I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4153 
To make certain technical corrections and transition amendments to the 
College Cost Reduction and Access Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 
The Committee on Education and Labor discharged; considered and passed 
A BILL 
To make certain technical corrections and transition 
amendments to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘College Cost Reduction 
and Access Act Technical Amendments of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
(a) CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION.— 
(1) CCRAA AMENDMENT.—Section 101(a)(2) 
of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Pub-
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lic Law 110–84) is amended by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (4) through (9) as paragraphs (3) through 
(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7)’’. 
(2) REDESIGNATION.—Paragraph (9) of section 
401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(b)(9)), as added by section 102(b) of 
the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public 
Law 110–84), is redesignated as paragraph (8). 
(b) REVISION OF AVAILABILITY RULE.—Paragraph 
(8) of section 401(b) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) 
of this section) is amended by striking subparagraph (F) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) USE
OF
FISCAL
YEAR
FUNDS
FOR 
AWARD YEARS.—The amounts made available 
by subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall 
remain available for the fiscal year succeeding 
the fiscal year for which such amounts are 
made available.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF UNTAXED INCOME AND BENEFITS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 480(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘untaxed income and benefits’ 
shall not include— 
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‘‘(A) the amount of additional child tax 
credit claimed for Federal income tax purposes; 
‘‘(B) welfare benefits, including assistance 
under a State program funded under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act and aid to 
dependent children; 
‘‘(C) the amount of earned income credit 
claimed for Federal income tax purposes; 
‘‘(D) the amount of credit for Federal tax 
on special fuels claimed for Federal income tax 
purposes; 
‘‘(E) the amount of foreign income ex-
cluded for purposes of Federal income taxes; or 
‘‘(F) untaxed social security benefits.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 
2009. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT STUDENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 480(d)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(d)(1)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) is an orphan, in foster care, or a 
ward of the court, or was an orphan, in foster 
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