1070a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
for purposes of this section, the terms ‘eligible institution’, 
‘institution of higher education’, ‘eligible program’, and 
‘institution’ include a program of education that— 
‘‘(A) consists of vocational or technical training, 
flight training, or apprenticeship or other on-job 
training; 
‘‘(B) an individual may pursue using edu-
cational assistance pursuant to section 3313(g) of 
title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(C) is less than 600 clock hours of instruction, 
16 semester hours, or 24 quarter hours, offered dur-
ing a period of less than 15 weeks; 
‘‘(D) is not required to be accredited by a na-
tionally recognized accrediting agency or association 
recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H; 
‘‘(E) is not required to lead to a recognized 
educational credential; 
‘‘(F) for purposes of the reporting requirements 
under section 132(i), reports on all enrolled students 
without regard to whether a student is a first-time, 
full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking student; and 
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‘‘(G) except as otherwise provided in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) of this paragraph, meets the 
requirements of this title for an institution to par-
ticipate in the program under this section.’’. 
(2) AWARD
YEAR
2024–2025
AND
EACH
SUC-
CEEDING
AWARD
YEAR.—Section 401(a) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1070a(a)), as amended by the FAFSA Simplifica-
tion Act (section 703 of division FF of Public Law 
116–260), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
for purposes of this section, the terms ‘eligible institution’, 
‘institution of higher education’, ‘eligible program’, and 
‘institution’ include a program of education that— 
‘‘(A) consists of vocational or technical training, 
flight training, or apprenticeship or other on-job 
training; 
‘‘(B) an individual may pursue using edu-
cational assistance pursuant to section 3313(g) of 
title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(C) is less than 600 clock hours of instruction, 
16 semester hours, or 24 quarter hours, offered dur-
ing a period of less than 15 weeks; 
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‘‘(D) is not required to be accredited by a na-
tionally recognized accrediting agency or association 
recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H; 
‘‘(E) is not required to lead to a recognized 
educational credential; 
‘‘(F) for purposes of the reporting requirements 
under section 132(i), reports on all enrolled students 
without regard to whether a student is a first-time, 
full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking student; and 
‘‘(G) except as otherwise provided in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) of this paragraph, meets the 
requirements of this title for an institution to par-
ticipate in the program under this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 484(a)(1) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, for purposes of 
the Federal Pell Grant program under section 401, a pro-
gram of education described in section 401(a)(3) for 
award year 2023–2024, or section 401(a)(4) for award 
year 2024–2025 or any succeeding award year’’ after 
‘‘section 487’’. 
Æ 
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