Sec. 303. Workforce Pell Grants
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Section 401 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: For the award year beginning on July 1, 2023, the Secretary shall award grants (referred to as a Workforce Pell Grants ) to eligible students under paragraph
(2)in accordance with this subsection. For award year 2023–2024, to be eligible to receive a Workforce Pell Grant under this subsection for any period of enrollment, a student shall meet the eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant under this section, except that the student— shall be enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in an eligible program described in section 481(b)(3); and may not have received a postbaccalaureate degree. The Secretary shall award Workforce Pell Grants under this subsection in the same manner and with the same terms and conditions as the Secretary awards Federal Pell Grants under subsection (b), except that a student who is eligible for a grant equal to less than the amount of the minimum Federal Pell Grant because the eligible workforce development program in which the student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment is less than an academic year (in hours of instruction or weeks of duration) may still be eligible for a Workforce Pell Grant. No eligible student described in paragraph
(2)may, for the same period of enrollment, receive both a grant under this subsection and a Federal Pell Grant under subsection (b). . Section 401 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ), as amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: For the award year beginning on July 1, 2024, and each subsequent award year, the Secretary shall award grants (referred to as a Workforce Pell Grants ) to eligible students under paragraph
(2)in accordance with this subsection. For award year 2024–2025 and each succeeding award year, to be eligible to receive a Workforce Pell Grant under this subsection for any period of enrollment, a student shall meet the eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant under this section, except that the student— shall be enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in an eligible program described in section 481(b)(3); and may not have received a postbaccalaureate degree. The Secretary shall award Workforce Pell Grants under this subsection in the same manner and with the same terms and conditions as the Secretary awards Federal Pell Grants under subsection (b), except that a student who is eligible for a grant equal to less than the amount of the minimum Federal Pell Grant because the eligible workforce development program in which the student is enrolled or accepted for enrollment is less than an academic year (in hours of instruction or weeks of duration) may still be eligible for a Workforce Pell Grant. No eligible student described in paragraph
(2)may, for the same period of enrollment, receive both a grant under this subsection and a Federal Pell Grant under subsection (b). . The amendment made by paragraph
(1)shall take effect as if included in section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 3191) and in accordance with section 701(b) of such Act.
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