; and (ii) has been approved to operate in a correctional facility by the appropriate State department of corrections or other entity that is responsible for overseeing correctional facilities or by the Bureau of Prisons. (2) Federal pell grant eligibility Notwithstanding subsection (a), in order for a confined or incarcerated individual who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this title to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant under section 401, the individual shall— (A) not be incarcerated with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole; and (B) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an eligible prison education program at an institution of higher education. (3) Ineligibility for other assistance under this act A confined or incarcerated individual shall not be eligible to receive any other student financial assistance under this Act except a Federal Pell Grant in accordance with this subsection. (4) Evaluation In order to evaluate and improve the impact of activities supported under this subsection, the Secretary, in partnership with the Director of the Institute for Education Sciences, shall award one or more grants to, or enter into one or more cooperative agreements with, with experienced public or private institutions and organizations to enable the institutions and organizations to conduct an external evaluation that shall— (A) examine in-custody outcomes and post-release outcomes relating to providing Federal Pell Grants to confined or incarcerated individuals, including— (i) progress towards credential attainment; (ii) safety in prisons with eligible prison education programs; (iii) the size of waiting lists for eligible prison education programs; (iv) the extent to which individuals who were confined or incarcerated individuals receiving Federal Pell Grants continue their education post-release; (v) employment and earnings outcomes for such individuals; and (vi) rates of recidivism for such individuals