,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois 7for     
himself and ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
index the maximum value of ,federal     
,pell ,grants to inflation4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pell ,grant ,sustainability ,act4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,from #bjji through #bjah1 the   
maximum discretionary ,federal ,pell    
,grants under section #dja of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife stayed 
flat while inflation was #ag percent4   
7#b7 ,the value of ,federal ,pell       
,grants must keep pace with students'   
costs in order to fulfill their mission 
of enabling lower-income students to    
attend college4  #c4 ,indexing ,federal 
,pell ,grants to inflation ,section #dja
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife

 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is amended--   
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking 
through fiscal year #bjag2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7b77#g77;,c71 by amending    
clause 7iii7 to read as follows3  7iii7 
,subsequent award years  7,i7 ,award    
years #bjah-bjai and #bjai-bjbj ,for    
each of the award years #bjah-bjai and  
#bjai-bjbj1 the amount determined under 
this subparagraph for purposes of       
subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall be equal to
 the amount determined under clause 7ii7
 for award year #bjag-bjah4  7,,ii7     
,award year #bjbj-bjba and each         
subsequent award year ,for award year   
#bjbj-bjba and each subsequent award    
year1 the amount determined under this  
subparagraph for purposes of            
subparagraph 7,b77iii7 shall be equal   
to--  7aa7 7,,aa7 #f1aie or the total   
maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant for the   
preceding award year 7as determined     
under clause 7iv77,,ii771 whichever is  
greater1 increased by a percentage equal
 to the annual adjustment percentage for

 the award year for which the amount    
under this subparagraph is being        
determined2 reduced by 7,,bb7 #e1ace or 
the maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant for   
which a student was eligible for the    
preceding award year1 as specified in   
the last enacted appropriation ,act     
applicable to that year1 whichever is   
greater2 and  7bb7 rounded to the       
nearest #e4  4