mining eligibility for State need-based 
grant aid; and 
‘‘(II) 
the 
State-specific 
non-
financial data that the State agency 
requires for delivery of State need- 
based financial aid. 
‘‘(ii) ACCEPTANCE OF FORMS.—In the 
event that a State does not permit an ap-
plicant to file a form described in para-
graph (3)(B) or (4)(A) of this subsection 
for purposes of determining eligibility for 
State need-based grant aid— 
‘‘(I) the State shall notify the 
Secretary if the State is not permitted 
to do so because of either State law or 
because of agency policy; and 
‘‘(II) the notification under sub-
clause (I) shall include an estimate of 
the program cost to permit applicants 
to complete simplified application 
forms under paragraphs (3)(B) and 
(4)(A) of this subsection. 
‘‘(iii) LACK OF NOTIFICATION BY THE 
STATE.—If a State does not notify the
Secretary pursuant to clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(I) permit residents of that 
State to complete simplified applica-
tion forms under paragraphs (3)(B) 
and (4)(A) of this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) not require any resident of 
that State to complete any non-
financial data previously required by 
that State under this section. 
‘‘(7) CHARGES
TO
STUDENTS
AND
PARENTS 
FOR USE OF FORMS PROHIBITED.— 
‘‘(A) FEES PROHIBITED.—The FAFSA, in 
whatever form (including the EZ–FAFSA, 
paper, electronic, simplified, or reapplication), 
shall be produced, distributed, and processed by 
the Secretary and no parent or student shall be 
charged a fee for the collection, processing, or 
delivery of financial aid through the use of the 
FAFSA. The need and eligibility of a student 
for financial assistance under parts A through 
E of this title (other than under subpart 4 of 
part A) may only be determined by using the 
FAFSA developed by the Secretary pursuant to 
this subsection. No student may receive assist-
ance under parts A through E of this title 
(other than under subpart 4 of part A), except 
by use of the FAFSA developed by the Sec-
retary pursuant to this subsection. No data col-
lected on a form for which a fee is charged shall 
be used to complete the FAFSA. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Any entity that provides to 
students and parents, or charges students or 
parents for, any value-added services with re-
spect to or in connection with the FAFSA, such 
as completion of the FAFSA, submission of the 
FAFSA, or tracking of the FAFSA for a stu-
dent, shall provide to students and parents 
clear and conspicuous notice that— 
‘‘(i) the FAFSA is a free Federal stu-
dent aid application; 
‘‘(ii) the FAFSA can be completed 
without professional assistance; and 
‘‘(iii) includes the current Internet ad-
dress for the FAFSA on the Department’s 
web site. 
‘‘(8) APPLICATION
PROCESSING
CYCLE.—The 
Secretary shall enable students to submit a form 
created under this subsection in order to meet the 
filing requirements of this section and in order to re-
ceive aid from programs under this title and shall 
initiate the processing of applications under this 
subsection as early as practicable prior to January 
1 of the student’s planned year of enrollment.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 
following paragraph: 
‘‘(13) EARLY APPLICATION AND AWARD DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall, no later than two years after the date of 
enactment of the College Aid Made EZ Act, im-
plement an early application demonstration pro-
gram enabling dependent students to complete 
applications under this subsection in their jun-
ior year of high school, or in the academic year 
that is two years prior to their intended year of 
enrollment, and to be eligible to receive aid 
under this title and such aid as may be avail-
able from participants, including State financial 
assistance as provided under section 415C and 
other aid provided by participating institutions. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSE
AND
OBJECTIVES.—The 
purpose of the demonstration program under 
this paragraph shall be to measure the benefits, 
in terms of student aspirations and plans to at-
tend college, and the adverse effects, in terms 
of program costs, integrity, distribution, and 
delivery of aid under this title, of implementing 
an early application system for all dependent 
students that allows dependent students to 
apply for financial aid using information from 
the year prior to the year prior to enrollment. 
Additional objectives associated with implemen-
tation of the demonstration program are the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Measure the feasibility of ena-
bling dependent students to apply for Fed-
eral, State, and institutional financial aid 
in their junior year of high school, using 
information from the year prior to the year 
prior to enrollment, by completing any of 
the application forms under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(ii) Determine the feasibility, bene-
fits, and adverse effects of implementing a 
data match with the Internal Revenue 
Service (IRS). 
‘‘(iii) Identify whether receiving final 
financial aid awards no later than the fall 
of the senior year provides students with