I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3740 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the financial aid 
process for homeless children and youths and foster care children and youth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, and Mrs. DAVIS of California) 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 children and 
youths and foster care children and youth. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Higher Education Ac-
cess and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDENT.—Section 480(d)(1)(H) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087vv(d)(1)(H)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the school year in 
which the application is submitted’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘age 23 or younger’’ after 
‘‘unaccompanied youth’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘terms are’’ and inserting 
‘‘term is’’; 
(2) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, or a designee 
of the liaison’’ after ‘‘Act’’; 
(3) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘a program fund-
ed under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an emergency or transitional shelter, 
street outreach program, homeless youth drop-in 
center, or other program serving homeless youth,’’; 
and 
(4) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘program funded 
under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (relating to emergency 
shelter grants)’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal TRIO pro-
gram or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness 
for Undergraduate program under chapter 1 or 2 of 
subpart 2 of part A,’’. 
(b) FOSTER CARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—Section 
103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(25) FOSTER CARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— 
The term ‘foster care children and youth’— 
‘‘(A) means children and youth whose care 
and placement are the responsibility of the 
State or Tribal agency that administers a State 
or Tribal plan under part B or E of title IV of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. 
and 670 et seq.), without regard to whether fos-
ter care maintenance payments are made under 
section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 672) on be-
half of such children and youth; and 
‘‘(B) includes individuals who were age 13 
or older when their care and placement were 
the responsibility of a State or Tribal agency 
that administered a State or Tribal plan under 
part B or E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.) 
and who are no longer under the care and re-
sponsibility of such a State or tribal agency, 
without regard to any such individual’s subse-
quent adoption, guardianship arrangement, or 
other form of permanency outcome.’’. 
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SEC. 
3. 
STREAMLINING 
DETERMINATIONS 
AND 
VERIFICATION. 
Section 480(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) SIMPLIFYING THE DETERMINATION PROC-
ESS FOR UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH.— 
‘‘(A) VERIFICATION.—A financial aid ad-
ministrator shall accept a homelessness deter-
mination made by any individual authorized to 
make such determinations under clause (i), (ii), 
or (iii) of paragraph (1)(H) in the absence of 
conflicting information. A documented phone 
call with, or a written statement from, one of 
the 
authorized 
individuals 
is 
sufficient 
verification when needed. For purposes of this 
paragraph, a financial aid administrator’s dis-
agreement with the determination made by an 
authorized individual shall not be considered 
conflicting information. 
‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATION
OF
INDEPEND-
ENCE.—A financial aid administrator shall 
make a determination of independence under 
paragraph (1)(H) if a student does not have, 
and cannot get, documentation from any of the 
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other designated authorities described in such 
paragraph. Such a determination shall be— 
‘‘(i) based on the definitions outlined 
in paragraph (1)(H); 
‘‘(ii) distinct from a determination of 
independence under paragraph (1)(I); 
‘‘(iii) based on a documented inter-
view with the student; and 
‘‘(iv) limited to whether the student 
meets the definitions in paragraph (1)(H) 
and not about the reasons for the student’s 
homelessness. 
‘‘(4) SIMPLIFYING THE VERIFICATION PROCESS 
FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH.— 
‘‘(A) VERIFICATION OF INDEPENDENCE.— 
If an institution requires documentation to 
verify that a student is independent based on a 
status described in paragraph (1)(B), a finan-
cial aid administrator shall consider any of the 
following as adequate verification: 
‘‘(i) Submission of a court order or of-
ficial State documentation that the student 
received Federal or State support in foster 
care. 
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‘‘(ii) A documented phone call with, or 
a written statement from,— 
‘‘(I) a child welfare agency au-
thorized by a State or county; 
‘‘(II) a tribal child welfare au-
thority; 
‘‘(III) an Independent Living 
case worker; 
‘‘(IV) a public or private foster 
care placing agency or foster care fa-
cility or placement; 
‘‘(V) another program serving or-
phans, foster children and youth, or 
wards of the court; or 
‘‘(VI) a probation officer. 
‘‘(iii) A documented phone call with, 
or a written statement from, an attorney, 
a guardian ad litem, or a Court Appointed 
Special Advocate, documenting that per-
son’s relationship to the student. 
‘‘(iv) A documented phone call with, 
or a written statement from, a representa-
tive of a Federal TRIO program or a 
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness 
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for Undergraduate program under chapter 
1 or 2 of subpart 2 of part A. 
‘‘(v) Verification of the student’s eligi-
bility for an education and training vouch-
er under the John H. Chafee Foster Care 
Independence Program (42 U.S.C. 677). 
‘‘(vi) Submission of a copy of the stu-
dent’s biological or adoptive parents’— 
‘‘(I) Certificates of Death; or 
‘‘(II) newspaper obituaries. 
‘‘(vii) An attestation from the student, 
which includes a description of why the 
student may qualify for a status described 
in paragraph (1)(B), including the approxi-
mate dates that the student was in foster 
care, dependent, or a ward of the court, to 
the best of the student’s knowledge after 
making reasonable efforts to provide any 
requested documentation. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
STREAMLINING
PER-
MITTED.—Nothing in this paragraph prohibits 
an institution from implementing polices that 
streamline the determination of independent 
status and improve a student’s access to finan-
cial aid because that student is an orphan, in 
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‘‘(i) the student informs the institu-
tion that circumstances have changed; or 
‘‘(ii) the institution has specific con-
flicting information about the student’s 
independence, and has informed the stu-
dent of this information and the oppor-
tunity 
to 
challenge 
such 
information 
through a documented interview or an im-
partial review by the Student Loan Om-
budsman pursuant to section 141(f)(3)(C). 
‘‘(6) RETENTION OF DOCUMENTS.—A financial 
aid administrator shall retain all documents related 
to the determination of independence under subpara-
graph (B) or (H) of paragraph (1), including docu-
mented interviews, for the duration of the student’s 
enrollment at the institution and for a minimum of 
1 year after the student is no longer enrolled at the 
institution.’’. 
SEC. 4. STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN. 
Section 141(f)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1018(f)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) receive, review, and resolve expedi-
tiously complaints regarding a student’s inde-
pendence under subparagraph (B) or (H) of 
section 480(d)(1), in consultation with knowl-
edgeable parties, including child welfare agen-
cies, local educational agency liaisons for home-
less children and youths designated under sec-
tion 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), or State Coordinators for 
Education of Homeless Children and Youths es-
tablished in accordance with section 722 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432).’’. 
SEC. 5. HOUSING AND SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT. 
(a) ACCESS TO HOUSING.—Section 487(a)(19) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(19)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The institution will not’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘The institution— 
‘‘(A) will not’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘housing facilities,’’ after ‘‘li-
braries,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘institution.’’ and inserting ‘‘in-
stitution; and’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) will provide a means for students to 
access institutionally owned or operated housing 
if a student is temporarily unable to meet fi-
nancial obligations related to housing, including 
deposits, due to delayed disbursement of vouch-
ers for education and training made available 
under section 477 of part E of title IV of the 
Social Security Act or delays attributable to the 
institution.’’. 
(b) SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.—Section 485 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) Each institution of higher education partici-
pating in any program under this title shall— 
‘‘(1) have designated an appropriate staff per-
son as a single point of contact to assist homeless 
children and youths (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) and foster care chil-
dren and youth in accessing and completing postsec-
ondary education, including by ensuring that such 
homeless children and youths and foster care chil-
dren and youth are connected to applicable and 
available student support services, programs, and 
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community resources in areas such as financial aid, 
academic advising, housing, food, public benefits, 
health care, health insurance, mental health, and 
mentoring; 
‘‘(2) post public notice about student financial 
assistance and other assistance available to homeless 
children and youths and foster care children and 
youth, including their eligibility as independent stu-
dents under subparagraphs (B) and (H) of section 
480(d)(1); 
‘‘(3) give priority for any institutionally owned 
or operated housing facilities, including student 
housing facilities that remain open for occupation 
during school breaks or on a year-round basis, to— 
‘‘(A) homeless children and youths (as 
such term is defined in section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a)); 
‘‘(B) youths who are unaccompanied, at 
risk of homelessness, and self-supporting; and 
‘‘(C) foster care children and youth; 
‘‘(4) have developed a plan for how homeless 
children and youths, youths who are unaccompanied, 
at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, and fos-
ter care children and youth can access housing re-
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sources during and between academic terms, 
through means that may include access to institu-
tionally owned or operated housing during breaks 
and a list of housing resources in the community 
that provide short-term housing; and 
‘‘(5) include, in its application for admission, 
questions (to be answered voluntarily) regarding the 
applicant’s status as a homeless child or youth or 
foster care child or youth, that— 
‘‘(A) can be answered by the applicant vol-
untarily for the limited purpose of being pro-
vided information about financial aid or any 
other available assistance; and 
‘‘(B) explain the key terms in the question 
in a manner children and youth can understand 
in order to self-identify and declare eligibility as 
a homeless child or youth or foster care child or 
youth.’’. 
SEC. 6. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS. 
Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(6), by striking the last 
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Secretary 
shall require each applicant for funds under the pro-
grams authorized by this chapter to identify and 
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conduct outreach to foster care children and youth 
and homeless children and youths (as such term is 
defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), and 
make available to foster care children and youth and 
homeless children and youths services under such 
programs, including mentoring, tutoring, and other 
services provided by such programs.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘college 
students, and’’ and inserting ‘‘college students, fos-
ter care children and youth, homeless children and 
youth, and’’. 
SEC. 7. TALENT SEARCH. 
Section 402B(d) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–12(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli-
cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 
the participation and retention in the project of 
homeless children and youths (as such term is de-
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fined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), including 
unaccompanied youths, and foster care children and 
youth; 
‘‘(6) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application for the project, a description of the 
activities that will be undertaken to reach out to 
homeless children and youths and foster care chil-
dren and youth as part of the project; and 
‘‘(7) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under sec-
tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard-
ing homeless children and youths and foster care 
children and youth.’’. 
SEC. 8. UPWARD BOUND. 
Section 402C(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–13(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli-
cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 
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the participation and retention in the project of 
homeless children and youths (as such term is de-
fined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), including 
unaccompanied youths, and foster care children and 
youth; 
‘‘(7) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application, a description of the activities that 
will be undertaken to reach out to homeless children 
and youths and foster care children and youth re-
garding the project; and 
‘‘(8) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under sec-
tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard-
ing homeless children and youths and foster care 
children and youth.’’. 
SEC. 9. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. 
Section 402D(e) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli-
cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 
the participation and retention in the project of 
homeless children and youths (as such term is de-
fined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), including 
unaccompanied youths, and foster care children and 
youth; 
‘‘(8) require that such entity submit, in the ap-
plication for the project, a description of the activi-
ties that will be undertaken to reach out to homeless 
children and youths, and foster care children and 
youth, who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment 
at the institution; and 
‘‘(9) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under sec-
tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard-
ing homeless children and youths and foster care 
children and youth.’’. 
SEC. 10. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS. 
Section 402F(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–16(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised poli-
cies and practices as needed to remove barriers to 
the participation and retention in the project of 
homeless children and youths (as such term is de-
fined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), including 
unaccompanied youths, and foster care children and 
youth; 
‘‘(6) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application, a description of the activities that 
will be undertaken to reach out to homeless children 
and youths and foster care children and youth re-
garding the project; and 
‘‘(7) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under sec-
tion 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regard-
ing homeless children and youths and foster care 
children and youth.’’. 
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SEC. 11. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS. 
Section 402H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–18) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT REGARDING HOMELESS CHILDREN 
AND
YOUTHS
AND
FOSTER
CARE
CHILDREN
AND 
YOUTH.—Each entity carrying out a project under section 
402B, 402C, 402D, or 402F shall, at the conclusion of 
the project, prepare and submit a report to the Secretary 
that includes— 
‘‘(1) data on the number of homeless children 
and youths (as such term is defined in section 725 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a)) and foster care children and youth 
served through the project; and 
‘‘(2) a description of any strategies or program 
enhancements that were used in the project and that 
were effective in meeting the needs of homeless chil-
dren and youths and foster care children and 
youth.’’. 
SEC. 12. GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR 
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. 
Section 404C(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
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(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) describe how the eligible entity will 
facilitate the participation of foster care chil-
dren and youth and homeless children and 
youths (as such term is defined in section 725 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), including— 
‘‘(i) how the eligible entity will iden-
tify foster care children and youth and 
homeless children and youths, in collabora-
tion with child welfare agencies, homeless 
shelters, and local educational agency liai-
sons for homeless children and youths des-
ignated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)); 
‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will collect 
and submit to the Secretary data on the 
number of homeless children and youths 
and foster care children and youth served; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the policies and practices the eli-
gible entity will adopt to remove barriers to 
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the participation of homeless children and 
youths and foster care children and youth, 
including policies to facilitate continued 
participation despite changes in residence 
resulting from homelessness or foster care 
placement and policies consistent with the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 13. GRANT FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS. 
Section 443(b)(6) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(6)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, and prioritize employment for students who are cur-
rently or formerly homeless children and youths (as such 
term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) or foster 
care children and youth’’ after ‘‘thereof’’. 
SEC. 14. EXCLUDABLE INCOME. 
Section 480(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087vv(e)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) payments made and services provided 
under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to or on behalf of any child or youth over whom the 
State agency has responsibility for placement, care, 
or supervision, including the value of vouchers for 
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education and training and amounts expended for 
room and board for youth who are not in foster care 
but are receiving services under section 477 of such 
Act; and’’. 
SEC. 15. CONSOLIDATING QUESTIONS REGARDING HOME-
LESS STATUS ON THE FAFSA. 
Section 483(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
SINGLE
QUESTION
REGARDING 
HOMELESS
STATUS.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that, on each form developed under this 
section for which the information is applicable, 
there is a single, easily understood screening 
question to identify an applicant for aid who 
is— 
‘‘(i) an unaccompanied homeless child 
or youth (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act); or 
‘‘(ii) an unaccompanied youth who is 
self-supporting and at risk of homeless-
ness.’’. 
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SEC. 16. DATA TRANSPARENCY ON THE NUMBER OF FINAN-
CIAL AID APPLICANTS. 
Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1090) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) DATA TRANSPARENCY ON THE NUMBER OF AP-
PLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally publish data on the number of individuals who 
apply for Federal student aid pursuant to this sec-
tion who are homeless children and youths (as such 
term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11434a)), including unaccompanied youths, and fos-
ter care children and youth. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The data described in para-
graph (1) with respect to homeless children and 
youths shall include, at a minimum, for each appli-
cation cycle— 
‘‘(A) the total number of all applicants 
who were determined to be (or to be at risk of 
becoming) 
unaccompanied 
homeless 
youth, 
under section 480(d)(1)(H); 
‘‘(B) the number of applicants described in 
subparagraph (A), disaggregated— 
‘‘(i) by State; and 
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‘‘(ii) by the sources of determination 
as described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
section 480(d)(1)(H); and 
‘‘(C) the number of undetermined requests 
for 
homelessness 
consideration, 
including 
statuses that remain unknown because no de-
termination had been made in response the ap-
plicant’s request for the institution to consider 
the applicant’s special circumstance of being 
homeless.’’. 
SEC. 17. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR HOMELESS CHIL-
DREN OR YOUTHS AND FOSTER CARE CHIL-
DREN AND YOUTH. 
Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015d) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, 
HOMELESS CHILDREN OR YOUTHS, AND FOS-
TER CARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH’’ after ‘‘CHIL-
DREN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In 
the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—In the case’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) HOMELESS
CHILDREN
OR
YOUTHS
AND 
FOSTER CARE CHILDREN OR YOUTH.—In the case of 
a homeless child or youth or a foster care child or 
youth, such State shall not charge such individual 
tuition for attendance at a public institution of high-
er education in the State at a rate that is greater 
than the rate charged for residents of the State.’’; 
and 
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—With respect to an indi-
vidual described in subsection (a)(1), this section 
shall take effect at each public institution of higher 
education in a State that receives assistance under 
this Act for the first period of enrollment at such in-
stitution that begins after July 1, 2009. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS
CHILDREN
OR
YOUTHS
AND 
FOSTER CARE CHILDREN OR YOUTH.—With respect 
to an individual described in subsection (a)(2), this 
section shall take effect at each public institution of 
higher education in a State that receives assistance 
under this Act for the first period of enrollment at 
such institution that begins during the first full 
award year following the date of enactment of the 
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Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless 
and Foster Youth Act. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ARMED
FORCES.—The terms ‘armed 
forces’ and ‘active duty for a period of more than 30 
days’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.—The 
term ‘homeless children and youths’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 725 of the McKinney- 
Vento 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11434a).’’. 
Æ 
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