,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4  
,portman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to condition an institution of    
higher education's receipt of ,federal  
assistance on waiving the application   
for enrollment fee for homeless children
 and youths and students who were in    
foster care at any time when the        
students were #ac years of age or older4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,helping ,foster and       
,homeless ,youth ,achieve ,act4  #b4    
,waiver of application fees for homeless
 children and youths and foster youth   
,part ,g of title ,,iv of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhh et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #dic;,e4 ,waiver

 of application fees for homeless       
children and youths and foster youth ,in
 order for an institution of higher     
education1 or a student enrolled at the 
institution1 to receive ,federal        
assistance under this ,act1 the         
institution shall waive the application 
for enrollment fee for homeless children
 and youths 7as defined in section #gbe 
of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless      
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aadcd;a77 and for a student who was in 
foster care at any time when the        
individual was #ac years of age or      
older1 as indicated on the ,free        
,application for ,federal ,student ,aid 
submitted by the student4  4