(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) to maximize transparency in the op-
eration of Federal student financial assistance 
programs; 
‘‘(G) to maximize stakeholder engagement 
in the operation of and accountability for such 
programs;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) acquiring senior managers and 
other personnel with demonstrated man-
agement ability and expertise in consumer 
lending.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) Collecting input from stakeholders on 
the operation of all Federal student assistance 
programs and accountability practices relating 
to such programs, and ensuring that such input 
informs operation of the PBO and is provided 
to the Secretary to inform policy creation re-
lated to Federal student financial assistance 
programs.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Not less 
frequently than once annually, the Sec-
retary’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: : 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—On an annual basis, after 
carrying out the consultation required under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary and the Chief 
Operating Officer shall jointly submit to the au-
thorizing committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) a summary of the consultation; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) a description of any actions 
taken as a result of the consultation..’’. 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Each year,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not less frequently than 
once every three years’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘succeeding 5’’ 
and inserting ‘‘succeeding 3’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(i) PLAN
DEVELOPMENT.—Begin-
ning not later than 12 months before 
issuing each 3-year performance plan 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary and 
the Chief Operating Officer shall consult 
with students, institutions of higher edu-
cation, Congress, lenders, and other inter-
ested parties regarding the development of 
the plan. In carrying out such consulta-
tion, the Secretary shall seek public com-
ment consistent with the requirements of 
subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, 
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United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’). 
‘‘(ii) REVISION.—Not later than 90 
days before implementing any revision to 
the performance plan described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall consult with 
students, institutions of higher education, 
Congress, lenders, and other interested 
parties regarding such revision.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘and target dates 
upon which such action steps will be 
taken and such goals will be achieved’’ 
after ‘‘achieve such goals’’; 
(II) by redesignating clause (v) 
as clause (vi); 
(III) by inserting after clause (iv) 
the following: 
‘‘(v) 
ENSURING
TRANSPARENCY.— 
Maximizing the transparency in the oper-
ations of the PBO, including complying 
with the data reporting requirements 
under section 144.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and inserting 
‘‘3-year’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, including an explanation of the specific 
steps the Secretary and the Chief Oper-
ating Officer will take to address any such 
goals that were not achieved’’ before the 
period; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘, in the aggregate and per individual’’ be-
fore the period; 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘Recommendations’’ and inserting ‘‘Spe-
cific recommendations’’; 
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (F) 
as subparagraph (G); and 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E), the following: 
‘‘(F) A description of the performance 
evaluation system developed under subsection 
(d)(6).’’. 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘establish appro-
priate means to’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘and the PBO;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘and 
the PBO; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) through a nationally-representative 
survey, that at a minimum shall evaluate the 
degree of satisfaction with the delivery system 
and the PBO.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary may reappoint’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (4)(C),’’ 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘specific, meas-
urable’’ after ‘‘set forth’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and metrics 
used to measure progress toward such 
goals’’ before the period; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) TRANSMITTAL
AND
PUBLIC
AVAIL-
ABILITY.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) transmit to the authorizing com-
mittees the final version of, and any subse-
quent revisions to, the agreement entered 
into under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) before the expiration of the pe-
riod of 5 business days beginning after the 
date on which the agreement is trans-
mitted under clause (i), make such agree-
ment publicly available on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Edu-
cation.’’. 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—If the agree-
ment under subparagraph (A) is not made pub-
licly available before the expiration of the period 
described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the Chief 
Operating Officer shall not be eligible for re-
appointment under paragraph (2).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION
SYSTEM.— 
The Secretary shall develop a system to evaluate the 
performance of the Chief Operating Officer and any 
senior managers appointed by such Officer under 
subsection (e). Such system shall— 
‘‘(A) take into account the extent to which 
each individual attains the specific, measurable 
organizational and individual goals set forth in 
the performance agreement described in para-
graph (4)(A) and subsection (e)(2) (as the case 
may be); and 
‘‘(B) evaluate each individual using a rat-
ing system that accounts for the full spectrum 
of performance levels, from the failure of an in-
dividual to meet the goals described in clause 
(i) to an individual’s success in meeting or ex-
ceeding such goals.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘organi-
zation and individual goals’’ and inserting ‘‘spe-
cific, measurable organization and individual 
goals and the metrics used to measure progress 
toward such goals’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(B) BONUS.—In addition, a senior man-
ager may receive a bonus in the following 
amounts: 
‘‘(i) For a period covered by a per-
formance agreement entered into under 
paragraph (2) before the date of the enact-
ment of the PROSPER Act, an amount 
such that the manager’s total annual com-
pensation does not exceed 125 percent of 
the maximum rate of basic pay for the 
Senior Executive Service, including any ap-
plicable locality-based comparability pay-
ment, based upon the Chief Operating Of-
ficer’s evaluation of the manager’s per-
formance in relation to the goals set forth 
in the performance agreement. 
‘‘(ii) For a period covered by a per-
formance agreement entered into under 
paragraph (2) on or after the date of the 
enactment of the PROSPER Act, an 
amount such that the manager’s total an-
nual compensation does not exceed 120 
percent of the maximum rate of basic pay 
for the Senior Executive Service, including 
any applicable locality-based comparability 
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payment, based upon the Chief Operating 
Officer’s evaluation of the manager’s per-
formance in relation to the goals set forth 
in the performance agreement.’’. 
(6) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j); and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
PURPOSE.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of the PROSPER Act, the Secretary shall establish 
an Advisory Board (referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘Board’) for the PBO. The purpose of such 
Board shall be to conduct oversight over the PBO 
and the Chief Operating Officer and senior man-
agers described under subsection (e) to ensure that 
the PBO is meeting the purposes described in this 
section and the goals in the performance plan de-
scribed under such section. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) BOARD MEMBERS.—The Board shall 
consist of 7 members, one of whom shall be the 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(B) CHAIRMAN.—A Chairman of the 
Board shall be elected by the Board from 
among its members for a 2-year term. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARY AS AN EX OFFICIO MEM-
BER.—The Secretary, ex officio— 
‘‘(i) shall— 
‘‘(I) serve as a member of the 
Board; 
‘‘(II) be a voting member of the 
Board; and 
‘‘(III) be eligible to be elected by 
the Board to serve as chairman or 
vice chairman of the Board; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be subject to the terms 
or compensation requirements described in 
this paragraph that are applicable to the 
other members of the Board. 
‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL
BOARD
MEMBERS.— 
Each member of the Board (excluding the Sec-
retary) shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) TERMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each Board mem-
ber, except for the Secretary and the 
Board members described in clause (ii)(II), 
shall serve 5-year terms. 
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‘‘(ii) INITIAL MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(I) FIRST
MEMBERS.—The 
first 3 members confirmed to serve on 
the Board after the date of enactment 
of the PROSPER Act shall serve for 
5-year terms. 
‘‘(II) 
OTHER
MEMBERS.—The 
fourth, fifth, and sixth members con-
firmed to serve on the Board after 
such date of enactment shall serve for 
3-year terms. 
‘‘(iii) 
REAPPOINTMENT.—The 
Sec-
retary may reappoint a Board member for 
one additional 5-year term. 
‘‘(iv) VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 30 days after a vacancy of the 
Board occurs, the Secretary shall pub-
lish a Federal Register notice solic-
iting nominations for the position. 
‘‘(II) FILLING
VACANCY.—Not 
later than 90 days after such vacancy 
occurs, such vacancy shall be filled in 
the same manner as the original ap-
pointment was made, except that— 
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‘‘(aa) the appointment shall 
be for the remainder of the 
uncompleted term; and 
‘‘(bb) such member may be 
reappointed under clause (iii). 
‘‘(F) MEMBERSHIP
QUALIFICATIONS
AND 
PROHIBITIONS.— 
‘‘(i) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members 
of the board, other than the Secretary, 
shall be appointed without regard to polit-
ical affiliation and solely on the basis of 
their professional experience and expertise 
in— 
‘‘(I) the management of large 
and financially significant organiza-
tions, including banks and commercial 
lending companies; or 
‘‘(II) Federal student financial 
assistance programs. 
‘‘(ii) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG 
BOARD
MEMBERS.—Before 
appointing 
members of the Board, the Secretary shall 
establish rules and procedures to address 
any potential conflict of interest between a 
member of the Board and responsibilities 
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of the Board, including prohibiting mem-
bership for individuals with a pecuniary in-
terest in the activities of the PBO. 
‘‘(G) NO
COMPENSATION.—Board mem-
bers shall serve without pay. 
‘‘(H) EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS.— 
Each member of the Board shall receive travel 
expenses and other permissible expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with applicable provisions under title 
5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) BOARD
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Board 
shall have the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(A) Conducting general oversight over the 
functioning and operation of the PBO, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) ensuring that the reporting and 
planning requirements of this section are 
fulfilled by the PBO; and 
‘‘(ii) ensuring that the Chief Oper-
ating Officer acquires senior managers 
with demonstrated management ability and 
expertise in consumer lending (as described 
in subsection (b)(1)(C)(iii)). 
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‘‘(B) Approving the appointment or re-
appointment of a Chief Operating Officer, ex-
cept that the board shall have no authority to 
approve or disapprove the reappointment of the 
Chief Operating Officer who holds such position 
on the date of enactment of the PROSPER 
Act. 
‘‘(C) Making recommendations with re-
spect to the suitability of any bonuses proposed 
to be provided to the Chief Operating Officer or 
senior managers described under subsections 
(d) and (e), to ensure that a bonus is not 
awarded to the Officer or a senior manager in 
a case in which such Officer or manager has 
failed to meet goals set for them under the rel-
evant performance plan under subsections 
(d)(4) and (e)(2), respectively. 
‘‘(D) Approving any performance plan es-
tablished for the PBO. 
‘‘(4) BOARD OPERATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet 
at least twice per year and at such other times 
as the chairperson determines appropriate. 
‘‘(B) POWERS OF CHAIRPERSON.—Except 
as otherwise provided by a majority vote of the 
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Board, the powers of the chairperson shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) establishing committees; 
‘‘(ii) setting meeting places and times; 
‘‘(iii) establishing meeting agendas; 
and 
‘‘(iv) developing rules for the conduct 
of business. 
‘‘(C) QUORUM.—Four members of the 
Board shall constitute a quorum. A majority of 
members present and voting shall be required 
for the Board to take action. 
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act shall not apply with re-
spect to the Board, other than sections 10, 11 
and 12 of such Act. 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than once annually, the Board shall submit to 
the authorizing committees a report on the re-
sults of the work conducted by the PBO. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTENTS.—Each 
report 
under 
clause (i) shall include— 
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‘‘(i) a description of the oversight 
work of the Board and the results of such 
work; 
‘‘(ii) a description of statutory re-
quirements of this section and section 144 
where the PBO is not in compliance; 
‘‘(iii) recommendations on the ap-
pointment or reappointment of a Chief Op-
erating Officer; 
‘‘(iv) 
recommendations 
regarding 
bonus payments for the Chief Operating 
Officer and senior managers; and 
‘‘(v) recommendations for the author-
izing Committees and the Appropriations 
Committees on— 
‘‘(I) any statutory changes need-
ed that would enhance the ability of 
the PBO to meet the purposes of this 
section; and 
‘‘(II) any recommendations for 
the Secretary or the Chief Operating 
Officer that will improve the oper-
ations of the PBO. 
‘‘(vi) ISSUANCE
AND
PUBLIC
RE-
LEASE.—Each report under clause (i) shall 
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be posted on the publicly accessible website 
of the Department of Education. 
‘‘(vii) PBO RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the submission of 
each report under clause (i), the Chief Op-
erating Officer shall respond to each rec-
ommendation individually, which shall in-
clude a description of such actions that the 
Officer is undertaking to address such rec-
ommendation. 
‘‘(C) STAFF.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may appoint to the Board not more than 
7 employees to assist in carrying out the 
duties of the Board under this section. 
‘‘(ii) TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES.—Such 
appointments may include, for terms not 
to exceed 3 years and without regard to 
the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, not more than 3 technical 
employees who may be paid without regard 
to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title re-
lating to classification and General Sched-
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ule pay rates, but no individual so ap-
pointed shall be paid in excess of the rate 
authorized for GS–18 of the General 
Schedule. 
‘‘(iii) 
DETAILEES.—The 
Secretary 
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of 
the personnel of the Department for the 
purposes described in clause (i). Such em-
ployees shall serve without additional pay, 
allowances, or benefits. 
‘‘(iv) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con-
strued to provide for an increase in the 
total number of permanent full-time equiv-
alent positions in the Department or any 
other department or agency of the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(6) BRIEFING ON ACTIVITIES OF THE OVER-
SIGHT BOARD.—The Secretary shall, upon request, 
provide a briefing to the authorizing committees on 
the steps the Board has taken to carry out its re-
sponsibilities under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 132. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TRANSPARENCY. 
Part D of title I (20 U.S.C. 1018 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 144. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TRANSPARENCY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To improve the transparency of 
the student aid delivery system, the Secretary and the 
Chief Operating Officer shall collect and publish informa-
tion on the performance of student loan programs under 
title IV in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary and the 
Chief Operating Officer shall publish on a publicly 
accessible website of the Department of Education 
the following aggregate statistics with respect to the 
performance of student loans under title IV: 
‘‘(A) The number of borrowers who paid 
off the total outstanding balance of principal 
and interest on their loans before the end of the 
10-year or consolidated loan repayment sched-
ule. 
‘‘(B) The number of loans under each type 
of deferment and forbearance. 
‘‘(C) The average length of time a loan 
stays in default. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of loans in default 
among borrowers who completed the program of 
study for which the loans were made. 
‘‘(E) The number of borrowers enrolled in 
an income-based repayment plan who make 
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monthly payments of $0 and the average stu-
dent loan debt of such borrowers. 
‘‘(F) The number of students whose loan 
balances are growing because such students are 
not paying the full amount of interest accruing 
on the loans. 
‘‘(G) The number of borrowers entering in-
come-based repayment plans to get out of de-
fault. 
‘‘(H) The number of borrowers in income- 
based repayment plans who have outstanding 
student loans from graduate school, and the av-
erage balance of such loans. 
‘‘(I) With respect to the public service loan 
forgiveness program under section 455(m)— 
‘‘(i) the number of applications sub-
mitted and processed; 
‘‘(ii) the number of borrowers granted 
loan forgiveness; 
‘‘(iii) the amount of loan debt for-
given; and 
‘‘(iv) the number of borrowers granted 
loan forgiveness, and the amount of the 
loan debt forgiven, disaggregated by each 
category of employer that employs individ-
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uals in public service jobs (as defined in 
section 455(m)(3)(B), including— 
‘‘(I) the Federal Government, or 
a State or local government; 
‘‘(II) an organization that is de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(III) a non-profit organization 
not described in subclause (II). 
‘‘(J) Any other aggregate statistics the 
Secretary and the Chief Operating Officer de-
termine to be necessary to adequately inform 
the public of the performance of the student 
loan programs under title IV. 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The statistics de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph 
(1)(I) shall be disaggregated— 
‘‘(A) by the number or amount for most 
recent quarter; 
‘‘(B) by the total number or amount as of 
the date of publication; 
‘‘(C) by repayment plan; 
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‘‘(D) by borrowers seeking loan forgiveness 
for loans made for an undergraduate course of 
study; and 
‘‘(E) by borrowers seeking loan forgiveness 
for loans made for a graduate course of study. 
‘‘(3) QUARTERLY
UPDATES.—The statistics 
published under paragraph (1) shall be updated not 
less frequently than once each fiscal quarter. 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary and the 
Chief Operating Officer shall collect information on 
the performance of student loans under title IV over 
time, including— 
‘‘(A) measurement of the cash flow gen-
erated by such loans as determined by assessing 
monthly payments on the loans over time; 
‘‘(B) the income level and employment sta-
tus of borrowers during repayment; 
‘‘(C) the loan repayment history of bor-
rowers prior to default; 
‘‘(D) the progress of borrowers in making 
monthly payments on loans after defaulting on 
the loans; and 
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‘‘(E) such other information as the Sec-
retary and the Chief Operating Officer deter-
mine to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The information col-
lected under paragraph (1) shall be made avail-
able biannually to organizations and researchers 
that— 
‘‘(i) submit to the Secretary and the 
Chief Operating officer a request for such 
information; and 
‘‘(ii) enter into an agreement with the 
National Center for Education Statistics 
under which the organization or researcher 
(as the case may be) agrees to use the in-
formation in accordance with the privacy 
laws described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—The privacy 
laws described in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Section 183 of the Education 
Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9573). 
‘‘(ii) The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 
U.S.C. 552a). 
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‘‘(iii) Section 444 of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (commonly known as 
the ‘Family Educational Rights and Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(iv) Subtitle A of title V of the E– 
Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
note). 
‘‘(C) FORMAT.—The information described 
in subparagraph (A) shall be made available in 
the format of a data file that contains an statis-
tically accurate, representative sample of all 
borrowers of loans under title IV. 
‘‘(d) DATA SHARING.—The Secretary and the Chief 
Operating Officer may enter into cooperative data sharing 
agreements with other Federal or State agencies to ensure 
the accuracy of information collected and published under 
this section. 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY.—The Secretary and the Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall ensure that any information collected, 
published, or otherwise made available under this section 
does not reveal personally identifiable information.’’. 
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PART E—LENDER AND INSTITUTION REQUIRE-
MENTS RELATING TO EDUCATION LOANS 
SEC. 141. MODIFICATION OF PREFERRED LENDER AR-
RANGEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 1019 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 151 (20 U.S.C. 1019(2))— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
102’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101 or 102’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (D); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B), the following: 
‘‘(C) any loan made under part E of title 
IV after the date of enactment of the PROS-
PER Act; or’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (ii); 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii), the 
following: 
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‘‘(iii) in the case of a loan issued or 
provided to a student under part E of title 
IV on or after the date of enactment of the 
PROSPER Act;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8)(B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
clause (i); 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i), the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) arrangements or agreements with 
respect to loans under part E of title IV; 
or’’; 
(2) in section 152 (20 U.S.C. 1019)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by amending 
clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) make available to the prospective 
borrower on a website or with informa-
tional material, the information the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem requires the lender to provide to the 
covered 
institution 
under 
section 
128(e)(11) of the Truth in Lending Act 
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(15 U.S.C. 1638(e)(11)) for such loan;’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) 
SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a covered institu-
tion, or an institution-affiliated organization of 
such covered institution, shall not be required 
to provide any information regarding private 
education loans to prospective borrowers except 
for the information described in subparagraph 
(B).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘part B or D’’ and inserting ‘‘part B, D, or 
E’’; 
(3) in section 153 (20 U.S.C. 1019b)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(I) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(III) by striking clause (iii); and 
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by amending 
subparagraph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) update such model disclosure form 
not later than 180 after the date of enactment 
of the PROSPER Act, and periodically there-
after, as necessary.’’; and 
(B) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF COVERED INSTITUTIONS AND INSTI-
TUTION-AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CODE OF CONDUCT.—Each covered insti-
tution, and each institution-affiliated organization of 
such covered institution, that has a preferred lender 
arrangement, shall comply with the code of conduct 
requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
section 487(a)(22). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
CODE
OF
CONDUCT.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), an institution-affili-
ated organization of a covered institution shall— 
‘‘(A) comply with the code of conduct de-
veloped and published by such covered institu-
tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec-
tion 487(a)(22); 
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‘‘(B) if such institution-affiliated organiza-
tion has a website, publish such code of conduct 
prominently on the website; and 
‘‘(C) administer and enforce such code of 
conduct by, at a minimum, requiring that all of 
such organization’s agents with responsibilities 
with respect to education loans be annually in-
formed of the provisions of such code of con-
duct.’’; and 
(4) in section 154 (20 U.S.C. 1019c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
before the period the following: ‘‘OR THE FED-
ERAL ONE LOAN PROGRAM’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘William D. Ford Direct 
Loan Program’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘William D. Ford Direct Loan Program 
or the Federal ONE Loan Program’’ 
(C) by striking ‘‘part D’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘part D or E’’; and 
(D) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the development’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the first update’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 153(a)(2)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 153(a)(2)(C)’’; and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘Federal Direct Staf-
ford Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford 
Loans, 
and 
Federal 
Direct 
PLUS’’ and inserting ‘‘undergraduate, 
graduate, and parent’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Education shall 
not impose, administer, or enforce any requirements on 
a covered institution or an institution-affiliated organiza-
tion of a covered institution relating to preferred lender 
lists or arrangements unless explicitly authorized by sec-
tions 152(a)(1)(B), 153(c), or 487(h)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1019a(a)(1)(B), 
1019b(c), or 1094(h), respectively) as amended by this 
Act. 
PART F—ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT 
SEC. 151. ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
Title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART F—ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT 
‘‘SEC. 161. APPLICATION. 
‘‘The requirements of this part shall apply to any in-
stitution of higher education receiving Federal financial 
assistance under this Act, including financial assistance 
provided to students under title IV, other than— 
‘‘(1) an institution outside the United States; or 
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‘‘(2) an institution that provides instruction pri-
marily through online courses. 
‘‘SEC. 162. CAMPUS CLIMATE SURVEYS. 
‘‘(a) SURVEYS TO MEASURE CAMPUS ATTITUDES 
AND CLIMATE REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MIS-
CONDUCT ON CAMPUS.—Each institution of higher edu-
cation that is subject to this part shall conduct surveys 
of its students to measure campus attitudes towards sex-
ual assault and the general climate of the campus regard-
ing the institution’s treatment of sexual assault on cam-
pus, and shall use the results of the survey to improve 
the institution’s ability to prevent and respond appro-
priately to incidents of sexual assault. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The institution’s survey under this 
section shall consist of such questions as the institution 
considers appropriate, which may (at the option of the in-
stitution) include any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Questions on the incidence and prevalence 
of sexual assault experienced by students. 
‘‘(2) Questions on whether students who experi-
ence sexual assault report such incidents to campus 
officials or law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(3) Questions on whether the alleged perpetra-
tors are students of the institution. 
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‘‘(4) Questions to test the students’ knowledge 
and understanding of institutional policies regarding 
sexual assault and available campus support services 
for victims of sexual assault. 
‘‘(5) Questions to test the students’ knowledge, 
understanding, and retention of campus sexual as-
sault prevention and awareness programming. 
‘‘(6) Questions related to dating violence, do-
mestic violence, and stalking. 
‘‘(c) OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRA-
TION OF SURVEYS.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
RE-
SPONSES.—The institution shall ensure that all re-
sponses to surveys under this section are kept con-
fidential and do not require the respondents to pro-
vide personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(2) ENCOURAGING USE OF BEST PRACTICES 
AND APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE.—The institution is 
encouraged to administer the surveys under this sec-
tion in accordance with best practices derived from 
peer-reviewed research, and to use language that is 
sensitive to potential respondents who may have 
been victims of sexual assault. 
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‘‘(3) ENCOURAGING RESPONSES.—The institu-
tion shall make a good faith effort to encourage stu-
dents to respond to the surveys. 
‘‘(d) ROLE OF SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT
OF
SAMPLE
SURVEYS.— 
The Secretary, in consultation with relevant stake-
holders, shall develop sample surveys that an institu-
tion may elect to use under this section, and shall 
post such surveys on a publicly accessible website of 
the Department of Education. The Secretary shall 
develop sample surveys that are suitable for the var-
ious populations who will participate in the surveys. 
‘‘(2) LIMIT ON OTHER ACTIVITIES.—In carrying 
out this section, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may not regulate or otherwise impose 
conditions on the contents of an institution’s 
surveys under this section, except as may be 
necessary to ensure that the institution meets 
the confidentiality requirements of subsection 
(c)(1); and 
‘‘(B) may not use the results of the sur-
veys to make comparisons between institutions 
of higher education. 
‘‘(e) FREQUENCY.—An institution of higher edu-
cation that is subject to this part shall conduct a survey 
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under this section not less frequently than once every 3 
academic years. 
‘‘SEC. 163. SURVIVORS’ COUNSELORS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE COUN-
SELOR AVAILABLE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each institution of higher 
education that is subject to this part shall retain the 
services of qualified sexual assault survivors’ coun-
selors to counsel and support students who are vic-
tims of sexual assault. 
‘‘(2) USE OF CONTRACTORS PERMITTED.—At 
the option of the institution, the institution may re-
tain the services of counselors who are employees of 
the institution or may enter into agreements with 
other institutions of higher education, victim advo-
cacy organizations, or other appropriate sources to 
provide counselors for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(3) NUMBER.—The institution shall retain 
such number of counselors under this section as the 
institution considers appropriate based on a reason-
able determination of the anticipated demand for 
such counselors’ services, so long as the institution 
retains the services of at least one such counselor at 
all times. 
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‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—A counselor is qualified for 
purposes of this section if the counselor has completed 
education specifically designed to enable the counselor to 
provide support to victims of sexual assault, and is famil-
iar with relevant laws on sexual assault as well as the in-
stitution’s own policies regarding sexual assault. 
‘‘(c) INFORMING VICTIMS OF AVAILABLE OPTIONS 
AND SERVICES.—In providing services pursuant to this 
section, a counselor shall— 
‘‘(1) inform the victim of sexual assault of op-
tions available to victims, including the procedures 
the victim may follow to report the assault to the in-
stitution or to a law enforcement agency; and 
‘‘(2) inform the victim of interim measures that 
may be taken pending the resolution of institutional 
disciplinary proceedings or the conclusion of criminal 
justice proceedings. 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(1) MAINTAINING
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
IN-
FORMATION.—In providing services pursuant to this 
section, a counselor shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain confidentiality with respect 
to any information provided by a victim of sex-
ual assault to the greatest extent permitted 
under applicable law; and 
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‘‘(B) notify the victim of any cir-
cumstances under which the counselor is re-
quired to report information to others (includ-
ing a law enforcement agency) notwithstanding 
the general requirement to maintain confiden-
tiality under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) MAINTAINING PRIVACY OF RECORDS.—A 
counselor providing services pursuant to this section 
shall be considered a recognized professional for pur-
poses of section 444(a)(4)(B)(iv) of the General 
Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the 
‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(4)(B)(iv)). 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NO
REPORTING
OF
INCIDENTS
UNDER 
CLERY
ACT
OR
OTHER
AUTHORITY.—A counselor 
providing services pursuant to this section is not re-
quired to report incidents of sexual assault that are 
reported to the counselor for inclusion in any report 
on campus crime statistics, and shall not be consid-
ered part of a campus police or security department 
for purposes of section 485(f). 
‘‘(2) NO
COVERAGE
OF
COUNSELORS
AS
RE-
SPONSIBLE EMPLOYEES UNDER TITLE IX.—A coun-
selor providing services pursuant to this section on 
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behalf of an institution of higher education shall not 
be considered a responsible employee of the institu-
tion for purposes of title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) or 
the regulations promulgated pursuant to such title. 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATIONS TO STUDENTS.—Each institu-
tion of higher education that is subject to this part shall 
make a good faith effort to notify its students of the avail-
ability of the services of counselors pursuant to this sec-
tion through the statement of policy described in section 
485(f)(8)(B)(vi) and any other methods as the institution 
considers appropriate, including disseminating informa-
tion through the institution’s website, posting notices 
throughout the campus, and including information as part 
of programs to educate students on sexual assault preven-
tion and awareness. 
‘‘SEC. 164. FORM TO DISTRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL 
ASSAULT. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE 
FORM.—Each institution of higher education that is sub-
ject to this part shall develop a one-page form containing 
information to provide guidance and assistance to students 
who may be victims of sexual assault, and shall make the 
form widely available to students. 
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS
OF FORM.—The form developed 
under this section shall contain such information as the 
institution considers appropriate, and may include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Information about the services of coun-
selors which are available pursuant to section 163, 
including a statement that the counselor will provide 
the maximum degree of confidentiality permitted 
under law, and a brief description of the cir-
cumstances under which the counselor may be re-
quired to report information notwithstanding the vic-
tim’s desire to keep the information confidential. 
‘‘(2) Information about other appropriate cam-
pus resources and resources in the local community, 
including contact information. 
‘‘(3) Information about where to obtain medical 
treatment, and information about transportation 
services to such medical treatment facilities, if avail-
able. 
‘‘(4) Information about the importance of pre-
serving evidence after a sexual assault. 
‘‘(5) Information about how to file a report 
with local law enforcement agencies. 
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‘‘(6) Information about the victim’s right to re-
quest accommodations, and examples of accommoda-
tions that may be provided. 
‘‘(7) Information about the victim’s right to re-
quest that the institution begin an investigation of 
an allegation of sexual assault and initiate an insti-
tutional disciplinary proceeding if the alleged perpe-
trator of the assault is another student or a member 
of the faculty or staff of the institution. 
‘‘(8) A statement that an institutional discipli-
nary proceeding is not a substitute for a criminal 
justice proceeding. 
‘‘(9) Information about how to report a sexual 
assault to the institution, including the designated 
official or office responsible for receiving these re-
ports. 
‘‘(c) DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL FORMS.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall de-
velop model forms that an institution may use to meet 
the requirements of this section, and shall include in such 
model forms language which may accommodate a variety 
of State and local laws and institutional policies. Nothing 
in this subsection may be construed to require an institu-
tion to use any of the model forms developed under this 
subsection. 
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‘‘SEC. 165. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE.— 
‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—Because sexual assault is a 
serious crime, coordination and cooperation between 
institutions of higher education and law enforcement 
agencies are critical in ensuring that reports of sex-
ual assaults on campus are handled in an appro-
priate and effective manner. A memorandum of un-
derstanding entered into between an institution and 
the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdic-
tion for responding to reports of sexual assault on 
the institution’s campus is a useful tool to promote 
this coordination and cooperation. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this sec-
tion to encourage each institution of higher edu-
cation that is subject to this part to enter into a 
memorandum of understanding with the law enforce-
ment agency with primary jurisdiction for respond-
ing to reports of sexual assault on the institution’s 
campus so that reports of sexual assault on the in-
stitution’s campus may be handled in an appropriate 
and effective manner. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF MEMORANDUM.—An institution 
of higher education and a law enforcement agency enter-
ing into a memorandum of understanding described in this 
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section are encouraged to include in the memorandum pro-
visions addressing the following: 
‘‘(1) An outline of the protocols and a delinea-
tion of responsibilities for responding to a report of 
sexual assault occurring on campus. 
‘‘(2) A clarification of each party’s responsibil-
ities under existing Federal, State, and local law or 
policies. 
‘‘(3) The need for the law enforcement agency 
to know about institutional policies and resources so 
that the agency can direct student-victims of sexual 
assault to such resources. 
‘‘(4) The need for the institution to know about 
resources available within the criminal justice system 
to assist survivors, including the presence of special 
prosecutor or police units specifically designated to 
handle sexual assault cases. 
‘‘(5) If the institution has a campus police or 
security department with law enforcement authority, 
the need to clarify the relationship and delineate the 
responsibilities between such department and the 
law enforcement agency with respect to handling in-
cidents of sexual assaults occurring on campus. 
‘‘(c) ROLE OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, shall develop best 
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practices for memoranda of understanding described in 
this section, and shall disseminate such best practices on 
a publicly accessible website of the Department of Edu-
cation. 
‘‘SEC. 166. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘sexual assault’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 485(f)(6)(A)(v). 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘dating violence’, ‘domestic vio-
lence’, and ‘stalking’, have the meaning given such 
terms in section 485(f)(6)(A)(i).’’. 
TITLE 
II—EXPANDING 
ACCESS 
TO IN-DEMAND APPRENTICE-
SHIPS 
SEC. 201. REPEAL. 
(a) REPEAL.—Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
(b) PART A TRANSITION.—Part A of title II (20 
U.S.C. 1022 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, may be carried out 
using funds that have been appropriated for such part 
until June 30, 2018. 
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SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR ACCESS TO HIGH-DEMAND CA-
REERS. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after title I the following: 
‘‘TITLE II—EXPANDING ACCESS 
TO IN-DEMAND APPRENTICE-
SHIPS 
‘‘SEC. 201. APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to ex-
pand student access to, and participation in, new industry- 
led earn-and-learn programs leading to high-wage, high- 
skill, and high-demand careers. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPRENTICESHIP GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts author-
ized under subsection (j), the Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partner-
ships for the purpose described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section for a period of— 
‘‘(A) not less than 1 year; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—A grant awarded under 
this section may not be in an amount greater 
than $1,500,000. 
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‘‘(B) NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—An eligible 
partnership or member of such partnership may 
not be awarded more than one grant under this 
section. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION COSTS.—An eligible 
partnership awarded a grant under this section 
may not use more than 5 percent of the grant 
funds to pay administrative costs associated 
with activities funded by the grant. 
‘‘(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible partnership shall, through cash or 
in-kind contributions, provide matching funds from non- 
Federal sources in an amount equal to or greater than 
50 percent of the amount of such grant. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible partnership shall submit to 
the Secretary at such a time as the Secretary may 
require, an application that— 
‘‘(A) identifies and designates the business 
or institution of higher education responsible 
for the administration and supervision of the 
earn-and-learn program for which such grant 
funds would be used; 
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‘‘(B) identifies the businesses and institu-
tions of higher education that comprise the eli-
gible partnership; 
‘‘(C) identifies the source and amount of 
the matching funds required under subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(D) identifies the number of students who 
will participate and complete the relevant earn- 
and-learn program within 1 year of the expira-
tion of the grant; 
‘‘(E) identifies the amount of time, not to 
exceed 2 years, required for students to com-
plete the program; 
‘‘(F) identifies the relevant recognized 
postsecondary credential to be awarded to stu-
dents who complete the program; 
‘‘(G) identifies the anticipated earnings of 
students— 
‘‘(i) 1 year after program completion; 
and 
‘‘(ii) 3 years after program comple-
tion; 
‘‘(H) describes the specific project for 
which the application is submitted, including a 
summary of the relevant classroom and paid 
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structured on-the-job training students will re-
ceive; 
‘‘(I) describes how the eligible partnership 
will finance the program after the end of the 
grant period; 
‘‘(J) describes how the eligible partnership 
will support the collection of information and 
data for purposes of the program evaluation re-
quired under subsection (h); and 
‘‘(K) describes the alignment of the pro-
gram with State identified in-demand industry 
sectors. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW
PANEL.—Applications sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall be read by a 
panel of readers composed of individuals se-
lected by the Secretary. The Secretary shall as-
sure that an individual assigned under this 
paragraph does not have a conflict of interest 
with respect to the applications reviewed by 
such individual. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION OF REVIEW PANEL.— 
The panel of reviewers selected by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A) shall be comprised as 
follows: 
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‘‘(i) A majority of the panel shall be 
individuals who are representative of busi-
nesses, which may include owners, execu-
tives with optimum hiring authority, or in-
dividuals representing business organiza-
tions or business trade associations. 
‘‘(ii) The remainder of the panel shall 
be equally divided between individuals who 
are— 
‘‘(I) representatives of institu-
tions of higher education that offer 
programs of two years or less; and 
‘‘(II) representatives of State 
workforce development boards estab-
lished under section 101 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3111). 
‘‘(C) REVIEW
OF
APPLICATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall instruct the review panel se-
lected by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A) 
to evaluate applications using only the criteria 
specified in paragraph (1) and make rec-
ommendations with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the quality of the applications; 
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‘‘(ii) whether a grant should be 
awarded for a project under this title; and 
‘‘(iii) the amount and duration of 
such grant. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 
30 of each year, the Secretary shall notify each 
eligible partnership submitting an application 
under this section of— 
‘‘(i) the scores given the applicant by 
the panel pursuant to this section; 
‘‘(ii) the recommendations of the 
panel with respect to such application; and 
‘‘(iii) the reasons for the decision of 
the Secretary in awarding or refusing to 
award a grant under this section; and 
‘‘(iv) modifications, if any, in the rec-
ommendations of the panel made to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(e) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section on the following basis— 
‘‘(1) the number of participants to be served by 
the grant; 
‘‘(2) the anticipated income of program partici-
pants in relation to the regional median income; 
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‘‘(3) the alignment of the program with State- 
identified in-demand industry sectors; and 
‘‘(4) the recommendations of the readers under 
subsection (d)(2)(C). 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds provided under 
this section may be used for— 
‘‘(1) the purchase of appropriate equipment, 
technology, or instructional material, aligned with 
business and industry needs, including machinery, 
testing equipment, hardware and software; 
‘‘(2) student books, supplies, and equipment re-
quired for enrollment; 
‘‘(3) the reimbursement of up to 50 percent of 
the wages of a student participating in an earn-and- 
learn program receiving a grant under this section; 
‘‘(4) the development of industry-specific pro-
graming; 
‘‘(5) supporting the transition of industry-based 
professionals from an industry setting to an aca-
demic setting; 
‘‘(6) industry-recognized certification exams or 
other assessments leading to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential associated with the earn-and-learn 
program; and 
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‘‘(7) any fees associated with the certifications 
or assessments described in paragraph (6). 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance to eligible partnerships award-
ed under this section throughout the grant period for pur-
poses of grant management. 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made 
available under subsection (j), the Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Institute for Education 
Sciences, shall provide for the independent evalua-
tion of the grant program established under this sec-
tion that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
the grant program in expanding earn-and-learn 
program opportunities offered by employers in 
conjunction with institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(B) The number of students who partici-
pated in programs assisted under this section. 
‘‘(C) The percentage of students partici-
pating in programs assisted under this section 
who successfully completed the program in the 
time described in subsection (d)(1)(E). 
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‘‘(D) The median earnings of program par-
ticipants— 
‘‘(i) 1 year after exiting the program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) 3 years after exiting the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(E) The percentage of students partici-
pating in programs assisted under this section 
who successfully receive a recognized postsec-
ondary credential. 
‘‘(F) The number of students served by 
programs receiving funding under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(i) 2 years after the end of the grant 
period; 
‘‘(ii) 4 years after the end of the 
grant period. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the evaluation required by this sub-
section shall not be subject to any review outside the 
Institute for Education Sciences before such reports 
are submitted to Congress and the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—The evaluation required 
by this subsection shall be made publicly available on 
the website of the Department. 
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‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) EARN-AND-LEARN
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘earn-and-learn program’ means an education pro-
gram, including an apprenticeship program, that 
provides students with structured, sustained, and 
paid on-the-job training and accompanying, for cred-
it, classroom instruction that— 
‘‘(A) is for a period of between 3 months 
and 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) leads to, on completion of the pro-
gram, a recognized postsecondary credential. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi-
ble partnership’ shall mean a consortium that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) one or more businesses; and 
‘‘(B) one or more institutions of higher 
education. 
‘‘(3) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCU-
PATION.—The term ‘in-demand industry sector or 
occupation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(4) ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING.—The term ‘on- 
the-job training’ has the meaning given the term in 
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section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(5) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$183,204,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’. 
TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
SEC. 301. STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS. 
Part A of title III (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the part heading for part A, by inserting 
‘‘MINORITY-SERVING’’ after ‘‘STRENGTHENING’’; 
(2) in section 311— 
(A) by striking subsection (b) and redesig-
nating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
(b) and (c), respectively; 
(B) in subsection (b) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (6) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(6) Tutoring, counseling, advising, and stu-
dent service programs designed to improve academic 
success, including innovative and customized instruc-
tional courses (which may include remedial edu-
cation and English language instruction) designed to 
help retain students and move the students rapidly 
into core courses and through program completion.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘ac-
quisition of equipment for use in strength-
ening funds management’’ and inserting 
‘‘acquisition of technology, services, and 
equipment for use in strengthening funds 
and administrative management’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (12), by striking 
‘‘Creating’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘technologies,’’ and inserting ‘‘Innovative 
learning models and creating or improving 
facilities for Internet or other innovative 
technologies,’’; 
(iv) by redesignating paragraph (13) 
as paragraph (18); and 
(v) by inserting after paragraph (12) 
the following: 
‘‘(13) Establishing community outreach pro-
grams that will encourage elementary school and 
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secondary school students to develop the academic 
skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary edu-
cation. 
‘‘(14) The development, coordination, imple-
mentation, or improvement of career and technical 
education programs as defined in section 135 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355). 
‘‘(15) Alignment and integration of career and 
technical education programs with programs of 
study leading to a bachelor’s degree, graduate de-
gree, or professional degree. 
‘‘(16) Developing or expanding access to dual 
or concurrent enrollment programs and early college 
high school programs. 
‘‘(17) Pay for success initiatives that improve 
time to completion and increase graduation rates.’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SCHOLARSHIP.—An institution that uses 
grant funds provided under this part to establish or 
increase an endowment fund may use the income 
from such endowment fund to provide scholarships 
to students for the purposes of attending such insti-
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tution, 
subject 
to 
the 
limitation 
in 
section 
331(c)(3)(B)(i).’’; 
(3) in section 312— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘trans-
fers which the institution’’ and inserting ‘‘trans-
fers that the institution’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and 
(E), respectively; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘(as defined in sec-
tion 103(20)(A))’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (F) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following: 
‘‘(3) except as provided in section 392(b), an 
institution that has a completion rate of at least 25 
percent that is calculated by counting a student as 
completed if that student— 
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‘‘(A) graduates within 150 percent of the 
normal time for completion; or 
‘‘(B) enrolled into another program at an 
institution for which the previous program pro-
vided substantial preparation within 150 per-
cent of the normal time for completion.’’; 
(4) in section 313— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘for 5 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for a period of 5 years’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Any funds awarded under this 
section that are not expended or used for 
the purposes for which the funds were paid 
within 10 years following the date on 
which the grant was awarded, shall be re-
paid to the Treasury.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (d); 
(5) in section 316— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) the activities described in paragraphs 
(1) through (12) and (14) through (17) of sec-
tion 311(b);’’; 
(II) by striking subparagraphs 
(E) through (J); 
(III) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (K) and (L) as subparagraphs 
(E) and (F), respectively; 
(IV) by striking subparagraph 
(M); 
(V) by redesignating subpara-
graph (N) as subparagraph (G); and 
(VI) in subparagraph (G) (as so 
redesignated), by striking ‘‘(M)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(F)’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT FUND.—A Tribal College or 
University seeking to establish or increase an endow-
ment fund shall abide by the requirements in section 
311(c).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A Tribal College or Uni-
versity desiring to receive assistance under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary 
pursuant to section 391.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘part A of’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking 
‘‘313(d)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘312(b)(3)’’; 
(6) in section 317— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs may include— 
‘‘(A) the activities described in paragraphs 
(1) through (17) of section 311(b); and 
‘‘(B) other activities proposed in the appli-
cation submitted pursuant to subsection (d) 
that— 
‘‘(i) contribute to carrying out the 
purpose of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) are approved by the Secretary as 
part of the review and approval of an ap-
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plication submitted under subsection (d).’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT FUND.—An Alaska Native- 
serving institution and Native Hawaiian-serving in-
stitution seeking to establish or increase an endow-
ment fund shall abide by the requirements in section 
311(c).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and re-
designating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(ii) in paragraph (1) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘pursuant to section 391’’ 
after ‘‘to the Secretary’’; and 
(II) by striking the remaining 
sentences; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘this part or part B.’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘this part, part B, or title V.’’; 
and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (B) 
and redesignating subparagraph (C) 
as subparagraph (B); 
(7) in section 318— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (E), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by 
striking ‘‘part A of’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (F)(iii), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing; 
‘‘(G) is an eligible institution under section 
312(b).’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (7); 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘through (12)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (17) of section 311(b)’’; 
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(II) by striking subparagraph 
(D); and 
(III) by redesignating subpara-
graph (E) as subparagraph (D); and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT
FUND.—A Predominantly 
Black Institution seeking to establish or increase an 
endowment fund shall abide by the requirements in 
section 311(c).’’; 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking all after 
‘‘Secretary’’ the first place such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘pursuant to section 391.’’; 
(D) by striking subsections (g) and (h); 
(E) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub-
section (g); and 
(F) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘part A of’’; 
(8) in section 319— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs may include— 
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‘‘(A) the activities described in paragraphs 
(1) through (17) of section 311(b); and 
‘‘(B) other activities proposed in the appli-
cation submitted pursuant to subsection (d) 
that— 
‘‘(i) contribute to carrying out the 
purpose of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) are approved by the Secretary as 
part of the review and approval of an ap-
plication submitted under subsection (d).’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT FUND.—A Native American- 
serving, nontribal institution seeking to establish or 
increase an endowment fund shall abide by the re-
quirements in section 311(c).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—A Native American-serv-
ing, nontribal institution desiring to receive assist-
ance under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary pursuant to section 391.’’; 
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(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2); and 
(iii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘part A of’’; 
(II) by striking subparagraph 
(B); and 
(III) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs 
(B) and (C), respectively; and 
(9) in section 320— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs may include— 
‘‘(A) the activities described in paragraphs 
(1) through (17) of section 311(b); 
‘‘(B) academic instruction in disciplines in 
which Asian Americans and Native American 
Pacific Islanders are underrepresented; 
‘‘(C) conducting research and data collec-
tion for Asian American and Native American 
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Pacific Islander populations and subpopula-
tions; 
‘‘(D) establishing partnerships with com-
munity-based 
organizations 
serving 
Asian 
Americans and Native American Pacific Island-
ers; and 
‘‘(E) other activities proposed in the appli-
cation submitted pursuant to subsection (d) 
that— 
‘‘(i) contribute to carrying out the 
purpose of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) are approved by the Secretary as 
part of the review and approval of an ap-
plication submitted under subsection (d).’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT FUND.—An Asian American 
and Native American Pacific Islander-serving insti-
tution seeking to establish or increase an endowment 
fund shall abide by the requirements in section 
311(c).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Each Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution 
desiring to receive assistance under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary pursuant to 
section 391.’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(2); and 
(iii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B). 
SEC. 302. STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
Part B of title III (20 U.S.C. 1060 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 323— 
(A) by striking subsection (a) and insert-
ing the following : 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—From amounts 
available under section 399(a)(2) for any fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall make grants (under section 324) to insti-
tutions which have applications approved by the Secretary 
(under section 325) for any of the following uses: 
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‘‘(1) The activities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (17) of section 311(b). 
‘‘(2) Academic instruction in disciplines in 
which Black Americans are underrepresented. 
‘‘(3) Initiatives to improve the educational out-
comes of African-American males. 
‘‘(4) Establishing or enhancing a program of 
teacher education designed to qualify students to 
teach in a public elementary or secondary school in 
the State that shall include, as part of such pro-
gram, preparation for teacher certification. 
‘‘(5) Acquisition of real property in connection 
with the construction, renovation, or addition to or 
improvement of campus facilities. 
‘‘(6) Services necessary for the implementation 
of projects or activities that are described in the 
grant application and that are approved, in advance, 
by the Secretary, except that not more than two per-
cent of the grant amount may be used for this pur-
pose. 
‘‘(7) Other activities proposed in the application 
submitted pursuant to section 325 that— 
‘‘(A) contribute to carrying out the pur-
poses of this part; and 
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‘‘(B) are approved by the Secretary as part 
of the review and acceptance of such applica-
tion.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(b) ENDOWMENT FUND.—An institution seeking to 
establish or increase an endowment shall abide by the re-
quirements in section 311(c).’’; 
(2) in section 325(a), by striking ‘‘(C), (D), and 
(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) through (F)’’; 
(3) in section 326— 
(A) by striking subsection (b) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—The Secretary may award a grant 
to an eligible institution under this part for a period of 
5 years. Any funds awarded under this section that are 
not expended or used for the purposes for which the funds 
were paid within 10 years following the date on which the 
grant was awarded, shall be repaid to the Treasury.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A grant under this 
section may be used for— 
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‘‘(1) the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (12), (14) through (15), and (17) of section 
311(b); 
‘‘(2) scholarships, fellowships, and other finan-
cial assistance for needy graduate and professional 
students to permit the enrollment of the students in 
and completion of the doctoral degree in medicine, 
dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, law, and 
the doctorate degree in the physical or natural 
sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other sci-
entific disciplines in which African Americans are 
underrepresented; 
‘‘(3) acquisition of real property that is adja-
cent to the campus in connection with the construc-
tion, renovation, or addition to or improvement of 
campus facilities; 
‘‘(4) services necessary for the implementation 
of projects or activities that are described in the 
grant application and that are approved, in advance, 
by the Secretary, except that not more than two per-
cent of the grant amount may be used for this pur-
pose; and 
‘‘(5) other activities proposed in the application 
submitted under subsection (d) that— 
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‘‘(A) contribute to carrying out the pur-
poses of this part; and 
‘‘(B) are approved by the Secretary as part 
of the review and acceptance of such applica-
tion.’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (W), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (X), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(Y) University of the Virgin Islands 
School of Medicine.’’; 
(iv) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) 
of subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(X)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(Y)’’; and 
(v) in subsection (g), by striking 
‘‘2008’’ each place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(4) in section 327— 
(A) by striking the designation and head-
ing for subsection (a); and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
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SEC. 303. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVER-
SITY CAPITAL FINANCING. 
Part D of title III (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 343— 
(A) by striking ‘‘escrow account’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘bond insurance 
fund’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘an’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (8), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘an’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; 
(2) in section 345, by striking paragraph (9) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(9) may, directly or by grant or contract, pro-
vide financial counseling and technical assistance to 
eligible institutions to prepare the institutions to 
qualify, apply for, and maintain a capital improve-
ment loan, including a loan under this part; and’’; 
and 
(3) in section 347(c), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Advi-
sory Board shall prepare and submit to the author-
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izing committees a report on the status of the his-
torically Black colleges and universities described in 
paragraph (1)(A) and an overview of all loans in the 
capital financing program, including the most recent 
loans awarded in the fiscal year in which the report 
is submitted. The report shall include administrative 
and legislative recommendations, as needed, for ad-
dressing the issues related to construction financing 
facing historically Black colleges and universities.’’. 
SEC. 304. MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Part E of title III (20 U.S.C. 1067 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 353(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘365(6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘359(6)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘365(7)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘359(7)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘365(8)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘359(8)’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘365(9)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘359(9)’’; 
(2) by striking subpart 2; 
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(3) by redesignating subpart 3 as subpart 2 
and redesignating sections 361 through 365 as sec-
tions 355 through 359, respectively; 
(4) in section 355 (as so redesignated), by 
striking paragraph (5); 
(5) in section 356(a) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘determined under section 361)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘determined under section 355)’’; and 
(6) in section 359(2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘American’’ 
after 
‘‘Black’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Hispanic (including’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Hispanic American (including’’. 
SEC. 305. STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MI-
NORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 371 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(D)(iii), by striking 
‘‘section 311(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 311(b)’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)(9)(F)(ii), by striking ‘‘part 
A of’’. 
SEC. 306. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
Part G of title III (20 U.S.C. 1068 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in section 391(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘institu-
tional management’’ and all that follows 
through the semicolon at the end and inserting 
‘‘institutional management, and use the grant 
to provide for, and lead to, institutional self- 
sustainability and growth (including measurable 
objectives for the institution and the Secretary 
to use in monitoring the effectiveness of activi-
ties under this title);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) 
as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D) (as so redes-
ignated), strike ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(8) set forth a 5-year plan for improving the 
assistance provided by the institution; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) submit such enrollment data as may be 
necessary to demonstrate that the institution is a 
minority-serving institution.’’; 
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(2) in section 392— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, after 
‘‘EXPENDITURES’’ insert ‘‘; COMPLETION 
RATES’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), insert ‘‘or 
312(b)(3)’’ after ‘‘312(b)(1)(B)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(aa) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘or 
312(b)(3)’’ after ‘‘312(b)(1)(B)’’; 
and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘Amer-
ican’’ after ‘‘Hispanic’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘or section 312(b)(3)’’ after 
‘‘312(b)(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(c) WAIVER AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO INSTI-
TUTIONS LOCATED IN AN AREA AFFECTED BY A MAJOR 
DISASTER.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, unless enacted with spe-
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cific reference to this section, in the case of a major 
disaster, the Secretary may waive for affected insti-
tutions— 
‘‘(A) the eligibility data requirements set 
forth in section 391(d) and section 521(e); 
‘‘(B) the allotment requirements under sec-
tion 324; and 
‘‘(C) the use of the funding formula devel-
oped pursuant to section 326(f)(3); 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AFFECTED INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘affected institution’ means an institution of 
higher education that— 
‘‘(i) is— 
‘‘(I) a part A institution (which 
term shall have the meaning given the 
term ‘eligible institution’ under sec-
tion 312(b) or section 502(a)(6)); or 
‘‘(II) a part B institution, as 
such term is defined in section 
322(2), or as identified in section 
326(e); 
‘‘(ii) is located in an area affected by 
a major disaster; and 
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‘‘(iii) is able to demonstrate that, as a 
result of the impact of a major disaster, 
the institution— 
‘‘(I) incurred physical damage; 
‘‘(II) 
has 
pursued 
collateral 
source compensation from insurance, 
the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Small Business Ad-
ministration, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(III) was not able to fully re-
open in existing facilities or to fully 
reopen to the pre-disaster enrollment 
levels. 
‘‘(B) MAJOR DISASTER.—The term ‘major 
disaster’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(2)).’’; and 
(3) in section 399, by striking subsection (a) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PART A.—(A) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 316, $27,599,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024. 
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‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 317, $13,802,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2019 through 2024. 
‘‘(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 318, $9,942,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2024. 
‘‘(D) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 319, $3,348,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2024. 
‘‘(E) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 320, $3,348,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2024. 
‘‘(2) PART B.—(A) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B (other than section 
326), $244,694,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2024. 
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 326, $63,281,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2019 through 2024. 
‘‘(3) PART D.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part D, $20,484,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024. Of the 
amount authorized, 1.63 percent shall be reserved 
for administrative expenses. 
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‘‘(4) PART E.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out subpart 1 of part E, 
$9,648,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2024.’’. 
TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
PART A—GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE 
AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 
SEC. 401. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 401(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2024’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘an eligible program at’’ after 
‘‘attendance at’’. 
(b) FEDERAL PELL GRANT BONUS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 401(b) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (7)(A)(iii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and paragraph (9)’’ 
after ‘‘this paragraph’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘and to provide 
the additional amount required by para-
graph (9)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) FEDERAL PELL GRANT BONUS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this subsection and from the 
amounts made available pursuant to paragraph 
(7)(A)(iii) for the purposes of this paragraph, 
an eligible student who is receiving a Federal 
Pell Grant for an award year shall receive an 
amount in addition to such Federal Pell Grant 
for each payment period of such award year for 
which the student— 
‘‘(i) is receiving such Federal Pell 
Grant as long as the amount of such Fed-
eral Pell Grant does not exceed the max-
imum amount of a Federal Pell Grant 
award determined under paragraph (2)(A) 
for such award year; and 
‘‘(ii) is carrying a work load that— 
‘‘(I) is greater than the normal 
full-time work load for the course of 
study the student is pursuing, as de-
termined by the institution of higher 
education; and 
‘‘(II) will lead to the completion 
of not less than 30 credit hours (or 
the equivalent coursework) upon the 
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completion of the final payment pe-
riod for which the student is receiving 
the Federal Pell Grant described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
OF
BONUS.—The amount 
provided to an eligible student under subpara-
graph (A) for an award year may not exceed 
$300, which shall be equally divided among 
each payment period of such award year de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect with respect to 
award year 2018–2019 and each succeeding award 
year. 
(c) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—Section 
401(c) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) The Secretary shall issue to each stu-
dent receiving a Federal Pell Grant, an annual sta-
tus report which shall— 
‘‘(i) inform the student of the remaining 
period during which the student may receive 
Federal Pell Grants in accordance with para-
graph (5), and provide access to a calculator to 
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assist the student in making such determina-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) include an estimate of the Federal 
Pell Grant amounts which may be awarded for 
such remaining period based on the student’s 
award amount determined under subsection 
(b)(2)(A) for the most recent award year; 
‘‘(iii) explain how the estimate was cal-
culated and any assumptions underlying the es-
timate; 
‘‘(iv) explain that the estimate may be af-
fected if there is a change— 
‘‘(I) in the student’s financial cir-
cumstances; or 
‘‘(II) the availability of Federal fund-
ing; and 
‘‘(v) describe how the remaining period 
during which the student may receive Federal 
Pell Grants will be affected by whether the stu-
dent is enrolled as a full-time student. 
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to prohibit an institution from offering addi-
tional counseling to a student with respect to Fed-
eral Pell Grants, but such counseling shall not delay 
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or impede disbursement of a Federal Pell Grant 
award to the student.’’. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO STUDENTS.—Sec-
tion 401(e) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(e)) is amended by striking 
the first sentence and inserting ‘‘Payments under this sec-
tion shall be made in the same manner as disbursements 
under section 465(a).’’. 
(e) INSTITUTIONAL INELIGIBILITY BASED ON DE-
FAULT RATES.—Section 401(j) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The provisions of this sub-
section shall not apply after the transition period de-
scribed in section 481B(e)(3).’’. 
(f) PREVENTION
OF
FRAUD.—Section 401 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) PREVENTION OF FRAUD.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No Federal Pell Grant 
shall be awarded under this subpart to any indi-
vidual who, with respect to not less than any 3 pay-
ment periods, for each such payment period— 
‘‘(A) received at least a portion of a Fed-
eral Pell Grant award; and 
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‘‘(B) did not complete any credit hours (or 
credit hour equivalencies) for which the indi-
vidual was enrolled. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The financial aid administrator 
at an institution may waive the requirement of para-
graph (1), if the financial aid administrator— 
‘‘(A) determines that the student was un-
able to complete the credit hours described in 
paragraph (1)(B) due to circumstances beyond 
the student’s control; and 
‘‘(B) makes and documents such a deter-
mination on an individual basis. 
‘‘(3) CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (2), circumstances beyond the 
student’s control— 
‘‘(A) may include the student withdrawing 
from classes due to illness; and 
‘‘(B) shall not include withdrawing to 
avoid a particular grade.’’. 
(g) REPORT ON COSTS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT 
PROGRAM.—Section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is further 
amended, as amended by subsections (a) through (f), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) REPORT ON COSTS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT 
PROGRAM.—Not later than October 31 of each year, the 
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Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the author-
izing committees that includes the following information 
with respect to spending for the Federal Pell Grant pro-
gram for the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(1) The total obligations and expenditures for 
the program for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) A comparison of the total obligations and 
expenditures for the program for such fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) to the most recently available Con-
gressional Budget Office baseline for the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) in the case in which such fiscal year 
is fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 
2024, to the Congressional Budget Office cost 
estimate for the program included in the report 
of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives accom-
panying the PROSPER Act, as approved by the 
Committee. 
‘‘(3) The total obligations and expenditures for 
the maximum Federal Pell Grant for which a stu-
dent is eligible, as specified in the last enacted ap-
propriation Act applicable to such fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) A comparison of the total obligations and 
expenditures for the maximum Federal Pell Grant 
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for which a student is eligible, as specified in the 
last enacted appropriation Act applicable to such fis-
cal year— 
‘‘(A) to the most recently available Con-
gressional Budget Office baseline for such max-
imum Federal Pell Grant; and 
‘‘(B) in the case in which such fiscal year 
is fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 
2024, to the Congressional Budget Office cost 
estimate for such maximum Federal Pell Grant 
included in the report of the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives accompanying the PROSPER 
Act, as approved by the Committee. 
‘‘(5) The total mandatory obligations and ex-
penditures for the amount of the increase in such 
maximum Federal Pell Grant required by subsection 
(b)(7)(B) for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) A comparison of the total mandatory obli-
gations and expenditures for the amount of the in-
crease in such maximum Federal Pell Grant re-
quired by subsection (b)(7)(B)— 
‘‘(A) to the most recently available Con-
gressional Budget Office baseline for the in-
crease; and 
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‘‘(B) in the case in which such fiscal year 
is fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 
2024, to the Congressional Budget Office cost 
estimate for the increase included in the report 
of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives accom-
panying the PROSPER Act, as approved by the 
Committee. 
‘‘(7) The total mandatory obligations and ex-
penditures for the Federal Pell Grant Bonus re-
quired by subsection (b)(9) for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(8) A comparison of the total mandatory obli-
gations and expenditures for the Federal Pell Grant 
Bonus required by subsection (b)(9) for such fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) to the most recently available Con-
gressional Budget Office baseline for such 
bonus; and 
‘‘(B) in the case in which such fiscal year 
is fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 
2024, to the Congressional Budget Office cost 
estimate for such bonus included in the report 
of the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives accom-
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panying the PROSPER Act, as approved by the 
Committee.’’. 
SEC. 402. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—Section 402A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is 
amended— 
(1) 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 Sec-
retary shall comply with the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary shall consider each 
applicant’s prior success in achieving high 
quality service delivery, as determined 
under subsection (f), under the particular 
program for which funds are sought. The 
level of 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. 
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‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall not give 
points for prior success in achieving high 
quality service delivery to any current 
grantee that, during the then most recent 
period for which funds were provided, did 
not meet or exceed two or more objectives 
established in the eligible entity’s applica-
tion based on the performance measures 
described in subsection (f). 
‘‘(iii) From the amounts awarded 
under subsection (g) for a program under 
this chapter (other than a program under 
section 402G and 402H) for any fiscal 
year in which the Secretary conducts a 
competition for the award of grants or con-
tracts under such programs, the Secretary 
shall reserve not less than 10 percent of 
such available amount to award grants or 
contracts to applicants who have not pre-
viously received a grant or contract under 
this chapter. If the Secretary determines 
that there are an insufficient number of 
qualified applicants to use the full amount 
reserved under the preceding sentence, the 
Secretary shall use the remainder of such 
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amount to award grants or contracts to 
applicants who have previously received a 
grant or contract under this chapter.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘as provided in 
subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘as 
provided in subparagraph (C)’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘experience’’ and 
inserting ‘‘success in achieving high 
quality service delivery’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) To ensure that congressional priorities in 
conducting competitions for grants and contracts 
under this chapter are implemented, the Secretary 
shall 
not 
impose 
additional 
criteria 
for 
the 
prioritization of applications for such grants or con-
tracts (including additional competitive, absolute, or 
other criteria) beyond the criteria described in this 
chapter.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
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(i) by striking the period at the end of 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘, as 
long as the program is serving a different 
population or a different campus.’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the programs author-
ized by’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 402B, 
402C, 402D, and 402F of’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall 
encourage’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall encourage’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall 
permit’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall permit’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘8 
months’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘90 days’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of 
the Higher Education Opportunity 
Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
90 days before the commencement of 
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each competition for a grant under 
this chapter,’’; 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘prior experience points for high qual-
ity service delivery are awarded’’ and 
inserting ‘‘application scores are ad-
justed for prior success in achieving 
high quality service delivery’’; and 
(III) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘prior experience points for’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the adjustment in scores for 
prior success in achieving’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), as so redes-
ignated— 
(I) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘prior 
experience points for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘points for prior success in 
achieving’’; and 
(bb) in subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘prior experience points’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘points for prior 
success in achieving high quality 
service delivery’’; and 
(II) in clause (vi), by inserting 
before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘from funds reserved under 
subsection (g)’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
not approve an application submitted under sec-
tion 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, or 402F unless 
such application— 
‘‘(i) provides that the eligible entity 
will provide, from State, local, institu-
tional, or private funds, not less than 20 
percent of the cost of the program, which 
matching funds may be provided in cash or 
in kind and may be accrued over the full 
duration of the grant award period, except 
that the eligible entity shall make substan-
tial progress towards meeting the matching 
requirement in each year of the grant 
award period; 
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‘‘(ii) specifies the methods by which 
matching funds will be paid; and 
‘‘(iii) includes provisions designed to 
ensure that funds provided under this 
chapter shall supplement and not supplant 
funds expended for existing programs. 
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding 
the matching requirement described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary may by regulation 
modify the percentage requirement described in 
subparagraph (A). The Secretary may approve 
an eligible entity’s request for a reduced match 
percentage— 
‘‘(i) at the time of application if the 
eligible entity demonstrates significant eco-
nomic hardship that precludes the eligible 
entity from meeting the matching require-
ment; or 
‘‘(ii) in response to a petition by an 
eligible entity subsequent to a grant award 
under section 402B, 402C, 402D, 402E, 
or 402F if the eligible entity demonstrates 
that the matching funds described in its 
application are no longer available and the 
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eligible entity has exhausted all revenues 
for replacing such matching funds.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘In addition, the Sec-
retary shall host at least one virtual, interactive edu-
cation session using telecommunications technology 
to ensure that any interested applicants have access 
to technical assistance.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) documentation that the student has been 
determined to be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant 
under section 401.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) documentation that the student has been 
determined to be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant 
under section 401.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the heading of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘PRIOR
EXPERIENCE’’ and inserting 
‘‘ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUTCOMES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘experi-
ence of’’ and inserting ‘‘success in achieving’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘rig-
orous secondary school program of 
study that will make such students el-
igible for programs such as the Aca-
demic Competitiveness Grants Pro-
gram’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘secondary 
school program of study that will pre-
pare such students to enter postsec-
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ondary education without the need for 
remedial education’’; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (v) 
and (vi) as clauses (vi) and (vii), re-
spectively; and 
(III) by inserting after clause (iv) 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) 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;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (i), 
(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) as sub-
clauses (I), (II), (III), (IV), (VII), 
(IX), and (X), respectively; 
(II) by inserting after subclause 
(IV), as so redesignated, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(V) the reentry into secondary 
school of such students; 
‘‘(VI) the enrollment of such stu-
dents into a general educational devel-
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opment 
(commonly 
known 
as 
a 
‘GED’) program;’’. 
(III) in subclause (VII), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘rigorous sec-
ondary school program of study that 
will make such students eligible for 
programs such as the Academic Com-
petitiveness Grants Program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘secondary school program of 
study that will prepare such students 
to enter postsecondary education with-
out the need for remedial education’’; 
(IV) by inserting after subclause 
(VII), as so redesignated, the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(VIII) 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;’’; 
(V) by striking ‘‘(B) For pro-
grams 
authorized 
under 
section 
402C,’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)(i) For pro-
grams authorized under section 402C, 
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except in the case of projects that spe-
cifically target veterans,’’; and 
(VI) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clauses: 
‘‘(ii) For programs authorized under sec-
tion 402C that specifically target veterans, the 
extent to which the eligible entity met or ex-
ceeded the entity’s objectives for such program 
with respect to— 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(II) such students’ academic per-
formance, as measured by standardized 
tests; 
‘‘(III) the retention and completion of 
participants in the project; 
‘‘(IV) the provision of assistance to 
students served by the program in com-
pleting financial aid applications, including 
the Free Application for Federal Student 
Aid described in section 483(a) and college 
admission applications; 
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‘‘(V) the enrollment of such students 
in an institution of higher education; and 
‘‘(VI) to the extent practicable, the 
postsecondary education completion rate of 
such students.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘in which such students were en-
rolled’’ and inserting ‘‘within six years 
of the initial enrollment of such stu-
dents in the program’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II); 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
item (aa), by striking ‘‘offer a 
baccalaureate degree’’ and insert-
ing 
‘‘primarily 
offer 
bacca-
laureate degrees’’; and 
(bb) in item (aa), by striking 
‘‘students; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘students within 4 years of the 
initial enrollment of such stu-
dents in the program; or’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D)— 
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(I) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘within two years 
of receiving a baccalaureate degree;’’; 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘study and’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting 
‘‘study; and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(v) the attainment of doctoral de-
grees by former program participants with-
in 10 years of receiving a baccalaureate de-
gree.’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘, or re-enrollment,’’ after ‘‘enroll-
ment’’; 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘$900,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such 
sums as may be necessary for’’ and inserting 
‘‘$900,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and’’; 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘no more than 1⁄2 of 1’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not more than 1’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘and to provide tech-
nical’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide technical’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and to support 
applications funded under the process out-
lined in subsection (c)(8)(B)’’; and 
(C) by striking the last sentence; and 
(6) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(5) VETERAN
ELIGI-
BILITY.—No veteran’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) VETERAN ELIGIBILITY.—(1) No Veteran’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘of para-
graph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘of paragraph (1)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(6) WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary’’. 
(b) TALENT SEARCH.—Section 402B (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 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) to advise such youths on the postsecondary 
institution selection process, including consideration 
of the financial aid awards offered and the potential 
loan burden required; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) connections to education or counseling 
services designed to— 
‘‘(A) improve the financial literacy and 
economic literacy of students or the students’ 
parents in order to aid them in making in-
formed decisions about how to best finance 
their postsecondary education; and 
‘‘(B) assist students and families regarding 
career choice.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘career’’ 
and inserting ‘‘academic’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) require an assurance that the remaining 
youths participating in the project proposed to be 
carried out in any application be low-income individ-
uals, first generation college students, or students 
who have a high risk for academic failure;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, section 402C,’’ 
after ‘‘under this section’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) require the grantee to maintain, to the ex-
tent practicable, a record of any services participants 
receive during the project year from another pro-
gram under this chapter or other federally funded 
programs serving similar populations to minimize 
the duplication of services.’’. 
(c) UPWARD BOUND.—Section 402C (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–13) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
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(B) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) education or counseling services designed 
to— 
‘‘(A) improve the financial literacy and 
economic literacy of students or the students’ 
parents in order to aid them in making in-
formed decisions about how to best finance 
their postsecondary education; and 
‘‘(B) assist students and their families re-
garding career choice.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘youth’’ 
and inserting ‘‘participants’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘youth 
participating in the project’’ and inserting 
‘‘project participants’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘youth 
participating in the project’’ and inserting 
‘‘project participants’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) require an assurance that individuals par-
ticipating in the project proposed in any application 
do not have access to services from another project 
funded under this section, section 402B, or section 
402F;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) for purposes of minimizing the duplication 
of services, require that the grantee maintain, to the 
extent practicable, a record of any services received 
by participants during the program year from an-
other program funded under this chapter, or any 
other Federally funded program that serves popu-
lations similar to the populations served by pro-
grams under this chapter.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 
subsection (h) as subsection (g). 
(d) STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.—Section 402D 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–14) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘low-in-
come and first generation college students, includ-
ing’’ after ‘‘success of’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, including financial’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, including— 
‘‘(A) financial’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) basic personal income, household 
money management, and financial planning 
skills; and 
‘‘(C) 
basic 
economic 
decisionmaking 
skills;’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) 
the following: 
‘‘(6) require the grantee to maintain, to the ex-
tent practicable, a record of any services participants 
receive during the project year from another pro-
gram under this chapter or other federally funded 
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programs serving similar populations to minimize 
the duplication of services; and’’. 
(e) POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM 
AUTHORITY.—Section 402E (20 U.S.C. 1070a–15) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘summer 
internships’’ and inserting ‘‘internships and faculty- 
led research experiences’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘summer’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the grantee to maintain, to the extent 
practicable, a record of any services participants re-
ceive during the project year from another program 
under this chapter or other federally funded pro-
gram serving similar populations to minimize the du-
plication of services.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2009 through 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2024’’. 
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(f) EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS.—Section 
402F (20 U.S.C. 1070a–16) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or re- 
enter’’ after ‘‘pursue’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘of stu-
dents’’ and inserting ‘‘of such persons’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘stu-
dents;’’and inserting the following: ‘‘students, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) financial planning for postsecondary 
education; 
‘‘(B) basic personal income, household 
money management, and financial planning 
skills; and 
‘‘(C) 
basic 
economic 
decisionmaking 
skills;’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) require an assurance that the remaining 
persons participating in the project proposed to be 
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carried out under any application be low-income in-
dividuals or first generation college students;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) require the grantee to maintain, to the ex-
tent practicable, a record of any services participants 
receive during the project year from another pro-
gram under this chapter or other federally funded 
program serving similar populations to minimize the 
duplication of services.’’. 
(g) STAFF
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—Section 
402G(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–17(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘webinars and online 
classes,’’ after ‘‘seminars, workshops,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘directors’’ and inserting 
‘‘staff’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and innova-
tive’’ after ‘‘model’’. 
(h) REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, AND GRANTS
FOR 
PROJECT
IMPROVEMENT
AND
DISSEMINATION.—Sub-
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section (b) of section 402H (20 U.S.C. 1070a–18) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of improv-
ing the effectiveness of the programs assisted under 
this chapter, the Secretary shall make grants to or 
enter into contracts with one or more organizations 
to— 
‘‘(A) evaluate the effectiveness of the pro-
grams assisted under this chapter; and 
‘‘(B) disseminate information on the im-
pact of the programs in increasing the edu-
cation level of participants, as well as other ap-
propriate measures. 
‘‘(2) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The evalua-
tions described in paragraph (1) shall measure the 
effectiveness of programs funded under this chapter 
in— 
‘‘(A) meeting or exceeding the stated ob-
jectives regarding the outcome criteria under 
subsection (f) of section 402A; 
‘‘(B) enhancing the access of low-income 
individuals and first-generation college students 
to postsecondary education; 
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‘‘(C) preparing individuals for postsec-
ondary education; 
‘‘(D) comparing the level of education com-
pleted by students who participate in the pro-
grams funded under this chapter with the level 
of education completed by students of similar 
backgrounds who do not participate in such 
programs; 
‘‘(E) comparing the retention rates, drop-
out rates, graduation rates, and college admis-
sion and completion rates of students who par-
ticipate in the programs funded under this 
chapter with the rates of students of similar 
backgrounds who do not participate in such 
programs; and 
‘‘(F) such other issues as the Secretary 
considers appropriate for inclusion in the eval-
uation. 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM
METHODS.—Such evaluations 
shall also investigate the effectiveness of alternative 
and innovative methods within programs funded 
under this chapter of increasing access to, and re-
tention of, students in postsecondary education. 
‘‘(4) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the authorizing committees— 
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‘‘(A) an interim report on the progress and 
preliminary results of the evaluation of each 
program funded under this chapter not later 
than 2 years following the date of enactment of 
the PROSPER Act; and 
‘‘(B) a final report not later than 3 years 
following the date of enactment of such Act. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—All reports and 
underlying data gathered pursuant to this subsection 
shall be made available to the public upon request, 
in a timely manner following submission of the ap-
plicable reports under this subsection, except that 
any personally identifiable information with respect 
to a student participating in a program or project 
assisted under this chapter shall not be disclosed or 
made available to the public.’’. 
(i) IMPACT GRANTS.—Part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 402H 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 402I. IMPACT GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds reserved under sub-
section (e), the Secretary shall make grants to improve 
postsecondary access and completion rates for qualified in-
dividuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. These grants 
shall be known as innovative measures promoting postsec-
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ondary access and completion grants or ‘IMPACT Grants’ 
and allow eligible entities to— 
‘‘(1) create, develop, implement, replicate, or 
take to scale evidence-based, field-initiated innova-
tions, including through pay-for-success initiatives, 
to serve qualified individuals from disadvantaged 
backgrounds and improve student outcomes; and 
‘‘(2) rigorously evaluate such innovations, in ac-
cordance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION
OF GRANTS.—The grants de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) early-phase grants to fund the develop-
ment, implementation, and feasibility testing of a 
program, which prior research suggests has a prom-
ise, for the purpose of determining whether the pro-
gram can successfully improve postsecondary access 
and completion rates; 
‘‘(2) mid-phase grants to fund implementation 
and a rigorous evaluation of a program that has 
been successfully implemented under an early-phase 
grant described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) expansion grants to fund implementation 
and a rigorous replication evaluation of a program 
that has been found to produce sizable, important 
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impacts under a mid-phase grant described in para-
graph (2) for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) determining whether such outcomes 
can be successfully reproduced and sustained 
over time; and 
‘‘(B) identifying the conditions in which 
the project is most effective. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICA-
TIONS.—To receive a grant under this section, an eligible 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(1) an assurance that not less than two-thirds 
of the individuals who will participate in the pro-
gram proposed to be carried out with the grant will 
be— 
‘‘(A) low-income individuals who are first 
generation college students; or 
‘‘(B) individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(2) an assurance that any other individuals 
(not described in paragraph (1)) who will participate 
in such proposed program will be— 
‘‘(A) low-income individuals; 
‘‘(B) first generation college students; or 
‘‘(C) individuals with disabilities; 
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‘‘(3) a detailed description of the proposed pro-
gram, including how such program will directly ben-
efit students; 
‘‘(4) the number of projected students to be 
served by the program; 
‘‘(5) how the program will be evaluated; and 
‘‘(6) an assurance that the individuals partici-
pating in the project proposed are individuals who 
do not have access to services from another pro-
grams funded under this section. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—Each eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall conduct an independent 
evaluation of the effectiveness of the program carried out 
with such grant and shall submit to the Secretary, on an 
annual basis, a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a description of how funds received under 
this section were used; 
‘‘(2) the number of students served by the 
project carried out under this section; and 
‘‘(3) a quantitative analysis of the effectiveness 
of the project. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated under 
section 402A(g), the Secretary shall reserve not less than 
10 percent of such funds to carry out this section.’’. 
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SEC. 403. GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS 
FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) EARLY INTERVENTION AND COLLEGE AWARE-
NESS PROGRAM.—Section 404A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–21) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘academic 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘academic support for col-
lege readiness’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘new’’ 
before ‘‘awards’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) give priority to eligible entities that 
have a prior, demonstrated commitment to 
early intervention leading to college access and 
readiness through collaboration and replication 
of successful strategies; and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘the Higher Education Opportunity Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the PROSPER Act’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) MULTIPLE AWARD PROHIBITION.—Eligible 
entities described in subsection (c)(1) that receive a 
grant under this chapter shall not be eligible to re-
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ceive an additional grant under this chapter until 
after the date on which the initial grant period ex-
pires.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘institu-
tions or agencies sponsoring programs authorized 
under subpart 4,’’. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–23) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, contain or be 
accompanied by such information or 
assurances,’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) describe, in the case of an eligible en-
tity described in section 404A(c)(2) that choos-
es to provide scholarships, or an eligible entity 
described in section 404A(c)(1)— 
‘‘(i) the eligible entity’s plan to estab-
lish or maintain a financial assistance pro-
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gram in accordance with the requirements 
of section 404E, including any eligibility 
criteria other than the criteria described in 
section 404E(g), such as— 
‘‘(I) 
demonstrating 
financial 
need; 
‘‘(II) meeting and maintaining 
satisfactory academic progress; and 
‘‘(III) other criteria aligned with 
State and local goals to increase post-
secondary readiness, access, and com-
pletion; and 
‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will meet 
the other requirements of section 404E;’’; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (H); 
and 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(I) and (J) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), 
respectively; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding the 
matching 
requirement 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) at the time of application— 
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‘‘(i) approve a Partnership applicant’s 
request for a waiver of up to 75 percent of 
the matching requirement for up to two 
years if the applicant demonstrates in its 
application a significant economic hardship 
that stems from a specific, exceptional, or 
uncontrollable event, such as a natural dis-
aster, that has a devastating effect on the 
members of the Partnership and the com-
munity in which the project would operate; 
‘‘(ii)(I) approve a Partnership appli-
cant’s request to waive up to 50 percent of 
the matching requirement for up to two 
years if the applicant demonstrates in its 
application a pre-existing and an on-going 
significant economic hardship that pre-
cludes the applicant from meeting its 
matching requirement; and 
‘‘(II) provide tentative approval of an 
applicant’s request for a waiver under sub-
clause (I) for all remaining years of the 
project period; 
‘‘(iii) approve a Partnership appli-
cant’s request in its application to match 
its contributions to its scholarship fund, 
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established under section 404E, on the 
basis of two non-Federal dollars for every 
one dollar of Federal funds provided under 
this chapter; or 
‘‘(iv) approve a request by a Partner-
ship applicant that has three or fewer in-
stitutions of higher education as members 
to waive up to 70 percent of the matching 
requirement if the Partnership applicant 
includes— 
‘‘(I) a fiscal agent that is eligible 
to receive funds under title V, or part 
B of title III, or section 316 or 317, 
or a local educational agency; 
‘‘(II) only participating schools 
with a 7th grade cohort in which at 
least 75 percent of the students are 
eligible for free or reduced-price lunch 
under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act; and 
‘‘(III) 
only 
local 
educational 
agencies in which at least 50 percent 
of the students enrolled are eligible 
for free or reduced-price lunch under 
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the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act; and 
‘‘(B) after a grant is awarded, approve a 
Partnership grantee’s written request for a 
waiver of up to—— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the matching re-
quirement for up to two years if the grant-
ee demonstrates that— 
‘‘(I) the matching contributions 
described for those two years in the 
grantee’s approved application are no 
longer available; and 
‘‘(II) the grantee has exhausted 
all funds and sources of potential con-
tributions for replacing the matching 
funds; or 
‘‘(ii) 75 percent of the matching re-
quirement for up to two years if the grant-
ee demonstrates that matching contribu-
tions from the original application are no 
longer available due to an uncontrollable 
event, such as a natural disaster, that has 
a devastating economic effect on members 
of the Partnership and the community in 
which the project would operate. 
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‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) ON-GOING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.—In 
determining whether a Partnership applicant is 
experiencing an on-going economic hardship 
that is significant enough to justify a waiver 
under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (A)(ii)(I) of 
paragraph (2), the Secretary may consider doc-
umentation of the following: 
‘‘(i) Severe distress in the local econ-
omy of the community to be served by the 
grant (e.g., there are few employers in the 
local area, large employers have left the 
local area, or significant reductions in em-
ployment in the local area). 
‘‘(ii) Local unemployment rates that 
are higher than the national average. 
‘‘(iii) Low or decreasing revenues for 
State and County governments in the area 
to be served by the grant. 
‘‘(iv) Significant reductions in the 
budgets of institutions of higher education 
that are participating in the grant. 
‘‘(v) Other data that reflect a signifi-
cant economic hardship for the geo-
graphical area served by the applicant. 
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‘‘(B) EXHAUSTION OF FUNDS.—In deter-
mining whether a Partnership grantee has ex-
hausted all funds and sources of potential con-
tributions for replacing matching funds under 
paragraph (2)(B), the secretary may consider 
the grantee’s documentation of key factors that 
have had a direct impact on the grantee such 
as the following: 
‘‘(i) A reduction of revenues from 
State government, County government, or 
the local educational agency. 
‘‘(ii) An increase in local unemploy-
ment rates. 
‘‘(iii) Significant reductions in the op-
erating budgets of institutions of higher 
education that are participating in the 
grant. 
‘‘(iv) A reduction of business activity 
in the local area (e.g., large employers have 
left the local area). 
‘‘(v) Other data that reflect a signifi-
cant decrease in resources available to the 
grantee in the local geographical area 
served by the grantee. 
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and pursuant to section 461(a) of such Act’’ 
after ‘‘part E’’; 
(B) in subclause (I), in the matter pre-
ceding item (aa), by inserting ‘‘, as so in ef-
fect,’’ after ‘‘part E’’; 
(C) in subclause (I)(bb), by inserting ‘‘, as 
so in effect’’ after ‘‘section 464(c)(1)(A)’’; 
(D) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘, as so 
in effect’’ after ‘‘section 465(a)’’; and 
(E) in subclause (III)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, as so in effect’’ 
after ‘‘section 465’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, as so in effect’’ 
after ‘‘465(a)’’. 
SEC. 422. LOAN REHABILITATION. 
Section 428F(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078–6) is amended 
by striking ‘‘one time’’ and inserting ‘‘two times’’. 
SEC. 423. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS. 
Section 428J(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087–10(b)(1)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘that qualifies under section 
465(a)(2)(A) for loan cancellation for Perkins loan recipi-
ents who teach in such schools or locations’’ and inserting 
‘‘described in section 420N(b)(1)(B)’’. 
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60 percent in the second succeeding fiscal 
year, 55 percent in the third succeeding 
fiscal year, and 50 percent each succeeding 
fiscal year’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘75’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘50’’; and 
(II) by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (A); and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the Federal share may equal 100 per-
cent with respect to funds received under sec-
tion 442(a)(1)(A);’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘community service’’ and inserting ‘‘work- 
based learning’’; 
(G) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
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