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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9829 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community 

service technical assistance reservation and to increase the percentage 

of funds used for compensation of students participating in Federal 

work-study programs who are employed in community service, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 

Mrs. HAYES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish 

a community service technical assistance reservation and 

to increase the percentage of funds used for compensation of students participating in Federal work-study programs who are employed in community service, 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 ‘‘Students Working for 

5 Communities Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PRO2 GRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 

3 OF 1965. 

4 (a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 442 of the 

5 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–52) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘From 

9 the amount appropriated pursuant to section 

10 441(b) for each fiscal year’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘From the remainder of the amount appro12 priated pursuant to section 441(b) for each fis13 cal year after making the reservation under 

14 subsection (f)’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘From 

16 the amount’’ and inserting ‘‘From the remain17 der of the amount’’ in each place it appears; 

18 and 

19 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 

20 amount appropriated for any fiscal year’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘the remainder of the amount appro22 priated for any fiscal year’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘pursuant 

24 to section 441(b) after making the allocations re25 quired by subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 

26 section 441(b) after making the reservation under 


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1 subsection (f) and the allocations required by sub2 section (a)’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) RESERVATION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE TECH5 NICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year for 

7 which the amount appropriated to carry out this 

8 part is not less than $1,300,000,000, the Secretary 

9 shall, prior to making the allocations required by 

10 subsections (a) and (b), reserve 1 percent from such 

11 amount to make 1 or more grants to public or pri12 vate entities that have demonstrated success in 

13 working with partnerships of institutions of higher 

14 education and nonprofit organizations on work-study 

15 and community service programs. 

16 ‘‘(2) GRANT USES.—An entity awarded a grant 

17 under paragraph (1) shall use such grant to provide 

18 technical assistance to eligible institutions with re19 spect to carrying out the activities under this part 

20 in order to promote best practices and ensure the 

21 success of such activities, with a particular focus 

22 on— 

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1 generation college students (as defined in sec2 tion 402A(h)) and students of color; and 

3 ‘‘(B) community service programs, includ4 ing— 

5 ‘‘(i) the compensation of students em6 ployed in community service under section 

7 443(b)(2)(A); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the implementation of commu9 nity service work-study programs under 

10 section 447.’’. 

11 (b) GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PRO12 GRAMS.—Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘ex16 cept as provided under subsection (f),’’ after 

17 ‘‘for fiscal year 2000 and succeeding fiscal 

18 years,’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 

20 except that for any academic year for which 

21 paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (f) 

22 is applicable, the maximum percentage of stu23 dents who may be so employed shall not exceed 

24 the percentage of an institution’s grant under 

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1 dent during such academic year’’ after ‘‘75 per2 cent’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SERV5 ICE.—Beginning with fiscal year 2025— 

6 ‘‘(1) for each fiscal year for which the amount 

7 appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 

8 $1,300,000,000 and less than $1,450,000,000, sub9 section (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘9 

10 percent’ for ‘7 percent’; 

11 ‘‘(2) for each fiscal year for which the amount 

12 appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 

13 $1,450,000,000 and less than $1,650,000,000, sub14 section (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘12 

15 percent’ for ‘7 percent’; 

16 ‘‘(3) for each fiscal year for which the amount 

17 appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 

18 $1,650,000,000 and less than $1,900,000,000, sub19 section (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘15 

20 percent’ for ‘7 percent’; 

21 ‘‘(4) for each fiscal year for which the amount 

22 appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 

23 $1,900,000,000 and less than $2,200,000,000, sub24 section (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘18 

25 percent’ for ‘7 percent’; 


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1 ‘‘(5) for each fiscal year for which the amount 

2 appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 

3 $2,200,000,000 and less than $2,550,000,000, sub4 section (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting ‘21 

5 percent’ for ‘7 percent’; and 

6 ‘‘(6) for each fiscal year for which the amount 

7 appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 

8 $2,550,000,000, subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be ap9 plied by substituting ‘24 percent’ for ‘7 percent’.’’. 

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