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TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
PART A—GRANTS TO STUDENTS 
SEC. 401. PELL GRANTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 401(a) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Section 401(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(a)) is further amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(c) MAXIMUM PELL GRANT INCREASE.— Paragraph 
(2)(A) of section 401(b) 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a 
student eligible under this part shall be $6,000 for academic 
years 2006–2007 through 2012–2013, less an amount equal 
to the amount determined to be the expected family con-
tribution with respect to that student for that year.’’. 
(d) TUITION SENSITIVITY.—Section 401(b) is further 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) 
as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively.
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(e) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—Paragraph (5) of section 
401(b) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, for 
students enrolled full time in a baccalaureate or 
associate’s degree program of study at an eligible 
institution, award such students two Pell grants 
during a single award year to permit such stu-
dents to accelerate progress toward their degree 
objectives by enrolling in academic programs for 
12 months rather than 9 months. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
limit the awarding of additional Pell grants 
under this paragraph in a single award year to 
students attending— 
‘‘(i) baccalaureate degree granting in-
stitutions that have a graduation rate as re-
ported by the Integrated Postsecondary 
Education Data System for the 4 preceding 
academic years of at least 30 percent; or 
‘‘(ii) two-year institutions that have a 
graduation rate as reported by the Inte-
grated Postsecondary Education Data Sys-
tems, in at least one of the last 3 years for
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which data is available, that is above the 
average for the applicable year for the insti-
tution’s type and control. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall 
conduct an evaluation of the program under this 
paragraph and submit to the Congress an eval-
uation report no later than October 1, 2011. 
‘‘(D) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations imple-
menting this paragraph.’’. 
(f) INELIGIBILITY BASED
ON INVOLUNTARY CIVIL 
COMMITMENT FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES.—Paragraph (7) of 
section 401(b) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(2)) is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘or 
who is subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon 
completion of a period of incarceration for a sexual offense 
(as determined under regulations of the Secretary)’’. 
(g) PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY DURATION.—Section 
401(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The period’’ and inserting 
in lieu thereof ‘‘Subject to paragraph (5), the pe-
riod’’; and
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(B) by striking the period at the end thereof 
and inserting ‘‘but shall be subject to the limita-
tion described in paragraph (5).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) The period during which a student may receive 
Federal Pell Grants shall not exceed the equivalent of 18 
semesters or 27 quarters in duration (as determined by the 
Secretary by regulation), without regard to whether the stu-
dent is enrolled on a full-time basis during any portion 
of that period, and including any period of time for which 
the student received Federal Pell Grants prior to the date 
of enactment of the College Access and Opportunity Act of 
2005.’’. 
(h) ELIGIBILITY
PERIOD.—Section 401(c)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for not more 
than one academic year,’’ after ‘‘which are determined by 
the institution’’ in the first sentence. 
(i) PELL GRANTS PLUS: ACHIEVEMENT GRANTS FOR 
STATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Subpart 1 of part A of title 
IV is amended by inserting after section 401 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 401A. PELL GRANTS PLUS: ACHIEVEMENT GRANTS 
FOR STATE SCHOLARS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—From sums appro-
priated to carry out section 401, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to award Pell Grants Plus to students 
who— 
‘‘(1) have successfully completed a rigorous high 
school program of study established by a State or 
local educational agency in consultation with a State 
coalition assisted by the Center for State Scholars; 
‘‘(2) are enrolled full-time in the first academic 
year of undergraduate education, and have not been 
previously enrolled in a program of undergraduate 
education; and 
‘‘(3) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants 
for the year in which the grant is awarded. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amount of the grant awarded under 
this section shall be $1,000. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED COST OF AT-
TENDANCE.—A grant awarded under this section to 
any student, in combination with the Federal Pell 
Grant assistance and other student financial assist-
ance available to such student, may not exceed the 
student’s cost of attendance.
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‘‘(c) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES
ESTABLISHED
BY
REGULA-
TION.—The Secretary shall establish by regulation 
procedures for the determination of eligibility of stu-
dents for the grants awarded under this section. Such 
procedures shall include measures to ensure that eligi-
bility is determined in a timely and accurate manner 
consistent with the requirements of section 482 and 
the submission of the financial aid form required by 
section 483. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
INFORMATION.—Each eligible 
student desiring an award under this section shall 
submit at such time and in such manner such infor-
mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(3) 
CONTINUATION
OF
GRANT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In order for a student to continue to be eli-
gible to receive an award under this section for the 
second year of undergraduate education, the eligible 
student must— 
‘‘(A) maintain eligibility to receive a Fed-
eral Pell Grant for that year; 
‘‘(B) obtain a grade point average of at 
least 3.0 (or the equivalent as determined under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary) for the 
first year of undergraduate education; and
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‘‘(C) be enrolled full-time and fulfill the re-
quirements for satisfactory progress described in 
section 484(c). 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION, AND REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall monitor the progress, retention, and completion rates 
of the students to whom awards are provided under this 
section. In doing so, the Secretary shall evaluate the impact 
of the Pell Grants Plus Program and report, not less than 
biennially, to the authorizing committees of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Chapter 3 of 
subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a–31 
through 1070a–35) is repealed. 
SEC. 402. TRIO PROGRAMS. 
(a) DURATION OF GRANTS.— 
(1) 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
402A(b)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—Grants or contracts awarded 
under this chapter shall be awarded for a period of 
5 years, except that— 
‘‘(A) grants under section 402G shall be 
awarded for a period of 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) grants under section 402H shall be 
awarded for a period determined by the Sec-
retary.’’.
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(2) TRANSITION TO SYNCHRONOUS GRANT PERI-
ODS.—Notwithstanding section 402A(b)(2) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (as in effect both prior 
to and after the amendment made by paragraph (1) 
of this subsection), the Secretary of Education may 
continue an award made before the date of enactment 
of this Act under section 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, or 
402F of such Act as necessary to permit all the 
awards made under such a section to expire at the 
end of the same fiscal year, and thereafter to expire 
at the end of 5 years as provided in the amendment 
made by paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(b) MINIMUM
GRANTS.—Section 402A(b)(3) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM GRANTS.—Unless the institution 
or agency requests a smaller amount, individual 
grants for programs authorized under this chapter 
shall be no less than $200,000, except that individual 
grants for programs authorized under section 402G 
shall be no less than $170,000.’’. 
(c) PRIOR EXPERIENCE; NOVICE APPLICANTS.—Sec-
tion 402A(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In making grants’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in making 
grants’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) From the amount available under sub-
section (h) for a program under this chapter (other 
than a program under section 402G or 402H) for any 
fiscal year in which the Secretary conducts a competi-
tion for the award of grants or contracts under such 
program, the Secretary shall reserve 10 percent of 
such available amount for purposes of funding appli-
cations from novice applicants. If the Secretary deter-
mines that there are an insufficient number of quali-
fied novice applicants to utilize the amount so re-
served, the Secretary shall restore the unutilized re-
mainder of the amount reserved for use by applicants 
qualifying under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(d) APPLICATION
STATUS.—Section 402A(c) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (7). 
(e) DOCUMENTATION
OF STATUS.—Section 402A(e) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘(g)(2)’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert-
ing ‘‘(i)(4)’’. 
(f) HOMELESS AND UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH.—Sec-
tion 402A(e) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) Notwithstanding this subsection and subsection 
(i)(4), individuals who are homeless or unaccompanied 
youth as defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act shall be eligible to participate in 
programs under sections 402B, 402C, 402D, and 402F of 
this chapter.’’. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$836,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years’’. 
(h) DEFINITION.—Section 402A(g) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
11(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘by reason of 
such individual’s age’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) 
as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(1) DIFFERENT CAMPUS.—The term ‘different 
campus’ means an institutional site that— 
‘‘(A) is geographically apart from the main 
campus of the institution;
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‘‘(B) is permanent in nature; and 
‘‘(C) offers courses in educational programs 
leading to a degree, certificate, or other recog-
nized educational credential. 
‘‘(2) DIFFERENT POPULATION.—The term ‘dif-
ferent population’ means a group of individuals, with 
respect to whom an entity seeks to serve through an 
application for funding under this chapter, that— 
‘‘(A) is separate and distinct from any 
other population that the entity seeks to serve 
through an application for funding under this 
chapter; or 
‘‘(B) while sharing some of the same needs 
as another population that the entity seeks to 
serve through an application for funding under 
this chapter, has distinct needs for specialized 
services.’’. 
(i) EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES.—Chapter 
1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV is further amended— 
(1) in section 402B(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
12(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), re-
spectively;
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students and, as appropriate, their parents;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (10)’’; 
(2) in section 402C (20 U.S.C. 1070a–13)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (12) as paragraphs (3) through 
(13), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students and, as appropriate, their parents;’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (12), as redesig-
nated by clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, specifi-
cally in the fields of math and science’’ 
after ‘‘postsecondary education’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (13), as redesignated 
by clause (i), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)
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through (11)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(1) through (12)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(b)(10)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(11)’’; 
(3) in section 402D(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
14(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (10) as paragraphs (3) through (11), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students and, as appropriate, their parents;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (10)’’; 
(4) in section 402E(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
15(b))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(7) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students and, as appropriate, their parents;’’; and 
(5) in section 402F(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
16(b))— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students and, as appropriate, their parents;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
through (10)’’. 
(j) MAXIMUM STIPENDS.—Section 402C(e) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–13(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$60’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$40’’ and inserting ‘‘$60’’. 
(k) 
STUDENT
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—Section 
402D(d)(6) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–14(d)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) working with other entities that serve 
low-income working adults to increase access to 
and successful progress in postsecondary edu-
cation by low-income working adults seeking 
their first postsecondary degree or certificate.’’. 
(l) POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT MAXIMUM 
STIPENDS.—Section 
402E(e)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1070a– 
15(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,800’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’. 
(m) EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS: APPLICA-
TION APPROVAL.—Section 402F(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–16(c)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) consider the extent to which the proposed 
project would provide services to low-income working 
adults in the region to be served, in order to increase
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access to postsecondary education by low-income 
working adults.’’. 
SEC. 403. TRIO REFORM. 
(a) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section 402A (20 
U.S.C. 1070a-11) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
and (g) as subsections (d), (e), (g), (h), and (i), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
expected program outcomes and procedures for meas-
uring, annually and for longer periods, the quality 
and effectiveness of programs operated under this 
chapter, and the impact of the services provided 
through the programs to support the attainment of 
higher education for students from disadvantaged 
backgrounds, low-income individuals, and prospective 
first-generation college students. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
MEASURES.—The performance 
measures described in paragraph (1) shall be used 
to— 
‘‘(A) assess the impact of the specific serv-
ices provided by recipients of grants or contracts
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under this chapter and, to the extent the Sec-
retary finds appropriate, administrative and fi-
nancial management practices of such programs; 
‘‘(B) identify strengths and weaknesses in 
the provision of services provided by grantees 
under this chapter; 
‘‘(C) identify project operations that may 
require training and technical assistance re-
sources. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
MEASURES.—In addition to 
the performance measures in paragraph (1), each 
grant recipient may establish local performance meas-
ures.’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—Subsection (d) of such section (as re-
designated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) 
as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
from among qualified applicants, the Secretary 
shall consider the effectiveness of each applicant
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in providing services under this chapter, based 
on— 
‘‘(i) the plan of such applicant to de-
liver program services and achieve expected 
program outcomes established by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) the plan of such applicant to co-
ordinate program services with other pro-
grams for disadvantaged students; and 
‘‘(iii) any prior experience of such ap-
plicant in achieving expected program out-
comes under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary may establish additional selection criteria 
as necessary to identify the most qualified appli-
cants.’’. 
(c) PRIOR EXPERIENCE.—Paragraph (3) of such sub-
section (d) (as amended by section 402(c) and redesignated 
by subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
‘‘(A) In making grants under this chapter, the Sec-
retary shall use the measures described in subsection 
(c)(1) to evaluate each applicant’s prior experience in 
achieving expected program outcomes under the par-
ticular program for which funds are sought.’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall not give prior experi-
ence points to any current grantee that during the 
then most recent period for which funds were pro-
vided— 
‘‘(i) failed to meet one or more expected pro-
gram outcomes based on the performance meas-
ures described in subsection (c); or 
‘‘(ii) expended funds for indirect costs in an 
amount that exceeded 8 percent of the total grant 
award.’’. 
(d) ORDER OF AWARDS.—Paragraph (4) of such sub-
section (d) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this sec-
tion) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under paragraph (5)’’; and 
(B) by stiking ‘‘with paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with paragraph (3)’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall not provide assistance 
to an entity if the Secretary has determined that such
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entity has involved the fraudulent use of public or 
private funds.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Paragraph (3) of sub-
section (e) of such section (as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(1) of this section) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to applicants for 
projects and programs authorized under this chapter. 
The Secretary shall give priority to serving programs 
and projects that serve geographic areas and eligible 
populations which have been underserved by the pro-
grams assisted under this chapter. Technical training 
activities shall include the provision of information 
on authorizing legislation, goals and objectives of the 
program, required activities, eligibility requirements, 
the application process and application deadlines, 
and assistance in the development of program pro-
posals and the completion of program applications.’’. 
(f) RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING.—Section 402A 
is further amended by inserting after subsection (e) of such 
section (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
uniform reporting requirements and require each re-
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cipient of funds under this chapter to submit annu-
ally and in electronic form such information in such 
manner and form and at such time as the Secretary 
may require, except that reporting such information 
shall not reveal personally identifiable information 
about an individual student. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—At least once every 
2-year period, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to the authorizing committees, a report on the services 
provided to students that shall include— 
‘‘(A) a statement for the then most recently 
concluded fiscal year specifying— 
‘‘(i) the amount of funds received by 
grantees to provide services under this chap-
ter; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount of funds received by 
new grantees to provide services under this 
chapter; 
‘‘(B) a description of the specific services 
provided to students; 
‘‘(C) a summary of the overall success in 
achieving specific program outcomes or progress 
toward such outcomes; 
‘‘(D) a report of the number of students 
served by types of service received;
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‘‘(E) information summarizing the types of 
organizations that received funds under this 
chapter; and 
‘‘(F) a summary of the research and evalua-
tion activities under section 402H, including— 
‘‘(i) a status report on ongoing activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(ii) results, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of such activities available 
after the then most recent report.’’. 
(g) INCREASED MONITORING.—Subsection (h) of such 
section (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section) 
is amended by striking everything after the first sentence 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Of the amount appropriated 
under this chapter, the Secretary may use no more than 
one half of 1 percent of such amount to support the admin-
istration of the Federal TRIO programs including to in-
crease the level of oversight monitoring, to support impact 
studies, program assessments and reviews, and to provide 
technical assistance to prospective applicants and current 
grantees.’’. 
(h) EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOME.— 
(1) Section 402B (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(d) EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOME.—For the pur-
poses of assessing an applicant’s past performance under 
section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 
402A(d)(3), the Secretary shall consider the college-going 
rate of the participants served by the program compared 
to that of other applicants eligible to receive consideration 
of prior experience.’’. 
(2) Section 402C (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOME.—For the pur-
poses of assessing an applicant’s past performance under 
section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 
402A(d)(3), the Secretary shall consider the college-going 
rate of the participants served by the program compared 
to that of other applicants eligible to receive consideration 
of prior experience.’’. 
(3) Section 402D (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOME.—For the pur-
poses of assessing an applicant’s past performance under 
section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 
402A(d)(3), the Secretary shall consider the college-going 
rate of the participants served by the program compared
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to that of other applicants eligible to receive consideration 
of prior experience.’’. 
(4) Section 402E (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12) is 
amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOME.—For the pur-
poses of assessing an applicant’s past performance under 
section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 
402A(d)(3), the Secretary shall consider the college-going 
rate of the participants served by the program compared 
to that of other applicants eligible to receive consideration 
of prior experience.’’. 
(5) Section 402F (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) EXPECTED PROGRAM OUTCOME.—For the pur-
poses of assessing an applicant’s past performance under 
section 402A(c)(1), and prior experience under section 
402A(d)(3), the Secretary shall consider the college-going 
rate of the participants served by the program compared 
to that of other applicants eligible to receive consideration 
of prior experience.’’. 
(i) STAFF DEVELOPMENT.—Section 402G (20 U.S.C. 
1070a-17) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 402G. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) SECRETARY’S AUTHORITY.—For the purpose of 
improving the operation of the programs and projects au-
thorized by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to make 
grants to institutions of higher education and other public 
and private nonprofit institutions and organizations to 
provide training and technical assistance for staff and lead-
ership personnel employed in, participating in, or pre-
paring for employment in, such programs and projects. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS
OF
TRAINING
PROGRAMS.—Such 
training shall be provided to assist programs and projects 
in— 
‘‘(1) achieving the expected program outcomes 
stated under this chapter or additional outcomes 
identified by individual programs or projects; 
‘‘(2) addressing any identified program weak-
nesses in the overall development, conduct, or admin-
istration of a grant or contract; 
‘‘(3) improving the quality of services provided 
to eligible students; or 
‘‘(4) additional areas in need of program im-
provement as identified by the Secretary or as re-
quested by grantees in order to enhance program op-
erations and outcomes. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—Grants for the purposes of this 
section shall be made only after consultation with regional
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and State professional associations of persons having spe-
cial knowledge with respect to the needs and problems of 
such programs and projects.’’. 
(j) EVALUATIONS.—Section 402H (20 U.S.C. 1070a- 
18) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 402H. EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of improv-
ing the effectiveness of the programs and projects as-
sisted under this chapter, the Secretary shall make 
grants to or enter into contracts with one or more or-
ganizations to— 
‘‘(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the pro-
grams and projects assisted under this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(B) disseminate information on the impact 
of the programs in increasing the education level 
of participating students, as well as other appro-
priate measures. 
‘‘(2) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The evalua-
tions described in paragraph (1) shall measure the ef-
fectiveness of programs under this chapter in— 
‘‘(A) meeting the expected program out-
comes stated under this chapter and all perform-
ance measures identified by the Secretary;
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‘‘(B) enhancing the access of low-income in-
dividuals and first-generation college students to 
postsecondary education; 
‘‘(C) preparing individuals and students for 
postsecondary education; 
‘‘(D) comparing the level of education com-
pleted by students who participate in the pro-
grams funded under this chapter with the level 
of education completed by students of similar 
backgrounds who do not participate in such pro-
grams; 
‘‘(E) comparing the retention rates, dropout 
rates, graduation rates, and college admission 
and completion rates of students who participate 
in the programs funded under this chapter with 
the rates of students of similar backgrounds who 
do not participate in such programs; and 
‘‘(F) such other issues as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for inclusion in the evalua-
tion. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM
METHODS.—Such evaluations 
shall also investigate the effectiveness of alternative 
and innovative methods within Federal TRIO pro-
grams of increasing access to, and retention of, stu-
dents in postsecondary education.
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‘‘(b) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall submit to the au-
thorizing committees— 
‘‘(1) an annual interim report on the progress 
and preliminary results of the evaluation of each pro-
gram funded under this chapter no later than 2 years 
following the date of enactment of the College Access 
and Opportunity Act of 2005; and 
‘‘(2) a final report not later than 3 years fol-
lowing the date of enactment of such Act. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—All reports and under-
lying data gathered pursuant to this section shall be made 
available to the public upon request, in a timely manner 
following submission of the applicable reports under sub-
section (b), except that any personally identifiable informa-
tion on students participating in any TRIO program shall 
not be disclosed or made available to the public.’’. 
SEC. 404. GEARUP. 
(a) DURATION
OF AWARDS.—Section 404A(b) (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–21(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Higher 
Education Amendments of 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘Col-
lege Access and Opportunity Act of 2005’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following 
new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) DURATION.—An award made by the Sec-
retary under this chapter to an eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) shall 
be for the period of 6 years.’’. 
(b) CONTINUING
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 404A (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–21) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible entity 
shall not cease to be an eligible entity upon the expiration 
of any grant under this chapter (including a continuation 
award).’’. 
(c) CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.— 
(1) COHORT APPROACH.—Section 404B(g)(1)(B) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–22(g)(1)(B)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and provide the option of continued services 
through the student’s first year of attendance at an el-
igible institution of higher education’’ after ‘‘grade 
level’’. 
(2) EARLY
INTERVENTION.—Section 404D (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–24) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘and students in the first year of attendance at 
an eligible institution of higher education’’ after 
‘‘grade 12’’; and
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(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, and 
may consider students in their first year of at-
tendance at an eligible institution,’’ after ‘‘grade 
12’’. 
(d) COORDINATION.—Section 404C(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–23(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) describe activities for coordinating, 
complementing, and enhancing services under 
this chapter provided by other eligible entities in 
the State; and’’. 
(e) EDUCATION AND COUNSELING SERVICES.—Section 
404D(b)(2)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and academic counseling’’ and in-
serting ‘‘academic counseling, and financial literacy and 
economic literacy education or counseling’’. 
(f) HOMELESS AND UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH.—Sec-
tion 404D is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
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‘‘(e) HOMELESS AND UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this chapter, individ-
uals who are homeless or unaccompanied youth as defined 
in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act shall be eligible to participate in programs under this 
section.’’. 
(g) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–28) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$306,500,000 
for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 405. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPOR-
TUNITY GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
413A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$675,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may 
be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘$779,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may 
be necessary for the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
(b) PRIORITY OF AWARDS.—Paragraph (2) of section 
413C(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070b-2(c)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
each institution of higher education shall, in the agreement
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made under section 487, assure that the selection proce-
dures— 
‘‘(A) will give a priority for supplemental grants 
under this subpart to students who receive Pell 
Grants and meet the requirements of section 484; and 
‘‘(B) will award no more than 10 percent of each 
institution’s allocation received under section 413D to 
students who did not receive Federal Pell Grants in 
a prior year.’’. 
(c) PHASEOUT OF ALLOCATION BASED ON PREVIOUS 
ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 
413D (20 U.S.C. 1070b–3(a)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) ALLOCATION BASED
ON PREVIOUS ALLOCA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) BASE GUARANTEE.—From the amount ap-
propriated pursuant to section 413A(b) for each fiscal 
year after fiscal year 2007, the Secretary shall, sub-
ject to paragraph (2), first allocate to each eligible in-
stitution an amount equal to the following percentage 
of the amount such institution received under sub-
section (a) of this section for fiscal year 2007 (as such 
subsection was in effect with respect to allocations for 
such fiscal year):
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‘‘(A) 80 percent for fiscal years 2008 and 
2009; 
‘‘(B) 60 percent for fiscal years 2010 and 
2011; 
‘‘(C) 40 percent for fiscal years 2012 and 
2013; 
‘‘(D) 20 percent for fiscal years 2014 and 
2015; and 
‘‘(E) 0 percent for fiscal year 2016 and any 
succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTIONS FOR INSUFFICIENT 
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REDUCTION OF BASE GUARANTEE.—If 
the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is 
less than the amount required to be allocated to 
all institutions under this subsection, then the 
amount of the allocation to each such institution 
shall be ratably reduced. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ALLOCA-
TION.—If additional amounts are appropriated 
for any such fiscal year, such reduced amounts 
shall be increased on the same basis as they were 
reduced (until the amount allocated equals the 
amount required to be allocated under this sub-
section).
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‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS FOR CERTAIN IN-
STITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATIONS
PERMITTED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, the 
Secretary may allocate an amount equal to not 
more than 10 percent of the amount by which the 
amount appropriated in any fiscal year to carry 
out this subpart exceeds $700,000,000 among eli-
gible institutions described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS.—An other-
wise eligible institution may receive a portion of 
the allocation described in subparagraph (A) 
if— 
‘‘(i) not less than 10 percent of the stu-
dents attending the institution receive Fed-
eral Pell Grants; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of an institution 
that offers programs of at least 4 years in 
duration, if its graduation rate for Federal 
Pell Grant recipients attending the institu-
tion and graduating within the period of 
time equal to normal duration of the longest 
undergraduate program offered by the insti-
tution, as measured from the first day of 
their enrollment, exceeds the median rate for
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the class of institution (as defined in section 
131(f)(5)(C)); or 
‘‘(II) in the case of an institution that 
offers programs of at least 2, but less than 
4, years in duration, if its rate for Federal 
Pell Grant recipients attending the institu-
tion and graduating or transferring to an 
institution that offers programs of at least 
4 years in duration within the period of 
time equal to the normal duration of the 
program offered, as measured from the first 
day of their enrollment, exceeds the median 
rate for the class of institution (as defined 
in section 131(f)(5)(C)).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any 
amounts appropriated under section 413A(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)) 
for fiscal year 2008 or any succeeding fiscal year. 
(d) BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.—Section 413D(c)(3)(D) 
(20 U.S.C. 1070–3(c)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘$450’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$600’’. 
SEC. 406. LEAP. 
Section 415A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070c(b)(1)) is amend-
ed—
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(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
SEC. 407. HEP/CAMP PROGRAM. 
Section 418A (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, or 
whose spouse’’ after ‘‘themselves’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding preparation for college entrance exams’’ after 
‘‘program’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(8), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing child care and transportation’’ after ‘‘supportive 
services’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection 
(b)(7), by striking the period at the end of subsection 
(b)(8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the 
end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) follow-up activity and reporting require-
ments, except that not more than 2 percent of the 
funds provided under this section may be used for 
such purposes.’’; 
(5) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
whose spouse’’ after ‘‘themselves’’;
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(6) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking clause (i) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) personal, academic, career, and eco-
nomic education or personal finance counseling 
as an ongoing part of the program;’’; 
(7) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding mentoring and guidance of such students)’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; 
(8) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
by adding at the end of subsection (c)(2) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) for students in any program that does not 
award a bachelor’s degree, encouraging the transfer 
to, and persistence in, such a program, and moni-
toring the rate of such transfer, persistence, and com-
pletion.’’; 
(9) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 
402A(c)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 402A(c)(2)’’; and 
(10) in subsection (h)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000,000 for fis-
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cal year 2006 and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’; 
and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding 
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2006 and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 408. ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
Subpart 6 of part A of title IV is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Subpart 6—Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship 
Program 
‘‘SEC. 419A. ROBERT C. BYRD MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 
HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
award scholarships to students who are enrolled in studies 
leading to baccalaureate and advanced degrees in physical, 
life, or computer sciences, mathematics, and engineering. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘computer science’ means the 
branch of knowledge or study of computers, including 
such fields of knowledge or study as computer hard-
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ware, computer software, computer engineering, infor-
mation systems, and robotics; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible student’ means a student 
who— 
‘‘(A) is a citizen of the United States; 
‘‘(B) is selected by the managing agent to 
receive a scholarship; 
‘‘(C) is enrolled full-time in an institution 
of higher education, other than a United States 
service academy; and 
‘‘(D) has shown a commitment to and is 
pursuing a major in studies leading to a bacca-
laureate, masters, or doctoral degree (or a com-
bination thereof) in physical, life, or computer 
sciences, mathematics, or engineering; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘engineering’ means the science by 
which the properties of matter and the sources of en-
ergy in nature are made useful to humanity in struc-
tures, machines, and products, as in the construction 
of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, and chemical 
plants, including such fields of knowledge or study as 
aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, civil 
engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engi-
neering, materials engineering, manufacturing engi-
neering, and mechanical engineering;
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‘‘(4) the term ‘life sciences’ means the branch of 
knowledge or study of living things, including such 
fields of knowledge or study as biology, biochemistry, 
biophysics, microbiology, genetics, physiology, botany, 
zoology, ecology, and behavioral biology, except that 
the term does not encompass social psychology or the 
health professions; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘managing agent’ means an entity 
to which an award is made under subsection (c) to 
manage a program of Mathematics and Science Hon-
ors Scholarships; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘mathematics’ means the branch of 
knowledge or study of numbers and the systematic 
treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures 
and forms, and relations between quantities expressed 
symbolically, including such fields of knowledge or 
study as statistics, applied mathematics, and oper-
ations research; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘physical sciences’ means the 
branch of knowledge or study of the material universe, 
including such fields of knowledge or study as astron-
omy, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, earth sciences, 
ocean sciences, physics, and planetary sciences. 
‘‘(c) AWARD.—
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‘‘(1)(A) From funds authorized under section 
419D to carry out this section, the Secretary is au-
thorized, through a grant or cooperative agreement, to 
make an award to a private, non-profit organization, 
other than an institution of higher education or sys-
tem of institutions of higher education, to manage, 
through a public and private partnership, a program 
of Mathematics and Science Honors Scholarships 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) The award under subparagraph (A) shall 
be for a five-year period. 
‘‘(2)(A) One hundred percent of the funds award-
ed under paragraph (1)(A) for any fiscal year shall 
be obligated and expended solely on scholarships to el-
igible students. 
‘‘(B) No Federal funds shall be used to provide 
more than 50 percent of the cost of any scholarship 
to an eligible student. 
‘‘(C) The maximum scholarship award shall be 
the difference between an eligible student’s cost of at-
tendance minus any non-loan based aid such student 
receives. 
‘‘(3)(A) The secretary may establish—
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‘‘(i) eligibility criteria for applicants for 
managing agent, including criteria regarding fi-
nancial and administrative capability; and 
‘‘(ii) operational standards for the man-
aging agent, including management and per-
formance requirements, such as audit, record-
keeping, record retention, and reporting proce-
dures and requirements. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary, as necessary, may review 
and revise any criteria, standards, and rules estab-
lished under this paragraph and, through the agree-
ment with the managing agent, see that any revisions 
are implemented. 
‘‘(4) If the managing agent fails to meet the re-
quirements of this section the Secretary may termi-
nate the award to the managing agent. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall conduct outreach efforts 
to help raise awareness of the Mathematics and 
Science Honors Scholarships. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES OF THE MANAGING AGENT.—The man-
aging agent shall— 
‘‘(1) develop criteria to award Mathematics and 
Science Honors Scholarships based on established 
measurements available to secondary students who
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wish to pursue degrees in physical, life, or computer 
sciences, mathematics, and engineering; 
‘‘(2) establish a Mathematics and Science Hon-
ors Scholarship Fund in a separate, named account 
that clearly discloses the amount of Federal and non- 
Federal funds deposited in the account and used for 
scholarships under this section; 
‘‘(3) solicit funds for scholarships and for the ad-
ministration of the program from non-Federal 
sources; 
‘‘(4) solicit applicants for scholarships; 
‘‘(5) from the amounts in the Fund, award schol-
arships to eligible students and transfer such funds to 
the institutions of higher education that they attend; 
and 
‘‘(6) annually submit to the Secretary a finan-
cial audit and a report on the progress of the pro-
gram, and such other documents as the Secretary may 
require to determine the effective management of the 
program. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) Any eligible entity that desires to be the 
managing agent under this section shall submit an 
application to the Secretary, in such form and con-
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taining such information, as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(2) Each application shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(A) how the applicant meets or will meet 
requirements 
established 
under 
subsections 
(c)(3)(A) and (d); 
‘‘(B) how the applicant will solicit funds for 
scholarships and for the administration of the 
program from non-Federal sources; 
‘‘(C) how the applicant will provide nation-
wide outreach to inform students about the pro-
gram and to encourage students to pursue de-
grees in physical, life, or computer sciences, 
mathematics, and engineering; 
‘‘(D) how the applicant will solicit applica-
tions for scholarships, including how the appli-
cant will balance efforts in urban and rural 
areas; 
‘‘(E) the selection criteria based on estab-
lished measurements available to secondary stu-
dents the applicant will use to award scholar-
ships and to renew those awards; 
‘‘(F) how the applicant will inform the in-
stitution of higher education chosen by the re-