IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4153 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To make certain technical corrections and transition 
amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘College Cost Reduction 
and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
(a) CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION.— 
(1) CCRAA AMENDMENT.—Section 101(a)(2) 
of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Pub-
lic Law 110–84) is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (4) through (9) as paragraphs (3) through 
(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7)’’. 
(2) REDESIGNATION.—Paragraph (9) of section 
401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(b)(9)), as added by section 102(b) of 
the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public 
Law 110–84), is redesignated as paragraph (8). 
(b) REVISION OF AVAILABILITY RULE.—Paragraph 
(8) of section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(F) USE
OF
FISCAL
YEAR
FUNDS
FOR 
AWARD YEARS.—The amounts made available 
by subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall 
remain available for the fiscal year succeeding 
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the fiscal year for which such amounts are 
made available.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF UNTAXED INCOME AND BENEFITS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 480(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘untaxed income and benefits’ 
shall not include— 
‘‘(A) the amount of additional child tax 
credit claimed for Federal income tax purposes; 
‘‘(B) welfare benefits, including assistance 
under a State program funded under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act and aid to 
dependent children; 
‘‘(C) the amount of earned income credit 
claimed for Federal income tax purposes; 
‘‘(D) the amount of credit for Federal tax 
on special fuels claimed for Federal income tax 
purposes; 
‘‘(E) the amount of foreign income ex-
cluded for purposes of Federal income taxes; or 
‘‘(F) untaxed social security benefits.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 
2009. 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT STUDENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 480(d)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) is an orphan, in foster care, or a 
ward of the court, or was an orphan, in foster 
care, or a ward of the court at any time when 
the individual was 13 years of age or older;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 
2009. 
SEC. 5. INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT FOR MARRIED BOR-
ROWERS FILING SEPARATELY. 
Section 493C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1098e) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR MARRIED BORROWERS FIL-
ING SEPARATELY.—In the case of a married borrower who 
files a separate Federal income tax return, the Secretary 
shall calculate the amount of the borrower‘s income-based 
repayment under this section solely on the basis of the 
borrower’s student loan debt and adjusted gross income.’’. 
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SEC. 6. DEFERRAL OF LOAN REPAYMENT FOLLOWING AC-
TIVE DUTY. 
Section 493D(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098f(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
full-time National Guard duty’’ after ‘‘is called or ordered 
to active duty’’. 
SEC. 7. TEACH GRANTS. 
Subpart 9 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 420L(1)(B), by striking ‘‘sound’’ 
and inserting ‘‘responsible’’; 
(2) in section 420M— 
(A) by striking ‘‘academic year’’ each place 
it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1) and 
inserting ‘‘year’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘other student assist-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘other assistance the 
student may receive’’; and 
(ii) by striking the second sentence. 
SEC. 8. REDESIGNATION AND RELOCATION. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating part J of title IV (as 
added by section 802 of the College Cost Reduction 
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and Access Act (Public Law 110–84)) as part G of 
title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and 
moving such part from the end of title IV to the end 
of title III of such Act; and 
(2) by redesignating section 499A (as added by 
such section 802) as section 399A. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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