[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4433 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4433
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income
protection allowances.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2016
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Honda, Mr.
Keating, Ms. Lee, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
Mr. Takai, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. McDermott)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income
protection allowances.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Working Student Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR WORKING STUDENTS.
(a) Dependent Students.--Section 475(g)(2)(D) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo(g)(2)(D)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(D) an income protection allowance (or a
successor amount prescribed by the Secretary under
section 478) of $8,519 for academic year 2016-2017;''.
(b) Independent Students Without Dependents Other Than a Spouse.--
Section 476(b)(1)(A)(iv) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087pp(b)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended to read as follows:
``(iv) an income protection allowance (or a
successor amount prescribed by the Secretary
under section 478)--
``(I) for single or separated
students, or married students where
both are enrolled pursuant to
subsection (a)(2), of $13,244 for
academic year 2016-2017; and
``(II) for married students where 1
is enrolled pursuant to subsection
(a)(2), of $21,222 for academic year
2016-2017;''.
(c) Independent Students With Dependents Other Than a Spouse.--
Section 477(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087qq(b)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
``(4) Income protection allowance.--The income protection
allowance is determined by the following table (or a successor
table prescribed by the Secretary under section 478), for
academic year 2016-2017:
``Income Protection Allowance
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Family Size Number in College
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For each
(including 1 2 3 4 5 additional
student) subtract:
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2 $33,534 $27,797 $4,230
3 41,742 36,045 $30,308
4 51,543 45,833 40,122 $34,385
5 60,831 55,080 49,370 43,659 $37,949
6 71,321 65,408 59,724 53,960 48,276
For each
additional
add: 5,950 ''.
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(d) Updated Tables and Amounts.--Section 478(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087rr(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B)
and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--For each academic year after
academic year 2016-2017, the Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register a revised table of income
protection allowances for the purpose of sections
475(c)(4) and 477(b)(4), subject to subparagraphs (B)
and (C).
``(B) Table for independent students.--For each
academic year after academic year 2016-2017, the
Secretary shall develop the revised table of income
protection allowances by increasing each of the dollar
amounts contained in the table of income protection
allowances under section 477(b)(4) by a percentage
equal to the estimated percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary)
between December 2014 and the December next preceding
the beginning of such academic year, and rounding the
result to the nearest $10.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall be developed''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``shall be developed for each academic year after
academic year 2016-2017, by increasing each of the dollar
amounts contained in such section for academic year 2016-2017
by a percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in
the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary)
between December 2014 and the December next preceding the
beginning of such academic year, and rounding the result to the
nearest $10.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be
effective on July 1, 2016.
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