,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bajh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 
,lewis introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to provide information to      
foster youth on their potential         
eligibility for ,federal student aid4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,foster ,youth ,higher          
,education ,opportunities ,act4  #b4    
,informing foster youth of their        
potential eligibility for ,federal      
student aid ,section #dhc of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajij7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7i7 ,informing foster   
youth of their potential eligibility for
 ,federal student aid ,the ,secretary   
shall inform each student who indicates 
on a ,,fafsa form1 in either paper or   
electronic format1 that the student is a
 foster youth or was in the foster care 

system of the student's potential       
eligibility for ,federal student aid1   
including the specific ,federal programs
 under which such student may be        
eligible to receive assistance such as  
the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care     
,independence ,program under section    
#dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fgg74  4  #c4 ,information   
for foster youth on ,department ,web    
site ,section #dhe;,e7b7 of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajib;f7b77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#e7 ,information   
for foster youth on department ,web site
 ,the ,secretary shall include on the   
,department's ,web site information for 
foster youth regarding such youth's     
potential eligibility for ,federal      
student aid1 including the specific     
,federal programs under which such youth
 may be eligible to receive assistance4 
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