[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 212

    To increase the maximum Pell Grant award in order to allow more 
American students to afford higher education, and to express the sense 
                             of the Senate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 1997

 Mr. Wellstone introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To increase the maximum Pell Grant award in order to allow more 
American students to afford higher education, and to express the sense 
                             of the Senate.

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

SECTION 1. TITLE.

    This bill shall be known as the ``Affordable Higher Education 
through Pell Grants Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.

    Section 401(b)(2)(A)) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' after the comma;
            (2) in clause (v), by inserting ``and'' after the comma; 
        and
            (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                    ``(vi) $5,000 for academic year 1998-1999 and each 
                of the 4 succeeding academic years.''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should appropriate 
funds to provide the maximum Federal Pell Grant award permitted under 
this Act for academic year 1998-1999 and each of the 4 succeeding 
academic years to all eligible students.
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