12 2 STA T .3 2 8 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 2008 ‘ ‘ (8)EVALU A TION.—TheS e cr e ta r ys ha l lc ondu ctar ig orous e v aluation o f the de m onstration p rogram to measure the pro - gram ’ s b enefits and adverse effects , as the benefits and effects relate to the purpose and ob j ectives of the program described in paragraph ( 1 ). I n conducting the evaluation, the Secretary shall— ‘‘( A ) identify w hether receiving financial aid estimates one year prior to the year in which the student plans to enroll in an institution of higher education, has a positive impact on the higher education aspirations and plans of such student
‘‘( B ) measure the e x tent to which using a student’s income information from the year that is two years prior to the student’s planned enrollment date had an impact on the ability of States and institutions of higher education to ma k e financial aid awards and commitments; ‘‘( C ) determine what operational changes are re q uired to implement the program on a larger scale; ‘‘( D ) identify any changes to F ederal law that are nec- essary to implement the program on a permanent basis; ‘‘(E) identify the benefits and adverse effects of pro- viding early estimates on program costs, program oper- ations, program integrity, award amounts, distribution, and delivery of aid; and ‘‘(F) examine the extent to which estimated awards differ from actual awards made to students participating in the program. ‘‘( 9 ) CON S ULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult, as appro- priate, with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance established under section 4 91 on the design, implementation, and evaluation of the demonstration program. ‘‘(f) RED U C TION O F INCO M E AND ASSET INFO R MATION TO DETER- MINE ELI G I B ILIT Y FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL AID.— ‘‘(1) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT FAFSA SIM P LIFICATION EFFORTS.—The Secretary shall continue to examine— ‘‘(A) how the Internal Revenue Service can provide to the Secretary income and other data needed to compute an expected family contribution for taxpayers and depend- ents of taxpayers, and when in the application cycle the data can be made available; ‘‘(B) whether data provided by the Internal Revenue Service can be used to— ‘‘(i) prepopulate the electronic version of the FAFSA with student and parent taxpayer data; or ‘‘(ii) generate an expected family contribution with- out additional action on the part of the student and taxpayer; and ‘‘(C) whether the data elements collected on the FAFSA that are needed to determine eligibility for student aid, or to administer the Federal student financial aid programs under this title, but are not needed to compute an expected family contribution, such as information regarding the stu- dent’s citi z enship or permanent residency status, registra- tion for selective service, or driver’s license number, can be reduced without adverse effects. ‘‘( 2 ) REPORT ON FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION EFFORTS TO DATE.— N ot later than 9 0 days after the date of enactment of the
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