,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ceha ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 ,de,saulnier introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to exclude ,federal ,pell ,grants from gross income4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,pell ,grant ,flexibility ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,exclusion of ,federal ,pell ,grants from gross income 7a7 ,in general ,section #aag of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,federal ,pell ,grants ,gross income does not include any amount received as a ,federal ,pell ,grant awarded under subpart #a of part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a74 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjaf4