H.R. 7205

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7205

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fees for 
admissions applications to higher education institutions to be paid 
from a 529 plan, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2026

Ms. Bynum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fees for 
admissions applications to higher education institutions to be paid 
from a 529 plan, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Application Fees as Eligible 
Expenses Act'' or the ``Application FEES Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT FROM 529 PLAN OF FEES FOR ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS TO 
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', 
and by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
``(iv) fees required of the beneficiary to 
apply for admission to any eligible educational 
institution.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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