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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5029 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry out two grant 

programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement 

programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 16, 2020 

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry 

out two grant programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide 

comprehensive support services and resources designed 

to increase transfer and graduation rates at community 

colleges, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community College 

5 Student Success Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Community college student success grant program authorized. 

Sec. 103. Grants to plan community college student success programs. 

Sec. 104. Grants to implement community college student success programs. 

Sec. 105. Evaluations. 

Sec. 106. Outreach and technical assistance. 

Sec. 107. Report to Congress. 

Sec. 108. Supplement, not supplant. 

Sec. 109. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS 

PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Part time community college student success grant program authorized. 

Sec. 203. Grants to plan part time community college student success programs. 

Sec. 204. Grants to implement part time community college student success 

programs. 

Sec. 205. Evaluations. 

Sec. 206. Outreach and technical assistance. 

Sec. 207. Report to Congress. 

Sec. 208. Supplement, not supplant. 

Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi6 ble institution’’ means a public 2-year institution of 

7 higher education. 

8 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

9 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

10 meaning given the term under section 101 of the 

11 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 


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1 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Education. 

3 (4) TRANSFER RATE.—The term ‘‘transfer 

4 rate’’, when used with respect to students enrolled in 

5 a program of study at an eligible institution, means 

6 that rate at which such students transfer to a 4-year 

7 institution of higher education. 

8 TITLE I—COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

9 STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM 

10 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title: 

12 (1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS

13 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘community college student 

14 success program’’ means a program carried out by 

15 an eligible institution under which the institution 

16 carries out the following: 

17 (A) Provides eligible students participating 

18 in such program with an amount that covers 

19 the cost of tuition and fees that are not covered 

20 by any Federal, State, or institutional financial 

21 assistance received by the student. 

22 (B) Requires eligible students participating 

23 in such program to— 

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1 load during each fall and spring semester 

2 (or equivalent terms) during which the stu3 dent participates in such program; 

4 (ii) if the eligible student is referred 

5 to remedial courses or on academic proba6 tion, meet, on at least a weekly basis or 

7 under an alternate schedule, as determined 

8 by the institution, with a tutor, except that 

9 in the case of an eligible student who is 

10 academically struggling, but who is not re11 ferred to remedial courses or on academic 

12 probation, the student may meet with a 

13 tutor as often as the program advisor for 

14 such student requires or under an alter15 nate schedule, as determined by the insti16 tution; 

17 (iii) meet with a program advisor— 

18 (I) twice each month during the 

19 first semester (or equivalent term) of 

20 participation in such program; and 

21 (II) as directed by the program 

22 advisor in subsequent semesters (or 

23 equivalent terms) under subparagraph 

24 (C)(ii); and 


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1 (iv) meet with an on-campus career 

2 advisor or participate in a career services 

3 event once each semester (or equivalent 

4 term) or under an alternate schedule, as 

5 determined by the institution. 

6 (C) Provides a program advisor to each eli7 gible student participating in such program 

8 who— 

9 (i) provides comprehensive academic 

10 and personal advising to the eligible stu11 dent, including— 

12 (I) the creation and implementa13 tion of an academic plan for the stu14 dent to graduate from a program of 

15 study at the eligible institution within 

16 150 percent of the normal time for 

17 graduation from such program; 

18 (II) taking steps to enable an eli19 gible student referred to remedial 

20 courses to complete college mathe21 matics and English in their first year; 

22 and 

23 (III) assisting the eligible student 

24 with developing and achieving aca25 demic goals, including creating strong 


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1 transfer pathways that demonstrate 

2 programmatic transfer for students 

3 interested in transferring to a 4-year 

4 institution of higher education; 

5 (ii) after the eligible student partici6 pating in such program completes a semes7 ter (or equivalent term), creates for the eli8 gible student a needs-based advising sched9 ule that indicates, based on the eligible 

10 student’s academic performance, the fre11 quency with which such eligible student 

12 shall be required to meet with a program 

13 advisor for each subsequent semester (or 

14 equivalent term) of program participation; 

15 (iii) has a caseload of not more than 

16 300 eligible students; 

17 (iv) tracks the attendance of the eligi18 ble student at the meetings described in 

19 clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph 

20 (B); 

21 (v) monitors the academic progress of 

22 the eligible student; and 

23 (vi) provides each eligible student who 

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1 nancial incentives support that will en2 hance student success. 

3 (D) Provides tutoring, academic support, 

4 and career services at no cost to eligible stu5 dents participating in such program, and may 

6 reserve places in select courses for such eligible 

7 students in order to create community within 

8 cohorts of eligible students. 

9 (E) Provides information to eligible stu10 dents participating in such program about the 

11 eligibility of such students for assistance under 

12 the supplemental nutrition assistance program 

13 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

14 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the program of block 

15 grants for States for temporary assistance for 

16 needy families established under part A of title 

17 IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 

18 seq.). 

19 (2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

20 student’’ means a student enrolled at an eligible in21 stitution who— 

22 (A) on the date such eligible student would 

23 begin participation in a community college stu24 dent success program at such eligible institu25 tion— 


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1 (i) is enrolled in a program of study 

2 leading to an associate degree that pre3 pares students to transfer to a 4-year in4 stitution of higher education or advance in 

5 the labor market; 

6 (ii) is carrying a full-time academic 

7 workload during each Fall and Spring se8 mester (or equivalent terms) during which 

9 the student participates in such program; 

10 (iii) takes at least 20 degree-applica11 ble, non-remedial credits in a given aca12 demic year; and 

13 (iv) is— 

14 (I) a first-time undergraduate 

15 student; or 

16 (II) a continuing or transfer stu17 dent with not more than 15 credits 

18 and a minimum grade point average 

19 of 2.0 (or its equivalent); 

20 (B) if the student is eligible for financial 

21 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), has com23 pleted the Free Application for Federal Student 

24 Aid or other common financial reporting form 


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1 under section 483(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

2 1090(a)); and 

3 (C) meets any other requirements estab4 lished by the institution. 

5 (3) FULL-TIME ACADEMIC WORKLOAD.—The 

6 term ‘‘full-time academic workload’’, when used with 

7 respect to a semester or equivalent term, means at 

8 least 12 credits (or the equivalent). 

9 SEC. 102. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT 

10 PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

11 From the amounts appropriated under section 109, 

12 the Secretary of Education shall establish and carry out 

13 the community college student success grant program to 

14 award grants under sections 103 and 104, on a competi15 tive basis, to eligible institutions to plan and implement 

16 community college student success programs designed to 

17 increase— 

18 (1) the rate at which program participants from 

19 a program of study at such eligible institution grad20 uate within 150 percent of the normal time for grad21 uation; 

22 (2) transfer rates of program participants; and 

23 (3) the number of credits that a program par24 ticipant takes that apply to a degree in the partici25 pant’s desired major. 


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1 SEC. 103. GRANTS TO PLAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STU2 DENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 

4 amounts appropriated to carry out this section under sec5 tion 109 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award plan6 ning grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, 

7 to eligible institutions to develop plans for community col8 lege student success programs. 

9 (b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

10 shall be for a 1-year period. 

11 (c) PEER REVIEW PROCESS; PRIORITY.—In award12 ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Sec13 retary shall— 

14 (1) carry out a peer review process that— 

15 (A) requires that each application sub16 mitted under subsection (d) be peer reviewed by 

17 a panel of readers composed of individuals se18 lected by the Secretary, which shall include— 

19 (i) not less than 50 percent of read20 ers— 

21 (I) who are not employees of the 

22 Federal Government; and 

23 (II) who have relevant research 

24 or practical experience with respect to 

25 student support programs designed to 

26 increase graduation rates and transfer 


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1 rates at public 2-year institutions of 

2 higher education; and 

3 (ii) to the maximum extent prac4 ticable, individuals who are members of 

5 groups underrepresented in higher edu6 cation, including African Americans, His7 panics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, 

8 Asian Americans, and Native American 

9 Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawai10 ians), and individuals with disabilities; and 

11 (B) ensures that no individual assigned 

12 under subparagraph (A) to review an applica13 tion has any conflict of interest with regard to 

14 that application that may make the individual 

15 unable to impartially conduct such review; and 

16 (2) give priority to eligible institutions that are 

17 eligible to receive funding under title III or V of the 

18 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et 

19 seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

20 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

21 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

22 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

23 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

24 include— 


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1 (1) the graduation rate, the number of credits 

2 completed (disaggregated by remedial credits and 

3 college-level credits for each program of study), and 

4 the transfer rate for the most recent academic year 

5 for which data are available for eligible students and 

6 all students, respectively; 

7 (2) an analysis of how implementing a commu8 nity college student success program may improve 

9 the graduation rate or transfer rate for eligible stu10 dents; and 

11 (3) a description of the methods the eligible in12 stitution has previously used to improve the gradua13 tion rate or transfer rate with respect to eligible stu14 dents and all students, respectively. 

15 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that re16 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant to 

17 develop a plan to implement a community college student 

18 success program at the eligible institution. 

19 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

20 on which an eligible institution receives a grant under this 

21 section, such eligible institution shall submit to the Sec22 retary a report that includes— 

23 (1) a plan for implementing a community col24 lege student success program at the eligible institu25 tion, including— 


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1 (A) the sufficiently ambitious outcome 

2 goals for achieving significant improvements in 

3 graduation rates and transfer rates for program 

4 participants and all students, respectively, be5 fore the end of the grant period; 

6 (B) the number of such eligible students 

7 who will participate in such program in relation 

8 to the amount of funding provided, including— 

9 (i) how such eligible students will be 

10 identified, referred, and selected in cases 

11 where the interest in the program is larger 

12 than the budget for the program; and 

13 (ii) a plan to ensure that economically 

14 disadvantaged students receive priority; 

15 (C) based on the most recent academic 

16 year for which data are available, disaggregated 

17 by eligible students and all students— 

18 (i) graduation rates; 

19 (ii) transfer rates; and 

20 (iii) average number of credits earned, 

21 including remedial and college-level credits, 

22 by associate degree earners; 

23 (D) an analysis of the financial needs of el24 igible students based on the Free Application 

25 for Federal Student Aid; 


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1 (E) a description of how the eligible insti2 tution will effectively staff a community college 

3 student success program; and 

4 (F) a timeline for the implementation of 

5 such program; 

6 (2) a budgetary analysis that includes— 

7 (A) a description of how the eligible insti8 tution will provide non-Federal funds for such 

9 program under section 104(d); and 

10 (B) a description of how the eligible insti11 tution will continue to fund such program after 

12 the end of the grant period for the grant 

13 awarded to the institution under section 104; 

14 and 

15 (3) such other information as the Secretary 

16 may require. 

17 SEC. 104. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

18 STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro21 priated to carry out this section under section 109 

22 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants 

23 for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, to eligi24 ble institutions awarded a grant under section 103 


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1 to implement community college student success pro2 grams. 

3 (2) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants under 

4 this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall con5 sult with the independent evaluator before finalizing 

6 which eligible institutions will receive such a grant 

7 for such fiscal year. 

8 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION.—To be eligible 

9 to receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution 

10 shall meet the following requirements: 

11 (1) The eligible institution was awarded a grant 

12 under section 103 at least 1 year before such eligible 

13 institution submits an application under subsection 

14 (e). 

15 (2) The eligible institution submits an applica16 tion under subsection (e). 

17 (3) The eligible institution demonstrates, on the 

18 date of the application described in subsection (e), 

19 the availability of non-Federal funding for the 

20 matching funds required under subparagraphs (A), 

21 (B), and (C) of subsection (d)(1). 

22 (c) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

23 shall be for a 5-year period. 

24 (d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), an eligible institution awarded a grant 

3 under this section shall contribute in cash from non4 Federal sources, the following: 

5 (A) For the second year of the grant pe6 riod, an amount equal to 10 percent of the cost 

7 of carrying out the community college student 

8 success program at the institution for such 

9 year. 

10 (B) For each of the third through fifth 

11 years of the grant period, an amount equal to 

12 20 percent of the cost of carrying out such pro13 gram for the applicable year. 

14 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para16 graph (1), with respect to an exempt institution 

17 awarded a grant under this section, for each 

18 year of the grant period beginning with the sec19 ond year through the fifth year, the Secretary 

20 shall not require the institution to make a cash 

21 contribution from non-Federal sources in an 

22 amount that is greater than the amount equal 

23 to 5 percent of the cost of carrying out the 

24 community college student success program at 

25 the institution for such year. 


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1 (B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

2 paragraph: 

3 (i) EXEMPT INSTITUTION.—The term 

4 ‘‘exempt institution’’ means an eligible in5 stitution that is— 

6 (I) a Tribal college or university; 

7 or 

8 (II) an institution located in the 

9 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

10 American Samoa, the United States 

11 Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 

12 the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

13 Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

14 Federated States of Micronesia, or the 

15 Republic of Palau. 

16 (ii) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVER17 SITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal college or univer18 sity’’ has the meaning given the term in 

19 section 316 of the Higher Education Act 

20 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 

21 (e) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

22 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

23 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

24 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

25 include a copy of the report described in section 103(f). 


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1 (f) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institu2 tion that receives a grant under this section shall use the 

3 grant funds to— 

4 (1) implement a community college student suc5 cess program; and 

6 (2) regularly review— 

7 (A) data to monitor the academic progress 

8 of eligible students participating in such pro9 gram; and 

10 (B) the meeting and program participation 

11 requirements described in section 101(1). 

12 (g) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible insti13 tution that receives a grant under this section may use 

14 the grant to— 

15 (1) establish or expand a data tracking system 

16 that includes early alerts to complete the regular re17 views required under subsection (f)(2); 

18 (2) provide eligible students participating in the 

19 community college student success program for 

20 which the grant is awarded with financial assistance 

21 to cover the costs described in paragraph (2), (3), or 

22 (8) of section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 

23 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); 


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1 (3) establish or expand career development 

2 services for such students, such as career workshops 

3 or career counseling; 

4 (4) establish or expand tutoring and academic 

5 support services for such students; 

6 (5) cover the costs of employment of adminis7 trators for the program whose sole job shall be to 

8 administer the program, without regard to whether 

9 the employment is full-time or less than full-time; 

10 and 

11 (6) provide financial support for eligible stu12 dents participating in such program to enroll in 

13 courses offered during enrollment periods that are 

14 outside the fall and spring semesters (or equivalent 

15 terms). 

16 (h) REPORTS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using the postsecondary 

18 student data system established under section 

19 132(1) or a successor system (whichever includes the 

20 most recent data) to streamline reporting require21 ments and minimize reporting burdens, and in co22 ordination with the National Center for Education 

23 Statistics, the Secretary shall, on at least an annual 

24 basis, collect data with respect to each community 


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1 college student success program, including the data 

2 described in paragraph (2). 

3 (2) DATA SUBMITTED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITU4 TIONS.—Each eligible institution that receives a 

5 grant under this title shall provide the following to 

6 the Secretary: 

7 (A) On an annual basis, such information 

8 as may be necessary for the Secretary to collect 

9 data about— 

10 (i) the demographic characteristics of 

11 the eligible students participating in the 

12 community college student success pro13 gram; 

14 (ii) the average number of credits at15 tempted and average number of credits 

16 earned, rate of retention, rate of degree 

17 completion, and transfer rates of such eli18 gible students; and 

19 (iii) the graduation rate of such eligi20 ble students. 

21 (B) An annual performance report for each 

22 year of the grant period that includes— 

23 (i) an analysis of the implementation 

24 and progress of such program based on the 

25 ambitious outcome goals described in the 


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1 report submitted by the institution under 

2 section 103(f)(1)(A), including challenges 

3 to and changes made to such program; 

4 (ii) if according to the analysis under 

5 subparagraph (A), the program is not on 

6 track to meet such ambitious outcome 

7 goals, a description of the plans to adjust 

8 the program to improve the performance of 

9 the program; 

10 (iii) the participation of such eligible 

11 students in tutoring, academic support, ca12 reer services, and meetings with program 

13 advisors; and 

14 (iv) when data is available, informa15 tion that will allow for a comparison of the 

16 data collected for such year under this sub17 paragraph with such data collected for 

18 each of the 2 years preceding the date on 

19 which the grant was awarded. 

20 (C) Not later than 6 years after the date 

21 on which the eligible institution received such 

22 grant, a final report to the Secretary that in23 cludes an analysis of— 

24 (i) the factors that contributed to the 

25 success or failure of the community college 


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1 student success program in meeting the 

2 ambitious outcome goals described in the 

3 report submitted by the institution under 

4 section 103(f)(1)(A); 

5 (ii) the challenges faced in attempting 

6 to implement such program; 

7 (iii) information on how to improve 

8 such program; 

9 (iv) whether the program has created 

10 an institution-wide reform with respect to 

11 graduate rates and transfer rates for all 

12 students, and if so, how such reform was 

13 created; and 

14 (v) how the eligible institution will 

15 continue to fund such program after the 

16 end of the grant period. 

17 SEC. 105. EVALUATIONS. 

18 (a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.—Before finalizing 

19 which eligible institutions will receive grants under section 

20 104 for a fiscal year, the Secretary, acting through the 

21 Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall enter 

22 into a contract with an independent evaluator— 

23 (1) to consult with the Secretary on which eligi24 ble institutions should receive the grants; and 


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1 (2) to use the What Works Clearinghouse 

2 Standards (without reservations) to evaluate, 

3 throughout the duration of the grant period of such 

4 grants— 

5 (A) each community college student suc6 cess program for which such grant is awarded, 

7 including whether the program met its ambi8 tious outcome goals described in the report sub9 mitted by the institution under section 

10 103(f)(1)(A); 

11 (B) the average impact of community col12 lege student success programs on graduation 

13 rates, the average number of credits per asso14 ciate degree awarded, and transfer rates for eli15 gible students; 

16 (C) the variation in program impacts 

17 across eligible institutions with respect to such 

18 rates; and 

19 (D) whether such programs are cost effec20 tive in creating higher graduation rates and 

21 transfer rates of participating eligible students 

22 compared with such rates at eligible institutions 

23 without such programs. 


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1 (b) RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS.—The results of the 

2 evaluations under subsection (a) shall be made publicly 

3 available on the website of the Department of Education. 

4 (c) FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 

5 may reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds appro6 priated under section 109 for a fiscal year to carry out 

7 this section for such fiscal year. 

8 SEC. 106. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

9 (a) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out10 reach activities to notify eligible institutions of the avail11 ability of grants under this title. 

12 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

13 provide technical assistance— 

14 (1) to eligible institutions that may be inter15 ested in applying for grants under this title, includ16 ing assistance with applications for such grants; and 

17 (2) to eligible institutions awarded grants under 

18 this title, including assistance with— 

19 (A) establishing ambitious outcome goals 

20 described in section 103(f)(1)(A); and 

21 (B) the implementation of a community 

22 college student success program. 

23 (c) FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

24 EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary may reserve not more 

25 than 7 percent of the funds appropriated under section 


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1 109 for a fiscal year for technical assistance under this 

2 section for such fiscal year. 

3 SEC. 107. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

4 Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

5 Secretary receives the final evaluation results under sec6 tion 105 for eligible institutions that were awarded grants 

7 under section 104 for the same fiscal year, the Secretary 

8 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

9 (1) the number of grants awarded under section 

10 104 for such fiscal year, and the amount of such 

11 grants; 

12 (2) the number of grants awarded under section 

13 103 to eligible institutions that received or would 

14 have been eligible for the grants described in para15 graph (1), and the amount of such grants; 

16 (3) the number of grants awarded under section 

17 103 to eligible institutions that would have been eli18 gible, but did not receive the grants described in 

19 paragraph (1); 

20 (4) such final evaluation results; and 

21 (5) any other information the Secretary may 

22 determine is relevant. 

23 SEC. 108. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

24 Funds awarded to an eligible institution under this 

25 title shall be used only to supplement the amount of funds 


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1 that would, in the absence of the Federal funds provided 

2 under this title, be made available from non-Federal 

3 sources or other Federal sources to carry out the activities 

4 under this title, and not to supplant such funds. 

5 SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 this title $10,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 

8 2031, to be available until expended. 

9 TITLE II—PART TIME COMMU10 NITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUC11 CESS PROGRAM 

12 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

14 (1) PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT

15 SUCCESS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘part time commu16 nity college student success program’’ means a pro17 gram carried out by an eligible institution under 

18 which the eligible institution carries out the fol19 lowing: 

20 (A) Provides students participating in such 

21 program with an amount that covers the cost of 

22 tuition and fees that are not covered by any 

23 Federal, State, or institutional financial assist24 ance received by the student. 


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1 (B) Requires students participating in 

2 such program to— 

3 (i) be enrolled in not less than 12 

4 credits at the eligible institution as a de5 gree-seeking student during each fall and 

6 spring semester (or equivalent terms) dur7 ing which the student participates in such 

8 program; 

9 (ii) if the student is referred to reme10 dial or corequisite courses or on academic 

11 probation, meet, not less than on a weekly 

12 basis, with a tutor or appropriate academic 

13 support, except that in the case of a stu14 dent who is academically struggling, but 

15 who is not referred to remedial courses or 

16 on academic probation, the student may 

17 meet with a tutor as often as the program 

18 advisor for such student requires; 

19 (iii) meet with a program advisor— 

20 (I) twice each month during the 

21 first semester (or equivalent term) of 

22 participation in such program; and 

23 (II) as directed by the program 

24 advisor in subsequent semesters (or 


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1 equivalent terms) under subparagraph 

2 (C)(ii); and 

3 (iv) meet with a career advisor or par4 ticipate in a career services event not less 

5 than once each semester (or equivalent 

6 term). 

7 (C) Provides a program advisor to each 

8 student participating in such program who— 

9 (i) provides comprehensive academic, 

10 career, and personal advising to the stu11 dent, such as— 

12 (I) the creation and implementa13 tion of an academic plan for the stu14 dent to graduate from a program of 

15 study at the eligible institution within 

16 150 percent of the normal time for 

17 graduation from such program; 

18 (II) if an eligible student is re19 ferred to remedial or corequisite 

20 courses, taking steps to enable the 

21 student to complete college mathe22 matics and English within the first 30 

23 credit hours; and 

24 (III) assisting the student with 

25 developing and achieving academic 


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1 goals, including creating strong trans2 fer pathways that demonstrate pro3 grammatic transfer for students inter4 ested in transferring to a 4-year insti5 tution of higher education; 

6 (ii) after the student participating in 

7 such program completes a semester (or 

8 equivalent term), creates for the student a 

9 needs-based advising schedule that indi10 cates, based on the student’s academic per11 formance, the frequency with which such 

12 student shall be required to meet with a 

13 program advisor for each subsequent se14 mester (or equivalent term) of program 

15 participation; 

16 (iii) has a caseload of not more than 

17 300 students; 

18 (iv) tracks the attendance of the stu19 dent at the meetings described in clauses 

20 (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (B); 

21 (v) monitors the academic progress of 

22 the student; and 

23 (vi) provides each student who meets 

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1 cial incentives, such as a transportation 

2 pass, a gas card, or a grocery card. 

3 (D) Provides tutoring, academic support, 

4 and career services at no cost to students par5 ticipating in such program, and may reserve 

6 places in select courses for such students in 

7 order to create community within cohorts of 

8 students. 

9 (E) Provides information to eligible stu10 dents participating in such program about the 

11 eligibility of such students for assistance under 

12 the supplemental nutrition assistance program 

13 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

14 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the program of block 

15 grants for States for temporary assistance for 

16 needy families established under part A of title 

17 IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 

18 seq.). 

19 (2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

20 student’’ means a student enrolled at an eligible in21 stitution who— 

22 (A) on the date such eligible student would 

23 begin participation in a part time community 

24 college student success program at such eligible 

25 institution— 


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1 (i) is enrolled in a program of study 

2 leading to an associate degree that pre3 pares students to transfer to a 4-year in4 stitution of higher education or advance in 

5 the labor market; and 

6 (ii) is— 

7 (I) a first-time undergraduate 

8 student; or 

9 (II) a continuing or transfer stu10 dent with not more than 15 credits 

11 and a minimum grade point average 

12 of 2.0 (or its equivalent); 

13 (B) completes not less than 24 credits, at 

14 least 20 of which must be degree-applicable, at 

15 the eligible institution as a degree-seeking stu16 dent during each academic year during which 

17 the student participates in the part time com18 munity college student success program; 

19 (C) if the student is eligible for financial 

20 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

21 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), has com22 pleted the Free Application for Federal Student 

23 Aid or other common financial reporting form 

24 under section 483(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

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1 (D) meets any other requirements estab2 lished by the institution. 

3 (3) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

4 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti5 tution described in section 371(a) of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 

7 SEC. 202. PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUC8 CESS GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

9 From the amounts appropriated under section 209, 

10 the Secretary of Education shall establish and carry out 

11 the part time community college student success grant 

12 program to award grants under sections 203 and 204, on 

13 a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to plan and im14 plement part time community college student success pro15 grams for eligible students that are designed to increase— 

16 (1) the rate at which program participants 

17 graduate from a program of study at such eligible 

18 institution within 150 percent of the normal time for 

19 graduation; 

20 (2) transfer rates of program participants; and 

21 (3) the number of credits that a program par22 ticipant takes that apply to a degree in the partici23 pant’s desired major. 


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1 SEC. 203. GRANTS TO PLAN PART TIME COMMUNITY COL2 LEGE STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 

4 amounts appropriated to carry out this section under sec5 tion 209 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award plan6 ning grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, 

7 to eligible institutions to develop plans for part time com8 munity college student success programs. 

9 (b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

10 shall be for a 1-year period. 

11 (c) PEER REVIEW PROCESS; PRIORITY.—In award12 ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Sec13 retary shall— 

14 (1) carry out a peer review process that— 

15 (A) requires that each application sub16 mitted under subsection (d) be peer reviewed by 

17 a panel of readers composed of individuals se18 lected by the Secretary, which shall include— 

19 (i) not less than 50 percent of read20 ers— 

21 (I) who are not employees of the 

22 Federal Government; and 

23 (II) who have relevant research 

24 or practical experience with respect to 

25 student support programs designed to 

26 increase graduation rates and transfer 


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1 rates at public 2-year institutions of 

2 higher education; and 

3 (ii) to the maximum extent prac4 ticable, individuals who are members of 

5 groups underrepresented in higher edu6 cation, including African Americans, His7 panics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, 

8 Asian Americans, and Native American 

9 Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawai10 ians), and individuals with disabilities; and 

11 (B) ensures that no individual assigned 

12 under subparagraph (A) to review an applica13 tion has any conflict of interest with regard to 

14 that application that may make the individual 

15 unable to impartially conduct such review; and 

16 (2) give priority to eligible institutions that are 

17 eligible to receive funding under title III or V of the 

18 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et 

19 seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

20 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

21 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

22 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

23 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

24 include— 


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1 (1) the graduation rate, the number of credits 

2 completed (disaggregated by remedial credits and 

3 college-level credits for each program of study), and 

4 the transfer rate for the most recent academic year 

5 for which data are available for eligible students and 

6 all students, respectively; 

7 (2) an analysis of how implementing a commu8 nity college student success program may improve 

9 the graduation rate or transfer rate for eligible stu10 dents; and 

11 (3) a description of the methods the eligible in12 stitution has previously used to improve the gradua13 tion rate or transfer rate with respect to eligible stu14 dents and all students, respectively. 

15 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that re16 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant to 

17 develop a plan to implement a part time community college 

18 student success program at the eligible institution for eli19 gible students. 

20 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

21 on which an eligible institution receives a grant under this 

22 section, such eligible institution shall submit to the Sec23 retary a report that includes— 


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1 (1) a plan for implementing a community col2 lege student success program at the eligible institu3 tion, including— 

4 (A) the sufficiently ambitious outcome 

5 goals for achieving significant improvements in 

6 graduation rates and transfer rates for program 

7 participants and all students, respectively, as 

8 such rates are defined by the eligible institu9 tion, in consultation with the Secretary, before 

10 the end of the grant period; 

11 (B) the number of such eligible students 

12 who will participate in such program, includ13 ing— 

14 (i) how such eligible students will be 

15 identified, referred, and selected, in cases 

16 where the interest in the program is larger 

17 than the budget for the program; and 

18 (ii) a plan to ensure that economically 

19 disadvantaged students receive priority; 

20 (C) based on the most recent academic 

21 year for which data are available, disaggregated 

22 by eligible students and all students— 

23 (i) graduation rates; 

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1 (iii) average number of credits earned, 

2 including remedial and college-level credits, 

3 by associate degree earners; 

4 (D) an analysis of the financial needs of el5 igible students based on the Free Application 

6 for Federal Student Aid; 

7 (E) a description of how the eligible insti8 tution will effectively staff a community college 

9 student success program; and 

10 (F) a timeline for the implementation of 

11 such program; 

12 (2) a budgetary analysis that includes— 

13 (A) a description of how the eligible insti14 tution will provide non-Federal funds for such 

15 program under section 204(d); and 

16 (B) a description of how the eligible insti17 tution will continue to fund such program after 

18 the end of the grant period for the grant 

19 awarded to the institution under section 204; 

20 and 

21 (3) such other information as the Secretary 

22 may require. 

23 SEC. 204. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT PART TIME COMMUNITY 

24 COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro2 priated to carry out this section under section 209 

3 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants 

4 for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, to eligi5 ble institutions awarded a grant under section 203 

6 to implement part time community college student 

7 success programs. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants under 

9 this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall con10 sult with the independent evaluator described in sec11 tion 205(a) before finalizing which eligible institu12 tions will receive such a grant for such fiscal year. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION.—To be eligible 

14 to receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution 

15 shall meet the following requirements: 

16 (1) The eligible institution was awarded a grant 

17 under section 203 not less than 1 year before such 

18 eligible institution submits an application under sub19 section (e). 

20 (2) The eligible institution submits an applica21 tion under subsection (e). 

22 (3) The eligible institution demonstrates, on the 

23 date of the application described in subsection (e), 

24 the availability of non-Federal funding for the 


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1 matching funds required under subparagraphs (A), 

2 (B), and (C) of subsection (d)(1). 

3 (c) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

4 shall be for a 5-year period. 

5 (d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para7 graph (2), an eligible institution awarded a grant 

8 under this section shall contribute in cash from non9 Federal sources the following: 

10 (A) For the second year of the grant pe11 riod, an amount equal to 10 percent of the cost 

12 of carrying out the part time community college 

13 student success program for eligible students at 

14 the institution for such year. 

15 (B) For each of the third year through 

16 fifth years of the grant period, an amount equal 

17 to 20 percent of the cost of carrying out such 

18 program for the applicable year. 

19 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding (1), 

21 with respect to an exempt institution awarded 

22 a grant under this section, for each year of the 

23 grant period beginning with the second year 

24 through the fifth year, the Secretary shall not 

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1 tion from non-Federal sources in an amount 

2 that is greater than the amount equal to 5 per3 cent of the cost of carrying out the part time 

4 community college student success program at 

5 the institution for such year. 

6 (B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

7 paragraph: 

8 (i) EXEMPT INSTITUTION.—The term 

9 ‘‘exempt institution’’ means an eligible in10 stitution that is— 

11 (I) a Tribal College or Univer12 sity; or 

13 (II) an institution located in the 

14 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

15 American Samoa, the United States 

16 Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 

17 the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

18 Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

19 Federated States of Micronesia, or the 

20 Republic of Palau. 

21 (ii) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVER22 SITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal College or Uni23 versity’’ has the meaning given the term in 

24 section 316 of the Higher Education Act 

25 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 


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1 (e) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

2 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

3 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

4 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

5 include a copy of the report described in section 203(f). 

6 (f) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institu7 tion that receives a grant under this section shall use the 

8 grant funds to— 

9 (1) implement a part time community college 

10 student success program; and 

11 (2) regularly review— 

12 (A) data to monitor the academic progress 

13 of eligible students participating in such pro14 gram; and 

15 (B) the meeting and program participation 

16 requirements described in section 201(1). 

17 (g) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible insti18 tution that receives a grant under this section may use 

19 the grant to— 

20 (1) establish or expand a data tracking system 

21 that includes early alerts to complete the regular re22 views required under subsection (f)(2); 

23 (2) provide eligible students participating in the 

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1 assistance to cover the costs described in paragraph 

2 (2), (3), or (8) of section 472 of the Higher Edu3 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); 

4 (3) establish or expand career development 

5 services for such eligible students, such as career 

6 workshops or career counseling; 

7 (4) establish or expand tutoring and academic 

8 support services for such eligible students; 

9 (5) cover the costs of employment of adminis10 trators for the program whose sole job shall be to 

11 administer the program, without regard to whether 

12 the employment is full-time or less than full-time; 

13 and 

14 (6) provide financial support for such eligible 

15 students participating in such program to enroll in 

16 courses offered during enrollment periods that are 

17 outside the fall and spring semesters (or equivalent 

18 terms). 

19 (h) REPORTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using the postsecondary 

21 student data system established under section 

22 132(1) or a successor system (whichever includes the 

23 most recent data) to streamline reporting require24 ments and minimize reporting burdens, and in co25 ordination with the National Center for Education 


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1 Statistics, the Secretary shall, on at least an annual 

2 basis, collect data with respect to each community 

3 college student success program, including the data 

4 described in paragraph (2). 

5 (2) DATA SUBMITTED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITU6 TIONS.—Each eligible institution that receives a 

7 grant under this title shall provide the following to 

8 the Secretary: 

9 (A) On an annual basis, such information 

10 as may be necessary for the Secretary to collect 

11 data about— 

12 (i) the demographic characteristics of 

13 the eligible students participating in the 

14 part time community college student suc15 cess program; 

16 (ii) the average number of credits at17 tempted and average number of credits 

18 earned, rate of retention, rate of degree 

19 completion, and transfer rates of such eli20 gible students; and 

21 (iii) the graduation rate of such eligi22 ble students. 

23 (B) An annual performance report for each 

24 year of the grant period that includes— 


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1 (i) an analysis of the implementation 

2 and progress of such program based on the 

3 ambitious outcome goals described in the 

4 report submitted by the institution under 

5 section 203(f)(1)(A), including challenges 

6 to and changes made to such program; 

7 (ii) if according to the analysis under 

8 subparagraph (A), the program is not on 

9 track to meet such ambitious outcome 

10 goals, a description of the plans to adjust 

11 the program to improve the performance of 

12 the program; 

13 (iii) the participation of such eligible 

14 students in tutoring, academic support, ca15 reer services, and meetings with program 

16 advisors; and 

17 (iv) when data is available, informa18 tion that will allow for a comparison of the 

19 data collected for such year under this sub20 paragraph with such data collected for 

21 each of the 2 years preceding the date on 

22 which the grant was awarded. 

23 (C) Not later than 6 years after the date 

24 on which the eligible institution received such 


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1 grant, a final report to the Secretary that in2 cludes an analysis of— 

3 (i) the factors that contributed to the 

4 success or failure of the community college 

5 student success program in meeting the 

6 ambitious outcome goals described in the 

7 report submitted by the institution under 

8 section 203(f)(1)(A); 

9 (ii) the challenges faced in attempting 

10 to implement such program; 

11 (iii) information on how to improve 

12 such program; 

13 (iv) whether the program has created 

14 an institution-wide reform with respect to 

15 graduate rates and transfer rates for all 

16 students, and if so, how such reform was 

17 created; and 

18 (v) how the eligible institution will 

19 continue to fund such program after the 

20 end of the grant period. 

21 SEC. 205. EVALUATIONS. 

22 (a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.—Before finalizing 

23 which eligible institutions will receive grants under section 

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1 Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall enter 

2 into a contract with an independent evaluator— 

3 (1) to consult with the Secretary on which eligi4 ble institutions should receive the grants; and 

5 (2) to use the What Works Clearinghouse 

6 Standards (without reservations) to evaluate, 

7 throughout the duration of the grant period of such 

8 grants— 

9 (A) each part time community college stu10 dent success program for eligible students for 

11 which such grant is awarded, including whether 

12 the program met its ambitious outcome goals 

13 described in the report submitted by the institu14 tion under section 203(f)(1)(A); 

15 (B) the average impact of part time com16 munity college student success programs on 

17 graduation rates, the average number of credits 

18 per associate degree awarded, and transfer 

19 rates for eligible students; 

20 (C) the variation in program impacts 

21 across eligible institutions with respect to such 

22 rates; and 

23 (D) whether such programs lead to higher 

24 graduation rates and transfer rates of eligible 

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1 such institutions compared with such rates at 

2 eligible institutions without such programs. 

3 (b) RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS.—The results of the 

4 evaluations under subsection (a) shall be made publicly 

5 available on the website of the Department of Education. 

6 (c) FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 

7 may reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds appro8 priated under section 209 for a fiscal year to carry out 

9 this section for such fiscal year. 

10 SEC. 206. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

11 (a) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out12 reach activities to notify eligible institutions of the avail13 ability of grants under this title. 

14 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

15 provide technical assistance— 

16 (1) to eligible institutions that may be inter17 ested in applying for grants under this title, includ18 ing assistance with applications for such grants; and 

19 (2) to eligible institutions awarded grants under 

20 this title, including assistance with— 

21 (A) establishing ambitious outcome goals 

22 described in section 203(f)(1)(A); and 

23 (B) the implementation of a part time 

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1 (c) FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

2 EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary may reserve not more 

3 than 7 percent of the funds appropriated under section 

4 209 for a fiscal year for technical assistance under this 

5 section for such fiscal year. 

6 SEC. 207. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

7 Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

8 Secretary receives the final evaluation results under sec9 tion 205 for eligible institutions that were awarded grants 

10 under section 204 for the same fiscal year, the Secretary 

11 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

12 (1) the number of grants awarded under section 

13 204 for such fiscal year, and the amount of such 

14 grants; 

15 (2) the number of grants awarded under section 

16 203 to eligible institutions that received or would 

17 have been eligible for the grants described in para18 graph (1), and the amount of such grants; 

19 (3) the number of grants awarded under section 

20 203 to eligible institutions that would have been eli21 gible but did not receive the grants described in 

22 paragraph (1); 

23 (4) such final evaluation results; and 

24 (5) any other information the Secretary may 

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1 SEC. 208. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

2 Funds awarded to an eligible institution under this 

3 title shall be used only to supplement the amount of funds 

4 that would, in the absence of the Federal funds provided 

5 under this title, be made available from non-Federal 

6 sources or other Federal sources to carry out the activities 

7 under this title, and not to supplant such funds. 

8 SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

10 this title $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 

11 2031, to be available until expended. 

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