IB
Union Calendar No. 589
118THCONGRESS
2
DSESSION H. R. 8932
[Report No. 118–695]
To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY5, 2024
Mrs. H
OUCHINintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
S
EPTEMBER20, 2024
Additional sponsors: Ms. F
OXX, Mr. WILLIAMSof New York, Mr. FINSTAD,
Mrs. B
ICE, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KILEY, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr.
W
ALBERG, and Mr. TIMMONS
S
EPTEMBER20, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 5, 2024]
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H8932.RH H8932
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2
•HR 8932 RH
A BILL
To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the
FAFSA.
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H8932.RH H8932
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3
•HR 8932 RH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAFSA Deadline Act’’. 4
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF EARLIER APPLICATION PROC-5
ESSING CYCLE. 6
Section 483(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 7
(20 U.S.C. 1090(d)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘not later 8
than January 1 of the applicant’s planned year of enroll-9
ment, to the maximum extent practicable, on or around Oc-10
tober 1 prior to the applicant’s planned year of enrollment’’ 11
and inserting ‘‘not later than October 1 prior to the appli-12
cant’s planned year of enrollment’’. 13
SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION AND TESTIMONY REQUIREMENTS. 14
Section 483(d)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 15
(20 U.S.C. 1090(d)(4)) is further amended— 16
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 17
the following: 18
‘‘(A) I
N GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 19
(2) by adding at the end the following: 20
‘‘(B) C
ERTIFICATION AND TESTIMONY RE -21
QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, with respect 22
to each application processing cycle, prior to the 23
initiation of such processing cycle— 24
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H8932.RH H8932
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4
•HR 8932 RH
‘‘(i) on a date that is not later than 1
September 1— 2
‘‘(I) certify to the authorizing 3
committees that the Department will 4
meet the October 1 deadline specified 5
in subparagraph (A) for such proc-6
essing cycle; or 7
‘‘(II) certify to such committees 8
that the Department will not meet such 9
deadline; and 10
‘‘(ii) in the case of a certification de-11
scribed in clause (i)(II), on a date that is 12
not later than September 30, testify before 13
the authorizing committees on— 14
‘‘(I) the anticipated failure to 15
meet such deadline; and 16
‘‘(II) the financial impact such 17
failure will have on students and fami-18
lies.’’. 19
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H8932.RH H8932
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H8932.RH H8932
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No.
589
118
TH
CONGRESS
2
D
S
ESSION
H. R. 8932
[Report No. 118–695]
A BILL
To establish an earlier application processing cycle
for the FAFSA.
S
EPTEMBER
20, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H8932.RH H8932
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB