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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 2796 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income protection allowances. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Support for working students

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Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows: an income protection allowance (or a successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under section 478) of $8,451 for academic year 2015–2016; . Section 476(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)(iv) ) is amended to read as follows: an income protection allowance (or a successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under section 478)— for single or separated students, or married students where both are enrolled pursuant to subsection (a)(2), of $13,135 for academic year 2015–2016; and for married students where 1 is enrolled pursuant to subsection (a)(2), of $21,060 for academic year 2015–2016; .
Section 477(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087qq(b)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: The income protection allowance is determined by the following table (or a successor table prescribed by the Secretary under section 478), for academic year 2015–2016: Income Protection Allowance Family Size Number in College (including student) 1 2 3 4 5 For each additional subtract: 2 $33,277 $27,580 $4,250 3 41,431 35,761 $30,078 4 51,151 45,481 39,825 $34,114 5 60,358 54,661 49,005 43,321 $37,665 6 70,591 64,908 59,265 53,554 47,898 For each additional add: 6,000 .
Section 478(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)and inserting the following: For each academic year after academic year 2015–2016, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a revised table of income protection allowances for the purpose of sections 475(c)(4) and 477(b)(4), subject to subparagraphs
(B)and (C). For each academic year after academic year 2015–2016, the Secretary shall develop the revised table of income protection allowances by increasing each of the dollar amounts contained in the table of income protection allowances under section 477(b)(4)(D) by a percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary) between December 2014 and the December next preceding the beginning of such academic year, and rounding the result to the nearest $10. ; and in paragraph (2), by striking shall be developed and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting shall be developed for each academic year after academic year 2015–2016, by increasing each of the dollar amounts contained in such section for academic year 2015–2016 by a percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary) between December 2014 and the December next preceding the beginning of such academic year, and rounding the result to the nearest $10. . The amendments made by this section shall be effective on July 1, 2015.
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