,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself and ,ms4   
,hirono7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
improve college affordability4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,creating ,higher ,education       
,affordability ,necessary to ,compete   
,economically ,act or the ,middle ,class
 ,,chance ,act4  #b4 ,increase in the   
maximum amount of a ,federal ,pell      
,grant ,section #dja7;b77#g77;,c7 of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77#g77;,c77 is       
amended by striking clauses 7ii7 and    
7iii7 and inserting the following3  7ii7
 ,award year #bjad-bjae ,for award year 
#bjad-bjae1 the amount determined under 
this subparagraph for purposes of       
subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall be         
increased to #d1jdj4  7iii7 ,subsequent 

award years ,for award year #bjae-bjaf  
and each subsequent award year1 the     
amount determined under this            
subparagraph for purposes of            
subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall be equal   
to-- 7,i7 the amount determined under   
this subparagraph for the preceding     
award year2 increased by  7,,ii7 a      
percentage equal to the annual          
adjustment percentage for the award year
 for which the amount under this        
subparagraph is being determined2 and   
7,,iii7 rounded to the nearest #e4  4   
#c4 ,year-,round ,federal ,pell ,grant  
students  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#dja7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#h7 ,year-,round ,federal  
,pell ,grant students  7,a7 ,in ,general
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 this subsection1 the ,secretary shall  
award1 to an eligible student who meets 
the requirements in subparagraph 7,b7   
who has received a ,federal ,pell ,grant

 for an award year and is enrolled in a 
program of study for #a or more         
additional payment periods during the   
same award year that are not otherwise  
covered by the student's ,federal ,pell 
,grant1 an additional ,federal ,pell    
,grant for the additional payment       
periods4  7,b7 ,eligibility ,in order to
 be eligible to receive the additional  
,federal ,pell ,grant for an award year 
that is described in subparagraph 7,a71 
a student shall1 in addition to meeting 
all eligibility requirements for the    
receipt of a ,federal ,pell ,grant-- 7i7
 be enrolled full-time in an institution
 of higher education2 and  7ii7 have    
successfully completed at least a       
full-time course load 7as determined by 
the institution7 prior to receiving an  
additional ,federal ,pell ,grant award  
as described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7
 ,amounts ,in the case of a student     
receiving more than one ,federal ,pell  
,grant in a single award year under     
subparagraph 7,a71 the total amount of  

the ,federal ,pell ,grants awarded to   
such student for the award year shall   
not exceed an amount equal to #aej      
percent of the total maximum ,federal   
,pell ,grant for such award year        
calculated in accordance with paragraph 
7#g77;,c77iv77,,ii74  7,d7 ,inclusion in
 duration limit ,any period of study    
covered by a ,federal ,pell ,grant      
awarded under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be
 included in determining a student's    
duration limit under subsection 7c77#e74
  7#i7 ,crossover period ,in any case   
where an eligible student is receiving a
 ,federal ,pell ,grant for a payment    
period that spans #b award years1 the   
,secretary shall allow the eligible     
institution in which the student is     
enrolled to determine the award year to 
which the additional period shall be    
assigned4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect on ,july #a1 #bjad4  #d4    
,pell ,grant ,duration ,limit ,section  
#dja7;c77#e7 of the ,higher ,education  

,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgj;a7c77#e77 is amended by striking  
#ab semesters and inserting #ae         
semesters each place the term appears4