,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dihb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,bucshon 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly of  
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,george
 ,miller of ,california1 ,mr4 ,tierney1 
,mr4 ,bishop of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,polis1
 and ,mr4 ,royce7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to simplify the 
application used for the estimation and 
determination of financial aid          
eligibility for postsecondary education4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,simplifying the           
,application for ,student ,aid ,act4    
#b4 ,using data from second preceding   
year ,section #dhj7;a77#a77;,b7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgvv7a77#a77;,b77 is       
amended to read as follows3  7,b7       
,notwithstanding section #dgh7;a7 and   
beginning not later than the second     
,january #a after the date of enactment 

of the ,simplifying the ,application for
 ,student ,aid ,act1 the ,secretary     
shall provide for the use of data from  
the second preceding tax year to carry  
out the simplification of applications  
7including simplification for a subset  
of applications7 used for the estimation
 and determination of financial aid     
eligibility4 ,such simplification shall 
include the sharing of data between the 
,internal ,revenue ,service and the     
,department1 pursuant to the consent of 
the taxpayer4  4