,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aabe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjag ,mr4   
,ka9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife to provide ,f$]al ,pell    
,grants to ,iraq & ,afghani/an vet]an's 
dep5d5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,gold ,/> 
,families' ,education ,act ( #bjag4  #b4
 ,provid+ ,f$]al ,pell ,grants = ,iraq &
 ,afghani/an vet]an's dep5d5ts  7a7     
,am5dm5ts ,"p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
section #dja1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7k7 ,s*ol>%ips = vet]an's dep5d5ts    
7#a7 ,def9ition ( eligible vet]an's     
dep5d5t ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
eligible vet]ans dep5d5t' means a       
dep5d5t or an indep5d5t /ud5t-- 7,a7 ^: 
p>5t or gu>dian 0 a memb] ( ! ,arm$     

,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & di$ z a result
 ( p]=m+ milit>y s]vice 9 ,iraq or      
,afghani/an aft] ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja2 &
  7,b7 :o1 at ! "t ( ! p>5t or gu>dian's
 dea?1 0-- 7i7 less ?an #bd ye>s ( age2 
or  7ii7 enroll$ at an in/itution (     
high] education on a "p-"t or full-"t   
basis4  7#b7 ,grants  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all aw>d a ,f$]al ,pell      
,grant1 z modifi$ 9 accordance ) !      
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection1 to ea*    
eligible vet]an's dep5d5t to assi/ 9    
pay+ ! eligible vet]an's dep5d5t's co/ (
 att5dance at an in/itution ( high]     
education4  7,b7 ,designation ,f$]al    
,pell ,grants made "u ?is subsection may
 be kn[n z ,iraq & ,afghani/an ,s]vice  
,grants4  7#c7 ,prev5tion ( d\ble       
b5efits ,no eligible vet]an's dep5d5t   
may receive a grant "u bo? ?is          
subsection & subsection 7a7 = ! same    
aw>d ye>4  7#d7 ,t]ms & conditions ,!   
,secret>y %all aw>d ,iraq & ,afghani/an 
,s]vice ,grants "u ?is subsection 9 !   
same mann] & ) ! same t]ms & conditions1

 includ+ ! l5g? ( ! p]iod ( eligibility1
 z ! ,secret>y aw>ds ,f$]al ,pell       
,grants "u subsection 7a71 except t--   
7,a7 ! aw>d rules & det]m9ation ( ne$   
applicable to ! calculation ( ,f$]al    
,pell ,grants "u subsection 7a7 %all n  
apply to ,iraq & ,afghani/an ,s]vice    
,grants2  7,b7 ! maximum p]iod det]m9$  
"u subsection 7c77#e7 %all be det]m9$ by
 includ+ all ,iraq & ,afghani/an ,s]vice
 ,grants receiv$ by ! eligible vet]an's 
dep5d5t1 includ+ su* ,grants receiv$ "u 
subp>t #aj be=e ! effective date ( ?is  
subsection2 &  7,c7 an ,iraq &          
,afghani/an ,s]vice ,grant to an        
eligible vet]an's dep5d5t = any aw>d ye>
 %all equal ! maximum ,f$]al ,pell      
,grant available = t aw>d ye>1 except t 
an ,iraq & ,afghani/an ,s]vice ,grant-- 
7i7 %all n exce$ ! co/ ( att5dance ( !  
eligible vet]an's dep5d5t = t aw>d ye>2 
&  7ii7 %all be adju/$ to reflect !     
att5dance by ! eligible vet]an's dep5d5t
 on a less ?an full-"t basis 9 ! same   
mann] z su* adju/m5ts are made = a      

,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u subsection 7a74  
7#e7 ,e/imat$ f9ancial assi/ance ,=     
purposes ( det]m9ations ( ne$ "u "p ,f1 
an ,iraq & ,afghani/an ,s]vice ,grant   
%all n be treat$ z e/imat$ f9ancial     
assi/ance z describ$ 9 sections #dga7c7 
& #dhj7;j74  2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subp>t  
#aj4  7b7 ,effective date2 transition   
7#a7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by
 ?is section %all take effect ) respect 
to ! aw>d ye> imm$iately foll[+ ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,transition 
,! ,secret>y %all take su* /eps z are   
necess>y to transition f ! ,iraq &      
,afghani/an ,s]vice ,grants program "u  
subp>t #aj ( "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;h71 z 9 effect on ! day 
be=e ! effective date ( ?is section1 & !
 ,iraq & ,afghani/an ,s]vice ,grants    
program "u section #dja7k7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a7k771 z am5d$ by ?is section4