woman or girl’ means a dependent or an independent stu-
dent who— 
‘‘(1) is a displaced Afghan woman or girl, as 
defined in section 135A; 
‘‘(2) is enrolled in an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 102(a)(1), except that 
such term shall not include an institution described 
in section 102(a)(1)(C)); and 
‘‘(3) has not completed a first undergraduate 
baccalaureate course of study. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
a grant to each eligible displaced Afghan woman or 
girl in the amount necessary to pay the full cost of 
attendance at an institution of higher education at 
which such woman or girl is enrolled, except that 
such amount shall be adjusted to reflect the attend-
ance by the eligible displaced Afghan woman or girl 
on a less than full-time basis, as determined by the 
Secretary in accordance with regulations under para-
graph (3)(C). 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Grants made under this 
section shall be known as ‘Displaced Afghan Women 
and Girls Scholarship Grants’. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The period during 
which a student may receive a grant under this 
section shall be the period required for the com-
pletion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate 
course of study being pursued by that student 
at the institution at which the student is in at-
tendance, except that any period during which 
the student is enrolled in a noncredit or reme-
dial course of study, as described in subpara-
graph (B), shall not be counted for the purpose 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) 
NONCREDIT
OR
REMEDIAL 
COURSES.—Nothing in this section shall exclude 
from eligibility courses of study which are non-
credit or remedial in nature (including courses 
in English language instruction) which are de-
termined by the institution to be necessary to 
help the student be prepared for the pursuit of 
a first undergraduate baccalaureate degree or, 
in the case of courses in English language in-
struction, to be necessary to enable the student 
to use already existing knowledge, training, or 
skills. 
‘‘(C) MAXIMUM PERIOD.—The period dur-
ing which a student may receive a grant under 
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this section shall not exceed 12 semesters, or 
the equivalent of 12 semesters, as determined 
by the Secretary by regulation. Such regula-
tions shall provide, with respect to a student 
who received a grant under this section for a 
term but was enrolled at a fraction of full time, 
that only that same fraction of such semester or 
equivalent shall count towards such maximum 
limit. 
‘‘(c) FAFSA NOT REQUIRED.—Not withstanding 
section 483 or any other provision of this Act, an eligible 
displaced Afghan woman or girl shall not be required to 
file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or provide 
any other evidence related to financial need, to be awarded 
a grant under this section. 
‘‘(d) 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 
2023 and each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 
2045.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO 
SUPPORT DISPLACED AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for the 3 succeeding fiscal years, the Spe-
cial Official for Displaced Afghan Women and Girls 
shall provide a report to Congress on the implemen-
tation of the scholarship program for eligible dis-
placed Afghan women and girls under this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report described in para-
graph (1) shall include, for the most recently con-
cluded fiscal year— 
(A) the total number of scholarships 
awarded through the program, including— 
(i) the number and percentage of indi-
viduals who are awarded scholarships 
under this section compared to the number 
of individuals who applied for such a schol-
arship; and 
(ii) the total number of individuals 
awarded scholarships under this section 
compared to the total number of eligible 
displaced Afghan women and girls in the 
United States; 
(B) the disciplines of study chosen by the 
scholarship recipients; 
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(C) the percentage of the scholarships that 
were awarded to individuals enrolled in a pro-
gram of study leading to an associate’s degree, 
a bachelor’s degree, or a trade program creden-
tial; and 
(D) the percentage of scholarship recipi-
ents who voluntarily withdrew from an institu-
tion of higher education, or were involuntarily 
terminated from such an institution for failure 
to meet program requirements. 
SEC. 6. STATE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR DIS-
PLACED AFGHAN WOMEN AND GIRLS. 
(a) PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall carry out a program, jointly through the Office 
of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Of-
fice of Postsecondary Education, as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, to award grants to eli-
gible entities to provide education and educational 
support to displaced Afghan women and girls in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
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(B) a local educational agency (as such 
term defined in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801)), including a charter school that 
is a local educational agency, or a consortium 
of local educational agencies; 
(C) a private elementary or secondary 
school; 
(D) an institution of higher education (as 
such term is defined in section 102 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 
(E) a community-based organization with 
demonstrated expertise in carrying out activities 
that are similar to activities funded under this 
section; or 
(F) a consortium of two or more of the en-
tities described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E). 
(b) GRANT TERMS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary of 
Education may require. Such application shall in-
clude— 
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cluding through the Child Care Access Means Par-
ents in School Program under section 419N of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d– 
41). 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—To permit eligible entities 
receiving a grant under this section to carry out the activi-
ties described in subsection (c)(4), the Secretary of Edu-
cation may waive requirements for institutions of higher 
education related to low-income students under the Child 
Care Access Means Parents in School Program under sec-
tion 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070d–41), to permit participation in such pro-
gram by displaced Afghan women and girls. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date an eligible entity is award-
ed a grant under this section, and annually thereafter for 
the duration of the grant, the eligible entity shall provide 
an annual report to the Secretary of Education on the ac-
tivities carried out with such grant during the preceding 
fiscal year. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority to award grants under 
this program shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2045. 
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