[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 88 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 88

To suspend Federal education benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
                               offenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

 Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend Federal education benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
                               offenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DRUGRELATED OFFENSES.

    Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(q) Suspension of Eligibility for DrugRelated Offenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual student who has been 
        convicted of any offense under any Federal or State law 
        involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance 
        shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work 
        assistance under this title during the period beginning on the 
        date of such conviction and ending after the interval specified 
        in the following table:


                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
``If convicted of an offense                                            
 involving:                                                             
                                                                        
    The possession of a controlled  Ineligibility period is:            
     substance:                                                         
      First offense...............      1 year                          
      Second offense..............      2 years                         
      Third offense...............      indefinite                      
                                                                        
    The sale of a controlled                                            
     substance:                                                         
      First offense...............      2 years                         
      Second offense..............      indefinite                      
                                                                        

            ``(2) Rehabilitation.--A student whose eligibility has been 
        suspended under paragraph (1) may resume eligibility before the 
        end of the period determined under such paragraph if the 
        student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program 
        that complies with such criteria as the Secretary shall 
        prescribe for purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        `controlled substance' has the meaning given in section 102(6) 
        of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall apply with respect to 
financial assistance to cover the costs of attendance for periods of 
enrollment beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
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