[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5739 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5739
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain Federal
Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 26, 2021
Mr. Morelle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain Federal
Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO THE HEA.
(a) Award Year 2022-2023.--Section 401 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(B) In any
case'' and inserting ``(B)(i) Except as provided in
clause (ii), in any case''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) The amount of a Federal Pell Grant
to which a student with a disability (as
defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) who
is receiving appropriate and reasonable
accommodations for such disability is entitled
shall be calculated as if such student attends
an institution of higher education on a full-
time basis, without regard to whether the
student is attending on less than a full-time
basis.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``(5) The
period'' and inserting ``(5)(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the period''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) In the case of a student with a disability
(as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) who is
receiving appropriate and reasonable accommodations for
such disability, the period during which such student
may receive Federal Pell Grants may exceed 12 semesters
or the equivalent of 12 semesters if required by such
accommodations for the completion of the first
undergraduate baccalaureate course of study being
pursued by that student at the institution at which the
student is in attendance.''.
(b) Award Year 2023-2024 and Each Subsequent Award Year.--
(1) Amendments.--Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), as amended by section 703 of division
FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law
116-260), is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2)--
(i) by striking ``In any case'' and
inserting the following:
``(A) Reduction.--In any case''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Students with disabilities.--The amount of a
Federal Pell Grant to which a student with a disability
(as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) who is
receiving appropriate and reasonable accommodations for
such disability is entitled shall be calculated as if
such student attends an institution of higher education
on a full-time basis, without regard to whether the
student is attending on less than a full-time basis.'';
and
(B) in subsection (d)(5)(A)--
(i) by striking ``Except as provided in
subparagraph (B)'' and inserting the following:
``(i) Period.--Except as provided in clause
(ii) of this subparagraph and in subparagraph
(B)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Students with disabilities.--In the
case of a student with a disability (as defined
in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) who is receiving
appropriate and reasonable accommodations for
such disability, the period during which such
student may receive Federal Pell Grants may
exceed 12 semesters or the equivalent of 12
semesters if required by such accommodations
for the completion of the first undergraduate
baccalaureate course of study being pursued by
that student at the institution at which the
student is in attendance.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect as if included in section 703 of division FF
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-
260).
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