REAL Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3122
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2016-06-29
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Education programs funding

Higher education

Sex offenses

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b style=""></b><b style="">Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2016 or the REAL Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration. </p> <p>This amendment takes effect in academic year 2016-2017. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3122 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2016 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Durbin , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Markey , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Franken , Mr. Booker , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2016 or the REAL Act of 2016 . 2. Reinstatement of Federal pell grant eligibility Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (3) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking (7)(B) and inserting (6)(B) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective for academic year 2016–2017 and succeeding academic years.