Sec. 5. One grant program
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Part A of title IV of the Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) is further amended— in subpart 1, by striking sections 401 and 401A and inserting the following: Grants made under this subpart shall be known as Federal Pell Grants . For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2022, the Secretary shall pay to each eligible institution such sums as may be necessary to pay to each eligible student, as defined in accordance with section 400(a), for each academic year during which that student is in attendance at an institution of higher education, as an undergraduate, a Federal Pell Grant in the amount for which that student is eligible, as determined pursuant to subsection (b).
The Secretary shall provide funds to each eligible institution of higher education in an accurate and timely manner based upon an amount requested by the institution for eligible students at that institution that have submitted an approved application in accordance with subsection (d). The purpose of this part is to assist in making available the benefits of postsecondary education to eligible students in institutions of higher education by providing Federal Pell Grants to all eligible students.
An eligible student shall automatically qualify to receive a Federal Pell Grant award, which shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph (B)(ii) if the student or the student’s family received benefits at some time during the previous 24-month period under a means-tested Federal benefit program, as defined in section 400. An eligible student shall receive a Federal Pell Grant award for award year 2015 in an amount determined in accordance with clause (ii). For family size of 1: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$11,670 $5,730 $11,671–$12,837 $5,380 $12,838–$14,004 $4,890 $14,005–$15,171 $4,400 $15,172–$16,338 $3,910 $16,339–$17,505 $3,420 $17,506–$18,672 $2,930 $18,673–$19,839 $2,440 $19,840–$21,006 $1,950 $21,007–$22,173 $1,460 $22,174–$23,340 $970.
For family size of 2: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$15,730 $5,730 $15,731–$17,303 $5,505 $17,304–$18,876 $5,235 $18,877–$20,449 $4,965 $20,450–$22,022 $4,695 $22,023–$23,595 $4,425 $23,596–$25,168 $4,155 $25,169–$26,741 $3,885 $26,742–$28,314 $3,615 $28,315–$29,887 $3,345 $29,888–$31,460 $3,075 $31,461–$33,033 $3,130 $33,034–$34,606 $2,890 $34,607–$36,179 $2,650 $36,180–$37,752 $2,410 $37,753–$39,325 $2,170. For family size of 3: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$19,790 $5,730 $19,791–$21,769 $5,555 $21,770–$23,748 $5,345 $23,749–$25,727 $5,135 $25,728–$27,706 $4,925 $27,707–$29,685 $4,715 $29,686–$31,664 $4,505 $31,665–$33,643 $4,295 $33,644–$35,622 $4,085 $35,623–$37,601 $3,875 $37,602–$39,580 $3,665 $39,581–$41,559 $3,130 $41,560–$43,538 $2,890 $43,539–$45,517 $2,650 $45,518–$47,496 $2,410 $47,497–$49,475 $2,170.
For family size of 4: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$23,850 $5,730 $23,851–$26,235 $5,555 $26,236–$28,620 $5,345 $28,621–$31,005 $5,135 $31,006–$33,390 $4,925 $33,391–$35,775 $4,715 $35,776–$38,160 $4,505 $38,161–$40,545 $4,295 $40,546–$42,930 $4,085 $42,931–$45,315 $3,875 $45,316–$47,700 $3,665 $47,701–$50,085 $3,130 $50,086–$52,470 $2,890 $52,471–$54,855 $2,650 $54,856–$57,240 $2,410 $57,241–$59,625 $2,170. For family size of 5: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$27,910 $5,730 $27,911–$30,701 $5,530 $30,702–$33,492 $5,290 $33,493–$36,283 $5,050 $36,284–$39,074 $4,810 $39,075–$41,865 $4,570 $41,866–$44,656 $4,330 $44,657–$47,447 $4,090 $47,448–$50,238 $3,850 $50,239–$53,029 $3,610 $53,030–$55,820 $3,370 $55,821–$58,611 $3,130 $58,612–$61,402 $2,890 $61,403–$64,193 $2,650 $64,194–$66,984 $2,410 $66,985–$69,775 $2,170.
For family size of 6: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$31,970 $5,730 $31,971–$35,167 $5,530 $35,168–$38,364 $5,290 $38,365–$41,561 $5,050 $41,562–$44,758 $4,810 $44,759–$47,955 $4,570 $47,956–$51,152 $4,330 $51,153–$54,349 $4,090 $54,350–$57,546 $3,850 $57,547–$60,743 $3,610 $60,744–$63,940 $3,370 $63,941–$67,137 $3,130 $67,138–$70,334 $2,890 $70,335–$73,531 $2,650 $73,532–$76,728 $2,410 $76,729–$79,925 $2,170. For family size of 7: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$36,030 $5,730 $36,031–$39,633 $5,530 $39,634–$43,236 $5,290 $43,237–$46,839 $5,050 $46,840–$50,442 $4,810 $50,443–$54,045 $4,570 $54,046–$57,648 $4,330 $57,649–$61,251 $4,090 $61,252–$64,854 $3,850 $64,855–$68,457 $3,610 $68,458–$72,060 $3,370 $72,061–$75,663 $3,130 $75,664–$79,266 $2,890 $79,267–$82,869 $2,650 $82,870–$86,472 $2,410 $86,473–$90,075 $2,170.
For family size of 8 or more: 2013 AGI Pell Award $0–$40,909 $5,730 $40,910–$45,000 $5,505 $45,001–$49,091 $5,235 $49,092–$53,182 $4,943 $53,183–$57,273 $4,628 $57,274–$61,364 $4,290 $61,365–$65,454 $3,953 $65,455–$69,545 $3,615 $69,546–$73,636 $3,278 $73,637–$77,727 $2,940 $77,728–$81,818 $2,603 $81,819–$85,909 $3,130 $85,910–$90,000 $2,890 $90,001–$94,091 $2,650 $94,092–$98,182 $2,410 $98,182–$102,273 $2,170. For each award year subsequent to 2015, the dollar amounts in the table under clause
(ii)shall be adjusted (rounded to the nearest dollar) by the percentage by which— the maximum Federal Pell Grant award amount calculated in accordance with subparagraph (C)(i), exceeds or decreases below $5730. The maximum amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a student eligible under this part shall be— the maximum Federal Pell Grant, as specified in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that award year, plus the amount of the increase calculated under clause
(ii)for that year. There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated (in addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out this section and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated) the following amounts— to carry out clause (iii), such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year to provide the amount of increase of the maximum Federal Pell Grant required by clause (iii); and to carry out this section— $0 for fiscal year 2015; $0 for fiscal year 2016; $1,574,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; $1,382,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; $1,409,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; $1,430,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and $1,145,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. The amounts made available pursuant to clause (ii)(I) shall be used to increase the amount of the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during an award year, as specified in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that award year, by the amount determined under clause
(iv)for each succeeding award year. For each of the award years 2015–2016 through 2017–2018, the amount determined under this clause for purposes of clause
(iii)shall be equal to— the total maximum Federal Pell Grant for the preceding award year (as determined under subclause (IV)), increased by a percentage equal to the annual adjustment percentage for the award year for which the amount under this subparagraph is being determined, reduced by $4,860 or the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a student was eligible for the preceding award year, as specified in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that year, whichever is greater, and rounded to the nearest $5. For award year 2018–2019 and each subsequent award year, the amount determined under this clause for purposes of clause
(iii)shall be equal to the amount determined under subclause
(IV)for award year 2017–2018. For purposes of this clause, the term annual adjustment percentage as applied to an award year, is equal to the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)) for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of that award year. For purposes of this clause, the term total maximum Federal Pell Grant as applied to a preceding award year, is equal to the sum of— the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a student is eligible during an award year, as specified in the last enacted appropriation Act applicable to that preceding award year; and the amount of the increase in the maximum Federal Pell Grant required by this subparagraph for that preceding award year. Except as provided in clauses
(iii)and (iv), nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to alter the requirements and operations of the Federal Pell Grant Program as authorized under this section, or authorize the imposition of additional requirements or operations for the determination and allocation of Federal Pell Grants under this section. The amounts specified in clause
(iii)shall be ratably increased or decreased to the extent that funds available under clause
(ii)exceed or are less than (respectively) the amount required to provide the amounts specified in clause (iii). The amounts made available by clause
(ii)for any fiscal year shall be available beginning on October 1 of that fiscal year, and shall remain available through September 30 of the succeeding fiscal year. Nothing in this part shall be interpreted as limiting the authority of the financial aid administrator, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make adjustments on a case-by-case basis to the values of the data items required to calculate the amount of a Federal Pell Grant award as described under subparagraph
(B)to allow only for treatment of an individual eligible applicant with a change in family income or family size. In any case where a student attends an institution of higher education on less than a full-time basis (including a student who attends an institution of higher education on less than a half-time basis) during any academic year, the amount of the Federal Pell Grant to which that student is entitled shall be reduced in proportion to the degree to which that student is not so attending on a full-time basis in accordance with a schedule of reductions established by the Secretary for the purposes of this clause, computed in accordance with this subpart. No Federal Pell Grant under this subpart shall exceed the cost of attendance at the institution at which that student is in attendance. No Federal Pell Grant shall be awarded under this subpart to any individual who is incarcerated in any Federal or State penal institution or who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a period of incarceration for a forcible or nonforcible sexual offense (as determined in accordance with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program). The period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall be the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate program of study being pursued by that student at the institution at which the student is in attendance, except that any period during which the student is enrolled in a non-credit or remedial program of study as defined in paragraph
(2)shall not be counted for the purpose of this paragraph. Nothing in this section shall exclude from eligibility— programs of study which are non-credit or remedial in nature (including courses in English language instruction) which are determined by the institution to be necessary to help the student be prepared for the pursuit of a first undergraduate baccalaureate degree or certificate or, in the case of courses in English language instruction, to be necessary to enable the student to utilize already existing knowledge, training, or skills; or programs of study abroad that are approved for credit by the home institution at which the student is enrolled. No student is entitled to receive Federal Pell Grant payments concurrently from more than one institution. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow, on a case-by-case basis, a student to receive a basic grant if the student— is carrying at least one-half the normal full-time work load for the program of study the student is pursuing, as determined by the institution of higher education; and is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a postbaccalaureate program that does not lead to a graduate degree, and in courses required by a State in order for the student to receive a professional certification or licensing credential that is required for employment as a teacher in an elementary school or secondary school in that State, except that this paragraph shall not apply to a student who is enrolled in an institution of higher education that offers a baccalaureate degree in education. The period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall not exceed 12 semesters, or the equivalent of 12 semesters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation. Such regulation shall provide, with respect to a student who received a Federal Pell Grant for a semester and was enrolled on a less than full-time basis during that semester, that only a fraction of such semester shall count towards the semester limit described in this subparagraph. An eligible student who completes coursework equivalent to one academic year before the end of an award year and has exhausted the Federal Pell Grant award funding for which that student is eligible for such award year may receive all, or a portion of, the Federal Pell Grant funds that the student would otherwise be eligible to receive in the next award year to pay additional tuition and fees charged to the student due to enrolling in additional courses during such award year. A student who receives all, or a portion, of such Federal Pell Grant funds for the next award year in accordance with this clause shall not have the amount of Federal Pell Grant funds reduced in that next award year due to such accelerated coursework. In addition to the exception described in clause (i), the Secretary shall award an eligible student who has not completed coursework equivalent to one academic year before the end of an award year not more than 2 Federal Pell Grants during a single award year to permit such student to complete academic progress for that award year so that the student may receive a degree or certificate on time. Such eligible student may earn academic credits exceeding the minimum number of credits needed to maintain academic progress toward receiving a degree or certificate on time, if those credits are earned in the course of pursuing academic progress for on time completion of a degree or certificate. In the case of a student receiving more than 1 Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under subclause (I), the total amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such student for the award year may exceed the maximum basic grant level calculated in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(C)(i) for such award year, but shall not exceed an amount equal to 150 percent of such maximum basic grant level. Any period of study covered by a Federal Pell Grant awarded under this clause shall be included in determining a student's duration limit under subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall from time to time set dates by which students shall file applications for Federal Pell Grants under this subpart. Each student desiring a Federal Pell Grant for any year shall file an application with the Secretary to determine eligibility for an award as described in section 400A. Payments under this section shall be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for such purpose, in such manner as will best accomplish the purpose of this section. Any disbursement allowed to be made by crediting the student’s account shall be limited to tuition and fees and, in the case of institutionally owned housing, room and board. A student may elect to have the institution provide other such goods and services by crediting the student’s account. Any institution of higher education which enters into an agreement with the Secretary to disburse to students attending that institution the amounts those students are eligible to receive under this subpart shall not be deemed, by virtue of such agreement, a contractor maintaining a system of records to accomplish a function of the Secretary. Recipients of Federal Pell Grants shall not be considered to be individual grantees for purposes of subtitle D of title V of Public Law 100–690 . If, for any fiscal year, the funds appropriated for payments under this subpart are insufficient to satisfy fully all entitlements, as calculated under subsection
(b)(but at the maximum grant level specified in such appropriation), the Secretary shall promptly transmit a notice of such insufficiency to each House of the Congress, and identify in such notice the additional amount that would be required to be appropriated to satisfy fully all entitlements (as so calculated at such maximum grant level). If, at the end of a fiscal year, the funds available for making payments under this subpart exceed the amount necessary to make the payments required under this subpart to eligible students, then all of the excess funds shall remain available for making payments under this subpart during the next succeeding fiscal year. ; by striking subparts 3, 4, and 6; and by redesignating subparts 5, 7, 9, and 10 as subparts 3, 4, 5, and 6, respectively.
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