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‘‘(ii) the total amount for the second 
preceding award year, if any, by which— 
‘‘(I) the tuition and required fees 
of each such student with such finan-
cial need; exceeds 
‘‘(II) the average tuition and re-
quired fees for the institution’s sector. 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the sum of the 
low tuition incentive amounts of all participating in-
stitutions for an award year as determined under 
paragraph (1) exceeds 1⁄4 of the annual loan author-
ity under subsection (b) for such award year, the 
Secretary shall ratably reduce the low tuition incen-
tive amounts of all participating institutions until 
the sum of such amounts is equal to the amount 
that is 1⁄4 of the annual loan authority under sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL PELL GRANT AND DEGREE RECIPI-
ENT AMOUNT.—For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C), the 
Secretary shall determine the Federal Pell Grant and de-
gree recipient amount for each participating institution for 
each award year, by calculating for each such institution 
the ratio of— 
‘‘(1) the number of students who, during the 
most recent year for which data are available, ob-
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tained an associate’s degree or other postsecondary 
degree from such participating institution and, prior 
to obtaining such degree, received a Federal Pell 
Grant for attendance at any institution of higher 
education; to 
‘‘(2) the number of students who, during the 
most recent year for which data are available, ob-
tained an associate’s degree or other postsecondary 
degree from each participating institution and, prior 
to obtaining such degree, received a Federal Pell 
Grant for attendance at any institution of higher 
education. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
LOAN
AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘annual loan authority’ means the total original prin-
cipal amount of loans that may be allocated and 
made available for an award year to make Federal 
Direct Perkins Loans under section 455A. 
‘‘(2) AVERAGE COST OF ATTENDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘average 
cost of attendance’ means the average of the at-
tendance costs for undergraduate students and 
for graduate and professional students, respec-
tively, for the second preceding award year 
which shall include— 
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‘‘(i) tuition and required fees deter-
mined in accordance with subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(ii) standard living expenses deter-
mined in accordance with subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(iii) books and supplies determined 
in accordance with subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(B) TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES.—The 
average undergraduate and graduate and pro-
fessional tuition and required fees described in 
subparagraph (A)(i) shall be computed on the 
basis of information reported by the institution 
to the Secretary, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) total revenue received by the in-
stitution from undergraduate and graduate 
and professional students, respectively, for 
tuition and required fees for the second 
preceding award year; and 
‘‘(ii) the institution’s full-time equiva-
lent enrollment of undergraduate and 
graduate and professional students, respec-
tively, for such second preceding award 
year. 
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‘‘(C) STANDARD LIVING EXPENSES.—The 
standard living expense described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) is equal to the allowance, deter-
mined by an institution, for room and board 
costs incurred by a student, as computed in ac-
cordance with part F for the second preceding 
award year. 
‘‘(D) BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.—The allow-
ance for books and supplies described in sub-
paragraph (A)(iii) is equal to the allowance, de-
termined by an institution, for books, supplies, 
transportation, and miscellaneous personal ex-
penses, including a reasonable allowance for the 
documented rental or purchase of a personal 
computer, as computed in accordance with part 
F for the second preceding award year. 
‘‘(3) AVERAGE TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES 
FOR THE INSTITUTION’S SECTOR.—The term ‘aver-
age tuition and required fees for the institution’s 
sector’ shall be determined by the Secretary for each 
of the categories described in section 132(d). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation that participates in the Federal Direct Staf-
ford Loan Program. 
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‘‘(5) PARTICIPATING INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘participating institution’ means an institution of 
higher education that has an agreement under sec-
tion 463(f). 
‘‘(6) SECTOR.—The term ‘sector’ means each of 
the categories described in section 132(d).’’. 
SEC. 4074. AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF THE PERKINS 
LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 463 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1087cc) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR 
LOANS MADE BEFORE JULY 1, 2019’’ after 
‘‘AGREEMENTS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘be-
fore July 1, 2019’’ after ‘‘students’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘there-
on—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘there-
on, if the institution has failed to maintain an 
acceptable collection record with respect to such 
loan, as determined by the Secretary in accord-
ance with criteria established by regulation, the 
Secretary may require the institution to assign 
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such note or agreement to the Secretary, with-
out recompense;’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and the 
Secretary shall apportion’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘in accordance with section 462’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and the Secretary shall return a por-
tion of funds from loan repayments to the insti-
tution as specified in section 466(b)’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An institution 
that has entered into an agreement under subsection (a) 
shall be entitled, for each fiscal year during which it serv-
ices student loans from a student loan fund established 
under such agreement, to a payment in lieu of reimburse-
ment for its expenses in servicing student loans made be-
fore July 1, 2019. Such payment shall be equal to 0.50 
percent of the outstanding principal and interest balance 
of such loans being serviced by the institution as of Sep-
tember 30 of each fiscal year.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CONTENTS OF AGREEMENTS FOR LOANS MADE 
ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2019.—An agreement with any 
institution of higher education that elects to participate 
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in the Federal Direct Perkins Loan program under section 
455A shall provide— 
‘‘(1) for the establishment and maintenance of 
a Direct Perkins Loan program at the institution 
under which the institution shall use loan authority 
allocated under section 462A to make loans to eligi-
ble students attending the institution; 
‘‘(2) that the institution, unless otherwise speci-
fied in this subsection, shall operate the program 
consistent with the requirements of agreements es-
tablished under section 454; 
‘‘(3) that the institution will pay matching 
funds, quarterly, in an amount agreed to by the in-
stitution and the Secretary, to an escrow account 
approved by the Secretary, for the purpose of pro-
viding loan benefits to borrowers; 
‘‘(4) that if the institution fails to meet the re-
quirements of paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
suspend or terminate the institution’s eligibility to 
make Federal Direct Perkins Loans under section 
455A until such time as the Secretary determines, 
in accordance with section 498, that the institution 
has met the requirements of such paragraph; and 
‘‘(5) that if the institution ceases to be eligible 
to receive Federal loans under this title based on 
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loss of eligibility under section 435(a), as amended, 
due to a high adjusted cohort default rate, the Sec-
retary shall suspend or terminate the institution’s 
eligibility to make Federal Direct Perkins Loans 
under section 455A unless and until the institution 
would qualify for a resumption of eligible institution 
status under such section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2019. 
SEC. 4075. STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION BY ELIGIBLE IN-
STITUTIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PERKINS 
LOAN PROGRAM. 
Section 463A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087cc–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Each institu-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘For loans made before July 1, 
2019, each institution’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Each institu-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘For loans made before July 1, 
2019, each institution’’. 
SEC. 4076. TERMS OF LOANS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PER-
KINS LOAN PROGRAM. 
Section 464 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087dd) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
463’’ and inserting ‘‘section 463(a)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘made be-
fore July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘A loan’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘made 
before July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘a loan’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘made before July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘any 
loan’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘made before July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘any 
loan’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘for 
a loan made before July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘dur-
ing the repayment period’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘before 
July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘for a loan made’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘The in-
stitution’’ and inserting ‘‘For loans made before 
July 1, 2019, the institution’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘made 
before July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘of loans’’; 
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(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘made before 
July 1, 2019,’’ before ‘‘from the student loan fund’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘with respect 
to loans made before July 1, 2019, and’’ before ‘‘as 
documented in accordance with paragraph (2),’’; 
(6) by repealing subsection (f); 
(7) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘and be-
fore July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘January 1, 1986,’’; 
(8) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ‘‘be-
fore July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘made under this 
part’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘before 
July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘under this part’’; and 
(9) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting ‘‘before 
July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘under this part’’. 
SEC. 4077. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CANCELLATION OF PER-
KINS LOANS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE. 
Section 465 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ee) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and before 
July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘June 30, 1972,’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR CANCELLATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) ASSIGNED LOANS.—In the case of loans 
made under this part before July 1, 2019, and that 
are assigned to the Secretary, the Secretary shall, 
from amounts repaid each quarter on assigned Per-
kins Loans made before July 1, 2019, pay to each 
institution for each quarter an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate of the amounts of loans 
from its student loan fund that are canceled 
pursuant to this section for such quarter, minus 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the aggregate of 
the amounts of any such loans so canceled that 
were made from Federal capital contributions 
to its student loan fund. 
‘‘(2) RETAINED LOANS.—In the case of loans 
made under this part before July 1, 2019, and that 
are retained by the institution for servicing, the in-
stitution shall deduct from loan repayments owed to 
the Secretary under section 466, an amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate of the amounts of loans 
from its student loan fund that are canceled 
pursuant to this section for such quarter, minus 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the aggregate of 
the amounts of any such loans so canceled that 
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were made from Federal capital contributions 
to its student loan fund.’’. 
SEC. 4078. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FROM STUDENT LOAN 
FUNDS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PERKINS 
LOAN PROGRAM. 
Section 466 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ff) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 466. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS FROM STUDENT LOAN 
FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) CAPITAL DISTRIBUTION.—Beginning July 1, 
2019, there shall be a capital distribution of the balance 
of the student loan fund established under this part by 
each institution of higher education as follows: 
‘‘(1) For the quarter beginning July 1, 2019, 
the Secretary shall first be paid, no later than Sep-
tember 30, 2019, an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the cash balance in such fund at the close 
of June 30, 2019, as the total amount of the Fed-
eral capital contributions to such fund by the Sec-
retary under this part bears to— 
‘‘(A) the sum of such Federal contribu-
tions and the institution’s capital contributions 
to such fund, less 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to— 
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‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall calculate the 
amounts due to the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
(adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (B), as 
appropriate) and paragraph (2) and shall promptly 
inform the institution of such calculated amounts. 
‘‘(B) In the event that, prior to the date of en-
actment of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsi-
bility Act of 2009, an institution made a short-term, 
interest-free loan to the institution’s student loan 
fund established under this part in anticipation of 
collections or receipt of Federal capital contribu-
tions, and the institution demonstrates to the Sec-
retary, on or before June 30, 2019, that such loan 
will still be outstanding after June 30, 2019, the 
Secretary shall subtract the amount of such out-
standing loan from the cash balance of the institu-
tion’s student loan fund that is used to calculate the 
amount due to the Secretary under paragraph (1). 
An adjustment of an amount due to the Secretary 
under this subparagraph shall be made by the Sec-
retary on a case-by-case basis. 
‘‘(4) Any remaining balance at the end of a 
quarter after a payment under paragraph (1) or (2) 
shall be retained by the institution for use at its dis-
cretion. Any balance so retained shall be withdrawn 
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from the student loan fund and shall not be counted 
in calculating amounts owed to the Secretary for 
subsequent quarters. 
‘‘(5) Each institution shall make the quarterly 
payments to the Secretary described in paragraph 
(2) until all outstanding Federal Perkins Loans at 
that institution have been assigned to the Secretary 
and there are no funds remaining in the institution’s 
student loan fund. 
‘‘(6) In the event that the institution’s adminis-
trative costs, charges, and cancellation costs de-
scribed in paragraph (2) for a quarter exceed the 
amount owed to the Secretary under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) for that quarter, no payment shall be due 
to the Secretary from the institution for that quarter 
and the Secretary shall pay the institution, from 
funds realized from the collection of assigned Fed-
eral Perkins Loans made before July 1, 2019, an 
amount that, when combined with the amount re-
tained by the institution under paragraphs (1) and 
(2), equals the full amount of such administrative 
costs, charges, and cancellation costs. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT OF OUTSTANDING LOANS.—Be-
ginning July 1, 2019, an institution of higher education 
may assign all outstanding loans made under this part be-
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fore July 1, 2019, to the Secretary, consistent with the 
requirements of section 463(a)(5). In collecting loans so 
assigned, the Secretary shall pay an institution an amount 
that constitutes the same fraction of such collections as 
the fraction of the cash balance that the institution retains 
under subsection (a)(2), but determining such fraction 
without regard to subparagraph (B)(i) of such sub-
section.’’. 
PART F 
SEC. 4081. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO FAMILY CON-
TRIBUTION. 
Section 473(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087mm) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘academic 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘award year’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘academic 
year 2009–2010 and succeeding academic years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘award year 2019–2020 and suc-
ceeding award years’’. 
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SEC. 4082. AMENDMENTS TO DATA ELEMENTS WHEN DE-
TERMINING THE EXPECTED FAMILY CON-
TRIBUTION. 
Section 474(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087nn(b)) is amended in paragraph (4), by 
inserting before ‘‘the net’’ the following: ‘‘only in the case 
of a pathway three applicant,’’. 
SEC. 4083. AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR 
DEPENDENT STUDENTS. 
(a) DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Section 475 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before 
‘‘the student’’ the following: ‘‘only in the case of a 
pathway three applicant,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting before 
‘‘the parents’’ the following: ‘‘only in the case of a 
pathway three applicant,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘award pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘award year’’. 
(b) INCREASING SUPPORT FOR WORKING DEPEND-
ENT STUDENTS.—Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) an income protection allowance (or a 
successor amount prescribed by the Secretary 
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under section 478) of $9,010 for award year 
2019–2020;’’. 
SEC. 4084. AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR 
INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPEND-
ENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPEND-
ENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 476(a)(1)(B) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087pp(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘the 
family’s contribution’’ the following: ‘‘only in the case of 
a pathway three applicant,’’. 
(b) INCREASING SUPPORT
FOR WORKING INDE-
PENDENT STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS OTHER 
THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 476 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087pp) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘award pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘award year’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b)(1)(A)(iv) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) an income protection allowance 
(or a successor amount prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 478)— 
‘‘(I) for single or separated stu-
dents, or married students where both 
are enrolled pursuant to subsection 
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(a)(2), of $14,010 for award year 
2019–2020; and 
‘‘(II) for married students where 
1 is enrolled pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2), of $22,460 for award year 
2019–2020;’’. 
SEC. 4085. AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR 
INDEPENDENT 
STUDENTS 
WITH 
DEPEND-
ENTS OTHER THAN A SPOUSE. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS 
OTHER THAN A SPOUSE.—Section 477(a)(1)(B) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087qq(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting before ‘‘the 
family’s contribution’’ the following: ‘‘only in the case of 
a pathway three applicant,’’. 
(b) INCREASING SUPPORT
FOR WORKING INDE-
PENDENT STUDENTS WITH DEPENDENTS OTHER THAN 
A SPOUSE.—Section 477 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087qq) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘award pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘award year’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b)(4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) INCOME
PROTECTION
ALLOWANCE.—The 
income protection allowance is determined by the fol-
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