,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mrs4 ,hayes 7for herself1 ,mrs4   
,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4           
,finkenauer1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4         
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,ms4 ,meng1  
,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1   
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 and ,ms4      
,porter7 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 restore ,federal ,pell ,grant  
eligibility for certain periods4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pell ,grant ,restoration ,act4  #b4
 ,restoring ,federal ,pell ,grant       
eligibility for borrower defense        
,section #dja7;c77#e7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a7c77#e77 is amended--  7#a7 by   
striking 7#e7 ,the period and inserting 
the following3  7#e7 ,maximum period    
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 

subparagraph 7,b71 the period  2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,exception  7i7 ,in general ,any 
,federal ,pell ,grant that a student    
received during a period described in   
subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7 of clause 7ii7 
shall not count towards the student's   
duration limits under this paragraph4   
7ii7 ,applicable periods ,clause 7i7    
shall apply with respect to any ,federal
 ,pell ,grant awarded to a student to   
attend an institution--  7,i7 during a  
period-- 7aa7 for which the student     
received a loan under this title2 and   
7bb7 for which the loan described in    
item 7aa7 is forgiven under-- 7,,aa7    
section #dcg7;c77#a7 or #dfd7;g77#a7 due
 to the closing of the institution2     
7,,bb7 section #dee7;h7 due to the      
student's successful assertion of a     
defense to repayment of the loan2 or    
7,,cc7 section #dcb7;a77#f71 section    
#fhe4bae of title #cd1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7or a successor           
regulation71 or any other loan          

forgiveness provision or regulation     
under this ,act1 as a result of a       
determination by the ,secretary or a    
court that the institution committed    
fraud or other misconduct2 or  7,,ii7   
during a period for which the student   
did not receive a loan under this title 
but for which1 if the student had       
received such a loan1 the student would 
have qualified for loan forgiveness     
under subclause 7,i77bb74  4