12 2 STA T .3 1 90PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8period d u ri ngwh i c he a ch s uch s t udent is e l igi b le to recei v ea F ederal P ell G rant under subsection ( c ).‘ ‘( B ) S ubparagraph ( A ) shall appl y to any student at an institu - tion o f higher education — ‘‘(i) whose parent or guardian was a m ember of the Armed Forces of the U nited States who died as a result of performing military service in I ra q or Afghanistan after September 1 1 ,20 01
and ‘‘(ii) who was less than 2 4 years of age, or was enrolled as a full-time or part-time student at an institution of higher education, as of the time of the parent or guardian ’ s death. ‘‘( C ) N otwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of V eterans Affairs and the Secretary of D efense, as appropriate, shall provide the Secretary of E ducation with information necessary to determine which students meet the requirements of subpara- graph (B).’’. (2) E F F ECTIV E DA TE.— T he amendment made by paragraph (1) shall ta k e effect on J uly 1, 200 9 . SEC.402 . A CA D E MI CC O M P E T ITI V E N ESS GR ANTS. (a) A M E N DMENT S .— (1) IN G ENE R A L .—Section 401A (as amended by Public L aw 110 – 22 7 ) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–1) is amended— (A) in subsection (c)( 3 )— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following
‘‘(i)(I) successfully completes, after January 1, 200 6 , but before July 1, 2009, a rigorous secondary school program of study established by a State or local educational agency and recogni z ed as such by the Sec- retary; or ‘‘(II) successfully completes, on or after July 1, 2009, a rigorous secondary school program of study that prepares students for college— ‘‘(aa)(AA) that is recognized as such by the official designated for such recognition consistent with State law; and ‘‘(BB) about which the designated official has reported to the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary may reasonably require, in order to assist financial aid administrators to determine that the student is an eligible student under this section; or ‘‘(bb) that is recognized as such by the Sec- retary in regulations promulgated to carry out this section, as such regulations were in effect on M ay 6, 200 8
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following: ‘‘(i)(I) successfully completes, after January 1, 200 5 , but before July 1, 2009, a rigorous secondary school program of study established by a State or local educational agency and recognized as such by the Sec- retary; or ‘‘(II) successfully completes, on or after July 1, 2009, a rigorous secondary school program of study that prepares students for college— 20USC1 0 7 0 anote.Ap p lic a b ilit y .
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