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U.S.C. 1079a), as added by this section, based on the 
most recent data collected under paragraph (5) of 
such subsection (k); and 
(2) make the report described in paragraph (1) 
available publicly on the website of the Department of 
Education. 
SEC. 4014. PROVIDING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS FOR IRAQ 
AND AFGHANISTAN VETERAN’S DEPENDENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 401 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) as amended 
by this subpart, is further amended by inserting after sub-
section (k) the following: 
‘‘(l) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VETERAN’S DEPENDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE VETERAN’S DE-
PENDENT.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible vet-
eran’s dependent’ means a dependent or an inde-
pendent student— 
‘‘(A) whose parent or guardian was a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces of the United States and 
died as a result of performing military service in 
Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; 
and 
‘‘(B) who, at the time of the parent or 
guardian’s death, was— 
‘‘(i) less than 24 years of age; or 
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‘‘(ii) enrolled at an institution of high-
er education on a part-time or full-time 
basis. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award a Federal Pell Grant, as modified in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this sub-
section, to each eligible veteran’s dependent to as-
sist in paying the eligible veteran’s dependent’s 
cost of attendance at an institution of higher 
education. 
‘‘(B) DESIGNATION.—Federal Pell Grants 
made under this subsection may be known as 
‘Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants’. 
‘‘(3) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No el-
igible veteran’s dependent may receive a grant under 
both this subsection and subsection (a) or (k). 
‘‘(4) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The Secretary 
shall award Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants 
under this subsection in the same manner and with 
the same terms and conditions, including the length 
of the period of eligibility, as the Secretary awards 
Federal Pell Grants under subsection (a), except 
that— 
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‘‘(A) the award rules and determination of 
need applicable to the calculation of Federal Pell 
Grants under subsection (a) shall not apply to 
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants; 
‘‘(B) the provisions of paragraph (2)(A)(iii) 
and (3) of subsection (b), and subsection (f), 
shall not apply; 
‘‘(C) the maximum period determined 
under subsection (c)(5) shall be determined by 
including all Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grants received by the eligible veteran’s depend-
ent, including such Grants received under sub-
part 10 before the date of enactment of the Col-
lege Affordability Act; and 
‘‘(D) an Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grant to an eligible veteran’s dependent for any 
award year shall equal the maximum Federal 
Pell Grant available under subsection (b)(5) for 
that award year, except that an Iraq and Af-
ghanistan Service Grant— 
‘‘(i) shall not exceed the cost of attend-
ance of the eligible veteran’s dependent for 
that award year; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be adjusted to reflect the at-
tendance by the eligible veteran’s dependent 
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on a less than full-time basis in the same 
manner as such adjustments are made for a 
Federal Pell Grant under subsection (a). 
‘‘(5) ESTIMATED
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.—For 
purposes of determinations of need under part F, an 
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant shall not be 
treated as estimated financial assistance as described 
in sections 471(3) and 480(j).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect with respect to the 
award year that begins following the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and each succeeding award year. 
(2) TRANSITION.—The Secretary shall take such 
steps as are necessary to transition from the Iraq and 
Afghanistan Service Grants program under subpart 
10 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070h), as in effect on the day be-
fore the effective date of this Act, and the Iraq and 
Afghanistan Service Grants program under section 
401(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a(j)), as added by this section. 
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SEC. 4015. FEDERAL PELL GRANT FRAUD PREVENTION. 
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a et seq.), as amended by this subpart, is further 
amended by inserting after subsection (l) the following: 
‘‘(m) PREVENTION OF FRAUD.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a 
report to the authorizing committees that includes the 
following information with respect to unusual enroll-
ment history: 
‘‘(A) The number and percentage of total 
applicants who were flagged for an unusual en-
rollment history in the preceding award year. 
‘‘(B) The number and percentage of institu-
tions that have had fewer than 2 percent of ap-
plicants flagged for an unusual enrollment his-
tory in the preceding award year. 
‘‘(C) The name of each institution that has 
had more than 2 percent of total applicants 
flagged for an unusual enrollment history in the 
preceding award year. 
‘‘(D) If the percentage of total applicants in 
subparagraph (A) is greater than 2 percent, a 
detailed plan from the Secretary as to how to re-
duce that percentage below 2 percent by the fol-
lowing award year. 
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‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sub-
section the term ‘unusual enrollment history’ means, 
with respect to the application for Federal student 
aid— 
‘‘(A) a pattern in which a student attends 
an institution long enough to receive a disburse-
ment of credit balance funds authorized by this 
title, does not complete the enrollment period, en-
rolls at another institution and repeats this pat-
tern to collect an additional credit balance of 
funds authorized by this title without earning 
academic credit; or 
‘‘(B) any other enrollment pattern that the 
Department believes may signal an attempt by a 
student to receive funds authorized under this 
title in a fraudulent manner.’’. 
SEC. 4016. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS ON BEHALF OF INCAR-
CERATED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), as amended by this 
subpart, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) FEDERAL PELL GRANTS ON BEHALF OF INCAR-
CERATED INDIVIDUALS.— 
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‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—An eligi-
ble institution may not award a Federal Pell Grant 
to an incarcerated individual or on behalf of such in-
dividual, unless the institution meets the following: 
‘‘(A) The institution is approved to enroll 
incarcerated individuals by— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary in accordance with 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(ii) an accrediting agency or associa-
tion that meets the requirements of section 
496(a)(4)(D). 
‘‘(B) The institution— 
‘‘(i) is an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101) or a post-
secondary vocational institution (as defined 
in section 102(c)); and 
‘‘(ii) during the preceding 5 years, has 
not been subject to the denial, withdrawal, 
suspension, or termination of accreditation. 
‘‘(C) The institution provides each incarcer-
ated individual, upon completion of a course of-
fered by the institution, with academic credits 
that are the equivalent to credits earned by non- 
incarcerated students for an equivalent course of 
study. 
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‘‘(D) The institution provides to the Sec-
retary confirmation from each facility involved 
that the course of study offered by the institution 
at such facility is accessible to incarcerated indi-
viduals (including such individuals who are in-
dividuals with disabilities). 
‘‘(E) The institution does not enroll incar-
cerated individuals in a course of study offered 
primarily as a distance education program, ex-
cept in a case in which the institution provides 
to the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) confirmation that the distance 
education program offers levels of faculty 
interaction, peer engagement, and student 
support sufficient to enable incarcerated in-
dividuals to successfully participate in such 
a program; and 
‘‘(ii) evidence of the institution’s suc-
cess in offering other distance education 
programs; 
‘‘(F) The institution develops and carries 
out a process to allow each incarcerated indi-
vidual to access the transcripts and any other 
educational records of such individual held by 
the institution, without regard to the facility at 
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which the individual is being held or whether the 
individual has been released from such a facility. 
‘‘(G) The institution develops and carries 
out a process to allow each incarcerated indi-
vidual an opportunity to provide feedback on 
courses that is comparable to the opportunity to 
provide such feedback that the institution offers 
to non-incarcerated students. 
‘‘(H) The institution does not directly 
charge an incarcerated individual— 
‘‘(i) in the case of such an individual 
who is an individual with a disability, for 
any cost of the provision of reasonable ac-
commodations for the individual to partici-
pate in a course of study offered by the in-
stitution; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of such an individual 
with an expected family contribution for an 
award year that would not disqualify the 
individual from receiving a Federal Pell 
Grant, for any amount of the cost of attend-
ance not covered by the Federal Pell Grant 
or other Federal assistance received by the 
institution on behalf of the individual by 
ensuring that any such amount is offset— 
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‘‘(I) by a State or institutional 
grant; or 
‘‘(II) other non-Federal financial 
assistance that does not have to be re-
paid by such individual; or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of such an individual 
with an expected family contribution for an 
award year that would disqualify the indi-
vidual from receiving a Federal Pell Grant, 
an amount that exceeds such expected fam-
ily contribution. 
‘‘(I) The institution makes available to in-
carcerated individuals who are considering en-
rolling in a course of study offered by the insti-
tution, in simple and understandable terms, the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Information with respect to each 
course of study at the institution for which 
such an individual may receive a Federal 
Pell Grant, including— 
‘‘(I) the cost of attendance; 
‘‘(II) the mode of instruction 
(such as distance education, in-person 
instruction, or a combination of such 
modes); 
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‘‘(III) how enrollment in such 
course of study will impact the period 
of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants 
for such an individual, including in a 
case in which the individual is trans-
ferred to another facility or released be-
fore the completion of such course; 
‘‘(IV) the transferability of credits 
earned, and the acceptability of such 
credits toward a certificate or degree 
program offered by the institution; 
‘‘(V) the process for continuing 
postsecondary education— 
‘‘(aa) upon transfer to an-
other facility; or 
‘‘(bb) after the student’s pe-
riod of incarceration or confine-
ment; and 
‘‘(VI) the process for continuing 
enrollment at the institution after the 
student’s period of incarceration or 
confinement, including any barriers to 
admission (such as criminal history 
questions on applications for admis-
sion to such institution). 
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‘‘(ii) In the case of an institution that 
offers a program to prepare incarcerated in-
dividuals for gainful employment in a rec-
ognized occupation (as such term is defined 
in section 104)— 
‘‘(I) information on any applica-
ble State licensure and certification re-
quirements, including the requirements 
of the State in which the facility in-
volved is located and each State in 
which such individuals permanently 
reside; and 
‘‘(II) restrictions related to the 
employment of formerly incarcerated 
individuals for each recognized occupa-
tion for which the course of study pre-
pares students, including such restric-
tions— 
‘‘(aa) in Federal law; and 
‘‘(bb) in the laws of the State 
in which the facility involved is 
located and each State in which 
such individuals permanently re-
side. 
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‘‘(J) The institution submits the informa-
tion described in subparagraph (I) to each facil-
ity involved, the Secretary, and the accrediting 
agency or association described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.—With respect to 
an institution that seeks to award Federal Pell 
Grants to incarcerated individuals under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall make an initial 
determination about whether such institution 
meets the requirements of this subsection, which 
shall include a confirmation that the institu-
tion— 
‘‘(i) has secured the approval required 
under paragraph (1)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of para-
graph (1)(B). 
‘‘(B) ONGOING ELIGIBILITY.—Not later than 
5 years after the Secretary makes an initial de-
termination under subparagraph (A) that an in-
stitution meets the requirements of this sub-
section, and not less than every 5 years there-
after, the Secretary shall determine whether such 
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institution continues to meet the requirements of 
this subsection, based on— 
‘‘(i) a review of the data collected 
under paragraph (3) with respect to the 
courses of study offered by such institution 
in which incarcerated individuals are en-
rolled, and other applicable information 
that may be available to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) whether such institution meets the 
requirements of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall, 
on at least an annual basis, collect data with respect 
to each course of study offered by each institution at 
which incarcerated individuals are enrolled, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the demographics of such individuals; 
‘‘(B) the share of such individuals receiving 
Federal Pell Grants; 
‘‘(C) information on the academic outcomes 
of such individuals (such as credits attempted 
and earned, and credential and degree comple-
tion); 
‘‘(D) to the extent practicable, information 
on post-release outcomes of such individuals 
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(such as continued postsecondary enrollment, 
employment, and recidivism); and 
‘‘(E) any data from student satisfaction 
surveys conducted by the institution or the facil-
ity involved regarding such course of study. 
‘‘(4) BEST PRACTICES IN EDUCATING INCARCER-
ATED INDIVIDUALS.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of the College Affordability Act, and 
at least once every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall collect and disseminate to institutions awarding 
Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals under 
this subsection, best practices with respect to the post-
secondary education of such individuals. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
FACILITY.—The 
term 
‘facility’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a place used for the confinement of 
individuals convicted of a criminal offense 
that is owned by, or under contract to, the 
Bureau of Prisons, a State, or a unit of 
local government; or 
‘‘(ii) a facility to which an individual 
subject to involuntary civil confinement is 
committed. 
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‘‘(B) FACILITY INVOLVED.—The term ‘facil-
ity involved’ means, when used with respect to 
an institution of higher education, a facility at 
which a course of study of the institution is of-
fered to incarcerated individuals. 
‘‘(C) 
INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘incarcerated individual’ means an indi-
vidual who is incarcerated in a facility or who 
is subject to an involuntary civil commitment. 
‘‘(D) NON-INCARCERATED
STUDENT.—The 
term ‘non-incarcerated student’ means a student 
at an institution of higher education who is not 
an incarcerated individual.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON IMPACTS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS 
AWARDED TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.— Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Education shall submit to the authorizing com-
mittees and make publicly available on the website of the 
Department of Education, a report on the impacts of sub-
section (n) of section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a), as added by this section, based 
on the most recent data collected under paragraph (3) of 
such subsection (n). 
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Subpart 2—Federal Early Outreach and Student 
Services Programs 
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS 
SEC. 4021. PROGRAM AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402A of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ‘‘$220,000, except that for any 
fiscal year for which such minimum individual grant 
amount would result in fewer than 2,780 grants 
awarded under this chapter, an individual grant au-
thorized under this chapter shall be awarded in an 
amount that would result in not fewer than 2,780 
grants awarded under this chapter for such fiscal 
year.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) of 
paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUTCOMES.—In 
making grants under this chapter, the Secretary 
shall consider each applicant’s prior success in 
achieving high-quality service delivery, as deter-
mined under subsection (f) under the particular 
program for which funds are sought. The level of 
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consideration given the factor of prior success in 
achieving high-quality service delivery shall not 
vary from the level of consideration given such 
factor during fiscal years 1994 through 1997, ex-
cept that grants made under section 402H shall 
not be given such consideration.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WITH 
OTHER
PROGRAMS
FOR
DISADVANTAGED 
STUDENTS’’; and 
(ii) by striking the last sentence; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) INCLUSION OF HOMELESS AND FOSTER STU-
DENTS.—The Secretary shall, as appropriate, require 
each applicant for funds under the programs author-
ized by this chapter (other than the programs author-
ized under section 402E or 402G) to identify and 
conduct outreach to foster care youth and homeless in-
dividuals and make available to foster care youth and 
homeless individuals services under such programs, 
including mentoring, tutoring, and other services pro-
vided by such programs.’’; 
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(E) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘8 months’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not less than 90 
days before the date on which a com-
petition for a grant under this chapter 
begins,’’; 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘prior experience’’ and inserting ‘‘ac-
countability for outcomes’’; and 
(III) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘prior experience’’ and inserting ‘‘ac-
countability for outcomes’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (B); 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), as so redes-
ignated, by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) TECHNICAL COMPONENTS OF AP-
PLICATIONS.— 
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‘‘(I) TREATMENT
OF
NONSUB-
STANTIVE TECHNICAL COMPONENTS OF 
APPLICATIONS.—With respect to any 
competition for a grant under this 
chapter, the Secretary may not reject 
grant applications on the sole basis of 
a failure to meet page limits and for-
matting standards (including with re-
spect to font size, font style, font type, 
line spacing, paragraph justification, 
and page margins). 
‘‘(II) TREATMENT OF TECHNICAL 
BUDGET ERRORS IN APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—With 
respect to any competition for a 
grant under this chapter, the Sec-
retary may not reject grant appli-
cations on the sole basis of a typo-
graphical or rounding error in a 
proposed budget until the Sec-
retary has given the applicant an 
opportunity for correction in ac-
cordance with item (bb). 
‘‘(bb) NOTICE
AND
OPPOR-
TUNITY
FOR
CORRECTION.—The 
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Secretary shall provide notice and 
identification of an error de-
scribed in item (aa) to the appli-
cant before awarding grants for 
each competition and shall allow 
the applicant to submit a revised 
application that corrects the iden-
tified error. 
‘‘(cc) TREATMENT
OF
RE-
VISED
APPLICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall treat the revised ap-
plication in the same manner as 
a timely submitted application. 
‘‘(dd) 
FAILURE
TO
COR-
RECT.—If an applicant has re-
ceived a notice and opportunity 
for correction of a typographical 
or rounding error in a proposed 
budget in accordance with item 
(bb) and the applicant fails to 
correct the error and submit a re-
vised application, the Secretary 
may reject or penalize that grant 
application.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (d)(3), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In addition, the Secretary shall host at 
least one virtual, interactive training to ensure that 
any interested applicants have access to technical as-
sistance.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (D) and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) documentation that the student has been de-
termined eligible for a Federal Pell Grant authorized 
under section 401; or 
‘‘(F) for a grant authorized under section 402B 
or 402F of this chapter, documentation that a student 
is attending a school that— 
‘‘(i) elects, or for which the local edu-
cational agency serving the school elects on behalf 
of the school, to receive special assistance pay-
ment under section 11(a)(1)(F)(ii) of the Rich-
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ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)(ii)); or 
‘‘(ii) had a percentage of enrolled students 
who were identified students (defined in clause 
(i) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1759a(a)(1)(F))) that meets or exceeds the 
threshold described in clause (viii) of such sec-
tion (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) during the 
school year that ends prior to the first period for 
which such grant is awarded.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (D) and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) documentation that the student has been de-
termined to be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant au-
thorized under section 401; or 
‘‘(F) for a grant authorized under section 402B 
or 402F of this chapter, documentation that a student 
is attending a school that— 
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‘‘(i) elects, or for which the local edu-
cational agency serving the school elects on behalf 
of the school, to receive special assistance pay-
ment under section 11(a)(1)(F)(ii) of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)(ii)); or 
‘‘(ii) had a percentage of enrolled students 
who were identified students (defined in clause 
(i) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1759a(a)(1)(F))) that meets or exceeds the 
threshold described in clause (viii) of such sec-
tion (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)) during the 
school year that ends prior to the first period for 
which such grant is awarded.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘PRIOR EXPERIENCE’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ACCOUNTABILITY
IN
OUT-
COMES’’ in the heading; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘on or after January 
1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after the date 
of enactment of the College Affordability 
Act’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘prior experience of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘success in achieving’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘college 
students, and’’ and inserting ‘‘college students, 
foster care youth, homeless individuals, and’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘will make such students eligible for 
programs such as the Academic Com-
petitiveness Grants Program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘includes at least 4 years of 
mathematics, 3 years of science, and 2 
years of a foreign language’’; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (v) 
and (vi) as clauses (vi) and (vii), re-
spectively; and 
(III) by inserting after clause (iv) 
the following: 
‘‘(v) the completion of financial aid 
applications, including the Free Applica-
tion for Federal Student Aid described in 
section 483(a) and college admissions appli-
cations;’’. 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) by inserting ‘‘except in the 
case of programs that specifically tar-
get veterans,’’ after ‘‘under section 
402C,’’; 
(II) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘will make such students eligible for 
programs such as the Academic Com-
petitiveness Grants Program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘includes at least 4 years of 
mathematics, 3 years of science, and 2 
years of a foreign language’’; 
(III) by redesignating clauses (vi) 
and (vii) as clauses (vii) and (viii), re-
spectively; and 
(IV) by inserting after clause (v) 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) the completion of financial aid 
applications, including the Free Applica-
tion for Federal Student Aid described in 
section 483(a) and college admission appli-
cations;’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C), (D), and (E), as subparagraphs (D), 
(E), and (F), respectively; 
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(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) For programs authorized under section 
402C that specifically target veterans, the extent 
to which the eligible entity met or exceeded the 
entity’s objectives for such program regarding— 
‘‘(i) the delivery of service to a total 
number of students served by the program, 
as agreed upon by the entity and the Sec-
retary for the period of the program; 
‘‘(ii) such students’ academic perform-
ance as measured by standardized tests; 
‘‘(iii) the retention and completion of 
participants in the program; 
‘‘(iv) the provision of assistance to stu-
dents served by the program in completing 
financial aid applications, including the 
Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
described in section 483(a) and college ad-
mission applications; 
‘‘(v) the enrollment of such students in 
an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(vi) to the extent practicable, the post-
secondary completion of such students.’’; 
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(v) in subparagraph (D)(ii), as redes-
ignated in clause (iii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘in which such students were enrolled’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at any baccalaureate 
granting institution within 6 years of 
initial enrollment in the project’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
items (aa) and (bb) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(aa) the transfer of such students 
to institutions of higher education that 
offer baccalaureate degrees, regardless 
of whether the transferring student 
completes a degree or certificate; or 
‘‘(bb) the completion of a degree or 
certificate by such students at any ac-
credited institution within 4 years of 
initial enrollment in the project;’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (E), as redesig-
nated— 
(I) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘within 2 years of 
receiving the baccalaureate degree;’’; 
and 
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(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘graduate study and the attainment of 
doctoral degrees by former program 
participants.’’ and inserting ‘‘graduate 
study; and 
‘‘(v) the attainment of doctoral degrees 
by former program participants within 10 
years of receiving the baccalaureate de-
gree.’’; and 
(vii) in subparagraph (F), as redesig-
nated— 
(I) in clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘within 2 years of service’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘or re-enrollment’’ after ‘‘the enroll-
ment’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$900,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,120,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. The 
amount authorized to be appropriated in the 
preceding sentence for fiscal year 2022 and each 
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of the 4 succeeding fiscal years shall be deemed 
increased by the annual adjustment percentage. 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘adjust-
ment percentage’ as applied to a fiscal year, 
means the estimated percentage change in the 
Consumer Price Index (as determined by the 
Secretary, using the definition in section 478(f)) 
for the most recent calendar year ending before 
the beginning of that fiscal year.’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘1⁄2 of’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘, and to provide’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, to provide’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘current grantees.’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘additional readers.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘current grantees, and to carry out the 
requirements of subsection (c)(9)(A).’’; 
(7) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘home-
less individual’ has the meaning given the term 
‘homeless children and youth’ under section 725 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11434a). 
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‘‘(5) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘low- 
income individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual from a family whose 
taxable income for the preceding year did not ex-
ceed 150 percent of the poverty line applicable to 
the individual’s family size as determined under 
section 673(2) of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)); 
‘‘(B) an individual whose taxable income as 
reported on the individual’s most recently com-
pleted Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
under section 483(a) did not exceed 150 percent 
of such poverty line; 
‘‘(C) an individual who has been deter-
mined to be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant au-
thorized under section 401; or 
‘‘(D) for grants authorized under 402B and 
402F of this chapter, a student who is attending 
a school that— 
‘‘(i) elects, or for which the local edu-
cational agency serving the school elects on 
behalf of the school, to receive special assist-
ance payment under section 11(a)(1)(F)(ii) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School 
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Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F)(ii)); 
or 
‘‘(ii) had a percentage of enrolled stu-
dents who were identified students (defined 
in clause (i) of section 11(a)(1)(F) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1)(F))) that meets 
or exceeds the threshold described in clause 
(viii) 
of 
such 
section 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1759a(a)(1)(F)) during the school year that 
ends prior to the first year of the period for 
which such grant is awarded.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as sub-
section (i) and subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
as paragraphs (1) through (4); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as sub-
section (j); and 
(8) in subsection (j), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of sub-
section (i)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 1 of sub-
part 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘homeless children and youths as 
defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
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less Assistance Act’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘homeless individuals’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘homeless children and youths (as 
such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a))’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘homeless indi-
viduals’’. 
SEC. 4022. TALENT SEARCH. 
Section 402B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–12) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) to advise such youths regarding the postsec-
ondary education selection process, including consid-
eration of financial aid awards offered, potential Fed-
eral loan burden, and likelihood of graduating; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (5); and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(6) education or counseling services to assist 
students and their families regarding career choice; 
and 
‘‘(7) connections to programs providing financial 
literacy and economic literacy so that students and 
their families are able to make informed choices re-
garding postsecondary education, including consid-
ering degree choices and potential Federal loan bur-
dens.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘career’’ and 
inserting ‘‘academic’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised policies 
and practices as needed to remove barriers to the par-
ticipation and retention in the project of homeless in-
dividuals, including unaccompanied youth and foster 
care youth; 
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‘‘(6) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application for the project, a description of the ac-
tivities that will be undertaken to reach out to such 
homeless individuals and foster care youth as part of 
the project; and 
‘‘(7) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under section 
402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regarding 
such homeless individuals and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 4023. UPWARD BOUND. 
Section 402C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–13) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (5) 
and (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) assistance to students and their families re-
garding career choice; 
‘‘(6) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students or the students’ parents in order to aid 
them in making informed decisions about the postsec-
ondary education selection process and assist students 
and their families in making informed choices regard-
ing the postsecondary education selection process; and 
‘‘(7) in the case of such a project that is not spe-
cifically designed for veterans, as part of core cur-
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riculum, instruction in mathematics through pre-cal-
culus, science, foreign language, language arts, and 
literature, and in the case of such a project that is 
specifically designed for veterans, instruction in 
mathematics through pre-calculus, science, foreign 
language, and language arts.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (g) and redes-
ignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (h) as sub-
sections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘youth’’ 
and inserting ‘‘participants’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘youth participating in 
the project’’ and inserting ‘‘project partici-
pants’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘youth;’’ and inserting 
‘‘participants;’’ and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘youth 
participating in the project’’ and inserting ‘‘par-
ticipants’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
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(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised policies 
and practices as needed to remove barriers to the par-
ticipation and retention in the project of homeless in-
dividuals, including unaccompanied youth and foster 
care youth; 
‘‘(7) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application, a description of the activities that 
will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless indi-
viduals and foster care youth regarding the project; 
and 
‘‘(8) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under section 
402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regarding 
such homeless individuals and foster care youth.’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$60’’ and inserting ‘‘$90’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting 
‘‘$450’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘$40’’ and inserting ‘‘$60’’; 
and 
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(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Adults participating in a project specifically 
targeting veterans under this section may be 
paid stipends not in excess of $100 per month 
during the year.’’. 
SEC. 4024. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. 
Section 402D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–14) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘limited 
English proficient’’ and inserting ‘‘low-income 
and first generation college students, including 
limited English proficient students’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing—’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the paragraph and inserting a period; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘includ-
ing financial planning for postsecondary edu-
cation;’’ and inserting ‘‘including— 
‘‘(A) financial planning for postsecondary 
education, including loan burdens required, re-
payment options, and expected earnings in po-
tential career fields; 
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‘‘(B) basic personal income, household 
money management, and financial planning 
skills; and 
‘‘(C) basic economic decisionmaking skills.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) basic and emergency supplemental living 
assistance grants in accordance with subsection (f).’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised policies 
and practices as needed to remove barriers to the par-
ticipation and retention in the project of homeless in-
dividuals, including unaccompanied youth and foster 
care youth; 
‘‘(8) require that such entity submit, in the ap-
plication for the project, a description of the activities 
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that will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless 
individuals and foster care youth, who are enrolled or 
accepted for enrollment at the institution; and 
‘‘(9) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under section 
402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regarding 
such homeless individuals and foster care youth.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) BASIC AND EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL LIVING 
ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the activities 
required under subsection (b)(7) with a grant received 
under this section, the recipient of such grant shall 
provide basic and emergency supplemental living as-
sistance grants to assist students who are current par-
ticipants in the student support services program of-
fered by the institution (in this subsection referred to 
as ‘eligible students’)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a basic supplemental liv-
ing assistance grant, in covering reasonable, an-
ticipated expenses necessary for the completion of 
an academic year of the students’ first under-
graduate baccalaureate course of study; and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of an emergency supple-
mental living assistance grant, in covering rea-
sonable, unanticipated expenses necessary for the 
students to persist in college during such aca-
demic year. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The recipient may 
determine— 
‘‘(A) the appropriate division of the funds 
between basic and emergency supplemental as-
sistance grants, except that funds shall be pro-
vided for both basic and emergency grants; 
‘‘(B) the amount of each such grant and the 
total grant funds that an eligible student may 
receive, except that a student may not receive 
more than a total of $500 in emergency supple-
mental assistance grants per academic year; and 
‘‘(C) the anticipated and unanticipated ex-
penses referred to in paragraph (1) that such 
grants will cover based on the needs of eligible 
students, which— 
‘‘(i) may vary by factors including 
academic year, housing, parental status, lo-
cation in urban or rural area, or other cir-
cumstances; and 
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‘‘(ii) for an individual student, may 
cover— 
‘‘(I) any component of the cost of 
attendance for the student; 
‘‘(II) an allowance for actual or 
expected expenses incurred for depend-
ent care that exceeds such expenses de-
termined for the student under section 
472(8); 
‘‘(III) an allowance for actual or 
expected expenses for transportation 
that exceeds such expenses determined 
for the student under section 472; and 
‘‘(IV) personal items or expenses 
not otherwise covered by the cost of at-
tendance for the student. 
‘‘(3) PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL FUNDS.—The re-
cipient may use not more than 2 percent of the funds 
awarded under this section for grants under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(4) DETERMINATION OF NEED.—A grant pro-
vided to a student under this subsection shall not be 
considered in determining that student’s need for 
grant or work assistance under this title, except that 
in no case shall the total amount of student financial 
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assistance awarded to a student under this title exceed 
that student’s cost of attendance by more than $500. 
‘‘(5) CONSULTATION.—In making grants to stu-
dents under this subsection, an institution shall en-
sure that adequate consultation takes place between 
the student support service program office and the in-
stitution’s financial aid office. 
‘‘(6) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds re-
ceived by a grant recipient that are used under this 
subsection shall be used to supplement, and not sup-
plant, non-Federal funds expended for student sup-
port services programs. 
‘‘(7) FUNDS.—For a fiscal year for which the 
funds allocated for projects authorized under this sec-
tion from the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authority of section 402A(g) exceeds the funds allo-
cated for such purpose for fiscal year 2020, not more 
than 2 percent of such excess funds may be made 
available for grants under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 4025. POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 402E of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–15) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘summer’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or faculty-led research ex-
periences’’ before the semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (d)(4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘summer’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or faculty-led experiences 
who have stipends’’ after ‘‘internships’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘$2,800’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$4,000’’. 
SEC. 4026. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS. 
Section 402F of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘pursue’’ 
and inserting ‘‘begin or re-enter’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘students;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘students, including— 
‘‘(A) financial planning for postsecondary 
education, including student loan debt, repay-
ment options, and expected earnings in potential 
career fields; 
‘‘(B) basic personal income, household 
money management, and financial planning 
skills; and 
‘‘(C) basic economic decisionmaking skills;’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) require an assurance that the entity car-
rying out the project has reviewed and revised policies 
and practices as needed to remove barriers to the par-
ticipation and retention in the project of homeless in-
dividuals, including unaccompanied youth and foster 
care youth; 
‘‘(5) require that such entity submit, as part of 
the application, a description of the activities that 
will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless indi-
viduals and foster care youth regarding the project; 
and 
‘‘(6) require an assurance that such entity will 
prepare and submit the report required under section 
402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regarding 
such homeless individuals and foster care youth.’’. 
SEC. 4027. STAFF DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 402G(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–17(b)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘webinars, online classes,’’ after 
‘‘seminars, workshops,’’; 
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‘‘(B) the student’s parents, or the student, 
received a benefit at some time during the pre-
vious 24-month period under a means-tested 
Federal benefit program; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an independent student with-
out regard to whether the student has dependents 
other than a spouse— 
‘‘(A)(i) the student (and the student’s 
spouse, if any) certifies that the student (and the 
student’s spouse, if any)— 
‘‘(I) is not required to file a Federal 
income tax return; or 
‘‘(II) with respect to Internal Revenue 
Service Form 1040, any of the following 
forms: Schedule A, Schedule B, Schedule C, 
Schedule C–EZ, Schedule D, Schedule E, 
Schedule F, Schedule H, Schedule J, and 
Schedule SE; and 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the adjusted gross income 
of the student and spouse (if appropriate) is less 
than or equal to $37,000; or 
‘‘(B) the student received a benefit at some 
time during the previous 24-month period under 
a means-tested Federal benefit program; or 
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