,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,mitchell 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1   
and ,mr4 ,carbajal7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to require     
assurances by recipients of assistance  
under section #djb;,b or #djb;,c of that
 ,act with respect to activities for    
homeless children and youths and foster 
care children and youth1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,removing ,barriers 
to ,foster ,youth ,success in ,college  
,act4  #b4 ,talent search ,section      
#djb;,b7d7 of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgj;a-#ab7;d77 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#c71 by striking and after   
the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     

adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
require an assurance that the entity    
carrying out the project has reviewed   
and revised policies and practices as   
needed to remove barriers to the        
participation and retention in the      
project of homeless children and youths 
7as such term is defined in section #gbe
 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless     
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aadcd;a771 including unaccompanied     
youths1 and foster care children and    
youth2  7#f7 require that such entity   
submit1 as part of the application for  
the project1 a description of the       
activities that will be undertaken to   
reach out to homeless children and      
youths and foster care children and     
youth as part of the project2 and  7#g7 
require an assurance that such entity   
will prepare and submit the report      
required under section #djb;,h7e7 at the
 conclusion of the project regarding    
homeless children and youths and foster 
care children and youth4  4  #c4 ,upward

 bound ,section #djb;,c7e7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#ac7;e77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and 
after the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#e71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
require an assurance that the entity    
carrying out the project has reviewed   
and revised policies and practices as   
needed to remove barriers to the        
participation and retention in the      
project of homeless children and youths 
7as such term is defined in section #gbe
 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless     
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aadcd;a771 including unaccompanied     
youths1 and foster care children and    
youth2  7#g7 require that such entity   
submit1 as part of the application1 a   
description of the activities that will 
be undertaken to reach out to homeless  
children and youths and foster care     
children and youth regarding the        

project2 and  7#h7 require an assurance 
that such entity will prepare and submit
 the report required under section      
#djb;,h7e7 at the conclusion of the     
project regarding homeless children and 
youths and foster care children and     
youth4  4  #d4 ,reports and evaluations 
,section #djb;,h of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a-#ah7 is amended by adding at the
 end the following3  7e7 ,reports       
regarding homeless children and youths  
and foster care children and youth  7#a7
 ,in general ,each entity carrying out a
 project under section #djb;,b or       
#djb;,c shall1 at the conclusion of the 
project1 prepare and submit a report to 
the ,secretary that includes--  7,a7    
data on the number of homeless children 
and youths 7as such term is defined in  
section #gbe of the ,mc,kinney-,vento   
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aadcd;a77 and foster care    
children and youth served through the   
project2 and  7,b7 a description of any 

strategies or program enhancements that 
were used in the project and that were  
effective in meeting the needs of       
homeless children and youths and foster 
care children and youth4  7#b7 ,reports 
to ,congress ,the ,secretary annually   
shall submit to the ,congress a report  
summarizing the information provided in 
the reports submitted under paragraph   
7#a74  4