[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8902 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8902

To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial 
        aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2024

 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Edwards, and 
  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial 
        aid under title IV of 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 ``Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters 
Act of 2024'' or as the ``FAFSA Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.

    (a) Termination of Eligibility for Title IV Assistance.--Beginning 
with the first award year that begins after the date of the enactment 
of the Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters Act of 2024, an individual 
shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan (other than a loan 
described in subsection (b)), or work assistance under title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and shall repay, 
in accordance with subsection (b), the sum of the amounts of any grant 
received under such title, if the individual has been convicted of a 
criminal offense--
            (1) of assault against a police officer; or
            (2) of rioting, the elements of which may include--
                    (A) inciting a riot;
                    (B) organizing, promoting, encouraging, 
                participating in, or carrying on a riot;
                    (C) committing any act of violence in furtherance 
                of a riot; or
                    (D) aiding or abetting any person in inciting or 
                participating in or carrying on a riot or committing 
                any act of violence in furtherance of a riot.
    (b) Conversion of Grants to Loans.--
            (1) In general.--If an individual who is subject to the 
        termination of eligibility described in subsection (a) has 
        received any grants under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for a program of study in 
        which the individual is enrolled as of the date on which the 
        criminal offense occurred, such grant shall be treated as a 
        Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D of such 
        title, and shall be subject to repayment, together with 
        interest thereon accruing from the date of the grant award.
            (2) No repayment assistance.--Such loans may not be 
        eligible for any loan forgiveness, cancellation, discharge, or 
        reduction programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), any other provision of law, or any 
        administrative action or program.
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