DISCRETION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS.

SEC. 603. DISCRETION OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATORS.(a) Amendments.—The third sentence of section 479A(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) is amended—(1) by inserting “or an independent student” after “family member”;(2) by inserting “a family member who is a dislocated worker (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998),” before “the number of parents”; and121 STAT. 806(3) by inserting “a change in housing status that results in an individual being homeless (as defined in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act),” after “under section 487,”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2009.