SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act of
2003’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
SEC. 2. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) INTERRUPTIONS OF STUDY.—Section 701(c) (20
U.S.C. 1134(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘In the case of other exceptional cir-
cumstances, such as active duty military service or per-
sonal or family member illness, the institution of higher
education may also permit the fellowship recipient to in-
terrupt periods of study for the duration of the tour of
duty (in the case of military service) or not more than
12 months (in any other case), but without payment of
the stipend.’’.
(b) 
ALLOCATION
OF
FELLOWSHIPS.—Section
702(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘from di-
verse geographic regions’’ after ‘‘higher education’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall also assure that at least
one representative appointed to the Board represents
an institution that is eligible for a grant under title
III or V of this Act.’’.
(c) STIPENDS.—Section 703 (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2004–2005’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting
‘‘may be set’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fel-
lowships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship Program’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph
(1)(A) to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Secretary shall (in
addition to stipends paid to individuals under this
subpart) pay to the institution of higher education,
for each individual awarded a fellowship under this
subpart at such institution, an institutional allow-
ance. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), such
allowance shall be, for 2004–2005 and succeeding
academic years, the same amount as the institu-
tional payment made for 2003–2004 adjusted for
2004–2005 and annually thereafter in accordance
with inflation as determined by the Department of
Labor’s Consumer Price Index for the previous cal-
endar year.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
SEC. 3. GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL
NEED.
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED;
PRIORITY.—Section 712 (20 U.S.C. 1135a) is amended—
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and an assessment’’ and
inserting ‘‘an assessment’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘, and the priority described
in subsection (c) of this section’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a pri-
ority for grants in order to prepare individuals for the pro-
fessoriate who will train highly-qualified elementary and
secondary school teachers of math, science, and special
education, and teachers who provide instruction for lim-
ited English proficient individuals. Such grants shall offer
program assistance and graduate fellowships for—
‘‘(1) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher
preparation and pedagogy in math and science for
students who have completed a master’s degree or
are pursuing a doctorate of philosophy in math and
science;
‘‘(2) post-baccalaureate study related to teacher
preparation and pedagogy in special education and
English language acquisition and academic pro-
ficiency for limited English proficient individuals;
and
‘‘(3) support of dissertation research in the
fields of math, science, special education, or second
language pedagogy and second language acquisi-
tion.’’.
(b) COLLABORATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AP-
PLICATIONS.—Section 713(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(10) in the case of an application for a grant
by a department, program, or unit in education or
teacher preparation, contain assurances that such
department, program, or unit collaborates with de-
partments, programs, or units in all content areas to
assure a successful combination of training in both
teaching and such content; and’’.
(c) STIPENDS.—Section 714(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135c(b))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2004–2005’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be set’’ and inserting
‘‘may be set’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘Foundation graduate fellow-
ships’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation Graduate Re-
search Fellowship Program’’.
(d) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 715(a)(1)
(20 U.S.C. 1135d(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999–2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2004–2005’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘1998–1999’’ and inserting
‘‘2003–2004’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 714(c) (20
U.S.C. 1135c(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 716(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 715(a)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 714(b)(2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 713(b)(2)’’.
SEC. 4. THURGOOD MARSHALL LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OP-
PORTUNITY PROGRAM.
(a) CONTRACT
AND GRANT PURPOSES.—Section
721(c) (20 U.S.C. 1136(c)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) to prepare such students for study at ac-
credited law schools and assist them with the devel-
opment of analytical skills and study methods to en-
hance their success and promote completion of law
school;’’;
SEC. 5. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION.
(a) CONTRACT
AND GRANT PURPOSES.—Section
741(a) (20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) the encouragement of the reform and im-
provement of, and innovation in, postsecondary edu-
cation and the provision of educational opportunity
for all, especially for the non-traditional student pop-
ulations;’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘for postsec-
ondary students, especially those that provide aca-
demic credit for programs’’;
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) the establishment of institutions and pro-
grams based on the technology of communications,
including delivery by distance education;’’; and
(4) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(6) the introduction of institutional reforms
designed to expand individual opportunities for en-
tering and reentering postsecondary institutions and
pursuing programs of postsecondary study tailored
to individual needs;’’.
(b) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—Section 744(c) (20
U.S.C. 1138c(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) International cooperation, partnerships, or
student exchange among postsecondary educational
institutions in the United States and abroad.
‘‘(5) Establishment of academic programs in-
cluding graduate and undergraduate courses, semi-
nars and lectures, support of research, and develop-
ment of teaching materials for the purpose of sup-
porting faculty and academic programs that teach
traditional American history (including significant
constitutional, political, intellectual, economic, diplo-
matic, and foreign policy trends, issues, and docu-
ments; the history, nature, and development of
democratic institutions of which American democ-
racy is a part; and significant events and individuals
in the history of the United States).
‘‘(6) Support for planning, applied research,
training, resource exchanges or technology transfers,
the delivery of services, or other activities the pur-
pose of which is to design and implement programs
to enable institutions of higher education to work
with private and civic organizations to assist commu-
nities to meet and address their pressing and severe
problems, including economic development, commu-
nity infrastructure and housing, crime prevention,
education, healthcare, self sufficiency, and workforce
preparation.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
745 (20 U.S.C. 1138d) is amended by striking
‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and
inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years’’ .
SEC. 6. URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.) is re-
pealed.
SEC. 7. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS
WITH 
DISABILITIES 
RECEIVE 
A 
QUALITY
HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) SERVING ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—
Section 762(a) (20 U.S.C. 1140a(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘students with learning disabilities’’ and inserting
‘‘students with disabilities’’.
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
(1) 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
762(b)(2) 
is
amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in
order to improve retention and completion’’
after ‘‘disabilities’’;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (E), respec-
tively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) 
EFFECTIVE
TRANSITION
PRAC-
TICES.—The development of innovative, effec-
tive, and efficient teaching methods and strate-
gies to ensure the smooth transition of students
with disabilities from high school to postsec-
ondary education.’’; and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) DISTANCE LEARNING.—The develop-
ment of innovative, effective, and efficient
teaching methods and strategies to provide fac-
ulty and administrators with the ability to pro-
vide accessible distance education programs or
classes that would enhance access of students
with disabilities to higher education, including
the use of electronic communication for instruc-
tion and advisement.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
762(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs
(A) through (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A)
through (E)’’.
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 763 (20 U.S.C. 1140b)
is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(1) a description of how such institution plans
to address the activities allowed under this part;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) a description of the extent to which an in-
stitution will work to replicate the best practices of
institutions of higher education with demonstrated
success in serving students with disabilities.’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
765 (20 U.S.C. 1140d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2004
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 21,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3076
AN ACT
To amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of
1965 to ensure graduate opportunities in postsec-
ondary education, and for other purposes.