Sec. 5. Higher education grants for displaced Afghan women and girls
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Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) is amended by adding that the end of subpart 7 the following new subpart: The term eligible displaced Afghan woman or girl means a dependent or an independent student who— is a displaced Afghan woman or girl, as defined in section 135A; is enrolled in an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(a)(1), except that such term shall not include an institution described in section 102(a)(1)(C)); and has not completed a first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study.
The Secretary shall award a grant to each eligible displaced Afghan woman or girl in the amount necessary to pay the full cost of attendance at an institution of higher education at which such woman or girl is enrolled, except that such amount shall be adjusted to reflect the attendance by the eligible displaced Afghan woman or girl on a less than full-time basis, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with regulations under paragraph (3)(C) . Grants made under this section shall be known as Displaced Afghan Women and Girls Scholarship Grants .
The period during which a student may receive a grant under this section 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 described in subparagraph
(B), shall not be counted for the purpose of this paragraph. Nothing in this section shall exclude from eligibility courses of study which are noncredit 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, in the case of courses in English language instruction, to be necessary to enable the student to use already existing knowledge, training, or skills. The period during which a student may receive a grant under this section shall not exceed 12 semesters, or the equivalent of 12 semesters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation. Such regulations shall provide, with respect to a student who received a grant under this section for a term but was enrolled at a fraction of full time, that only that same fraction of such semester or equivalent shall count towards such maximum limit. Not withstanding section 483 or any other provision of this Act, an eligible displaced Afghan woman or girl shall not be required to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or provide any other evidence related to financial need, to be awarded a grant under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Secretary to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 2045. . Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 3 succeeding fiscal years, the Special Official for Displaced Afghan Women and Girls shall provide a report to Congress on the implementation of the scholarship program for eligible displaced Afghan women and girls under this section. The report described in paragraph
(1)shall include, for the most recently concluded fiscal year— the total number of scholarships awarded through the program, including— the number and percentage of individuals who are awarded scholarships under this section compared to the number of individuals who applied for such a scholarship; and the total number of individuals awarded scholarships under this section compared to the total number of eligible displaced Afghan women and girls in the United States; the disciplines of study chosen by the scholarship recipients; the percentage of the scholarships that were awarded to individuals enrolled in a program of study leading to an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s degree, or a trade program credential; and the percentage of scholarship recipients who voluntarily withdrew from an institution of higher education, or were involuntarily terminated from such an institution for failure to meet program requirements.
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