‘‘(A) through the holder of the loan, to as-
sume the obligation to repay a qualified loan 
amount for a loan made, insured, or guaranteed 
under this part; and 
‘‘(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for 
a loan made under part D of this title. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is author-
ized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(b) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.—For purposes of this 
section, an individual shall be treated as employed in an 
area of national need if the individual is employed full- 
time as any of the following: 
‘‘(1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS.—An indi-
vidual who is employed as an early childhood educa-
tor in an eligible preschool program or eligible early 
childhood education program in a low-income com-
munity, and who is involved directly in the care, de-
velopment, and education of infants, toddlers, or 
young children age 5 and under. 
‘‘(2) NURSES.—An individual who is em-
ployed— 
‘‘(A) as a nurse in a clinical setting; or 
‘‘(B) as a member of the nursing faculty at 
an accredited school of nursing (as those terms 
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are defined in section 801 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS.—An in-
dividual who has obtained a baccalaureate degree in 
a critical foreign language and is employed— 
‘‘(A) in an elementary or secondary school 
as a teacher of a critical foreign language; or 
‘‘(B) in an agency of the United States 
Government in a position that regularly requires 
the use of such critical foreign language. 
‘‘(4) LIBRARIANS.—An individual who is em-
ployed as a librarian in— 
‘‘(A) a public library that serves a geo-
graphic area within which the public schools 
have a combined average of 30 percent or more 
of their total student enrollments composed of 
children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965; or 
‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school 
which is in the school district of a local edu-
cational agency which is eligible in such year for 
assistance pursuant to title I of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 
which for the purpose of this paragraph and for 
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that year has been determined by the Secretary 
(pursuant to regulations and after consultation 
with the State educational agency of the State in 
which the school is located) to be a school in 
which the enrollment of children counted under 
section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 exceeds 30 percent 
of the total enrollment of that school. 
‘‘(5) HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS: BILINGUAL 
EDUCATION AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.—An in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) is highly qualified as such term is de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(B)(i) is employed as a full-time teacher of 
bilingual education; or 
‘‘(ii) is employed as a teacher in a public 
or nonprofit private elementary or secondary 
school which is in the school district of a local 
educational agency which is eligible in such year 
for assistance pursuant to title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 
which for the purpose of this paragraph and for 
that year has been determined by the Secretary 
(pursuant to regulations and after consultation 
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with the State educational agency of the State in 
which the school is located) to be a school in 
which the enrollment of children counted under 
section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 exceeds 40 percent 
of the total enrollment of that school. 
‘‘(6) CHILD WELFARE WORKERS.—An individual 
who— 
‘‘(A) has obtained a degree in social work or 
a related field with a focus on serving children 
and families; and 
‘‘(B) is employed in public or private child 
welfare services. 
‘‘(7) 
SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGISTS.—An 
individual who is a speech-language pathologist, who 
is employed in an eligible preschool program or an el-
ementary or secondary school, and who has, at a min-
imum, a graduate degree in speech-language pathol-
ogy, or communication sciences and disorders. 
‘‘(8) NATIONAL SERVICE.—An individual who is 
engaged as a participant in a project under the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (as such 
terms are defined in section 101 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 12511)). 
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‘‘(9) PUBLIC
SECTOR
EMPLOYEES.—An indi-
vidual who is employed in public safety (including as 
a first responder, firefighter, police officer, or other 
law enforcement or public safety officer), emergency 
management (including as an emergency medical 
technician), public health, or public interest legal 
services (including prosecution or public defense). 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNT.—At the end of each 
school, academic, or calendar year of full-time employment 
in an area of national need described in subsection (b), not 
to exceed 5 years, the Secretary shall forgive not more than 
$1,000 of the student loan obligation of a borrower that is 
outstanding after the completion of each such school, aca-
demic, or calendar year of employment, as appropriate, not 
to exceed $5,000 in the aggregate for any borrower. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment of 
a loan. 
‘‘(e) SEGAL AMERICORPS EDUCATION AWARD AND NA-
TIONAL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS.—A student borrower 
who qualifies for the maximum education award under sub-
title D of title I of the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) shall receive under 
this section the amount, if any, by which the maximum 
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benefit available under this section exceeds the maximum 
education award available under such subtitle. 
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY FOR DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No bor-
rower may receive a reduction of loan obligations under 
both this section and section 428J or 460. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE.—The term 
‘critical foreign language’ includes the languages of 
Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Pashto, Persian- 
Farsi, Serbian-Croatian, Russian, Portuguese, and 
any other language identified by the Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with the Defense Lan-
guage Institute, the Foreign Service Institute, and the 
National Security Education Program, as a critical 
foreign language need. 
‘‘(2) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR.—The term 
‘early childhood educator’ means an early childhood 
educator who works directly with children in an eligi-
ble preschool program or eligible early childhood edu-
cation program who has completed a baccalaureate or 
advanced degree in early childhood development, early 
childhood education, or in a field related to early 
childhood education. 
‘‘(3) 
ELIGIBLE
PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘eligible preschool program’ means a program 
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that provides for the care, development, and education 
of infants, toddlers, or young children age 5 and 
under, meets any applicable State or local govern-
ment licensing, certification, approval, and registra-
tion requirements, and is operated by— 
‘‘(A) a public or private school that is sup-
ported, sponsored, supervised, or administered by 
a local educational agency; 
‘‘(B) a Head Start agency serving as a 
grantee designated under the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit or community based orga-
nization; or 
‘‘(D) a child care program, including a 
home. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘eligible early childhood edu-
cation program’ means— 
‘‘(A) a family child care program, center- 
based child care program, State prekindergarten 
program, school program, or other out-of-home 
early childhood development care program, 
that— 
‘‘(i) is licensed or regulated by the 
State; and 
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‘‘(ii) serves 2 or more unrelated chil-
dren who are not old enough to attend kin-
dergarten; 
‘‘(B) a Head Start Program carried out 
under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
seq.); or 
‘‘(C) an Early Head Start Program carried 
out under section 645A of the Head Start Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9840a). 
‘‘(5) LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITY.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘low-income community’ means a 
community in which 70 percent of households earn 
less than 85 percent of the State median household in-
come. 
‘‘(6) NURSE.—The term ‘nurse’ means a nurse 
who meets all of the following: 
‘‘(A) The nurse graduated from— 
‘‘(i) an accredited school of nursing (as 
those terms are defined in section 801 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)); 
‘‘(ii) a nursing center; or 
‘‘(iii) an academic health center that 
provides nurse training. 
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‘‘(B) The nurse holds a valid and unre-
stricted license to practice nursing in the State 
in which the nurse practices in a clinical setting. 
‘‘(C) The nurse holds one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) A graduate degree in nursing, or 
an equivalent degree. 
‘‘(ii) A nursing degree from a collegiate 
school of nursing (as defined in section 801 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
296)). 
‘‘(iii) A nursing degree from an asso-
ciate degree school of nursing (as defined in 
section 801 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 296)). 
‘‘(iv) A nursing degree from a diploma 
school of nursing (as defined in section 801 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
296)). 
‘‘(7) 
SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGIST.—The 
term ‘speech-language pathologist’ means a speech- 
language pathologist who— 
‘‘(A) has received, at a minimum, a grad-
uate degree in speech-language pathology or com-
munication sciences and disorders from an insti-
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tution of higher education accredited by an agen-
cy or association recognized by the Secretary 
pursuant to section 496(a) of this Act; and 
‘‘(B) provides speech-language pathology 
services under section 1861(ll)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ll)(1), or meets or 
exceeds the qualifications for a qualified speech- 
language pathologist under subsection (ll)(3) of 
such section (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ll)(3)). 
‘‘(h) PROGRAM FUNDING.—There shall be available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section, from funds not other-
wise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to pro-
vide loan forgiveness in accordance with this section to each 
eligible individual.’’. 
SEC. 132. INCOME-CONTINGENT REPAYMENT FOR PUBLIC 
SECTOR EMPLOYEES. 
Section 455(e) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(e)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) REPAYMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC SECTOR EM-
PLOYEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall for-
give the balance due on any loan made under 
this part or section 428C(b)(5) for a borrower— 
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‘‘(i) who has made 120 payments on 
such loan pursuant to income-contingent re-
payment; and 
‘‘(ii) who is employed, and was em-
ployed for the 10-year period in which the 
borrower made the 120 payments described 
in clause (i), in a public sector job. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC SECTOR JOB.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘public sector job’ means a full- 
time job in emergency management, government, 
public safety, law enforcement, public health, 
education (including early childhood education), 
social work in a public child or family service 
agency, or public interest legal services (includ-
ing prosecution or public defense). 
‘‘(8) RETURN
TO
STANDARD
REPAYMENT.—A 
borrower who is repaying a loan made under this 
part pursuant to income-contingent repayment may 
choose, at any time, to terminate repayment pursuant 
to income-contingent repayment and repay such loan 
under the standard repayment plan.’’. 
SEC. 133. INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Part G of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1088 
et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 493C. INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EXCEPTED PLUS LOAN.—The term ‘excepted 
PLUS loan’ means a loan under section 428B, or a 
Federal Direct PLUS Loan, that is made, insured, or 
guaranteed on behalf of a dependent student. 
‘‘(2) PARTIAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.—The term 
‘partial financial hardship’, when used with respect 
to a borrower, means that for such borrower— 
‘‘(A) the annual amount due on the total 
amount of loans made, insured, or guaranteed 
under part B or D (other than an excepted 
PLUS loan) to a borrower as calculated under 
the standard repayment plan under section 
428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A); exceeds 
‘‘(B) 15 percent of the result obtained by 
calculating the amount by which— 
‘‘(i) the borrower’s, and the borrower’s 
spouse’s (if applicable), adjusted gross in-
come; exceeds 
‘‘(ii) 150 percent of the poverty line 
applicable to the borrower’s family size as 
determined under section 673(2) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9902(2)). 
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‘‘(b) INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT PROGRAM AUTHOR-
IZED.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary shall carry out a program under which— 
‘‘(1) a borrower of any loan made, insured, or 
guaranteed under part B or D (other than an ex-
cepted PLUS loan) who has a partial financial hard-
ship may elect, during any period the borrower has 
the partial financial hardship, to have the borrower’s 
aggregate monthly payment for all such loans not ex-
ceed the result described in subsection (a)(2)(B) di-
vided by 12; 
‘‘(2) the holder of such a loan shall apply the 
borrower’s monthly payment under this subsection 
first toward interest due on the loan and then toward 
the principal of the loan; 
‘‘(3) any interest due and not paid under para-
graph (2) shall be capitalized; 
‘‘(4) any principal due and not paid under 
paragraph (2) shall be deferred; 
‘‘(5) the amount of time the borrower makes 
monthly payments under paragraph (1) may exceed 
10 years; 
‘‘(6) if the borrower no longer has a partial fi-
nancial hardship or no longer wishes to continue the 
election under this subsection, then— 
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‘‘(A) the maximum monthly payment re-
quired to be paid for all loans made to the bor-
rower under part B or D (other than an excepted 
PLUS loan) shall not exceed the monthly 
amount calculated under section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) 
or 455(d)(1)(A) when the borrower first made the 
election described in this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) the amount of time the borrower is 
permitted to repay such loans may exceed 10 
years; 
‘‘(7) the Secretary shall repay or cancel any out-
standing balance of principal and interest due on all 
loans made under part B or D (other than a loan 
under section 428B or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan) 
to a borrower who— 
‘‘(A) is in deferment due to an economic 
hardship described in section 435(o) for a period 
of time prescribed by the Secretary, not to exceed 
20 years; or 
‘‘(B)(i) makes the election to participate in 
income-based repayment under paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(ii) for a period of time prescribed by the 
Secretary, not to exceed 20 years (including any 
period during which the borrower is in 
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deferment due to an economic hardship described 
in section 435(o)), meets 1 or more of the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(I) has made reduced monthly pay-
ments under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(II) has made monthly payments of 
not less than the monthly amount calculated 
under 
section 
428(b)(9)(A)(i) 
or 
455(d)(1)(A) when the borrower first made 
the election described in this subsection; 
‘‘(III) has made payments under a 
standard repayment plan under section 
428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A); 
‘‘(IV) has made payments under an in-
come-contingent repayment plan under sec-
tion 455(d)(1)(D); and 
‘‘(8) a borrower who is repaying a loan made 
under this part pursuant to income-based repayment 
may elect, at any time, to terminate repayment pur-
suant to income-based repayment and repay such 
loan under the standard repayment plan.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
ICR 
AMENDMENT.—Section 
455(d)(1)(D) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(d)(1)(D)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘made on behalf of a dependent student’’ after 
‘‘PLUS loan’’. 
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SEC. 134. DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. 
Section 435(o) (20 U.S.C. 1085(o)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘100 percent of the pov-
erty line for a family of 2’’ and inserting 
‘‘150 percent of the poverty line applicable 
to the borrower’s family size’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B); and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(1)(C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 135. DEFERRALS. 
(a) FISL.—Section 427(a)(2)(C)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 
1077(a)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘not in excess 
of 3 years’’. 
(b) INTEREST SUBSIDIES.—Section 428(b)(1)(M)(iv) 
(20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘not 
in excess of 3 years’’. 
(c) DIRECT LOANS.—Section 455(f)(2)(D) (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(f)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘not in excess of 
3 years’’. 
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(d) PERKINS.—Section 464(c)(2)(A)(iv) (20 U.S.C. 
1087dd(c)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘not in excess 
of 3 years’’. 
SEC. 136. MAXIMUM REPAYMENT PERIOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 455(e) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) MAXIMUM REPAYMENT PERIOD.—In calcu-
lating the extended period of time for which an in-
come-contingent repayment plan under this sub-
section may be in effect for a borrower, the Secretary 
shall include all time periods during which a bor-
rower of loans under part B, part D, or part E— 
‘‘(A) is not in default on any loan that is 
included in the income-contingent repayment 
plan; and 
‘‘(B)(i) is in deferment due to an economic 
hardship described in section 435(o); 
‘‘(ii) makes monthly payments under para-
graph (1) or (6) of section 493C(b); or 
‘‘(iii) makes payments under a standard re-
payment 
plan 
described 
in 
section 
428(b)(9)(A)(i) or subsection (d)(1)(A).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 455(d)(1)(C) 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(d)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 
‘‘428(b)(9)(A)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘428(b)(9)(A)(iv)’’. 
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SEC. 137. DEFERRAL OF LOAN REPAYMENT FOLLOWING AC-
TIVE DUTY. 
Part G of title IV is amended by inserting after section 
484B (20 U.S.C. 1091b) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 484C. DEFERRAL OF LOAN REPAYMENT FOLLOWING 
ACTIVE DUTY. 
‘‘(a) DEFERRAL OF LOAN REPAYMENT FOLLOWING 
ACTIVE DUTY.—In addition to any deferral of repayment 
of a loan made under this title pursuant to section 
428(b)(1)(M)(iii), 455(f)(2)(C), or 464(c)(2)(A)(ii), a bor-
rower of a loan under this title who is a member of the 
National Guard or other reserve component of the Armed 
Forces of the United States, or a member of such Armed 
Forces in a retired status, is called or ordered to active 
duty, and is currently enrolled, or was enrolled within six 
months prior to the activation, in a program of instruction 
at an eligible institution, shall be eligible for a deferment 
during the 13 months following the conclusion of such serv-
ice, except that a deferment under this subsection shall ex-
pire upon the borrower’s return to enrolled student status. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVE DUTY.—Notwithstanding section 481(d), 
in this section, the term ‘active duty’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code, except that such term— 
‘‘(1) does not include active duty for training or 
attendance at a service school; but 
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‘‘(2) includes, in the case of members of the Na-
tional Guard, active State duty.’’. 
SEC. 138. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REPORT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(1) in order to provide the borrowers of Federal 
student loans with the option of converting their loans 
to income-contingent repayment by providing direct 
loans for the discharge of such loans (in this section 
referred to as ‘‘direct IDEA loans’’), the Secretary of 
Education and the Secretary of the Treasury will 
work together with the Government Accountability Of-
fice to develop a process by which the borrower will 
make payments on such loan using the income tax 
withholding system and will make appropriate ad-
justments to his or her withholding or estimated tax 
payments for such purposes; 
(2) the Secretaries shall determine— 
(A) whether such a repayment option would 
be beneficial to borrowers and taxpayers; and 
(B) how such program would be imple-
mented by the Departments of Education and 
Treasury; and 
(3) this process would— 
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(A) streamline the repayment process and 
provide greater flexibility for borrowers electing 
to use the direct IDEA loan; 
(B) significantly reduce the number of loan 
defaults by borrowers; and 
(C) significantly reduce the redundancy in 
reporting information pertaining to income-con-
tingent repayment to the Department of Edu-
cation, institutions, and applicants. 
(b) REPORT.—The Secretaries of Education and the 
Treasury shall, within one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(1) provide the Congress with information on the 
progress in devising the direct IDEA loan with in-
come-contingent repayment using the income tax 
withholding system; 
(2) inform the Congress of any necessary statu-
tory changes for the purpose of establishing a direct 
IDEA loan with income-contingent repayment using 
the income tax withholding system; and 
(3) 
consider 
international 
programs 
dem-
onstrating implementation of income-contingent re-
payment collected through revenue services, such as 
programs in England, Australia, and New Zealand. 
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PART D—SUSTAINING THE PERKINS LOAN 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 141. FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS. 
Section 461(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) In addition to any amounts appropriated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, 
there shall be available to the Secretary for contribu-
tions to student loan funds established under part E, 
from funds not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. The 
sum of the amount made available under this sub-
section for any such fiscal year, plus the amount so 
appropriated for such fiscal year, shall, for purposes 
of allocations under section 462, be treated as the 
amount appropriated pursuant to section 461(b) for 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) The authority to make contributions to stu-
dent loan funds under this part shall expire at the 
end of fiscal year 2012.’’. 
TITLE II—REDUCING THE COST 
OF COLLEGE 
SEC. 201. STATE COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE COLLEGE 
EDUCATION. 
Title I is amended by inserting after section 131 (20 
U.S.C. 1015) the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 132. STATE COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE COLLEGE 
EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIRED.—No State 
shall reduce the total amount provided by the State for pub-
lic institutions of higher education in such State for any 
academic year beginning on or after July 1, 2008, to an 
amount which is less than the average amount provided by 
such State to such institutions of higher education during 
the 5 most recent preceeding academic years for which satis-
factory data is available. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ments of this section, if the Secretary determines that such 
a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrol-
lable circumstances, such as a natural disaster or a precipi-
tous and unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the 
State educational agency. 
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING OF ALL LEAP FUNDS FOR VIOLA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Education shall withhold from any State that 
violates subsection (a) (except a State that receives a waiver 
under subsection (b)) any amount that would otherwise be 
available to the State under the Leveraging Educational As-
sistance Partnership Program under subpart 4 of part A 
of title IV until such State has corrected such violation.’’. 
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SEC. 202. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND PUBLIC ACCOUNT-
ABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Section 131 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 131. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND PUBLIC AC-
COUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITY
ON-LINE
(COOL) 
WEBSITE RE-DESIGN PROCESS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Commissioner of Education Statistics— 
‘‘(1) shall identify the data elements related to 
college costs that are of greatest importance to pro-
spective students, enrolled students, and their fami-
lies, paying particular attention to low-income, non- 
traditional student populations, and first-generation 
college students; 
‘‘(2) shall convene a group of individuals with 
expertise in the collection and reporting of data re-
lated to institutions of higher education, the use of 
consumer data, and consumer marketing in general 
to— 
‘‘(A) determine the relevance of particular 
data elements to prospective students, enrolled 
students, and families; 
‘‘(B) assess the cost-effectiveness of various 
ways in which institutions of higher education 
might produce relevant data; 
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‘‘(C) determine the general comparability of 
the data across institutions of higher education; 
and 
‘‘(D) make recommendations regarding the 
inclusion of specific data items and the most ef-
fective and least burdensome methods of col-
lecting and reporting useful data from institu-
tions of higher education; and 
‘‘(3) shall ensure that the redesigned COOL 
website— 
‘‘(A) uses, to the extent practicable, data ele-
ments currently provided by institutions of high-
er education to the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) includes clear and uniform informa-
tion determined to be relevant to prospective stu-
dents, enrolled students, and families; 
‘‘(C) provides comparable information, by 
ensuring that data are based on accepted criteria 
and common definitions; 
‘‘(D) includes a sorting function that per-
mits users to customize their search for and com-
parison of institutions of higher education based 
on the information identified through the process 
as prescribed in paragraph (1) as being of great-
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est relevance to choosing an institution of higher 
education. 
‘‘(b) DATA COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) DATA SYSTEM.—The Commissioner of Edu-
cation Statistics shall continue to redesign the rel-
evant parts of the Integrated Postsecondary Edu-
cation Data System to include additional data as re-
quired by this section and to continue to improve the 
usefulness and timeliness of data collected by such 
System in order to inform consumers about institu-
tions of higher education. 
‘‘(2) COLLEGE CONSUMER PROFILE.—The Sec-
retary shall continue to publish on the COOL website, 
for each academic year and in accordance with stand-
ard definitions developed by the Commissioner of 
Education Statistics (including definitions developed 
under section 131(a)(3)(A) as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the College Cost Reduc-
tion Act of 2007), from at least all institutions of 
higher education participating in programs under 
title IV the following information: 
‘‘(A) The tuition and fees charged for a 
first-time, full-time undergraduate student. 
‘‘(B) The room and board charges for a 
first-time, full-time undergraduate student. 
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‘‘(C) The price of attendance for a first- 
time, full-time undergraduate student, consistent 
with the provisions of section 472. 
‘‘(D) The average amount of financial as-
sistance received by a first-year, full-time under-
graduate student, including— 
‘‘(i) each type of assistance or benefits 
described in 428(a)(2)(C)(ii); 
‘‘(ii) institutional and other assistance; 
and 
‘‘(iii) Federal loans under parts B, D, 
and E of title IV. 
‘‘(E) The number of first-time, full-time un-
dergraduate students receiving financial assist-
ance described in each clause of subparagraph 
(D). 
‘‘(F) The institutional instructional expend-
iture per full-time equivalent student. 
‘‘(G) Student enrollment information, in-
cluding information on the number and percent-
age of full-time and part-time students, and the 
number and percentage of resident and non-resi-
dent students. 
‘‘(H) Faculty-to-student ratios. 
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‘‘(I) Faculty information, including the 
total number of faculty and the percentage of 
faculty who are full-time employees of the insti-
tution and the percentage who are part-time. 
‘‘(J) Completion and graduation rates of 
undergraduate students, identifying whether the 
completion or graduation rates are from a 2- 
year or 4-year program of instruction and, in 
the case of a 2-year program of instruction, the 
percentage of students who transfer to 4-year in-
stitutions prior or subsequent to completion or 
graduation. 
‘‘(K) A link to the institution of higher edu-
cation with information of interest to students 
including mission, accreditation, student services 
(including services for students with disabilities), 
transfer of credit policies, any articulation 
agreements entered into by the institution, and, 
if appropriate, placement rates and other meas-
ures of success in preparing students for entry 
into or advancement in the workforce. 
‘‘(L) The college affordability information 
elements specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(M) Any additional information that the 
Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(c) COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY INFORMATION ELE-
MENTS.—The college affordability information elements re-
quired by subsection (b)(2)(L) shall include, for each insti-
tution submitting data— 
‘‘(1) the sticker price of the institution for the 3 
most recent academic years; 
‘‘(2) the net tuition price of the institution for 
the 3 most recent academic years; 
‘‘(3) the percentage change in both the sticker 
price and the net tuition price over the 3-year time 
period that is being reported; 
‘‘(4) the percentage change in the higher edu-
cation price index (as defined in section 401B(d)) 
over the same 3-year time period; and 
‘‘(5) whether the institution has been placed on 
affordability alert status as required by subsection 
(d)(2). 
‘‘(d) OUTCOMES AND ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) RESPONSE
FROM
INSTITUTION.—Effective 
on June 30, 2008, an institution that increases its 
sticker price at a percentage rate for any 3-year in-
terval ending on or after that date that exceeds two 
times the rate of change in the higher education price 
index (as defined in section 401B(d)) over the same 
time period shall provide a report to the Secretary, in 
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such a form, at such time, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. Such report 
shall be published by the Secretary on the COOL 
website, and shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of the factors contrib-
uting to the increase in the institution’s costs 
and in the tuition and fees charged to students; 
and 
‘‘(B) if determinations of tuition and fee in-
creases are not within the exclusive control of the 
institution, a description of the agency or instru-
mentality of State government or other entity 
that participates in such determinations and the 
authority exercised by such agency, instrumen-
tality, or entity. 
‘‘(2) CONSEQUENCES FOR 2-YEAR CONTINUATION 
OF FAILURE.—If the Secretary determines that an in-
stitution that is subject to paragraph (1) has failed 
to reduce the subsequent increase in sticker price to 
equal to or below two times the rate of change in the 
higher education price index (as defined in section 
401B(d)) for 2 consecutive academic years subsequent 
to the 3-year interval used under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall place the institution on affordability 
alert status. 
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‘‘(3) EXEMPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2), an institution shall not be placed on affordability 
alert status if, for any 3-year interval for which stick-
er prices are computed under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) with respect to the class of institutions 
described in paragraph (5) to which the institu-
tion belongs, the sticker price of the institution 
is in the lowest quartile of institutions within 
such class, as determined by the Secretary, dur-
ing the last year of such 3-year interval; or 
‘‘(B) the institution has a percentage 
change in its sticker price computed under para-
graph (1) that exceeds two times the rate of 
change in the higher education price index (as 
defined in section 401B(d)) over the same time 
period, but the dollar amount of the sticker price 
increase is less than $500. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION TO STATE AGENCIES.—Any 
institution that reports under paragraph (1)(B) that 
an agency or instrumentality of State government or 
other entity participates in the determinations of tui-
tion and fee increases shall, prior to submitting any 
information to the Secretary under this subsection, 
submit such information to, and request the comments 
and input of, such agency, instrumentality, or entity. 
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With respect to any such institution, the Secretary 
shall provide a copy of any communication by the 
Secretary with that institution to such agency, in-
strumentality, or entity. 
‘‘(5) CLASSES OF INSTITUTIONS.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the classes of institutions shall be 
those sectors used by the Integrated Postsecondary 
Education Data System, based on whether the insti-
tution is public, nonprofit private, or for-profit pri-
vate, and whether the institution has a 4-year, 2-year, 
or less than 2-year program of instruction. 
‘‘(6) DATA
REJECTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed as allowing the Secretary to 
reject the data submitted by an individual institution 
of higher education. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.—The Secretary 
shall work with public and private entities to promote 
broad public awareness, particularly among middle and 
high school students and their families, of the information 
made available under this section, including by distribution 
to students who participate in or receive benefits from 
means-tested federally funded education programs and 
other Federal programs determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) FINES.—In addition to actions authorized in sec-
tion 487(c), the Secretary may impose a fine in an amount 
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not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of higher education 
for failing to provide the information required by this sec-
tion in a timely and accurate manner, or for failing to 
otherwise cooperate with the National Center for Education 
Statistics regarding efforts to obtain data under subsection 
(c) and pursuant to the program participation agreement 
entered into under section 487. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) NET TUITION PRICE.—The term ‘net tuition 
price’ means the sticker price, minus the average 
grants provided to such students, for any academic 
year. 
‘‘(2) STICKER PRICE.—The term ‘sticker price’ 
means the average tuition and fees charged to a first- 
time, full-time, full-year undergraduate student by an 
institution of higher education for any academic 
year.’’. 
SEC. 203. INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR LOW TUITION. 
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV is amended by inserting 
after section 401A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–1) the following new 
section: 
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‘‘SEC. 401B. INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR LOW TUITION. 
‘‘(a) REWARDS FOR LOW TUITION.—For an institu-
tion of higher education that, for academic year 2008–2009 
or any succeeding academic year, has an annual net tuition 
price increase (expressed as a percentage) for the most re-
cent academic year for which satisfactory data is available 
that is equal to or less than the percentage change in the 
higher education price index for such academic year, the 
Secretary shall provide such institution an amount suffi-
cient to provide a 25 percent increase under subpart 1 of 
part A of title IV to each Pell Grant recipient attending 
such institution for the next award year beginning after 
the date of such determination. Each such institution shall 
distribute any amounts received under this subsection 
among such Pell Grant recipients by increasing the amount 
of their Pell Grant awards by 25 percent. 
‘‘(b) REWARDS FOR GUARANTEED TUITION.— 
‘‘(1) BONUS.—For each institution of higher 
education that the Secretary of Education determines 
complies with the requirements of paragraph (2) or 
(3) of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to 
such institution a bonus amount equal to 25 percent 
of the aggregate amount of aid received by students 
at the institution under section 401(a). Such institu-
tion shall award the bonus amount to the Pell Grant 
recipients who were in attendance at the institution 
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during the award year that such institution satisfied 
the eligibility criteria for maintaining low tuition 
and fees. Each such student shall receive an amount 
that equals 25 percent of their total Pell Grant award 
for such award year, except that no student shall 
recieve an amount under this section that would 
cause the amount of total financial aid received by 
such student to exceed the cost of attendance of the in-
stitution. If there are additional funds remaining 
after all eligible students have been paid from the 
bonus amount, the institution shall award all excess 
funds first to remaining Pell Grant recipients who 
were not in attendance at the institution during such 
award year, and then to other eligible students under 
this title in attendance at such institution in the form 
of need-based aid. 
‘‘(2) 4-YEAR
INSTITUTIONS.—An institution of 
higher education that provides a program of instruc-
tion for which it awards a bachelor’s degree complies 
with the requirements of this paragraph if such insti-
tution guarantees that for any academic year begin-
ning on or after July 1, 2008, and for each of the 4 
succeeding continuous academic years, the net tuition 
price charged to an undergraduate student will not 
exceed— 
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‘‘(A) the amount that the student was 
charged for an academic year at the time he or 
she first enrolled in the institution of higher edu-
cation, plus 
‘‘(B) the product of the percentage increase 
in the higher education price index for the prior 
academic year, or the most recent prior aca-
demic year for which data is available, multi-
plied by the amount determined under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(3) LESS-THAN 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS.—An in-
stitution of higher education that does not provide a 
program of instruction for which it awards a bach-
elor’s degree complies with the requirements of this 
paragraph if such institution guarantees that for any 
academic year (or the equivalent) beginning on or 
after July 1, 2008, and for each of the 1.5 succeeding 
continuous academic years, the net tuition price 
charged to an undergraduate student will not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) the amount that the student was 
charged for an academic year at the time he or 
she first enrolled in the institution of higher edu-
cation, plus 
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‘‘(B) the product of the percentage increase 
in the higher education price index for the prior 
academic year, or the most recent prior aca-
demic year for which data is available, multi-
plied by the amount determined under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(c) MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE TUITION.—For any 
institution of higher education whose increase in the annual 
net tuition price (expressed as a percentage), for the most 
recent academic year for which satisfactory data is avail-
able, is greater than the percentage increase in the higher 
education price index for such academic year, the Secretary 
shall require such institution to submit to the Secretary the 
following information, within 6 months of such determina-
tion: 
‘‘(1) a detailed report on the exact causes for the 
net tuition price increase that outlines revenues and 
expenditures; and 
‘‘(2) cost containment strategies to lower net tui-
tion prices. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding incentives and rewards 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to insti-
tutions of higher education with the lowest annual net tui-
tion price increase (expressed as a percentage) for the most 
recent academic year for which satisfactory data is avail-
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able, when compared with other institutions of higher edu-
cation with annual net tuition price increases that are 
equal to or less than the percentage change in the higher 
education price index for such academic year. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NET TUITION PRICE.—The term ‘net tuition 
price’ has the same meaning as provided in section 
131(k). 
‘‘(2) HIGHER
EDUCATION
PRICE
INDEX.—The 
term ‘higher education price index’ means a statis-
tical measure of change over time in the prices of a 
fixed market basket of goods and services purchased 
by colleges and universities through current fund edu-
cational and general expenditures (excluding expendi-
tures for research), as developed by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—There shall be available to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section, from funds not otherwise 
appropriated, $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
‘‘(g) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this section 
shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2012.’’. 
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SEC. 204. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION REWARDS FOR INSTI-
TUTIONS 
THAT 
RESTRAIN 
TUITION 
IN-
CREASES. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following title: 
‘‘TITLE VIII—COOPERATIVE EDU-
CATION REWARDS FOR INSTI-
TUTIONS 
THAT 
RESTRAIN 
TUITION INCREASES 
‘‘SEC. 801. DEFINITION OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. 
‘‘For the purpose of this title the term ‘cooperative edu-
cation’ means the provision of alternating or parallel peri-
ods of academic study and public or private employment 
in order to give students work experiences related to their 
academic or occupational objectives and an opportunity to 
earn the funds necessary for continuing and completing 
their education. 
‘‘SEC. 802. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—There shall be available to the 
Secretary to carry out this title from funds not otherwise 
appropriated $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATIONS.—Of the amount appropriated for 
each such fiscal year— 
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‘‘(1) not less than 50 percent shall be available 
for carrying out grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation and combinations of such institutions de-
scribed in section 803(a)(1)(A) for cooperative edu-
cation under section 803; 
‘‘(2) not less than 25 percent shall be available 
for carrying out grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation described in section 803(a)(1)(B) for coopera-
tive education under section 803; 
‘‘(3) not more than 11 percent shall be available 
for demonstration projects under paragraph (1) of 
section 804(a); 
‘‘(4) not more than 11 percent shall be available 
for training and resource centers under paragraph (2) 
of section 804(a); and 
‘‘(5) not more than 3 percent shall be available 
for research under paragraph (3) of section 804(a). 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Appropria-
tions under this title shall not be available for the payment 
of compensation of students for employment by employers 
under arrangements pursuant to this title. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this title 
shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘SEC. 803. GRANTS FOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary is author-
ized— 
‘‘(A) from the amount available under sec-
tion 802(b)(1) in each fiscal year and in accord-
ance with the provisions of this title, to make 
grants to institutions of higher education or 
combinations of such institutions that have not 
previously received a grant under this paragraph 
to pay the Federal share of the cost of planning, 
establishing, expanding, or carrying out pro-
grams of cooperative education by such institu-
tions or combinations of institutions; and 
‘‘(B) from the amount available under sec-
tion 802(b)(2) in each fiscal year and in accord-
ance with the provisions of this title, to make 
grants to institutions of higher education that 
are operating an existing cooperative education 
program (as determined by the Secretary) to pay 
the cost of planning, establishing, expanding, or 
carrying out programs of cooperative education 
by such institutions. 
‘‘(2) 
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT.—Cooperative 
education programs assisted under this section shall 
provide alternating or parallel periods of academic 
study and of public or private employment, giving 
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students work experience related to their academic or 
occupational objectives and the opportunity to earn 
the funds necessary for continuing and completing 
their education. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) The amount of each grant awarded 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to any institution 
of higher education or combination of such insti-
tutions in any fiscal year shall not exceed 
$500,000. 
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clauses (ii) 
and (iii), the Secretary shall award grants in 
each fiscal year to each institution of higher edu-
cation described in paragraph (1)(B) that has 
an application approved under subsection (b) in 
an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
amount reserved pursuant to section 802(b)(2) 
for 
such 
fiscal 
year 
as 
the 
number 
of 
unduplicated students placed in cooperative edu-
cation jobs during the preceding fiscal year 
(other than cooperative education jobs under sec-
tion 804 and as determined by the Secretary) by 
such institution of higher education bears to the 
total number of all such students placed in such 
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jobs during the preceding fiscal year by all such 
institutions. 
‘‘(ii) No institution of higher education 
shall receive a grant pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B) in any fiscal year in an amount which 
exceeds 25 percent of such institution’s coopera-
tive education program’s personnel and oper-
ating budget for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) The minimum annual grant amount 
which an institution of higher education is eligi-
ble to receive under paragraph (1)(B) is $1,000 
and the maximum annual grant amount is 
$75,000. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
award grants pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A) and 
(1)(B) to the same institution of higher education or 
combination of such institution in any one fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(5) USES.—Grants under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall be used exclusively— 
‘‘(A) to expand the quality and participa-
tion of a cooperative education program; 
‘‘(B) for outreach in new curricular areas; 
and 
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‘‘(C) for outreach to potential participants 
including underrepresented and nontraditional 
populations. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Each institution of higher edu-
cation or combination of such institutions desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
Secretary shall prescribe. Each such application shall— 
‘‘(1) set forth the program or activities for which 
a grant is authorized under this section; 
‘‘(2) specify each portion of such program or ac-
tivities which will be performed by a nonprofit orga-
nization or institution other than the applicant, and 
the compensation to be paid for such performance; 
‘‘(3) provide that the applicant will expend dur-
ing such fiscal year for the purpose of such program 
or activities not less than the amount expended for 
such purpose during the previous fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) describe the plans which the applicant will 
carry out to assure, and contain a formal statement 
of the institution’s commitment which assures, that 
the applicant will continue the cooperative education 
program beyond the 5-year period of Federal assist-
ance described in subsection (c)(1) at a level which is 
not less than the total amount expended for such pro-
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gram during the first year such program was assisted 
under this section; 
‘‘(5) provide that, in the case of an institution 
of higher education that provides a 2-year program 
which is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s 
degree, the cooperative education program will be 
available to students who are certificate or associate 
degree candidates and who carry at least one-half the 
normal full-time academic workload; 
‘‘(6) provide that the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) for each fiscal year for which the ap-
plicant receives a grant, make such reports with 
respect to the impact of the cooperative education 
program in the previous fiscal year as may be 
essential to ensure that the applicant is com-
plying with the provisions of this section, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the number of unduplicated stu-
dent applicants in the cooperative education 
program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of unduplicated stu-
dents placed in cooperative education jobs; 
‘‘(iii) the number of employers who 
have hired cooperative education students; 
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‘‘(iv) the average income for students 
derived from working in cooperative edu-
cation jobs; and 
‘‘(v) the increase or decrease in the 
number of unduplicated students placed in 
cooperative education jobs in each fiscal 
year compared to the previous fiscal year; 
and 
‘‘(B) keep such records as are essential to 
ensure that the applicant is complying with the 
provisions of this title, including the notation of 
cooperative education employment on the stu-
dent’s transcript; 
‘‘(7) describe the extent to which programs in the 
academic discipline for which the application is made 
have had a favorable reception by public and private 
sector employers; 
‘‘(8) describe the extent to which the institution 
is committed to extending cooperative education on 
an institution-wide basis for all students who can 
benefit; 
‘‘(9) describe the plans that the applicant will 
carry out to evaluate the applicant’s cooperative edu-
cation program at the end of the grant period; 
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‘‘(10) provide for such fiscal control and fund ac-
counting procedures as may be necessary to assure 
proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal 
funds paid to the applicant under this title; 
‘‘(11) demonstrate a commitment to serving all 
underserved populations; and 
‘‘(12) include such other information as is essen-
tial to carry out the provisions of this title. 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF GRANTS; FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION OF GRANTS.—No individual in-
stitution of higher education may receive, individ-
ually or as a participant in a combination of such 
institutions— 
‘‘(A) a grant pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1)(A) for more than 5 fiscal years; or 
‘‘(B) a grant pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1)(B) for more than 5 fiscal years. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a 
grant under section 803(a)(1)(A) may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) 85 percent of the cost of carrying out 
the program or activities described in the appli-
cation in the first year the applicant receives a 
grant under this section; 
‘‘(B) 70 percent of such cost in the second 
such year; 
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‘‘(C) 55 percent of such cost in the third 
such year; 
‘‘(D) 40 percent of such cost in the fourth 
such year; and 
‘‘(E) 25 percent of such cost in the fifth 
such year. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Any provision of law to 
the contrary notwithstanding, the Secretary shall not 
waive the provisions of this subsection. 
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a recipient of funds under this section has 
failed to maintain the fiscal effort described in subsection 
(b)(3), then the Secretary may elect not to make grant pay-
ments under this section to such recipient. 
‘‘SEC. 804. DEMONSTRATION AND INNOVATION PROJECTS; 
TRAINING AND RESOURCE CENTERS; AND RE-
SEARCH. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized, 
in accordance with the provisions of this section, to make 
grants and enter into contracts— 
‘‘(1) from the amounts available in each fiscal 
year under section 802(b)(3), for the conduct of dem-
onstration projects designed to demonstrate or deter-
mine the feasibility or value of innovative methods of 
cooperative education; 
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‘‘(2) from the amounts available in each fiscal 
year under section 802(b)(4), for the conduct of train-
ing and resource centers designed to— 
‘‘(A) train personnel in the field of coopera-
tive education; 
‘‘(B) improve materials used in cooperative 
education programs if such improvement is con-
ducted in conjunction with other activities de-
scribed in this paragraph; 
‘‘(C) furnish technical assistance to institu-
tions of higher education to increase the poten-
tial of the institution to continue to conduct a 
cooperative education program without Federal 
assistance; 
‘‘(D) encourage model cooperative education 
programs which furnish education and training 
in occupations in which there is a national need; 
‘‘(E) support partnerships under which an 
institution carrying out a comprehensive cooper-
ative education program joins with one or more 
institutions of higher education in order to— 
‘‘(i) assist the institutions other than 
the comprehensive cooperative education in-
stitution to develop and expand an existing 
program of cooperative education; or 
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‘‘(ii) establish and improve or expand 
comprehensive cooperative education pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(F) encourage model cooperative education 
programs in the fields of science and mathe-
matics for women and minorities who are under-
represented in such fields; and 
‘‘(3) from the amounts available in each fiscal 
year under section 802(b)(5), for the conduct of re-
search relating to cooperative education. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, the 
Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) make grants to or contracts with insti-
tutions of higher education, or combinations of 
such institutions; and 
‘‘(B) make grants to or contracts with other 
public or private nonprofit agencies or organiza-
tions, whenever such grants or contracts will 
make an especially significant contribution to 
attaining the objectives of this section. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary may not use more than 
3 percent of the amount appropriated to carry 
out this section in each fiscal year to make 
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grants or enter into contracts described in para-
graph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may use not more than 
3 percent of the amount appropriated to carry 
out this section in each fiscal year to make 
grants or enter into contracts described in para-
graph (1)(B). 
‘‘(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—A recipient of a 
grant or contract under this section may use the funds pro-
vided only to supplement and, to the extent possible, in-
crease the level of funds that would, in the absence of such 
funds, be made available from non-Federal sources to carry 
out the activities supported by such grant or contract, and 
in no case to supplant such funds from non-Federal 
sources.’’. 
TITLE III—ENSURING A HIGHLY 
QUALIFIED 
TEACHER 
IN 
EVERY CLASSROOM 
PART A—TEACH GRANTS 
SEC. 301. TEACH GRANTS. 
Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart 9—TEACH Grants 
‘‘SEC. 420L. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(1) PAYMENTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
pay to each eligible institution such sums as may be 
necessary to pay to each eligible student (defined in 
accordance with section 484) who files an application 
and agreement in accordance with section 420M, and 
who qualifies— 
‘‘(A) under paragraph (2) of section 
420M(a), a TEACH Grant in the amount of 
$4,000 for each academic year during which that 
student is in attendance at the institution; and 
‘‘(B) under paragraphs (2) and (3) of sec-
tion 420M(a), a Bonus TEACH Grant in the 
amount of $500 (in addition to the amount of 
the TEACH Grant under subparagraph (A)) for 
each academic year during which that student so 
qualifies. 
‘‘(2) REFERENCE.—Grants made under— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(A) shall be known as 
‘Teacher Education Assistance for College and 
Higher Education Grants’ or ‘TEACH Grants’; 
and 
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(B) shall be known as 
Bonus TEACH Grants. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT METHODOLOGY.— 
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‘‘(1) PREPAYMENT.—Not less than 85 percent of 
any funds provided to an institution under subsection 
(a) shall be advanced to eligible institutions prior to 
the start of each payment period and shall be based 
upon an amount requested by the institution as need-
ed to pay eligible students until such time as the Sec-
retary determines and publishes in the Federal Reg-
ister with an opportunity for comment, an alternative 
payment system that provides payments to institu-
tions in an accurate and timely manner, except that 
this sentence shall not be construed to limit the au-
thority of the Secretary to place an institution on a 
reimbursement system of payment. 
‘‘(2) DIRECT PAYMENT.—Nothing in this section 
shall be interpreted to prohibit the Secretary from 
paying directly to students, in advance of the begin-
ning of the academic term, an amount for which they 
are eligible, in cases where the eligible institution 
elects not to participate in the disbursement system 
required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO STUDENTS.— 
Payments under this subpart shall be made, in ac-
cordance with regulations promulgated by the Sec-
retary for such purpose, in such manner as will best 
accomplish the purposes of this subpart. Any dis-
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bursement allowed to be made by crediting the stu-
dent’s account shall be limited to tuition and fees 
and, in the case of institutionally-owned housing, 
room and board. The student may elect to have the 
institution provide other such goods and services by 
crediting the student’s account. 
‘‘(c) REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) PART-TIME STUDENTS.—In any case where 
a student attends an institution of higher education 
on less than a full-time basis (including a student 
who attends an institution of higher education on less 
than a half-time basis) during any academic year, 
the amount of a grant under this subpart for which 
that student is eligible shall be reduced in proportion 
to the degree to which that student is not attending 
on a full-time basis, in accordance with a schedule of 
reductions established by the Secretary for the pur-
poses of this subpart, computed in accordance with 
this subpart. Such schedule of reductions shall be es-
tablished by regulation and published in the Federal 
Register in accordance with section 482 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) NO EXCEEDING COST.—The amount of a 
grant awarded under this subpart, in combination 
with Federal assistance and other student assistance, 
shall not exceed the cost of attendance (as defined in 
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section 472) at the institution at which that student 
is in attendance. If, with respect to any student, it 
is determined that the amount of a TEACH Grant or 
a Bonus TEACH Grant exceeds the cost of attendance 
for that year, the amount of the TEACH Grant or 
Bonus TEACH Grant, respectively, shall be reduced 
until such grant does not exceed the cost of attendance 
at such institution. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.—The period 
during which an undergraduate student may receive 
grants under this subpart shall be the period required 
for the completion of the first undergraduate bacca-
laureate course of study being pursued by that student 
at the institution at which the student is in attend-
ance except that— 
‘‘(A) any period during which the student is 
enrolled in a noncredit or remedial course of 
study as defined in paragraph (3) shall not be 
counted for the purpose of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) the total amount that a student may 
receive under this subpart for undergraduate 
study shall not exceed $16,000 with respect to a 
student who receives only TEACH Grants, and 
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$18,000 with respect to a student who receives 
TEACH Grants and Bonus TEACH Grants. 
‘‘(2) GRADUATE STUDENTS.—The period during 
which a graduate student may receive grants under 
this subpart shall be the period required for the com-
pletion of a master’s degree course of study being pur-
sued by that student at the institution at which the 
student is in attendance, except that the total amount 
that a student may receive under this subpart for 
graduate study shall not exceed $8,000 with respect to 
a student who receives only TEACH Grants, and 
$10,000 with respect to a student who receives 
TEACH Grants and Bonus TEACH Grants. 
‘‘(3) REMEDIAL COURSE; STUDY ABROAD.—Noth-
ing in this section shall exclude from eligibility 
courses of study which are noncredit or remedial in 
nature (including courses in English language acqui-
sition) which are determined by the institution to be 
necessary to help the student be prepared for the pur-
suit of a first undergraduate baccalaureate degree or 
certificate or, in the case of courses in English lan-
guage instruction, to be necessary to enable the stu-
dent to utilize already existing knowledge, training, 
or skills. Nothing in this section shall exclude from 
eligibility programs of study abroad that are ap-
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proved for credit by the home institution at which the 
student is enrolled. 
‘‘SEC. 420M. ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS; DEMONSTRATION
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
‘‘(1) FILING
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
from time to time set dates by which students shall 
file applications for grants under this subpart. Each 
student desiring a grant under this subpart for any 
year shall file an application containing such infor-
mation and assurances as the Secretary may deem 
necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the 
functions and responsibilities of this subpart. 
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION OF TEACH GRANT ELIGI-
BILITY.—Each application submitted under para-
graph (1) for a TEACH Grant shall contain such in-
formation as is necessary to demonstrate that— 
‘‘(A) if the applicant is an enrolled stu-
dent— 
‘‘(i) the student is an eligible student 
for purposes of section 484; 
‘‘(ii) the student— 
‘‘(I) has a grade point average 
that is determined, under standards 
prescribed by the Secretary, to be com-
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parable to a 3.25 average on a zero to 
4.0 scale, except that, if the student is 
in the first year of a program of un-
dergraduate 
education, 
such 
grade 
point average shall be determined on 
the basis of the student’s cumulative 
high school grade point average; or 
‘‘(II) displayed high academic ap-
titude by receiving a score above the 
75th percentile on at least one of the 
batteries in an undergraduate or grad-
uate school admissions test; and 
‘‘(iii) 
the 
student 
is 
completing 
coursework and other requirements nec-
essary to begin a career in teaching, or 
plans to complete such coursework and re-
quirements prior to graduating; or 
‘‘(B) if the applicant is a current or pro-
spective teacher applying for a grant to obtain 
a graduate degree— 
‘‘(i) the applicant is a teacher or a re-
tiree from another occupation with expertise 
in a field in which there is a shortage of 
teachers, such as math, science, special edu-
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cation, English language acquisition, or an-
other high-need subject; or 
‘‘(ii) the applicant is or was a teacher 
who is using high-quality alternative cer-
tification routes, such as Teach for America, 
to get certified. 
‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION OF BONUS TEACH GRANT 
ELIGIBILITY.—Each application submitted under 
paragraph (1) for a Bonus TEACH Grant shall con-
tain such information as is necessary to demonstrate 
that the applicant is— 
‘‘(A) eligible for, and has applied for, a 
TEACH Grant; and 
‘‘(B) a student enrolled in a qualified teach-
er preparation program, as defined in section 
420N. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS TO SERVE.—Each application 
under subsection (a) shall contain or be accompanied by 
an agreement by the applicant that— 
‘‘(1) the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) serve as a full-time teacher for a total 
of not less than 4 academic years within 8 years 
after completing the course of study for which the 
applicant received a TEACH Grant under this 
subpart; 
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‘‘(B) teach in a school described in section 
465(a)(2)(A); 
‘‘(C) with respect to an applicant for— 
‘‘(i) TEACH Grants, teach in any of 
the following fields: mathematics, science, a 
foreign language, bilingual education, or 
special education, or as a reading specialist, 
or another field documented as high-need by 
the Federal Government, State government, 
or local education agency and approved by 
the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) TEACH Grants and Bonus 
TEACH Grants, teach mathematics, science, 
or a science-related field; 
‘‘(D) submit evidence of such employment 
in the form of a certification by the chief admin-
istrative officer of the school upon completion of 
each year of such service; and 
‘‘(E) comply with the requirements for 
being a highly qualified teacher as defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; and 
‘‘(2) in the event that the applicant is deter-
mined to have failed or refused to carry out such serv-
ice obligation, the sum of the amounts of any TEACH 
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101 
Grants and Bonus TEACH Grants received by such 
applicant will be treated as a loan and collected from 
the applicant in accordance with subsection (c) and 
the regulations thereunder. 
‘‘(c) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERV-
ICE.—In the event that any recipient of a grant under this 
subpart fails or refuses to comply with the service obligation 
in the agreement under subsection (b), the sum of the 
amounts of any TEACH Grants and Bonus TEACH 
Grants received by such recipient shall be treated as a Di-
rect Loan under part D of title IV, and shall be subject 
to repayment, together with interest thereon accruing after 
the period of service, in accordance with terms and condi-
tions specified by the Secretary in regulations under this 
subpart. 
‘‘SEC. 420N. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For the purposes of this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligible 
institution’ means an institution of higher education 
as defined in section 102. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
TEACHER
PREPARATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘qualified teacher preparation pro-
gram’ means a program for students and teachers de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
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420M(a)(2) (referred to jointly in this paragraph as 
‘teacher candidates’) that— 
‘‘(A) recruits and prepares teacher can-
didates who major in science, technology fields, 
special education, foreign language, engineering, 
or mathematics disciplines to become certified as 
elementary and secondary teachers in those dis-
ciplines, special education teachers, or teachers of 
English Language Learners, with the goals of 
improving teacher knowledge and effectiveness 
and increasing elementary and secondary stu-
dent academic achievement; 
‘‘(B) is implemented by an institution of 
higher education in partnership with high-need 
local educational agencies; 
‘‘(C) offers a baccalaureate degree with a 
concurrent teacher certification to teacher can-
didates; 
‘‘(D) is implemented in coordination with 
the faculty of the relevant departments of the in-
stitution of higher education; 
‘‘(E) utilizes experienced teachers who have 
a demonstrated record of success in teaching un-
derserved students to instruct teacher candidates 
in the disciplines described in subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(F) provides teacher candidates with— 
‘‘(i) support services, including men-
toring by experienced teachers who have a 
demonstrated record of success in teaching 
underserved students; 
‘‘(ii) exposure to, and field experience 
in, the classroom within the first year of en-
tering the qualified teacher preparation 
program; and 
‘‘(iii) other related support practices 
while the teacher candidates are partici-
pating in the program, and after such can-
didates graduate from the institution of 
higher education and are employed as 
teachers; 
‘‘(G) participates in partnerships which in-
clude the institution of higher education and 
local educational agencies and charter districts 
to provide opportunities for teacher candidate 
field work; 
‘‘(H) focuses on increasing the number of 
teachers in the disciplines described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
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‘‘(I) encourages individuals from underrep-
resented populations to enter into the teaching 
profession. 
‘‘SEC. 420O. PROGRAM PERIOD AND FUNDING. 
‘‘There shall be available to the Secretary to carry out 
this subpart, from funds not otherwise appropriated, such 
sums as may be necessary to provide TEACH Grants and 
Bonus TEACH Grants in accordance with this subpart to 
each eligible applicant.’’. 
PART B—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
SEC. 311. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
‘‘SEC. 231. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘As used in this part: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligible 
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); 
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‘‘(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 subpara-
graph (B), in partnership with any other insti-
tution of higher education, but only if the center 
of excellence established under section 232 is lo-
cated at an institution described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(2) HIGHLY
QUALIFIED.—The term ‘highly 
qualified’ when used with respect to an individual 
means that the individual is highly qualified as deter-
mined under section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) or 
section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 
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‘‘(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 ap-
propriated to carry out this part, the Secretary is author-
ized to award competitive grants to eligible institutions 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 prepa-
ration 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 
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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 student 
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 expe-
rienced teachers, principals, and other administrators 
at elementary schools or secondary schools, and pro-
viding 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— 
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‘‘(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 teach-
er certification and licensure assessment preparation 
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 accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—The minimum 
amount of each grant under this part shall be $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. 
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‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this part. 
‘‘SEC. 233. APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There shall be available to the Secretary, from funds 
not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for the period be-
ginning with fiscal year 2008 and ending with fiscal year 
2012, to carry out this part beginning with academic year 
2008–2009, which shall remain available until expended. 
The authority to carry out this part shall expire at the end 
of fiscal year 2012.’’. 
TITLE IV—LEVERAGING FUNDS 
TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS 
PART A—STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINOR-
ITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 401. INVESTMENT IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERVING 
INSTITUTION. 
Title IV is amended by adding at the end the following 
new part: 
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‘‘PART 
I—STRENGTHENING 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS 
‘‘SEC. 499A. INVESTMENT IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MI-
NORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—An institution of high-
er education is eligible to receive funds from the amounts 
made available under this section if such institution is— 
‘‘(1) a part B institution (as defined in section 
322 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); 
‘‘(2) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined 
in section 502 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)); 
‘‘(3) a Tribal College or University (as defined 
in section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)); 
‘‘(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution or a 
Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 
section 317(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))); 
‘‘(5) a Predominantly Black Institution (as de-
fined in subsection (c)); or 
‘‘(6) an Asian and Pacific Islander-serving insti-
tution (as defined in subsection (c)). 
‘‘(b) NEW INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available to 
the Secretary to carry out this section, from funds not 
otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for each of the 
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fiscal years 2008 through 2012. The authority to 
carry out this section shall expire at the end of fiscal 
year 2012. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) 40 percent shall be available for 
allocation under subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(ii) 40 percent shall be available for 
allocation under subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(iii) 20 percent shall be available for 
allocation under subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(B) HSI STEM AND ARTICULATION PRO-
GRAMS.—The amount made available for alloca-
tion under this subparagraph by subparagraph 
(A)(i) for any fiscal year shall be available for 
Hispanic-serving Institutions for activities de-
scribed in section 503, with a priority given to 
applications that propose— 
‘‘(i) to increase the number of His-
panic and other low income students attain-
ing degrees in the fields of science, tech-
nology, engineering and mathematics; and 
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‘‘(ii) to develop model transfer and ar-
ticulation agreements between 2-year His-
panic-serving institutions and 4-year insti-
tutions in such fields. 
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION AND ALLOTMENT HBCUS 
AND PBIS.—From the amount made available for 
allocation under this subparagraph by subpara-
graph (A)(ii) for any fiscal year— 
‘‘(i) $34,000,000 shall be available to 
eligible institutions described in subsection 
(a)(1) and shall be made available as grants 
under section 323 and allotted among such 
institutions under section 324, treating such 
amount, plus the amount appropriated for 
such fiscal year in a regular or supple-
mental appropriation Act to carry out part 
B of title III, as the amount appropriated 
to carry out part B of title III for purposes 
of allotments under section 324, for use by 
such institutions with a priority for— 
‘‘(I) activities described in para-
graphs (1), (2), (4), (5), and (10) of 
section 323(a); and 
‘‘(II) other activities, consistent 
with the institution’s comprehensive 
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plan and designed to increase the in-
stitution’s capacity to prepare students 
for careers in the physical and natural 
sciences, 
mathematics, 
computer 
science and information technology 
and sciences, engineering, language in-
struction in the less-commonly taught 
languages and international affairs, 
and nursing and allied health profes-
sions; and 
‘‘(ii) $6,000,000 shall be available to 
eligible institutions described in subsection 
(a)(5) and shall be available for a competi-
tive grant program to award 10 grants of 
$600,000 annually for programs in the fol-
lowing areas: science, technology, engineer-
ing, or mathematics (STEM); health edu-
cation; 
internationalization 
or 
globalization; teacher preparation; or im-
proving educational outcomes of African 
American males. 
‘‘(D) ALLOCATION
AND
ALLOTMENT
TO 
OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.—From 
the amount made available for allocation under 
this subparagraph by subparagraph (A)(iii) for 
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any fiscal year (in this subparagraph referred to 
as the ‘allocable amount’)— 
‘‘(i) 60 percent of the allocable amount 
for such fiscal year shall be available to eli-
gible institutions described in subsection 
(a)(3) and shall be made available as grants 
under section 316, treating such 60 percent 
of the allocable amount as part of the 
amount appropriated for such fiscal year in 
a regular or supplemental appropriation 
Act to carry out such section, and using 
such 60 percent for purposes described in 
subsection (c) of such section; 
‘‘(ii) 30 percent of the allocable 
amount for such fiscal year shall be avail-
able to eligible institutions described in sub-
section (a)(4) and shall be made available 
as grants under section 317, treating such 
30 percent of the allocable amount as part 
of the amount appropriated for such fiscal 
year in a regular or supplemental appro-
priation Act to carry out such section and 
using such 60 percent for purposes described 
in subsection (a) of such section; and 
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‘‘(iii) 10 percent of the allocable 
amount for such fiscal year shall be avail-
able to eligible institutions described in sub-
section (a)(6) for activities described in sec-
tion 311(c). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘Predominantly Black institution’ means an in-
stitution of higher education that— 
‘‘(A) has an enrollment of needy under-
graduate students as required and defined by 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) has an average educational and gen-
eral expenditure which is low, per full-time 
equivalent undergraduate student in comparison 
with the average educational and general ex-
penditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate 
student of institutions that offer similar instruc-
tion, except that the Secretary may apply the 
waiver requirements described in section 392(b) 
to this subparagraph in the same manner as the 
Secretary applies the waiver requirements to sec-
tion 312(b)(1)(B); 
‘‘(C) has an enrollment of undergraduate 
students— 
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‘‘(i) that is at least 40 percent Black 
American students; 
‘‘(ii) that is at least 1,000 under-
graduate students; 
‘‘(iii) of which not less than 50 percent 
of the undergraduate students enrolled at 
the institution are low-income individuals 
or first-generation college students (as that 
term is defined in section 402A(g)); and 
‘‘(iv) of which not less than 50 percent 
of the undergraduate students are enrolled 
in an educational program leading to a 
bachelor’s or associate’s degree that the in-
stitution is licensed to award by the State 
in which it is located; 
‘‘(D) is legally authorized to provide, and 
provides within the State, an educational pro-
gram for which the institution of higher edu-
cation awards a bachelors degree, or in the case 
of a junior or community college, an associate’s 
degree; 
‘‘(E) is accredited by a nationally recog-
nized accrediting agency or association deter-
mined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority 
as to the quality of training offered, or is, ac-
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cording to such an agency or association, mak-
ing reasonable progress toward accreditation; 
and 
‘‘(F) is not receiving assistance under part 
B of title III. 
‘‘(2) ENROLLMENT OF NEEDY STUDENTS.—The 
term ‘enrollment of needy students’ means the enroll-
ment at an eligible institution with respect to which 
not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students 
enrolled in an academic program leading to a de-
gree— 
‘‘(A) in the second fiscal year preceding the 
fiscal year for which the determination is made, 
were Federal Pell Grant recipients for such year; 
‘‘(B) come from families that receive bene-
fits under a means-tested Federal benefits pro-
gram (as defined in paragraph (4)); 
‘‘(C) attended a public or nonprofit private 
secondary school— 
‘‘(i) that is in the school district of a 
local educational agency that was eligible 
for assistance under part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 for any year during which the stu-
dent attended such secondary school; and 
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‘‘(ii) which for the purpose of this 
paragraph and for that year was deter-
mined by the Secretary (pursuant to regula-
tions and after consultation with the State 
educational agency of the State in which the 
school is located) to be a school in which the 
enrollment of children counted under section 
1113(a)(5) of such Act exceeds 30 percent of 
the total enrollment of such school; or 
‘‘(D) are first-generation college students (as 
that term is defined in section 402A(g)), and a 
majority of such first-generation college students 
are low-income individuals. 
‘‘(3) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘low- 
income individual’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 402A(g). 
‘‘(4) MEANS-TESTED
FEDERAL
BENEFIT
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘means-tested Federal benefit pro-
gram’ means a program of the Federal Government, 
other than a program under title IV, in which eligi-
bility for the programs’ benefits, or the amount of 
such benefits, or both, are determined on the basis of 
income or resources of the individual or family seek-
ing the benefit. 
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