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I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5899 
To provide additional flood control storage at the Upper and Lower Baker 
Dams. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2006 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide additional flood control storage at the Upper 
and Lower Baker Dams. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. UPPER AND LOWER BAKER DAMS, BAKER 
RIVER, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary of the Army shall assume responsi-
bility for operational measures at Upper and Lower Baker 
Dams, Baker River, Washington, for the purpose of pro-
viding additional storage for flood damage reduction if the 
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Secretary determines that such measures are practicable 
and environmentally acceptable. 
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 589
To permit States to place supplemental guide signs relating to veterans 
cemeteries on Federal-aid highways. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2005
Mr. REYNOLDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To permit States to place supplemental guide signs relating 
to veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HIGHWAY SIGNS RELATING TO VETERANS 
CEMETERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the terms of any 
agreement entered into by the Secretary of Transportation 
and a State under section 109(d) or 402(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, a veterans cemetery shall be treated 
as a site for which a supplemental guide sign may be 
placed on any Federal-aid highway.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall apply to an 
agreement entered into before, on, or after the date of en-
actment of this Act.
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‘‘SEC. 233. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
SEC. 204. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), as amended by sec-
tion 203 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘PART D—TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 241. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist 
States, local educational agencies, and non-profit or for-
profit organizations to develop and implement, or expand, 
innovative compensation systems to provide financial re-
wards for teachers and principals who raise student aca-
demic achievement and close the achievement gap, espe-
cially in the highest-need local educational agencies. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this part: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means—
‘‘(A) a local educational agency, including 
a charter school that is a local educational 
agency;
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‘‘(B) a State educational agency, or other 
State agency designated by the chief executive 
of the State; or 
‘‘(C) a partnership of—
‘‘(i) one or more agencies described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; and 
‘‘(ii) at least one non-profit or for-
profit organization. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 201. 
‘‘SEC. 242. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this part, the Secretary is au-
thorized to award competitive grants of up to 5 
years in length to eligible entities to develop and im-
plement, or expand, a comprehensive performance-
based compensation system for teachers and prin-
cipals for one or more local educational agencies. 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE
PERFORMANCE-BASED 
COMPENSATION
SYSTEMS.—A comprehensive per-
formance-based compensation system developed and 
implemented, or expanded with funds under this 
part—
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‘‘(A) shall differentiate levels of compensa-
tion primarily on the basis of increases in stu-
dent academic achievement; and 
‘‘(B) may—
‘‘(i) differentiate levels of compensa-
tion on the basis of high-quality teachers’ 
and principals’ employment and success in 
hard-to-staff schools or high-need subject 
areas; and 
‘‘(ii) recognize teachers’ and prin-
cipals’ skills and knowledge as dem-
onstrated through—
‘‘(I) successful fulfillment of ad-
ditional responsibilities or job func-
tions; and 
‘‘(II) evidence of high achieve-
ment and mastery of content knowl-
edge and teaching skills. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grantee shall use grant 
funds provided under this part only to design and imple-
ment, or expand, in collaboration with teachers, principals, 
other school administrators, and members of the public, 
a compensation system consistent with the requirements 
of this part. Authorized activities under this part may in-
clude the following:
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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 58 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least one 
Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
at least one Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands 
of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BORDER PATROL UNIT FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
Not later than September 30, 2006, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish at least one Border Pa-
trol unit for the Virgin Islands of the United States. 
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‘‘(3) Placing selected teachers in schools and 
positions in high need local education agencies that 
serve a high percentage of low-income students. 
‘‘(4) Providing ongoing professional develop-
ment activities for the selected teachers in the class-
room, including regular classroom observations and 
feedback, and ongoing training and support. 
‘‘SEC. 256. EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The grantee shall provide to 
the Secretary an annual report that includes—
‘‘(1) data on the number and quality of the 
teachers provided to local educational agencies 
through the grant under this part; 
‘‘(2) an externally conducted analysis of the 
satisfaction of local educational agencies and prin-
cipals with the teachers so provided; and 
‘‘(3) comprehensive data on the background of 
the selected teachers, the training such teachers re-
ceived, the placement sites of the teachers, the pro-
fessional development of the teachers, and the reten-
tion of the teachers. 
‘‘(b) STUDY.—The Secretary shall provide for a study 
comparing the academic achievement of students taught 
by the teachers selected, trained, and placed under this 
part with the academic achievement of students taught by
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3778 
To authorize bankruptcy courts to take certain actions with respect to 
mortgage loans in bankruptcy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2007 
Mr. CHABOT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize bankruptcy courts to take certain actions with 
respect to mortgage loans in bankruptcy, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Home Owners Mort-
gage and Equity Savings Act’’ or ‘‘HOMES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CERTAIN MORTGAGES. 
Section 1322(b) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘except as 
provided in paragraph (11),’’ after ‘‘residence,’’; 
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(b) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appro-
priated under this Act may remain available until ex-
pended. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts avail-
able each fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
may expend not more than 5 percent to pay the adminis-
trative expenses necessary to carry out this Act. 
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‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Any Tribal College or Uni-
versity desiring to receive assistance under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, and in such manner, as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS.—
‘‘(A) ALLOTMENT: PELL GRANT BASIS.—
From the amount appropriated to carry out 
this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot to each eligible institution a sum 
which bears the same ratio to one-half that 
amount as the number of Pell Grant recipients 
in attendance at such institution at the end of 
the award year preceding the beginning of that 
fiscal year bears to the total number of Pell 
Grant recipients at all eligible institutions. 
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENT: DEGREE AND CERTIFI-
CATE BASIS.—From the amount appropriated 
to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allot to each eligible institution 
a sum which bears the same ratio to one-half 
that amount as the number of degrees or cer-
tificates awarded by such institution during the 
preceding academic year bears to the total num-
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ber of degrees or certificates awarded by all eli-
gible institutions. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
GRANT.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), the amount allot-
ted to each institution under this section shall 
not be less than $500,000. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(A) CONCURRENT
FUNDING.—For the 
purposes of this part, no Tribal College or Uni-
versity that is eligible for and receives funds 
under this section shall concurrently receive 
funds under other provisions of this part or 
part B. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION.—Section 313(d) shall 
not apply to institutions that are eligible to re-
ceive funds under this section.’’. 
SEC. 302. ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) DISTANCE LEARNING.—Section 317(c)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1059d(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) construction, maintenance, renova-
tion, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, 
laboratories, and other instructional facilities,
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5902 
To prohibit the proposed sale to Pakistan of F–16 aircraft and related 
defense articles and defense services unless Pakistan has halted construc-
tion of a certain plutonium production reactor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2006 
Mr. MARKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To prohibit the proposed sale to Pakistan of F–16 aircraft 
and related defense articles and defense services unless 
Pakistan has halted construction of a certain plutonium 
production reactor. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON SALE TO PAKISTAN OF F–16 
AIRCRAFT AND RELATED DEFENSE ARTICLES 
AND SERVICES UNLESS CONSTRUCTION OF 
NUCLEAR REACTOR TERMINATED. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The President may not sell to 
Pakistan the items described in subsection (b) unless the 
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President has certified to the Congress that Pakistan has 
terminated construction of the plutonium production reac-
tor in Khushab, Pakistan. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS.—The items referred to 
in subsection (a) are the following items, as set forth in 
the notifications to Congress on June 28, 2006, of the pro-
posed sale of the items to Pakistan: 
(1) F–16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, and associ-
ated equipment and services. 
(2) F–16A/B Mid-Life Update Modification 
kits, and associated equipment and services. 
(3) F–16 engine modifications and Falcon UP/ 
STAR structural upgrades, and associated equip-
ment and services. 
(4) Weapons for F–16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, 
and associated equipment and services. 
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including purchase or rental of telecommuni-
cations technology equipment or services, and 
the acquisition of real property adjacent to the 
campus of the institution on which to construct 
such facilities;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, or advanced 
degrees in tribal governance or tribal public policy’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in tribal 
governance, or tribal public policy’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); 
(5) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(6) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) development or improvement of facili-
ties for Internet use or other distance learning 
academic instruction capabilities; and’’. 
(b) ENDOWMENT FUNDS.—Section 317(c) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT FUNDS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An Alaska Native-
serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving 
institution may use not more than 20 percent 
of the grant funds provided under this section 
to establish or increase an endowment fund at 
the institution. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—In order 
to be eligible to use grant funds in accordance 
with subparagraph (A), the institution shall 
provide to the endowment fund from non-Fed-
eral funds an amount equal to the Federal 
funds used in accordance with subparagraph 
(A), for the establishment or increase of the en-
dowment fund. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVI-
SIONS.—The provisions of part C regarding the 
establishment or increase of an endowment 
fund, that the Secretary determines are not in-
consistent with this paragraph, shall apply to 
funds used under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION PROCESS.—Section 317(d)(2) is 
amended by striking everything after the first sentence. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO PART B INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.—
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(A) UNDERGRADUATE
INSTITUTIONS.—
Paragraph (2) of section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1062(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, 
and improvement in classrooms, libraries, labora-
tories, and other instructional facilities, including de-
velopment or improvement of facilities for Internet 
use or other distance learning academic instruction 
capabilities and purchase or rental of telecommuni-
cations technology equipment or services, and the 
acquisition of real property adjacent to the campus 
of the institution on which to construct such facili-
ties.’’. 
(B) 
GRADUATE
AND
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOOLS.—Paragraph (2) of section 326(c) (20 
U.S.C. 1063b(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, 
and other instructional facilities, including purchase 
or rental of telecommunications technology equip-
ment or services, and the acquisition of real property 
adjacent to the campus of the institution on which 
to construct such facilities;’’.
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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5903 
To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same level of increased 
flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under part A of title 
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2006 
Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to extend the same 
level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational 
agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Education 
Equality and Improvement Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR RURAL LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Education 
takes any action (whether by regulation, guidance, or oth-
erwise) to authorize increased flexibility for any category 
of rural local educational agencies, the Secretary shall ex-
tend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local 
educational agencies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INCREASED FLEXIBILITY.—The term ‘‘in-
creased flexibility’’ means increased flexibility under, 
or facilitated compliance with, part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(2) RURAL
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘rural local educational agency’’ includes 
any local educational agency described in section 
6211(b) or section 6221(b)(1) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7345(b), 7351(b)(1)). 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section applies to any action 
described in subsection (a) that occurs on or after January 
8, 2002 (the date of the enactment of the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–110)). 
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(2) OUTREACH
AND
COLLABORATION.—Para-
graph (11) of section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(11) Establishing community outreach pro-
grams and collaborative partnerships between part B 
institutions and local elementary or secondary 
schools. Such partnerships may include mentoring, 
tutoring, or other instructional opportunities that 
will boost student academic achievement and assist 
elementary and secondary school students in devel-
oping the academic skills and the interest to pursue 
postsecondary education.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 323 (20 
U.S.C. 1062) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution may not use 
more than 2 percent of the grant funds provided 
under this part to secure technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Technical as-
sistance may include assistance with enrollment
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management, financial management, and strategic 
planning. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The institution shall report to 
the Secretary on an annual basis, in such form as 
the Secretary requires, on the use of funds under 
this subsection.’’. 
(c) MINIMUM
GRANTS.—Section 324(d)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 1063(d)(1)) is amended by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, except that, if the amount 
appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year ex-
ceeds the amount needed to provide to each institution an 
amount equal to the total amount received by such institu-
tion under subsections (a), (b), and (c) for the preceding 
fiscal year, then the amount of such excess appropriation 
shall first be applied to increase the minimum allotment 
under this subsection to $750,000’’. 
(d) 
ELIGIBLE
GRADUATE
OR
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOOLS.—
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 326(a)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1063b(a)(1)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(e) that’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, (B) is accredited by a na-
tionally recognized accrediting agency or asso-
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ciation determined by the Secretary to be a reli-
able authority as to the quality of training of-
fered, and (C) according to such an agency or 
association, is in good standing’’. 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
326(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (Q); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (R) and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(S) Alabama State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(T) Prairie View A & M University quali-
fied graduate program; 
‘‘(U) Coppin State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(V) Delaware State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(W) Langston University qualified grad-
uate program; 
‘‘(X) West Virginia State University quali-
fied graduate program; and
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‘‘(Y) Fayetteville State University qualified 
graduate program.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
326(e)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(3)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘2006’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(Q) and (R)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(S) through (Y)’’. 
(e) PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS.—
Section 326(f) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$26,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$54,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(P)’’ and inserting ‘‘(R)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$26,600,000, but not in 
excess 
of 
$28,600,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$54,500,000, 
but 
not 
in 
excess 
of 
$58,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (Q) and 
(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (S) through 
(Y)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$28,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$58,500,000’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘(Y)’’. 
(f) HOLD HARMLESS.—Section 326(g) (20 U.S.C. 
1063b(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2005’’. 
SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title III is further amended—
(1) in section 311(c) (20 U.S.C. 1057(c))—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) Education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students and, as appropriate, their par-
ents.’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
312(b)(1)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1058(b)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
312(b)(1)(F) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1058(b)(1)(F)), by inserting ‘‘which is’’ before ‘‘lo-
cated’’; 
(4) 
in 
section 
312(b)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1058(b)(1)), by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively,
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laureate or associate’s degree program of study 
at an eligible institution, award such students 
not more than two Pell grants during an award 
year to permit such students to accelerate 
progress toward their degree objectives by en-
rolling in academic programs for 12 months 
rather than 9 months. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
limit the awarding of additional Pell grants 
under this paragraph to students attending—
‘‘(i) baccalaureate degree granting in-
stitutions that have a graduation rate as 
reported by the Integrated Postsecondary 
Education Data System for the 4 pre-
ceding academic years of at least 30 per-
cent; or 
‘‘(ii) two-year institutions that have a 
graduation rate as reported by the Inte-
grated Postsecondary Education Data Sys-
tems, in at least one of the last 3 years for 
which data is available, that is above the 
average for the applicable year for the in-
stitution’s type and control. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall 
conduct an evaluation of the program under