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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9829 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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                                 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.

    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 ``Students Working for Communities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER 
              EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

    (a) Allocation of Funds.--Section 442 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-52) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``From the amount 
                appropriated pursuant to section 441(b) for each fiscal 
                year'' and inserting ``From the remainder of the amount 
                appropriated pursuant to section 441(b) for each fiscal 
                year after making the reservation under subsection 
                (f)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``From the 
                amount'' and inserting ``From the remainder of the 
                amount'' in each place it appears; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the amount 
                appropriated for any fiscal year'' and inserting ``the 
                remainder of the amount appropriated for any fiscal 
                year'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``pursuant to section 
        441(b) after making the allocations required by subsection 
        (a)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section 441(b) after making 
        the reservation under subsection (f) and the allocations 
        required by subsection (a)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Reservation for Community Service Technical Assistance 
Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the 
        amount appropriated to carry out this part is not less than 
        $1,300,000,000, the Secretary shall, prior to making the 
        allocations required by subsections (a) and (b), reserve 1 
        percent from such amount to make 1 or more grants to public or 
        private entities that have demonstrated success in working with 
        partnerships of institutions of higher education and nonprofit 
        organizations on work-study and community service programs.
            ``(2) Grant uses.--An entity awarded a grant under 
        paragraph (1) shall use such grant to provide technical 
        assistance to eligible institutions with respect to carrying 
        out the activities under this part in order to promote best 
        practices and ensure the success of such activities, with a 
        particular focus on--
                    ``(A) meeting the needs of historically underserved 
                student populations, such as first-generation college 
                students (as defined in section 402A(h)) and students 
                of color; and
                    ``(B) community service programs, including--
                            ``(i) the compensation of students employed 
                        in community service under section 
                        443(b)(2)(A); and
                            ``(ii) the implementation of community 
                        service work-study programs under section 
                        447.''.
    (b) Grants for Federal Work-Study Programs.--Section 443 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-53) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``except as 
                provided under subsection (f),'' after ``for fiscal 
                year 2000 and succeeding fiscal years,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by inserting ``, 
                except that for any academic year for which paragraph 
                (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (f) is applicable, 
                the maximum percentage of students who may be so 
                employed shall not exceed the percentage of an 
                institution's grant under this part that is used to 
                compensate such student during such academic year'' 
                after ``75 percent''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Additional Support for Community Service.--Beginning with 
fiscal year 2025--
            ``(1) for each fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 
        $1,300,000,000 and less than $1,450,000,000, subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `9 percent' for `7 
        percent';
            ``(2) for each fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 
        $1,450,000,000 and less than $1,650,000,000, subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `12 percent' for `7 
        percent';
            ``(3) for each fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 
        $1,650,000,000 and less than $1,900,000,000, subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `15 percent' for `7 
        percent';
            ``(4) for each fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 
        $1,900,000,000 and less than $2,200,000,000, subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `18 percent' for `7 
        percent';
            ``(5) for each fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 
        $2,200,000,000 and less than $2,550,000,000, subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `21 percent' for `7 
        percent'; and
            ``(6) for each fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than 
        $2,550,000,000, subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by 
        substituting `24 percent' for `7 percent'.''.
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