datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(C)(i) has earned a high school diploma, 
the recognized equivalent of such diploma from 
a secondary school, or a high school equivalency 
diploma in the United States or is scheduled to 
complete the requirements for such a diploma 
or equivalent before the next academic year be-
gins; 
‘‘(ii) has acquired a degree from an institu-
tion of higher education or has completed not 
less than 2 years in a program for a bacca-
laureate degree or higher degree at an institu-
tion of higher education in the United States 
and has made satisfactory academic progress, 
as defined in subsection (c), during such time 
period; 
‘‘(iii) at any time was eligible for a grant 
of deferred action under— 
‘‘(I) the June 15, 2012, memorandum 
from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial Discre-
tion with Respect to Individuals Who 
Came to the United States as Children’; or 
‘‘(II) the November 20, 2014, memo-
randum from the Secretary of Homeland 
Security entitled ‘Exercising Prosecutorial 
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Discretion with Respect to Individuals 
Who Came to the United States as Chil-
dren and with Respect to Certain Individ-
uals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens 
or Permanent Residents’; or 
‘‘(iv) has served in the uniformed services, 
as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code, for not less than 4 years and, if 
discharged, received an honorable discharge. 
‘‘(2) HARDSHIP
EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 
shall issue regulations that direct when the Depart-
ment shall waive the requirement of subparagraph 
(A) or (B), or both, of paragraph (1) for an indi-
vidual to qualify as a Dreamer student under such 
paragraph, if the individual— 
‘‘(A) 
demonstrates 
compelling 
cir-
cumstances for the inability to satisfy the re-
quirement of such subparagraph (A) or (B), or 
both; and 
‘‘(B) satisfies the requirement of para-
graph (1)(C).’’. 
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SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SUSPENSION OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER 
THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 FOR 
GRANTS, LOANS, AND WORK ASSISTANCE FOR 
DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subsection (r) of section 484 (20 
U.S.C. 1091(r)) is repealed. 
(b) REVISION OF FAFSA FORM.—Section 483 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) CONVICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not include 
any question about the conviction of an applicant for the 
possession or sale of illegal drugs on the FAFSA (or any 
other form developed under subsection (a)).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Act (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
428(b)(3) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(b)(3))— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
435(d)(5) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1085(d)(5))— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘485(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(k)’’; 
(3) in section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091), as amend-
ed by section 6, by redesignating subsections (s),(t), 
and (u) as subsections (r), (s), and (t), respectively; 
(4) in section 485 (20 U.S.C. 1092)— 
(A) by striking subsection (k); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (l) and 
(m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and 
(5) in section 487(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) (20 U.S.C. 
1094(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV)), by striking ‘‘(l) of section 
485’’ and inserting ‘‘(k) of section 485’’. 
SEC. 8. EXTENDING FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY OF 
CERTAIN SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), 
as amended by section 4, is further amended by inserting 
after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
CAREER
PATHWAY
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘eligible career pathway pro-
gram’ means a program that— 
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of section 
484(d)(2); 
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‘‘(ii) is a program of training services 
listed under section 122(d) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3152(d)); and 
‘‘(iii) is part of a career pathway, as 
defined in section 3 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
‘‘(B) JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘job training program’ means a career and tech-
nical education program at an institution of 
higher education that— 
‘‘(i) provides not less than 150, and 
not more than 600, clock hours of instruc-
tional time over a period of not less than 
8, and not more than 15, weeks; 
‘‘(ii) provides training aligned with 
the requirements of employers in the State 
or local area, which may include in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations, as defined 
in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102), in 
the State or local area (as defined in such 
section); 
‘‘(iii) is a program of training serv-
ices, and provided through an eligible pro-
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vider of training services, listed under sec-
tion 122(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3152(d)); 
‘‘(iv) provides a student, upon comple-
tion of the program, with a recognized 
postsecondary credential, as defined in sec-
tion 3 of such Act, that is recognized by 
employers in the relevant industry, includ-
ing credentials recognized by industry or 
sector partnerships in the State or local 
area where the industry is located; 
‘‘(v) has been determined, by the in-
stitution of higher education, to provide 
academic content, an amount of instruc-
tional time, and a recognized postsec-
ondary credential that are sufficient to— 
‘‘(I) meet the hiring requirements 
of potential employers; and 
‘‘(II) satisfy any applicable edu-
cational prerequisite requirement for 
professional licensure or certification, 
so that the student who completes the 
program and seeks employment quali-
fies to take any licensure or certifi-
cation examination needed to practice 
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or find employment in an occupation 
that the program prepares students to 
enter; 
‘‘(vi) may include integrated or basic 
skills courses; and 
‘‘(vii) may be offered as part of an eli-
gible career pathway program. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—For the award year begin-
ning on July 1, 2018, and each subsequent award 
year, the Secretary shall carry out a program 
through which the Secretary shall award job training 
Federal Pell Grants to students in job training pro-
grams. Each job training Federal Pell Grant award-
ed under this subsection shall have the same terms 
and conditions, and be awarded in the same manner, 
as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subsection 
(a), except as follows: 
‘‘(A) A student who is eligible to receive a 
job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub-
section is a student who— 
‘‘(i) has not yet attained a bacca-
laureate degree or postbaccalaureate de-
gree; 
‘‘(ii) attends an institution of higher 
education; 
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‘‘(iii) is enrolled, or accepted for en-
rollment, in a job training program at such 
institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(iv) meets all other eligibility re-
quirements for a Federal Pell Grant (ex-
cept with respect to the type of program of 
study, as provided in clause (iii)). 
‘‘(B) The amount of a job training Federal 
Pell Grant for an eligible student shall be deter-
mined under subsection (b)(1), except that— 
‘‘(i) the maximum Federal Pell Grant 
awarded under this subsection for an 
award year shall be 50 percent of the max-
imum Federal Pell Grant awarded under 
subsection (b)(5) applicable to that award 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) subsection (b)(4) shall not apply. 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION
IN
TOTAL
ELIGIBILITY
PE-
RIOD.—Any period during which a student receives 
a job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub-
section shall be included in calculating the student’s 
period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under 
subsection (c), and any regulations under such sub-
section regarding students who are enrolled in an 
undergraduate program on less than a full-time 
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basis shall similarly apply to students who are en-
rolled in a job training program at an eligible insti-
tution on less than a full-time basis.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS.—Section 496(a)(4) 
(20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) if such agency or association has or 
seeks to include within its scope of recognition 
the evaluation of the quality of institutions of 
higher education participating in the job train-
ing Federal Pell Grant program under section 
401(i), such agency or association shall, in ad-
dition to meeting the other requirements of this 
subpart, demonstrate to the Secretary that, 
with respect to such job training programs— 
‘‘(i) the agency or association’s stand-
ards include a process for determining 
whether the program provides training 
aligned with the requirements of employers 
in the State or local area served by the 
program; and 
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‘‘(ii) the agency or association re-
quires a demonstration that the program— 
‘‘(I) has identified each recog-
nized postsecondary credential offered 
and the corresponding industry or sec-
tor partnership that actively recog-
nizes each credential in the relevant 
industry in the State or local area 
where the industry is located; and 
‘‘(II) provides the academic con-
tent and amount of instructional time 
that is sufficient to— 
‘‘(aa) meet the hiring re-
quirements of potential employ-
ers; and 
‘‘(bb) satisfy any applicable 
educational prerequisites for pro-
fessional licensure or certification 
requirements so that the student 
who completes the program and 
seeks employment qualifies to 
take any licensure or certification 
examination that is needed to 
practice or find employment in 
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an occupation that the program 
prepares students to enter;’’. 
SEC. 9. PROVIDING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS FOR IRAQ AND 
AFGHANISTAN VETERAN’S DEPENDENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
1070a et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 401, as amended by section 8, by 
inserting after subsection (i) the following: 
‘‘(j) SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR
VETERAN’S
DEPEND-
ENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE VETERAN’S DE-
PENDENT.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible vet-
eran’s dependent’ means a dependent or an inde-
pendent student— 
‘‘(A) whose parent or guardian was a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States and died as a result of performing mili-
tary service in Iraq or Afghanistan after Sep-
tember 11, 2001; and 
‘‘(B) who, at the time of the parent or 
guardian’s death, was— 
‘‘(i) less than 24 years of age; or 
‘‘(ii) enrolled at an institution of high-
er education on a part-time or full-time 
basis. 
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‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award a Federal Pell Grant, as modified in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this sub-
section, to each eligible veteran’s dependent to 
assist in paying the eligible veteran’s depend-
ent’s cost of attendance at an institution of 
higher education. 
‘‘(B) DESIGNATION.—Federal Pell Grants 
made under this subsection may be known as 
‘Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants’. 
‘‘(3) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No 
eligible veteran’s dependent may receive a grant 
under both this subsection and subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 
shall award Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants 
under this subsection in the same manner and with 
the same terms and conditions, including the length 
of the period of eligibility, as the Secretary awards 
Federal Pell Grants under subsection (a), except 
that— 
‘‘(A) the award rules and determination of 
need applicable to the calculation of Federal 
Pell Grants under subsection (a) shall not apply 
to Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants; 
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‘‘(B) the provisions of paragraph (1)(B) 
and (3) of subsection (b), and subsection (f), 
shall not apply; 
‘‘(C) the maximum period determined 
under subsection (c)(5) shall be determined by 
including all Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grants received by the eligible veteran’s de-
pendent, including such Grants received under 
subpart 10 before the effective date of this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(D) an Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grant to an eligible veteran’s dependent for any 
award year shall equal the maximum Federal 
Pell Grant available under subsection (b)(5) for 
that award year, except that an Iraq and Af-
ghanistan Service Grant— 
‘‘(i) shall not exceed the cost of at-
tendance of the eligible veteran’s depend-
ent for that award year; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be adjusted to reflect the 
attendance by the eligible veteran’s de-
pendent on a less than full-time basis in 
the same manner as such adjustments are 
made for a Federal Pell Grant under sub-
section (a). 
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‘‘(5) ESTIMATED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—For 
purposes of determinations of need under part F, an 
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant shall not be 
treated as estimated financial assistance as de-
scribed in sections 471(3) and 480(j).’’; and 
(2) by striking subpart 10 of part A (20 U.S.C. 
1070h). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect with respect to the 
award year immediately following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION.—The Secretary shall take 
such steps as are necessary to transition from the 
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants program under 
subpart 10 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070h), as in effect 
on the day before the effective date of this section, 
and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants pro-
gram under section 401(j) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(j)), as amended by 
this section. 
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SEC. 10. INCREASING SUPPORT FOR WORKING STUDENTS 
BY 35 PERCENT. 
(a) DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Section 475(g)(2)(D) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(D) an income protection allowance (or a 
successor amount prescribed by the Secretary 
under section 478) of $9,010 for academic year 
2018–2019;’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPEND-
ENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 476(b)(1)(A)(iv) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iv) an income protection allowance 
(or a successor amount prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 478)— 
‘‘(I) for single or separated stu-
dents, or married students where both 
are enrolled pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2), of $14,010 for academic year 
2018–2019; and 
‘‘(II) for married students where 
one is enrolled pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2), of $22,460 for academic year 
2018–2019;’’. 
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(c) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS 
OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 477(b)(4) (20 U.S.C. 
1087qq(b)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) INCOME
PROTECTION
ALLOWANCE.—The 
income protection allowance is determined by the fol-
lowing table (or a successor table prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 478), for academic year 
2018–2019: 
‘‘Income Protection Allowance 
Family 
Size 
Number in College 
(including 
student) 
For each 
additional 
subtract: 
$35,470 
$29,410 
$6,030
44,170 
38,130 
$32,070 
54,540 
45,490 
42,450 
$36,370 
64,360 
58,280 
52,240 
46,190 
$40,160 
75,260 
69,210 
63,190 
57,090 
51,070 
For each 
additional 
add: 
8,500 
’’. 
(d) UPDATED
TABLES
AND
AMOUNTS.—Section 
478(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each academic 
year after academic year 2018–2019, the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
revised table of income protection allowances 
for the purpose of sections 475(c)(4) and 
477(b)(4), subject to subparagraphs (B) and 
(C). 
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‘‘(B) TABLE
FOR
INDEPENDENT
STU-
DENTS.—For each academic year after aca-
demic year 2018–2019, the Secretary shall de-
velop the revised table of income protection al-
lowances by increasing each of the dollar 
amounts contained in the table of income pro-
tection allowances under section 477(b)(4) by a 
percentage equal to the estimated percentage 
increase in the Consumer Price Index (as deter-
mined by the Secretary for the most recent cal-
endar year ending prior to the beginning of the 
academic year for which the determination is 
being made), and rounding the result to the 
nearest $10.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall be de-
veloped’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘shall be developed for each 
academic year after academic year 2018–2019, by 
increasing each of the dollar amounts contained in 
such section for academic year 2018–2019 by a per-
centage equal to the estimated percentage increase 
in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the 
Secretary for the most recent calendar year ending 
prior to the beginning of the academic year for 
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which the determination is being made), and round-
ing the result to the nearest $10.’’. 
SEC. 11. INCREASING THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT AUTO- 
ZERO THRESHOLD. 
Section 479(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$34,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$34,000’’; and 
(3) in the matter following paragraph (2)(B), 
by striking ‘‘adjusted according to increases in the 
Consumer Price Index, as defined in section 478(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annually increased by the estimated 
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as 
defined in section 478(f), for the most recent cal-
endar year ending prior to the beginning of an 
award year, and rounded to the nearest $1,000’’. 
SEC. 12. RAISING THE TOTAL SEMESTERS OF FEDERAL 
PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 401(c)(5)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)(A)), as 
amended by section 5, is further amended by striking 
‘‘12’’ each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘14’’. 
SEC. 13. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 401A(d)(1)(B)(i) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–1(d)(1)(B)(i)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
401(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(2)’’; 
(2) in section 402D(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
14(d)(1)), by striking ‘‘section 401(b)(2)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(1)’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
420R(d)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1070h(d)(2)), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1), the 
matter following subsection (b)(2)(A)(v),’’; 
(4) in section 435(a)(5)(A)(i)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
1085(a)(5)(A)(i)(I)), by striking ‘‘under section 
401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘, as appropriate, 
under section 401(b)(2)(A) (as in effect on the day 
before the effective date of the Pell Grant Preserva-
tion and Expansion Act) or section 401(b)(1)’’; 
(5) in section 483(e)(3)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
1090(e)(3)(A)(ii)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(1)’’; 
(6) in section 485E(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
1092f(b)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘section 401(b)(2)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(1)’’; and 
(7) in section 894(f)(2)(C)(ii)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
1161y(f)(2)(C)(ii)(I)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(1)’’. 
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SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, this Act, and the 
amendments made by this Act, shall take effect beginning 
on July 1, 2018, and shall apply to grant and award deter-
minations made under title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) beginning with the 
2018–2019 award year. 
Æ 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2452 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2017 
Ms. ESTY of Connecticut (for herself, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. WALZ, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali-
fornia, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Ms. KUSTER of New 
Hampshire, Mr. LANCE, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, 
Miss RICE of New York, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
MOULTON, and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
benefits and services provided by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Deborah Sampson Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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