Sec. 2. FAFSA Simplification
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Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary and inserting Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary ; and in paragraph (6), by striking The need and inserting Subject to subsection (i), the need ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: Effective with respect to academic year 2014–2015 and each succeeding academic year and notwithstanding subsection (a)(6) and any other provision of this section, with respect to a student who is a taxpayer or a dependent of a taxpayer and who does not meet the requirements of subsection
(b)or
(c)of section 479, the need and eligibility of such student for financial assistance under part A through E (other than subpart 4 of part A) may be determined only by— authorizing the Secretary to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service income data, and other taxpayer data needed to compute an expected family contribution for the student, from two years prior to the student’s planned enrollment date; and submitting to the Secretary the supplemental information described in paragraph (3). Returns and return information (as defined in section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) may be obtained under paragraph (1)(A) only to the extent authorized by section 6103(l)(23) of such Code, except that institutions of higher education and States shall receive, without charge, such information from the Secretary for the purposes of processing loan applications and determining need and eligibility for institutional and State financial aid awards. Each student described in paragraph
(1)who is applying for financial assistance under parts A through E (other than under subpart 4 of part A) shall submit to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as required by the Secretary, any information that is needed to determine the student’s need and eligibility for such financial assistance or to administer the programs under this title, but that is not available from the Internal Revenue Service to the extent authorized by section 6103(l)(23) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including information with respect to the student’s— citizenship or permanent residency status; dependency status; registration for selective service; State of legal residence; family members, including the total number and the number in postsecondary education; secondary school completion status; drug conviction status; completion of a first bachelor’s degree; email address; and institution or institutions of higher education in which the student is enrolled or to which the student is applying for admission. The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Sections 482(c) and 492 shall not apply to the regulations required by this paragraph. .
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