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handle is hein.crs/goveeym0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Cogesoa Resarc Servicei December 8, 2021 The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376): Higher Education Provisions On November 19, 2021, the House passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), pursuant to the reconciliation instructions included in Section 2002 of S.Con.Res. 14, the Concurrent Budget Resolution for FY2022. Title II of the BBBA contains provisions from the House Committee on Education and Labor. Within Title II, the BBBA contains several provisions that temporarily address a variety of higher education issues. This In Focus provides descriptions of several higher education provisions included in Title II of the bill, which generally would provide additional funding for existing programs or provide funding for newly established programs. The provisions variously sunset or the funding expires before or on September 30, 2030. Other BBBA provisions outside of Title II may support higher education but are beyond the scope of this In Focus. The In Focus begins with descriptions of the BBBA Title II provisions that affect the provision of federal student aid authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and a newly created student aid program. This is followed by descriptions of provisions that would provide grants to support a variety of activities to improve postsecondary education outcomes and education programs. Finally, it describes BBBA Title II provisions to support minority-serving institutions, teacher preparation programs, and career and technical education. Student Aid Provisions The BBBA would provide additional financial assistance to postsecondary students by (1) expanding existing federal student aid programs authorized under HEA Title IV (e.g., Pell Grants, Direct Loans), and (2) creating a new federal student aid program. Increase to Maximum Pell Grant Awards The BBBA would appropriate such sums as necessary to increase by $550 the maximum Pell Grant for award years (AY) 2022-2023 through 2025-2026. Under current law, the maximum Pell Grant award is the sum of the amount established in annual appropriations acts and $1,060, the currently authorized mandatory add-on award. The $550 increase would be a limited-time increase to the $1,060 mandatory add-on award; it would be limited to students enrolled in public or private, nonprofit institutions of higher education (IHEs) and postsecondary vocational institutions. Students enrolled in proprietary (private for-profit) institutions would not be eligible for the $550 increase. The maximum Pell Grant in AY2021-2022 is $6,495. Expansion of Student Aid Eligibility for Recipients of Means-Tested Benefits The BBBA would amend the student eligibility requirements for HEA Title IV student aid so that eligible students from families who have received specified means- tested benefits (e.g., Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income) during the 24-month period before the award year would be eligible for the maximum Pell Grant award and the maximum amount of other types of need-based Title IV aid. These changes would first apply in AY2024-2025 and would remain in effect through AY2029-2030. Student Aid Eligibility for Certain Noncitizens Under current law, HEA Title IV student aid is limited to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain eligible noncitizens. Unauthorized immigrants are not eligible for student aid. For AY2022-2023 through AY2029-2030, the BBBA would extend eligibility for HEA Title IV aid to students who have Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Title VI of the BBBA would make certain unauthorized aliens eligible for immigration parole. It appears that not all immigration parolees under Title VI would be eligible for HEA Title IV student aid, as amended by BBBA Title II. College Access for Students in Outlying Areas The BBBA would appropriate such sums as necessary for AY2023-2024 through AY2029-2030 to establish a new grant program for the Department of Education (ED) to provide college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Freely Associated States (the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau) with a greater array of choices among IHEs. Similar to the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program, the new program would provide grants to eligible public IHEs nationwide to offset the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees. Grants would be capped at $15,000 per award year and a cumulative maximum of $75,000 for each eligible undergraduate student-50% greater than DCTAG program limits. Retention and Completion Grants The BBBA would appropriate $500 million in FY2022, remaining available through FY2030, for ED to support a new competitive grant program to improve retention and completion outcomes of postsecondary students at public and private nonprofit IHEs through evidence-based reforms or practices. Eligible recipients would be states, systems of IHEs, and tribal colleges or universities (TCUs), with priority given to entities proposing to use a significant share 9'ttps://rsreports~congressgov

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