I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5691 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to certain require-
ments for institutions of higher education whose students receive TEACH 
grants, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 22, 2021 
Mr. GALLAGHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect 
to certain requirements for institutions of higher edu-
cation whose students receive TEACH grants, 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 ‘‘TEACH for Tomorrow 
Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 
1965. 
(a) PASS RATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 205(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) the percentage of all students 
who passed such assessment on the first 
attempt; and 
‘‘(viii) a comparison of the program’s 
first attempt pass rates with the average 
first attempt pass rates for programs in 
the State.’’. 
(b) FINE INCREASE.—Section 205(a)(3) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022d(a)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$27,500’’ and inserting 
‘‘$150,000’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
TEACH 
GRANTS.—Section 420L(1) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) to have a first attempt pass rate of 
not less than 75 percent with respect to the as-
sessments used for teacher certification or licen-
sure by the State in which the program is lo-
cated.’’. 
(d) INELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—Section 420M of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–1) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) CONTINUATION OF GRANT.—In the case of an 
institution that becomes ineligible to participate in the 
program under this subpart, the Secretary shall continue 
to pay such institution in accordance with subsection 
(a)(1) with respect to each teacher candidate attending 
such institution and receiving a grant under this subpart 
at the time such institution became ineligible for the dura-
tion of such candidate’s course of study at such institu-
tion.’’. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Education 
shall issue or revise regulations in accordance with the 
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amendments made by this section, including section 686.4 
of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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