H.R. 1490

119 HR 1490 IH: TRIO Access Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-21
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1490
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 February 21, 2025
  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin  (for herself,  Ms. Tenney ,  Ms. Bonamici , and  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  Education and Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
 A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain return information disclosed to institutions of higher education for financial aid purposes to also be used for certain Federal TRIO programs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   TRIO Access Act  .
2.
Certain return information disclosed to institutions of higher education for financial aid purposes also allowed to be used for certain Federal TRIO programs
 Section 6103(l)(13)(D)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
(vii)
Certain Federal TRIO programs
Return information received pursuant to clause (iii)(I) may be used by the institution of higher education referred to in such clause for the purposes of the programs authorized under sections 402D and 402E of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14 and 1070a–15; relating to student support services and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this clause.
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3.
Conforming amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965
(a)
Authorization To disclose fAFSA information
Section 483(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(2)(D)(i) ) is amended by striking  to disclose to an institution  and inserting  to disclose to an institution for purposes of a program authorized under section 402D or 402E, and to disclose to an institution .
(b)
Use of information provided to the institution
Section 483(a)(3)(C)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(3)(C)(i) ) is amended to read as follows:
(i)
shall use the information provided to the institution solely—
(I)
for the application, award, and administration of financial aid to the applicant; and
(II)
for purposes of a program authorized under section 402D or 402E;
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(c)
Notification and Approval Requirements for requesting tax return information
Section 494(a)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1098h(a)(1)(A) ) is amended—
(1)
in clause (i)(II), by striking  (v), and (vi)  and inserting  (v), (vi), and (vii) ; and
(2)
in clause (ii), by inserting  and an institution of higher education being unable to determine the eligibility of such individual for a program authorized under section 402D or 402E  before the semicolon.