,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bb1  
#bjai,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,brown1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and 
,mr4 ,reed7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iv of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife in     
order to increase the amount of         
financial support available for working 
students4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,working ,students  
,act4  #b4 ,increasing support for      
working students by #ce percent  7a7    
,dependent students ,section            
#dge7;g77#b77;,d7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhgoo7g77#b77;,d77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7,d7 an income protection  
allowance 7or a successor amount        
prescribed by the ,secretary under      
section #dgh7 of #i1jaj for academic    

year #bjbj-bjba2  4  7b7 ,independent   
students without dependents other than a
 spouse ,section #dgf7;b77#a77;,a77iv7  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgpp7b77#a77;,a77iv77 
is amended to read as follows3  7iv7 an 
income protection allowance 7or a       
successor amount prescribed by the      
,secretary under section #dgh7--  7,i7  
for single or separated students1 or    
married students where both are enrolled
 pursuant to subsection 7a77#b71 of     
#ad1jaj for academic year #bjbj-bjba2   
and  7,,ii7 for married students where  
#a is enrolled pursuant to subsection   
7a77#b71 of #bb1dfj for academic year   
#bjbj-bjba2  4  7c7 ,independent        
students with dependents other than a   
spouse ,section #dgg7;b77#d7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgqq7b77#d77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7#d7 ,income          
protection allowance ,the income        
protection allowance is determined by   
the following table 7or a successor     

table prescribed by the ,secretary under
 section #dgh71 for academic year       
#bjbj-bjba3 ,income ,protection         
,allowance,family ,size,number in       
,college7including student7#abcde;,for  
each additional                         
subtract3#bcf1cgjcj1afjf1ahjcde1bijci1aj
jcb1hijdee1ibjdi1gbjdc1edjcg1cjjefe1iije
i1gejec1egjdg1cfjda1ahjfgg1agjgj1ifjfd1g
ijeh1edjeb1cgj;,for                     
eachadditionaladd3#h1gaj  4  7d7        
,updated tables and amounts ,section    
#dgh7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgrr7b77 is  
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 and
 inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in     
general ,for each academic year after   
academic year #bjbj-bjba1 the ,secretary
 shall publish in the ,federal ,register
 a revised table of income protection   
allowances for the purpose of sections  
#dge7;c77#d7 and #dgg7;b77#d71 subject  
to subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c74  7,b7   
,table for independent students ,for    

each academic year after academic year  
#bjbj-bjba1 the ,secretary shall develop
 the revised table of income protection 
allowances by increasing each of the    
dollar amounts contained in the table of
 income protection allowances under     
section #dgg7;b77#d7 by a percentage    
equal to the estimated percentage       
increase in the ,consumer ,price ,index 
7as determined by the ,secretary for the
 most recent calendar year ending prior 
to the beginning of the academic year   
for which the determination is being    
made71 and rounding the result to the   
nearest #aj4  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph  
7#b71 by striking shall be developed and
 all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting shall be developed
 for each academic year after academic  
year #bjbj-bjba1 by increasing each of  
the dollar amounts contained in such    
section for academic year #bjbj-bjba by 
a percentage equal to the estimated     
percentage increase in the ,consumer    
,price ,index 7as determined by the     

,secretary for the most recent calendar 
year ending prior to the beginning of   
the academic year for which the         
determination is being made71 and       
rounding the result to the nearest #aj44
  7e7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall take effect  
beginning on ,july #a1 #bjbj and shall  
apply to grant and award determinations 
made under title ,,iv of the ,higher    
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja et seq47 beginning with the       
#bjbj-bjba award year4