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‘‘(1) PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY REGULA-
TION.—The Secretary shall establish by regulation 
procedures for the determination of eligibility of stu-
dents for the grants awarded under this section. 
Such procedures shall include measures to ensure 
that eligibility is determined in a timely and accu-
rate manner consistent with the requirements of sec-
tion 482 and the submission of the financial aid 
form required by section 483. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—Each eligible 
student desiring an award under this section shall 
submit at such time and in such manner such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(3) CONTINUATION
OF
GRANT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In order for a student to continue to be el-
igible to receive an award under this section for the 
second year of undergraduate education, the eligible 
student must— 
‘‘(A) maintain eligibility to receive a Fed-
eral Pell Grant for that year; 
‘‘(B) obtain a grade point average of at 
least 3.0 (or the equivalent as determined under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary) for the 
first year of undergraduate education; and 
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‘‘(C) be enrolled full-time and fulfill the re-
quirements for satisfactory progress as deter-
mined under the institution’s standards devel-
oped in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION, AND REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall monitor the progress, retention, and completion rates 
of the students to whom awards are provided under this 
section. In doing so, the Secretary shall evaluate the im-
pact of the Pell Grants Plus Program and report, not less 
than biennially, to the authorizing committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 and 
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 3 of 
subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
31 through 1070a–35) is repealed. 
(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective with respect to academic 
years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. 
SEC. 402. TRIO PROGRAMS. 
(a) DURATION OF GRANTS.— 
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(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 402A(b)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11(b)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—Grants or contracts awarded 
under this chapter shall be awarded for a period of 
5 years, except that— 
‘‘(A) grants under section 402G shall be 
awarded for a period of 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) grants under section 402H shall be 
awarded for a period determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(2) TRANSITION TO SYNCHRONOUS GRANT PE-
RIODS.—Notwithstanding section 402A(b)(2) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect both 
prior to and after the amendment made by para-
graph (1) of this subsection), the Secretary of Edu-
cation may continue an award made before the date 
of enactment of this Act under section 402B, 402C, 
402D, 402E, or 402F of such Act as necessary to 
permit all the awards made under such a section to 
expire at the end of the same fiscal year, and there-
after to expire at the end of 5 years as provided in 
the amendment made by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
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(b) MINIMUM GRANTS.—Section 402A(b)(3) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM GRANTS.—Unless the institution 
or agency requests a smaller amount, individual 
grants for programs authorized under this chapter 
shall be no less than $200,000, except that indi-
vidual grants for programs authorized under section 
402G shall be no less than $170,000.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION STATUS; FOSTER CARE COORDINA-
TION.—Paragraph (7) of section 402A(c) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–11(c)(7)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) COORDINATION.—Each applicant for funds 
under the programs authorized by this chapter shall 
identify services to foster care youth as a permissible 
service in those programs, and ensure that such 
youth receive supportive services, including men-
toring, tutoring, and other services provided by those 
programs.’’. 
(d) DOCUMENTATION OF STATUS.—Section 402A(e) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘(g)(2)’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert-
ing ‘‘(i)(4)’’. 
(e) HOMELESS AND UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH.—Sec-
tion 402A(e) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) Notwithstanding this subsection and subsection 
(i)(4), individuals who are homeless or unaccompanied 
youth as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act shall be eligible to participate in 
programs under sections 402B, 402C, 402D, and 402F 
of this chapter.’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$836,500,000 for fiscal year 2007 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’. 
(g) DEFINITION.—Section 402A(g) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–11(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘by reason of 
such individual’s age’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redes-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) DIFFERENT CAMPUS.—The term ‘different 
campus’ means an institutional site that— 
‘‘(A) is geographically apart from the main 
campus of the institution; 
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‘‘(B) is permanent in nature; and 
‘‘(C) offers courses in educational pro-
grams leading to a degree, certificate, or other 
recognized educational credential. 
‘‘(2) DIFFERENT POPULATION.—The term ‘dif-
ferent population’ means a group of individuals, with 
respect to whom an entity seeks to serve through an 
application for funding under this chapter, that— 
‘‘(A) is separate and distinct from any 
other population that the entity seeks to serve 
through an application for funding under this 
chapter; or 
‘‘(B) while sharing some of the same needs 
as another population that the entity seeks to 
serve through an application for funding under 
this chapter, has distinct needs for specialized 
services.’’. 
(h) EDUCATION
AND
COUNSELING
SERVICES.— 
Chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV is further 
amended— 
(1) in section 402B(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
12(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), 
respectively; 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students and, as appropriate, their par-
ents;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (10)’’; 
(2) in section 402C (20 U.S.C. 1070a–13)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (12) as paragraphs (3) through 
(13), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students and, as appropriate, their par-
ents;’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (12), as redesig-
nated by clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, specifi-
cally in the fields of math and science’’ 
after ‘‘postsecondary education’’; and 
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(iv) in paragraph (13), as redesig-
nated by clause (i), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (1) through (11)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (1) through (12)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(11)’’; 
(3) in section 402D(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
14(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (11), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (10)’’; 
(4) in section 402E(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
15(b))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students and, as appropriate, their par-
ents;’’; and 
(5) in section 402F(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
16(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students and, as appropriate, their par-
ents;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (10)’’. 
(i) MAXIMUM
STIPENDS.—Section 402C(e) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–13(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$60’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; 
and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$40’’ and inserting ‘‘$60’’. 
(j) 
STUDENT
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—Section 
402D(d)(6) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(d)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) working with other entities that serve 
low-income working adults to increase access to 
and successful progress in postsecondary edu-
cation by low-income working adults seeking 
their first postsecondary degree or certificate.’’. 
(k) POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT MAXIMUM 
STIPENDS.—Section 402E(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
15(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,800’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’. 
(l) EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS: APPLICA-
TION APPROVAL.—Section 402F(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
16(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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