I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3180
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2003
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. OWENS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. HOLT, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CASE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
VAN HOLLEN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. 
MAJETTE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. JONES of 
Ohio, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. 
HOEFFEL, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. FILNER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. 
MARKEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. LO-
RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. HONDA, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, and Mr. EMANUEL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE; TABLE OF CON-
TENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘College Opportunity for All Act’’
(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.). 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; reference; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Student access through increased student aid. 
Sec. 3. Enhancing support and educational opportunities for students at minor-
ity serving institutions. 
Sec. 4. Expanding graduate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions. 
Sec. 5. Strengthening outreach programs to disadvantaged students. 
Sec. 6. Support for working students. 
Sec. 7. Public service scholarships. 
Sec. 8. Providing relief to borrowers. 
Sec. 9. Simplifying the student aid process. 
Sec. 10. Expansion of voluntary flexible agreements with guaranty agencies. 
Sec. 11. Allowance for State and other taxes.
SEC. 2. STUDENT ACCESS THROUGH INCREASED STUDENT 
AID. 
(a) PELL GRANTS.—
(1) MAXIMUM GRANTS.—Section 401(b)(2)(A) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
clauses (i) through (v) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $5,800 for academic year 2004–2005; 
‘‘(ii) $6,900 for academic year 2005–2006; 
‘‘(iii) $8,000 for academic year 2006–2007;
‘‘(iv) $9,100 for academic year 2007–2008; 
‘‘(v) $10,200 for academic year 2008–2009; 
and 
‘‘(vi) $11,600 for academic year 2009–2010,’’. 
(2) YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS.—Section 401 
is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Sec-
retary shall establish in accordance with this sub-
section a year-round Pell grant pilot program. Any 
institution of higher education that desires to par-
ticipate in the program under this subsection shall 
submit an application the Secretary at such time 
and containing or accompanied by such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require. The 
Secretary may select not more than 200 institutions 
of higher education for participation in the program. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM
ELEMENTS.—With respect to 
students enrolled in institutions participating in the 
program under this subsection, the Secretary is au-
thorized—
‘‘(A) to award such students two Pell 
grants in one calendar year to permit such stu-
dents to accelerating progress towards their de-
gree or certificate objectives by enrolling in aca-
demic programs for 12 rather than 9 months of 
the year at participating institutions; and 
‘‘(B) to award such two Pell grants to 
such students in a total amount up to 133 per-
cent of the maximum Pell under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) that is applicable for the academic 
year. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall limit 
the awarding of additional Pell grants under this 
subsection in a single calendar year to students who 
attend bachelor’s degree granting institutions with 
the following characteristics: 
‘‘(A) the graduation rate for the institution 
of higher education reported by the Integrated 
Postsecondary Education Data System for the 
preceding five academic years is at least 50 per-
cent; and 
‘‘(B) the average time of enrollment re-
quired to complete a degree at the institution 
among students who enter as freshman and 
earn bachelor’s degrees is 14 or fewer quarters, 
or 9 or fewer semesters or the equivalent. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION; EVALUATION.—The author-
ity of the Secretary under this subsection shall cease
to be effective on October 1, 2009. Not later than 
October 1, 2008, the Secretary shall conduct an 
evaluation of the program under this subsection and 
submit to the Congress a report on the results of 
such evaluation.’’. 
(3) ELIMINATION
OF
TUITION
SENSITIVITY 
PROVISION.—Section 401(b) is further amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
though (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re-
spectively. 
(b) FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—
Section 402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(c) GEARUP.—Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 404H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this chapter—
‘‘(1) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(d) FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OP-
PORTUNITY GRANTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 413A(b)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 
1070b(b)(1)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$675,000,000 for fiscal year 1999’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’. 
(2) MAXIMUM GRANT.—Section 413B(a)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070b–1(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000’’. 
(e) COLLEGE WORK-STUDY.—Section 441(b) (20 
U.S.C. 2751(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part—
‘‘(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(f) LEAP.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 415A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070c(b)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$105,000,000 for fiscal year 
1999’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004’’. 
(2) MAXIMUM GRANT.—Section 415C(b)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070c–2(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,500’’.
SEC. 3. ENHANCING SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPOR-
TUNITIES 
FOR 
STUDENTS 
AT 
MINORITY 
SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) TITLE II AMENDMENTS: CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE.—Title II is amended by inserting after section 
224 (20 U.S.C. 1044) the following new part: 
‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
‘‘SEC. 231. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are—
‘‘(1) to help recruit and prepare teachers, in-
cluding minority teachers, to meet the national de-
mand for a highly qualified teacher in every class-
room; and 
‘‘(2) to increase opportunities for Americans of 
all educational, ethnic, class, and geographic back-
grounds to become highly qualified teachers. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this part: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means—
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education 
that has a teacher preparation program that 
meets the requirements of section 203(b)(2) 
and that is—
‘‘(i) a part B institution (as defined in 
section 322);
‘‘(ii) a Hispanic-serving institution (as 
defined in section 502); 
‘‘(iii) a Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316); 
‘‘(iv) an Alaska Native-serving institu-
tion (as defined in section 317(b)); or 
‘‘(v) a Native Hawaiian-serving insti-
tution (as defined in section 317(b)); 
‘‘(B) a consortium of institutions described 
in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) an institution described in subpara-
graph (A), or a consortium described in sub-
paragraph (B), in partnership with any other 
institution of higher education, but only if the 
center of excellence established under section 
232 is located at an institution described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) HIGHLY
QUALIFIED.—The term ‘highly 
qualified’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(3) SCIENTIFICALLY
BASED
READING
RE-
SEARCH.—The term ‘scientifically based reading re-
search’ has the meaning given such term in section
1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6368). 
‘‘(4) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH.—The 
term ‘scientifically based research’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
‘‘SEC. 232. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary is au-
thorized to award competitive grants to eligible institu-
tions to establish centers of excellence. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided by the Sec-
retary under this part shall be used to ensure that current 
and future teachers are highly qualified, by carrying out 
one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Implementing reforms within teacher prep-
aration programs to ensure that such programs are 
preparing teachers who are highly qualified, are able 
to understand scientifically based research, and are 
able to use advanced technology effectively in the 
classroom, including use for instructional techniques 
to improve student academic achievement, by—
‘‘(A) retraining faculty; and
‘‘(B) designing (or redesigning) teacher 
preparation programs that—
‘‘(i) prepare teachers to close student 
achievement gaps, are based on rigorous 
academic content, scientifically based re-
search (including scientifically based read-
ing research), and challenging State stu-
dent academic content standards; and 
‘‘(ii) promote strong teaching skills. 
‘‘(2) Providing sustained and high-quality 
preservice clinical experience, including the men-
toring of prospective teachers by exemplary teachers, 
substantially increasing interaction between faculty 
at institutions of higher education and new and ex-
perienced teachers, principals, and other administra-
tors at elementary schools or secondary schools, and 
providing support, including preparation time, for 
such interaction. 
‘‘(3) Developing and implementing initiatives to 
promote retention of highly qualified teachers and 
principals, including minority teachers and prin-
cipals, including programs that provide—
‘‘(A) teacher or principal mentoring from 
exemplary teachers or principals; or
‘‘(B) induction and support for teachers 
and principals during their first 3 years of em-
ployment as teachers or principals, respectively. 
‘‘(4) Awarding scholarships based on financial 
need to help students pay the costs of tuition, room, 
board, and other expenses of completing a teacher 
preparation program. 
‘‘(5) Disseminating information on effective 
practices for teacher preparation and successful 
teacher certification and licensure assessment prepa-
ration strategies. 
‘‘(6) Activities authorized under sections 202, 
203, and 204. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such a time, in such a manner, and ac-
companied by such information the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The minimum 
amount of each grant under this part shall be $1,500,000. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
An eligible institution that receives a grant under this part 
may not use more than 2 percent of the grant funds for 
purposes of administering the grant.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
part. 
‘‘SEC. 233. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
(b) TITLE III AMENDMENTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATIONS
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 399(a) (20 U.S.C. 1068h(a)(2)) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) PART A.—(A) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part A (other than section 
316 and 317)—
‘‘(i) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
and 
‘‘(ii) such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 316—
‘‘(i) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and