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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3512 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the Federal Pell 

Grant duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher 

education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. HAHN, Ms. MAXINE

WATERS of California, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

COURTNEY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. CLARK

of Massachusetts, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CLAY, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. HECK of Washington, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 

KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 

MURPHY of Florida, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. 

ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. DOGGETT, and Mr. SWALWELL of California) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify 

the Federal Pell Grant duration limits of borrowers who 

attend an institution of higher education that closes or 

commits fraud or other misconduct, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pell Grant Restoration 

5 Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANT DURATION LIMITS. 

7 Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 

8 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘The period’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 

10 Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the pe11 riod’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(B)(i) Any Federal Pell Grant that a stu14 dent received during a period described in sub15 clause (I) or (II) of clause (ii) shall not count 

16 towards the student’s duration limits under this 

17 paragraph. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall apply with respect to 

19 any Federal Pell Grant awarded to a student to 

20 attend an institution— 

21 ‘‘(I) during a period— 

22 ‘‘(aa) for which the student re23 ceived a loan under this title; and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) for which the loan de2 scribed in item (aa) is forgiven 

3 under— 

4 ‘‘(AA) section 437(c)(1) or 

5 464(g)(1) due to the closing of 

6 the institution; 

7 ‘‘(BB) section 455(h) due to 

8 the student’s successful assertion 

9 of a defense to repayment of the 

10 loan; or 

11 ‘‘(CC) section 432(a)(6) of 

12 this Act, section 685.215 of title 

13 34, Code of Federal Regulations 

14 (or a successor regulation), or 

15 any other loan forgiveness provi16 sion or regulation under this Act, 

17 as a result of a determination by 

18 the Secretary or a court that the 

19 institution committed fraud or 

20 other misconduct; or 

21 ‘‘(II) during a period for which the 

22 student did not receive a loan under this 

23 title but for which, if the student had re24 ceived such a loan, the student would have 


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1 qualified for loan forgiveness under sub2 clause (I)(bb).’’. 

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