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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 813 

To restore access to year-round Federal Pell Grants. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2017 

Ms. SA ́NCHEZ (for herself, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 

SINEMA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

NOLAN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. POLIS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. VELA, 

Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HIMES, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MCNERNEY, 

Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BEYER, 

Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. AL

GREEN of Texas, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 

York, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. 

VARGAS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. 

KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. DELANEY, 

Mr. SERRANO, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N

of New Mexico, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. BERA, Mr. 

KENNEDY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. KIND, and Mr. DEUTCH) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To restore access to year-round Federal Pell Grants. 

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 ‘‘Affordability for Con3 stant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Suc4 cess Act’’ or the ‘‘All-Year ACCESS Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STUDENTS. 

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

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

8 by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(8) YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STU10 DENTS.— 

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

12 other provision of this subsection, the Secretary 

13 shall award, to an eligible student who meets 

14 the requirements in subparagraph (B) who has 

15 received a Federal Pell Grant for an award year 

16 and is enrolled in a program of study for one 

17 or more additional payment periods during the 

18 same award year that are not otherwise covered 

19 by the student’s Federal Pell Grant, an addi20 tional Federal Pell Grant for the additional 

21 payment periods. 

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

23 to receive the additional Federal Pell Grant for 

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1 ing all eligibility requirements for the receipt of 

2 a Federal Pell Grant— 

3 ‘‘(i) be enrolled on at least a half-time 

4 basis for a period of more than one aca5 demic year, or more than 2 semesters or 

6 the equivalent of 2 semesters, during a sin7 gle award year; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) be enrolled in a program of in9 struction at an institution of higher edu10 cation for which the institution awards an 

11 associate or baccalaureate degree or a cer12 tificate. 

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

14 receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant in 

15 a single award year under subparagraph (A), 

16 the total amount of the Federal Pell Grants 

17 awarded to such student for the award year 

18 shall not exceed an amount equal to 150 per19 cent of the total maximum Federal Pell Grant 

20 for such award year calculated in accordance 

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

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

23 Any period of study covered by a Federal Pell 

24 Grant awarded under subparagraph (A) shall 


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1 be included in determining a student’s duration 

2 limit under subsection (c)(5). 

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

4 an eligible student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant 

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

6 Secretary shall allow the eligible institution in which 

7 the student is enrolled to determine the award year 

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

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

10 subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2017. 

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