I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3398 
To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow 
a career pathway in the health professions, to extend and expand dem-
onstration projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter 
and follow a career pathway in the health professions, 
to extend and expand demonstration projects, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pathways to Health 
Careers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2020 OF FUND-
ING FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO AD-
DRESS HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE 
NEEDS. 
Section 2008(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397g(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020, and to provide technical assistance and 
cover administrative costs associated with implementing 
the successor to this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 3. CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH HEALTH PROFES-
SION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 
Effective October 1, 2020, section 2008 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2008. CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH HEALTH PRO-
FESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible en-
tity desiring a grant under this section for a project shall 
submit to the Secretary an application for the grant, that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the applicant will use 
a career pathways approach to train eligible individ-
uals for health professions that pay well or will put 
eligible individuals on a career path to an occupation 
that pays well, under the project. 
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‘‘(2) A description of the basic skills education 
activities, work readiness activities, training activi-
ties, and case management and career coaching serv-
ices that the applicant will use to assist eligible indi-
viduals to gain work experience, connection to em-
ployers, and job placement, and a description of the 
plan for recruiting, hiring, and training staff to pro-
vide the case management, mentoring, and career 
coaching services, under the project directly or 
through local governmental, apprenticeship, edu-
cational, or charitable institutions. 
‘‘(3) In the case of an application for a grant 
under this section for a demonstration project de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(I)— 
‘‘(A) a demonstration that the State in 
which the demonstration project is to be con-
ducted has in effect policies or laws that permit 
certain allied health and behavioral health care 
credentials to be awarded to people with certain 
arrest or conviction records (which policies or 
laws shall include appeals processes and other 
opportunities to demonstrate rehabilitation to 
obtain licensure and approval to work in the 
proposed health careers), and a plan described 
in the application which will use a career path-
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way to train people with such a record to be 
trained and employed in such a career; 
‘‘(B) a discussion of how the project or fu-
ture strategic hiring decisions will demonstrate 
the experience and expertise of the project in 
working with job seekers who have arrest or 
conviction records or employers with experience 
working with people with arrest or conviction 
records; 
‘‘(C) an identification of promising innova-
tions or best practices that can be used to pro-
vide the training; 
‘‘(D) a proof of concept or demonstration 
that the applicant has done sufficient research 
on workforce shortage or in-demand jobs for 
which people with certain types of arrest or 
conviction records can be hired; 
‘‘(E) a plan for recruiting students who 
are eligible individuals into the project; and 
‘‘(F) a plan for providing post-employment 
support and ongoing training as part of a ca-
reer pathway under the project. 
‘‘(4) In the case of an application for a grant 
under this section for a demonstration project de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(II)— 
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‘‘(A) a description of the partnerships, 
strategic staff hiring decisions, tailored program 
activities, or other programmatic elements of 
the project that are designed to support a 
strong career pathway in pregnancy, birth, or 
post-partum services; and 
‘‘(B) a demonstration that the State in 
which the demonstration project is to be con-
ducted recognizes and permits doulas and mid-
wives to practice in the State. 
‘‘(5) A demonstration that the applicant has ex-
perience working with low-income populations, or a 
description of the plan of the applicant to work with 
a partner organization that has the experience. 
‘‘(6) A plan for providing post-employment sup-
port and ongoing training as part of a career path-
way under the project. 
‘‘(7) A description of the support services that 
the applicant will provide under the project, includ-
ing a plan for how child care and transportation 
support services will be guaranteed and, if the appli-
cant will provide a cash stipend, how the stipend 
would be calculated and distributed. 
‘‘(8) A certification by the applicant that the 
project development included— 
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‘‘(A) consultation with a local workforce 
development board established under section 
107 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act; 
‘‘(B) consideration of apprenticeship mod-
els registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
(also known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’); 
‘‘(C) consideration of career pathway pro-
grams in the State in which the project is to be 
conducted; and 
‘‘(D) a review of the State plan under sec-
tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(9) A description of the availability and rel-
evance of recent labor market information and other 
pertinent evidence of in-demand jobs or worker 
shortages. 
‘‘(10) A certification that the applicant will di-
rectly provide or contract for the training services 
described in the application. 
‘‘(11) A commitment by the applicant that, if 
the grant is made to the applicant, the applicant 
will— 
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‘‘(A) during the planning period for the 
project, provide the Secretary with any informa-
tion needed by the Secretary to establish ade-
quate data reporting and administrative struc-
ture for the project; 
‘‘(B) hire a person to direct the project not 
later than the end of the planning period appli-
cable to the project; 
‘‘(C) accept all technical assistance offered 
by the Secretary with respect to the grant; and 
‘‘(D) participate in such in-person grantee 
conferences as are regularly scheduled by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) PREFERENCES
IN
CONSIDERING
APPLICA-
TIONS.—In considering applications for a grant under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to— 
‘‘(1) applications submitted by applicants to 
whom a grant was made for fiscal year 2020 under 
the immediate predecessor to this section, and who 
are in full compliance with the conditions of the 
grant; 
‘‘(2) applications submitted by applicants who 
have completed a demonstration project funded 
under the immediate predecessor to this section or 
under subsection (c)(2) of this section, if an evalua-
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tion of the project, which was funded by the Sec-
retary, found the project to have positive outcomes 
in the categories of— 
‘‘(A) graduation and credential attainment; 
‘‘(B) job placement and retention; and 
‘‘(C) evidence of addressing the worker 
shortage or in-demand jobs described in the 
original application for funding for the com-
pleted demonstration project; 
‘‘(3) applications submitted by applicants who 
have business and community partners in each of 
the following categories: 
‘‘(A) State and local government agencies 
and social service providers, including a State 
or local entity that administers a State program 
funded under part A of this title; 
‘‘(B) institutions of higher education, ap-
prenticeship programs, and local workforce de-
velopment boards established under section 107 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act; and 
‘‘(C) health care employers, labor unions, 
and labor-management partnerships; 
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‘‘(4) applications that include opportunities for 
mentoring or peer support, and make career coach-
ing available, as part of the case management plan; 
‘‘(5) applications which describe a project that 
will serve a rural area in which— 
‘‘(A) the community in which the individ-
uals to be enrolled in the project reside is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(B) the project will be conducted; or 
‘‘(C) an employer partnership that has 
committed to hiring individuals who successfully 
complete all activities under the project is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(6) applications that include a commitment to 
providing project participants with a cash stipend of 
at least 50 percent of the Federal poverty level ap-
plicable to a family of the same size as the family 
of the participant; and 
‘‘(7) applications which have an emergency cash 
fund to assist project participants financially in 
emergency situations. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Education, may make 
a grant in accordance with this paragraph 
to an eligible entity whose application for 
the grant is approved by the Secretary, to 
conduct a project designed to train low-in-
come individuals for allied health profes-
sions using a career pathways model. 
‘‘(ii) GUARANTEE
OF
GRANTEES
IN 
EACH STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA.—For each grant cycle, the Sec-
retary shall award a grant under this para-
graph to at least 2 eligible entities in each 
State that is not a territory, to the extent 
there are a sufficient number of applica-
tions submitted by the entities that meet 
the requirements applicable with respect to 
such a grant. If, for a grant cycle, there 
are fewer than 2 such eligible entities in a 
State, the Secretary shall include that in-
formation in the report required by sub-
section (g)(2) that covers the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) GUARANTEE OF GRANTS FOR INDIAN 
POPULATIONS.—From the amount reserved 
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under subsection (i)(2)(B) for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall award a grant under this 
paragraph to at least 10 eligible entities that 
are an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or a 
tribal college or university, to the extent there 
are a sufficient number of applications sub-
mitted by the entities that meet the require-
ments applicable with respect to such a grant. 
‘‘(C) GUARANTEE OF GRANTEES IN THE 
TERRITORIES.—From 
the 
amount 
reserved 
under subsection (i)(2)(C) for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall award a grant under this 
paragraph to at least 2 eligible entities that are 
located in a territory, to the extent there are a 
sufficient number of applications submitted by 
the entities that meet the requirements applica-
ble with respect to such a grant. 
‘‘(2) 
GRANTS
FOR
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Education (and, with respect 
to demonstration projects of the type described 
in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), the Attorney Gen-
eral) shall make a grant in accordance with this 
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subsection to an eligible entity whose applica-
tion for the grant is approved by the Secretary, 
to conduct a demonstration project that meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements 
of this subparagraph are the following: 
‘‘(i) TYPE
OF
PROJECT.—The dem-
onstration project shall be of 1 of the fol-
lowing types: 
‘‘(I) INDIVIDUALS WITH ARREST 
OR
CONVICTION
RECORDS
DEM-
ONSTRATION.—The 
demonstration 
project shall be of a type designed to 
provide education and training for eli-
gible individuals with arrest or convic-
tion records to enter and follow a ca-
reer pathway in the health professions 
through occupations that pay well and 
are expected to experience a labor 
shortage or be in high demand. 
‘‘(II) PREGNANCY
AND
CHILD-
BIRTH
CAREER
PATHWAY
DEM-
ONSTRATION.—The 
demonstration 
project shall be of a type designed to 
provide education and training for eli-
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gible individuals to enter and follow a 
career pathway in the field of preg-
nancy, childbirth, or post-partum, in a 
State that recognizes doulas or mid-
wives as health care providers and 
that provides payment for services 
provided by doulas or midwives, as the 
case may be, under the State plan ap-
proved under title XIX. 
‘‘(ii) DURATION.—The demonstration 
project shall be conducted for not less than 
3 years. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS 
FOR
EACH
TYPE
OF
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.— 
‘‘(i) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
ARREST
OR 
CONVICTION
RECORDS
DEMONSTRA-
TIONS.—Not less than 25 percent of the 
amounts made available for grants under 
this paragraph shall be used to make 
grants for demonstration projects of the 
type described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I). 
‘‘(ii) PREGNANCY
AND
CHILDBIRTH 
CAREER
PATHWAY
DEMONSTRATIONS.— 
Not less than 25 percent of the amounts 
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‘‘(i) An assessment for adult basic 
skill competency, and provision of adult 
basic skills education if necessary for 
lower-skilled eligible individuals to enroll in 
the project and go on to enter and com-
plete 
post-secondary 
training, 
through 
means including the following: 
‘‘(I) Establishing a network of 
partners that offer pre-training activi-
ties for project participants who need 
to improve basic academic skills or 
English language proficiency before 
entering a health occupational train-
ing career pathway program. 
‘‘(II) Offering resources to enable 
project participants to continue ad-
vancing adult basic skill proficiency 
while enrolled in a career pathway 
program. 
‘‘(III) Embedding adult basic 
skill maintenance as part of ongoing 
post-graduation career coaching and 
mentoring. 
‘‘(ii) A guarantee that child care is an 
available and affordable support service for 
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project participants through means such as 
the following: 
‘‘(I) Referral to, and assistance 
with, enrollment in a subsidized child 
care program. 
‘‘(II) Direct payment to a child 
care provider if a slot in a subsidized 
child care program is not available or 
reasonably accessible. 
‘‘(III) Payment of co-payments 
or associated fees for child care. 
‘‘(iii) Case management plans that in-
clude career coaching (with the option to 
offer appropriate peer support and men-
toring opportunities to help develop soft 
skills and social capital), which may be of-
fered on an ongoing basis before, during, 
and after initial training as part of a ca-
reer pathway model. 
‘‘(iv) A plan to provide project partici-
pants with transportation through means 
such as the following: 
‘‘(I) Referral to, and assistance 
with enrollment in, a subsidized trans-
portation program. 
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‘‘(II) If a subsidized transpor-
tation program is not reasonably 
available, direct payments to subsidize 
transportation costs. 
For purposes of this clause, the term 
‘transportation’ includes public transit, or 
gasoline for a personal vehicle if public 
transit is not reasonably accessible or 
available. 
‘‘(v) In the case of a demonstration 
project of the type described in subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(i)(I), access to legal assistance 
for project participants for the purpose of 
addressing arrest or conviction records and 
associated workforce barriers. 
‘‘(B) ALLOWED SUPPORT.—The goods and 
services provided under a project for which a 
grant is made under this section may include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A cash stipend that is at least 
monthly. 
‘‘(ii) A reserve fund for financial as-
sistance to project participants in emer-
gency situations. 
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‘‘(iii) Tuition, and training materials 
such as books, software, uniforms, shoes, 
and hair nets. 
‘‘(iv) In-kind resource donations such 
as interview clothing and conference at-
tendance fees. 
‘‘(v) Assistance with accessing and 
completing high school equivalency or adult 
basic education courses as necessary to 
achieve success in the project and make 
progress toward career goals. 
‘‘(vi) Assistance with programs and 
activities, 
including 
legal 
assistance, 
deemed necessary to address arrest or con-
viction records as an employment barrier. 
‘‘(vii) 
Other 
support 
services 
as 
deemed necessary for family well-being, 
success in the project, and progress toward 
career goals. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF SUPPORT FOR PUR-
POSES
OF
MEANS-TESTED
PROGRAMS.—Any 
goods or services provided to an eligible indi-
vidual participating in a project for which a 
grant is made under this section shall not be 
considered income, and shall not be taken into 
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account for purposes of determining the eligi-
bility of the individual for, or amount of bene-
fits to be provided to the individual, under any 
means-tested program. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—The number of hours of train-
ing provided to an eligible individual under a project 
for which a grant is made under this section, for a 
credential recognized by an employer or industry, 
which is awarded in recognition of attainment of 
measurable technical or occupational skills necessary 
to gain employment or advance within an occupation 
(including a certificate awarded by a local workforce 
development board established under section 107 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), 
shall be— 
‘‘(A) not less than the number of hours of 
training required for certification in that level 
of skill by the State in which the project is con-
ducted; or 
‘‘(B) if there is no such requirement, such 
number of hours of training as the Secretary 
finds is necessary to achieve that skill level. 
‘‘(4) INCOME LIMITATION.—An entity to which 
a grant is made under this section shall not use the 
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grant to provide support to a person who is not an 
eligible individual. 
‘‘(5) INCLUSION OF TANF RECIPIENTS.—In the 
case of a project for which a grant is made under 
this section that is conducted in a State that has a 
program funded under part A of title IV, at least 10 
percent of the eligible individuals to whom support 
is provided under the project shall be a recipient of 
assistance under that program. 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION.—An entity to which a grant 
is made under this section shall not use the grant 
for purposes of entertainment, except that case man-
agement and career coaching services may include 
celebrations of specific career-based milestones such 
as completing a semester, graduation, or job place-
ment. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
technical assistance— 
‘‘(A) to assist eligible entities in applying 
for grants under this section; 
‘‘(B) that is tailored to meet the needs of 
grantees at each stage of the administration of 
projects for which grants are made under this 
section; 
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO INDIVID-
UALS WITH ARREST OR CONVICTION RECORDS DEM-
ONSTRATION.—In the case of a project of the type 
described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(I), the evalua-
tion shall include identification of successful activi-
ties for creating opportunities for developing and 
sustaining, particularly with respect to low-income 
individuals with arrest or conviction records, a 
health professions workforce that has accessible 
entry points, that meets high standards for edu-
cation, training, certification, and professional devel-
opment, and that provides increased wages and af-
fordable benefits, including health care coverage, 
that are responsive to the needs of the workforce. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT
APPLICABLE
TO
PREG-
NANCY AND CHILDBIRTH CAREER PATHWAY DEM-
ONSTRATION.—In the case of a project of the type 
described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(II), the evalua-
tion shall include identification of successful activi-
ties for creating opportunities for developing and 
sustaining, particularly with respect to low-income 
individuals and other entry-level workers, a career 
pathway that has accessible entry points, that meets 
high standards for education, training, certification, 
and professional development, and that provides in-
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creased wages and affordable benefits, including 
health care coverage, that are responsive to the 
needs of the birth, pregnancy, and post-partum 
workforce. 
‘‘(4) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—Evaluations 
conducted pursuant to this subsection may include a 
randomized controlled trial, but this subsection shall 
not be interpreted to require an evaluation to include 
such a trial. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) TO THE SECRETARY.—An eligible entity 
awarded a grant to conduct a project under this sec-
tion shall submit interim reports to the Secretary on 
the activities carried out under the project, and, on 
the conclusion of the project, a final report on the 
activities. Each such report shall include data on 
participant outcomes related to earnings, employ-
ment in health professions, graduation rate, gradua-
tion timeliness, credential attainment, participant 
demographics, and other data specified by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) TO THE CONGRESS.—During each Con-
gress, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
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and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a re-
port— 
‘‘(A) on the demographics of the partici-
pants in the projects for which a grant is made 
under this section; 
‘‘(B) on the rate of which project partici-
pants 
completed 
all 
activities 
under 
the 
projects; 
‘‘(C) on the employment credentials ac-
quired by project participants; 
‘‘(D) on the employment of project partici-
pants on completion of activities under the 
projects, and the earnings of project partici-
pants at entry into employment; 
‘‘(E) on best practices and promising prac-
tices used in the projects; 
‘‘(F) on the nature of any technical assist-
ance provided to grantees under this section; 
‘‘(G) on, with respect to the period since 
the period covered in the most recent prior re-
port submitted under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the number of applications sub-
mitted under this section, with a separate 
statement of the number of applications re-
ferred to in subsection (b)(5); 
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‘‘(ii) the number of applications that 
were approved, with a separate statement 
of the number of such applications referred 
to in subsection (b)(5); and 
‘‘(iii) a description of how grants were 
made in any case described in the last sen-
tence of subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(H) that includes an assessment of the ef-
fectiveness of the projects with respect to ad-
dressing health professions workforce shortages 
or in-demand jobs. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term ‘career 
pathway’ has the meaning given that term in section 
3(7) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act. 
‘‘(2) DOULA.—The term ‘doula’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is certified by an organization that 
has been established for not less than 5 years 
and that requires the completion of continuing 
education to maintain the certification, to pro-
vide non-medical advice, information, emotional 
support, and physical comfort to an individual 
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during the individual’s pregnancy, childbirth, 
and post-partum period; and 
‘‘(B) maintains the certification by com-
pleting the required continuing education. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means any of the following entities that dem-
onstrates in an application submitted under this sec-
tion that the entity has the capacity to fully develop 
and administer the project described in the applica-
tion: 
‘‘(A) A local workforce development board 
established under section 107 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(B) A State or territory, a political sub-
division of a State or territory, or an agency of 
a State, territory, or such a political subdivi-
sion, including a State or local entity that ad-
ministers a State program funded under part A 
of this title. 
‘‘(C) An Indian tribe, a tribal organization, 
or a tribal college or university. 
‘‘(D) An institution of higher education (as 
defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965). 
‘‘(E) A hospital (as defined in section 
1861(e)). 
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‘‘(F) A skilled nursing facility (as defined 
in section 1819(h)(1)(A)). 
‘‘(G) A Federally qualified health center 
(as defined in section 1861(aa)(4)). 
‘‘(H) A nonprofit organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, a labor organization, or an entity with 
shared labor-management oversight, that has a 
demonstrated history of providing health profes-
sion training to eligible individuals. 
‘‘(I) In the case of a demonstration project 
of 
the 
type 
provided 
for 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(i)(II) of this section, an entity recog-
nized by a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organi-
zation as qualified to train doulas or midwives, 
if midwives or doulas, as the case may be, are 
permitted to practice in the State involved. 
‘‘(J) An opioid treatment program (as de-
fined in section 1861(iii)(2)). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ means an individual whose household in-
come does not exceed 138 percent of the Federal 
poverty level. 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL
POVERTY
LEVEL.—The term 
‘Federal poverty level’ means the poverty line (as de-
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‘‘(i) is certified by the North Amer-
ican Registry of Midwives to practice mid-
wifery for normal, low-risk pregnancies and 
childbirths; and 
‘‘(ii) has completed— 
‘‘(I) a midwifery education pro-
gram accredited by the Midwifery 
Education and Accreditation Council 
or any other entity recognized by the 
Department of Education; or 
‘‘(II) the requirements to obtain 
a Midwifery Bridge Certificate from 
the North American Registry of Mid-
wives, and maintains the certification 
by completing any required continuing 
education for the certification. 
‘‘(D) LICENSED MIDWIFE.—The term ‘li-
censed midwife’ means, with respect to a State, 
an individual who is licensed under State law to 
practice midwifery. 
‘‘(E) TRIBALLY-RECOGNIZED
MIDWIFE.— 
The term ‘tribally-recognized midwife’ means 
an individual who is recognized by an Indian 
tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
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Health Care Improvement Act) to practice mid-
wifery for the tribe. 
‘‘(9) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and American Samoa. 
‘‘(10) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘tribal college or university’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out this section— 
‘‘(A) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(B) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
and 
‘‘(D) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 
appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) 
of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) 75 percent shall be available for 
grants under subsection (c)(1)(A); 
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‘‘(B) 2 percent shall be reserved for grants 
under subsection (c)(1)(B); 
‘‘(C) 5 percent shall be reserved for grants 
under subsection (c)(1)(C); 
‘‘(D) 6 percent shall be available for dem-
onstration project grants under subsection 
(c)(2); 
‘‘(E) 9 percent, plus all amounts referred 
to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this 
paragraph that remain unused after all grant 
awards are made for the fiscal year, shall be 
available for the provision of technical assist-
ance and associated staffing; and 
‘‘(F) 3 percent shall be available for eval-
uations and associated staffing. 
‘‘(j) NONAPPLICABILITY OF PRECEDING SECTIONS 
OF THIS SUBTITLE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the preceding sections of this subtitle 
shall not apply to a grant awarded under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON 
USE OF GRANTS.—Section 2005(a) (other than para-
graphs (2), (5), (6), and (8)) shall apply to a grant 
awarded under this section to the same extent and 
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in the same manner as such section applies to pay-
ments to States under this subtitle.’’. 
Æ 
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