,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #cj1         
#bjai,mr4 ,delgado 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,young1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 and ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to increase support for  
working students1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening      
,financial ,aid for ,students ,act      
7,strengthening ,,fafsa74  #b4          
,increasing support for working students
 by #ce percent  7a7 ,dependent students
 ,section #dge7;g77#b77;,d7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgoo7g77#b77;,d77 is       
amended to read as follows3  7,d7 an    
income protection allowance 7or a       
successor amount prescribed by the      
,secretary under section #dgh7 of #i1bcj
 for award year #bjbj-bjba2  4  7b7     

,independent students without dependents
 other than a spouse ,section #dgf of   
such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgpp7 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by
 striking award period and inserting    
award year2 and  7#b7 by amending       
subsection 7b77#a77;,a77iv7 to read as  
follows3  7iv7 an income protection     
allowance 7or a successor amount        
prescribed by the ,secretary under      
section #dgh7--  7,i7 for single or     
separated students1 or married students 
where both are enrolled pursuant to     
subsection 7a77#b71 of #ad1cfj for award
 year #bjbj-bjba2 and  7,,ii7 for       
married students where one is enrolled  
pursuant to subsection 7a77#b71 of      
#bc1jcj for award year #bjbj-bjba2  4   
7c7 ,independent students with          
dependents other than a spouse ,section 
#dgg of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4        
#ajhgqq7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7a77#c71 by striking award period and  
inserting award year2 and  7#b7 by      
amending subsection 7b77#d7 to read as  

follows3  7#d7 ,income protection       
allowance ,the income protection        
allowance is determined by the following
 table 7or a successor table prescribed 
by the ,secretary under section #dgh71  
for award year #bjbj-bjba3 ,income      
,protection ,allowance  ,family         
,size,number in ,college 7including     
student7#abcde;,for each additional     
subtract3  #bcf1cgjcj1afjf1ahj          
#cde1bijci1ajjcb1hij                    
#dee1ibjdi1gbjdc1edjcg1cjj              
#efe1iijei1gejec1egjdg1cfjda1ahj        
#fgg1agjgj1ifjfd1gijeh1edjeb1cej ,for   
each additional add3#h1gaj  4  7d7      
,updated tables and amounts ,section    
#dgh of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4        
#ajhgrr7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by      
striking subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 and
 inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in     
general ,for each award year after award
 year #bjbj-bjba1 the ,secretary shall  
publish in the ,federal ,register a     
revised table of income protection      

allowances for the purpose of sections  
#dge7;c77#d7 and #dgg7;b77#d71 subject  
to subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c74  7,b7   
,table for independent students ,for    
each award year after award year        
#bjbj-bjba1 the ,secretary shall develop
 the revised table of income protection 
allowances by increasing each of the    
dollar amounts contained in the table of
 income protection allowances under     
section #dgg7;b77#d7 by a percentage    
equal to the estimated percentage       
increase in the ,consumer ,price ,index 
7as determined by the ,secretary for the
 most recent calendar year ending prior 
to the beginning of the award year for  
which the determination is being made71 
and rounding the result up to the       
nearest #aj4  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#b7-- 7i7 in the first sentence1 by    
striking academic year after academic   
year #bjjg-bjjh and inserting award year
 after award year #bjbj-bjba2 and  7ii7 
in the second sentence1 by striking     
shall be developed and all that follows 

through the period at the end and       
inserting shall be developed for each   
award year after award year #bjbj-bjba1 
by increasing each of the dollar amounts
 contained in such section for award    
year #bjbj-bjba by a percentage equal to
 the estimated percentage increase in   
the ,consumer ,price ,index 7as         
determined by the ,secretary for the    
most recent calendar year ending prior  
to the beginning of the award year for  
which the determination is being made71 
and rounding the result up to the       
nearest #aj42 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7e77#a71 by striking academic year and  
inserting award year4  #c4 ,raising the 
total semesters of ,federal ,pell ,grant
 eligibility ,section #dja7;c77#e77;,a7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7c77#e77 is       
amended by striking #ab each place the  
term appears and inserting #ad4