John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act
This bill makes available to youth eligible for foster care transitional services the in-state tuition rate at institutions of higher education or postsecondary vocational institutions that are located out-of-state.
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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John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act
To require in-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth.
John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act
Rep. Pocan, Mark