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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 4478 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove barriers for students seeking Federal financial aid by reducing t... · Sec. 205

Sec. 205. Information on FAFSA verification

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Section 483 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: With respect to applicants who submit a FAFSA for an award year and were determined using data provided in such FAFSA to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for such award year, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees, and make publicly available, a report for such award year on— the number and share of such applicants who received a Federal Pell Grant for such award year; the number and share of such applicants who did not receive a Federal Pell Grant for such year; the number and share of such applicants who were selected by the Secretary for verification of the data provided in the FAFSA; to the extent practicable, the number and share of applicants described in subparagraph
(C)who enrolled in an institution of higher education in a year after such selection; the number and share of applicants described in subparagraph
(C)who completed the verification process; of the applicants described in subparagraph (E)— the average of the expected family contribution for all such applicants as determined using data provided in the FAFSA; the average of the expected family contribution difference for all such applicants; the average of the expected family contribution difference for all such applicants whose expected family contribution as determined using data provided in the verification process was greater than the expected family contribution as determined using data provided in the FAFSA; and the average of the expected family contribution difference for all such applicants whose expected family contribution as determined using data provided in the FAFSA was greater than the expected family contribution as determined using data provided in the verification process; of the applicants described in subparagraph (E)— the average Federal Pell Grant amount for all such applicants as determined using data provided in the FAFSA; the average of the Federal Pell Grant difference for all such applicants; the average of the Federal Pell Grant difference for all such applicants whose Federal Pell Grant amount as determined using data provided in the verification process was greater than the Federal Pell Grant amount as determined using data provided in the FAFSA; the average of the Federal Pell Grant difference for all such applicants whose Federal Pell Grant amount as determined using data provided in the FAFSA was greater than the Federal Pell Grant amount as determined using data provided in the verification process; and the number and share of such applicants who were determined using the data provided in the verification process to be ineligible for a Federal Pell Grant; the number and share of applicants described in subparagraph
(C)who received a Federal Pell Grant for such award year; and the number and share of applicants described in subparagraph
(C)who did not receive a Federal Pell Grant for such award year. The data provided in a report under paragraph
(1)shall be disaggregated— by applicants who were pathway one applicants for such year; by applicants who were pathway two applicants for such year; by applicants who were pathway three applicants for such year; and with respect to applicants described in subparagraphs
(C)and (E), the verification tracking groups of such applicants. In this subsection: The term expected family contribution difference means, with respect to an applicant who completed a verification process with respect to the FAFSA, the difference between— the expected family contribution of such applicant as determined using data provided in the FAFSA; and the expected family contribution of such applicant as determined using data provided in the verification process. The term Federal Pell Grant difference means, with respect to an applicant who completed a verification process with respect to the FAFSA, the difference between— the amount of the Federal Pell Grant of such applicant as determined using data provided in the FAFSA; and the amount of the Federal Pell Grant of such applicant as determined using data provided in the verification process. .
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