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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2927 
To require the Secretary of Education to rebate lost Pell Grants to students 
whose Pell Grants were reduced or eliminated because of excess expected 
family contributions computed in the needs analysis process for student 
financial aid for academic year 2005–2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2005 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. TIERNEY, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min-
nesota, Mr. OLVER, and Ms. DELAURO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Education to rebate lost Pell 
Grants to students whose Pell Grants were reduced or 
eliminated because of excess expected family contribu-
tions computed in the needs analysis process for student 
financial aid for academic year 2005–2006. 
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 ‘‘Student Fairness Act’’.
SEC. 2. REBATE REQUIRED. 
(a) 
CALCULATION
OF
LOST
PELL
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall, for each stu-
dent who filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
for the award year 2005–2006, determine the amount (if 
any) by which a Pell Grant to such student was reduced 
or eliminated as a result of the amount (if any) by 
which— 
(1) the expected family contribution, as deter-
mined for such student for such award year on the 
basis of the allowance for State and other taxes as 
adjusted by the updated tax tables prescribed on De-
cember 23, 2004 (Federal Register, V. 69, No. 246, 
pp. 76926–76927), exceeds 
(2) the expected family contribution that would 
apply to such student if such contribution were de-
termined on the basis of the allowance for State and 
other taxes as in effect for the award year 2004– 
2005. 
(b) REBATE OF LOST PELL GRANT AMOUNTS RE-
QUIRED.—For each student determined under subsection 
(a) to have had a Pell Grant reduced or eliminated, the 
Secretary shall provide to such student a rebate equal to 
the amount of such reduction or elimination.
(c) AUTHORITY TO USE CONTRACTORS FOR ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—The Secretary may provide by contract for 
the administration of the requirements of this section. 
(d) USE OF FAFSA DATA PERMITTED.—The Sec-
retary may use information provided on the Free Applica-
tion for Federal Student Aid to comply with the require-
ments of this section. 
(e) TREATMENT OF REBATES.—Any rebate provided 
under this section— 
(1) shall not be treated as income for purposes 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(2) shall not be treated as other financial aid, 
estimated financial assistance, assets, income, or 
other resources for purposes of determining— 
(A) whether the student obtained an over- 
award for the award year 2005–2006; or 
(B) the need for financial assistance for 
any award year subsequent to award year 
2005–2006. 
(f) NO OBLIGATION ON INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.—Nothing in this section authorizes the Sec-
retary to impose any obligation on an institution of higher 
education that is eligible to participate in programs under 
subpart 1 of part A of the title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 to perform any administrative requirement 
to carry out this section. 
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