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20 U.S.C. 1087qq: Student aid index for independent students with dependents other than a spouse

Created in 1986 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 1087nn, 20 U.S.C. 1087rr.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–260 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to family contribution for independent students with dependents other than a spouse. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–39 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2 of title 26. Law text · (b)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–84 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) consisted of a single table to be used to determine income protection allowances. (College Cost Reduction and Access Act) Law text · (b)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–171 substituted "7" for "12". (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (c)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–244 added par. (4). (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–78 added subpar. (F). (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (b)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–208, §2(g)(2), substituted "$9,510" for "9,510" in table. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–208, §2(g)(7), added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–325 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to family contribution for independent students with dependents other than a spouse for provisions relating to family contribution for independent students with dependents (including a spouse).

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(18), added subpar. (C). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(1), substituted "section 1087rr of this title" for "section 1087ss of this title". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(19), substituted "$2,100" for "$2,000". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(2), struck out "National" before "Center". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(3), substituted "displaced homemaker" for "dislocated homemaker". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(1), (4), substituted "section 1087rr of this title" for "section 1087ss of this title" in text, added table, and struck out former table which read as follows: · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(5), substituted "$15,999" for "$15,000". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(6), substituted "$16,000" for "$15,000" in three places. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–50, §14(1), (8), substituted "section 1087rr of this title" for "section 1087ss of this title" in text and inserted a minus sign before "$3,409" in two places in table. · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.