SHORT TITLE; EFFECTIVE DATE.

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE; EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) [20 U.S.C. 1001 note] Short Title.—This title may be cited as the “FAFSA Simplification Act”. (b) [20 U.S.C. 1001 note] General Effective Date.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Act, and the amendments made by this title to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), shall take effect on July 1, 2024, and shall apply with respect to award year 2024–2025 and each subsequent award year, as determined under the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Secretary of Education shall have the authority to take such steps as are necessary before July 1, 2024, to provide for the orderly implementation on such date of the amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 made by this Act.