I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2060 
To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of com-
puter labs and to provide information technology training for both stu-
dents and members of the public seeking to improve their computer 
literacy and information technology skills. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2009 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. 
HARE, Mr. WU, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HIMES, 
Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. SESTAK, 
Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MAR-
KEY of Colorado, Mr. ROSS, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To provide grants to community colleges to improve the 
accessibility of computer labs and to provide information 
technology training for both students and members of 
the public seeking to improve their computer literacy 
and information technology skills. 
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 ‘‘Community College 
Technology Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ means an educational institution in any 
State that— 
(A) admits as regular students only per-
sons having a certificate of graduation from a 
school providing secondary education, or the 
recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or 
persons having completed a secondary school 
education in a home school setting that is treat-
ed as a home school or private school under 
State law; 
(B) is legally authorized within such State 
to provide a program of education beyond sec-
ondary education; 
(C) provides not less than a 2-year pro-
gram that is acceptable for full credit toward 
such a degree; 
(D) is a public or other nonprofit institu-
tion; and 
(E) is accredited by a nationally recognized 
accrediting agency or association, or if not so 
accredited, is an institution that has been 
granted preaccreditation status by such an 
agency or association that has been recognized 
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by 
the 
Secretary 
for 
the 
granting 
of 
preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has 
determined that there is satisfactory assurance 
that the institution will meet the accreditation 
standards of such an agency or association 
within a reasonable time. 
(2) COMPUTER LAB.—The term ‘‘computer lab’’ 
means a dedicated community college facility that 
provides onsite computer software, hardware, and 
technical support for students, faculty, and staff. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the 
extent funds are available, award grants to commu-
nity colleges eligible under subsection (d) to improve 
the accessibility of computer labs and to provide in-
formation technology training for both students and 
members of the public seeking to improve their com-
puter literacy and information technology skills. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A community college 
receiving a grant award under this Act shall use 
funds for the maintenance, administration, and 
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improvement of computer labs, which in-
cludes— 
(i) staffing facilities; 
(ii) purchasing computer equipment, 
which includes hardware and software; 
(iii) maintaining, repairing, and re-
placing technology equipment; 
(iv) maintaining and securing facili-
ties; and 
(v) providing utilities for the facilities 
and computer equipment. 
(B) ADDITIONAL USES WITH AUTHORIZA-
TION.—A community college receiving a grant 
award under this Act may use funds to expand 
or build a computer lab facility by submitting 
an application to and receiving authorization 
from the Secretary. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A community college seeking 
a grant award under this Act shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information and assurances 
as the Secretary may require. 
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(2) PROPOSED USE.—A community college shall 
include in the application its proposed use of funds 
from the grant award. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—A community college is eligible for 
a grant award under this Act if its application dem-
onstrates that it will— 
(1) keep a computer lab open not less than 10 
hours on weekends to members of the public; 
(2) keep a computer lab open not less than 20 
hours on weekday evenings to members of the pub-
lic, but if any computer lab is open more than 10 
hours on weekends as required under paragraph (1), 
each additional hour above 10 shall reduce the re-
quired hours under this paragraph; 
(3) provide lab instruction (by an employee of 
a community college who is capable of providing 
basic computer instruction) to members of the public 
for hours that the computer lab is open under para-
graphs (1) and (2); and 
(4) offer computer-related training at no charge 
to members of the public for hours that the com-
puter lab is open under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(e) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine the amount of the grant award based on the applica-
tions received. 
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SEC. 3. REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT BY A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.— 
For each fiscal year that a community college receives a 
grant award under this Act, the community college shall 
submit to the Secretary, by a date determined by the Sec-
retary, a report that contains a review and evaluation of 
the computer lab, including its costs, hours of operation, 
and amount of users. 
(b) REPORT BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
submit annually to Congress a report on the grant pro-
gram, including the number of grant awards allocated and 
the approximate number of persons served by each com-
puter lab receiving funds under this Act. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $125,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 
to 2013. 
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