,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #f1       
#bjai,ms4 ,underwood 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,scanlon1 and ,ms4 ,schrier7 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 reduce the 
number of times certain applicants for  
financial assistance are required to    
file a ,,fafsa1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,file ,once ,,fafsa ,act4  #b4  
,one-time ,,fafsa filing ,section       
#dhc7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;a77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ac7 ,one-time ,,fafsa     
filing  7,a7 ,in general                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section and subject to             
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 an         
applicant who submits a ,,fafsa for the 
first time during the period required   

for the completion of the first         
undergraduate baccalaureate course of   
study being pursued by such applicant   
and is eligible to receive a ,federal   
,pell ,grant for the award year for     
which the applicant submitted such      
,,fafsa1 for any succeeding award year--
  7i7 for which the applicant does not  
submit a ,,fafsa and for which the      
applicant submits a certification form  
described in subparagraph 7,d7 that does
 not indicate a change in the dependency
 status of such applicant1 such         
applicant--  7,i7 shall not be required 
to submit a ,,fafsa to receive financial
 assistance under this title2 and       
7,,ii7 shall have an expected family    
contribution for such year that is equal
 to the expected family contribution of 
the applicant determined for the award  
year for which the applicant submitted a
 ,,fafsa during such period1 except that
 an adjustment to such expected family  
contribution may be made under section  
#dgi;,a2  7ii7 for which the applicant  

submits a certification form described  
in subparagraph 7,d7 that indicates a   
change in the dependency status of the  
applicant1 such applicant--  7,i7 shall 
be required to submit a ,,fafsa with    
respect to such award year to receive   
financial assistance under this title2  
and  7,,ii7 shall have an expected      
family contribution for such year that  
is determined based on such ,,fafsa2    
7iii7 for which the applicant submits a 
,,fafsa1 such applicant--  7,i7 shall   
have an expected family contribution for
 such year that is determined based on  
such ,,fafsa2 and  7,,ii7 shall be      
required to submit a ,,fafsa for any    
other award year for which the applicant
 seeks financial assistance under this  
title2 and  7iv7 for which the applicant
 does not submit a certification form   
described in subparagraph 7,d71 such    
applicant shall submit a ,,fafsa for    
such succeeding award year and any other
 award year for which the applicant     
seeks financial assistance under this   

title4  7,b7 ,adjustment of expected    
family contribution ,with respect to an 
applicant described in subparagraph     
7,a77i7 who receives an adjustment under
 section #dgi;,a to the expected family 
contribution of the applicant for an    
award year1 for any succeeding award    
year after the award year for which the 
adjustment was made1 subclause 7,,ii7 of
 such subparagraph shall be applied to  
such applicant by substituting expected 
family contribution of the applicant as 
most recently adjusted under section    
#dgi;,a for such applicant for the      
expected family contribution of the     
applicant determined for the award year 
for which the applicant submitted a     
,,fafsa during such period4  7,c7 ,rule 
for certain students ,with respect to an
 applicant who submits a ,,fafsa for    
award year #bjbj-bjba and enrolls in an 
institution of higher education for such
 year1 subparagraph 7,a7 shall be       
applied--  7i7 in the matter preceding  
clause 7i71 by substituting award year  

#bjbj-bjba for the first time2 and  7ii7
 in clause 7i77,,ii71 by substituting   
award year #bjbj-bjba for the award year
 for which the applicant submitted a    
,,fafsa during such period4  7,d7       
,student certification form ,the        
,secretary1 in cooperation with         
representatives of agencies and         
organizations involved in student       
financial assistance1 shall use         
behavioral science insights to produce1 
distribute1 and process free of charge a
 short and simple consumer-tested       
certification form that uses skip logic 
to bypass fields that are inapplicable  
to an applicant4 ,such form shall not   
require an applicant to provide data    
that the ,secretary may otherwise obtain
 with respect to the applicant 7such as 
age or active duty military status71 and
 may only contain the data elements     
required for purposes of subparagraph   
7,a77i7--  7i7 to confirm whether the   
applicant is-- 7,i7 a dependent student2
  7,,ii7 a single independent student or

 a married independent student without  
dependents 7other than a spouse72 or    
7,,iii7 an independent student with     
dependents other than a spouse2  7ii7 to
 allow the applicant to update the      
contact information of such applicant or
 the ,federal ,school ,code of the      
institution of higher education in which
 the applicant is1 or will be enrolled1 
for the award year for which the        
applicant submits such form2 and  7iii7 
to ask whether the applicant's need and 
eligibility for financial assistance    
under this title has not changed        
substantially since the most recent of  
the following3  7,i7 ,the applicant     
submitted a ,,fafsa4  7,,ii7 ,the       
applicant received an adjustment under  
section #dgi;,a to the expected family  
contribution of the applicant4  7,e7    
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
,dependency status ,the term dependency 
status means the status of an applicant 
as--  7,i7 a dependent student2  7,,ii7 
a single independent student or a       

married independent student without     
dependents 7other than a spouse72 or    
7,,iii7 an independent student with     
dependents other than a spouse4  7ii7   
,succeeding award year ,the term        
succeeding award year--  7,i7 when used 
with respect to an applicant who submits
 a ,,fafsa for the first time for an    
award year during the period required   
for the completion of the first         
undergraduate baccalaureate course of   
study being pursued by such applicant1  
means any award year during such period 
that follows the award year for which   
the applicant submits such ,,fafsa2 and 
7,,ii7 when used with respect to an     
applicant described in subparagraph     
7,c71 means any award year after award  
year #bjai-bjbj during the period       
required for the completion of the first
 undergraduate baccalaureate course of  
study being pursued by such applicant4  
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