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Union Calendar No. 184

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3076

[Report No. 108–307] 

To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure graduate 

opportunities in postsecondary education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2003

Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. 

TIBERI, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. COLE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Additional sponsor: Mr. UPTON

OCTOBER 8, 2003 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 11, 2003] 

A BILL

To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

to ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education, and for other purposes.
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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; REFERENCES. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 

6 2003’’. 

7 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly pro8 vided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is ex9 pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section 

10 or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 

11 made to a section or other provision of the Higher Edu12 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

13 SEC. 2. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 

14 (a) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—Section 701(c) (20 

15 U.S.C. 1134(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of other exceptional cir17 cumstances, such as active duty military service or personal 

18 or family member illness, the institution of higher education 

19 may also permit the fellowship recipient to interrupt peri20 ods of study for the duration of the tour of duty (in the 

21 case of military service) or not more than 12 months (in 

22 any other case), but without payment of the stipend.’’. 

23 (b) ALLOCATION OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 

24 702(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)) is amended—
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1 (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘from di2 verse geographic regions’’ after ‘‘higher education’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen5 tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall also assure that at least 

6 one representative appointed to the Board represents 

7 an institution that is eligible for a grant under title 

8 III or V of this Act.’’. 

9 (c) STIPENDS.—Section 703 (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is 

10 amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2004–2005’’; 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘may be set’’; and 

16 (C) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fel17 lowships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate 

18 Research Fellowship Program’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 

20 (1)(A) to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Secretary shall (in 

22 addition to stipends paid to individuals under this 

23 subpart) pay to the institution of higher education, 

24 for each individual awarded a fellowship under this 

25 subpart at such institution, an institutional allow-
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1 ance. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such 

2 allowance shall be, for 2004–2005 and succeeding aca3 demic years, the same amount as the institutional 

4 payment made for 2003–2004 adjusted for 2004–2005 

5 and annually thereafter in accordance with inflation 

6 as determined by the Department of Labor’s Con7 sumer Price Index for the previous calendar year.’’. 

8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

9 705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

10 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 

11 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004 

12 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc13 ceeding fiscal years’’. 

14 SEC. 3. GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 

15 NEED. 

16 (a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED; PRI17 ORITY.—Section 712 (20 U.S.C. 1135a) is amended—

18 (1) in the last sentence of subsection (b)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘and an assessment’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘an assessment’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting before the period at the end 

22 the following: ‘‘, and the priority described in 

23 subsection (c) of this section’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub25 section: 
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1 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a pri2 ority for grants in order to prepare individuals for the pro3 fessoriate who will train highly-qualified elementary and 

4 secondary school teachers of math, science, and special edu5 cation, and teachers who provide instruction for limited 

6 English proficient individuals. Such grants shall offer pro7 gram assistance and graduate fellowships for—

8 ‘‘(1) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher 

9 preparation and pedagogy in math and science for 

10 students who have completed a master’s degree or are 

11 pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in math and 

12 science; 

13 ‘‘(2) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher 

14 preparation and pedagogy in special education and 

15 English language acquisition and academic pro16 ficiency for limited English proficient individuals; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(3) support of dissertation research in the fields 

19 of math, science, special education, or second lan20 guage pedagogy and second language acquisition.’’. 

21 (b) COLLABORATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN APPLI22 CATIONS.—Section 713(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

24 (9); 
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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para2 graph (11); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol4 lowing new paragraph:

5 ‘‘(10) in the case of an application for a grant 

6 by a department, program, or unit in education or 

7 teacher preparation, contain assurances that such de8 partment, program, or unit collaborates with depart9 ments, programs, or units in all content areas to as10 sure a successful combination of training in both 

11 teaching and such content; and’’. 

12 (c) STIPENDS.—Section 714(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(b)) 

13 is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2004–2005’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting ‘‘may 

17 be set’’; and 

18 (3) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fellow19 ships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate Research 

20 Fellowship Program’’. 

21 (d) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 715(a)(1) (20 

22 U.S.C. 1135d(a)(1)) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘2004–2005’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘1998–1999’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2003–2004’’. 

3 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

5 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 

6 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004 

7 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc8 ceeding fiscal years’’. 

9 (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 714(c) (20 

10 U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘section 716(a)’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘section 715(a)’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘section 714(b)(2)’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’. 

15 SEC. 4. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OP16 PORTUNITY PROGRAM. 

17 (a) CONTRACT AND GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 

18 721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is amended—

19 (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(2) to prepare such students for study at ac22 credited law schools and assist them with the develop23 ment of analytical skills and study methods to en24 hance their success and promote completion of law 

25 school;’’; 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

2 (4); 

3 (3) by striking the period at the end of para4 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (4) by adding at the end the following new para6 graph: 

7 ‘‘(6) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to 

8 eligible law school students—

9 ‘‘(A) who participated in summer institutes 

10 authorized by subsection (d) and who are en11 rolled in an accredited law school; or 

12 ‘‘(B) who are eligible law school students 

13 who have successfully completed a comparable 

14 summer institute program certified by the Coun15 cil on Legal Educational Opportunity.’’. 

16 (b) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Section 721(d)(1)(D) (20 

17 U.S.C. 1136(d)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘in analyt18 ical skills and study methods’’ after ‘‘courses’’. 

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 721(h) (20 U.S.C. 1136(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘1999 

21 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘2004 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 

23 (d) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Subsection (e) of section 

24 731 (20 U.S.C. 1137(e)) is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 5. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY 

2 EDUCATION. 

3 (a) CONTRACT AND GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 

4 741(a) (20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is amended—

5 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(1) the encouragement of the reform and im8 provement of, and innovation in, postsecondary edu9 cation and the provision of educational opportunity 

10 for all, especially for the non-traditional student pop11 ulations;’’; 

12 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the 

13 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘for postsecondary 

14 students, especially those that provide academic credit 

15 for programs’’; 

16 (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(3) the establishment of institutions and pro19 grams based on the technology of communications, in20 cluding delivery by distance education;’’; and 

21 (4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol22 lows: 

23 ‘‘(6) the introduction of institutional reforms de24 signed to expand individual opportunities for enter25 ing and reentering postsecondary institutions and 
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1 pursuing programs of postsecondary study tailored to 

2 individual needs;’’. 

3 (b) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—Section 744(c) (20 

4 U.S.C. 1138c(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) International cooperation, partnerships, or 

7 student exchange among postsecondary educational 

8 institutions in the United States and abroad. 

9 ‘‘(5) Establishment of academic programs in10 cluding graduate and undergraduate courses, semi11 nars and lectures, support of research, and develop12 ment of teaching materials for the purpose of sup13 porting faculty and academic programs that teach 

14 traditional American history (including significant 

15 constitutional, political, intellectual, economic, diplo16 matic, and foreign policy trends, issues, and docu17 ments; the history, nature, and development of demo18 cratic institutions of which American democracy is a 

19 part; and significant events and individuals in the 

20 history of the United States). 

21 ‘‘(6) Support for planning, applied research, 

22 training, resource exchanges or technology transfers, 

23 the delivery of services, or other activities the purpose 

24 of which is to design and implement programs to en25 able institutions of higher education to work with pri-
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1 vate and civic organizations to assist communities to 

2 meet and address their pressing and severe problems,

3 including economic development, community infra4 structure and housing, crime prevention, education, 

5 healthcare, self sufficiency, and workforce prepara6 tion.’’. 

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

8 745 (20 U.S.C. 1138d) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 

9 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary 

10 for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may 

12 be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’ . 

13 SEC. 6. URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE. 

14 Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.) is repealed. 

15 SEC. 7. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS 

16 WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A QUALITY 

17 HIGHER EDUCATION. 

18 (a) SERVING ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—

19 Section 762(a) (20 U.S.C. 1140a(a)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘students with learning disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘stu21 dents with disabilities’’. 

22 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—

23 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 762(b)(2) is amend24 ed—
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in 

2 order to improve retention and completion’’ after 

3 ‘‘disabilities’’; 

4 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

5 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (E), respec6 tively; 

7 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

8 following new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE TRANSITION PRACTICES.—

10 The development of innovative, effective, and effi11 cient teaching methods and strategies to ensure 

12 the smooth transition of students with disabil13 ities from high school to postsecondary edu14 cation.’’; and 

15 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as 

16 redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this para17 graph) the following new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(D) DISTANCE LEARNING.—The develop19 ment of innovative, effective, and efficient teach20 ing methods and strategies to provide faculty 

21 and administrators with the ability to provide 

22 accessible distance education programs or classes 

23 that would enhance access of students with dis24 abilities to higher education, including the use of 
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1 electronic communication for instruction and ad2 visement.’’. 

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

4 762(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 

5 through (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 

6 through (E)’’. 

7 (c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 763 (20 U.S.C. 1140b) is 

8 amended—

9 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(1) a description of how such institution plans 

12 to address the activities allowed under this part;’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

14 (2); 

15 (3) by striking the period at the end of para16 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (4) by adding at the end the following new para18 graph: 

19 ‘‘(4) a description of the extent to which an in20 stitution will work to replicate the best practices of 

21 institutions of higher education with demonstrated 

22 success in serving students with disabilities.’’. 

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 765 (20 U.S.C. 1140d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

25 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
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1 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004 

2 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc3 ceeding fiscal years’’.

Union Calendar No. 184

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3076

[Report No. 108–307] 

A BILL

To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 to ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education, and for other purposes. 

OCTOBER 8, 2003

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

and ordered to be printed