[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5632 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5632

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit Pell Grants to 
            incarcerated students under limited conditions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2000

  Mr. Scott 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 permit Pell Grants to 
            incarcerated students under limited conditions.

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

SECTION 1. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS ELIGIBILITY FOR INCARCERATED STUDENTS.

    (a) Amendment.--Paragraph (8) of section 401(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(8)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(8)(A) No Federal Pell Grant shall be awarded under this subpart 
to an incarcerated student that, in combination with any other Federal 
or nonfederal assistance provided to cover the costs of that student's 
course of postsecondary education or training, exceeds the sum of--
            ``(i) the actual amount of tuition and fees assessed the 
        student by the institution of higher education; and
            ``(ii) the actual cost to the student of required books and 
        supplies.
    ``(B) No Federal Pell Grant shall be awarded to any incarcerated 
student serving under sentence of death, or any life sentence without 
eligibility for parole or release.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective for award year 2001-2002 and succeeding award years.
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