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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8422 

To provide additional appropriations for TRIO programs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. KUSTER

of New Hampshire, Ms. DEAN, Mr. KEATING, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of 

Puerto Rico, Mr. COX of California, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. 

AXNE, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

A BILL 

To provide additional appropriations for TRIO programs, 

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 ‘‘Coronavirus College 

5 Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRIO PRO7 GRAMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (1) AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.—There is appro2 priated to the Secretary of Education, out of 

3 amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

4 $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, for grants and 

5 contracts under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of 

6 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

7 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.), for the purpose of ex8 panding program capacity to serve more low-income, 

9 first-generation students, students with disabilities, 

10 veterans, unemployed adults, and other qualified in11 dividuals and to provide such students technology 

12 support. 

13 (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—From the 

14 amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), the Sec15 retary of Education shall allot— 

16 (A) $250,000,000 for grants to each re17 cipient receiving funding under such chapter for 

18 fiscal year 2020 to expand program capacity to 

19 serve more qualified individuals, of which— 

20 (i) $32,000,000 shall be for Edu21 cational Opportunity Centers programs 

22 under section 402F of the Higher Edu23 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–16); 

24 (ii) $54,000,000 shall be for Talent 

25 Search programs under section 402B of 


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1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 1070a–12); and 

3 (iii) the remainder of such funds shall 

4 be for all programs under chapter 1 of 

5 subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the High6 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

7 1070a–11 et seq.); and 

8 (B) notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, $200,000,000 for grants to each recipient 

10 receiving funding under such chapter for fiscal 

11 year 2020 to allow those recipients to provide 

12 technology support to students, which may in13 clude support for broadband access and com14 puter hardware and software. 

15 (b) APPLICABILITY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

16 Except as specified in subsection (a)(2)(B), the terms and 

17 conditions that apply to grants under chapter 1 of subpart 

18 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 

19 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.) shall apply to grants 

20 made with funds made available under subsection (a). 

21 (c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—Any amount appro22 priated under this section is in addition to other amounts 

23 appropriated or made available for the applicable purpose. 

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