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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6036 

To increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 

Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. 

KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To increase access to higher education by providing public 

transit grants. 

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 ‘‘Promoting Advance5 ment Through Transit Help to College Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘PATH to College Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION 

8 THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSIT GRANTS. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi2 ble institution’’ means— 

3 (A) a community college; 

4 (B) a historically Black college or univer5 sity; 

6 (C) a Tribal College or University (as de7 fined in section 316 of the Higher Education 

8 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)); or 

9 (D) a minority-serving institution. 

10 (2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 recipient’’ means a public transit provider in part12 nership with one or more eligible institutions. 

13 (3) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNI14 VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 

15 university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 

16 institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 

17 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

18 (4) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

19 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an eligi20 ble institution under section 371 of the Higher Edu21 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q). 

22 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of Transportation. 

24 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 

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1 gible recipients to carry out projects described in sub2 section (c) to better connect students with transportation 

3 to eligible institutions. 

4 (c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—An eligible recipient re5 ceiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds 

6 to carry out one or more of the following activities to bet7 ter connect students with transportation to one or more 

8 of the eligible institutions that are part of the eligible re9 cipient partnership: 

10 (1) Adding bus, rail, or paratransit stops at or 

11 within walking distances of campuses. 

12 (2) Adding bus, rail, or paratransit routes to 

13 and from campuses from surrounding areas and 

14 other cities. 

15 (3) Increasing the frequency of service or ad16 justing the time of bus, rail, or paratransit routes to 

17 allow students to get to and from their classes. 

18 (4) Subsidizing bus, rail, or paratransit costs 

19 for students. 

20 (d) APPLICATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient that de22 sires a grant under this section shall submit an ap23 plication to the Secretary at such time, in such man24 ner, and containing such information as the Sec25 retary may require, including information on the exVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:59 Dec 04, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6036.IH H6036

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1 tent to which the proposed projects using grant 

2 funds will improve the availability of transit access 

3 for students. 

4 (2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

5 section, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligi6 ble recipient whose partnership includes an eligible 

7 institution with respect to which more than 25 per8 cent of students enrolled in that eligible institution 

9 receive a Federal Pell Grant. 

10 (e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

11 (1) CAPITAL PROJECT.—The Federal share of 

12 the net project cost of a capital project carried out 

13 using a grant under this section shall be not more 

14 than 80 percent. 

15 (2) OPERATING COSTS.—The Federal share of 

16 net operating costs for a project carried out using a 

17 grant under this section shall be not more than 50 

18 percent. 

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