1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act . 2. Definitions (a) Independent student Section 480(d)(1)(H) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d)(1)(H) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) by striking during the school year in which the application is submitted ; (B) by inserting age 23 or younger after unaccompanied youth ; and (C) by striking terms are and inserting term is ; (2) in clause (i), by inserting , or a designee of the liaison after Act ; (3) in clause (ii), by striking a program funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and inserting an emergency or transitional shelter, street outreach program, homeless youth drop-in center, or other program serving homeless youth, ; and (4) in clause (iii), by striking program funded under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (relating to emergency shelter grants) and inserting Federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate program under chapter 1 or 2 of subpart 2 of part A, . (b) Foster care children and youth Section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (25) Foster care children and youth The term foster care children and youth — (A) means children and youth whose care and placement are the responsibility of the State or Tribal agency that administers a State or Tribal plan under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.), without regard to whether foster care maintenance payments are made under section 472 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 672 ) on behalf of such children and youth