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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1490 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain return informa-
tion disclosed to institutions of higher education for financial aid pur-
poses to also be used for certain Federal TRIO programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 21, 2025 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. BONAMICI, and Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow cer-
tain return information disclosed to institutions of higher 
education for financial aid purposes to also be used for 
certain Federal TRIO programs. 
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 ‘‘TRIO Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN RETURN INFORMATION DISCLOSED TO IN-
STITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR FI-
NANCIAL AID PURPOSES ALSO ALLOWED TO 
BE USED FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL TRIO PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 6103(l)(13)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(vii) CERTAIN FEDERAL TRIO PRO-
GRAMS.—Return information received pur-
suant to clause (iii)(I) may be used by the 
institution of higher education referred to 
in such clause for the purposes of the pro-
grams authorized under sections 402D and 
402E of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–14 and 1070a–15; relat-
ing to student support services and the 
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate 
Achievement Program), as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this clause.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDU-
CATION ACT OF 1965. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO DISCLOSE FAFSA INFOR-
MATION.—Section 483(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(2)(D)(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘to disclose to an institution’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘to disclose to an institution for purposes of a 
program authorized under section 402D or 402E, and to 
disclose to an institution’’. 
(b) USE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE INSTI-
TUTION.—Section 483(a)(3)(C)(i) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(3)(C)(i)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) shall use the information provided 
to the institution solely— 
‘‘(I) for the application, award, 
and administration of financial aid to 
the applicant; and 
‘‘(II) for purposes of a program 
authorized under section 402D or 
402E;’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS 
FOR REQUESTING TAX RETURN INFORMATION.—Section 
494(a)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1098h(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘(v), and (vi)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(v), (vi), and (vii)’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and an institu-
tion of higher education being unable to determine 
the eligibility of such individual for a program au-
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thorized under section 402D or 402E’’ before the 
semicolon. 
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