‘‘(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) Any other information that the Sec-
retary determines to be relevant to the evalua-
tion of the program under this subsection. 
‘‘(9) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall conduct an evaluation of the effective-
ness of programs funded under this section, includ-
ing a comparison between the rate of drug and alco-
hol abuse, teenage pregnancy, delinquency, home-
lessness, and other outcome measures for mentored 
foster care youth and non-mentored foster care 
youth.
‘‘(10) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 and 2007, 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 
2006 and 2007, 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 $20,000 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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