,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjag,ms4  
,roybal-,all>d 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1  
,mr4 ,kilm]1 & ,mr4 ,c>bajal7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to improve ! ,f$]al ,pell   
,grant program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ye>-,r\nd ,pell ,grant ,re/oration     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,congressional ,budget 
,(fice reports on any ov]all f9ancial   
surplus or %ortfall 9 ! fund+ provid$ = 
! ,f$]al ,pell ,grant program4 ,h[ev]1 9
 rec5t ye>s1 9 ord] to meet ! maximum   
,f$]al ,pell ,grant level ) ! provid$   
level ( fund+1 ,congress has made cuts  
to ! program ?r\gh impos+ additional    
eligibility requirem5ts = ,f$]al ,pell  
,grants & limit+ ! availability (       
ye>-r\nd ,f$]al ,pell ,grants1 caus+    
significant unc]ta9ty & r$uc+ access to 
high] education = millions ( h>dwork+   

college /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,! traditional    
/ud5t :o att5ds college = #d ye>s       
imm$iately aft] high s*ool is n[ a      
m9ority ( college /ud5ts today4         
,ambiti\s /ud5ts n[ ne$ m flexibility to
 att5d s*ool ye>-r\nd :ile juggl+ "w    
s*$ules4  7#c7 ,section #ahfj ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ,full-,ye>        
,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaa    
7,public ,law #aab-aj1 #abe ,/at4 #afi7 
elim9at$ ! provision ( ! ,f$]al ,pell   
,grant program ( ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et  
seq47 t all[$ m ?an #a ,f$]al ,pell     
,grant aw>ds p] ye>1 creat+ significant 
h>d%ip = _m /ud5ts try+ to take c\rses  
ov] ! summ] or outside ! traditional    
s*ool cal5d>4 ,all[+ /ud5ts to cont9ue  
to receive ,f$]al ,pell ,grants 9       
successive seme/]s1 )\t a gap1 w\ld     
r$uce ! "t ne$$ to complete _! degrees4 
#c4 ,ye>-,r\nd ,f$]al ,pell ,grant      
/ud5ts ,section #dja7;b7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a7b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 

foll[+3  7#h7  7,a7 ,effective = !      
#bjah-bjai aw>d ye> & ea* aw>d ye>      
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d an       
eligible /ud5t a total ( n m ?an #a     
,f$]al ,pell ,grants dur+ a s+le aw>d   
ye> to p]mit su* /ud5t to "w t[>d       
completion ( an eligible program if1    
dur+ t s+le aw>d ye>1 ! /ud5t--  7i7 has
 receiv$ a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = ! aw>d 
ye> & is enroll$ 9 an eligible program =
 "o or m additional paym5t p]iods dur+ !
 same aw>d ye> t are n o!rwise fully    
cov]$ by ! /ud5t's ,f$]al ,pell ,grant2 
&  7ii7 is enroll$ on at lea/ a half-"t 
basis :ile receiv+ any funds "u ?is     
section4  7,b7 ,9 ! case ( a /ud5t      
receiv+ m ?an "o ,f$]al ,pell ,grant 9 a
 s+le aw>d ye> "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !   
total am\nt ( ! ,f$]al ,pell ,grants    
aw>d$ to su* /ud5t = ! aw>d ye> may     
exce$ ! maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant     
available = an aw>d ye>4  7,c7 ,any     
p]iod ( /udy cov]$ by a ,f$]al ,pell    
,grant aw>d$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be
 includ$ 9 det]m9+ a /ud5t's duration   

limit "u subsection 7c77#e74  7#i7 ,9   
any case :]e an eligible /ud5t is       
receiv+ a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = a paym5t
 p]iod t spans #b aw>d ye>s1 ! ,secret>y
 %all all[ ! eligible in/itution 9 :i* !
 /ud5t is enroll$ to det]m9e ! aw>d ye> 
to :i* ! additional p]iod %all be       
assign$1 z x det]m9es is mo/ b5eficial  
to ! /ud5t4  4