100 STAT. 1310
PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
percent of the cost of attendance (as defined in section 411F) at the institution at which the student is in attendance for that year. "(4) No basic grant under this subpart shall exceed the difference between the expected family contribution for a student and the cost of attendance (as defined in section 41 IF) at the institution at which that student is in attendance. If, with respect to any student, it is determined that the amount of a basic grant plus the amount of the expected family contribution for that student exceeds the cost of attendance for that year, the amount of the basic grant shall be reduced until the combination of expected family contribution and the amount of the bfisic grant does not exceed the cost of attendance at such institution. "(5) No basic grant shall be awarded to a student under this subpart if the amount of that grant for that student as determined under this subsection for any academic year is less than $200. "(6) No basic grant shall be awarded under this subpart to any student who is attending on a less than half-time basis— "(A) from funds appropriated for fiscal years before fiscal year 1989; "(B) from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1989 or 1990, unless the expected family contribution for such student is less than or equal to zero; or "(C) from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1991, unless the expected family contribution for such student is less than or equal to $200. "(7) No basic grant shall be awarded under this subpart from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1989 to students who are attending on a less than half-time basis if awarding basic grants to such students would cause basic grants to other students to be reduced pursuant to subsection (g). The provisions of this paragraph may not be waived unless enacted in express limitation of this paragraph.
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"(c) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—(1) The period during
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which a student may receive basic grants shall be the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study being pursued by that student at the institution at which the student is in attendance except that— "(A) such period may not exceed the full-time equivalent of— -!-> "(i) 5 academic years in the case of an undergraduate degree or certificate program normally requiring 4 years or less; "(ii) 6 academic years in the case of an undergraduate degree or certificate program normally requiring more than 4 years; "(B) any period during which the student is enrolled in a noncredit or remedial course of study as defined in paragraph (2) shall not be counted for the purpose of subparagraph (A); and "(C) an institution of higher education at which the student is in attendance may waive subparagraph (A) for undue hardship based on— "(i) the death of a relative of the student; "(ii) the personal injury or illness of the student; or "(iii) special circumstances as determined by the institution. "(2) Nothing in this section shall exclude from eligibility courses of study which are noncredit or remedial in nature (including courses in English language instruction) which are determined by the institution to be necessary to help the student be prepared for
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