,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjad,mr4 ,grayson introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,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 youth1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,identification of foster
 youth on the ,,fafsa ,section #dhc7;a7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#ac7 
,foster youth ,the ,secretary shall--   
7,a7 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 title2 and  7,b7  
notify each student who identifies him  
or herself under subparagraph 7,a7 as a 

foster youth or as having been in the   
foster care system of the student's     
potential eligibility for ,federal      
student financial aid1 including        
postsecondary education programs through
 the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,foster ,care    
,independence ,program under section    
#dgg of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 and any other ,federal  
programs under which such student may be
 eligible to receive assistance4  4