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cancellation specified in the first proviso and the avail-
ability of appropriations under this section: Provided fur-
ther, That no borrower may, for the same service, receive 
a reduction of loan obligations under both this section and 
section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460 of such Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall inform all borrowers who 
have submitted an Employment Certification Form and 
are in the incorrect repayment program about the Tem-
porary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Pro-
gram and requirements for qualification under the pro-
gram. 
SEC. 312. (a) The General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
426. 
(b) Paragraph (9) of section 4407(a) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7231f(a)) is amended by striking ″notwithstanding section 
426 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1228),″. 
SEC. 313. (a) Section 487(d) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘any funds for a pro-
gram under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘any Federal 
education assistance funds’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘sources 
under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal education 
assistance funds’’. 
(b) Section 102(b) of the HEA is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3),’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) REVENUE SOURCES.— In order to qualify 
as a proprietary institution of higher education 
under this subsection, an institution shall derive not 
less than 15 percent of the institution’s revenues 
from sources other than Federal education assist-
ance funds, as calculated in accordance with para-
graph (4).’’. 
(c) Paragraph (1) of section 487(d) of the HEA (as 
amended by subsection (a)) is— 
(1) transferred to section 102(b) of such Act; 
(2) inserted so as to appear after paragraph (3) 
of such section 102(b) (as added by subsection (b); 
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(3) redesignated as paragraph (4) of such sec-
tion 102(b); and 
(4) further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(d) Paragraph (3) of section 487(d) of the HEA is— 
(1) transferred to section 102(b) of such Act; 
(2) inserted so as to appear after paragraph (4) 
of such section 102(b) (as added by subsection (c)); 
(3) redesignated as paragraph (5) of such sec-
tion 102(b); and 
(4) further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(e) Paragraph (4) of section 487(d) of the HEA (as 
amended by subsection (a)) is— 
(1) transferred to section 102(b) of such Act; 
(2) inserted so as to appear after paragraph (5) 
of such section 102(b) (as added by subsection (d)); 
(3) redesignated as paragraph (6) of such sec-
tion 102(b); and 
(4) further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(f) Section 103 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1003) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(25) 
FEDERAL
EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS.— The term ‘Federal education assistance 
funds’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means any Federal funds provided, under 
this Act or any other Federal law, through a 
grant, contract, subsidy, loan, or guarantee, or 
through insurance or other means (including 
Federal funds disbursed or delivered to an insti-
tution or on behalf of a student or to a student 
to be used to attend the institution); and 
‘‘(B) does not include any monthly housing 
stipend provided under the Post-9/11 Edu-
cational Assistance Program under chapter 33 
of title 38, United States Code.’’. 
(g) Subsection (a)(24), the subsection designation 
and heading of subsection (d), and subsection (d)(2) of 
section 487 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094) are repealed. 
SEC. 314. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
title may be used to— 
(1) implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect 
to the final rule entitled, ‘‘Nondiscrimination on the 
Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities 
Receiving Federal Financial Assistance’’ as pub-
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lished in the Federal Register on May 19, 2020 (85 
Fed. Reg. 30,026); or 
(2) propose or issue any rule or guidance that 
is in substantially the same form or substantially the 
same as any of such proposed amendments. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary 
of Education or the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart-
ment of Education from enforcing the protection provided 
by title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 against 
sexual harassment in accordance with the standards set 
out in the guidance, entitled ‘‘Revised Sexual Harassment 
Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, 
Other Students, or Third Parties’’ as published in the 
Federal Register on January 19, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 
5,512). 
SEC. 315. (a) Notwithstanding section 401(b)(6) of 
the HEA, a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the 
HEA may be awarded to an incarcerated individual (or 
on behalf of such individual) for each academic year dur-
ing which that individual is enrolled at an eligible institu-
tion that meets the criteria described in subsection (b). 
(b) The criteria described in this subsection are as 
follows: 
(1) The eligible institution— 
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(A) is an institution of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the HEA) or a postsecondary 
vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c) of 
the HEA); and 
(B) during the preceding five years, has not 
been subject to the denial, withdrawal, suspension, 
or termination of accreditation. 
(2) Such institution provides each incarcerated indi-
vidual, upon completion of a course offered by the institu-
tion, with academic credits that are the equivalent to cred-
its earned by non-incarcerated students for an equivalent 
course of study. 
(3) Such institution provides to the Secretary con-
firmation from each facility involved that the course of 
study offered by the institution at such facility is acces-
sible to incarcerated individuals (including such individ-
uals who are individuals with disabilities). 
(4) Such institution does not (directly or indirectly) 
charge an incarcerated individual for an award year, an 
amount that exceeds the total grant aid received by the 
individual for such award year. 
(5) Such institution makes available to incarcerated 
individuals who are considering enrolling in a course of 
study offered by the institution, in simple and understand-
able terms, the following: 
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(A) Information with respect to each course of 
study at the institution for which such an individual 
may receive a Federal Pell Grant, including— 
(i) the cost of attendance (as defined in 
section 472 of the HEA); 
(ii) the mode of instruction (such as dis-
tance education, in-person instruction, or a 
combination of such modes); 
(iii) how enrollment in such course of 
study will impact the period of eligibility for 
Federal Pell Grants for such an individual, in-
cluding in a case in which the individual is 
transferred to another facility or released before 
the completion of such course; 
(iv) the transferability of credits earned, 
and the acceptability of such credits toward a 
certificate or degree program offered by the in-
stitution; 
(v) the process for continuing postsec-
ondary education— 
(I) upon transfer to another facility; 
or 
(II) after the student’s period of in-
carceration or confinement; and 
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(vi) the process for continuing enrollment 
at the institution after the student’s period of 
incarceration or confinement, including any bar-
riers to admission (such as criminal history 
questions on applications for admission to such 
institution). 
(B) In the case of an institution that offers a 
program to prepare incarcerated individuals for 
gainful employment in a recognized occupation (as 
such 
term 
is 
used 
in 
sections 
101(b)(1), 
102(c)(1)(A), and 481(b)(1)(A)(i) of the HEA)— 
(i) information on any applicable State li-
censure and certification requirements, includ-
ing the requirements of the State in which the 
facility involved is located and each State in 
which such individuals permanently reside; and 
(ii) restrictions related to the employment 
of formerly incarcerated individuals for each 
recognized occupation for which the course of 
study prepares students, including such restric-
tions— 
(I) in Federal law; and 
(II) in the laws of the State in which 
the facility involved is located and each 
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State in which such individuals perma-
nently reside. 
(c) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘facility’’ means— 
(A) a place used for the confinement of in-
dividuals convicted of a criminal offense that is 
owned by, or under contract to, the Bureau of 
Prisons, a State, or a unit of local government: 
or 
(B) a facility to which an individual sub-
ject to involuntary civil confinement is com-
mitted. 
(2) The term ‘‘facility involved’’ means, when 
used with respect to an institution of higher edu-
cation, a facility at which a course of study of the 
institution is offered to incarcerated individuals. 
(3) The term ‘‘incarcerated individual’’ means 
an individual who is incarcerated in a facility or who 
is subject to an involuntary civil commitment. 
(4) The term ‘‘non-incarcerated student’’ means 
a student at an institution of higher education who 
is not an incarcerated individual. 
(d) This section shall be in effect until titles I, II, 
III, IV and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 
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SEC. 316. None of the funds appropriated by this 
title for the Department of Education shall be withheld 
from an institution of higher education solely because that 
institution is conducting or preparing to conduct research 
on marihuana as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802(16). 
SEC. 317. The Secretary shall require any informa-
tion required to be publicly disclosed for the purpose of 
comparing institutions of higher education, programs and 
credentials (including their competencies), to be published 
using an open source description schema that is designed 
to allow for public search and comparison through linked 
open data, such as the credential transparency description 
language specifications or a substantially similar ap-
proach. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE 
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
(referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 
under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 
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$10,000,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 
central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 
8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re-
quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 
51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com-
mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 
central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 
agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re-
porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 
of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 
such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 
heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele-
ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 
A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any 
such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 
section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 
prior to executing a written agreement with the Com-
mittee: Provided further, That no less than $1,650,000 
shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 
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‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 
of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 
to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $848,529,000, notwith-
standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 
of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 
of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 
of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 
the grants cycle; (2) $19,538,000 shall be available to pro-
vide assistance to State commissions on national and com-
munity service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and 
notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) 
$34,500,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of 
the 1990 Act; and (4) $6,400,000 shall be available for 
expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 
1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 
Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out 
the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 
122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the 
local community. 
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PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the National Service Trust estab-
lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 
$212,342,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 
amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 
to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 
the National Service Trust upon determination that such 
transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 
service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap-
propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 
may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 
without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 
under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided 
under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 
504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au-
thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em-
ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 
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U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $86,737,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$6,750,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 
to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 
through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 
year 2021, during any grant selection process, an officer 
or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov-
ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 
directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 
or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re-
ceive such information. 
SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 
under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 
first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 
thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require-
ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 
Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 
match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup-
port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 
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Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 
2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 
196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro-
grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 
Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro-
grams and operations. 
SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 
146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 
the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 
to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 
101 of the Act. 
SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 
189D of the 1990 Act— 
(1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 
section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 
section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 
1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 
(2) individuals described in such section shall 
be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 
NCPA; and 
(3) State Commissions on National and Com-
munity Service established pursuant to section 178 
of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 
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history record information, consistent with Public 
Law 92–544. 
SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146 and 
147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com-
pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur-
ing a period of not more than one year may receive a na-
tional service education award having a value of 70 per-
cent of the value of a national service education award 
determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting (‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications 
Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within 
limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2023, 
$515,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for re-
ceptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 
Government officials or employees: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall 
be available or used to aid or support any program or ac-
tivity from which any person is excluded, or is denied ben-
efits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, 
color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available to CPB by this 
Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification 
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