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this paragraph and submit to the Congress an 
evaluation report no later than October 1, 
2011. 
‘‘(D) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations imple-
menting this paragraph.’’. 
(f) INELIGIBILITY BASED ON INVOLUNTARY CIVIL 
COMMITMENT FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES.—Paragraph (7) 
of section 401(b) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(2)) 
is amended by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘or who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment 
upon completion of a period of incarceration for a forcible 
or nonforcible sexual offense (as determined in accordance 
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime 
Reporting Program)’’. 
(g) PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY DURATION.—Section 
401(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The period’’ and inserting 
in lieu thereof ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5), the 
period’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end there-
of and inserting ‘‘but shall be subject to the 
limitation described in paragraph (5).’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The period during which a student may receive 
Federal Pell Grants shall not exceed the equivalent of 18 
semesters or 27 quarters in duration (as determined by 
the Secretary by regulation), without regard to whether 
the student is enrolled on a full-time basis during any por-
tion of that period, and including any period of time for 
which the student received Federal Pell Grants prior to 
the date of enactment of the College Access and Oppor-
tunity Act of 2006.’’. 
(h) ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.—Section 401(c)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for not 
more than one academic year,’’ after ‘‘which are deter-
mined by the institution’’ in the first sentence. 
(i) ACADEMIC
COMPETITIVENESS
GRANT
ELIGI-
BILITY.—Section 401A(c)(3) (as added by section 8003 
of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005) is 
amended by striking ‘‘established by a State or local edu-
cational agency and recognized as such by the Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘beyond the basic 
graduation requirements and recognized as such by the 
designated State official, or with respect to any private 
school or home school, the designated school official for 
such school’’.
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(j) PELL GRANTS PLUS: ACHIEVEMENT GRANTS FOR 
STATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Subpart 1 of part A of title 
IV is amended by inserting after section 401A (as 
added by section 8003 of the Higher Education Rec-
onciliation Act of 2005) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 401B. PELL GRANTS PLUS: ACHIEVEMENT GRANTS 
FOR STATE SCHOLARS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning in academic 
award year 2007–2008, the Secretary is authorized to es-
tablish a program to award Pell Grants Plus to students 
who—
‘‘(1) have successfully completed a rigorous 
high school program of study established by a State 
or local educational agency in consultation with a 
State coalition assisted by the Center for State 
Scholars; 
‘‘(2) are enrolled full-time in the first academic 
year of undergraduate education or a certification 
program, and have not been previously enrolled in a 
program of undergraduate education after earning a 
high school diploma or its recognized equivalent or 
a certification program; and 
‘‘(3) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants 
for the year in which the grant is awarded.
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‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amount of the grant awarded under 
this section shall be $1,000. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED COST OF AT-
TENDANCE.—A grant awarded under this section to 
any student, in combination with the Federal Pell 
Grant assistance and estimated financial assistance 
not received under this title (as described in section 
480(j)) to such student, may not exceed the stu-
dent’s cost of attendance. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—
‘‘(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.
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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