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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7644 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal 

work-study program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2024 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. WILSON of 

Florida) 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 reauthorize 

the Federal work-study program, 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 ‘‘Opportunities for Suc5 cess Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 Section 441 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1087–51) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘part, such 

10 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and 


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1 each of the five succeeding fiscal years.’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘part— 

3 ‘‘(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

4 ‘‘(2) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

5 ‘‘(3) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

6 ‘‘(4) $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

7 ‘‘(5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and 

8 each succeeding fiscal year.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘child 

11 development and early learning (including Head 

12 Start and Early Head Start programs carried 

13 out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 

14 et seq.)),’’, before ‘‘literacy training,’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

16 (C) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the 

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) work-based learning designed to give stu20 dents experience in any activity described in para21 graph (1), (2), (3), or (4), without regard to whether 

22 credit is awarded.’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘(d) WORK-BASED LEARNING DEFINED.—For pur25 poses of this part, the term ‘work-based learning’ means 


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1 sustained interactions with industry, community, or aca2 demic professionals in real workplace settings that shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) include on campus opportunities; 

4 ‘‘(2) foster in-depth, first-hand engagement 

5 with the tasks required of a given career field that 

6 are aligned to a student’s field of study; and 

7 ‘‘(3) may include internships, fellowships, re8 search assistant positions, teacher residencies, par9 ticipation in cooperative education, and apprentice10 ships registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 

11 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship 

12 Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et 

13 seq.).’’. 

14 SEC. 3. ALLOCATION FORMULA. 

15 Section 442 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

16 U.S.C. 1087–52) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 442. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

18 ‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) RESERVATION FOR IMPROVED INSTITU20 TIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) AMOUNT OF RESERVATION FOR IM22 PROVED INSTITUTIONS.—Beginning with the 

23 first fiscal year that is 2 years after the date 

24 of the enactment of the Opportunities for Suc25 cess Act of 2024, for a fiscal year in which the 


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1 amount appropriated under section 441(b) ex2 ceeds $700,000,000, the Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) reserve the lesser of— 

4 ‘‘(I) an amount equal to 20 per5 cent of the amount by which the 

6 amount appropriated under section 

7 441(b) exceeds $700,000,000; or 

8 ‘‘(II) $150,000,000; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) allocate the amount reserved 

10 under clause (i) to each improved institu11 tion in an amount equal to the greater of 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(I) The amount that bears the 

14 same proportion to the amount re15 served under clause (i) as the total 

16 amount of all Federal Pell Grant 

17 funds awarded at the improved insti18 tution for the second preceding fiscal 

19 year bears to the total amount of Fed20 eral Pell Grant funds awarded at im21 proved institutions participating under 

22 this part for the second preceding fis23 cal year. 

24 ‘‘(II) $5,000. 


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1 ‘‘(B) IMPROVED INSTITUTION DE2 SCRIBED.—For purposes of this paragraph, an 

3 improved institution is an institution that, on 

4 the date the Secretary makes an allocation 

5 under subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

6 ‘‘(i) is an institution of higher edu7 cation (as defined under section 101) par8 ticipating under this part; 

9 ‘‘(ii) is, with respect to— 

10 ‘‘(I) the completion rate or grad11 uation rate of Federal Pell Grant re12 cipients at the institution, in the top 

13 75 percent of all institutions partici14 pating under this part for the pre15 ceding fiscal year; 

16 ‘‘(II) the percentage of Federal 

17 Pell Grant recipients at the institu18 tion, in the top 50 percent of the in19 stitutions participating under this 

20 part for the preceding fiscal year; and 

21 ‘‘(III) the annual increase in the 

22 completion rate or graduation rate of 

23 Federal Pell Grant recipients at the 

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1 the institutions participating under 

2 this part for the preceding fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(C) COMPLETION RATE OR GRADUATION

4 RATE.—For purposes of determining the com5 pletion rate or graduation rate under this sec6 tion, a Federal Pell Grant recipient who is ei7 ther a full-time student or a part-time student 

8 shall be counted as a completer or graduate if, 

9 within 150 percent of the normal time for com10 pletion of or graduation from the program, the 

11 student has completed or graduated from the 

12 program, or enrolled in any program of an in13 stitution participating in any program under 

14 this title for which the prior program provides 

15 substantial preparation. 

16 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION FOR GRANT PROGRAM.— 

17 From the amount appropriated under section 441(b) 

18 for a fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary 

19 reserves funds under subparagraph (A), the Sec20 retary shall reserve $30,000,000 to carry out grants 

21 under section 449. 

22 ‘‘(3) REALLOCATION OF AMOUNT RETURNED BY

23 IMPROVED INSTITUTIONS.—If an institution returns 

24 to the Secretary any portion of the sums allocated 

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1 cal year, the Secretary shall reallot such excess to 

2 improved institutions on the same basis as under 

3 paragraph (1)(A). 

4 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—Beginning 1 year after 

5 the first allocations are made to improved institu6 tions under paragraph (1)(A) and annually there7 after, the Secretary shall make publicly available— 

8 ‘‘(A) a list of the improved institutions 

9 that received funding under such paragraph in 

10 the prior fiscal year; 

11 ‘‘(B) the percentage of students at each 

12 such improved institution that are Federal Pell 

13 Grant recipients; 

14 ‘‘(C) the completion rate or graduation 

15 rate for the students described in subparagraph 

16 (B) with respect to each such improved institu17 tion; and 

18 ‘‘(D) a comparison between the informa19 tion described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 

20 (C) for the prior fiscal year for such improved 

21 institution, and such information for the year 

22 prior to such year. 

23 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR FISCAL YEARS

24 2025 THROUGH 2029.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appro2 priated under section 441(b) for a fiscal year and re3 maining after the Secretary reserves funds under 

4 subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate to each 

5 institution— 

6 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2025, an amount equal 

7 to the greater of— 

8 ‘‘(i) 90 percent of the amount the in9 stitution received under this subsection 

10 and subsection (a) for fiscal year 2024, as 

11 such subsections were in effect with re12 spect to such fiscal year (in this subpara13 graph referred to as ‘the 2024 amount for 

14 the institution’); or 

15 ‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in16 stitution determined under subsection (d); 

17 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2026, an amount equal 

18 to the greater of— 

19 ‘‘(i) 80 percent of the 2024 amount 

20 for the institution; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in22 stitution determined under subsection (d); 

23 ‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2027, an amount equal 

24 to the greater of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) 60 percent of the 2024 amount 

2 for the institution; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in4 stitution determined under subsection (d); 

5 ‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2028, an amount equal 

6 to the greater of— 

7 ‘‘(i) 40 percent of the 2024 amount 

8 for the institution; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in10 stitution determined under subsection (d); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2029, an amount equal 

13 to the greater of— 

14 ‘‘(i) 20 percent of the 2024 amount 

15 for the institution; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in17 stitution determined under subsection (d). 

18 ‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount appro20 priated under section 441(b) for a fiscal year 

21 and remaining after the Secretary reserves 

22 funds under subsection (a) is less than the 

23 amount required to be allocated to the institu24 tions under this subsection, then the amount of 


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1 the allocation to each institution shall be rat2 ably reduced. 

3 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.—If 

4 the amounts allocated to each institution are 

5 ratably reduced under subparagraph (A) for a 

6 fiscal year and additional amounts are appro7 priated for such fiscal year, the amount allo8 cated to each institution from the additional 

9 amounts shall be increased on the same basis as 

10 the amounts under subparagraph (A) were re11 duced (until each institution receives the 

12 amount required to be allocated under this sub13 section). 

14 ‘‘(c) ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2030 

15 AND EACH SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR.—Except as pro16 vided in subsection (d)(5), from the amount appropriated 

17 under section 441(b) for fiscal year 2030 and each suc18 ceeding fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary re19 serves funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allo20 cate to each institution the fair share amount for the insti21 tution determined under subsection (d). 

22 ‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF FAIR SHARE AMOUNT.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

24 the fair share amount for an institution for a fiscal 

25 year shall be equal to the sum of— 


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1 ‘‘(A) 100 percent of the institution’s un2 dergraduate student need described in para3 graph (2) for the preceding fiscal year; and 

4 ‘‘(B) 25 percent of the institution’s grad5 uate student need described in paragraph (3) 

6 for the preceding fiscal year. 

7 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STU8 DENT NEED CALCULATION.—The undergraduate 

9 student need for an institution for a fiscal year shall 

10 be equal to the sum of the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) An amount equal to 50 percent of the 

12 amount that bears the same proportion to the 

13 available appropriated amount for such fiscal 

14 year as the total amount of Federal Pell Grant 

15 funds awarded at the institution for the pre16 ceding fiscal year bears to the total amount of 

17 Federal Pell Grant funds awarded at all institu18 tions participating under this part for the pre19 ceding fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(B) An amount equal to 50 percent of the 

21 amount that bears the same proportion to the 

22 available appropriated amount for such fiscal 

23 year as the total amount of the undergraduate 

24 student need at the institution for the preceding 

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1 graduate student need at all institutions partici2 pating under this part for the preceding fiscal 

3 year. 

4 ‘‘(3) INSTITUTIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT

5 NEED CALCULATION.—The graduate student need 

6 for an institution for a fiscal year shall be equal to 

7 the amount that bears the same proportion to the 

8 available appropriated amount for such fiscal year as 

9 the total amount of the graduate student need at the 

10 institution for the preceding fiscal year bears to the 

11 total amount of graduate student need at all institu12 tions participating under this part for the preceding 

13 fiscal year. 

14 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY FOR FAIR SHARE AMOUNT.— 

15 The Secretary may not allocate funds under this 

16 part to any institution that, for two or more fiscal 

17 years during any three fiscal year period beginning 

18 not earlier than the first day of the first fiscal year 

19 that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 

20 this paragraph, has— 

21 ‘‘(A) a student population with less than 7 

22 percent of undergraduate students who are re23 cipients of Federal Pell Grants; or 

24 ‘‘(B) if the institution only enrolls grad25 uate students, a student population with less 


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1 than 5 percent of students that have a student 

2 aid index of zero. 

3 ‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

4 ‘‘(A) AVAILABLE APPROPRIATED

5 AMOUNT.—In this section, the term ‘available 

6 appropriated amount’ means— 

7 ‘‘(i) the amount appropriated under 

8 section 441(b) for a fiscal year, minus 

9 ‘‘(ii) the amounts reserved under sub10 section (a) for such fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(B) AVERAGE COST OF ATTENDANCE.— 

12 The term ‘average cost of attendance’ means, 

13 with respect to an institution, the average of 

14 the attendance costs for a fiscal year for stu15 dents which shall include— 

16 ‘‘(i) tuition and fees, computed on the 

17 basis of information reported by the insti18 tution to the Secretary, which shall in19 clude— 

20 ‘‘(I) total revenue received by the 

21 institution from undergraduate and 

22 graduate tuition and fees for the sec23 ond year preceding the year for which 

24 it is applying for an allocation; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) the institution’s enrollment 

2 for such second preceding year; 

3 ‘‘(ii) standard living expenses equal to 

4 150 percent of the difference between the 

5 income protection allowance for a family of 

6 five with one in college and the income 

7 protection allowance for a family of six 

8 with one in college for a single independent 

9 student; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) books and supplies, in an 

11 amount not exceeding $1,000. 

12 ‘‘(C) GRADUATE STUDENT NEED.—The 

13 term ‘graduate student need’ means, with re14 spect to a graduate student for a fiscal year, 

15 the lesser of the following: 

16 ‘‘(i) The amount equal to (except the 

17 amount computed by this clause shall not 

18 be less than zero)— 

19 ‘‘(I) the average cost of attend20 ance for the preceding fiscal year, 

21 minus 

22 ‘‘(II) such graduate student’s 

23 student aid index (computed in ac24 cordance with part F of this title) for 

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1 ‘‘(ii) The total annual loan limit for a 

2 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 

3 Loan. 

4 ‘‘(D) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NEED.— 

5 The term ‘undergraduate student need’ means, 

6 with respect to an undergraduate student for a 

7 fiscal year, the lesser of the following: 

8 ‘‘(i) The total of the amount equal to 

9 (except the amount computed by this 

10 clause shall not be less than zero)— 

11 ‘‘(I) the average cost of attend12 ance for the fiscal year, minus 

13 ‘‘(II) such undergraduate stu14 dent’s student aid index (computed in 

15 accordance with part F of this title) 

16 for the preceding fiscal year. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The total annual loan limit for a 

18 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 

19 Loan and a Federal Direct Loan. 

20 ‘‘(e) RETURN OF SURPLUS ALLOCATED FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to 

22 funds returned under subsection (a)(3), if an institu23 tion returns to the Secretary any portion of the 

24 sums allocated to such institution under this section 

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1 excess to institutions that used at least 10 percent 

2 of the total amount of funds granted to such institu3 tion under this section to compensate students em4 ployed during a qualified period of nonenrollment 

5 (as such term is defined in section 443(f)) on the 

6 same basis as excess eligible amounts are allocated 

7 under subsection (d). 

8 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds received by insti9 tutions pursuant to this subsection shall, to max10 imum extent practicable, be used to compensate stu11 dents employed in work-based learning positions. 

12 ‘‘(3) RETAINED FUNDS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) AMOUNT RETURNED.—If an institu14 tion returns more than 10 percent of its alloca15 tion under paragraph (1), the institution’s allo16 cation for the next fiscal year shall be reduced 

17 by the amount returned. 

18 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 

19 this paragraph for a specific institution if the 

20 Secretary finds that enforcing this paragraph 

21 would be contrary to the interest of the pro22 gram. 

23 ‘‘(f) FILING DEADLINES.—The Secretary may re24 quire applications under this section, at such time, in such 


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1 manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

2 may require.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 443 of the Higher Edu5 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(2) provide that funds granted an institution 

10 of higher education pursuant to this section may 

11 only be used to make payments to students partici12 pating in work-study programs, except that an insti13 tution— 

14 ‘‘(A) shall, beginning in fiscal year 2027— 

15 ‘‘(i) use at least 3 percent of the total 

16 amount of funds granted to such institu17 tion under this section for such fiscal year 

18 to compensate students who have excep19 tional need (as defined in section 

20 413C(c)(2)) and are employed in a work21 based learning position during a qualified 

22 period of nonenrollment, as defined in sub23 section (f); 

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1 tion under this section for such fiscal year 

2 to compensate students employed in work3 based learning positions; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) use at least 7 percent of the 

5 total amount of funds granted to such in6 stitution under this section for such fiscal 

7 year to compensate students employed in 

8 community service, and shall ensure that 

9 not less than 1 tutoring or family literacy 

10 project (as described in subsection (d)) is 

11 included in meeting the requirement of this 

12 subparagraph, 

13 except that the Secretary may waive a clause 

14 under this subparagraph with respect to an in15 stitution if the Secretary determines that en16 forcing such clause would cause hardship for 

17 students at the institution; and 

18 ‘‘(B) may— 

19 ‘‘(i) use a portion of the sums granted 

20 to it to meet administrative expenses in ac21 cordance with section 489; 

22 ‘‘(ii) use a portion of the sums grant23 ed to it to meet the cost of a job location 

24 and development program in accordance 

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1 ‘‘(iii) transfer funds in accordance 

2 with the provisions of section 488;’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$500’’; and 

6 (ii) by inserting ‘‘except as provided 

7 under subsection (f),’’ before ‘‘provide’’; 

8 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik10 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(C) the Federal share shall equal 100 

16 percent if the institution is eligible for assist17 ance under title III or title V;’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (6)— 

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘who demonstrate ex20 ceptional need (as defined in section 

21 413C(c)(2))’’ after ‘‘students’’; and 

22 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and prioritize em23 ployment for students who are currently 

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1 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a) or foster 

2 care youth’’ after ‘‘institution’’; 

3 (E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘voca4 tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; 

5 (F) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or 

6 vocational goals’’ and inserting ‘‘career goals’’; 

7 (G) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

8 and inserting a semicolon; 

9 (H) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe10 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (I) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(12) provide assurances that compensation of 

13 students employed in the work-study program in ac14 cordance with the agreement shall include reim15 bursement for reasonable travel (not including the 

16 purchase of a vehicle) directly related to such work17 study program; 

18 ‘‘(13) provide assurances that the institution 

19 will administer and use feedback from the surveys 

20 required under section 449A, to improve the experi21 ences of students employed in the work-study pro22 gram in accordance with the agreement; 

23 ‘‘(14) provide assurances that the institution 

24 will collect data from students and employers such 

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1 under this part will, to the maximum extent prac2 ticable, complement and reinforce the educational 

3 goals or career goals of each student receiving as4 sistance under this part; and 

5 ‘‘(15) provide assurances that if the institution 

6 receives funds under section 442(a)(1)(A), such in7 stitution shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) use such funds to compensate stu9 dents employed in the work-study program in 

10 accordance with the agreement; and 

11 ‘‘(B) prioritize the awarding of such funds 

12 (and increasing the amount of each award) to 

13 students— 

14 ‘‘(i) who demonstrate exceptional need 

15 (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) who are employed in work-based 

17 learning opportunities through the work18 study program in accordance with the 

19 agreement.’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(2) provide that— 

24 ‘‘(A) in the case of an institution that has 

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1 institution will not use more than 25 percent of 

2 the funds made available to such institution 

3 under this part for any fiscal year for the oper4 ation of the program described in paragraph 

5 (1); and 

6 ‘‘(B) in the case of an institution that has 

7 received a waiver from the Secretary, such in8 stitution will not use more than 50 percent of 

9 the funds made available to such institution 

10 under this part for any fiscal year for the oper11 ation of the program described in paragraph 

12 (1);’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘and complement and 

15 reinforce the educational goals or career 

16 goals of each student receiving assistance 

17 under this part’’ after ‘‘academically rel18 evant’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(6) provide assurances that compensation of 

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1 bursement for reasonable travel (not including the 

2 purchase of a vehicle) directly related to such work3 study program.’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (d)(1)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘In any academic year to 

6 which subsection (b)(2)(A) applies, an institu7 tion shall ensure that’’ and inserting ‘‘An insti8 tution may use the’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘travel’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘reasonable travel (not including the purchase 

11 of a vehicle)’’; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(f) QUALIFIED PERIOD OF NONENROLLMENT.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A student may be awarded 

15 work-study employment during a qualified period of 

16 nonenrollment if— 

17 ‘‘(A) the student demonstrates exceptional 

18 need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)) in the 

19 award year prior to the qualified period of non20 enrollment; 

21 ‘‘(B) the student is employed in a work22 based learning position; and 

23 ‘‘(C) the employment— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) is for at least 20 hours per week, 

2 unless the institution waives such require3 ment— 

4 ‘‘(I) at the request of the stu5 dent; or 

6 ‘‘(II) based on a finding by the 

7 institution that such requirement pre8 sents a hardship in finding a work9 based learning position for the stu10 dent. 

11 ‘‘(2) FUNDS EARNED.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any funds earned by 

13 a student (beyond standard living expenses (as 

14 such term is described in section 

15 413D(c)(3)(C))) during the qualified period of 

16 nonenrollment less than or equal to $2,500 may 

17 not be applied to such student’s cost of attend18 ance for the next period in which the student 

19 is enrolled. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCESS FUNDS.—Any funds earned 

21 by a student (beyond standard living expenses 

22 (as such term is described in section 

23 413D(c)(3)(C))) during the qualified period of 

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1 plied to such student’s cost of attendance for 

2 the next period in which the student is enrolled. 

3 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED PERIOD OF

4 NONENROLLMENT.—In this subsection, the term 

5 ‘qualified period of nonenrollment’ means, with re6 spect to a student, a period of nonenrollment that— 

7 ‘‘(A) occurs between a period of enrollment 

8 and a period of anticipated enrollment; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the duration of which is no longer 

10 than 6 months. 

11 ‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A student may be awarded 

13 work-study employment for participation in coopera14 tive education on— 

15 ‘‘(A) a part-time basis; or 

16 ‘‘(B) a full-time basis for a period equal to 

17 or less than 6 months. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIVATE AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE

19 EDUCATION.—As part of its agreement described in 

20 subsection (b), an institution of higher education 

21 may, at its option, enter into an additional agree22 ment with the Secretary which shall provide for the 

23 operation by the institution of a program of coopera24 tive education of its students (on the basis described 

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1 private for-profit organization under an agreement 

2 between the institution and such organization that 

3 complies with the requirements of subsection (c). 

4 ‘‘(3) FULL-TIME BASIS PERIOD.—The period 

5 specified in paragraph (1)(B) may be non-consecu6 tive and include participation during qualified peri7 ods of nonenrollment (as defined in subsection 

8 (f)(3)). 

9 ‘‘(4) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION DEFINED.—In 

10 this subsection, the term ‘cooperative education’ 

11 means a program of alternating or parallel periods 

12 of academic study and work-based learning designed 

13 to give students work experiences related to their 

14 academic or career objectives. 

15 ‘‘(h) NOTIFICATION REGARDING SNAP.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution receiving a 

17 grant under this part shall send a notification (by 

18 email or other electronic means) to each eligible stu19 dent informing the student of their potential eligi20 bility for participation in the SNAP and the process 

21 for obtaining more information, confirming eligi22 bility, and accessing benefits under that program. 

23 The notification shall be developed by the Secretary 

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1 requirements for participation in the SNAP that a 

2 student must satisfy. The notification shall be, to 

3 the extent practicable, specific to the student’s State 

4 of residence and shall provide contact information 

5 for the local office where an application for the 

6 SNAP may be made. 

7 ‘‘(2) EVIDENCE OF PARTICIPATION IN FEDER8 ALLY FINANCED WORK-STUDY PROGRAM.—The noti9 fication under paragraph (1) shall include an official 

10 document confirming that the recipient is an eligible 

11 student sufficient for purposes of demonstrating that 

12 the exclusion from ineligibility for participation in 

13 the SNAP under section 6(e)(4) of the Food and 

14 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(4)) applies 

15 to the student. 

16 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Education, 

17 in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, 

18 shall provide guidance to States and institutions of 

19 higher education on how to identify and commu20 nicate with students who are likely to be eligible for 

21 the SNAP, including those eligible for a State or 

22 federally financed work-study program. 

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1 ‘‘(A) The term ‘eligible student’ means a 

2 student receiving work-study assistance under 

3 this part. 

4 ‘‘(B) The term ‘SNAP’ means the supple5 mental nutrition assistance program (as defined 

6 in section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

7 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t))).’’. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendment made by 

9 subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on 

10 October 1, 2025, and shall be effective for fiscal year 2026 

11 and each succeeding fiscal year. 

12 SEC. 5. FLEXIBLE USE OF FUNDS. 

13 Section 445 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

14 U.S.C. 1087–55) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(3) In addition to the carry-over sums author18 ized under paragraph (1) of this section, an institu19 tion may permit a student who completed the pre20 vious award period to continue to earn unearned 

21 portions of the student’s work-study award from 

22 that previous period if— 

23 ‘‘(A) any reduction in the student’s need 

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1 ‘‘(B) the student is currently employed in 

2 a work-based learning position.’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ both places it ap4 pears and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’. 

5 SEC. 6. JOB LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

6 Section 446 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

7 U.S.C. 1087–56) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 per10 cent or $75,000’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent or 

11 $150,000’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘voca13 tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 

16 (B) by inserting before paragraph (3) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(1) provide satisfactory assurance that the in19 stitution will prioritize placing students with excep20 tional need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)) and 

21 Federal work-study recipients in jobs located and de22 veloped under this section; and 

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1 cate and develop work-based learning positions;’’; 

2 and 

3 (C) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe4 riod and inserting ‘‘, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) the number of students employed in 

6 work-based learning positions through such pro7 gram; 

8 ‘‘(B) the number of students dem9 onstrating exceptional need (as defined in sec10 tion 413C(c)(2)) and Federal work-study recipi11 ents employed through such program; and 

12 ‘‘(C) the number of students dem13 onstrating exceptional need (as defined in sec14 tion 413C(c)(2)) and Federal work-study recipi15 ents employed in work-based learning positions 

16 through such program.’’. 

17 SEC. 7. COMMUNITY SERVICE. 

18 Section 447 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

19 U.S.C. 1087–57) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 447. ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY 

21 SERVICE WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS. 

22 ‘‘Each institution participating under this part may 

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1 tution’s program of community service-learning, includ2 ing— 

3 ‘‘(1) development of mechanisms to assure the 

4 academic quality of the student experience; 

5 ‘‘(2) assuring student access to educational re6 sources, expertise, and supervision necessary to 

7 achieve community service objectives; 

8 ‘‘(3) assuring, to the maximum extent prac9 ticable, that the community service-learning program 

10 will support the educational goals or career goals of 

11 students participating in such program; 

12 ‘‘(4) collaboration with public and private non13 profit agencies, and programs assisted under the 

14 National and Community Service Act of 1990 in the 

15 planning, development, and administration of such 

16 programs; and 

17 ‘‘(5) to recruit and compensate students for 

18 community service-learning (including compensation 

19 for time spent in training and for reasonable travel 

20 (not including the purchase of a vehicle) directly re21 lated to such community service).’’. 

22 SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO WORK COLLEGES. 

23 Section 448 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘student’’ 

2 after ‘‘comprehensive’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by inserting ‘‘stu4 dent’’ after ‘‘comprehensive’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘Each eligible institution’’ 

7 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible institution’’; 

9 and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION DATES.—The Secretary shall 

12 require an eligible institution that submits an appli13 cation for funding under this section for the first 

14 time to submit such application 5 months prior to 

15 the application due date for returning applicants.’’; 

16 and 

17 (4) in subsection (e)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) is accredited by an accrediting agency 

22 or association recognized by the Secretary pur23 suant to part H, has operated a work-study 

24 program under this part for at least the 2 years 

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1 has operated a comprehensive student work2 learning-service program for at least the 2 

3 years preceding the date of the determination;’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

5 ‘‘student’’ after ‘‘comprehensive’’; and 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

7 ‘‘student’’ after ‘‘comprehensive’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

10 (A) through (F) as subparagraphs (B) 

11 through (G), respectively; and 

12 (ii) by inserting before subparagraph 

13 (B), as redesignated by clause (i), the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(A) is a 4-year, degree-granting pro16 gram;’’. 

17 SEC. 9. PILOT GRANT PROGRAM. 

18 Part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.), as amended by this 

20 part, is further amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 449. WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PILOT 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish a program to provide grants to eligible institu3 tions participating under this part to establish or ex4 pand a program to develop work-based learning posi5 tions. 

6 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 

8 this section shall be for a period of not more 

9 than 4 years, but may be renewed by the Sec10 retary for a period of 2 years. 

11 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—A grant under this sec12 tion may not be in an amount greater than 

13 $1,000,000. 

14 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be selected to receive a grant 

15 under this section an eligible institution participating 

16 under this part shall submit an application to the Sec17 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

18 information as the Secretary may require, including a plan 

19 that describes how the eligible institution will establish or 

20 expand a program to develop work-based learning posi21 tions that will— 

22 ‘‘(1) benefit students who demonstrate excep23 tional need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)); 

24 ‘‘(2) identify in-demand industry sectors and 

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1 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

2 3102) and as determined by the Bureau of Labor 

3 and Statistics, State departments of labor, and local 

4 boards (as defined in such section 3)) and develop 

5 partnerships with high-demand employers (including 

6 nonprofit organizations, joint labor-management or7 ganizations, for-profit firms, or public agencies); 

8 ‘‘(3) involve participating employers in evalu9 ating and improving such program; 

10 ‘‘(4) track and report academic and employ11 ment outcomes for participating students; and 

12 ‘‘(5) be able to continue after the end of the 

13 grant term. 

14 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 

15 this program shall be used to pay wages for students par16 ticipating under this program and develop work-based 

17 learning positions that— 

18 ‘‘(1) are for a period of at least 12 weeks; 

19 ‘‘(2) serve students who demonstrate excep20 tional need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)); 

21 ‘‘(3) limit administrative work to no more than 

22 25 percent of such position; 

23 ‘‘(4) provide a minimum of 15 hours of work 

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1 such requirement may be waived by the institution 

2 in consultation with a student; 

3 ‘‘(5) include career coaching from participating 

4 employers (including mock interviews, resume writ5 ing assistance, career exploration, and counseling on 

6 applying for and attaining employment); and 

7 ‘‘(6) provide participating students with oppor8 tunities to meet with employers in fields or indus9 tries related to those of participating employers. 

10 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—On a date that is before the date on 

11 which the period of the grant received by an eligible insti12 tution under this section terminates, such institution shall 

13 submit a report to the Secretary including— 

14 ‘‘(1) the graduation rate or completion rate (as 

15 described under section 442(a)(1)(C)) with respect 

16 to students participating in work-based learning po17 sitions under the pilot program; and 

18 ‘‘(2) the results of the work-based learning op19 portunities program for which such institution re20 ceived such grant, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) participating students’ satisfaction 

22 with the program as reported in surveys under 

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1 ‘‘(B) the types of jobs in which partici2 pating students were employed and the types of 

3 duties performed in such jobs; 

4 ‘‘(C) the academic programs of the partici5 pating students; 

6 ‘‘(D) the share of participating students 

7 who worked at another job, in addition to the 

8 one under the pilot program; 

9 ‘‘(E) the percentage of participating stu10 dents who, during the second quarter after 

11 completing their academic program, are in edu12 cation or training activities or unsubsidized em13 ployment; 

14 ‘‘(F) the percentage of participating stu15 dents employed in in-demand industry sectors 

16 or occupations as described in subsection (b)(2) 

17 within 2 quarters of completing their academic 

18 programs; and 

19 ‘‘(G) other items as deemed relevant by the 

20 Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDING FOR SUCH PRO22 GRAM.—From the amount appropriated under section 

23 441(b) for a fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary 

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1 reserve $30,000,000 to carry out grants under this sec2 tion.’’. 

3 SEC. 10. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES. 

4 Part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.), as amended by this 

6 part, is further amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 449A. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES. 

9 ‘‘(a) SURVEYS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

10 of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall de11 velop, in consultation with work-study administrators from 

12 institutions of higher education, participating employers, 

13 and participating students— 

14 ‘‘(1) a consumer-tested electronic survey for 

15 students awarded work-study employment under the 

16 Federal work-study program under this part that— 

17 ‘‘(A) measures each such student’s satis18 faction with the Federal work-study program, 

19 including— 

20 ‘‘(i) any complaints the student has 

21 with respect to the program; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the amount and quality of the 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the amount and quality of on2 the-job supervision and employer feedback 

3 the student received; 

4 ‘‘(iv) the amount and quality of infor5 mation provided by the institution about 

6 the work-study program and job opportuni7 ties and the availability of work-study staff 

8 at the institution; 

9 ‘‘(v) the quality of the assistance pro10 vided by the institution to the student in 

11 finding a work-study job and the avail12 ability of types of jobs; and 

13 ‘‘(vi) the student’s overall satisfaction 

14 with the work-study program; 

15 ‘‘(B) measures the applicability of work16 study employment to the educational goals and 

17 career goals of each such student; 

18 ‘‘(C) elicits an assessment by each such 

19 student of the capacity to manage time between 

20 work-study employment and coursework; 

21 ‘‘(D) measures, with respect to the pro22 gram— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the average number of hours stu2 dents worked per week, and the wages re3 ceived for such work; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the number of on campus jobs 

5 and off campus jobs; 

6 ‘‘(iv) how students located work-study 

7 positions; 

8 ‘‘(v) the work performed at each job; 

9 ‘‘(vi) whether students worked addi10 tional jobs while employed in a work-study 

11 job (and the reason for such additional 

12 job); 

13 ‘‘(vii) whether the work-study employ14 ment had an impact on the student’s aca15 demic performance; and 

16 ‘‘(viii) the voluntarily disclosed demo17 graphics of students awarded work-study 

18 employment; and 

19 ‘‘(E) includes such information as the Sec20 retary may require; 

21 ‘‘(2) a consumer-tested electronic survey for 

22 employers of students described in paragraph (1) 

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1 ‘‘(A) measures each such employer’s satis2 faction with the Federal work-study program, 

3 including— 

4 ‘‘(i) the extent to which the employer 

5 is satisfied with its ability to accommodate 

6 students’ schedules; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the extent to which student-em8 ployees are prepared for the duties adver9 tised for the job; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the extent to which the employer 

11 is satisfied with opportunities to make rec12 ommendations for improving institutions’ 

13 academic programs; 

14 ‘‘(B) elicits an assessment by each such 

15 employer of— 

16 ‘‘(i) any complaints the employer had 

17 with respect to the program; 

18 ‘‘(ii) any skills or knowledge necessary 

19 for the job that student-employees are 

20 lacking; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) the extent of outreach from in22 stitutions to the employer; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) a consumer-tested electronic survey that, 

2 not less than once every 4 years, with respect to 

3 each institution of higher education participating in 

4 the Federal work-study program, measures— 

5 ‘‘(A) methods used to recruit on-campus 

6 and off-campus employers; 

7 ‘‘(B) if an institution operates a job loca8 tion development program— 

9 ‘‘(i) the share of jobs filled on-campus 

10 and off-campus; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the share of jobs filled by— 

12 ‘‘(I) work-study recipients; and 

13 ‘‘(II) students who demonstrate 

14 exceptional need (as defined in section 

15 413C(c)(2)); 

16 ‘‘(iii) the primary factors considered 

17 in matching work-study students and jobs; 

18 ‘‘(iv) the share of students employed 

19 in work-based learning opportunities; and 

20 ‘‘(v) the share of students employed 

21 during qualified periods of nonenrollment, 

22 including the share of students with excep23 tional need (as defined in section 

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1 ‘‘(C) the institution’s Federal and non2 Federal contributions toward work-study wages; 

3 ‘‘(D) the primary factors considered in 

4 awarding students work-study and in deter5 mining the amount of the award; 

6 ‘‘(E) the acceptance rate among students 

7 who were offered work-study aid; and 

8 ‘‘(F) other information the Secretary may 

9 require. 

10 ‘‘(b) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall develop an on11 line portal— 

12 ‘‘(1) for students, employers, and institutions of 

13 higher education to access the surveys required 

14 under subsection (a); and 

15 ‘‘(2) to compile the results of such surveys. 

16 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not less than once every 4 years after 

17 the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 

18 shall submit a report to Congress that includes— 

19 ‘‘(1) the data collected under this section (re20 dacted for personal information); 

21 ‘‘(2) with respect to students employed in work22 study through the Federal work-study program— 

23 ‘‘(A) the types of jobs such students par24 ticipated in; 

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1 ‘‘(C) the average award amount; 

2 ‘‘(D) the average wage rates; 

3 ‘‘(E) the extent to which students enter 

4 employment with skills and knowledge gained 

5 from work-study participation that have pre6 pared them for the job; and 

7 ‘‘(F) the students’ satisfaction with the 

8 program and primary complaints; 

9 ‘‘(3) the extent to which institutions conduct 

10 outreach to employers and engage them in discus11 sions on improving academic programs; 

12 ‘‘(4) the extent to which institutions conduct 

13 outreach to students and make jobs readily avail14 able; 

15 ‘‘(5) the extent to which the work-study employ16 ment aligns with students’ academic programs or ca17 reer goals; 

18 ‘‘(6) the employers’ satisfaction with the pro19 gram and primary complaints; and 

20 ‘‘(7) recommendations for improving the pro21 gram. 

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1 tronic surveys required under such subsection, the 

2 Secretary shall engage with— 

3 ‘‘(A) a representative sample of institu4 tions of higher education participating in the 

5 Federal work-study program; 

6 ‘‘(B) a representative sample of employers 

7 participating in the Federal work-study pro8 gram; and 

9 ‘‘(C) a representative sample of students 

10 participating in the Federal work-study pro11 gram. 

12 ‘‘(2) RESPONSE RATE.—The Secretary shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) consult with a survey consultant to 

14 develop a target response rate with respect to 

15 the electronic surveys required under subsection 

16 (a); and 

17 ‘‘(B) provide guidance to institution with 

18 respect to such developed target response rate. 

19 ‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

20 shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to institutions 

22 participating under the Federal work-study program 

23 under this part to— 

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1 and the regulations issued pursuant to such 

2 Act; 

3 ‘‘(B) administer the surveys described in 

4 subsection (a) to students and employers par5 ticipating in the Federal work-study program; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(C) ensure that Federal work-study posi8 tions align with students’ educational goals or 

9 career goals to the maximum extent practicable; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(2) issue guidance and provide technical as12 sistance to institutions to support improved partner13 ships and coordination among financial aid, career 

14 services, and academic advisors to administer the 

15 Federal work-study program. 

16 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out 

18 subsections (a), (b), and (c).’’. 

19 SEC. 11. STUDY AND REPORT. 

20 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

21 States shall conduct a study on best practices for assisting 

22 students participating in the Federal work-study program 

23 under part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) with— 

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1 (2) procuring work-based learning opportunities 

2 through such program; 

3 (3) procuring employment that aligns with stu4 dents’ educational goals or career goals; 

5 (4) locating employment through job location 

6 and development programs; 

7 (5) procuring employment in in-demand indus8 try sectors or occupations (as defined in section 3 of 

9 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

10 U.S.C. 3102)); 

11 (6) balancing employment with academic pro12 grams to improve graduation and completion rates; 

13 and 

14 (7) with respect to students with exceptional 

15 need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2) of the Higher 

16 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b– 

17 2(c)(2)))— 

18 (A) locating and coordinating work-study 

19 employment during qualified periods of non20 enrollment; 

21 (B) increasing participation of such stu22 dents in such work-study program; and 

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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

2 on which the study required under subsection (a) is com3 pleted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

4 submit to Congress a report summarizing the findings of 

5 such study. 

6 (c) PUBLISH REPORT.—The Comptroller General of 

7 the United States shall make the report required under 

8 subsection (b) available to the public on the website of the 

9 Government Accountability Office. 

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