A prior section 1087tt, Puspan. L. 89–329, title IV, § 479A, as added Puspan. L. 99–498, title IV, § 406(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1472, related to discretion of student financial aid administrators under this part, prior to repeal by section 14(26) of Puspan. L. 100–50.
2020—Puspan. L. 116–260 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to discretion of student financial aid administrators to take special circumstances into account and to make adjustments to cost of attendance or values of data items required to calculate expected student and/or parent contribution.
2014—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 113–128 substituted “a dislocated worker (as defined in section 3102 of title 29)” for “a dislocated worker (as defined in section 2801 of title 29)”.
2008—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 110–315 substituted “medical, dental, or nursing home expenses” for “medical or dental expenses”, inserted “or dependent care” after “child care” and “student or” before “family member who is a dislocated worker”, and substituted “In addition, nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as limiting the authority of the student financial aid administrator in such cases (1) to request and use supplementary information about the financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants in selecting recipients and determining the amount of awards under this subchapter, or (2) to offer a dependent student financial assistance under section 1078–8 of this title or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan without requiring the parents of such student to file the financial aid form prescribed under section 1090 of this title if the student financial aid administrator verifies that the parent or parents of such student have ended financial support of such student and refuse to file such form.” for “In addition, nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as limiting the authority of the student financial aid administrator in such cases to request and use supplementary information about the financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants in selecting recipients and determining the amount of awards under this subchapter.”
2007—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 110–84, in third sentence, substituted “family member or an independent student, a family member who is a dislocated worker (as defined in section 2801 of title 29), the number of parents” for “family member, the number of parents” and inserted “a change in housing status that results in an individual being homeless (as defined in section 11302 of title 42),” after “under section 1094 of this title,”.
1998—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–244, § 478(1), inserted after second sentence “Special circumstances may include tuition expenses at an elementary or secondary school, medical or dental expenses not covered by insurance, unusually high child care costs, recent unemployment of a family member, the number of parents enrolled at least half-time in a degree, certificate, or other program leading to a recognized educational credential at an institution with a program participation agreement under section 1094 of this title, or other changes in a family’s income, a family’s assets, or a student’s status.”
Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 105–244, § 478(2), amended heading and text of subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) related to student financial aid administrators making adjustments for special circumstances.
1993—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 103–208 added subsec. (c).
1992—Puspan. L. 102–325 amended section generally, revising and restating provisions of subsecs. (a) and (span) and striking out former subsec. (c) which related to asset adjustment as example.
1989—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 101–239 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as limiting the authority of the student financial aid administrator, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make necessary adjustments to the cost of attendance and expected student or parent contribution (or both) to allow for treatment of individual students with special circumstances. In addition, nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as limiting the authority of the student financial aid administrator to use supplementary information about the financial status or personal circumstance of eligible applicants in selecting recipients and determining the amount of awards under subparts 1 and 2 of part A and parts B, C, and E of this subchapter.”
Amendment by Puspan. L. 116–260 effective July 1, 2024, except as otherwise expressly provided, and applicable with respect to award year 2024–2025 and each subsequent award year, as determined under this chapter, see section 701(span) of Puspan. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title. Implementation of amendment by Puspan. L. 116–260 allowed on or after July 1, 2023, see section 102(c)(1)(A)(ii) of Puspan. L. 117–103, set out as an On-Time Effective Date Permitted note under section 1070a of this title.
Amendment by Puspan. L. 113–128 effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Puspan. L. 113–128, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor.
Puspan. L. 110–84, title VI, § 603(span), Sept. 27, 2007, 121 Stat. 806, as amended by Puspan. L. 110–315, title IV, § 472(span), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3270, provided that:
Amendment by Puspan. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 7, 1998, see section 480A of Puspan. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1087kk of this title.
Amendment by Puspan. L. 103–208 effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Puspan. L. 102–325, except as otherwise provided, see section 5(a) of Puspan. L. 103–208, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.
Amendment by Puspan. L. 102–325 applicable with respect to determinations of need under this part for award years beginning on or after July 1, 1993, see section 471(a) of Puspan. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1087kk of this title.
Section effective as if enacted as part of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986, Puspan. L. 99–498, see section 27 of Puspan. L. 100–50, set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.