; and (D) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; (3) in subsection (d)(5)(B)(ii)— (A) in subclause (I)(bb), by striking or after the semicolon; (B) in subclause (II)(bb)(CC), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (III) during a period for which the student did not receive a loan under this title but for which, if the student had received such a loan, such loan would have been discharged under the circumstances described in subclause (II)(bb)(CC). ; (4) by striking subsections (g) and (h); and (5) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively. (b) Repeal of scoring requirement (1) In general Section 406 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (b); and (B) by striking (a) In general .—Upon and inserting the following: Upon . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect beginning on July 1, 2024. (c) Student support services Section 402D(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(d)(1) ) is amended by striking the minimum and inserting 10 percent of the maximum . (d) Scholarship component Section 404E(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–25(d) ) is amended by striking less than the minimum and inserting less than 10 percent of the maximum . 102. Providing increased Federal Pell Grants and other assistance for recipients of means-tested benefits (a) Increased amount of maximum Federal Pell Grants for students with negative student aid indexes Section 401(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(1) ), as amended by section 101 of this Act and section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act ( Public Law 116–260 ), is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking A student and inserting Except in the case of a student with a student aid index of less than zero, a student ; (B) by striking clause (i)