,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjae,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself 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-- 7#a7 in clause 7i77,i71 by    
striking clause 7iv77,,ii7 and inserting
 clause 7v77,,ii72  7#b7 in clause      
7ii7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking 
through #bjag-bjah and inserting and    
#bjae-bjaf2  7,b7 in the matter         

preceding subclause 7,i71 by striking   
through #bjag-bjah and inserting and    
#bjae-bjaf2 and  7,c7 in subclause 7,i71
 by striking clause 7iv77,,ii7 and      
inserting clause 7v77,,ii72  7#c7 by    
redesignating clauses 7iii7 and 7iv7 as 
clauses 7iv7 and 7v71 respectively2     
7#d7 by inserting after clause 7ii7 the 
following3  7iii7 ,award year #bjaf-bjag
 ,for award year #bjaf-bjag1 the amount 
determined under this subparagraph for  
purposes of subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall
 be equal to--  7,i7 #i1adj1 reduced by 
7,,ii7 the maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant
 for which a student was eligible1 as   
specified in the last enacted           
appropriation ,act applicable to award  
year #bjaf-bjag2 and  7,,iii7 rounded to
 the nearest #e4  2 and  7#e7 by        
striking clause 7iv71 as redesignated by
 paragraph 7#c71 and inserting the      
following3  7iv7 ,subsequent award years
 ,for award year #bjag-bjah 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 7,a7 ,in this          
paragraph1 the term eligible student    
means a student who-- 7i7 has received a
 ,federal ,pell ,grant for an award year
 and is enrolled in an eligible program 
for #a or more additional payment       
periods during the same award year that 
are not otherwise fully covered by the  
student's ,federal ,pell ,grant2  7ii7  
continues to meets all eligibility      
requirements to receive a ,federal ,pell

 ,grant under this section2 and  7iii7  
attends an institution of higher        
education on average1 not less than a   
half-time basis4  7,b7 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this subsection1 
the ,secretary shall award an additional
 ,federal ,pell ,grant to an eligible   
student for the additional payment      
periods during an award year that are   
not otherwise fully covered by the      
student's ,federal ,pell ,grant for the 
award year4  7,c7 ,in the case of a     
student receiving more than one ,federal
 ,pell ,grant in a single award year    
under subparagraph 7,b71 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;,c77v77,,ii74  7,d7 ,any
 period of study covered by a ,federal  
,pell ,grant awarded under subparagraph 
7,b7 shall be included in determining a 

student's duration limit under          
subsection 7c77#e74  7#i7 ,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 #bjae4  #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