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the activities supported by the grant. The Secretary may 
waive the non-Federal share requirement under this 
subparagraph for an eligible institution if the Secretary 
determines a waiver to be appropriate based on the finan-
cial ability of the institution. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—For the purposes of this sub-
section, an eligible institution is an institution of higher edu-
cation that— 
‘‘(A) has an established modeling and simulation degree 
program, including a major, minor, or career-track pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(B) has an established modeling and simulation certifi-
cate or concentration program. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant under this 
subsection, an eligible institution shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. Such applica-
tion shall include— 
‘‘(A) a letter from the president or provost of the eligible 
institution that demonstrates the institution’s commitment 
to the enhancement of the modeling and simulation pro-
gram at the institution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) an identification of designated faculty responsible 
for the enhancement of the institution’s modeling and sim-
ulation program; and 
‘‘(C) a detailed plan for how the grant funds will be 
used to enhance the modeling and simulation program 
of the institution. 
‘‘(4) USES OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this sub-
section shall be used by an eligible institution to carry out 
the plan developed in accordance with paragraph (3)(C) to 
enhance modeling and simulation programs at the institution, 
which may include— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an institution that is eligible under 
paragraph (2)(B), activities to assist in the establishment 
of a major, minor, or career-track modeling and simulation 
program at the eligible institution; 
‘‘(B) expanding the multidisciplinary nature of the 
institution’s modeling and simulation programs; 
‘‘(C) recruiting students into the field of modeling and 
simulation through the provision of fellowships or 
assistantships; 
‘‘(D) creating new courses to complement existing 
courses and reflect emerging developments in the modeling 
and simulation field; 
‘‘(E) conducting research to support new methodologies 
and techniques in modeling and simulation; and 
‘‘(F) purchasing equipment necessary for modeling and 
simulation programs. 
‘‘(d) ESTABLISHING MODELING AND SIMULATION PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants to institutions of higher education to establish 
a modeling and simulation program, including a major, 
minor, career-track, certificate, or concentration program. 
‘‘(B) DURATION
OF
GRANT.—A grant awarded under 
this subsection shall be awarded for a three-year period,
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and such grant period may be extended for not more than 
two years if the Secretary determines that an eligible 
institution has demonstrated success in establishing a mod-
eling and simulation degree program at such eligible 
institution. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, a grant awarded to an eligible 
institution under this subsection shall not be less than 
$750,000. 
‘‘(D) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Each eligible institution 
receiving a grant under this subsection shall provide, from 
non-Federal sources, in cash or in-kind, an amount equal 
to 25 percent of the amount of the grant to carry out 
the activities supported by the grant. The Secretary may 
waive the non-Federal share requirement under this 
subparagraph for an eligible institution if the Secretary 
determines a waiver to be appropriate based on the finan-
cial ability of the institution. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To apply for a grant under this sub-
section, an eligible institution shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. Such applica-
tion shall include— 
‘‘(A) a letter from the president or provost of the eligible 
institution that demonstrates the institution’s commitment 
to the establishment of a modeling and simulation program 
at the institution of higher education; 
‘‘(B) a detailed plan for how the grant funds will be 
used to establish a modeling and simulation program at 
the institution; and 
‘‘(C) a description of how the modeling and simulation 
program established under this subsection will complement 
existing programs and fit into the institution’s current pro-
gram and course offerings. 
‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this sub-
section may be used by an eligible institution to— 
‘‘(A) establish, or work toward the establishment of, 
a modeling and simulation program, including a major, 
minor, career-track, certificate, or concentration program 
at the eligible institution; 
‘‘(B) provide adequate staffing to ensure the successful 
establishment of the modeling and simulation program, 
which may include the assignment of full-time dedicated 
or supportive faculty; and 
‘‘(C) purchase equipment necessary for a modeling and 
simulation program. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding 
fiscal years. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
each fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 is authorized to carry out the activities 
of the task force established pursuant to subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) of the amount remaining after the allocation for para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent is authorized to carry out the grant 
program under subsection (c); and
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‘‘(B) 50 percent is authorized to carry out the grant 
program under subsection (d). 
‘‘PART W—PATH TO SUCCESS 
‘‘SEC. 892. PATH TO SUCCESS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to encourage 
community supported programs that— 
‘‘(1) leverage and enhance community support for at-risk 
young adults by facilitating the transition of such young adults 
who are eligible individuals into productive learning environ-
ments where such young adults can obtain the life, social, 
academic, career, and technical skills and credentials necessary 
to strengthen the Nation’s workforce; 
‘‘(2) provide counseling, as appropriate, for eligible individ-
uals participating in the programs to allow the eligible individ-
uals to build a relationship with one or more guidance coun-
selors during the period that the individuals are enrolled in 
the programs, including providing referrals and connections 
to community resources that help eligible individuals transition 
back into the community with the necessary life, social, aca-
demic, career, and technical skills after being in detention, 
or incarcerated, particularly resources related to health, 
housing, job training, and workplace readiness; 
‘‘(3) provide training and education for eligible individuals 
participating in the programs, to allow such individuals to 
assist community officials and law enforcement agencies with 
the deterrence and prevention of gang and youth violence by 
participating in seminars, training, and workshops throughout 
the community; and 
‘‘(4) provide each eligible individual participating in the 
programs with individual attention based on a curriculum that 
matches the interests and abilities of the individual to the 
resources of the program. 
‘‘(b) REENTRY EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED.—From the amounts 
appropriated under subsection (g), the Secretary is authorized 
to award grants to community colleges to enter into and main-
tain partnerships with juvenile detention centers and secure 
juvenile justice residential facilities to provide assistance, serv-
ices, and education to eligible individuals who reenter the 
community and pursue, in accordance with the requirements 
of this section, at least one of the following: 
‘‘(A) A certificate of completion for a specialized area 
of study, such as career and technical training and other 
alternative postsecondary educational programs. 
‘‘(B) An associate’s degree. 
‘‘(2) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant awarded under this part shall 
be for one four-year period, and may be renewed for an addi-
tional period as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—A community college desiring to receive 
a grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary shall require. Such application 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the existing community resources 
available to serve at-risk youth;
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‘‘(B) a detailed description of the program and activities 
the community college will carry out with such grant; and 
‘‘(C) a proposed budget describing how the community 
college will use the funds made available by such grant. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this part, the 
Secretary shall give priority to community colleges that propose 
to serve the highest number of priority individuals, and, among 
such community colleges, shall give priority to community col-
leges that the Secretary determines will best carry out the 
purposes of this part, based on the applications submitted 
in accordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(c) ALLOWABLE
USES
OF
FUNDS.—A community college 
awarded a grant under this part may use such grant to— 
‘‘(1) pay for tuition and transportation costs of eligible 
individuals; 
‘‘(2) establish and carry out an education program that 
includes classes for eligible individuals that— 
‘‘(A) provide marketable life and social skills to such 
individuals; 
‘‘(B) meet the education program requirements under 
subsection (d), including as appropriate, courses necessary 
for the completion of a secondary school diploma or the 
recognized equivalent; 
‘‘(C) promote the civic engagement of such individuals; 
and 
‘‘(D) facilitate a smooth reentry of such individuals 
into the community; 
‘‘(3) create and carry out a mentoring program that is— 
‘‘(A) specifically designed to help eligible individuals 
with the potential challenges of the transitional period 
from detention to release; 
‘‘(B) created in consultation with guidance counselors, 
academic advisors, law enforcement officials, and other 
community resources; and 
‘‘(C) administered by a program coordinator, selected 
and employed by the community college, who shall oversee 
each individual’s development and shall serve as the imme-
diate supervisor and reporting officer to whom the academic 
advisors, guidance counselors, and volunteers shall report 
regarding the progress of each such individual; 
‘‘(4) facilitate employment opportunities for eligible individ-
uals by entering into partnerships with public and private 
entities to provide opportunities for internships, apprentice-
ships, and permanent employment, as possible, for such individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(5) provide training for eligible individuals participating 
in the programs, to allow such individuals to assist community 
officials and law enforcement agencies with the deterrence and 
prevention of gang and youth violence by participating in semi-
nars and workshop series throughout the community. 
‘‘(d) EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—An education pro-
gram established and carried out under subsection (c) shall— 
‘‘(1) include classes that are required for completion of 
a certificate, diploma, or degree described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1), including as appropriate courses 
necessary for the completion of a secondary school diploma 
or the recognized equivalent;
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102(b), 105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 203(c), 207(b)(2), subsections 
(c) through (f) of section 207, and subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 209.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor 
and Human Resources of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate’’. 
SEC. 906. REPORTS. 
Section 204 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4354) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘preparatory,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘upon graduation/ 
completion’’ and inserting ‘‘on the date that is one year after 
the date of graduation or completion’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘of the institution of 
higher education’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 203’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of NTID programs and activities’’. 
SEC. 907. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING. 
Section 205 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4355) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘pre-
paratory,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Secretary, as part 
of the annual report required under section 426 of the Depart-
ment of Education Organization Act, shall include a description 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall annually transmit 
information to Congress on’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 through 
2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2009 through 2014’’. 
SEC. 908. LIAISON FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 
Section 206(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4356(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 
909. 
FEDERAL 
ENDOWMENT 
PROGRAMS 
FOR 
GALLAUDET 
UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 
FOR THE DEAF. 
Section 207(h) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4357(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 through 
2003’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2009 
through 2014’’. 
SEC. 910. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS. 
Section 208(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4359(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives
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and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate’’. 
SEC. 911. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. 
Section 209 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 
U.S.C. 4359a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘preparatory, undergraduate,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘undergraduate’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Effective with’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
effective with’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DISTANCE
LEARNING.—International students who 
participate in distance learning courses that are at the Univer-
sity or the NTID, who are residing outside of the United States, 
and are not enrolled in a degree program at the University 
or the NTID shall— 
‘‘(A) not be counted as international students for pur-
poses of the cap on international students under paragraph 
(1), except that in any school year no United States citizen 
who applies to participate in distance learning courses 
that are at the University or NTID shall be denied partici-
pation in such courses because of the participation of an 
international student in such courses; and 
‘‘(B) not be charged a tuition surcharge, as described 
in subsection (b).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d), and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) TUITION SURCHARGE.—Except as provided in subsections 
(a)(2)(B) and (c), the tuition for postsecondary international students 
enrolled in the University (including undergraduate and graduate 
students) or NTID shall include, for academic year 2009–2010 and 
any succeeding academic year, a surcharge of— 
‘‘(1) 100 percent for a postsecondary international student 
from a non-developing country; and 
‘‘(2) 50 percent for a postsecondary international student 
from a developing country, or a country that was a developing 
country for any academic year during the student’s period 
of uninterrupted enrollment in a degree program at the Univer-
sity or NTID, except that such a surcharge shall not be adjusted 
retroactively. 
‘‘(c) REDUCTION OF SURCHARGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the academic year 2009– 
2010, the University or NTID may reduce the surcharge— 
‘‘(A) under subsection (b)(1) from 100 percent to not 
less than 50 percent if— 
‘‘(i) a student described under subsection (b)(1) 
demonstrates need; and 
‘‘(ii) such student has made a good-faith effort 
to secure aid through such student’s government or 
other sources; and 
‘‘(B) under subsection (b)(2) from 50 percent to not 
less than 25 percent if— 
‘‘(i) a student described under subsection (b)(2) 
demonstrates need; and
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PART E—OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE 
STREETS ACT OF 1968 
SEC. 951. SHORT TITLE. 
This part may be cited as the ‘‘John R. Justice Prosecutors 
and Defenders Incentive Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 952. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
part II (42 U.S.C. 3797cc et seq.) the following: 
‘‘PART JJ—LOAN REPAYMENT FOR 
PROSECUTORS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS 
‘‘SEC. 3001. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to encourage 
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecu-
tors and public defenders. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PROSECUTOR.—The term ‘prosecutor’ means a full-time 
employee of a State or unit of local government who— 
‘‘(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and 
‘‘(B) prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases 
at the State or unit of local government level (including 
supervision, education, or training of other persons pros-
ecuting such cases). 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC DEFENDER.—The term ‘public defender’ means 
an attorney who— 
‘‘(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and 
‘‘(B) is— 
‘‘(i) a full-time employee of a State or unit of local 
government who provides legal representation to 
indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency 
cases (including supervision, education, or training of 
other persons providing such representation); 
‘‘(ii) a full-time employee of a nonprofit organiza-
tion operating under a contract with a State or unit 
of local government, who devotes substantially all of 
the employee’s full-time employment to providing legal 
representation to indigent persons in criminal or juve-
nile delinquency cases (including supervision, edu-
cation, or training of other persons providing such rep-
resentation); or 
‘‘(iii) employed as a full-time Federal defender 
attorney in a defender organization established pursu-
ant to subsection (g) of section 3006A of title 18, United 
States Code, that provides legal representation to 
indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency 
cases. 
‘‘(3) STUDENT LOAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘student loan’ means— 
‘‘(i) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.);