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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5310 

To improve college affordability. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2016 

Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. JUDY

CHU of California, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

DELANEY, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

LANGEVIN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

PINGREE, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To improve college affordability. 

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 ‘‘Creating Higher Edu5 cation Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘Middle Class CHANCE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF A FED2 ERAL PELL GRANT. 

3 Section 401(b)(7)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 

4 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(C)) is amended by striking 

5 clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(ii) AWARD YEAR 2017–2018.—For 

7 award year 2017–2018, the amount deter8 mined under this subparagraph for pur9 poses of subparagraph (B)(iii) shall be in10 creased to $9,410. 

11 ‘‘(iii) SUBSEQUENT AWARD YEARS.— 

12 For award year 2018–2019 and each sub13 sequent award year, the amount deter14 mined under this subparagraph for pur15 poses of subparagraph (B)(iii) shall be 

16 equal to— 

17 ‘‘(I) the amount determined 

18 under this subparagraph for the pre19 ceding award year; increased by 

20 ‘‘(II) a percentage equal to the 

21 annual adjustment percentage for the 

22 award year for which the amount 

23 under this subparagraph is being de24 termined; and 

25 ‘‘(III) rounded to the nearest 

26 $5.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STUDENTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(b) of the Higher 

3 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended 

4 by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(8) YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STU6 DENTS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

8 other provision of this subsection, the Secretary 

9 shall award, to an eligible student who meets 

10 the requirements in subparagraph (B) who has 

11 received a Federal Pell Grant for an award year 

12 and is enrolled in a program of study for one 

13 or more additional payment periods during the 

14 same award year that are not otherwise covered 

15 by the student’s Federal Pell Grant, an addi16 tional Federal Pell Grant for the additional 

17 payment periods. 

18 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible 

19 to receive the additional Federal Pell Grant for 

20 an award year that is described in subpara21 graph (A), a student shall, in addition to meet22 ing all eligibility requirements for the receipt of 

23 a Federal Pell Grant— 

24 ‘‘(i) be enrolled at least on a part-time 

25 basis in an institution of higher education; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) have successfully completed at 

2 least a full-time course load (as determined 

3 by the institution) prior to receiving an ad4 ditional Federal Pell Grant award as de5 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

6 ‘‘(C) AMOUNTS.—In the case of a student 

7 receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant in 

8 a single award year under subparagraph (A), 

9 the total amount of the Federal Pell Grants 

10 awarded to such student for the award year 

11 shall not exceed an amount equal to 150 per12 cent of the total maximum Federal Pell Grant 

13 for such award year calculated in accordance 

14 with paragraph (7)(C)(iv)(II). 

15 ‘‘(D) INCLUSION IN DURATION LIMIT.— 

16 Any period of study covered by a Federal Pell 

17 Grant awarded under subparagraph (A) shall 

18 be included in determining a student’s duration 

19 limit under subsection (c)(5). 

20 ‘‘(9) CROSSOVER PERIOD.—In any case where 

21 an eligible student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant 

22 for a payment period that spans 2 award years, the 

23 Secretary shall allow the eligible institution in which 

24 the student is enrolled to determine the award year 

25 to which the additional period shall be assigned.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2016. 

3 SEC. 4. PELL GRANT DURATION LIMIT. 

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

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘12 

6 semesters’’ and inserting ‘‘15 semesters’’ each place the 

7 term appears. 

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