,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #hicb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbd,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to         
establish an earlier application        
processing cycle for the ,,fafsa4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,fafsa ,deadline ,act4  #b4        
,establishment of earlier application   
processing cycle ,section #dhc7;d77#d7  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;d77#d77 is amended
 by striking not later than ,january #a 
of the applicant's planned year of      
enrollment1 to the maximum extent       
practicable1 on or around ,october #a   
prior to the applicant's planned year of
 enrollment and inserting not later than
 ,october #a prior to the applicant's   
planned year of enrollment4  #c4        
,certification and testimony            
requirements ,section #dhc7;d77#d7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajij7;d77#d77 is further
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the        

,secretary and inserting the following3 
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary  2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,certification and testimony     
requirements ,the ,secretary shall1 with
 respect to each application processing 
cycle1 prior to the initiation of such  
processing cycle-- 7i7 on a date that is
 not later than ,september #a-- 7,i7    
certify to the authorizing committees   
that the ,department will meet the      
,october #a deadline specified in       
subparagraph 7,a7 for such processing   
cycle2 or  7,,ii7 certify to such       
committees that the ,department will not
 meet such deadline2 and  7ii7 in the   
case of a certification described in    
clause 7i77,,ii71 on a date that is not 
later than ,september #cj1 testify      
before the authorizing committees on--  
7,i7 the anticipated failure to meet    
such deadline2 and  7,,ii7 the financial
 impact such failure will have on       
students and families4  4  ,passed the  
,house of ,representatives ,november    

#ae1 #bjbd4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4