106 STAT. 604 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 upkeep, transportation, and housekeeping services for a two-worker versus one-worker femily. 20 USC 1087SS. •«£€. 479. SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TESTS. " (a) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION SECTION.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall develop and use an easily identifiable simplified application section as part of the common financial reporting form prescribed under section 483(a) for families described in subsections (b) and (c) this section.
- (2) REDUCED DATA REQUIREMENTS. — The simplified application form shall—
"(A) in the csise of a family meeting the requirements of subsection (b)(1), permit such family to submit only the data elements required under subsection (b)(2) for the purposes of establishing eligibility for student financial aid under this part; and
- (B) in the case of a family meeting the requirements
of subsection (c), permit such family to be treated as having an expected family contribution equal to zero for purposes of establishing such eligibility and to submit only the data elements required to make a determination under subsection (c).
- (b) SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST. —
"(1) ELIGIBILITY.— An applicant is eligible to file a simplified form containing the elements required by paragraph (2) if— "(A) in the case of an applicant who is a dependent student— "(i) the student's parents file or are eligible to file a form described in paragraph (3) or certify that they are not required to file an income tax return and the student files or is eligible to file such a form or certifies that the student is not required to file an income tax return; and "(ii) the total adjusted gross income of the parents (excluding any income of the dependent student) is less than $50,000; or "(B) in the case of an applicant who is an independent student— "(i) the student files or is eligible to file a form described in paragraph (3) or certmes that the student is not required to file such an income tax return; and "(ii) the adjusted gross income of the student (sind the student's spouse, if any) is less than $50,000. "(2) SIMPLIFIED TEST ELEMENTS. —The five elements to be used for the simplified needs analysis are— "(A) adjusted gross income, "(B) Federal taxes paid, "(C) untaxed income and benefits, "(D) the number of family members, "(E) the number of family members in postsecondary education; and "(F) an allowance (A) for State and other taxes, as defined in section 475(c)(2) for dependent students and in section 477(b)(2) for independent students with dependents other than a spouse, or (B) for State and other income taxes.
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