Sec. 6. Eliminating unnecessary and burdensome questions

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Section 483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not include on any form developed under this section a question about— the applicant's criminal history, registration for selective service, net worth of a business or farm, taxable earnings from need-based employment (such as from a Federal work-study program), combat pay, cooperative education program earnings, and income from any source which is not taxable for the taxable year, including income attributable to a pension or retirement plan, interest on tax-exempt bonds, military or clergy living allowance, and veterans benefits (other than education benefits); and with respect to the applicant's parent, taxable earnings from need-based employment (such as from a Federal work-study program), college grant or scholarship aid reported to the Internal Revenue Service, combat pay, cooperative education program earnings, and income from any source which is not taxable for the taxable year, including income attributable to a pension or retirement plan, interest on tax-exempt bonds, military or clergy living allowance, and veterans benefits (other than education benefits). .

Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended— in section 484 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 )— by striking subsections

(n)and (r); and by redesignating subsections (o), (p), (q), (s), and

(t)as subsections (n), (o), (p), (q), and (r), respectively; and in section 485 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 )— by striking subsection (k); and by redesignating subsections

(l)and

(m)as subsections

(k)and (l), respectively. Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended— in each of subparagraphs

(C)and

(D)of section 428(b)(3) ( 20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(3) ), by striking 485(l) and inserting 485(k) ; in section 428B(f)(2) ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–2(f)(2) ), by striking 484(p) and inserting 484(o) ; in each of subparagraphs

(E)and

(F)of section 435(d)(5) ( 20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(5) ), by striking 485(l) and inserting 485(k) ; and in section 487(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) ), by striking

(l)of section 485 and inserting

(k)of section 485 .

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