117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3373 

AN ACT 

To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and 

the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Gold 

3 Star Families Education Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. IMPROVING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE 

5 GRANT AND CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES 

6 GRANT. 

7 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO IRAQ

8 AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE GRANT AND CHILDREN OF

9 FALLEN HEROES GRANT.—Part A of title IV of the High10 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), as 

11 amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act 

12 (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in section 401— 

15 (A) in subsection (c)— 

16 (i) in paragraph (2)— 

17 (I) by striking subparagraph (A); 

18 and 

19 (II) by redesignating subpara20 graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 

21 (A) and (B), respectively; 

22 (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 

23 ‘‘(2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’; 

24 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

25 paragraph (7); and 
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1 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 

4 eligible student described in paragraph (2) may con5 currently receive a grant under both this subsection 

6 and subsection (b). 

7 ‘‘(6) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 

8 shall award grants under this subsection in the same 

9 manner and with the same terms and conditions, in10 cluding the length of the period of eligibility, as the 

11 Secretary awards Federal Pell Grants under sub12 section (b), except that— 

13 ‘‘(A) the award rules and determination of 

14 need applicable to the calculation of Federal 

15 Pell Grants under subsection (b)(1) shall not 

16 apply to grants made under this subsection; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the maximum period determined 

18 under subsection (d)(5) shall be determined by 

19 including all grants made under this section re20 ceived by the eligible student and all grants so 

21 received under subpart 10 before the effective 

22 date of this subsection.’’; and 

23 (2) by striking section 420R (20 U.S.C. 

24 1070h). 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 

3 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division 

4 FF of Public Law 116–260) and subject to the effective 

5 date of section 701(b) of such Act. 

6 (c) TRANSITION.—The Secretary shall take such 

7 steps as are necessary to transition from the Iraq and Af8 ghanistan Service Grant program under subpart 10 of 

9 part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

10 (20 U.S.C. 1070h), as in effect on the day before the effec11 tive date of this section, and the provision of Federal Pell 

12 Grants under section 401(c) of the Higher Education Act 

13 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)), as amended by the FAFSA 

14 Simplification Act and this Act. 

Passed the Senate February 17, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3373 

AN ACT 

To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant 

and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant.