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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 654 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, to add a work-study program 

for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mr. CARSON (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. EVANS, 

Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. 

LANDSMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. VARGAS, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. WILD) 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 add a 

work-study program for off-campus community service 

at selected after-school activities, 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 ‘‘Students Helping 

5 Young Students Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEFINED. 

7 Section 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

8 (20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c)) is amended— 


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

2 (3); 

3 (2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘and’’ 

4 at the end of paragraph (4)(C); and 

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

6 ‘‘(5) after-school activities, as defined in section 

7 443(f).’’. 

8 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM. 

9 Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

10 U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 

12 after-school activity (as described in subsection (f))’’ 

13 after ‘‘subsection (d))’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (d)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) in the subsection heading, by strik17 ing ‘‘USE’’ and inserting ‘‘REQUIRED

18 USE’’; and 

19 (ii) by inserting ‘‘that is not carrying 

20 out subsection (f) for such year’’ after ‘‘an 

21 institution’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS.—In 

24 any academic year to which subsection 

25 (b)(2)(A) applies, an institution that is carrying 


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1 out subsection (f) may also use funds granted 

2 to such institution under this section in accord3 ance with this subsection.’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(f) AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—In any academic year to 

7 which subsection (b)(2)(A) applies— 

8 ‘‘(A) an institution that is not carrying out 

9 subsection (d) for such year shall ensure funds 

10 granted to such institution under this section 

11 are used in accordance with this subsection to 

12 compensate (including compensation for time 

13 spent in training and travel directly related to 

14 after school activities) students employed in 

15 after-school activities of eligible schools; and 

16 ‘‘(B) an institution that is carrying out 

17 subsection (d) for such year may also use funds 

18 granted to such institution under this section in 

19 accordance with this subsection to compensate 

20 the students described in subparagraph (A). 

21 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION PROCESS.—Not later than 

22 180 days after the date of enactment of the Stu23 dents Helping Young Students Act of 2023, the Sec24 retary shall inform eligible schools about the work25 study program described in paragraph (1), and esVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:26 Feb 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H654.IH H654

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1 tablish and carry out a process for eligible schools 

2 to register to participate in such program. 

3 ‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 

4 establish any standards necessary for participation 

5 in— 

6 ‘‘(A) the work-study program described in 

7 paragraph (1); and 

8 ‘‘(B) the registration process described in 

9 paragraph (2). 

10 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY FOR SCHOOLS.—To the extent 

11 practicable, an institution shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) give priority to eligible schools serving 

13 a low-income community; and 

14 ‘‘(B) ensure that any student compensated 

15 with funds described in paragraph (1) receives 

16 appropriate training to carry out the edu17 cational services required. 

18 ‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 

19 the compensation for work-study students com20 pensated under this subsection may exceed 75 per21 cent. 

22 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(A) The term ‘after-school activities’— 


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1 ‘‘(i) means activities that take place 

2 after school, before school, or out of school 

3 (in the summer or during other vacations) 

4 that have an educational purpose; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) includes such activities adminis6 tered by— 

7 ‘‘(I) an eligible school, including 

8 activities in which only the student 

9 population of such school is served; or 

10 ‘‘(II) a community-based learning 

11 center or organization, nonprofit orga12 nization, or other center or organiza13 tion that facilitates youth development 

14 activities, which partners with an eli15 gible school. 

16 ‘‘(B) The terms ‘elementary school’ and 

17 ‘secondary school’ have the meanings given the 

18 terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

19 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

20 7801). 

21 ‘‘(C) The term ‘eligible school’ means a 

22 public elementary school or secondary school. 


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1 ‘‘(D) The term ‘low-income community’ 

2 has the meaning given the term in section 

3 428K(g)(6).’’. 

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