,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,ca/5 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee ( 
,nevada1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,ms4       
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4     
,titus1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4     
,s*ri]1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1    
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,ms4 ,adams1   
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4          
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,tran1  
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 
,mr4 ,:itesides1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 & ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
index ! maximum value ( ,f$]al ,pell    
,grants to inflation4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pell ,grant  
,su/a9ability ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! pur*as+
 p[] ( ! ,f$]al ,pell ,grant has decl9$ 
rapidly s9ce ! #aigjs4 ,9 academic ye>  
#aigd-aige1 ! total maximum ,f$]al ,pell

 ,grant cov]$ #hj p]c5t ( base          
educational co/s at public #d-ye>       
in/itutions ( high] education4 ,by      
academic ye> #bjbb-bjbc1 ! maximum      
,f$]al ,pell ,grant cov]$ j #ca p]c5t ( 
^? base co/s4  7#b7 ,! value ( ,f$]al   
,pell ,grants mu/ keep pace ) /ud5ts'   
co/s 9 ord] to fulfill _! mission (     
enabl+ l[]-income /ud5ts to att5d       
college4  #c4 ,index+ ,f$]al ,pell      
,grants to inflation ,section #dja7;b7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 am5d+ p>agraph 7#e7 to read z foll[s3  
7#e7 ,total maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= aw>d ye> #bjbd-bjbe &  
ea* subsequ5t aw>d ye>1 ! total maximum 
,f$]al ,pell ,grant aw>d p] /ud5t %all  
be equal to ! sum (-- 7i7 7,i7 = aw>d   
ye> #bjbd-bjbe1 #a1jfj2 or  7,,ii7 =    
aw>d ye> #bjbe-bjbf & ea* subsequ5t aw>d
 ye>1 ! am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is clause = ! 
prec$+ aw>d ye>1 increas$ by a p]c5tage 
equal to ! annual adju/m5t p]c5tage = ! 
aw>d ye> = :i* ! am\nt "u ?is clause is 

be+ det]m9$2 &  7ii7 ! am\nt specifi$ z 
! maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant 9 ! la/   
enact$ appropriation ,act applicable to 
t aw>d ye>4  7,b7 ,r\nd+ ,! total       
maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = any aw>d  
ye> %all be r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ #e4  7,c7  
,annual adju/m5t p]c5tage def9$ ,9 ?is  
p>agraph1 ! t]m annual adju/m5t         
p]c5tage1 z appli$ to an aw>d ye>1 is   
equal to ! e/imat$ p]c5tage *ange 9 !   
,consum] ,price ,index 7z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y1 us+ ! def9ition 9 section    
#dgh7;f77 = ! mo/ rec5t cal5d> ye> end+ 
prior to ! beg9n+ ( t aw>d ye>4  2  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,a77ii7-- 7,a7 by     
/rik+ ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s & ins]t+      
fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ?r\gh #bjcd
 & ins]t+ & ea* subsequ5t fiscal ye>2 & 
7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#h77;,a71 by /rik+     
?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjcd4