I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2065 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of 
Education to award Early College Federal Pell Grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2015 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. GIBSON) 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 allow the 
Secretary of Education to award Early College Federal 
Pell Grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Go to High School, 
Go to College Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANT. 
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement under section 484(a)(1) that a student 
not been enrolled in an elementary or secondary 
school to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant 
under this section, for the award years beginning on 
July 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2022, the 
Secretary shall carry out a program to award Early 
College Federal Pell Grants to eligible students to 
support enrollment in, and completion of, postsec-
ondary courses offered through an early college high 
school. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERIOD FOR EARLY COLLEGE 
FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.—An eligible student may 
receive an Early College Federal Pell Grant under 
this subsection in an amount equal to the cost of not 
more than 4 full-time postsecondary semesters, or 
the equivalent of 4 full-time postsecondary semes-
ters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation, 
while enrolled in postsecondary courses offered by an 
early college high school. 
‘‘(3) COUNTING OF AWARDS FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Early College Fed-
eral Pell Grant received under this subsection 
shall be counted toward the maximum period 
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for which a student may receive Federal Pell 
Grants under this section, as provided under 
subsection (c)(5). 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) on a 
case-by-case basis for any student dem-
onstrating evidence of a credible disruption or 
redirection in course of study necessitating ad-
ditional time to complete a postsecondary de-
gree or credential. 
‘‘(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this subsection, an Early College Federal Pell 
Grant received under this subsection shall have 
the same terms and conditions, and be awarded 
in the same manner, as Federal Pell Grants 
awarded under this section. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM COMPLETION.—An eligible 
student may only receive an Early College Fed-
eral Pell Grant under this subsection upon com-
pletion of a full-time postsecondary semester, or 
the equivalent of a full-time postsecondary se-
mester, as determined by the Secretary by regu-
lation. 
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