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(I) upon transfer to another fa-
cility; or 
(II) after the student’s period of 
incarceration or confinement; and 
(vi) the process for continuing enroll-
ment at the institution after the student’s 
period of incarceration or confinement, in-
cluding any barriers 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 occupa-
tion (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 licensure and certification require-
ments, including the requirements of the 
State in which the facility involved is lo-
cated and each State in which such indi-
viduals permanently reside; and 
(ii) restrictions related to the employ-
ment of formerly incarcerated individuals 
for each recognized occupation for which 
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the course of study prepares students, in-
cluding such restrictions— 
(I) in Federal law; and 
(II) in the laws of the State in 
which the facility involved is located 
and each State in which such individ-
uals permanently 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. 
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(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. 
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’’. 
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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, 
$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 
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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 
‘‘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 
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