[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4234 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4234

   To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to authorize 
    college and career counseling for homeless children and youths.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 2, 2017

  Mr. Renacci (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Moulton) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to authorize 
    college and career counseling for homeless children and youths.

    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 ``Preparing Homeless Youth for 
Education and Employment Act''.

SEC. 2. COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

    Section 723(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11433(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) The provision of in-person dropout prevention and 
        college and career counseling services to homeless children and 
        youths, which may include counseling related to employability 
        skills, the credits needed to graduate and pursue higher 
        education, the financial aid and scholarship processes, or 
        exploration of postsecondary education opportunities.''.
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