# Federal Pell Grant Program
> **US Department of Education** · Final rule. · Published 2013-07-02 · Effective 2013-07-02 · 78 FR 39613
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-15709
- **Category:** education-loans
- **Agency:** US Department of Education
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 39613
- **CFR reference:** 34 CFR 690
- **Publication date:** 2013-07-02
- **Effective date:** 2013-07-02
- **Docket:** Docket ID ED-2012-OPE-0006
## Abstract

The Secretary adopts as final, without change, the interim final rule published on May 2, 2012, that amended regulations for the Federal Pell Grant program, to prohibit a student from receiving two consecutive Federal Pell Grants in a single award year. The final amendments implement provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/07/02/2013-15709/federal-pell-grant-program)
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