,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,booker introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to require the ,secretary
 to provide for the use of data from the
 second preceding tax year to carry out 
the simplification of applications for  
the estimation and determination of     
financial aid eligibility1 to increase  
the income threshold to qualify for zero
 expected family contribution1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,simplifying  
,financial ,aid for ,students ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4 ,using data for 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 #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of the ,simplifying ,financial
 ,aid for ,students ,act of #bjad1 the  
,secretary shall provide for the use of 
data from the second preceding tax year 
when and to the extent necessary 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  #c4 
,zero ,expected ,family ,contribution   
,section #dgi7;c7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhgss7c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking #bc1jjj
 and inserting #cj1jjj2 and  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking #bc1jjj
 and inserting #cj1jjj4