,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aabe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4      
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide ,federal ,pell ,grants 
to ,iraq and ,afghanistan veteran's     
dependents4  #a4 ,short title  ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,protect ,our  
,gold ,star ,families' ,education ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,providing ,federal ,pell
 ,grants for ,iraq and ,afghanistan     
veteran's dependents  7a7 ,amendments   
,part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
section #dja1 by adding at the end the  
following3  7k7 ,scholarships for       
veteran's dependents  7#a7 ,definition  
of eligible veteran's dependent ,in this
 subsection1 the term eligible veterans 

dependent' means a dependent or an      
independent student-- 7,a7 whose parent 
or guardian was a member of the ,armed  
,forces of the ,united ,states and died 
as a result of performing military      
service in ,iraq or ,afghanistan after  
,september #aa1 #bjja2 and  7,b7 who1 at
 the time of the parent or guardian's   
death1 was-- 7i7 less than #bd years of 
age2 or  7ii7 enrolled at an institution
 of higher education on a part-time or  
full-time basis4  7#b7 ,grants  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary shall award a  
,federal ,pell ,grant1 as modified in   
accordance with the requirements of this
 subsection1 to each eligible veteran's 
dependent to assist in paying the       
eligible veteran's dependent's cost of  
attendance at an institution of higher  
education4  7,b7 ,designation ,federal  
,pell ,grants made under this subsection
 may be known as ,iraq and ,afghanistan 
,service ,grants4  7#c7 ,prevention of  
double benefits ,no eligible veteran's  
dependent may receive a grant under both

 this subsection and subsection 7a7 for 
the same award year4  7#d7 ,terms and   
conditions ,the ,secretary shall award  
,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service ,grants 
under this subsection in the same manner
 and with the same terms and conditions1
 including the length of the period of  
eligibility1 as the ,secretary awards   
,federal ,pell ,grants under subsection 
7a71 except that--  7,a7 the award rules
 and determination of need applicable to
 the calculation of ,federal ,pell      
,grants under subsection 7a7 shall not  
apply to ,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service
 ,grants2  7,b7 the maximum period      
determined under subsection 7c77#e7     
shall be determined by including all    
,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service ,grants 
received by the eligible veteran's      
dependent1 including such ,grants       
received under subpart #aj before the   
effective date of this subsection2 and  
7,c7 an ,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service 
,grant to an eligible veteran's         
dependent for any award year shall equal

 the maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant      
available for that award year1 except   
that an ,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service 
,grant--  7i7 shall not exceed the cost 
of attendance of the eligible veteran's 
dependent for that award year2 and  7ii7
 shall be adjusted to reflect the       
attendance by the eligible veteran's    
dependent on a less than full-time basis
 in the same manner as such adjustments 
are made for a ,federal ,pell ,grant    
under subsection 7a74  7#e7 ,estimated  
financial assistance ,for purposes of   
determinations of need under part ,f1 an
 ,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service ,grant 
shall not be treated as estimated       
financial assistance as described in    
sections #dga7c7 and #dhj7;j74  2 and   
7#b7 by striking subpart #aj4  7b7      
,effective date2 transition  7#a7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect with     
respect to the award year immediately   
following the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7#b7 ,transition ,the ,secretary 

shall take such steps as are necessary  
to transition from the ,iraq and        
,afghanistan ,service ,grants program   
under subpart #aj of part ,a of title   
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;h71 as in    
effect on the day before the effective  
date of this section1 and the ,iraq and 
,afghanistan ,service ,grants program   
under section #dja7k7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a7k771 as amended by this section4