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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 793 

To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2023 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. TURNER, 

and Ms. SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain shortterm programs. 

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 ‘‘Jumpstart Our Busi5 nesses by Supporting Students Act of 2023’’ or the 

6 ‘‘JOBS Act of 2023’’. 

7 SEC. 2. EXTENDING FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY OF 

8 CERTAIN SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (1) PRIOR TO FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION.—Section 

2 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

3 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by inserting after sub4 section (j) the following: 

5 ‘‘(k) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT PRO6 GRAM.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

8 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE CAREER PATHWAY PRO9 GRAM.—The term ‘eligible career pathway pro10 gram’ means a program that— 

11 ‘‘(i) meets the requirements of section 

12 484(d)(2); 

13 ‘‘(ii) is listed on the provider list 

14 under section 122(d) of the Workforce In15 novation and Opportunity Act; 

16 ‘‘(iii) is part of a career pathway, as 

17 defined in section 3 of that Act; and 

18 ‘‘(iv) is aligned to a program of study 

19 as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Per20 kins Career and Technical Education Act 

21 of 2006. 

22 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING PRO23 GRAM.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

25 job training program’ means a career and 


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1 technical education program at an institu2 tion of higher education that— 

3 ‘‘(I) provides not less than 150, 

4 and not more than 600, clock hours of 

5 instructional time over a period of not 

6 less than 8 weeks and not more than 

7 15 weeks; 

8 ‘‘(II) provides training aligned 

9 with the requirements of high-skill, 

10 high-wage, or in-demand industry sec11 tors or occupations in the State or 

12 local area, as determined by an indus13 try or sector partnership; 

14 ‘‘(III) is a program of training 

15 services, and provided through an eli16 gible training provider, as described 

17 under section 122(d) of the Workforce 

18 Innovation and Opportunity Act; 

19 ‘‘(IV) provides a student, upon 

20 completion of the program, with a rec21 ognized postsecondary credential that 

22 is recognized by employers in the rel23 evant industry, including credentials 

24 recognized by industry or sector part25 nerships in the relevant industry in 


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1 the State or local area where the in2 dustry is located and the job training 

3 program is provided; 

4 ‘‘(V) has been determined by the 

5 institution of higher education (after 

6 validation of that determination by an 

7 industry or sector partnership) to pro8 vide academic content, an amount of 

9 instructional time, and a recognized 

10 postsecondary credential that are suf11 ficient to— 

12 ‘‘(aa) meet the hiring re13 quirements of potential employ14 ers; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) satisfy any applicable 

16 educational prerequisite require17 ment for professional licensure or 

18 certification, so that the student 

19 who completes the program and 

20 seeks employment qualifies to 

21 take any licensure or certification 

22 examination needed to practice or 

23 find employment in an occupa24 tion that the program prepares 

25 students to enter; 


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1 ‘‘(VI) may include integrated 

2 education and training; 

3 ‘‘(VII) may be offered as part of 

4 an eligible career pathway program; 

5 ‘‘(VIII) does not exceed by more 

6 than 50 percent the minimum number 

7 of clock hours required for training if 

8 the State has established such a re9 quirement; and 

10 ‘‘(IX) shall include institutional 

11 credit articulation for a student en12 rolled in a noncredit job training pro13 gram. 

14 ‘‘(ii) APPROVAL BY THE SEC15 RETARY.—In the case of a program that is 

16 seeking to establish eligibility as an eligible 

17 job training program under this subpara18 graph, the Secretary shall make a deter19 mination about whether the program meets 

20 the requirements of this subparagraph not 

21 more than 60 days after the date on which 

22 such program is submitted for consider23 ation as an eligible job training program. 

24 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE.—The 

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1 gram is an eligible job training program in 

2 accordance with clause (ii) unless the Sec3 retary receives a certification from the ap4 propriate State board containing an assur5 ance that the program meets the require6 ments of clause (i). 

7 ‘‘(C) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU8 CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu9 cation’ means— 

10 ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education, 

11 as defined in section 101; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) a postsecondary vocational insti13 tution, as defined in section 102(c). 

14 ‘‘(D) INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT ARTICULA15 TION.—The term ‘institutional credit articula16 tion’ means an institution of higher education 

17 provides a student who has completed a non18 credit program with the equivalent academic 

19 credit that may be applied to a subsequent 

20 credit-bearing certificate or degree program 

21 upon enrollment in such program at such insti22 tution. 

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1 ondary credential’, and ‘State board’ have the 

2 meanings given such terms in section 3 of the 

3 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

4 ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—For the award year begin5 ning on July 1, 2023, and each subsequent award 

6 year, the Secretary shall carry out a program 

7 through which the Secretary shall award Federal 

8 Pell Grants to students in eligible job training pro9 grams (referred to as a ‘job training Federal Pell 

10 Grant’). Each eligible job training Federal Pell 

11 Grant awarded under this subsection shall have the 

12 same terms and conditions, and be awarded in the 

13 same manner, as other Federal Pell Grants awarded 

14 under subsection (a), except as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) A student who is eligible to receive a 

16 job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub17 section is a student who— 

18 ‘‘(i) has not yet attained a 

19 postbaccalaureate degree; 

20 ‘‘(ii) attends an institution of higher 

21 education; 

22 ‘‘(iii) is enrolled, or accepted for en23 rollment, in an eligible job training pro24 gram at such institution of higher edu25 cation; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) meets all other eligibility re2 quirements for a Federal Pell Grant (ex3 cept with respect to the type of program of 

4 study, as provided in clause (iii)). 

5 ‘‘(B) The amount of a job training Federal 

6 Pell Grant for an eligible student shall be deter7 mined under subsection (b), except that sub8 section (b)(4) shall not apply. 

9 ‘‘(3) INCLUSION IN TOTAL ELIGIBILITY PE10 RIOD.—Any period during which a student receives 

11 a job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub12 section shall be included in calculating the student’s 

13 period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under 

14 subsection (c), and the eligibility requirements re15 garding students who are enrolled in an under16 graduate program on less than a full-time basis shall 

17 similarly apply to students who are enrolled in an el18 igible job training program at an eligible institution 

19 on less than a full-time basis.’’. 

20 (2) AFTER FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION ACT.—Sec21 tion 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

22 U.S.C. 1070a), as amended by section 703 of the 

23 FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF 

24 of Public Law 116–260) and the FAFSA Simplifica25 tion Act Technical Corrections Act (Public Law 


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1 117–103), is further amended by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(k) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT PRO4 GRAM.— 

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

6 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE CAREER PATHWAY PRO7 GRAM.—The term ‘eligible career pathway pro8 gram’ means a program that— 

9 ‘‘(i) meets the requirements of section 

10 484(d)(2); 

11 ‘‘(ii) is listed on the provider list 

12 under section 122(d) of the Workforce In13 novation and Opportunity Act; 

14 ‘‘(iii) is part of a career pathway, as 

15 defined in section 3 of that Act; and 

16 ‘‘(iv) is aligned to a program of study 

17 as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Per18 kins Career and Technical Education Act 

19 of 2006. 

20 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE JOB TRAINING PRO21 GRAM.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

23 job training program’ means a career and 

24 technical education program at an institu25 tion of higher education that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) provides not less than 150, 

2 and not more than 600, clock hours of 

3 instructional time over a period of not 

4 less than 8 weeks and not more than 

5 15 weeks; 

6 ‘‘(II) provides training aligned 

7 with the requirements of high-skill, 

8 high-wage, or in-demand industry sec9 tors or occupations in the State or 

10 local area, as determined by an indus11 try or sector partnership; 

12 ‘‘(III) is a program of training 

13 services, and provided through an eli14 gible training provider, as described 

15 under section 122(d) of the Workforce 

16 Innovation and Opportunity Act; 

17 ‘‘(IV) provides a student, upon 

18 completion of the program, with a rec19 ognized postsecondary credential that 

20 is recognized by employers in the rel21 evant industry, including credentials 

22 recognized by industry or sector part23 nerships in the relevant industry in 

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1 dustry is located and the job training 

2 program is provided; 

3 ‘‘(V) has been determined by the 

4 institution of higher education (after 

5 validation of that determination by an 

6 industry or sector partnership) to pro7 vide academic content, an amount of 

8 instructional time, and a recognized 

9 postsecondary credential that are suf10 ficient to— 

11 ‘‘(aa) meet the hiring re12 quirements of potential employ13 ers; and 

14 ‘‘(bb) satisfy any applicable 

15 educational prerequisite require16 ment for professional licensure or 

17 certification, so that the student 

18 who completes the program and 

19 seeks employment qualifies to 

20 take any licensure or certification 

21 examination needed to practice or 

22 find employment in an occupa23 tion that the program prepares 

24 students to enter; 


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1 ‘‘(VI) may include integrated 

2 education and training; 

3 ‘‘(VII) may be offered as part of 

4 an eligible career pathway program; 

5 ‘‘(VIII) does not exceed by more 

6 than 50 percent the minimum number 

7 of clock hours required for training if 

8 the State has established such a re9 quirement; and 

10 ‘‘(IX) shall include institutional 

11 credit articulation for a student en12 rolled in a noncredit job training pro13 gram. 

14 ‘‘(ii) APPROVAL BY THE SEC15 RETARY.—In the case of a program that is 

16 seeking to establish eligibility as an eligible 

17 job training program under this subpara18 graph, the Secretary shall make a deter19 mination about whether the program meets 

20 the requirements of this subparagraph not 

21 more than 60 days after the date on which 

22 such program is submitted for consider23 ation as an eligible job training program. 

24 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE.—The 

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1 gram is an eligible job training program in 

2 accordance with clause (ii) unless the Sec3 retary receives a certification from the ap4 propriate State board containing an assur5 ance that the program meets the require6 ments of clause (i). 

7 ‘‘(C) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU8 CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu9 cation’ means— 

10 ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education, 

11 as defined in section 101; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) a postsecondary vocational insti13 tution, as defined in section 102(c). 

14 ‘‘(D) INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT ARTICULA15 TION.—The term ‘institutional credit articula16 tion’ means an institution of higher education 

17 provides a student who has completed a non18 credit program with the equivalent academic 

19 credit that may be applied to a subsequent 

20 credit-bearing certificate or degree program 

21 upon enrollment in such program at such insti22 tution. 

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1 ondary credential’, and ‘State board’ have the 

2 meanings given such terms in section 3 of the 

3 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

4 ‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—For the award year begin5 ning on July 1, 2023, and each subsequent award 

6 year, the Secretary shall carry out a program 

7 through which the Secretary shall award Federal 

8 Pell Grants to students in eligible job training pro9 grams (referred to as a ‘job training Federal Pell 

10 Grant’). Each eligible job training Federal Pell 

11 Grant awarded under this subsection shall have the 

12 same terms and conditions, and be awarded in the 

13 same manner, as other Federal Pell Grants awarded 

14 under subsection (b), except as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) A student who is eligible to receive a 

16 job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub17 section is a student who— 

18 ‘‘(i) has not yet attained a 

19 postbaccalaureate degree; 

20 ‘‘(ii) attends an institution of higher 

21 education; 

22 ‘‘(iii) is enrolled, or accepted for en23 rollment, in an eligible job training pro24 gram at such institution of higher edu25 cation; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) meets all other eligibility re2 quirements for a Federal Pell Grant (ex3 cept with respect to the type of program of 

4 study, as provided in clause (iii)). 

5 ‘‘(B) The amount of a job training Federal 

6 Pell Grant for an eligible student shall be deter7 mined under subsection (b), except that not8 withstanding subsection (b)(1)(B) a student 

9 who is eligible for less than the minimum Fed10 eral Pell Grant for an academic year in which 

11 the student is enrolled in an eligible program 

12 full time may still be eligible for a Federal Pell 

13 Grant. 

14 ‘‘(3) INCLUSION IN TOTAL ELIGIBILITY PE15 RIOD.—Any period during which a student receives 

16 a job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub17 section shall be included in calculating the student’s 

18 period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under 

19 subsection (d), and the eligibility requirements re20 garding students who are enrolled in an under21 graduate program on less than a full-time basis shall 

22 similarly apply to students who are enrolled in an el23 igible job training program at an eligible institution 

24 on less than a full-time basis.’’. 


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1 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

2 by paragraph (2) shall take effect as if included in 

3 section 703 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title 

4 VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), as 

5 amended by the FAFSA Simplification Act Tech6 nical Corrections Act (Public Law 117–103), and 

7 subject to the effective date of section 701(b) of 

8 such Act. 

9 (b) ACCREDITING AGENCY RECOGNITION OF ELIGI10 BLE JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 496(a)(4) of the 

11 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

14 after the semicolon; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

16 after the semicolon; and 

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

18 ‘‘(C) if such agency or association has or 

19 seeks to include within its scope of recognition 

20 the evaluation of the quality of institutions of 

21 higher education participating in the job train22 ing Federal Pell Grant program under section 

23 401(k), such agency or association shall, in ad24 dition to meeting the other requirements of this 

25 subpart, demonstrate to the Secretary that, 


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1 with respect to such eligible job training pro2 grams (as defined in that subsection)— 

3 ‘‘(i) the agency or association’s stand4 ards include a process for determining if 

5 the institution has the capability to effec6 tively offer an eligible job training pro7 gram; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the agency or association re9 quires a demonstration that the program— 

10 ‘‘(I) has identified each recog11 nized postsecondary credential offered 

12 and the corresponding industry or sec13 tor partnership that actively recog14 nizes each credential in the relevant 

15 industry in the State or local area 

16 where the industry is located; and 

17 ‘‘(II) provides the academic con18 tent and amount of instructional time 

19 that is sufficient to— 

20 ‘‘(aa) meet the hiring re21 quirements of potential employ22 ers; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) satisfy any applicable 

24 educational prerequisites for pro25 fessional licensure or certification 


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1 requirements so that the student 

2 who completes the program and 

3 seeks employment qualifies to 

4 take any licensure or certification 

5 examination that is needed to 

6 practice or find employment in 

7 an occupation that the program 

8 prepares students to enter.’’. 

9 (c) INTERAGENCY DATA SHARING.—The Secretary 

10 of Education shall coordinate and enter into a data shar11 ing agreement with the Secretary of Labor to ensure ac12 cess to data related to indicators of performance collected 

13 under section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor14 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141). Under such data sharing 

15 agreement, the Commissioner of the National Center for 

16 Education Statistics shall collect and review the contents 

17 of performance reports for eligible providers of training 

18 services described in section 116(d)(4) of that Act not less 

19 frequently than once each year. 

20 (d) MINIMUM FEDERAL PELL GRANT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(b)(4) of the 

22 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 1070a(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘ten percent’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’. 

25 (2) FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(2)(F) of 

2 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

3 1070a(a)(2)(F)), as amended by section 703 of 

4 the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of divi5 sion FF of Public Law 116–260) and the 

6 FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Correc7 tions Act (Public Law 117–103), is further 

8 amended by striking ‘‘ten percent’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘5 percent’’. 

10 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment 

11 made by this paragraph shall take effect as if 

12 included in section 703 of the FAFSA Sim13 plification Act (title VII of division FF of Pub14 lic Law 116–260) and the FAFSA Simplifica15 tion Act Technical Corrections Act (Public Law 

16 117–103), and subject to the effective date of 

17 section 701(b) of such Act. 

18 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Unless otherwise specified, 

19 this section, and the amendments made by this section, 

20 shall take effect on July 1, 2023. 

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