would otherwise be expended for assisting community col-
leges in maintaining, or hiring additional, faculty and 
staff. 
(e) GRANTS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after receiving funds under this section, each State 
shall use such funds to award grants, on a competi-
tive basis, to community colleges located in the State 
to assist such colleges in maintaining current staff, 
or hiring additional, faculty and staff. 
(2) GRANT
AMOUNT.—In determining the 
amount of a grant to award to a community college 
under this section, a State shall take into account— 
(A) the total number of students enrolled 
at the college; 
(B) the increase in the number of students 
enrolled at the college relative to the preceding 
academic year; and 
(C) the most recent monthly unemploy-
ment rate of the local area, as determined by 
the Secretary (in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor), in which the college is located. 
(3) APPLICATION.—A community college desir-
ing to receive a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the State at such time, in such 
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manner, and containing such information as the 
State may require, which shall include, at a min-
imum, information with respect to— 
(A) the total number of students enrolled 
at the college; and 
(B) the increase in the number of students 
enrolled at the college relative to the preceding 
academic year. 
(f) REPORTS BY STATES.—Each State shall, not later 
than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which 
the State expends funds received under this section, sub-
mit to the Secretary a report that includes— 
(1) a list of the community colleges that have 
received assistance from the funds; 
(2) the number of students served at such com-
munity colleges as a result of such assistance; 
(3) the number of faculty and staff maintained 
or hired at such community colleges as a result of 
such assistance; and 
(4) the amount of State support for community 
colleges in the State for the— 
(A) fiscal year immediately preceding the 
first fiscal year the State received funds under 
this section; and 
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(B) most recent fiscal year in which the 
State expended funds received under this sec-
tion. 
(g) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall submit to the authorizing committees an annual re-
port that includes the information described in subsection 
(f). 
SEC. 4. GRANTS TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under section 7 to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to career and 
technical colleges located in any State to assist such col-
leges in maintaining, or hiring additional, faculty and 
staff. 
(b) GRANT AMOUNT.—In determining the amount of 
a grant to award to a career and technical college under 
this section, the Secretary shall take into account— 
(1) the total number of students enrolled at the 
college; 
(2) the increase in the number of students en-
rolled at the college relative to the preceding aca-
demic year; and 
(3) the most recent monthly unemployment rate 
of the local area, as determined by the Secretary (in 
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consultation with the Secretary of Labor), in which 
the college is located. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A career and technical college de-
siring to receive a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, which shall include, at a minimum, information 
with respect to— 
(1) the total number of students enrolled at the 
college; and 
(2) the increase in the number of students en-
rolled at the college relative to the preceding aca-
demic year. 
SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS. 
Each community college and career and technical col-
lege receiving a grant under this Act shall use the grant 
funds within 18 months of receipt of such funds to cover 
costs related to maintaining, or hiring additional, faculty 
and staff, including— 
(1) faculty; 
(2) counselors; and 
(3) other staff to assist students in training to 
enter the workforce, as defined by the Secretary. 
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SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 
(a) EVALUATION.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct an evaluation of the grant 
programs carried out under sections 3 and 4, which shall 
include an evaluation of— 
(1) the criteria the State or the Secretary used 
in awarding grants to community colleges and career 
and technical colleges; 
(2) the grant amounts awarded to community 
colleges and career and technical colleges; 
(3) the number of students served at such col-
leges as a result of such assistance; 
(4) the number of faculty and staff maintained 
or hired at such colleges as a result of such assist-
ance; and 
(5) the amount of State support for community 
colleges in each State for the— 
(A) fiscal year immediately preceding the 
first fiscal year the State received funds under 
this section; and 
(B) most recent fiscal year in which the 
State expended funds received under this sec-
tion. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall report the results of the evalua-
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tion conducted under subsection (a) to the authorizing 
committees. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; LIMITATION 
ON AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $750,000,000 to carry 
out this Act, of which $50,000,000 shall be made available 
to carry out section 4. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Any new spending 
authority or new authority to enter into contracts provided 
by this Act and under which the United States is obligated 
to make outlays shall be effective only to the extent, and 
in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AUTHORIZING
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘authorizing committees’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 103(1) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(1)). 
(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ means a public institution of higher 
education at which the highest degree that is pre-
dominantly awarded to students is an associate’s de-
gree. 
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lumbia, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the Freely Associated States. 
(9) CAREER AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘career and 
technical college’’— 
(i) has the meaning given the term 
‘‘area career and technical school’’ in sec-
tion 3(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302(3)); and 
(ii) means a private institution of 
higher education at which the highest de-
gree that is predominantly awarded to stu-
dents is an associate’s degree. 
(B) LOCATION OF COLLEGES.—Such term 
shall only include career and technical colleges 
(as defined in subparagraph A) located in a 
State. 
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