,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adhe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #i1 #bjag,ms4 ,stefanik 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,hurd1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,young of ,iowa1 and ,mr4 ,polis7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife to provide students with increased flexibility in the use of ,federal ,pell ,grants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,flexible ,pell ,grant for #bast ,century ,students ,act4 #b4 ,flexible ,pell ,grants 7a7 ,purpose and amount of grants ,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 ,notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection1 an eligible student who has received a ,federal ,pell ,grant during an award year1 and is enrolled in an eligible program for one or more additional payment periods during the same award year1 may receive an additional ,federal ,pell ,grant for such additional period or periods4 7,b7 ,in the case of a student receiving more than one ,federal ,pell ,grant during 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 amount of the ,federal ,pell ,grant award determined under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 for which such student is eligible during such award year4 7,c7 ,at or before the time of disbursement of a ,federal ,pell ,grant under subparagraph 7,a7 to a student1 the institution in which the student is enrolled shall notify the student that any payment period for which the student receives a ,federal ,pell ,grant shall count toward the student's duration limits under subsection 7c77#e74 7,d7 ,in this paragraph1 the term eligible student means a student who-- 7i7 continues to meet all eligibility requirements to receive a ,federal ,pell ,grant under this section2 and 7ii7 is accelerating progress toward a degree or certificate4 7,e7 7i7 ,in this paragraph1 except as provided in clause 7ii71 a student shall be considered accelerating progress toward a degree or certificate during an award year if1 during such award year-- 7,i7 the student completes the credit hours 7or credit hour equivalencies7 of an academic year of the student's eligible program that are necessary for the student to enroll1 during such award year1 in credit hours 7or credit hour equivalencies7 that are attributable to a second academic year for such program2 and 7,,ii7 during the payment period or periods for which the student desires to receive a ,federal ,pell ,grant under subparagraph 7,a71 the student enrolls in credit hours 7or credit hour equivalencies7 that are attributable to a second academic year for the student's eligible program4 7ii7 ,the financial aid administrator at an institution may waive the requirement of subparagraph 7,d77ii71 if the financial aid administrator-- 7,i7 determines that1 due to circumstances beyond a student's control1 the student was unable to complete the credit hours described in clause 7i77,i7 of this subparagraph2 and 7,,ii7 makes and documents such a determination on an individual basis4 7iii7 ,in this subparagraph-- 7,i7 circumstances beyond a student's control-- 7aa7 may include the student withdrawing from classes due to illness or being unable to register for classes necessary to complete the credit hours described in clause 7i77,i7 because such classes were not offered during the applicable period2 and 7bb7 shall not include withdrawing to avoid a particular grade or failing to register for a necessary class that was offered during such period to avoid a particular instructor2 and 7,,ii7 the term academic year1 when used with respect to an eligible program at an institution1 has the meaning given such term by the institution4 7#i7 ,if a student is receiving a ,federal ,pell ,grant for a payment period that spans #b award years1 the eligible institution in which the student is enrolled shall determine the award year to which the additional period shall be assigned4 7#aj7 ,a student may decline to receive any portion of a ,federal ,pell ,grant for any payment period1 except that the institution may establish a reasonable deadline by which the student may decline the ,federal ,pell ,grant4 4 7b7 ,period of eligibility for grants ,section #dja7;c7 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7c77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 7,a7 ,the ,secretary shall issue to each student receiving a ,federal ,pell ,grant1 an annual status report which shall-- 7i7 inform the student of the remaining period during which the student may receive ,federal ,pell ,grants in accordance with paragraph 7#e71 and provide access to a calculator to assist the student in making such determination2 7ii7 include an estimate of the ,federal ,pell ,grant amounts which may be awarded for such remaining period based on the student's award amount determined under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 for the most recent award year2 7iii7 explain how the estimate was calculated and any assumptions underlying the estimate2 7iv7 explain that the estimate may be affected if there is a change-- 7,i7 in the student's financial circumstances2 or 7,,ii7 the availability of ,federal funding2 and 7v7 describe how the remaining period during which the student may receive ,federal ,pell ,grants may be affected by whether the student is enrolled as a full-time student4 7,b7 ,nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit an institution from offering additional counseling to a student with respect to ,federal ,pell ,grants1 but such counseling shall not delay or impede disbursement of a ,federal ,pell ,grant award to the student4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply with respect to award years beginning on or after ,july #a1 #bjah4