109 HR 132 IH: No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders Act U.S. House of Representatives 2005-01-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2005 Mr. Keller (for himself, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders Act.

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Prohibition on aid

(a)

Pell grants

Section 401(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(8)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: or who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a period of incarceration for a sexual offense (as determined under regulations of the Secretary). (b)

Loans

Section 484(b)(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1091(b)(5)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: and no student who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a period of incarceration for a sexual offense (as determined under regulations of the Secretary) is eligible to receive a loan under this title.