DISCRETION TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

SEC. 472. DISCRETION TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.(a) Amendments.—Section 479A(a) (as amended by Public Law 110–84) (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) is amended—(1) by striking “medical or dental expenses” and inserting “medical, dental, or nursing home expenses”;(2) by inserting “or dependent care” after “child care”;(3) by inserting “student or” before “family member who is a dislocated worker”; and(4) by striking the second to last sentence and inserting the following: “In addition, nothing in this title shall be interpreted as limiting the authority of the student financial aid administrator in such cases (1) to request and use supplementary information about the financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants in selecting recipients and determining the amount of awards under this title, or (2) to offer a dependent student financial assistance under section 428H or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan without requiring the parents of such student to file the financial aid form prescribed under section 483 if the student financial aid 122 STAT. 3270 administrator verifies that the parent or parents of such student have ended financial support of such student and refuse to file such form.”.(b) Effective Date Amendment to the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.—Section 603(b) of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110–84) is amended by striking “July 1, 2009” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Higher Education Opportunity Act”.