(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) of subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘for col-
lege readiness’’ after ‘‘academic support’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making awards to eligible 
entities described in subsection (c), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may give a competitive priority— 
‘‘(i) to eligible entities that— 
‘‘(I) on the day before the date of 
enactment of the GEAR UP for Suc-
cess Act of 2019, carried out success-
ful educational opportunity programs 
under this chapter (as this chapter 
was in effect on such day); and 
‘‘(II) have a prior, demonstrated 
commitment 
to 
early 
intervention 
leading to college access and readiness 
through collaboration and replication 
of successful strategies; 
‘‘(ii) to eligible entities that ensure 
that students served under this chapter on 
the day before the date of enactment of the 
GEAR UP for Success Act of 2019 con-
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tinue to receive assistance through the 
completion of secondary school; or 
‘‘(iii) to eligible entities that meet the 
requirements of clauses (i) and (ii); and 
‘‘(B) shall not give a competitive or abso-
lute priority on any other basis.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) MULTIPLE AWARD PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1) that receives a 
grant under this chapter shall not be eligible to 
receive an additional grant under this chapter 
until after the date on which the initial grant 
period expires. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
NO-COST
EXTEN-
SION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an 
eligible entity shall be eligible to receive an ad-
ditional grant under this chapter during the 
time that eligible entity is receiving a customary 
no-cost extension of a grant under this chap-
ter.’’; 
(2) in section 404B (20 U.S.C. 1070a–22)— 
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(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘that are in 
the first award year’’ after ‘‘grants’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(3) in section 404C (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘matching funds’’ 
after ‘‘will provide’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘equaling’’ after ‘‘pri-
vate funds,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the cost of the pro-
gram, which matching funds’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘total Federal grant award, which’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘at 
any point during the grant award period’’ after 
‘‘obligated to students’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (d) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(d) PEER REVIEW PANELS AND COMPETITIONS.— 
The Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) shall convene peer review panels to assist 
in making determinations regarding the awarding of 
grants under this chapter; and 
‘‘(2) shall host a grant competition to make 
new awards under this chapter in any year in which 
there are funds available to make new awards.’’; 
(4) in section 404D (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 
former participants of a program under 
this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘, former par-
ticipants of a program under this chapter, 
or peers and near peers’’ after ‘‘adults’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘academic, social, and postsecondary plan-
ning’’ after ‘‘supportive’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (10)— 
(I) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (E) through (K) as subpara-
graphs (F) through (L), respectively; 
(II) by inserting after subpara-
graph (D) the following: 
‘‘(E) counseling or referral services to ad-
dress the behavioral, social-emotional, and men-
tal health needs of at-risk students;’’; 
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(III) in subparagraph (I), as re-
designated by subclause (I), by insert-
ing ‘‘, cognitive, non-cognitive, and 
credit-by-examination’’ after ‘‘skills’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (K), as re-
designated by subclause (I), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(V) in subparagraph (L), as re-
designated by subclause (I), by strik-
ing the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(VI) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(M) capacity building activities that cre-
ate college-going cultures in participating 
schools and local educational agencies.’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) Creating or expanding secondary school 
drop-out recovery programs that allow students who 
have dropped out of secondary school to complete a 
regular secondary school diploma and begin college- 
level work. 
‘‘(17) Establishing data collection and data 
sharing agreements to obtain, analyze, and report 
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postsecondary outcome data for eligible students for 
a period of not more than 72 months after the end 
of the grant award period, which may include post-
secondary enrollment, persistence, and completion 
data. 
‘‘(18) Establishing or maintaining an agree-
ment with a consortium of eligible entities described 
in section 404A(c) to— 
‘‘(A) foster collaborative approaches to re-
search and evaluation; 
‘‘(B) improve the quality of data collection, 
data sharing, analysis and reporting; and 
‘‘(C) apply evidence to improve programs 
and evaluation under this chapter. 
‘‘(19) Providing services under this chapter to 
students who have received services under a previous 
grant award under this chapter but have not yet 
completed grade 12.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘and technical assistance’’ after ‘‘support’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (9); and 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
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