,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #f1         
#bjai,ms4 ,und]wood 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,scanlon1 & ,ms4 ,s*ri]7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife to r$uce ! numb] ( times   
c]ta9 applicants = f9ancial assi/ance   
are requir$ to file a ,,fafsa1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,file ,once ,,fafsa ,act4  
#b4 ,"o-"t ,,fafsa fil+ ,section        
#dhc7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;a77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ac7      
,"o-"t ,,fafsa fil+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is section
 & subject to subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 
an applicant :o submits a ,,fafsa = !   
fir/ "t dur+ ! p]iod requir$ = !        
completion ( ! fir/ und]graduate        
baccalaureate c\rse ( /udy be+ pursu$ by
 su* applicant & is eligible to receive 

a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = ! aw>d ye> = :i*
 ! applicant submitt$ su* ,,fafsa1 = any
 succe$+ aw>d ye>--  7i7 = :i* !        
applicant does n submit a ,,fafsa & =   
:i* ! applicant submits a c]tification  
=m describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 t does n 
indicate a *ange 9 ! dep5d5cy /atus (   
su* applicant1 su* applicant--  7,i7    
%all n be requir$ to submit a ,,fafsa to
 receive f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is      
title2 &  7,,ii7 %all h an expect$      
family contribution = su* ye> t is equal
 to ! expect$ family contribution ( !   
applicant det]m9$ = ! aw>d ye> = :i* !  
applicant submitt$ a ,,fafsa dur+ su*   
p]iod1 except t an adju/m5t to su*      
expect$ family contribution may be made 
"u section #dgi;,a2  7ii7 = :i* !       
applicant submits a c]tification =m     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 t indicates 
a *ange 9 ! dep5d5cy /atus ( !          
applicant1 su* applicant--  7,i7 %all be
 requir$ to submit a ,,fafsa ) respect  
to su* aw>d ye> to receive f9ancial     
assi/ance "u ?is title2 &  7,,ii7 %all h

 an expect$ family contribution = su*   
ye> t is det]m9$ bas$ on su* ,,fafsa2   
7iii7 = :i* ! applicant submits a       
,,fafsa1 su* applicant--  7,i7 %all h an
 expect$ family contribution = su* ye> t
 is det]m9$ bas$ on su* ,,fafsa2 &      
7,,ii7 %all be requir$ to submit a      
,,fafsa = any o!r aw>d ye> = :i* !      
applicant seeks f9ancial assi/ance "u   
?is title2 &  7iv7 = :i* ! applicant    
does n submit a c]tification =m describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 su* applicant %all 
submit a ,,fafsa = su* succe$+ aw>d ye> 
& any o!r aw>d ye> = :i* ! applicant    
seeks f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is title4  
7,b7 ,adju/m5t ( expect$ family         
contribution ,) respect to an applicant 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7 :o       
receives an adju/m5t "u section #dgi;,a 
to ! expect$ family contribution ( !    
applicant = an aw>d ye>1 = any succe$+  
aw>d ye> aft] ! aw>d ye> = :i* !        
adju/m5t 0 made1 subclause 7,,ii7 ( su* 
subp>agraph %all be appli$ to su*       
applicant by sub/itut+ expect$ family   

contribution ( ! applicant z mo/ rec5tly
 adju/$ "u section #dgi;,a = su*        
applicant = ! expect$ family            
contribution ( ! applicant det]m9$ = !  
aw>d ye> = :i* ! applicant submitt$ a   
,,fafsa dur+ su* p]iod4  7,c7 ,rule =   
c]ta9 /ud5ts ,) respect to an applicant 
:o submits a ,,fafsa = aw>d ye>         
#bjbj-bjba & enrolls 9 an in/itution (  
high] education = su* ye>1 subp>agraph  
7,a7 %all be appli$--  7i7 9 ! matt]    
prec$+ clause 7i71 by sub/itut+ aw>d ye>
 #bjbj-bjba = ! fir/ "t2 &  7ii7 9      
clause 7i77,,ii71 by sub/itut+ aw>d ye> 
#bjbj-bjba = ! aw>d ye> = :i* !         
applicant submitt$ a ,,fafsa dur+ su*   
p]iod4  7,d7 ,/ud5t c]tification =m ,!  
,secret>y1 9 coop]ation ) repres5tatives
 ( ag5cies & organizations involv$ 9    
/ud5t f9ancial assi/ance1 %all use      
behavioral sci5ce insights to produce1  
di/ribute1 & process free ( *>ge a %ort 
& simple consum]-te/$ c]tification =m t 
uses skip logic to bypass fields t are  
inapplicable to an applicant4 ,su* =m   

%all n require an applicant to provide  
data t ! ,secret>y may o!rwise obta9 )  
respect to ! applicant 7su* z age or    
active duty milit>y /atus71 & may only  
conta9 ! data elem5ts requir$ = purposes
 ( subp>agraph 7,a77i7--  7i7 to confirm
 :e!r ! applicant is-- 7,i7 a dep5d5t   
/ud5t2  7,,ii7 a s+le indep5d5t /ud5t or
 a m>ri$ indep5d5t /ud5t )\t dep5d5ts   
7o!r ?an a sp\se72 or  7,,iii7 an       
indep5d5t /ud5t ) dep5d5ts o!r ?an a    
sp\se2  7ii7 to all[ ! applicant to     
update ! contact in=mation ( su*        
applicant or ! ,f$]al ,s*ool ,code ( !  
in/itution ( high] education 9 :i* !    
applicant is1 or w be enroll$1 = ! aw>d 
ye> = :i* ! applicant submits su* =m2 & 
7iii7 to ask :e!r ! applicant's ne$ &   
eligibility = f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is 
title has n *ang$ sub/antially s9ce !   
mo/ rec5t ( ! foll[+3  7,i7 ,! applicant
 submitt$ a ,,fafsa4  7,,ii7 ,!         
applicant receiv$ an adju/m5t "u section
 #dgi;,a to ! expect$ family            
contribution ( ! applicant4  7,e7       

,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7        
,dep5d5cy /atus ,! t]m dep5d5cy /atus   
means ! /atus ( an applicant z--  7,i7 a
 dep5d5t /ud5t2  7,,ii7 a s+le indep5d5t
 /ud5t or a m>ri$ indep5d5t /ud5t )\t   
dep5d5ts 7o!r ?an a sp\se72 or  7,,iii7 
an indep5d5t /ud5t ) dep5d5ts o!r ?an a 
sp\se4  7ii7 ,succe$+ aw>d ye> ,! t]m   
succe$+ aw>d ye>--  7,i7 :5 us$ )       
respect to an applicant :o submits a    
,,fafsa = ! fir/ "t = an aw>d ye> dur+ !
 p]iod requir$ = ! completion ( ! fir/  
und]graduate baccalaureate c\rse ( /udy 
be+ pursu$ by su* applicant1 means any  
aw>d ye> dur+ su* p]iod t foll[s ! aw>d 
ye> = :i* ! applicant submits su*       
,,fafsa2 &  7,,ii7 :5 us$ ) respect to  
an applicant describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,c71 means any aw>d ye> aft] aw>d ye>  
#bjai-bjbj dur+ ! p]iod requir$ = !     
completion ( ! fir/ und]graduate        
baccalaureate c\rse ( /udy be+ pursu$ by
 su* applicant4  4