[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2247 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2247

     To require in-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2021

  Mr. Pocan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
     To require in-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition 
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR QUALIFYING FOSTER YOUTH.

    Section 477(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(L) A certification by the chief executive 
                officer of the State that the State will not charge 
                youths eligible for services under the State program of 
                any State under this section tuition for attendance at 
                a public institution of higher education (as defined in 
                section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) or a 
                postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in 
                section 102(c) of such Act) in the State at a rate that 
                is greater than the rate charged for residents of the 
                State for such attendance.''.
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