,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #f1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,scott 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
revise the amounts for discretionary    
,federal ,pell ,grant funding1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,promoting    
,academic ,success ,sustainably ,act of 
#bjah or the ,,pass ,act of #bjah4  #b4 
,amount of discretionary ,federal ,pell 
,grant funding  7a7 ,,hea ,amendment    
,section #dja7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77#b77;,a77i77 is    
amended by striking clause 7i7 and      
inserting the following3  7i7 7,i7 the  
maximum ,pell ,grant1 which shall be    
#e1ace for award year #bjai-bjbj2 or    
7,,ii7 the maximum ,federal ,pell       
,grant1 which1 for an award year        

subsequent to the #bjai-bjbj award year1
 shall be the amount specified in the   
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada71 plus  4  
7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section1 or the amendment made by  
this section1 shall be construed to     
prohibit an appropriations ,act from    
increasing the maximum ,federal ,pell   
,grant award above the level specified  
in section #dja7;b77#b77;,a77i7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77#b77;,a77i77 7as   
amended by subsection 7a77 for future   
award years4  7c7 ,conforming amendments
  7#a7 ,section                         
#dja7;b77#g77;,c77iv77,,ii77aa7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4                               
#ajgj;a7b77#g77;,c77iv77,,ii77aa77 is   
amended by striking as specified in the 
last enacted appropriation ,act         
applicable to that preceding award year 
and inserting as determined under       
paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 for that         

preceding award year4  7#b7 ,section    
#dja7;g7 is amended by striking         
specified in such appropriation4  #c4   
,rescission ,section                    
#dja7;b77#g77;,a77iv77,,ix7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77#g77;,a77iv77,,ix77
 is amended by striking                 
#8#8#a1dji1jjj1jjj'' and inserting      
#8#8#a1cgj1jjj1jjj''4