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(1) in section 400(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070(b)), by 
striking ‘‘1 through 8’’ and inserting ‘‘1 through 9’’; 
(2) in section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)— 
(A) in the second sentence of subsection 
(a)(1), by striking ‘‘manner,,’’ and inserting 
‘‘manner,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 401’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(9)(A)— 
(i) 
in 
clause 
(vi), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$105,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$258,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in clause (viii), by striking 
‘‘$4,400,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$4,452,000,000’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) of section 401(f) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)), as added by section 401(c) of 
the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315); 
(4) in section 402A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘orga-
nizations including’’ and inserting ‘‘organiza-
tions, including’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(8)(C)(iv)(I), by insert-
ing ‘‘to be’’ after ‘‘determined’’;
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(5) in section 402E(d)(2)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
15(d)(2)(C)), by striking ‘‘320.’’ and inserting ‘‘320’’; 
(6) in section 415E(b)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1070c– 
3a(b)(1)(B))— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘If a’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in clause (ii), if a’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i) (as amend-
ed by subparagraph (A)) the following: 
‘‘(ii) 
SPECIAL
CONTINUATION
AND 
TRANSITION RULE.—If a State that applied 
for and received an allotment under this 
section for fiscal year 2010 pursuant to sub-
section (j) meets the specifications estab-
lished in the State’s application under sub-
section (c) for fiscal year 2011, then the 
Secretary shall make an allotment to such 
State for fiscal year 2011 that is not less 
than the allotment made pursuant to sub-
section (j) to such State for fiscal year 2010 
under this section (as this section was in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment 
of the Higher Education Opportunity Act 
(Public Law 110–315)).’’;
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(7) in section 419C(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070d– 
33(b)(1)), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 
the end; 
(8) in section 419D(d) (20 U.S.C. 1070d–34(d)), 
by striking ‘‘1134’’ and inserting ‘‘134’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 10—Scholarships for Veteran’s Dependents 
‘‘SEC. 420R. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VETERAN’S DEPENDENTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE VETERAN’S DEPEND-
ENT.—The term ‘eligible veteran’s dependent’ means a de-
pendent or an independent student— 
‘‘(1) whose parent or guardian was a member of 
the Armed Forces of the United States and died as a 
result of performing military service in Iraq or Af-
ghanistan after September 11, 2001; and 
‘‘(2) who, at the time of the parent or guardian’s 
death, was— 
‘‘(A) less than 24 years of age; or 
‘‘(B) enrolled at an institution of higher 
education on a part-time or full-time basis. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant to each eligible veteran’s dependent to assist in 
paying the eligible veteran’s dependent’s cost of at-
tendance at an institution of higher education.
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‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Grants made under this 
section shall be known as ‘Iraq and Afghanistan Serv-
ice Grants’. 
‘‘(c) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No eligible 
veteran’s dependent may receive a grant under both this 
section and section 401. 
‘‘(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this section 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 section 401, except that— 
‘‘(1) the award rules and determination of need 
applicable to the calculation of Federal Pell Grants, 
shall not apply to grants made under this section; 
‘‘(2) the provisions of subsection (a)(3), sub-
section 
(b)(1), 
the 
matter 
following 
subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(v), subsection (b)(3), and subsection (f), of 
section 401 shall not apply; and 
‘‘(3) a grant made under this section to an eligi-
ble veteran’s dependent for any award year shall 
equal the maximum Federal Pell Grant available for 
that award year, except that such a grant under this 
section—
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‘‘(A) shall not exceed the cost of attendance 
of the eligible veteran’s dependent for that award 
year; and 
‘‘(B) shall be adjusted to reflect the attend-
ance by the eligible veteran’s dependent on a less 
than full-time basis in the same manner as such 
adjustments are made under section 401. 
‘‘(e) ESTIMATED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—For pur-
poses of determinations of need under part F, a grant 
awarded under this section shall not be treated as estimated 
financial assistance as described in sections 471(3) and 
480(j). 
‘‘(f) 
AUTHORIZATION
AND
APPROPRIATIONS
OF 
FUNDS.—There are authorized to be appropriated, and 
there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Secretary to carry out 
this section, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(9) shall take effect on July 1, 2010. 
(c) HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.—Section 
404 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(i) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION.—