Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act” or “SUCCESS Act”.
Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses.
Sec. 2 Repeal of suspension of eligibility under the higher education act of 1965 for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses
Repeal— Subsection (r) of section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(r)) is repealed.
Revision of FAFSA form— Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Convictions—The Secretary shall not include any question about the conviction of an applicant for the possession or sale of illegal drugs on the FAFSA (or any other form developed under subsection (a)).”
Conforming amendments— The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended—
in section 428(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(3))—
in subparagraph (C), by striking “485(l)” and inserting “485(k)”; and
in subparagraph (D), by striking “485(l)” and inserting “485(k)”;
in section 435(d)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(5))—
in subparagraph (E), by striking “485(l)” and inserting “485(k)”; and
in subparagraph (F), by striking “485(l)” and inserting “485(k)”;
in section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091), by redesignating subsections (s) and (t) as subsections (r) and (s), respectively;
in section 485 (20 U.S.C. 1092)—
by striking subsection (k); and
by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and
in section 487(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) (20 U.S.C. 1094(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV)), by striking “(l) of section 485” and inserting “(k) of section 485”.