Sec. 473. SPECIAL RULES FOR STUDENT AID INDEX
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## SEC. 473 SPECIAL RULES FOR STUDENT AID INDEX **[**[20 U.S.C. 1087mm](/us/usc/t20/s1087mm)**]** ###
(a)In General For the purpose of this Act, the term “**student aid index**” means, with respect to a student, an index that reflects an evaluation of a student’s approximate financial resources to contribute toward the student’s postsecondary education for the academic year, as determined in accordance with this part. ###
(b)Special Rule for Students Eligible for the Total Maximum Pell Grant The Secretary shall consider an applicant to automatically have a student aid index equal to zero if the applicant is eligible for the total maximum Federal Pell Grant under section 401(b)(1)(A), except that, if the applicant has a calculated student aid index of less than zero the Secretary shall consider the negative number as the student aid index for the applicant. ###
(c)Special Rule for Nonfilers Notwithstanding subsection (b), for an applicant (or, as applicable, an applicant and spouse, or an applicant’s parents) who is not required to file a Federal tax return for the second preceding tax year, the Secretary shall for the purposes of this title consider the student aid index as equal to – $1,500 for the applicant.
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