[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4216 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4216
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase support for
working students, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 30, 2019
Mr. Delgado (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Van Drew, and Mr. Fitzpatrick)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase support for
working students, and for other purposes.
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 ``Strengthening Financial Aid for
Students Act (Strengthening FAFSA)''.
SEC. 2. INCREASING SUPPORT FOR WORKING STUDENTS BY 35 PERCENT.
(a) Dependent Students.--Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(D) an income protection allowance (or a
successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under
section 478) of $9,230 for award year 2020-2021;''.
(b) Independent Students Without Dependents Other Than a Spouse.--
Section 476 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087pp) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``award period'' and
inserting ``award year''; and
(2) by amending subsection (b)(1)(A)(iv) to read as
follows:
``(iv) an income protection allowance (or a
successor amount prescribed by the Secretary
under section 478)--
``(I) for single or separated
students, or married students where
both are enrolled pursuant to
subsection (a)(2), of $14,360 for award
year 2020-2021; and
``(II) for married students where
one is enrolled pursuant to subsection
(a)(2), of $23,030 for award year 2020-
2021;''.
(c) Independent Students With Dependents Other Than a Spouse.--
Section 477 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087qq) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``award period'' and
inserting ``award year''; and
(2) by amending subsection (b)(4) to read as follows:
``(4) Income protection allowance.--The income protection
allowance is determined by the following table (or a successor
table prescribed by the Secretary under section 478), for award
year 2020-2021:
``Income Protection Allowance
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Family Size Number in College
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For each
(including 1 2 3 4 5 additional
student) subtract:
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2 $36,370 $30,160 $6,180
3 45,290 39,100 $32,890
4 55,920 49,720 43,540 $37,300
5 65,990 59,750 53,570 47,360 $41,180
6 77,170 70,960 64,790 58,540 52,350
For each
additional
add: 8,710 ''.
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(d) Updated Tables and Amounts.--Section 478 of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1087rr) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A)
and (B) and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--For each award year after award
year 2020-2021, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a revised table of income protection
allowances for the purpose of sections 475(c)(4) and
477(b)(4), subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C).
``(B) Table for independent students.--For each
award year after award year 2020-2021, the Secretary
shall develop the revised table of income protection
allowances by increasing each of the dollar amounts
contained in the table of income protection allowances
under section 477(b)(4) by a percentage equal to the
estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price
Index (as determined by the Secretary for the most
recent calendar year ending prior to the beginning of
the award year for which the determination is being
made), and rounding the result up to the nearest
$10.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``academic year after academic year 2007-2008''
and inserting ``award year after award year
2020-2021''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``shall be developed'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting
``shall be developed for each award year after
award year 2020-2021, by increasing each of the
dollar amounts contained in such section for
award year 2020-2021 by a percentage equal to
the estimated percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index (as determined by the
Secretary for the most recent calendar year
ending prior to the beginning of the award year
for which the determination is being made), and
rounding the result up to the nearest $10.'';
and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``academic year'' and
inserting ``award year''.
SEC. 3. RAISING THE TOTAL SEMESTERS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY.
Section 401(c)(5)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``12'' each place the term appears
and inserting ``14''.
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