[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3385 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3385
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent sex offenders
subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student
financial aid.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 2003
Mr. Keller (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Wilson
of South Carolina, and Mr. Crenshaw) 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 prevent sex offenders
subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student
financial aid.
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 ``No Financial Aid for Sex Offenders
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AID.
(a) Pell Grants.--Section 401(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(8)) is amended by inserting before the period
the following: ``or who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment
upon completion of a period of incarceration for a sexual offense (as
determined under regulations of the Secretary)''.
(b) Loans.--Section 484(b)(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1091(b)(5)) is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``and no student
who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of a
period of incarceration for a sexual offense (as determined under
regulations of the Secretary) is eligible to receive a loan under this
title''.
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