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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4380 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matriculation, 

and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities 

within higher education. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2024 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. BUTLER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PADILLA, and 

Mr. BOOKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote 

the matriculation, and increase in the graduation rates, 

of individuals with disabilities within higher education. 

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 ‘‘Expanding Disability 

5 Access to Higher Education Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Students who are low income attend institu2 tions of higher education at a rate significantly 

3 lower than middle- and high-income students. 

4 (2) Similarly, students who are first-generation 

5 college students or are from racial or ethnic minority 

6 backgrounds attend institutions of higher education 

7 at lower rates than the general public. 

8 (3) In the last decade, both high school and 

9 postsecondary graduation rates for students with 

10 disabilities were significantly lower than for students 

11 without disabilities. 

12 (4) In 2015, approximately 65 percent of the 

13 total population of adults 25 to 34 years old had 

14 completed some postsecondary education compared 

15 with approximately 44 percent of adults with disabil16 ities in the same age range. 

17 (5) For students with disabilities who do attend 

18 an institution of higher education, only half will re19 ceive a diploma compared to 72 percent of students 

20 without disabilities. 

21 (6) Students with disabilities who are also first22 generation college students, are low income, or are 

23 from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds may face 

24 even greater barriers to secondary education success. 


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1 (7) Many researchers cite lack of support, such 

2 as in-class accommodations, accessible housing, and 

3 accessible technology, as a significant challenge as 

4 students with disabilities transition from high school 

5 to postsecondary education. 

6 (8) As with their peers without disabilities who 

7 are first-generation students or come from low-in8 come backgrounds, students who are first-generation 

9 or low-income students with disabilities who receive 

10 mentoring and support services can successfully pre11 pare for, enroll in, and graduate from postsecondary 

12 education programs and gain greater economic con13 trol of their lives. 

14 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that individuals with disabilities, particularly those 

16 who are low income or first generation, should be able to 

17 attend institutions of higher education at the same rate 

18 as their peers in the general population. 

19 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol20 lowing: 

21 (1) To provide first-generation or low-income 

22 students with disabilities with information, support, 

23 and resources to matriculate and complete a course 

24 of study at an institution of higher education. 


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1 (2) To encourage and support first-generation 

2 or low-income students with disabilities to achieve 

3 postsecondary credentials that benefit them and 

4 their communities both socially and economically. 

5 (3) To increase the number of faculty with dis6 abilities in institutions of higher education. 

7 (4) To provide programs authorized under 

8 chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the 

9 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 

10 et seq.) with the resources necessary to support 

11 first-generation or low-income students with disabil12 ities to prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from in13 stitutions of higher education. 

14 SEC. 3. PREPARING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH 

15 DISABILITIES FOR POSTSECONDARY EDU16 CATION. 

17 Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

18 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘, and 

20 Native American Pacific Islanders (including Native 

21 Hawaiians),’’ and inserting ‘‘, Native American Pa22 cific Islanders (including Native Hawaiians), and in23 dividuals with a disability (as defined in section 3 of 

24 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

25 U.S.C. 12102)),’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘(except sub2 section (i))’’ after ‘‘For the purpose of making 

3 grants and contracts under this chapter’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(i) PREPARING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH

6 DISABILITIES FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) FUNDS FOR FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

9 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary 

10 shall award funds under this paragraph, 

11 on a competitive basis, to an eligible entity 

12 that applies for a grant or contract for a 

13 program under this chapter (except section 

14 402E) and also applies for such funds 

15 under this paragraph in order to serve eli16 gible students, as described in clause (ii). 

17 The period for such award of funds under 

18 this paragraph shall be the same period for 

19 the associated grant or contract for a pro20 gram under this chapter (except section 

21 402E) (referred to in this paragraph as 

22 the ‘associated program’). 

23 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—An eligi24 ble student is described in this clause if the 

25 student— 


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1 ‘‘(I) is eligible to receive assist2 ance under a program authorized 

3 under this chapter (except section 

4 402E); and 

5 ‘‘(II) has an individualized edu6 cation program, as defined in section 

7 602 of the Individuals with Disabil8 ities Education Act, is covered under 

9 section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 

10 of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or has other 

11 documentation establishing the stu12 dent’s disability (as such term is de13 fined in section 3 of the Americans 

14 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

15 U.S.C. 12102)), such as— 

16 ‘‘(aa) a cognitive disability; 

17 ‘‘(bb) a developmental dis18 ability; 

19 ‘‘(cc) a learning disability; 

20 ‘‘(dd) a sensory disability; 

21 ‘‘(ee) a physical or medical 

22 disability; 

23 ‘‘(ff) a mental health dis24 ability; or 

25 ‘‘(gg) another disability. 


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1 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.— 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro3 vided in clause (ii), an applicant for a 

4 grant or contract for a program under this 

5 chapter (except section 402E) that desires 

6 to receive funds under this paragraph shall 

7 submit an application for such funds to the 

8 Secretary at the same time such applicant 

9 submits an application for the grant or 

10 contract for a program under this chapter 

11 (except section 402E) (referred to in this 

12 paragraph as the ‘associated application’). 

13 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION MID-CYCLE.—An 

14 applicant that desires to receive funds 

15 under this paragraph that, at the time 

16 such applicant desires to apply for such 

17 funds, has a grant or contract for a pro18 gram under this chapter (except section 

19 402E) that is in existence may submit an 

20 application for such funds to the Secretary 

21 independent of an associated application. 

22 ‘‘(iii) CONTENT OF APPLICATION.—An 

23 application for funds under this paragraph 

24 shall include the following: 


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1 ‘‘(I) A description of any pro2 grams being carried out under this 

3 chapter by the applicant on the date 

4 of the application, including the num5 ber of existing students served. 

6 ‘‘(II) The number of eligible stu7 dents proposed to be served with 

8 funds received under this paragraph. 

9 ‘‘(III) The cost of serving such 

10 students proposed to be served, in11 cluding a description of expenditures. 

12 ‘‘(IV) An explanation of how 

13 funds received under this paragraph 

14 will be used for such students. 

15 ‘‘(V) An explanation of how such 

16 students proposed to be served will be 

17 identified and enrolled. 

18 ‘‘(VI) An explanation of how the 

19 program will work with disability ac20 cessibility and services offices and 

21 other services that support students 

22 with disabilities. 

23 ‘‘(C) AWARDING OF FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds 

2 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

3 give priority to applicants that— 

4 ‘‘(I) have established programs 

5 funded under this chapter; and 

6 ‘‘(II) describe how eligible stu7 dents proposed to be served will be in8 cluded in the established associated 

9 program. 

10 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall 

11 award funds under this paragraph to an 

12 applicant in an amount that maximizes the 

13 number of eligible students served in a 

14 manner that meets such students’ needs 

15 for successful programmatic outcomes. 

16 ‘‘(iii) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 

17 shall award funds under this paragraph— 

18 ‘‘(I) to not less than 10 percent 

19 of all the eligible entities that, on the 

20 date of enactment of the Expanding 

21 Disability Access to Higher Education 

22 Act, have a grant or contract awarded 

23 under this chapter (except section 

24 402E); and 

25 ‘‘(II) across— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) geographic regions; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(bb) sizes of programs. 

4 ‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS.—In awarding 

5 funds under this paragraph, the Secretary 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) require an assurance that— 

8 ‘‘(aa) in the case in which 

9 the associated program is under 

10 section 402B, not less than two11 thirds of the eligible students 

12 who are served with the funds 

13 under this paragraph be low-in14 come individuals who are first15 generation college students; 

16 ‘‘(bb) in the case in which 

17 the associated program is under 

18 section 402C— 

19 ‘‘(AA) not less than 

20 two-thirds of the eligible stu21 dents who are served with 

22 the funds under this para23 graph be low-income individ24 uals who are first-generation 

25 college students; and 


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1 ‘‘(BB) the remaining 

2 eligible students who are 

3 served with the funds under 

4 this paragraph be low-in5 come individuals or first6 generation college students; 

7 ‘‘(cc) in the case in which 

8 the associated program is under 

9 section 402D— 

10 ‘‘(AA) not less than 

11 two-thirds of the eligible stu12 dents who are served with 

13 the funds under this para14 graph be low-income individ15 uals who are first-generation 

16 college students; and 

17 ‘‘(BB) the remaining 

18 eligible students who are 

19 served with the funds under 

20 this paragraph be low-in21 come individuals or first22 generation college students; 

23 and 


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1 ‘‘(dd) in the case in which 

2 the associated program is under 

3 section 402F— 

4 ‘‘(AA) not less than 

5 two-thirds of the eligible stu6 dents who are served with 

7 the funds under this para8 graph be low-income individ9 uals who are first-generation 

10 college students; and 

11 ‘‘(BB) the eligible stu12 dents who are served with 

13 the funds under this para14 graph are at least nineteen 

15 years of age, unless the im16 position of such limitation 

17 with respect to any person 

18 would defeat the purposes of 

19 this paragraph; 

20 ‘‘(II) require an assurance that 

21 such eligible students who are served 

22 do not have access to services from 

23 another program funded under this 

24 chapter; 


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1 ‘‘(III) require an assurance that 

2 the program funded under this para3 graph and the associated program 

4 will— 

5 ‘‘(aa) be accessible to the el6 igible students proposed to be 

7 served by the program; 

8 ‘‘(bb) serve all students, in9 cluding eligible students; 

10 ‘‘(cc) incorporate universal 

11 design for learning; and 

12 ‘‘(dd) ensure that accom13 modations are provided as needed 

14 for eligible students and address 

15 how the program plans to enroll 

16 such students; 

17 ‘‘(IV) require the program fund18 ed under this paragraph— 

19 ‘‘(aa) to comply with all pro20 gram requirements of the associ21 ated program; and 

22 ‘‘(bb) to include educational 

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1 transition to postsecondary edu2 cation, such as— 

3 ‘‘(AA) academic and so4 cial supports; 

5 ‘‘(BB) student advising 

6 and family engagement; 

7 ‘‘(CC) college search 

8 and application processes; 

9 ‘‘(DD) financial plan10 ning; and 

11 ‘‘(EE) targeted learn12 ing programs; 

13 ‘‘(V) require an assurance that 

14 the applicant will serve a number of 

15 eligible students with the funds under 

16 this paragraph that is not less than 

17 the number determined under sub18 paragraph (D); and 

19 ‘‘(VI) require an assurance 

20 that— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the funds under this 

22 paragraph and funds provided 

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1 ble students into the associated 

2 program; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) such eligible students 

4 have access to all the program 

5 services of the associated pro6 gram, as well as any additional 

7 services they require to be full 

8 participants in the associated 

9 program. 

10 ‘‘(D) NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO

11 BE SERVED.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant that 

13 receives funds under this paragraph shall 

14 use such funds to serve eligible students 

15 who are in addition to the students served 

16 through the associated program. 

17 ‘‘(ii) NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO BE

18 SERVED.—The number of eligible students 

19 to be served with funds under this para20 graph shall be the number that maximizes 

21 the number of eligible students served in a 

22 manner that meets such students’ needs 

23 for successful programmatic outcomes. 

24 ‘‘(2) POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PRO25 GRAM.— 


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

2 award funds under this paragraph, on a com3 petitive basis, to an eligible entity that applies 

4 for assistance for a project under section 402E 

5 and also applies for such funds under this para6 graph in order to serve eligible students, as de7 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

8 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.—An eligible 

9 student is described in this subparagraph if the 

10 student— 

11 ‘‘(i) is eligible to receive assistance 

12 under a project assisted under section 

13 402E; 

14 ‘‘(ii) has an individualized education 

15 program, as defined in section 602 of the 

16 Individuals with Disabilities Education 

17 Act, is covered under section 504 of the 

18 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

19 794), or has other documentation estab20 lishing the student’s disability (as such 

21 term is defined in section 3 of the Ameri22 cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

23 U.S.C. 12102)), such as— 

24 ‘‘(I) a cognitive disability; 

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1 ‘‘(III) a learning disability; 

2 ‘‘(IV) a sensory disability; 

3 ‘‘(V) a physical or medical dis4 ability; 

5 ‘‘(VI) a mental health disability; 

6 or 

7 ‘‘(VII) another disability; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) is registered as full time in 5 or 

9 more credits. 

10 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro12 vided in clause (ii), an applicant for assist13 ance for a project under section 402E that 

14 desires to receive funds under this para15 graph shall submit an application for such 

16 funds to the Secretary at the same time 

17 such applicant submits an application 

18 under section 402E (referred to in this 

19 paragraph as the ‘associated application’). 

20 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION MID-CYCLE.—An 

21 applicant that desires to receive funds 

22 under this paragraph that, at the time 

23 such applicant desires to apply for such 

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1 cation for such funds to the Secretary 

2 independent of an associated application. 

3 ‘‘(iii) CONTENT OF APPLICATION.—An 

4 application for funds under this paragraph 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(I) describe identification, re7 cruitment, and implementation strate8 gies as well as programmatic elements 

9 specifically for eligible students; and 

10 ‘‘(II) indicate whether this is a 

11 new project or will fund a project ex12 isting on the date of the application. 

13 ‘‘(D) AWARDING OF FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

15 shall award funds under this paragraph to 

16 an applicant in an amount that maximizes 

17 the number of eligible students served in a 

18 manner that meets such students’ needs 

19 for successful programmatic outcomes. 

20 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—In awarding 

21 funds under this paragraph, the Secretary 

22 shall require an assurance that— 

23 ‘‘(I) not less than two-thirds of 

24 the eligible students who are served 

25 with the funds under this paragraph 


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1 be low-income individuals who are 

2 first-generation college students; and 

3 ‘‘(II) the remaining eligible stu4 dents who are served with the funds 

5 under this paragraph be from a group 

6 that is underrepresented in graduate 

7 education, including— 

8 ‘‘(aa) Alaska Natives, as de9 fined in section 6306 of the Ele10 mentary and Secondary Edu11 cation Act of 1965; 

12 ‘‘(bb) Native Hawaiians, as 

13 defined in section 6207 of such 

14 Act; and 

15 ‘‘(cc) Native American Pa16 cific Islanders, as defined in sec17 tion 320. 

18 ‘‘(E) NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO

19 BE SERVED.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant that 

21 receives funds under this paragraph shall 

22 use such funds to serve eligible students 

23 who are in addition to the students served 

24 through the associated program. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO BE

2 SERVED.—The number of eligible students 

3 to be served with funds under this para4 graph shall be the number that maximizes 

5 the number of eligible students served in a 

6 manner that meets such students’ needs 

7 for successful programmatic outcomes. 

8 ‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds 

9 awarded under this subsection shall be used to sup10 plement, and not supplant, other funds available to 

11 carry out the activities described in this subsection. 

12 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2025 through 2029.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 

17 Subpart 1 of part D of title VII of the Higher Edu18 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1140a et seq.) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in section 761, by striking ‘‘model dem21 onstration’’; and 

22 (2) in section 762— 

23 (A) in subsection (b)(2)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and application’’ after ‘‘The develop3 ment’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘and application’’ after ‘‘The develop6 ment’’; and 

7 (B) by striking subsection (d) and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

11 after the date of enactment of the Expanding Dis12 ability Access to Higher Education Act, the Sec13 retary shall prepare and submit to the authorizing 

14 committees, and make available to the public, a re15 port on all projects awarded grants under this part 

16 for any of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, including 

17 a review of the activities and program performance 

18 of such projects based on existing information as of 

19 the date of the report. 

20 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REPORT.—Not later than 3 

21 years after the date of the first award of a grant 

22 under this subpart after the date of enactment of 

23 the Expanding Disability Access to Higher Edu24 cation Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 


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1 to the authorizing committees, and make available to 

2 the public, a report that— 

3 ‘‘(A) reviews the activities and program 

4 performance of the projects authorized under 

5 this subpart; and 

6 ‘‘(B) provides guidance and recommenda7 tions on how effective projects can be rep8 licated.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. OFFICES OF TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 

10 AND ACCOMMODATIONS GRANT PROGRAM. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The 

12 Secretary of Education shall award grants, on a competi13 tive basis, only to institutions of higher education that do 

14 not already have a designated disability services office and 

15 staff to enable such institutions to establish an Office of 

16 Accessibility at the institution. 

17 (b) DURATION AND AMOUNT.—A grant under this 

18 section shall be 5 years in duration and in an amount 

19 equal to not less than $50,000 and not more than 

20 $100,000 for each year. 

21 (c) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher edu22 cation that desires to receive a grant under this section 

23 shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

24 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

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1 the institution will sustain the Office of Accessibility after 

2 the grant period ends. 

3 (d) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 

4 (1) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 

5 this section, the Secretary shall give preference to— 

6 (A) 2-year institutions of higher education 

7 (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))); 

9 (B) racial or ethnic minority-serving insti10 tutions; and 

11 (C) institutions of higher education (as de12 fined in section 101 of the Higher Education 

13 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that intend to 

14 hire individuals with disabilities as staff at the 

15 Office of Accessibility. 

16 (2) DIVERSITY.—In awarding grants under this 

17 section, the Secretary shall ensure geographic, insti18 tutional, and urban or rural award distribution di19 versity. 

20 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An institution of higher edu21 cation that receives a grant under this section shall estab22 lish an Office of Accessibility at the institution, which Of23 fice— 

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1 (A) serve as a site for confidential requests 

2 for accommodations for students and faculty 

3 members with disabilities; 

4 (B) include an accommodations officer who 

5 has demonstrated expertise in addressing the 

6 needs of individuals with disabilities and who is 

7 trained to serve, and provide outreach to, fac8 ulty members with disabilities, staff with dis9 abilities, and students with disabilities; and 

10 (C) provide training and technical assist11 ance for faculty and staff on rights and accom12 modations for individuals with disabilities, in13 cluding protecting the civil rights of individuals 

14 with disabilities on campus and in classrooms; 

15 and 

16 (2) may— 

17 (A) develop professional development ac18 tivities for faculty and staff about rights and 

19 accommodations for individuals with disabilities; 

20 (B) create a website, that is accessible to 

21 individuals with disabilities, to serve as a clear22 inghouse of information for individuals with dis23 abilities; and 

24 (C) carry out other activities that the insti25 tution determines appropriate. 


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1 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each of the 4 suc4 ceeding fiscal years. 

5 SEC. 6. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. 

6 (a) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.— 

7 (1) OUTCOME CRITERIA.—Section 402A(f) of 

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

9 1070a–11(f)) is amended— 

10 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION OF RELEVANT DATA.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

14 subparagraph (B), the outcome criteria under 

15 this subsection shall be disaggregated by low-in16 come students, first-generation college students, 

17 individuals with disabilities (including for each 

18 of the categories described in items (aa) 

19 through (gg) of subsection (i)(1)(A)(ii)(II)), 

20 gender, race and ethnicity, language status, and 

21 delayed enrollment in postsecondary education 

22 after high school, in the schools and institutions 

23 of higher education served by the program to be 

24 evaluated. 


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1 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Disaggregation under 

2 subparagraph (A) shall not be required in a 

3 case in which the number of students in a cat4 egory is insufficient to yield statistically reliable 

5 information or the results would reveal person6 ally identifiable information about an individual 

7 student. 

8 ‘‘(C) USE OF SAME DATA CATEGORIES.— 

9 The Secretary shall provide a definition for 

10 each of the categories for which outcome cri11 teria shall be disaggregated under subpara12 graph (A) and such definition shall be used in 

13 each program to be evaluated to facilitate the 

14 comparison of outcome criteria across different 

15 programs authorized under this chapter.’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by insert18 ing ‘‘(and, if the entity received funds 

19 under subsection (i), to a total number of 

20 eligible students as described in such sub21 section)’’ after ‘‘students,’’; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by insert23 ing ‘‘(and, if the entity received funds 

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1 eligible students as described in such sub2 section)’’ after ‘‘program,’’; and 

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(F) For— 

6 ‘‘(i) programs authorized under this 

7 chapter for which funds are awarded under 

8 subsection (i), the number of eligible stu9 dents (as defined in subsection 

10 (i)(2)(A)(ii)) served with such funds; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) each of subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (E), the extent to which the pro13 grams described in each of such subpara14 graphs served individuals with disabilities 

15 (as defined in section 3 of the Americans 

16 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

17 12102)).’’. 

18 (2) REPORTS.—Section 402H of the Higher 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–18) is 

20 amended— 

21 (A) in subsection (a)— 

22 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik23 ing ‘‘TO THE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES’’; 

24 (ii) in paragraph (1)(E), by inserting 

25 ‘‘(including for each of the categories of 


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1 such students described in items (aa) 

2 through (gg) of section 

3 402A(i)(1)(A)(ii)(II))’’ after ‘‘disabilities’’; 

4 and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each entity that re9 ceives a grant or contract under this chapter 

10 shall submit an annual report to the Secretary 

11 on activities assisted and students served under 

12 the program funded under this chapter, includ13 ing information on— 

14 ‘‘(i) student persistence in the pro15 gram; 

16 ‘‘(ii) student enrollment in challenging 

17 courses; 

18 ‘‘(iii) graduation rates; 

19 ‘‘(iv) postsecondary enrollment rates; 

20 ‘‘(v) the types of services and sup21 ports provided to enrolled students; and 

22 ‘‘(vi) any other information requested 

23 by the Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(B) DISAGGREGATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro2 vided in clause (ii), the information pro3 vided under subparagraph (A) shall be 

4 disaggregated by low-income student sta5 tus, first-generation college student status, 

6 disability status (including for each of the 

7 categories described in items (aa) through 

8 (gg) of section 402A(i)(1)(A)(ii)(II)), gen9 der, race and ethnicity, language status, 

10 and delayed enrollment in postsecondary 

11 education after high school. 

12 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—Disaggregation 

13 under clause (i) shall not be required in a 

14 case in which the number of students in a 

15 category is insufficient to yield statistically 

16 reliable information or the results would 

17 reveal personally identifiable information 

18 about an individual student.’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), by striking 

20 ‘‘and first-generation college students’’ and in21 serting ‘‘, first-generation college students, and 

22 students with disabilities’’. 

23 (3) GEAR UP.—Section 404G of the Higher 

24 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–27) is 

25 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiv3 ing a grant under this chapter shall submit an an4 nual report to the Secretary on activities assisted 

5 and students served under the program funded 

6 under this chapter, including information on— 

7 ‘‘(A) student persistence in the program; 

8 ‘‘(B) student enrollment in challenging 

9 courses; 

10 ‘‘(C) graduation rates; 

11 ‘‘(D) postsecondary enrollment rates; 

12 ‘‘(E) the types of services and supports 

13 provided to enrolled students; and 

14 ‘‘(F) any other information requested by 

15 the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION AND AVAILABILITY.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Information contained 

18 in the annual report described in paragraph (1) 

19 shall be— 

20 ‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara21 graph (B), disaggregated by low-income 

22 student status, first-generation college stu23 dent status, disability status (including for 

24 each of the categories described in items 

25 (aa) through (gg) of section 


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1 402A(i)(1)(A)(ii)(II)), gender, race and 

2 ethnicity, language status, and delayed en3 rollment in postsecondary education after 

4 high school; 

5 ‘‘(ii) cross-tabulated; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) made publicly available without 

7 personally identifiable information. 

8 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Disaggregation under 

9 subparagraph (A)(i) shall not be required in a 

10 case in which the number of students in a cat11 egory is insufficient to yield statistically reliable 

12 information or the results would reveal person13 ally identifiable information about an individual 

14 student. 

15 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 

16 shall make such report publicly available online.’’. 

17 (b) GAO REPORT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp20 troller General of the United States shall begin a re21 view that examines— 

22 (A) what is known about the population of 

23 students with disabilities, including by subcat24 egories of disability, who attend institutions of 

25 higher education; 


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1 (B) how students with disabilities are iden2 tified and supported by the Department of Edu3 cation and grantee agencies through all Federal 

4 TRIO programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2 

5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 

6 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.), in7 cluding— 

8 (i) any information related to whether 

9 and how students disclose if they have a 

10 disability; 

11 (ii) what, if any, transition services 

12 are provided to students with disabilities 

13 between high school and postsecondary 

14 education; and 

15 (iii) how such Federal TRIO pro16 grams work with other campus and non17 campus based services that support stu18 dents with disabilities; and 

19 (C) what information is reported by the 

20 Department of Education about services for 

21 students with disabilities through such Federal 

22 TRIO programs. 

23 (2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 

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1 gressional committees a report on the review con2 ducted under paragraph (1). 

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