; and (II) when used with respect to a dependent student, means— (aa) except as otherwise specified in items (bb) through (ee), the area median income for the area in which the parents of the student reside; (bb) in a case in which the parents of the student are divorced or living in different areas, the area median income for the area of the parent who provides the greater portion of the student’s financial support, as determined based on criteria described in section 475(f); (cc) in a case in which one parent has died, the area median income for the area of the surviving parent; (dd) in a case in which both parents have died, the area median income for the area in which the student resides; and (ee) in a case in which a parent has remarried, the location of that parent's spouse (if different from the location of the remarried parent) has no impact on the determination of area median income under this subclause. (iii) Area median income The term area median income means the median family income for an area, as determined for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ). (iv) Total adjusted available income defined The term total adjusted available income , for purposes of award year 2024–2025, and each subsequent award year— (I) when used with respect to a dependent student, means the amount equal to, with respect to such student, the sum of— (aa) the assessment of parents’ adjusted available income computed under section 475(b)(1); (bb) the student’s total income (determined in accordance with section 480); and (cc) the student’s assets computed under section 475(h); (II) when used with respect to an independent student without dependents, means the amount equal to, with respect to such student, the sum of— (aa) the family’s available income computed under section 476(b)(1)(A); and (bb) the family’s available assets computed under section 476(c)(1)