; (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 youths drop-in center, or other program serving homeless youths, ; 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, . (d) Streamlining the determination and verification process for foster and homeless youth Section 480(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d) ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Simplifying the determination process for unaccompanied youth (A) Verification A financial aid administrator shall accept a homelessness determination made by any individual authorized to make such determinations under clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(H) in the absence of conflicting information. A documented phone call with, or a written statement from, one of the authorized individuals is sufficient verification when needed. For purposes of this paragraph, a financial aid administrator’s disagreement with the determination made by an authorized individual shall not be considered conflicting information. (B) Determination of independence A financial aid administrator shall make a determination of independence under paragraph (1)(H) if a student does not have, and cannot obtain, documentation from any of the other designated authorities described in such paragraph. Such a determination shall be— (i) based on the definitions outlined in paragraph (1)(H); (ii) distinct from a determination of independence under paragraph (1)(I)