,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjdj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4 ,welch introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to simplify the process for determining the need and eligibility of students for financial assistance under the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as ,student ,financial ,aid ,simplification ,act4 #b4 ,,fafsa ,simplification ,section #dhc of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting ,subject to subsection 7i71 the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking ,the need and inserting ,subject to subsection 7i71 the need2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7i7 ,,fafsa ,simplification 7#a7 ,in general ,effective with respect to academic year #bjad-bjae and each succeeding academic year and notwithstanding subsection 7a77#f7 and any other provision of this section1 with respect to a student who is a taxpayer or a dependent of a taxpayer and who does not meet the requirements of subsection 7b7 or 7c7 of section #dgi1 the need and eligibility of such student for financial assistance under part ,a through ,e 7other than subpart #d of part ,a7 may be determined only by-- 7,a7 authorizing the ,secretary to obtain from the ,internal ,revenue ,service income data1 and other taxpayer data needed to compute an expected family contribution for the student1 from two years prior to the student's planned enrollment date2 and 7,b7 submitting to the ,secretary the supplemental information described in paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,authorization under the ,,irc and distribution of data ,returns and return information 7as defined in section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7 may be obtained under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 only to the extent authorized by section #fajc7l77#bc7 of such ,code1 except that institutions of higher education and ,states shall receive1 without charge1 such information from the ,secretary for the purposes of processing loan applications and determining need and eligibility for institutional and ,state financial aid awards4 7#c7 ,supplemental information ,each student described in paragraph 7#a7 who is applying for financial assistance under parts ,a through ,e 7other than under subpart #d of part ,a7 shall submit to the ,secretary at such time and in such manner as required by the ,secretary1 any information that is needed to determine the student's need and eligibility for such financial assistance or to administer the programs under this title1 but that is not available from the ,internal ,revenue ,service to the extent authorized by section #fajc7l77#bc7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 including information with respect to the student's-- 7,a7 citizenship or permanent residency status2 7,b7 dependency status2 7,c7 registration for selective service2 7,d7 ,state of legal residence2 7,e7 family members1 including the total number and the number in postsecondary education2 7,f7 secondary school completion status2 7,g7 drug conviction status2 7,h7 completion of a first bachelor's degree2 7,i7 email address2 and 7,j7 institution or institutions of higher education in which the student is enrolled or to which the student is applying for admission4 7#d7 ,regulations 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection4 7,b7 ,inapplicability of rulemaking requirements ,sections #dhb7;c7 and #dib shall not apply to the regulations required by this paragraph4 4 #c4 ,amendments to the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf ,section #fajc7l7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#bc7 ,disclosure of return information to determine the need and eligibility of a student for ,federal student financial aid 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may1 upon written request from the ,secretary of ,education1 disclose to officers and employees of the ,department of ,education return information with respect to a taxpayer or a dependent of a taxpayer who may be eligible for ,federal student financial aid and whose need and eligibility for such aid is based in whole or in part on the taxpayer's income or the income of the parents of the dependent4 ,such return information shall be limited to-- 7i7 taxpayer identity information with respect to such taxpayer2 7ii7 the filing status of such taxpayer2 7iii7 the adjusted gross income of such taxpayer2 and 7iv7 any other data of such taxpayer necessary to determine the expected family contribution 7within the meaning of part ,f of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgkk et seq477 of such taxpayer or the dependent of such taxpayer1 as applicable4 7,b7 ,restriction on use of disclosed information ,return information disclosed under subparagraph 7,a7 may be used by officers and employees of the ,department of ,education only for the purposes of1 and to the extent necessary in1 processing the student loan application1 and establishing need and eligibility for ,federal student financial aid1 of a taxpayer or a dependent of a taxpayer4 7,c7 ,federal student loans and grants ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term ,federal student financial aid means financial assistance under part ,a through ,e 7other than under subpart #d of part ,a7 of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq474 4