,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cddf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjac,mr4 ,cumm+s 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,ti]ney1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1
 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,crd5as1 & ,mr4 ,rangel7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to am5d ! process by :i*   
/ud5ts ) c]ta9 special circum/ances     
apply = ,f$]al f9ancial aid4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,fafsa 
,fairness ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,*anges to 
! ,,fafsa = c]ta9 /ud5ts ,section #dhc (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7h77#a71 by ins]t+ ! foll[+  
be=e ! semicolon3 1 includ+ ! special   
circum/ances "u :i* a /ud5t may qualify 
= a det]m9ation ( indep5d5ce2 &  7#b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7i7           
,provisional ,indep5d5t ,/ud5ts  7#a7   

,requirem5ts = ! ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y 
%all-- 7,a7 enable ea* /ud5t :o1 bas$ on
 ! special circum/ance specifi$ 9       
subsection 7h77#a71 may qualify = an    
adju/m5t "u section #dgi;,a t w result 9
 a det]m9ation ( indep5d5ce "u su*      
section & section #dhj7;d77#a77;,i71 to 
complete ! =ms develop$ by ! ,secret>y  
"u subsection 7a7 z an indep5d5t /ud5t =
 ! purpose ( an initial det]m9ation ( ! 
/ud5t's ,f$]al f9ancial aid aw>d by a   
f9ancial aid adm9i/rator at an          
in/itution ( high] education to :i* !   
/ud5t is apply+ = f9ancial aid1 b       
subject to v]ification "u p>agraph      
7#b77;,b7 = ! purpose ( ! f9al          
det]m9ation ( ! aw>d2 &  7,b7 specify1  
on ! =ms1 ! consequ5ces "u section      
#dij7;a7 ( kn[+ly & willfully complet+ !
 =ms z an indep5d5t /ud5t "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 )\t meet+ ! special circum/ances  
to qualify = su* a det]m9ation4  7#b7   
,requirem5ts = f9ancial aid adm9i/rators
 ,) respect to a /ud5t :o completes !   
=ms z an indep5d5t /ud5t "u p>agraph    

7#a77;,a71 a f9ancial aid adm9i/rator   
%all-- 7,a7 provide an initial          
det]m9ation ( ! /ud5t's ,f$]al f9ancial 
aid aw>d to ! /ud5t 9 ! same mann] z1 & 
by n lat] ?an ! date t1 ! adm9i/rator   
provides o!r indep5d5t /ud5ts _! initial
 det]m9ations ( ,f$]al f9ancial aid     
aw>ds2 &  7,b7 9 mak+ a f9al det]m9ation
 ( ! /ud5t's ,f$]al f9ancial aid aw>d1  
use ! discretion provid$ "u sections    
#dgi;,a & #dhj7;d77#a77;,i7 to v]ify    
:e!r ! /ud5t meets ! special            
circum/ances to qualify z an indep5d5t  
/ud5t4  7#c7 ,def9ition ,= purposes (   
?is subsection1 ! t]m o!r indep5d5t     
/ud5ts means /ud5ts-- 7,a7 :o meet !    
def9ition ( indep5d5t "u section        
#dhj7;d77#a72 &  7,b7 ^: indep5d5t /atus
 is n subject to v]ification by a       
f9ancial aid adm9i/rator "u p>agraph    
7#b77;,b74  4