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, 

13 and foster care youth, including strategies relating to 

14 streamlining financial aid policies and procedures and 

15 postsecondary education recruitment, retention, and com16 pletion.’’. 

17 SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

18 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

19 and apply as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act 

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

21 accordance with section 701(b) of such Act. 

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