,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjag,mr4 ,francis ,rooney of ,florida  
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,norman1 and ,mr4    
,allen7 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 require students who do not 
complete a program of study to repay    
,federal ,pell ,grants4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pell for ,performance ,act4  #b4       
,repayment for failure to complete      
program ,section #dja of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a7 is amended--  7#a7 in          
subsection 7c71 by striking ,the period 
and inserting ,except as provided in    
subsection 7k71 the period2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7k7  
,repayment for failure ,to complete     
program  7#a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#c71 if a        

recipient of a ,federal ,pell ,grant    
fails to complete the program for which 
the ,federal ,pell ,grant was awarded   
within the maximum timeframe for        
completion of such program1 the sum of  
the amounts of any ,federal ,pell       
,grants received by the recipient for   
the program shall--  7,a7 be treated as 
a ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized        
,stafford ,loan under part ,d2 and  7,b7
 be subject to repayment1 together with 
interest thereon accruing from the date 
of the grant award1 in accordance with  
terms and conditions specified by the   
,secretary4  7#b7 ,period for completion
 ,for purposes of this subsection1 the  
term maximum timeframe1 used with       
respect to the completion of an         
undergraduate program1 has the meaning  
given such term in paragraph 7#a7 or    
7#b7 of section #ffh4cd7;b7 of title    
#cd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of enactment of   
this ,act71 as applicable to such       
program4  7#c7 ,exceptions  7,a7 ,in    

general ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply 
with respect to a student who fails to  
complete a program within the maximum   
timeframe for completion of such        
program--  7i7 because the student      
enrolls in another program at an        
institution of higher education-- 7,i7  
not later than #ab months after the date
 of the student's last day of the       
previous program2 and  7,,ii7 for which 
the previous program provided           
substantial preparation2  7ii7 in the   
case of a student who has a ,federal    
,pell ,grant that is being treated as a 
loan under paragraph 7#a7 and who meets 
the requirements of subparagraph 7,b7 of
 this paragraph1 with respect to a      
subsequent ,federal ,pell ,grant for    
which the student is eligible and which 
is awarded beyond such maximum          
timeframe2 or  7iii7 due to undue       
hardship1 including-- 7,i7 active duty  
military service2  7,,ii7 the death of a
 relative of the student2  7,,iii7 the  
personal injury or illness of the       

student2 or  7,,iv7 other special       
circumstances as determined by the      
institution4  7,b7 ,requirements ,in    
order to qualify for the exception under
 subparagraph 7,a77ii7 of this          
paragraph1 a student shall--  7i7 have a
 ,federal ,pell ,grant that is being    
treated as a loan under paragraph 7#a7  
for which the student has met the loan  
repayment obligations for not less than 
#f months2 and  7ii7 not be an          
individual described in paragraph       
7#d77;,b74  7#d7 ,loss of ,federal ,pell
 ,grant eligibility  7,a7 ,default ,an  
individual who is in default of an      
obligation to repay a ,federal ,pell    
,grant that is being treated as a loan  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be ineligible
 to receive a ,federal ,pell ,grant     
under this section4  7,b7 ,second time  
dropout ,an individual who has received 
a ,federal ,pell ,grant for enrollment  
in a program that is being treated as a 
loan under paragraph 7#a71 and who      
leaves such program for a second time   

7other than for a reason described in   
clause 7i7 or 7iii7 of paragraph        
7#c77;,a771 shall be ineligible to      
receive a ,federal ,pell ,grant under   
this section4  7#e7 ,notice ,the        
,secretary shall ensure that each       
recipient of a ,federal ,pell ,grant    
receives notice of the terms of this    
subsection4  7#f7 ,record ,an           
institution shall keep a record that    
tracks the progress 7including the      
graduation and default rate7 of any     
student described in paragraph 7#c77;,b7
 who receives a ,federal ,pell ,grant   
for enrollment in a program beyond the  
maximum timeframe for completion of such
 program4  4