2009–2010 academic year, and for each of the 3 
succeeding academic years, the Secretary shall 
revise the tables in accordance with this para-
graph, except that, for the table in section 
477(b)(4), the Secretary shall revise such table by 
increasing the amounts contained in such table 
for the preceding academic year by 10 percent.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall be devel-
oped’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘shall be developed— 
‘‘(A) for academic year 2008–2009, by in-
creasing each of the dollar amounts contained in 
such section as such section was in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the College 
Cost Reduction Act of 2007 by a percentage 
equal to the estimated percentage increase in the 
Consumer Price Index (as defined in section 
478(f)) between December 2006 and the Decem-
ber next preceding the beginning of such aca-
demic year, and rounding the result to the near-
est $10; and 
‘‘(B) for each academic year after 2012– 
2013, by increasing each of the dollar amounts 
contained in such section for academic year 
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2012–2013 by a percentage equal to the esti-
mated percentage increase in the Consumer Price 
Index (as defined in section 478(f)) between De-
cember 2011 and the December next preceding 
the beginning of such academic year, and round-
ing the result to the nearest $10.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2008, 
and the amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect 
on July 1, 2008. 
SEC. 103. SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST AND AUTOMATIC ZERO 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) SIMPLIFIED
NEEDS
TEST.—Section 479 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ss) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subclause (III) as 
subclause (IV); 
(iii) by inserting after subclause (II) 
the following: 
‘‘(III) 1 of whom is a dislocated 
worker; or’’; and 
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(iv) in subclause (IV) (as redesignated 
by clause (ii)), by striking ‘‘12-month’’ and 
inserting ‘‘24-month’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subclause (III) as 
subclause (IV); 
(iii) by inserting after subclause (II) 
the following: 
‘‘(III) 1 of whom is a dislocated 
worker; or’’; and 
(iv) in subclause (IV) (as redesignated 
by clause (ii)), by striking ‘‘12-month’’ and 
inserting ‘‘24-month’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(II) by redesignating clause (iii) 
as clause (iv); 
(III) by inserting after clause (ii) 
the following: 
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‘‘(iii) 1 of whom is a dislocated work-
er; or’’; and 
(IV) in clause (iv) (as redesig-
nated by subclause (II)), by striking 
‘‘12-month’’ and inserting ‘‘24-month’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(II) by redesignating clause (iii) 
as clause (iv); 
(III) by inserting after clause (ii) 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) is a dislocated worker; or’’; and 
(IV) in clause (iv) (as redesig-
nated by subclause (II)), by striking 
‘‘12-month’’ and inserting ‘‘24-month’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’; and 
(C) in the flush matter following paragraph 
(2)(B), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
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Secretary shall annually adjust the income level 
necessary to qualify an applicant for the zero ex-
pected family contribution. The income level 
shall be adjusted according to increases in the 
Consumer Price Index, as defined in section 
478(f).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), 
respectively and moving the margins of such sub-
paragraphs 2 ems to the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(d) DEFINITION’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘the term’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DISLOCATED
WORKER.—The term ‘dis-
located worker’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2801). 
‘‘(2) MEANS-TESTED
FEDERAL
BENEFIT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term’’. 
(b) DISCRETION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMIN-
ISTRATORS.—Section 479A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) is 
amended in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘a family mem-
ber who is a dislocated worker (as defined in section 101 
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