,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eeij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,ms4 ,fudge 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,gibson7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife to all[ !       
,secret>y ( ,education to aw>d ,e>ly    
,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grants4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,g
 to ,high ,s*ool1 ,g to ,college ,act4  
#b4 ,e>ly college ,f$]al ,pell ,grant   
,section #dja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7   
,e>ly ,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grants     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ ! requirem5t "u  
section #dhd7;a77#a7 t a /ud5t n be5    
enroll$ 9 an elem5t>y or second>y s*ool 
to be eligible to receive a ,f$]al ,pell
 ,grant "u ?is section1 = ! aw>d ye>s   
beg9n+ on ,july #a1 #bjad1 & end+ on    
,june #cj1 #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry 
out a program to aw>d ,e>ly ,college    

,f$]al ,pell ,grants to eligible /ud5ts 
to support enrollm5t 91 & completion (1 
po/second>y c\rses (f]$ ?r\gh an e>ly   
college high s*ool4  7#b7 ,maximum p]iod
 = ,e>ly ,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grants  
,an eligible /ud5t may receive an ,e>ly 
,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u ?is     
subsection 9 an am\nt equal to ! co/ ( n
 m ?an #d full-"t po/second>y seme/]s1  
or ! equival5t ( #d full-"t po/second>y 
seme/]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y by    
regulation1 :ile enroll$ 9 po/second>y  
c\rses (f]$ by an e>ly college high     
s*ool4  7#c7 ,c\nt+ ( aw>ds = purposes (
 ,f$]al ,pell ,grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an
 ,e>ly ,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grant     
receiv$ "u ?is subsection %all be c\nt$ 
t[>d ! maximum p]iod = :i* a /ud5t may  
receive ,f$]al ,pell ,grants "u ?is     
section1 z provid$ "u subsection        
7c77#e74  7,b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may  
waive ! requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
on a case-by-case basis = any /ud5t     
demon/rat+ evid5ce ( a cr$ible          
disruption or r$irection 9 c\rse ( /udy 

necessitat+ additional "t to complete a 
po/second>y degree or cr$5tial4  7#d7   
,t]ms & conditions  7,a7 ,9 g5]al       
,except z provid$ 9 ?is subsection1 an  
,e>ly ,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grant      
receiv$ "u ?is subsection %all h ! same 
t]ms & conditions1 & be aw>d$ 9 ! same  
mann]1 z ,f$]al ,pell ,grants aw>d$ "u  
?is section4  7,b7 ,m9imum completion   
,an eligible /ud5t may only receive an  
,e>ly ,college ,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u   
?is subsection ^u completion ( a full-"t
 po/second>y seme/]1 or ! equival5t ( a 
full-"t po/second>y seme/]1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y by regulation4  7,c7 ,am\nt
 ,! ,secret>y %all pay an eligible      
in/itution t is engag$ 9 a p>tn]%ip z "p
 ( an e>ly college high s*ool an am\nt  
equal to ! co/ ( tuition1 fees1 & books 
= ea* po/second>y c\rse 7includ+ )      
respect to ! po/second>y c\rses complet$
 to satisfy ! requirem5t "u subp>agraph 
7,b77 an eligible /ud5t completes ?r\gh 
su* e>ly college high s*ool1 provid$ su*
 eligible /ud5t satisfies ! requirem5t  

"u subp>agraph 7,b74  7#e7 ,report+ ,ea*
 e>ly college high s*ool %all annually  
submit to ! ,secret>y a report on !     
program ( po/second>y c\rses provid$ to 
eligible /ud5ts t includes ! foll[+     
in=mation3  7,a7 ,total numb] & p]c5tage
 ( eligible /ud5ts :o enroll 9 &        
subsequ5tly complete ! program at ! e>ly
 college high s*ool4  7,b7 ,! numb] (   
po/second>y cr$its e>n$ by eligible     
/ud5ts :ile enroll$ 9 ! e>ly college    
high s*ool t may be appli$ t[>d a       
po/second>y degree or cr$5tial program4 
7,c7 ,! p]c5tage ( eligible /ud5ts      
enroll$ 9 ! e>ly college high s*ool :o  
concurr5tly e>n a second>y s*ool diploma
 & an associate degree or equival5t4    
7,d7 ,! p]c5tage ( e>ly college high    
s*ool graduates complet+ ! program :o   
enroll 9 a po/second>y in/itution4  7,e7
 ,! total am\nt ( ,e>ly ,college ,f$]al 
,pell ,grants aw>d$ to eligible /ud5ts  
s]v$ by ! e>ly college high s*ool4  7#f7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7   
,e>ly college high s*ool ,! t]m e>ly    

college high s*ool means a p>tn]%ip     
betwe5 a public second>y s*ool & at lea/
 "o eligible in/itution--  7i7 t enables
 a /ud5t enroll$ at su* second>y s*ool  
to simultane\sly e>n a second>y s*ool   
diploma & po/second>y cr$its t are      
transf]able to su* eligible in/itution z
 "p ( an organiz$ c\rse ( /udy t[>d a   
po/second>y degree or cr$5tial at no co/
 to ! /ud5t or ! family ( ! /ud5t2  7ii7
 t (f]s /ud5ts enroll$ at su* second>y  
s*ool po/second>y c\rses provid$ by an  
eligible in/itution z "p ( a            
,/ate-approv$ program ( /udy t leads to 
a po/second>y degree1 c]tificate1 or    
g5]al education core t is transf]able to
 su* eligible in/itution2  7iii7 t      
provides su* /ud5ts ! opportunity to e>n
 n less ?an #ab cr$it h\rs 9 su*        
po/second>y c\rses2 &  7iv7 t provides  
support1 placem5t te/ prep /rategies1   
tutor+1 or comp>able /rategies to ensure
 /ud5t prep>ation = & success 9 college 
c\rses4  7,b7 ,eligible /ud5t ,! t]m    
eligible /ud5t means a /ud5t enroll$ at 

an e>ly college high s*ool :o1 if su*   
/ud5t met ! requirem5ts ( section #dhd =
 eligibility = a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant1   
w\ld be aw>d$ a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant aft]
 ! det]m9ation ( ! expect$ family       
contribution = su* /ud5t4  4