I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6666 
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 
FEBRUARY 9, 2022 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 
the financial aid process for homeless and foster care 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 of 
2022’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—Section 103 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003) 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (10), para-
graphs (11) through (22), and paragraphs (23) 
through (24), as paragraph (11), paragraphs (13) 
through (25), and paragraphs (26) through (27), re-
spectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) FOSTER CARE YOUTH.—The term ‘foster 
care 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-
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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.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(12) HOMELESS YOUTH.—The term ‘homeless 
youth’ has the meaning given the term ‘homeless 
children and youths’ in section 725 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a).’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (24), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(25) UNACCOMPANIED.—The terms ‘unaccom-
panied’ and ‘unaccompanied youth’ have the mean-
ing given the term ‘unaccompanied youth’ in section 
725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 480 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 
702(l)(2) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of 
division FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended by strik-
ing subsections (m) and (n). 
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SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO FAFSA SIMPLIFICA-
TION ACT. 
Section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as in effect on the effective date of the FAFSA Simplifica-
tion Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘the 
same or’’ before ‘‘a prior award’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘the same 
or’’ before ‘‘a prior award’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘this section, or para-
graph (2), (8), or (9) of section 480(d),’’ after 
‘‘pursuant to section 479A(c),’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under such paragraph in 
the same award year’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
such provisions in the same or a prior award 
year’’. 
SEC. 4. STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN ASSISTANCE FOR 
HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 
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 paragraph (2) or (8) of section 
480(d), in consultation with knowledgeable par-
ties, including child welfare agencies, local edu-
cational agency liaisons for homeless youth 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)), or State Coordina-
tors for Education of Homeless Children and 
Youth established in accordance with section 
722 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432).’’. 
SEC. 5. LIAISONS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR HOME-
LESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 
(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 (42 U.S.C. 677) or delays 
attributable to the institution.’’. 
(b) LIAISONS.—Section 485 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(n) LIAISONS AND ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR HOME-
LESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—Each institution of higher 
education participating in any program under this title 
shall— 
‘‘(1) have designated an appropriate staff per-
son with sufficient capacity and training to act as a 
liaison to assist homeless youth, students who are 
unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self- 
supporting, and foster care youth in accessing and 
completing postsecondary education, including by en-
suring that those individuals are connected to appli-
cable and available student support services, pro-
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grams, and community resources such as financial 
aid, academic advising, housing, food, public bene-
fits, health care, health insurance, mental health 
care, child care, transportation benefits, and men-
toring; 
‘‘(2) post on the institution’s website— 
‘‘(A) the contact information for the liai-
son designated under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) information on the process for pro-
viding documentation for a determination of 
independence under section 479D; and 
‘‘(C) information about student financial 
assistance and other assistance available to 
homeless youth, students who are unaccom-
panied, at risk of homelessness, and self-sup-
porting, and foster care youth, including their 
eligibility as independent students under para-
graph (2) or (8) of sections 480(d); 
‘‘(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 youth; 
‘‘(B) youth who are unaccompanied, at 
risk of homelessness, and self-supporting; and 
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‘‘(C) foster care youth; 
‘‘(4) have developed a plan for how such home-
less youth, youth who are unaccompanied, at risk of 
homelessness, and self-supporting, and foster care 
youth can access housing resources during and be-
tween academic terms, through means that may in-
clude access to institutionally owned or operated 
housing during breaks and a list of housing re-
sources 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 youth (including un-
accompanied homeless youth), youth who is unac-
companied, at risk of homelessness, and self-sup-
porting, or foster care 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; 
‘‘(B) explain the key terms in the question 
in a manner that applicants can understand in 
order to self-identify with such status; and 
‘‘(C) with consent of the applicant, may be 
shared with the liaison after admission but 
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prior to the beginning of the next academic 
term.’’. 
SEC. 6. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN FED-
ERAL 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 
conduct outreach to homeless youth and foster care 
youth, and make available to homeless youth and 
foster care youth services under such programs, in-
cluding mentoring, tutoring, and other services pro-
vided by such programs.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘college 
students, and’’ and inserting ‘‘college students, 
homeless youth, foster care youth, and’’. 
SEC. 7. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN TAL-
ENT 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; 
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(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 youth and foster care 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 
such homeless youth and foster care 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 such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 8. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN UP-
WARD 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 
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(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 
the participation and retention in the project of 
homeless youth and foster care 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 such homeless 
youth and foster care youth regarding 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 such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 9. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN STU-
DENT 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 youth and foster care 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 such 
homeless youth and foster care youth, who are en-
rolled 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 such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 10. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN EDU-
CATIONAL 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; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) 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 youth and foster care youth; 
‘‘(5) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application, a description of the activities that 
will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless 
youth and foster care youth regarding the project; 
and 
‘‘(6) 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 such homeless youth and foster care youth.’’. 
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 AND FOSTER 
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 youth and 
foster care youth served through the project; and 
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‘‘(2) a description of any strategies or program 
enhancements that were used in the project and that 
were effective in meeting the needs of such homeless 
youth and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 12. SERVING HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH IN GAIN-
ING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR 
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C(a)(2) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) require an assurance that the entity 
carrying out the project has reviewed and re-
vised policies and practices as needed to remove 
barriers to the participation and retention in 
the project of homeless youth and foster care 
youth; 
‘‘(L) require that such entity submit, as 
part of the assurance, a description of the ac-
tivities that will be undertaken to reach out to 
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such homeless youth and foster care youth re-
garding the project; and 
‘‘(M) require an assurance that such entity 
will prepare and submit the report required 
under section 404G(c) at the conclusion of the 
project regarding such homeless youth and fos-
ter care youth.’’. 
(b) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Section 404D(b) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
24(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) Facilitating the recruitment, participa-
tion, and retention of homeless youth and foster care 
youth, which may include— 
‘‘(A) establishing partnerships with com-
munity-based organizations, child welfare agen-
cies, homeless shelters, and local educational 
agency liaisons for homeless individuals 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)) to identify students, 
improve policies and practices, and to establish 
data sharing agreements; 
‘‘(B) carrying out— 
‘‘(i) activities to facilitate continued 
participation despite changes in residence 
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resulting from homelessness or foster care 
placement; and 
‘‘(ii) policies consistent with the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) to allow for such 
participation and retention, including al-
lowing continued participation when an eli-
gible student is no longer enrolled in a 
school served under this chapter on a tem-
porary basis, or providing transitional serv-
ices and referrals when an eligible student 
is no longer enrolled in a school served 
under this chapter on a permanent basis; 
and 
‘‘(C) carrying out other activities to meet 
the needs of such homeless youth and foster 
care youth.’’. 
(c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Section 404G of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–27) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d), as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) REPORT REGARDING HOMELESS AND FOSTER 
YOUTH.—Each entity carrying out a project under section 
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404A shall, at the conclusion of the project, prepare and 
submit a report to the Secretary that includes— 
‘‘(1) data on the number of homeless youth and 
foster care 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 such homeless 
youth and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 13. PRIORITY FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS 
FOR HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 
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 home-
less youth or foster care youth’’ after ‘‘thereof’’. 
SEC. 14. DATA TRANSPARENCY ON THE NUMBER OF PEND-
ING REQUESTS FOR DETERMINATION BY 
HOMELESS YOUTH. 
Section 483(c)(2)(B) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) the number of undetermined re-
quests for homelessness consideration, in-
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cluding statuses that remain unknown be-
cause no determination had been made in 
response to the applicant’s request for the 
institution to consider the applicant’s spe-
cial circumstance of being homeless.’’. 
SEC. 15. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR HOMELESS AND 
FOSTER 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 YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH’’ 
after ‘‘CHILDREN’’; 
(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: 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—In the 
case of a homeless youth or a foster care youth, such 
State shall not charge such individual tuition and re-
quired fees for attendance at a public institution of 
higher education in the State at a rate that is great-
er than the rate of tuition and required fees charged 
for residents of the State.’’; and 
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(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
AND
FOSTER
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 re-
ceives assistance under this Act for the first period 
of enrollment at such institution that begins during 
the first full award year following the effective date 
of the Higher Education Access and Success for 
Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, 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.’’. 
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SEC. 16. SECRETARIAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR 
HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 
Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. SECRETARIAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FOR 
HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of the Higher Education Access and 
Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022, the 
Secretary shall issue revised guidance for institutions and 
financial aid administrators regarding serving homeless 
youth (including unaccompanied homeless youth), stu-
dents who are unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, 
and self-supporting, and foster care youth, including the 
requirements of the determination process for financial aid 
administrators as specified in section 479D. 
‘‘(b) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Beginning not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher 
Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster 
Youth Act of 2022, the Secretary shall conduct an annual 
professional development or training program, such as a 
webinar, for liaisons described under section 485(n) and 
interested faculty or staff regarding postsecondary edu-
cation services for such homeless youth (including unac-
companied homeless youth), students who are unaccom-
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panied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, and 
foster care youth. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Higher Education Access and Success 
for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022, and not less 
than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress a report containing strate-
gies used by institutions, financial aid administrators, and 
liaisons described under section 485(n) that were effective 
in meeting the needs of such homeless youth (including 
unaccompanied homeless youth), students who are unac-
companied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, 
and foster care youth, including strategies relating to 
streamlining financial aid policies and procedures and 
postsecondary education recruitment, retention, and com-
pletion.’’. 
SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
and apply as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act 
(title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260) and in 
accordance with section 701(b) of such Act. 
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