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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8932 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8932

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2024

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT

 
  To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FAFSA Deadline Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF EARLIER APPLICATION PROCESSING CYCLE.

    Section 483(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1090(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``not later than January 1 of the 
applicant's planned year of enrollment, to the maximum extent 
practicable, on or around October 1 prior to the applicant's planned 
year of enrollment'' and inserting ``not later than October 1 prior to 
the applicant's planned year of enrollment''.

SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION AND TESTIMONY REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 483(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1090(d)(4)) is further amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certification and testimony requirements.--
                The Secretary shall, with respect to each application 
                processing cycle, prior to the initiation of such 
                processing cycle--
                            ``(i) on a date that is not later than 
                        September 1--
                                    ``(I) certify to the authorizing 
                                committees that the Department will 
                                meet the October 1 deadline specified 
                                in subparagraph (A) for such processing 
                                cycle; or
                                    ``(II) certify to such committees 
                                that the Department will not meet such 
                                deadline; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a certification 
                        described in clause (i)(II), on a date that is 
                        not later than September 30, testify before the 
                        authorizing committees on--
                                    ``(I) the anticipated failure to 
                                meet such deadline; and
                                    ``(II) the financial impact such 
                                failure will have on students and 
                                families.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 15, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.
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