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20 U.S.C. 1161y: Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program

Created in 2008 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 2 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2010Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

2009Pub. L. 111-39

2008Pub. L. 89-329added it

20 U.S.C. 1161yEarly Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program

(a)Demonstration program authority

(b)Demonstration project requirementschanged

(c)State educational agency applications

(d)Selection considerations

(e)Evaluation

(f)Targeted information campaign

(g)Supplement, not supplant

(h)Authorization of appropriations

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

H.R. 10421Transforming Education for the Future Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (b)
H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

2010

Pub. L. 111–152 substituted "the Federal Pell Grant amount, determined under section 1070a(b)(2)(A) of this title, for which a student may be eligible for each award year" for "the maximum Federal Pell Grant for each award year". (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) Law text · (f)

2009

Pub. L. 111–39 substituted "commonly known as the 'Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974' " for "the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974". Law text · (b)

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.