dian organizations, and with family mem-
bers of potential clients; 
‘‘(ii) coordinate the programs and ac-
tivities under the program with other Fed-
eral, State, and local programs serving 
children and youth; and 
‘‘(iii) consult with appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local corrections, workforce 
development, and substance abuse and 
mental health agencies. 
‘‘(F) EQUAL ACCESS FOR LOCAL SERVICE 
PROVIDERS.—An assurance that public and pri-
vate entities and community organizations, in-
cluding religious organizations and Indian orga-
nizations, will be eligible to participate on an 
equal basis. 
‘‘(G) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—
An agreement that the State will maintain such 
records, make such reports, and cooperate with 
such reviews or audits as the Secretary may 
find necessary for purposes of oversight of 
project activities and expenditures. 
‘‘(H) EVALUATION.—An agreement that 
the State will cooperate fully with the Sec-
retary’s ongoing and final evaluation of the pro-
gram under the plan, by means including pro-
viding the Secretary access to the program and 
program-related records and documents, staff, 
and grantees receiving funding under the plan. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant for a program 
under this subsection shall be available to pay 
a percentage share of the costs of the program 
up to 75 percent for each year for which the 
grant is awarded. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-
Federal share of the cost of projects under this 
subsection may be in cash or in kind. In deter-
mining the amount of the non-Federal share, 
the Secretary may attribute fair market value 
to goods, services, and facilities contributed 
from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(4) 
CONSIDERATIONS
IN
AWARDING 
GRANTS.—In awarding grants under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall take into consideration—
‘‘(A) the overall qualifications and capacity 
of the State program and its partners to effec-
tively carry out a mentoring program under this 
subsection;
‘‘(B) the level and quality of training pro-
vided to mentors under the program; 
‘‘(C) evidence of coordination of the pro-
gram with the State’s social services and edu-
cation programs; 
‘‘(D) the ability of the State to provide su-
pervision and support for mentors under the 
program and the youth served by such mentors; 
‘‘(E) evidence of consultation with insti-
tutes of higher learning; and 
‘‘(F) any other factors that the Secretary 
determines to be significant with respect to the 
need for or the potential success of carrying out 
a mentoring program under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amount awarded 
to a State under a grant under this subsection the 
State shall—
‘‘(A) use not less than 50 percent of the 
total grant amount for the training and ongoing 
educational support of mentors; and 
‘‘(B) use not more than 10 percent of the 
total grant amount for administrative purposes. 
‘‘(6) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount 
of a grant awarded to a State under this subsection 
shall not exceed $600,000.
‘‘(7) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit to Congress a report that includes the fol-
lowing with respect to the year involved: 
‘‘(A) A description of the number of pro-
grams receiving grant awards under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) A description of the number of men-
tors who serve in the programs described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) A description of the number of 
mentored foster children—
‘‘(i) who graduate from high school; 
‘‘(ii) who enroll in college; and 
‘‘(iii) who are adopted by their men-
tors. 
‘‘(D) A comparison between the rate of 
drug and alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancy, de-
linquency, homelessness, and other outcome 
measures for mentored foster youth and non-
mentored foster youth. 
‘‘(E) Any other information that the Sec-
retary determines to be relevant to the evalua-
tion of the program under this subsection.
‘‘(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2003 and 2004, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL
COORDINATION
OF
STATEWIDE 
MENTORING PARTNERSHIPS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
a competitive grant to an eligible entity to establish 
a National Hotline Service or Website to provide in-
formation to individuals who are interested in be-
coming mentors to youth in foster care. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2003 and 2004, and such sums as may be necessary 
for each succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) LOAN FORGIVENESS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE MENTOR.—The term ‘eligi-
ble mentor’ means an individual who has served 
as a mentor in a statewide mentor program es-
tablished under subsection (c) for at least 200 
hours in a single calendar year.
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
STUDENT
LOAN.—The 
term ‘Federal student loan’ means any loan 
made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, 
or E of tide IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(2) RELIEF FROM INDEBTEDNESS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
carry out a program to provide for the dis-
charge or cancellation of the Federal student 
loan indebtedness of an eligible mentor. 
‘‘(B) METHOD
OF
DISCHARGE
OR
CAN-
CELLATION.—A loan that will be discharged or 
canceled under the program under subpara-
graph (A) shall be discharged or canceled as 
provided for using the method under section 
437(a), 455(a)(1), or 464(c)(1)(F) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965, as applicable. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT OF RELIEF.—The amount of 
relief to be provided with respect to a loan 
under this subsection shall—
‘‘(i) be equal to $2,000 for each 200 
hours of service of an eligible mentor; and
‘‘(ii) not exceed a total of $12,000 for 
an eligible individual. 
‘‘(3) FACILITATION OF CLAIMS—The Secretary 
shall—
‘‘(A) establish procedures for the filing of 
applications for the discharge or cancellation of 
loans under this subsection by regulations that 
shall be prescribed and published within 90 
days after the date of enactment of this section 
and without regard to the requirements of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(B) take such actions as may be nec-
essary to publicize the availability of the pro-
gram established under this subsection for eligi-
ble mentors. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Amounts available for the pur-
poses of making payments to lenders in accordance 
with section 437(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 for the discharge of indebtedness of deceased 
or disabled individuals shall be available for making 
payments to lenders of loans to eligible mentors as 
provided for in this subsection.’’.
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