Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act

Bill: 113-hr-4982
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2014-06-26
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education

Student aid and college costs

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of the applications used in estimating and determining financial aid eligibility. Requires such simplification to include data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Education, pursuant to taxpayer consent.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4982 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2014 Mr. Bucshon (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Kline , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Tierney , Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Royce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To simplify the application used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility for postsecondary education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act . 2. Using data from second preceding year Section 480(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv(a)(1)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: (B) Notwithstanding section 478(a) and beginning not later than the second January 1 after the date of enactment of the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act , the Secretary shall provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications (including simplification for a subset of applications) used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility. Such simplification shall include the sharing of data between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department, pursuant to the consent of the taxpayer. .