[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1365 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1365

    To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize the time 
 required to save funds for the college education of adopted children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 1999

Mr. Andrews (for himself and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize the time 
 required to save funds for the college education of adopted children.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF ADOPTED CHILDREN IN NEEDS ANALYSIS.

    Section 475 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Adjustments for Parents of Adopted Children.--For parents of 
dependent students who are adopted children, the expected family 
contribution is determined by--
            ``(1) dividing the expected family contribution determined 
        under the other provisions of this section by 10; and
            ``(2) multiplying the resulting number by a number equal to 
        the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the number of complete years that such 
                student has lived with such parents since being 
                adopted; or
                    ``(B) 10.''.
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