,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dehd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjai,ms4 
,bass 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,trone1   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4   
,moore1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,ms4    
,m5g1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,lee 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1    
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mrs4      
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4          
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,cri/1  
,mr4 ,r\da1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,johnson (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1   
,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 & ,ms4 ,judy ,*u 
( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to    
repeal ! susp5sion ( eligibility =      
assi/ance "u title ,,iv due to          

drug-relat$ (f5ses4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f9ancial ,aid
 ,fairness = ,/ud5ts ,act or ! ,,fafsa  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,exp&+ ! ability ( l[- &  
middle-income borr[]s to pursue high]   
education is critical to rev]s+ decades 
( exclusion>y policies t h adv]sely     
impact$ p ( color4  7#b7 ,"u curr5t law1
 individuals ) drug-relat$ (f5ses are   
preclud$ f access+ ,f$]al grants1 loans1
 & "w-/udy aid pursuant to section      
#dhd7r7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (    
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7r771 commonly
 ref]r$ to z ! ,aid ,elim9ation ,p5alty4
  7#c7 ,! ,free ,application = ,f$]al   
,/ud5t ,aid 7,,fafsa7 scre5s applicants 
= ,f$]al f9ancial aid bas$ on h] or 8   
hi/ory ( drug (f5ses4  7#d7 ,giv5 t     
crim9al s5t5c+ laws 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
disproportionately impact racial        
m9orities & l[-income communities1 !    
,aid ,elim9ation ,p5alty may            
disproportionately h9d] ^! same gr\ps f 
access+ ,f$]al f9ancial aid4  7#e7      

,recogniz+ t an educat$ citiz5ry is !   
p[]h\se ( ! ,nation1 t high] education  
all[s ,am]icans to access well-pay+     
jobs1 heal?c>e1 /rong int]p]sonal       
relation%ips & a high] quality ( life1 !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld 9c5tivize !      
pursuit ( high] education :ile ensur+   
equality ( opportunity4  #c4 ,repeal (  
susp5sion ( eligibility "u ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife = grants1 loans1
 & "w assi/ance = drug-relat$ (f5ses    
7a7 ,repeal ,subsection 7r7 ( section   
#dhd ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7r77 is repeal$4    
7b7 ,revision ( ,,fafsa =m ,section #dhc
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7i7 ,convictions ,!      
,secret>y %all n include any "q ab\t !  
conviction ( an applicant = ! possession
 or sale ( illegal drugs on ! ,,fafsa   
7or any o!r =m develop$ "u subsection   
7a774  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section

 #dbh7;b77#c7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgh7;b77#c77--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph    
7,c71 by /rik+ #dhe7l7 & ins]t+ #dhe7k72
 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+   
#dhe7l7 & ins]t+ #dhe7k72  7#b7 9       
section #dce7;d77#e7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajhe7;d77#e77-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph     
7,e71 by /rik+ #dhe7l7 & ins]t+ #dhe7k72
 &  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+   
#dhe7l7 & ins]t+ #dhe7k72  7#c7 9       
section #dhd 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7--    
7,a7 by /rik+ subsection 7r72 &  7,b7 by
 r$esignat+ subsections 7s7 & 7t7 z     
subsections 7r7 & 7s71 respectively2    
7#d7 9 section #dhe 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4      
#ajib7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ subsection 7k72 &
  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7l7 &  
7m7 z subsections 7k7 & 7l71            
respectively2 &  7#e7 9 section         
#dhg7;e77#b77;,b77ii77,,iv7 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;e77#b77;,b77ii77,,iv771
 by /rik+ 7l7 ( section #dhe & ins]t+   
7k7 ( section #dhe4