117 HR 4337 IH: Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-06-23 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4337IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 23, 2023Ms. Kuster (for herself, Mr. Burchett, and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo expand access to graduate education by amending the Federal Pell Grant program to include postbaccalaureate study.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2023.

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Federal Pell Grants for graduate students

(a)

In general

Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), as amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (division FF of Public Law 116–260) is further amended—(1)in subsection (b)(8)(A), by inserting or as a postbaccalaureate student in accordance with subsection (d)(4), after as an undergraduate,; and(2)in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4)

Postbaccalaureate programs

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the period during which a student may receive Federal Pell Grants shall also include the period required for the completion of the first postbaccalaureate course of study in a case in which—(A)the student received a Federal Pell Grant during the period required for the completion of the student’s first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study for at least 1 but fewer than 12 semesters, or the equivalent of at least 1 but fewer than 12 semesters, as determined under paragraph (5);(B)the student would otherwise be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, but for the completion of such baccalaureate course of study; and(C)the period during which the student receives Federal Pell Grants does not exceed the student’s duration limits under paragraph (5)..(b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260) and subject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such Act, as amended by section 102(a) of the FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act (division R of Public Law 117–103) (including the authorization provided under section 102(c)(1)(A) of such Act).