[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3915 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3915

 To direct the Secretary of Education to modify the FAFSA to include a 
  space for the purpose of identifying whether a student is a foster 
                     youth, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 16, 2014

 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Education to modify the FAFSA to include a 
  space for the purpose of identifying whether a student is a foster 
                     youth, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF FOSTER YOUTH ON THE FAFSA.

    Section 483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1090(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Foster youth.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) include a space on the forms developed under 
                this subsection for the purpose of identifying students 
                who are foster youth or were in the foster care system 
                and who are seeking financial assistance under this 
                title; and
                    ``(B) notify each student who identifies him or 
                herself under subparagraph (A) as a foster youth or as 
                having been in the foster care system of the student's 
                potential eligibility for Federal student financial 
                aid, including postsecondary education programs through 
                the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program 
                under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                677) and any other Federal programs under which such 
                student may be eligible to receive assistance.''.
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