To limit the applicability of the annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the award year 2005-2006, prescribed on December 23, 2004.

January 4, 2005

Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. KIND, Mr. WU, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, and Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

To limit the applicability of the annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the award year 2005-2006, prescribed on December 23, 2004.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Ensuring College Access for All Americans Act'.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE FOR STATE AND OTHER TAXES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology to determine a student's expected family contribution for the award year 2005-2006 under part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk et seq.), prescribed December 23, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 246), shall not apply to a student to the extent the updates will reduce the amount of Federal student assistance for which the student is eligible.

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