,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #d1         
#bjai,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,brooks of ,indiana1 and ,mr4 ,peters7  
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 create the ,pell ,plus program4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,pell ,plus ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,pell ,plus program ,section        
#dja7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#i7 ,pell ,plus program    
7,a7 ,for each award year for which a   
student receives a ,federal ,pell ,grant
 and meets the requirements of          
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
award such student an additional        
,federal ,pell ,grant in an amount equal
 to the amount of the student's ,federal
 ,pell ,grant award determined under    

paragraph 7#b77;,a7 for such award year4
  7,b7 ,a student meets the requirements
 of this subparagraph1 if the student-- 
7i7 during the award year during which  
the student receives the additional     
,federal ,pell ,grant under subparagraph
 7,a7--  7,i7 is enrolled in the        
student's first undergraduate           
baccalaureate course of study at a ,pell
 ,plus institution2 and  7,,ii7 is      
maintaining progress toward completion  
of such course of study in not more than
 a total of #d academic years2 and  7ii7
 has completed #d semesters1 or the     
equivalent1 of such course of study4    
7,c7 ,the period during which a student 
receives an additional ,federal ,pell   
,grant under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be 
included in calculating the duration    
limits with respect to such student     
under subsection 7c77#e71 and to the    
extent that such period was a fraction  
of a semester or the equivalent1 only   
that same fraction of such semester or  
equivalent shall count towards such     

duration limits4  7,d7 ,for purposes of 
this paragraph1 a ,pell ,plus           
institution is an eligible institution  
for purposes of this subpart that--  7i7
 notifies the ,secretary that the       
institution desires to participate in   
the program under this paragraph2  7ii7 
agrees to provide1 to each student      
receiving an additional ,federal ,pell  
,grant under subparagraph 7,a71 for each
 award year for which the student       
receives such additional ,federal ,pell 
,grant--  7,i7 a notification about     
whether the student is maintaining the  
progress toward completion required     
under subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii72 and   
7,,ii7 an amount of funds-- 7aa7 equal  
to such additional ,federal ,pell       
,grant2 and  7bb7 using the resources of
 the institution1 such as-- 7,,aa7 an   
institutional grant or scholarship2     
7,,bb7 through a tuition or fee waiver2 
or 7,,cc7 foundation or other charitable
 organization funds2 and  7iii7 the     
,secretary determines meets the         

requirements of this subparagraph4  4   
#c4 ,information dissemination          
activities ,section #dhe7;a77#a7 of the 
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;a77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking and at the end of      
subparagraph 7,u72 and  7#b7 by striking
 the period at the end of subparagraph  
7,v7 and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7,w7  
in the case of an institution that is a 
,pell ,plus institution under section   
#dja7;b77#i71 any applicable information
 with respect to the institution's      
participation in the program under such 
section4  4  #d4 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect with respect to award year       
#bjbj-bjba and each succeeding award    
year4