,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mr4 ,scott
 of ,south ,carolina7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to provide ,federal ,pell
 ,grants to ,iraq and ,afghanistan      
veteran's dependents4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,our ,gold ,star ,families' 
,education ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,providing ,federal ,pell ,grants ,for  
,iraq ,and ,afghanistan veteran's       
dependents  7a7 ,amendments ,part ,a of 
title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et 
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #dja1
 by adding at the end the following3    
7k7 ,grants for veteran's dependents    
7#a7 ,definition of eligible veteran's  

dependent ,in this subsection1 the term 
eligible veteran's dependent means a    
dependent or an independent student--   
7,a7 whose parent or guardian was an    
individual who1 on or after ,september  
#aa1 #bjja1 died in line of duty while  
serving on active duty as a member of   
the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,b7 who is    
less than #cc years of age4  7#b7       
,grants  7,a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall award a ,federal ,pell 
,grant1 as modified in accordance with  
the requirements of this subsection1 to 
each eligible veteran's dependent to    
assist in paying the eligible veteran's 
dependent's cost of attendance at an    
institution of higher education4  7,b7  
,designation ,federal ,pell ,grants made
 under this subsection may be known as  
,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service ,grants4
  7#c7 ,prevention of double benefits   
,no eligible veteran's dependent may    
receive a grant under both this         
subsection and subsection 7a7 for the   
same award year4  7#d7 ,terms and       

conditions  7,a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall award ,iraq and        
,afghanistan ,service ,grants under this
 subsection in the same manner and with 
the same terms and conditions1 including
 the length of the period of            
eligibility1 as the ,secretary awards   
,federal ,pell ,grants under subsection 
7a71 except as otherwise provided in    
subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,different     
terms and conditions  7i7 ,amount ,an   
,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service ,grant  
awarded under this subsection for an    
award year shall equal the maximum      
,federal ,pell ,grant available for that
 award year1 except that such ,iraq and 
,afghanistan ,service ,grant--  7,i7    
shall not exceed the cost of attendance 
of the eligible veteran's dependent for 
that award year2 and  7,,ii7 shall be   
adjusted to reflect the attendance by   
the eligible veteran's dependent on a   
less than full-time basis in the same   
manner as such adjustments are made for 
a ,federal ,pell ,grant under subsection

 7a74  7ii7 ,determinations of need ,the
 award rules and determination of need  
applicable to the calculation of        
,federal ,pell ,grants under subsection 
7a7 shall not apply to ,iraq and        
,afghanistan ,service ,grants4  7iii7   
,maximum period ,the maximum period     
determined under subsection 7c77#e7     
shall be determined by including all    
,iraq and ,afghanistan ,service ,grants 
received by the eligible veteran's      
dependent1 including such ,grants       
received under subpart #aj before the   
effective date of this subsection4  7#e7
 ,estimated financial assistance ,for   
purposes of determinations of need under
 part ,f1 an ,iraq and ,afghanistan     
,service ,grant shall not be treated as 
estimated financial assistance as       
described in sections #dga7c7 and       
#dhj7;j74  2 and  7#b7 by striking      
subpart #aj4  7b7 ,effective date2      
transition  7#a7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this section shall   
take effect with respect to the award   

year immediately following the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,transition ,the ,secretary shall take  
such steps as are necessary to          
transition from the ,iraq and           
,afghanistan ,service ,grants program   
under subpart #aj of part ,a of title   
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;h71 as in    
effect on the day before the effective  
date of this section1 and the ,iraq and 
,afghanistan ,service ,grants program   
under section #dja7k7 of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a7k771 as amended by this section4