,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4  
,doggett 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4  
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1    
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (         
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1  
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1
 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,cuell>1  
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4         
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 
,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 
( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1
 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4      
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4   
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,lewis (         
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new    
,mexico1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( 
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1 

,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4      
,payne1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,ryan (
 ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott (
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( 
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,torres1  
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,mr4      
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to simplify ! f9ancial aid 
application process1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,equitable ,/ud5t ,aid ,access ,act4  
#b4 ,z]o expect$ family contribution    
7a7 ,simplifi$ ne$s te/ ,section        
#dgi7;b77#a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgss7b77#a77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7--
 7,a7 9 subclause 7,,ii71 by add+ or at 
! end2  7,b7 9 subclause 7,,iii71 by    
/rik+ or at ! end & ins]t+ &2 &  7,c7 by

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subp>agraph 7,b77i7-- 7,a7 9 subclause  
7,,ii71 by add+ or at ! end2  7,b7 9    
subclause 7,,iii71 by /rik+ or at ! end 
& ins]t+ &2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ subclause  
7,,iv74  7b7 ,z]o expect$ family        
contribution ,section #dgi7;c7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgss7c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 be=e 9 ! case 
(2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 9    
clause 7ii71 by add+ or at ! end2  7ii7 
9 clause 7iii7 by /rik+ or at ! end &   
ins]t+ &2 &  7iii7 by /rik+ clause 7iv72
 &  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ or
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by ins]t+ except z provid$ 9 p>agraph   
7#c71 be=e 9 ! case (2  7,b7 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 9 clause 7ii71 by
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by /rik+ or at ! end & ins]t+ &2 &      
7iii7 by /rik+ clause 7iv72 &  7,c7 9   
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
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 9 ! case ( a dep5d5t /ud5t1 ! /ud5t or 
a memb] ( ! /ud5t's h\sehold receiv$    
b5efits at "s "t dur+ ! previ\s #bd-mon?
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program z def9$ "u subsection 7d72 or   
7,b7 9 ! case ( an indep5d5t /ud5t 7)\t 
reg>d to :e!r su* /ud5t has dep5d5ts71 !
 /ud5t receiv$ b5efits at "s "t dur+ !  
previ\s #bd-mon? p]iod "u a means-te/$  
,f$]al b5efit program z def9$ "u        
subsection 7d74  4  7c7 ,income ?re%old 
,section #dgi7;c7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
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& ins]t+ #cj1jjj4  7d7 ,means-,te/$     
,f$]al b5efit program ,section          
#dgi7;d77#b7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgss7d77#b77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c7 &    
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,c7 ! ,m$icaid       
program e/abli%$ "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#acif et seq472  4  #c4 ,us+ data f     
second prec$+ ye> ,section              
#dhj7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
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#ajhgvv7a77#a77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ may 9 bo? places x appe>s & ins]t+
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betwe5 & ins]t+ %>+ ( data1 to ! ext5t  
su* data is available1 betwe54  #d4     
,e>ly ,,fafsa submission ,section       
#dhc7;a77#h7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;a77#h77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ z e>ly z practicable    
prior to ,janu>y #a ( & ins]t+ n lat]   
?an ,octob] #a ( ! ye> prec$+4  #e4     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all apply ) respect to aw>d ye>s  
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
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