#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ccgc  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve the ,iraq
 and ,afghanistan ,service ,grant and   
the ,children of ,fallen ,heroes ,grant4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,protecting ,our ,gold     
,star ,families ,education ,act4  #b4   
,improving ,iraq and ,afghanistan       
,service ,grant and ,children of ,fallen
 ,heroes ,grant  7a7 ,technical         
amendment relating to ,iraq and         
,afghanistan ,service ,grant and        
,children of ,fallen ,heroes ,grant     
,part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj et seq471 as amended by section   
#gjc of the ,,fafsa ,simplification ,act
 7title ,,vii of division ,,ff of       
,public ,law #aaf-bfj71 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #dja-- 7,a7 in          
subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b7--
 7,i7 by striking subparagraph 7,a72 and
  7,,ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 
7,b7 and 7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 
7,b71 respectively2  7ii7 in paragraph  

7#c77;,a71 by striking 7#b77;,b77i7 and 
inserting 7#b77;,a77i72  7iii7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#g72 and  7iv7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 ,prevention of double benefits ,no 
eligible student described in paragraph 
7#b7 may concurrently receive a grant   
under both this subsection and          
subsection 7b74  7#f7 ,terms and        
conditions ,the ,secretary shall award  
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 7b71 except that-- 7,a7 the  
award rules and determination of need   
applicable to the calculation of        
,federal ,pell ,grants under subsection 
7b77#a7 shall not apply to grants made  
under this subsection2 and  7,b7 the    
maximum period determined under         
subsection 7d77#e7 shall be determined  
by including all grants made under this 

section received by the eligible student
 and all grants so received under       
subpart #aj before the effective date of
 this subsection4  2 and  7#b7 by       
striking section #dbj,r 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;h74  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
take effect as if included in section   
#gjc of the ,,fafsa ,simplification ,act
 7title ,,vii of division ,,ff of       
,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 and subject to   
the effective date of section #gja7;b7  
of such ,act4  7c7 ,transition ,the     
,secretary shall take such steps as are 
necessary to transition from the ,iraq  
and ,afghanistan ,service ,grant 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 provision 
of ,federal ,pell ,grants under section 
#dja7;c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7c771 as 
amended by the ,,fafsa ,simplification  

,act and this ,act4  ,passed the ,senate
 ,february #ag1 #bjbb4,secretary