[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2887 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2887
To improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 5, 2004
Mr. Dodd (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Clinton, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. Murray)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM.
(a) Minimum Grant.--Section 419N(b)(2)(B) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
``$10,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.
(b) Definition of Low-Income Student.--Section 419N(b)(7) of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
``(7) Definition of low-income student.--For the purpose of
this section, the term `low-income student' means a student
who--
``(A) is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant
for the fiscal year for which the determination is
made;
``(B) would otherwise be eligible to receive a
Federal Pell Grant for the fiscal year for which the
determination is made, except that the student fails to
meet the requirements of--
``(i) section 401(c)(1) because the student
is enrolled in a graduate or first professional
course of study; or
``(ii) section 484(a)(5) because the
student is in the United States for a temporary
purpose; or
``(C) is from a family with an income that is less
than 275 percent of the poverty line (as defined by the
Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually
in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of the
size involved.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 419N(g) of such Act
is amended by striking ``$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and
inserting ``$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005''.
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