,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbf ,mr4
 ,m5efee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase !     
total maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant &     
ext5d flexibility = eligibility4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,college ,af=dability & ,accessibility  
,act4  #b4 ,increase 9 ! maximum am\nt (
 a f$]al pell grant  7a7 ,aw>d ye>      
#bjbf-bjbg & subsequ5t aw>d ye>s  7#a7  
,am5dm5t to aw>d am\nt ,section         
#dja7;b77#e77;,a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajgj;a7b77#e77;,a771 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7,a7  7i7 ,aw>d ye>s          
#bjbf-bjbg & #bjbg- #bjbh ,= aw>d ye>s  
#bjbf-bjbg & #bjbg- #bjbh1 ! total      
maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant aw>d p]     
/ud5t %all be equal to #ad1hjj1 r$uc$ by
 ! am\nt specifi$ z ! maximum ,f$]al    
,pell ,grant 9 ! la/ enact$             
appropriation ,act applicable to t aw>d 

ye>4  7ii7 ,subsequ5t aw>d ye>s ,= aw>d 
ye> #bjbh-bjbi1 & ea* subsequ5t aw>d    
ye>1 ! total maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant
 aw>d p] /ud5t %all be equal to ! am\nt 
t is equal to #ad1hjj1 increas$ by a    
p]c5tage equal to ! annual adju/m5t     
p]c5tage = ! aw>d ye> = :i* ! am\nt "u  
?is subp>agraph is be+ det]m9$1 !n r$uc$
 by ! am\nt specifi$ z ! maximum ,f$]al 
,pell ,grant 9 ! la/ enact$             
appropriation ,act applicable to t aw>d 
ye>4  4  7#b7 ,def9ition ,section       
#dja7;a77#b7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7a77#b77  
is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by  
/rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9       
subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7,g7 ! t]m annual adju/m5t     
p]c5tage z appli$ 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;f771 = ! mo/ rec5t cal5d> ye> end+
 prior to ! beg9n+ ( t aw>d ye>4  4  7b7

 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by    
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on ,july
 #a1 #bjbf1 & %all apply ) respect to   
ea* aw>d ye> 7z def9$ 9 section #dha ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh77 beg9n+ on or aft] su* 
date4  #c4 ,ext5sion 9 ! p]iod (        
eligibility = grants ,section #dja ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7b77#h77;,a71 by ins]t+ or z 
a po/baccalaureate /ud5t 9 accordance ) 
sub-section 7d77#a71 aft] z an          
und]graduate12  7#b7 9 subsection 7d7-- 
7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#a7 to read z   
foll[s3  7#a7 ,! p]iod dur+ :i* a /ud5t 
may receive ,f$]al ,pell ,grants %all be
 ! p]iod requir$ = ! completion ( ! fir/
 und]graduate baccalaureate c\rse ( /udy
 be+ pursu$ by t /ud5t at ! in/itution  
at :i* ! /ud5t is 9 att5dance except t--
 7,a7 any p]iod dur+ :i* ! /ud5t is     
enroll$ 9 a noncr$it or rem$ial c\rse ( 
/udy1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 %all n
 be c\nt$ = ! purpose ( ?is p>agraph2 & 

7,b7 ! p]iod dur+ :i* a /ud5t may       
receive ,f$]al ,pell ,grants %all also  
include ! p]iod requir$ = ! completion (
 ! fir/ po/baccalaureate c\rse ( /udy at
 an eligible in/itution t is an         
in/itution ( high] education z def9$ 9  
section #aja1 9 a case 9 :i*-- 7i7 !    
/ud5t receiv$ a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant dur+
 ! p]iod requir$ = ! completion ( !     
/ud5t's fir/ und]graduate baccalaureate 
c\rse ( /udy = at lea/ #a b few] ?an #af
 seme/]s1 or ! equival5t ( at lea/ #a b 
few] ?an #af seme/]s1 z det]m9$ "u      
p>agraph 7#e72  7ii7 ! /ud5t w\ld       
o!rwise be eligible = a ,f$]al ,pell    
,grant1 b = ! completion ( su*          
baccalaureate c\rse ( /udy2 &  7iii7 !  
p]iod dur+ :i* ! /ud5t receives ,f$]al  
,pell ,grants does n exce$ ! /ud5t's    
duration limits "u p>agraph 7#e72  2 &  
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#e77;,a71 by /rik+ #ab 
ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ #af4