text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS WHO ARE PURSUING PROGRAMS OF 
                STUDY IN ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, OR FOREIGN 
                LANGUAGES.
  
      Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
  1070a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and subject to clause 
  (iii), in the case of a student who is eligible under this part and who 
  is pursuing a degree with a major in, or a certificate or program of 
  study relating to, engineering, mathematics, science (such as physics, 
  chemistry, or computer science), or a foreign language, described in a 
  list developed or updated under clause (ii), the amount of the Federal 
  Pell Grant shall be the amount calculated for the student under 
  subparagraph (A) for the academic year involved, multiplied by 2.
      ``(ii)(I) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
  Defense, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
  Director of the National Science Foundation, shall develop, update not 
  less than once every 2 years, and publish in the Federal Register, a 
  list of engineering, mathematics, and science degrees, majors, 
  certificates, or programs that if pursued by a student, may enable the 
  student to receive the increased Federal Pell Grant amount under clause 
  (i). In developing and updating the list the Secretaries and Director 
  shall consider the following:
              ``(aa) The current engineering, mathematics, and science 
          needs of the United States with respect to national security, 
          homeland security, and economic security.
              ``(bb) Whether institutions of higher education in the 
          United States are currently producing enough graduates with 
          degrees to meet the national security, homeland security, and 
          economic security needs of the United States.
              ``(cc) The future expected workforce needs of the United 
          States required to help ensure the Nation's national security, 
          homeland security, and economic security.
              ``(dd) Whether institutions of higher education in the 
          United States are expected to produce enough graduates with 
          degrees to meet the future national security, homeland 
          security, and economic security needs of the United States.
      ``(II) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
  Defense, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
  Secretary of State, shall develop, update not less than once every 2 
  years, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of foreign language 
  degrees, majors, certificates, or programs that if pursued by a 
  student, may enable the student to receive the increased Federal Pell 
  Grant amount under clause (i). In developing and updating the list the 
  Secretaries shall consider the following:
              ``(aa) The foreign language needs of the United States with 
          respect to national security, homeland security, and economic 
          security.
              ``(bb) Whether institutions of higher education in the 
          United States are currently producing enough graduates with 
          degrees to meet the national security, homeland security, and 
          economic security needs of the United States.
              ``(cc) The future expected workforce needs of the United 
          States required to help ensure the Nation's national security, 
          homeland security, and economic security.
              ``(dd) Whether institutions of higher education in the 
          United States are expected to produce enough graduates with 
          degrees to meet the future national security, homeland 
          security, and economic security needs of the United States.
      ``(iii) Each student who received an increased Federal Pell Grant 
  amount under clause (i) to pursue a degree, major, certificate, or 
  program described in a list published under subclause (I) or (II) of 
  clause (ii) shall continue to be eligible for the increased Federal 
  Pell Grant amount in subsequent academic years if the degree, major, 
  certificate, or program, respectively, is subsequently removed from the 
  list.
      ``(iv)(I) If a student who received an increased Federal Pell Grant 
  amount under clause (i) changes the student's course of study to a 
  degree, major, certificate, or program that is not included in a list 
  described in clause (ii), then the Secretary shall reduce the amount of 
  Federal Pell Grant assistance the student is eligible to receive under 
  this section for subsequent academic years by an amount equal to the 
  difference between the total amount the student received under this 
  subparagraph and the total amount the student would have received under 
  this section if this subparagraph had not been applied.
      ``(II) The Secretary shall reduce the amount of Federal Pell Grant 
  assistance the student is eligible to receive in subsequent academic 
  years by dividing the total amount to be reduced under subclause (I) 
  for the student by the number of years the student received an 
  increased Federal Pell Grant amount under clause (i), and deducting the 
  result from the amount of Federal Pell Grant assistance the student is 
  eligible to receive under this section for a number of subsequent 
  academic years equal to the number of academic years the student 
  received an increased Federal Pell Grant amount under clause (i).''.
target: 21st Century Federal Pell Grant Plus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal Pell Grant Plus program that increases, to double the amount calculated for the student, the Federal Pell Grant for those students who pursue programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages.
feat_title: A bill to provide additional assistance to recipients of Federal Pell Grants who are pursuing programs of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign languages.