‘‘(iii) $500 for award year 2011–2012 
and each subsequent award year. 
‘‘(C) USE
OF
FISCAL
YEAR
FUNDS
FOR 
AWARD YEARS.—The amounts made available by 
subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall be 
available and remain available for use under 
subparagraph (B) for the award year that begins 
in such fiscal year.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZED MAXIMUMS.—Section 401(b)(2)(A) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a 
student eligible under this part shall be— 
‘‘(i) $7,600 for academic year 2008–2009; 
‘‘(ii) $8,600 for academic year 2009–2010; 
‘‘(iii) $9,600 for academic year 2010–2011; 
‘‘(iv) $10,600 for academic year 2011–2012; and 
‘‘(v) $11,600 for academic year 2012–2013, 
less an amount equal to the amount determined to be 
the expected family contribution with respect to that 
student for that year.’’. 
(d) TUITION SENSITIVITY.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 401(b) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(b)) is further amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (8), re-
spectively. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) of this subsection are effective on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) MULTIPLE GRANTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) of section 
401(b) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(1)(B)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS.—The Secretary 
is authorized, for students enrolled in a baccalaureate 
degree, associate’s degree, or certificate program of 
study at an eligible institution, to award such stu-
dents not more than two Pell grants during an award 
year to permit such students to accelerate progress to-
ward their degree or certificate objectives by enrolling 
in courses for more than 2 semesters, or 3 quarters, 
or the equivalent, in a given academic year.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall be effective July 1, 2009. 
(f) ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS.—Section 
401A (as amended by section 8003 of Public Law 109–171) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, ex-
cept as part of a secondary school program of study’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(g) DETERMINATION OF ACADEMIC YEAR.—Notwith-
standing section 481(a)(2), for the purpose of determining 
eligibility for a grant under this section, a student shall 
be considered to be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in 
the first, second, third, or fourth academic year of a pro-
gram of undergraduate education based on the student’s 
class standing, as determined by the institution of higher 
education at which the student is enrolled or accepted for 
enrollment.’’. 
(g) ELIGIBILITY
FOR ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS 
GRANTS.—Section 401A is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘full–time’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) is an eligible student under section 484, in-
cluding being enrolled or accepted for enrollment in 
a degree, certificate, or other eligible program leading 
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to a recognized educational credential at an institu-
tion of higher education;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR LESS THAN FULL-TIME 
ENROLLMENT.—A grant awarded under this section 
to an eligible student who attends an eligible institu-
tion on a less than full-time (but at least half-time or 
more) basis shall be reduced in the same proportion 
as would a Federal Pell Grant pursuant to section 
401(b)(2)(B).’’. 
SEC. 102. SUPPORT FOR WORKING STUDENTS. 
(a) DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Subparagraph (D) of 
section 475(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087oo)(g)(2)(D)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) an income protection allowance of the 
following amount (or a successor amount pre-
scribed by the Secretary under section 478)— 
‘‘(i) for the 2009–2010 academic year, 
$3,750; 
‘‘(ii) for the 2010–2011 academic year, 
$4,500; 
‘‘(iii) for the 2011–2012 academic 
year, $5,250; and 
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‘‘(iv) for the 2012–2013 academic year, 
$6,000;’’. 
(b) INDEPENDENT STUDENTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS 
OTHER
THAN
A
SPOUSE.—Clause 
(iv) 
of 
section 
476(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087pp(b)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) an income protection allowance 
of the following amount (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 
(a)(2)— 
‘‘(aa) for the 2009–2010 aca-
demic year, $6,690; 
‘‘(bb) for the 2010–2011 aca-
demic year, $7,160; 
‘‘(cc) for the 2011–2012 aca-
demic year, $7,630; and 
‘‘(dd) for the 2012–2013 aca-
demic year, $8,090; and 
‘‘(II) for married students where 1 
is enrolled pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2)— 
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‘‘(aa) for the 2009–2010 aca-
demic year, $10,720; 
‘‘(bb) for the 2010–2011 aca-
demic year, $11,470; 
‘‘(cc) for the 2011–2012 aca-
demic year, $12,220; and 
‘‘(dd) for the 2012–2013 aca-
demic year, $12,960;’’. 
(c) UPDATED TABLES AND AMOUNTS.—Section 478(b) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘REVISED
TABLES.—For 
each’’ and inserting ‘‘REVISED TABLES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as designated by 
subparagraph (A)), in the third sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘preceding sentence’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘For the 2007–2008’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
2007–2008
ACA-
DEMIC YEAR.—For the 2007–2008’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
2009–2010 
THROUGH 2012–2013 ACADEMIC YEARS.—For the 
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