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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4402 (Introduced in House) — To amend section 479(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify when the Secretary shall consider an independe... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Zero expected family contribution for simplified needs tests

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Section 479(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ss(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: in the case of an independent student without dependents— the student (and the student's spouse, if any)— files, or is eligible to file, a form described in subsection (b)(3); certifies that the student (and the student's spouse, if any) is not required to file a Federal income tax return; is a dislocated worker or has a spouse who is a dislocated worker; or received benefits at some time during the previous 24-month period under a means-tested Federal benefit program as defined under subsection (d); and the sum of the adjusted gross income of the student and spouse (if appropriate) is less than or equal to $23,000. .
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