This document presents tetimony and prepared statements concerning three pieces of legislation which seek to increase early intervention and outreach activities designed to inform students and their families about postsecondary education and student financial assistance options. The legislation provides for technical assistance to guidance counselors, highlights model counseling programs across the country, and ensures dissemination of information on postsecondary educational opportunities. Among those prsenting testimony are the following: Daniel Saracino, Dean of Admissions, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California; Paula Martin, Executive Director, the East Harlem College and Counseling Program, New York, New York; Cornelius Foley, President, State of New York Higher Education Services Corporation; and Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General, Programs Evaluation and Methodology Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. Prepared statements are presented from several of these witnesses, from members of Congress, and from the following persons: Kristine MacDermott, Assistant Provost, Enrollment Management, University of Akron, Ohio; John Jensen, President, HEP/CAMP Association, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho; and Arnoldo Rodriguez, Principal, McAllen, Texas. (GLR)