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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 4674 (Introduced in House) — To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to h... · Sec. 4012

Sec. 4012. Grant eligibility

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Section 401(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(c) ) is amended— by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: The period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall be the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate course 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 noncredit or remedial course of study as defined in paragraph
(2)shall not be counted for the purpose of this paragraph; and the period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall also include the period required for the completion of the first postbaccalaureate course of study at an eligible institution that meets the definition of institution of higher education in section 101, in a case in which— the student received a Federal Pell Grant during the period required for the completion of the student’s first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study for fewer than 14 semesters, or the equivalent of fewer than 14 semesters, as determined under paragraph (5); the student would otherwise be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, but for the completion of such baccalaureate course of study; and the period during which the student receives Federal Pell Grants does not exceed the student’s duration limits under paragraph (5). ; and in paragraph (5)— by striking
(5)The period and inserting the following:
(5)Maximum period.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the period ; by striking 12 each place the term appears and inserting 14 ; and by adding at the end the following: Any Federal Pell Grant that a student received during a period described in subclause
(I)or
(II)of clause
(ii)shall not count toward the student’s duration limits under this paragraph. Clause
(i)shall apply with respect to any Federal Pell Grant awarded to a student to attend an institution— during a period— for which the student received a loan under this title; and for which the loan described in item
(aa)is forgiven under— section 437(c)(1) or 464(g)(1) due to the closing of the institution; section 493H due to the student’s successful assertion of a defense to repayment of the loan; or section 432(a)(6), section 685.215 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), or any other loan forgiveness provision or regulation under this Act, as a result of a determination by the Secretary or a court that the institution committed fraud or other misconduct; or during a period for which the student did not receive a loan under this title but for which, if the student had received such a loan, the student would have qualified for loan forgiveness under subclause (I)(bb). .
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