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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3581
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 28, 2017Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude Federal Pell Grants from gross income.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017.
2.
Exclusion of Federal Pell Grants from gross income
(a)
In general
Section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(e)
Federal Pell Grants
Gross income does not include any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a).
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.