Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Guaranteeing Retention and Aid During Shutdowns Act or the GRAD Act.
Section 2. Preserving student enrollment status during government shutdown
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(30) The institution will not terminate or otherwise alter the enrollment status of a student due to a disruption of the student’s Federal student financial aid under title IV caused by a lapse in appropriations.