[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1064 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1064

To reinstate year-round Federal Pell Grants under the Higher Education 
                              Act of 1965.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2015

 Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Loebsack, and Mr. Kind) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To reinstate year-round Federal Pell Grants under the Higher Education 
                              Act of 1965.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Education and Training 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ``paragraph 
        (7)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (8)(B)''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5)(A) The Secretary shall award a student not more than 
        two Federal Pell Grants during a single award year to permit 
        such student to accelerate the student's progress toward a 
        degree or certificate if the student is enrolled--
                    ``(i) on at least a half-time basis for a period of 
                more than one academic year, or more than two semesters 
                or an equivalent period of time, during a single award 
                year; and
                    ``(ii) in a program of instruction at an 
                institution of higher education for which the 
                institution awards an associate or baccalaureate degree 
                or certificate.
            ``(B) In the case of a student receiving more than one 
        Federal Pell Grant in a single award year under subparagraph 
        (A), the total amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such 
        student for the award year may exceed the maximum basic grant 
        level specified in the appropriate appropriations Act for such 
        award year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective for award year 2015-2016 and each succeeding award year.
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