I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 242 
To restore access to year-round Federal Pell Grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2015 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. VARGAS, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. BROWN 
of Florida, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. MOORE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. VELA, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
SIRES, Ms. LEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 
Illinois, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. NOLAN, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. FARR, Mr. RUSH, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. CASTOR of Flor-
ida, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To restore access to year-round Federal Pell Grants. 
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 ‘‘Affordability for Con-
stant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Suc-
cess Act’’ or the ‘‘All-Year ACCESS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STUDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) YEAR-ROUND FEDERAL PELL GRANT STU-
DENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall award, to an eligible student who meets 
the requirements in subparagraph (B) who has 
received a Federal Pell Grant for an award year 
and is enrolled in a program of study for one 
or more additional payment periods during the 
same award year that are not otherwise covered 
by the student’s Federal Pell Grant, an addi-
tional Federal Pell Grant for the additional 
payment periods. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible 
to receive the additional Federal Pell Grant for 
an award year that is described in subpara-
graph (A), a student shall, in addition to meet-
ing all eligibility requirements for the receipt of 
a Federal Pell Grant— 
‘‘(i) be enrolled on at least a half-time 
basis for a period of more than one aca-
demic year, or more than 2 semesters or 
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the equivalent of 2 semesters, during a sin-
gle award year; and 
‘‘(ii) be enrolled in a program of in-
struction at an institution of higher edu-
cation for which the institution awards an 
associate or baccalaureate degree or a cer-
tificate. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS.—In the case of a student 
receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant in 
a single award year under subparagraph (A), 
the total amount of the Federal Pell Grants 
awarded to such student for the award year 
shall not exceed an amount equal to 150 per-
cent of the total maximum Federal Pell Grant 
for such award year calculated in accordance 
with paragraph (7)(C)(iv)(II). 
‘‘(D) INCLUSION
IN
DURATION
LIMIT.— 
Any period of study covered by a Federal Pell 
Grant awarded under subparagraph (A) shall 
be included in determining a student’s duration 
limit under subsection (c)(5). 
‘‘(9) CROSSOVER PERIOD.—In any case where 
an eligible student is receiving a Federal Pell Grant 
for a payment period that spans 2 award years, the 
Secretary shall allow the eligible institution in which 
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the student is enrolled to determine the award year 
to which the additional period shall be assigned.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2015. 
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