; or (B) file taxes in the United States or a United States territory, except if such nonfiling is due to not being required to file a Federal tax return for the applicable tax year due to a low income. . (i) Discretion of student financial aid administrators Section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087tt ) is amended to read as follows: 479A. Discretion of student financial aid administrators (a) Authority of financial aid administrator (1) General authority A financial aid administrator shall have the authority to, on the basis of documentation, make adjustments on a case-by-case basis to the cost of attendance or the values of the data used to calculate the student aid index or Federal Pell Grant award (or both) for an individual eligible applicant with special circumstances. In making adjustments described in this paragraph, a financial aid administrator may— (A) request and use supplementary information, as necessary, about the financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants as it relates to the special circumstances based on which the applicant is requesting an adjustment