Sec. 301. Federal Pell Grant improvements
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Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ) is amended— in subsection (c)(5)— by striking shall not exceed 12 semesters, or the equivalent of 12 semesters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation and inserting shall not exceed 7 years and 6 months ; and by striking only that same fraction of such semester or equivalent and inserting only that same fraction of such year ; in subsection (e), by striking Any disbursement allowed to be made by crediting the student’s account shall be limited to tuition and fees and, in the case of institutionally owned housing, room, and board.
The student may elect to have the institution provide other such goods and services by crediting the student’s account. and inserting Payments under this section may be used by the student for living and nontuition expenses. ; and in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1), by striking the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: After receiving an application for a Federal Pell Grant under this subpart, the Secretary (including any contractor of the Secretary processing applications for Federal Pell Grants under this subpart) shall, in a timely manner, furnish to the student financial aid administrator at each institution of higher education that a student awarded a Federal Pell Grant under this subpart is attending, the expected family contribution for each such student. Each such student financial administrator shall— ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking after academic year 1986–1987 ; and in paragraph (3), by striking the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and . Section 406 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) is amended— by striking subsection (b); and by striking and inserting the following:
(a)In general Upon . Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ), is amended— in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (5), (6), and
(7)and inserting the following: For award year 2024–2025, the total maximum Federal Pell Grant shall be— in the case of an eligible student who is in attendance at an institution of higher education described in section 101 or a Tribal College or University described in section 316(b)(3), $14,790; or in the case of an eligible student who is in attendance at an institution of higher education not described in clause (i), $7,395. For award year 2025–2026, and each subsequent award year, the total maximum Federal Pell Grant shall be equal to the total maximum Federal Pell Grant for the preceding award year (applicable to the institution at which the eligible student is in attendance)— increased by the annual adjustment percentage for the award year for which the amount under this subparagraph is being determined; and rounded to the nearest $5. In this paragraph, the term annual adjustment percentage, as applied to an award year, is equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)) for the most recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of that award year. There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year to provide the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible under this section during an award year. The amendments made to this section by the FAFSA Simplification Act shall not— increase or decrease the amounts that have been appropriated or are available to carry out this section for fiscal year 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023 as of the day before the effective date of such Act; or extend the period of availability for obligation that applied to any such amount, as of the day before such effective date. ; in subsection (d)(5)(A), by striking shall not exceed 12 semesters, or the equivalent of 12 semesters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation and inserting shall not exceed 7 years and 6 months ; in subsection (f), by striking Any disbursement allowed to be made by crediting the student’s account shall be limited to tuition and fees, and food and housing if that food and housing is institutionally owned or operated. The student may elect to have the institution provide other such goods and services by crediting the student’s account. and inserting Payments under this section may be used by the student for living and nontuition expenses. ; by striking subsections
(g)and (h); and by redesignating subsections
(i)and
(j)as subsections
(g)and (h), respectively. The amendments 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 ) and subject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such Act. Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ) is amended— by striking subsection (a)(5) and inserting the following: be— a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, or able to provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident, or be a Dreamer student, as defined in subsection (u); or in the case of eligibility to receive a Federal Pell Grant, a citizen or national of the United States, a permanent resident of the United States, able to provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident, a Dreamer student (as defined in subsection (u)), or subject to a grant of deferred enforced departure, a grant of deferred action pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, or temporary protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); and ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term Dreamer student means an individual who— was younger than 16 years of age on the date on which the individual initially entered the United States; has provided a list of each secondary school that the individual attended in the United States; and has earned a high school diploma, the recognized equivalent of such diploma from a secondary school, or a high school equivalency diploma in the United States or is scheduled to complete the requirements for such a diploma or equivalent before the next academic year begins; has earned a degree from an institution of higher education or has completed not less than 2 years in a program for a baccalaureate degree or higher degree at an institution of higher education in the United States and has made satisfactory academic progress, as defined in subsection (c), during such time period; at any time was eligible for a grant of deferred action under— the June 15, 2012, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children ; or the November 20, 2014, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents ; or has served in the uniformed services, as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge. The Secretary shall issue regulations that direct when the Department shall waive the requirement of subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both, of paragraph
(1)for an individual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such paragraph, if the individual— demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability to satisfy the requirement of such subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both; and satisfies the requirement of paragraph (1)(C). . Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 702(n)(1)(A) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ), is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term Dreamer student means an individual who— was younger than 16 years of age on the date on which the individual initially entered the United States; has provided a list of each secondary school that the individual attended in the United States; and has earned a high school diploma, the recognized equivalent of such diploma from a secondary school, or a high school equivalency diploma in the United States or is scheduled to complete the requirements for such a diploma or equivalent before the next academic year begins; has earned a degree from an institution of higher education or has completed not less than 2 years in a program for a baccalaureate degree or higher degree at an institution of higher education in the United States and has made satisfactory academic progress, as defined in subsection (c), during such time period; at any time was eligible for a grant of deferred action under— the June 15, 2012, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children ; or the November 20, 2014, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents ; or has served in the uniformed services, as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if discharged, received an honorable discharge. The Secretary shall issue regulations that direct when the Department shall waive the requirement of subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both, of paragraph
(1)for an individual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such paragraph, if the individual— demonstrates compelling circumstances for the inability to satisfy the requirement of such subparagraph
(A)or (B), or both; and satisfies the requirement of paragraph (1)(C). . The amendment made by subparagraph
(A)shall take effect as if included in section 702(n)(1)(A) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ) and subject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such Act. Section 117(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Amounts received under a Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq. ) shall be treated as an amount received as a qualified scholarship notwithstanding whether such amount was used for qualified tuition and related expenses. . The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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