,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4  
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,padilla1   
and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to change certain grant  
requirements for certain students with  
disabilities1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,higher ,education ,grant       
,flexibility ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,federal ,pell ,grants ,section         
#dja7;b77#b7 of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgj;a7b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking ,in any case and inserting the 
following3  7,a7 ,reduction ,except as  
provided in subparagraph 7,b71 in any   
case  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  

the following3  7,b7 ,students with     
disabilities  7i7 ,in general ,in the   
case of a student with a disability 7as 
defined in section #c of the ,americans 
with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 for whom a reduced   
course load has been approved as a      
reasonable accommodation under section  
#ejd of the ,rehabilitation ,act of     
#aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid7 or the       
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471   
the student's enrollment in the reduced 
course load or #e credits 7or the       
equivalent71 whichever is greater1 shall
 be deemed to be enrollment on a        
full-time basis for purposes of         
calculating the elements of cost of     
attendance for such student under       
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#ad7 of section
 #dgb7;a7 for purposes of determining   
the amount of the ,federal ,pell ,grant 
to which the student is entitled4       
,subsection 7b7 of section #dgb shall   
not apply with respect to such student4 

7ii7 ,limited application ,a            
determination under clause 7i7 shall not
 be used in the calculation of ,federal 
,pell ,grant semester eligibility under 
subsection 7d77#e74  4  #c4 ,federal    
,supplemental ,educational ,opportunity 
,grants ,section #dac;,b7a7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b-#a7;a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subpart or part ,f of this title1  
in the case of a student with a         
disability 7as defined in section #c of 
the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act  
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 for    
whom a reduced course load has been     
approved as a reasonable accommodation  
under section #ejd of the               
,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gid7 or the ,americans with  
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 the student's
 enrollment in the reduced course load  
or #e credits 7or the equivalent71      

whichever is greater1 shall be deemed to
 be enrollment on a full-time basis for 
purposes of calculating the elements of 
cost of attendance for such student     
under paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#ad7 of  
section #dgb7;a7 for purposes of        
determining the amount of the           
supplemental grant to which the student 
is entitled in accordance with the      
provisions of part ,f of this title4    
,subsection 7b7 of section #dgb shall   
not apply with respect to such student4 
4  #d4 ,,teach ,grants ,section         
#dbj,m7c7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g-#a7;c77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 striking ,in any case and inserting    
,subject to paragraph 7#c71 in any case2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#c7 ,teacher candidates    
with a disability ,in the case of a     
teacher candidate with a disability 7as 
defined in section #c of the ,americans 
with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 for whom a reduced   

course load has been approved as a      
reasonable accommodation under section  
#ejd of the ,rehabilitation ,act of     
#aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid7 or the       
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471   
the teacher candidate's enrollment in   
the reduced course load or #e credits   
7or the equivalent71 whichever is       
greater1 shall be deemed to be          
enrollment on a full-time basis for     
purposes of calculating the elements of 
cost of attendance for such student     
under paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#ad7 of  
section #dgb7;a7 for purposes of        
determining the amount of the grant     
under this subpart to which the teacher 
candidate is entitled4 ,subsection 7b7  
of section #dgb shall not apply with    
respect to such teacher candidate4  4   
#e4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall take effect as if
 included in section #gjc of division   
,,ff of the ,consolidated               
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    

,law #aaf-bfj7 and subject to the       
effective date of section #gja7;b7 of   
such ,,fafsa ,simplification ,act1 as   
amended by section #ajb7;a7 of the      
,,fafsa ,simplification ,act ,technical 
,corrections ,act 7division ,r of       
,public ,law #aag-ajc7 7including the   
authorization provided under section    
#ajb7;c77#a77;,a7 of such ,act74