[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 242 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 242

          To restore access to year-round Federal Pell Grants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2015

Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California (for herself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, 
Mr. Cummings, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Vargas, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gene 
  Green of Texas, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Vela, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
Grayson, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Honda, Mr. Sires, Ms. Lee, Mr. Hastings, Mr. 
Nadler, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
Blumenauer, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. 
Farr, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Velaazquez, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Castor 
  of Florida, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Ms. 
Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
          To restore access to year-round Federal Pell Grants.

    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 ``Affordability for Constant and 
Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act'' or the ``All-Year 
ACCESS Act''.

SEC. 2. YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Year-round federal pell grant students.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
                award, to an eligible student who meets the 
                requirements in subparagraph (B) who has received a 
                Federal Pell Grant for an award year and is enrolled in 
                a program of study for one or more additional payment 
                periods during the same award year that are not 
                otherwise covered by the student's Federal Pell Grant, 
                an additional Federal Pell Grant for the additional 
                payment periods.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to 
                receive the additional Federal Pell Grant for an award 
                year that is described in subparagraph (A), a student 
                shall, in addition to meeting all eligibility 
                requirements for the receipt of a Federal Pell Grant--
                            ``(i) be enrolled on at least a half-time 
                        basis for a period of more than one academic 
                        year, or more than 2 semesters or the 
                        equivalent of 2 semesters, during a single 
                        award year; and
                            ``(ii) be enrolled in a program of 
                        instruction at an institution of higher 
                        education for which the institution awards an 
                        associate or baccalaureate degree or a 
                        certificate.
                    ``(C) Amounts.--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 the Federal 
                Pell Grants awarded to such student for the award year 
                shall not exceed an amount equal to 150 percent of the 
                total maximum Federal Pell Grant for such award year 
                calculated in accordance with paragraph (7)(C)(iv)(II).
                    ``(D) Inclusion in duration limit.--Any period of 
                study covered by a Federal Pell Grant awarded under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be included in determining a 
                student's duration limit under subsection (c)(5).
            ``(9) Crossover period.--In any case where an eligible 
        student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant for a payment period 
        that spans 2 award years, the Secretary shall allow the 
        eligible institution in which the student is enrolled to 
        determine the award year to which the additional period shall 
        be assigned.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on July 1, 2015.
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