,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eef #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gcdc
 ,report ,no4 #aai-fci ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #d1 #bjbf,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio
 7for himself and ,mr4 ,evans of        
,pennsylvania7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,may    
#aa1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4   
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,nebraska1 
,mr4 ,hern of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4           
,schweikert1 and ,mr4 ,davis of         
,illinois  ,may #aa1 #bjbf,reported with
 an amendment1 committed to the         
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,february #d1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend section #dgg of the ,social       
,security ,act to expand education and  
workforce training opportunities for    

youth who have experienced foster care4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,foster ,youth ,workforce       
,opportunity ,act4  #b4 ,expansion of   
education and workforce training        
opportunities for youth who have        
experienced foster care ,section #dgg of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fgg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#e71 by striking aged out
 of foster care and inserting           
experienced foster care at age #ad or   
older2  7#b7 in subsection 7h77#b71 by  
striking age out of foster care and     
inserting experience foster care at age 
#ad or older2  7#c7 in each of          
subsections 7a77#f7 and 7i77#b71 by     
striking #af and inserting #ad2  7#d7 in
 subsection 7i77#c71 by striking in no  
event may a youth participate in the    
program for more than #e years 7whether 
or not consecutive7 and inserting may   
not allow a youth to participate in the 
program for more than #e years 7or1 in  
the case of a youth who was involved in 

a remedial education activity referred  
to in paragraph 7#d77;,b71 for more than
 #f years71 whether or not consecutive2 
7#e7 in subsection 7i77#d7-- 7,a7 by    
amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as   
follows3  7,a7 may be available for the 
cost of attendance-- 7i7 at an          
institution of higher education1 as     
defined in section #ajb of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife1 including a   
community college or postsecondary      
vocational institution2 or  7ii7 at a   
short-term training program that is     
eligible for the ,workforce ,pell       
program under section #dja7k71 as       
described in section #dha7;b77#c7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7;b77#c771 as added by   
section #hcjjb7;b7 of ,public ,law      
#aai-ba2  2  7,b7 by redesignating      
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
and  7,c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a71 as so amended1 the   
following3  7,b7 may be available for   
costs-- 7i7 associated with             

participation in an apprenticeship      
program2  7ii7 to obtain a general      
equivalency degree2 or  7iii7 to receive
 remedial education2 and  2 and  7#f7 in
 subsection 7i71 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#g7 ,in this section1  
the term remedial education means       
education or skill training needed to   
support obtaining a high school diploma 
or qualifying for postsecondary         
education1 training1 or an              
apprenticeship that is-- 7,a7 not       
already available through the school    
district of the student or another free 
local1 ,state1 or ,federal program2 and 
7,b7 is provided by an instructor with  
credentials relevant to the subject area
 of instruction1 as determined by the   
,state4  4  #c4 ,effective date ,the    
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date that is #a year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  ,may #aa1 #bjbf,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   

the ,union1 and ordered to be printed