; (2) by redesignating subsections (o), (p), (s), and (t) as subsections (n), (o), (p), and (q), respectively; and (3) by transferring subsections (p) and (q), as redesignated by paragraph (2), so as to precede subsection (r) (as added by section 12(b)). 16. Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program Subpart 1 of part A of title IV ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 401B. Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (a) Program authority The Secretary shall carry out an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (referred to in this section as the Program ) under which the Secretary— (1) makes a commitment to award Federal Pell Grants to eligible students in accordance with this section; and (2) awards grants to States with approved applications under subsection (c), to enable the States to administer the Program, support eligible students, and carry out a targeted information campaign described in subsection (d) in the State. (b) Program requirements The Program shall meet the following requirements: (1) Eligible students A student shall be eligible to receive a commitment from the Secretary under paragraph (2) if the student— (A) is in any of the grades 8 through 12; and (B) is a member of a household receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). (2) Federal Pell Grant Commitment (A) In general Each eligible student shall receive a commitment from the Secretary to receive a Federal Pell Grant during the first 2 academic years that the student is in attendance at an institution of higher education as an undergraduate student, if the student— (i) applies for Federal financial aid (via the Free Application for Federal Student Aid under section 483) during the student’s senior year of secondary school and during the succeeding academic year