,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjaf,mr4  
,heck ( ,nevada 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,roe ( 
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,polis1 & ,mr4 ,pocan7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife to simplify !   
,,fafsa1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,simplify+ ! ,application = ,/ud5t ,aid 
,act4  #b4 ,us+ data f second prec$+ ye>
 ,section #dhj7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhgvv7a77#a77;,b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
may 9 bo? places x appe>s & ins]t+ %all4
  #c4 ,calculation ( annual adju/m5t    
p]c5tage = ,f$]al ,pell ,grants ,section
 #dja7;b77#g77;,c77iv77,i7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a7b77#g77;,c77iv77,i77 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ cal5d> ye> & ins]t+ fiscal ye>4  
#d4 ,,fafsa ,simplification  7a7 ,,fafsa
 ,simplification ,section #dhc ( !      

,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a77#c71 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,i7 ,=mat ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !       
,simplify+ ! ,application = ,/ud5t ,aid 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all make ! electronic
 v]sion ( ! =ms "u ?is p>agraph         
available ?r\gh a te*nology tool t c be 
us$ on mobile devices4 ,su* te*nology   
tool %all1 at m9imum1 enable applicants 
to--  7i7 save data2 &  7ii7 submit _!  
,,fafsa to ! ,secret>y ?r\gh su* tool4  
7,j7 ,consum] te/+ ,9 develop+ & ma9ta9+
 ! electronic v]sion ( ! =ms "u ?is     
p>agraph & ! te*nology tool = mobile    
devices "u subp>agraph 7,i71 ! ,secret>y
 %all conduct consum] te/+ ) appropriate
 p]sons to ensure ! =ms & te*nology tool
 are design$ to be easily usable &      
und]/&able by /ud5ts & families4 ,su*   
consum] te/+ %all include1 b is n limit$
 to--  7i7 curr5t & prospective college 
/ud5ts1 family memb]s ( su* /ud5ts1 &   
o!r individuals ) exp]tise 9 /ud5t      

f9ancial assi/ance application          
processes2  7ii7 dep5d5t /ud5ts &       
indep5d5t /ud5ts meet+ ! requirem5ts "u 
subsection 7b7 or 7c7 ( section #dgi2 & 
7iii7 dep5d5t /ud5ts & indep5d5t /ud5ts 
:o d n meet ! requirem5ts "u subsection 
7b7 or 7c7 ( section #dgi4  2 &  7#b7 by
 am5d+ subsection 7f7 to read z foll[s3 
7f7 ,use ( ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice data
 retrieval tool ,to populate ,,fafsa    
7#a7 ,simplification ef=ts ,! ,secret>y 
%all--  7,a7 make e ef=t to use data    
available f ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice  
to r$uce ! am\nt ( orig9al data entry by
 applicants & /r5g!n ! reliability (    
data us$ to calculate expect$ family    
contributions1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use (    
te*nology to--  7i7 automatically       
populate ! electronic v]sion ( ! =ms "u 
?is p>agraph ) data available f !       
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice2 &  7ii7 direct
 an applicant to appropriate que/ions on
 su* =ms bas$ on ! applicant's answ]s to
 previ\s que/ions2 &  7,b7 all[ s+le    
taxpay]s1 m>ri$ taxpay]s fil+ jo9tly1 & 

m>ri$ taxpay]s fil+ sep>ately to utilize
 ! data retrieval tool to its full      
capacity4  7#b7 ,use ( tax return 9     
application process ,! ,secret>y %all   
cont9ue to exam9e :e!r data provid$ by !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,s]vice c be us$ to   
g5]ate an expect$ family contribution   
)\t additional action on ! "p ( ! /ud5t 
& taxpay]4  7#c7 ,reports on ,,fafsa    
simplification ef=ts ,n less ?an once e 
o!r ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all report to !   
au?oriz+ committees on ! progress ( !   
simplification ef=ts "u ?is subsection4 
7#d7 ,reports on ,,fafsa access ,n less 
?an once e #aj ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all   
report to ! au?oriz+ committees on !    
ne$s ( limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5t /ud5ts   
us+ ! ,,fafsa4  4  7b7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,use
 ( exi/+ funds ,( ! am\nt au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education
 to ma9ta9 ! ,free ,application = ,f$]al
 ,/ud5t ,aid1 #c1jjj1jjj %all be        
available to c>ry out ?is ,act & !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,no    
additional funds au?oriz$ ,no funds are 

au?oriz$ by ?is ,act to be appropriat$  
to c>ry out ?is ,act or ! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is ,act4