1. Short title This Act may be cited as the File Once FAFSA Act . 2. One-time FAFSA filing Section 483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (13) One-time FAFSA filing (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section and subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), an applicant who submits a FAFSA for the first time during the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study being pursued by such applicant and is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the award year for which the applicant submitted such FAFSA, for any succeeding award year— (i) for which the applicant does not submit a FAFSA and for which the applicant submits a certification form described in subparagraph (D) that does not indicate a change in the dependency status of such applicant, such applicant— (I) shall not be required to submit a FAFSA to receive financial assistance under this title; and (II) shall have an expected family contribution for such year that is equal to the expected family contribution of the applicant determined for the award year for which the applicant submitted a FAFSA during such period, except that an adjustment to such expected family contribution may be made under section 479A; (ii) for which the applicant submits a certification form described in subparagraph (D) that indicates a change in the dependency status of the applicant, such applicant— (I) shall be required to submit a FAFSA with respect to such award year to receive financial assistance under this title; and (II) shall have an expected family contribution for such year that is determined based on such FAFSA; (iii) for which the applicant submits a FAFSA, such applicant— (I) shall have an expected family contribution for such year that is determined based on such FAFSA; and (II) shall be required to submit a FAFSA for any other award year for which the applicant seeks financial assistance under this title