I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 792 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Federal 
work-study program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2019 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize 
the Federal work-study program, 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 ‘‘Opportunities for Suc-
cess Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 441 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–51) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘part, such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and 
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each of the five succeeding fiscal years.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘part— 
‘‘(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(3) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(4) $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) work-based learning designed to give stu-
dents experience in any activity described in para-
graph (1), (2), (3), or (4), whether or not credit is 
awarded.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) WORK-BASED LEARNING DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this part, the term ‘work-based learning’ means 
sustained interactions with industry, community, or aca-
demic professionals in real workplace settings that— 
‘‘(1) foster in-depth, first-hand engagement 
with the tasks required of a given career field that 
are aligned to a student’s field of study; and 
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‘‘(2) may include internships, fellowships, and 
apprenticeships.’’. 
SEC. 3. ALLOCATION FORMULA. 
Section 442 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–52) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION
FOR
IMPROVED
INSTITU-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT OF RESERVATION FOR IM-
PROVED
INSTITUTIONS.—Beginning with the 
first fiscal year that is 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Opportunities for Suc-
cess Act of 2019, for a fiscal year in which the 
amount appropriated under section 441(b) ex-
ceeds $700,000,000, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) reserve the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) an amount equal to 20 per-
cent of the amount by which the 
amount appropriated under section 
441(b) exceeds $700,000,000; or 
‘‘(II) $150,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) allocate the amount reserved 
under clause (i) to each improved institu-
tion in an amount equal to the greater of 
the following: 
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‘‘(I) The amount that bears the 
same proportion to the amount re-
served under clause (i) as the total 
amount of all Federal Pell Grant 
funds awarded at the improved insti-
tution for the second preceding fiscal 
year bears to the total amount of Fed-
eral Pell Grant funds awarded at im-
proved institutions participating under 
this part for the second preceding fis-
cal year. 
‘‘(II) $5,000. 
‘‘(B) 
IMPROVED
INSTITUTION
DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of this paragraph, an 
improved institution is an institution that, on 
the date the Secretary makes an allocation 
under subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
‘‘(i) is an institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined under section 101); 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of sub-
section (d)(5); and 
‘‘(iii) is with respect to— 
‘‘(I) the completion rate or grad-
uation rate of Federal Pell Grant re-
cipients at the institution, in the top 
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75 percent of all institutions partici-
pating under this part for the pre-
ceding fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) the percentage of Federal 
Pell Grant recipients at the institu-
tion, in the top 50 percent of the in-
stitutions described in subclause (I); 
and 
‘‘(III) the annual increase in the 
completion rate or graduation rate of 
Federal Pell Grant recipients at the 
institution, in the top 50 percent of 
the institutions described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II). 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION RATE OR GRADUATION 
RATE.—For purposes of determining the com-
pletion rate or graduation rate under this sec-
tion, a Federal Pell Grant recipient who is ei-
ther a full-time student or a part-time student 
shall be counted as a completion or graduation 
if, within 150 percent of the normal time for 
completion of or graduation from the program, 
the student has completed or graduated from 
the program, or enrolled in any program of an 
institution participating in any program under 
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this title for which the prior program provides 
substantial preparation. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION
FOR
GRANT
PROGRAM.— 
From the amount appropriated under section 441(b) 
for a fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary 
reserves funds under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall reserve $30,000,000 to carry out grants 
under section 449. 
‘‘(3) REALLOCATION OF AMOUNT RETURNED BY 
IMPROVED INSTITUTIONS.—If an institution returns 
to the Secretary any portion of the sums allocated 
to such institution under this subsection for any fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall reallot such excess to 
improved institutions on the same basis as under 
paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—Beginning 1 year after 
the first allocations are made to improved institu-
tions under paragraph (1)(A) and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall make publicly available— 
‘‘(A) a list of the improved institutions 
that received funding under such paragraph in 
the prior fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of students at each 
such improved institution that are Federal Pell 
Grant recipients; 
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‘‘(C) the completion rate or graduation 
rate for the students described in subparagraph 
(B) with respect to each such improved institu-
tion; and 
‘‘(D) a comparison between the informa-
tion described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C) for the prior fiscal year for such improved 
institution, and such information for the year 
prior to such year. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION FORMULA
FOR FISCAL YEARS 
2020 THROUGH 2024.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated under section 441(b) for a fiscal year and re-
maining after the Secretary reserves funds under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall allocate to each 
institution— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2020, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent of the amount the in-
stitution received under this subsection 
and subsection (a) for fiscal year 2019, as 
such subsections were in effect with re-
spect to such fiscal year (in this subpara-
graph referred to as ‘the 2019 amount for 
the institution’); or 
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‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (d); 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 80 percent of the 2019 amount 
for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (d); 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2022, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 60 percent of the 2019 amount 
for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (d); 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2023, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 40 percent of the 2019 amount 
for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (d); 
and 
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2024, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent of the 2019 amount 
for the institution; or 
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‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount appro-
priated under section 441(b) for a fiscal year 
and remaining after the Secretary reserves 
funds under subsection (a) is less than the 
amount required to be allocated to the institu-
tions under this subsection, then the amount of 
the allocation to each institution shall be rat-
ably reduced. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS.—If 
the amounts allocated to each institution are 
ratably reduced under subparagraph (A) for a 
fiscal year and additional amounts are appro-
priated for such fiscal year, the amount allo-
cated to each institution from the additional 
amounts shall be increased on the same basis as 
the amounts under subparagraph (A) were re-
duced (until each institution receives the 
amount required to be allocated under this sub-
section). 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 
AND EACH SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEAR.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d)(5), from the amount appropriated 
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under section 441(b) for fiscal year 2025 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary re-
serves funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allo-
cate to each institution the fair share amount for the insti-
tution determined under subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF FAIR SHARE AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the fair share amount for an institution for a fiscal 
year shall be equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) 100 percent of the institution’s un-
dergraduate student need described in para-
graph (3) for the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) 25 percent of the institution’s grad-
uate student need described in paragraph (4) 
for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTIONAL
UNDERGRADUATE
STU-
DENT NEED.—The undergraduate student need for 
an institution for a fiscal year shall be equal to the 
sum of the following: 
‘‘(A) An amount equal to 50 percent of the 
amount that bears the same proportion to the 
available appropriated amount for such fiscal 
year as the total amount of Federal Pell Grant 
funds awarded at the institution for the pre-
ceding fiscal year bears to the total amount of 
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Federal Pell Grant funds awarded at all institu-
tions participating under this part for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) An amount equal to 50 percent of the 
amount that bears the same proportion to the 
available appropriated amount for such fiscal 
year as the total amount of the undergraduate 
student need at the institution for the preceding 
fiscal year bears to the total amount of under-
graduate student need at all institutions partici-
pating under this part for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(3) 
INSTITUTIONAL
GRADUATE
STUDENT 
NEED.—The graduate student need for an institu-
tion for a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount 
that bears the same proportion to the available ap-
propriated amount for such fiscal year as the total 
amount of the graduate student need at the institu-
tion for the preceding fiscal year bears to the total 
amount of graduate student need at all institutions 
participating under this part for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY FOR FAIR SHARE AMOUNT.— 
The Secretary may not allocate funds under this 
part to any institution that, for two or more fiscal 
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years during any three fiscal year period beginning 
not earlier than the first day of the first fiscal year 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph, has— 
‘‘(A) a student population with less than 7 
percent of undergraduate students who are re-
cipients of Federal Pell Grants; or 
‘‘(B) if the institution only enrolls grad-
uate students, a student population that less 
than 5 percent of students that have an ex-
pected family contribution of zero. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
AVAILABLE
APPROPRIATED 
AMOUNT.—In this section, the term ‘available 
appropriated amount’ means— 
‘‘(i) the amount appropriated under 
section 441(b) for a fiscal year, minus 
‘‘(ii) the amounts reserved under sub-
section (a) for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) AVERAGE COST OF ATTENDANCE.— 
The term ‘average cost of attendance’ means, 
with respect to an institution, the average of 
the attendance costs for a fiscal year for stu-
dents which shall include— 
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‘‘(i) tuition and fees, computed on the 
basis of information reported by the insti-
tution to the Secretary, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) total revenue received by the 
institution from undergraduate and 
graduate tuition and fees for the sec-
ond year preceding the year for which 
it is applying for an allocation; and 
‘‘(II) the institution’s enrollment 
for such second preceding year; 
‘‘(ii) standard living expenses equal to 
150 percent of the difference between the 
income protection allowance for a family of 
five with one in college and the income 
protection allowance for a family of six 
with one in college for a single independent 
student; and 
‘‘(iii) books and supplies, in an 
amount not exceeding $1,000. 
‘‘(C) GRADUATE
STUDENT
NEED.—The 
term ‘graduate student need’ means, with re-
spect to a graduate student for a fiscal year, 
the lesser of the following: 
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‘‘(i) The amount equal to (except the 
amount computed by this clause shall not 
be less than zero)— 
‘‘(I) the average cost of attend-
ance for the preceding fiscal year, 
minus 
‘‘(II) each such graduate stu-
dent’s expected family contribution 
(computed in accordance with part F 
of this title) for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(ii) The total loan limit for Federal 
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. 
‘‘(D) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NEED.— 
The term ‘undergraduate student need’ means, 
with respect to an undergraduate student for a 
fiscal year, the lesser of the following: 
‘‘(i) The total of the amount equal to 
(except the amount computed by this 
clause shall not be less than zero)— 
‘‘(I) the average cost of attend-
ance for the fiscal year, minus 
‘‘(II) each such undergraduate 
student’s expected family contribution 
(computed in accordance with part F 
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of this title) for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(ii) The total loan limit for Federal 
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loan and 
Federal Direct Loan. 
‘‘(e) RETURN OF SURPLUS ALLOCATED FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except with respect to 
funds returned under subsection (a)(3), if an institu-
tion returns to the Secretary any portion of the 
sums allocated to such institution under this section 
for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallot such 
excess to institutions that used at least 10 percent 
of the total amount of funds granted to such institu-
tion under this section to compensate students em-
ployed during a qualified period of nonenrollment 
(as such term is defined in section 443(f)) on the 
same basis as excess eligible amounts are allocated 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds received by insti-
tutions pursuant to this subsection shall be used to 
compensate students employed in an work-based 
learning positions. 
‘‘(3) RETAINED FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT RETURNED.—If an institu-
tion returns more than 10 percent of its alloca-
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tion under paragraph (1), the institution’s allo-
cation for the next fiscal year shall be reduced 
by the amount returned. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
this paragraph for a specific institution if the 
Secretary finds that enforcing this paragraph 
would be contrary to the interest of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(f) FILING DEADLINES.—The Secretary may re-
quire applications under this section, at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.’’. 
SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS. 
Section 443 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–53) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2020 and succeeding 
fiscal years, an institution shall (unless the Sec-
retary determines that enforcing this subpara-
graph would cause hardship for students at the 
institution) use— 
‘‘(i) at least 7 percent of the total 
amount of funds granted to such institu-
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tion under this section for such fiscal year 
to compensate students employed in work- 
based learning positions; and 
‘‘(ii) at least 3 percent of the total 
amount of funds granted to such institu-
tion under this section for such fiscal year 
to compensate students who have excep-
tional 
need 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
413C(c)(2)) and are employed in a work- 
based learning position during a qualified 
period of non-enrollment, as defined in 
subsection (f).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘except as provided 
under subsection (f),’’ before ‘‘provide’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘75 per-
cent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘75 
percent in the first year after the date of the 
enactment of the Opportunities for Success Act 
of 2019, 65 percent in the first succeeding fis-
cal year, 60 percent in the second succeeding 
fiscal year, 55 percent in the third succeeding 
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fiscal year, and 50 percent each succeeding fis-
cal year’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘who demonstrate ex-
ceptional need (as defined in section 
413C(c)(2))’’ after ‘‘students’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘in need thereof’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; 
(F) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or 
vocational goals’’ and inserting ‘‘ career goals’’; 
(G) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(H) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) provide assurances that compensation of 
students employed in the work-study program in ac-
cordance with the agreement shall include reim-
bursement for reasonable travel (not including the 
purchase of a vehicle) directly related to such work- 
study program; 
‘‘(13) provide assurances that the institution 
will administer and use feedback from the surveys 
required under section 9 of the Opportunities for 
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Success Act of 2019 to improve the experiences of 
students employed in the work-study program in ac-
cordance with the agreement; 
‘‘(14) provide assurances that the institution 
will collect data from students and employers such 
that the employment made available from funds 
under this part will, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, complement and reinforce the educational 
goals or career goals of each student receiving as-
sistance under this part; and 
‘‘(15) provide assurances that if the institution 
receives funds under section 442(a)(1)(A), such in-
stitution shall— 
‘‘(A) use such funds to compensate stu-
dents employed in the work-study program in 
accordance with the agreement; and 
‘‘(B) prioritize the awarding of such funds 
(and increasing the amount of each award) to 
students— 
‘‘(i) who demonstrate exceptional need 
(as defined in section 413C(c)(2)); and 
‘‘(ii) who are employed in work-based 
learning opportunities through the work 
study program in accordance with the 
agreement.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) provide assurances that compensation of 
students employed in the work-study program in ac-
cordance with the agreement shall include reim-
bursement for reasonable travel (not including the 
purchase of a vehicle) directly related to such work- 
study program.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 
complement and reinforce the educational goals 
or career goals of each student receiving assist-
ance under this part’’ after ‘‘academically rel-
evant’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In any academic year to 
which subsection (b)(2)(A) applies, an institu-
tion shall ensure that’’ and inserting ‘‘An insti-
tution may use the’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘travel’’ and inserting 
‘‘reasonable travel (not including the purchase 
of a vehicle)’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘75’’ and 
inserting ‘‘50’’; and 
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(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) QUALIFIED PERIOD OF NONENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A student may be awarded 
work-study employment during a qualified period of 
nonenrollment if— 
‘‘(A) the student demonstrates exceptional 
need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)) in the 
award year prior to the qualified period of non-
enrollment; 
‘‘(B) the student is employed in a work- 
based learning position; and 
‘‘(C) the employment— 
‘‘(i) involves less than 25 percent ad-
ministrative work; and 
‘‘(ii) is for at least 20 hours per week, 
unless the institution waives such require-
ment— 
‘‘(I) at the request of the stu-
dent; or 
‘‘(II) based on a finding by the 
institution that such requirement pre-
sents a hardship in finding a work- 
based learning position for the stu-
dent. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS EARNED.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any funds earned by 
a student (beyond standard living expenses (as 
such 
term 
is 
described 
in 
section 
413D(c)(3)(C))) during the qualified period of 
nonenrollment less than or equal to $2,500 may 
not be applied to such student’s cost of attend-
ance for the next period in which the student 
is enrolled. 
‘‘(B) EXCESS FUNDS.—Any funds earned 
by a student (beyond standard living expenses 
(as 
such 
term 
is 
described 
in 
section 
413D(c)(3)(C))) during the qualified period of 
nonenrollment in excess of $2,500 shall be ap-
plied to such student’s cost of attendance for 
the next period in which the student is enrolled. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION
OF
QUALIFIED
PERIOD
OF 
NONENROLLMENT.—In this subsection, the term 
‘qualified period of nonenrollment’ means, with re-
spect to a student, a period of nonenrollment that— 
‘‘(A) occurs between a period of enrollment 
and a period of anticipated enrollment; and 
‘‘(B) the duration of which is no longer 
than 6 months.’’. 
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SEC. 5. FLEXIBLE USE OF FUNDS. 
Section 445 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–55) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) In addition to the carry-over sums authorized 
under paragraph (1) of this section, an institution may 
permit a student who completed the previous award period 
to continue to earn unearned portions of the student’s 
work-study award from that previous period if— 
‘‘(A) any reduction in the student’s need upon 
which the award was based is accounted for in the 
remaining portion; and 
‘‘(B) the student is currently employed in a 
work-based learning position.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ both places it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’. 
SEC. 6. JOB LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 446 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–56) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 per-
cent or $75,000’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent or 
$150,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; and 
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ents employed in work-based learning positions 
through such program.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION ON CARRY-OVER AUTHORITY.— 
Of the sums granted to an eligible institution under part 
C of title IV of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1087–51) for any fiscal year, 10 percent may, at the dis-
cretion of the institution, remain available for expenditure 
during the succeeding fiscal year to carry out programs 
under such part, including the job location and develop-
ment programs under section 446 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
1087–56). 
SEC. 7. COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
Section 447 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–57) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 447. ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY 
SERVICE WORK STUDY PROGRAMS. 
‘‘Each institution participating under this part may 
use up to 10 percent of the funds made available under 
section 489(a) and attributable to the amount of the insti-
tution’s expenditures under this part to conduct that insti-
tution’s program of community service-learning, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) development of mechanisms to assure the 
academic quality of the student experience; 
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‘‘(2) assuring student access to educational re-
sources, expertise, and supervision necessary to 
achieve community service objectives; 
‘‘(3) assuring, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that the community service-learning program 
will support the educational goals or career goals of 
students participating in such program; 
‘‘(4) collaboration with public and private non-
profit agencies, and programs assisted under the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 in the 
planning, development, and administration of such 
programs; and 
‘‘(5) to recruit and compensate students for 
community service-learning (including compensation 
for time spent in training and for reasonable travel 
(not including the purchase of a vehicle) directly re-
lated to such community service).’’. 
SEC. 8. PILOT GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act (42 
U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 449. WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PILOT 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to provide grants to eligible institu-
tions participating under this part to establish or ex-
pand a program to develop work-based learning posi-
tions. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 
this section shall be for a period of not more 
than 4 years, but may be renewed by the Sec-
retary for a period of 2 years. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—A grant under this sec-
tion may not be in an amount greater than 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be selected to receive a grant 
under this section an eligible institution participating 
under this part shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, including a plan 
that describes how the eligible institution will establish or 
expand a program to develop work-based learning posi-
tions that will— 
‘‘(1) benefit students who demonstrate excep-
tional need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)); 
‘‘(2) identify high-demand occupations (as de-
termined by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 
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State departments of labor, and local workforce in-
vestment boards) and develop partnerships with 
high-demand employers (including nonprofit organi-
zations, for-profit firms, or public agencies); 
‘‘(3) involve participating employers in evalu-
ating and improving such program; 
‘‘(4) track and report academic and employ-
ment outcomes for participating students; and 
‘‘(5) be able to continue after the end of the 
grant term. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
this program shall be used to pay wages for students par-
ticipating under this program and develop work-based 
learning positions that— 
‘‘(1) are for a period of at least 12 weeks; 
‘‘(2) serve students who demonstrate excep-
tional need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2)); 
‘‘(3) limit administrative work to no more than 
25 percent of such position; 
‘‘(4) provide a minimum of 15 hours of work 
per week during periods of enrollment and 30 hours 
per week during periods of non-enrollment, except 
such requirement may be waived by the institution 
in consultation with a student; 
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‘‘(5) include career coaching from participating 
employers (including, mock interviews, resume writ-
ing assistance, and counseling on applying for and 
attaining employment); and 
‘‘(6) provide participating students with oppor-
tunities to meet with employers in fields or indus-
tries related to those of participating employers. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—On a date that is before the date on 
which the period of the grant received by an eligible insti-
tution under this section terminates, such institution shall 
submit a report to the Secretary including— 
‘‘(1) the graduation rate or completion rate (as 
described under section 442(a)(1)(C)) with respect 
to students participating in work-based learning po-
sitions under the pilot program; and 
‘‘(2) the results of the work-based learning op-
portunities program for which such institution re-
ceived such grant, including— 
‘‘(A) participating students’ satisfaction 
with the program (as reported in surveys under 
section 9 of the Opportunities for Success Act 
of 2019); 
‘‘(B) the types of jobs in which partici-
pating students were employed and the types of 
duties performed in such jobs; 
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‘‘(C) the academic programs of the partici-
pating students; 
‘‘(D) the share of participating students 
who worked at another job, in addition to the 
one under the pilot program; 
‘‘(E) the percentage of participating stu-
dents who, during the second quarter after 
completing their academic program, are in edu-
cation or training activities or unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
‘‘(F) the percentage of participating stu-
dents employed in high-demand occupations 
within 2 quarters of completing their academic 
programs; and 
‘‘(G) other items as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDING FOR SUCH PRO-
GRAM.—From the amount appropriated under section 
441(b) for a fiscal year and remaining after the Secretary 
reserves funds under section 442(a)(1), the Secretary shall 
reserve $30,000,000 to carry out grants under this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) SURVEYS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
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shall develop, in consultation with work-study administra-
tors from institutions of higher education, participating 
employers, and participating students— 
(1) a consumer-tested electronic survey for stu-
dents awarded work-study employment under the 
Federal work-study program under Part C of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act (42 U.S.C. 1087– 
51 et seq.) that— 
(A) measures each such student’s satisfac-
tion with the Federal work-study program, in-
cluding— 
(i) any complaints the student has 
with respect to the program; 
(ii) the amount and quality of the on- 
the-job training the student received; 
(iii) the amount and quality of on-the- 
job supervision and employer feedback the 
student received; 
(iv) the amount and quality of infor-
mation provided by the institution about 
the work-study program and job opportuni-
ties and the availability of work-study staff 
at the institution; 
(v) the quality of the assistance pro-
vided by the institution to the student in 
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finding a work-study job and the avail-
ability of types of jobs; and 
(vi) the student’s overall satisfaction 
with the work-study program; 
(B) measures the applicability of work- 
study employment to the educational goals and 
career goals of each such student; 
(C) elicits an assessment by each such stu-
dent of the capacity to manage time between 
work-study employment and coursework; 
(D) measures, with respect to the pro-
gram— 
(i) the award amounts under the pro-
gram; 
(ii) the average number of hours stu-
dents worked per week, and the wages re-
ceived for such work; 
(iii) the number of on-campus jobs 
and off-campus jobs; 
(iv) how students located work-study 
positions; 
(v) the work performed at each job; 
(vi) whether students worked addi-
tional jobs while employed in a work-study 
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job (and the reason for such additional 
job); 
(vii) whether the work-study employ-
ment had an impact on the student’s aca-
demic performance; and 
(viii) the voluntarily disclosed demo-
graphics of students awarded work-study 
employment; and 
(E) includes such information as the Sec-
retary may require; 
(2) a consumer-tested electronic survey for em-
ployers of students described in paragraph (1) 
that— 
(A) measures each such employer’s satis-
faction with the Federal work-study program, 
including— 
(i) the extent to which the employer is 
satisfied with its ability to accommodate 
students’ schedules; 
(ii) the extent to which student-em-
ployees are prepared for the duties adver-
tised for the job; and 
(iii) the extent to which the employer 
is satisfied with opportunities to make rec-
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ommendations for improving institutions’ 
academic programs; 
(B) elicits an assessment by each such em-
ployer of— 
(i) any complaints the employer had 
with respect to the program; 
(ii) any skills or knowledge necessary 
for the job that student-employees are 
lacking; and 
(iii) the extent of outreach from insti-
tutions to the employer; and 
(C) includes such information as the Sec-
retary may require; and 
(3) a consumer-tested electronic survey that, 
not less than once every 4 years, with respect to 
each institution of higher education participating in 
the Federal work-study program, measures— 
(A) methods used to recruit on-campus 
and off-campus employers; 
(B) if an institution operates a job location 
development program— 
(i) the share of jobs filled on-campus 
and off-campus; 
(ii) the share of jobs filled by— 
(I) work-study recipients; and 
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(II) students who demonstrate 
exceptional need (as defined in section 
413C(c)(2) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b– 
2(c)(2))); 
(iii) the primary factors considered in 
matching work-study students and jobs; 
(iv) the share of students employed in 
work-based learning opportunities; and 
(v) the share of students employed 
during qualified periods of nonenrollment, 
including the share of students with excep-
tional 
need 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
413C(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b–2(c)(2))) employed 
during qualified periods of nonenrollment; 
(C) the institution’s Federal and non-Fed-
eral contributions toward work-study wages; 
(D) the primary factors considered in 
awarding students work-study and in deter-
mining the amount of the award; 
(E) the acceptance rate among students 
who were offered work-study aid; and 
(F) other information the Secretary may 
require. 
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(b) RESULTS.—The Secretary of Education shall de-
velop an online portal— 
(1) for students, employers, and institutions of 
higher education to access the surveys required 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) to compile the results of such surveys. 
(c) REPORT.—Not less than once every 4 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall submit a report to Congress that in-
cludes— 
(1) the data collected under this section (re-
dacted for personal information); 
(2) with respect to students employed in work- 
study through the Federal work-study program— 
(A) the types of jobs such students partici-
pated in; 
(B) the average hours worked per week; 
(C) the average award amount; 
(D) the average wage rates; 
(E) the extent to which students enter em-
ployment with skills and knowledge gained from 
work-study participation that have prepared 
them for the job; and 
(F) the students’ satisfaction with the pro-
gram and primary complaints; 
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(3) the extent to which institutions conduct out-
reach to employers and engage them in discussions 
on improving academic programs; 
(4) the extent to which institutions conduct out-
reach to students and make jobs readily available; 
(5) the extent to which the work-study employ-
ment aligns with students’ academic programs or ca-
reer goals; 
(6) the employers’ satisfaction with the pro-
gram and primary complaints; and 
(7) recommendations for improving the pro-
gram. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In consulting with the entities 
described in subsection (a) to create the electronic surveys 
required under such subsection, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall engage with— 
(1) a representative sample of institutions of 
higher education participating in the Federal work- 
study program; 
(2) a representative sample of employers par-
ticipating in the Federal work-study program; and 
(3) a representative sample of students partici-
pating in the Federal work-study program. 
(e) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
Education shall— 
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(1) provide technical assistance to institutions 
participating under the Federal work-study program 
under Part C of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) to— 
(A) comply with the amendments made by 
this Act and the regulations issued pursuant to 
this Act; 
(B) administer the surveys described in 
subsection (a) to students and employers par-
ticipating in the Federal work-study program; 
(C) ensure that Federal work-study posi-
tions align with students’ educational goals or 
career goals to the maximum extent practicable; 
and 
(D) satisfy the requirements under section 
443(b)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087–53(b)(7)); and 
(2) issue guidance and provide technical assist-
ance to institutions to support improved partner-
ships and coordination among financial aid, career 
services, and academic advisors to administer the 
Federal work-study program. 
(f) RESPONSE RATE.—In the case of an institution 
participating under the Federal work-study program 
under Part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act (42 
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U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) with a response rate for students 
and employers with respect to the surveys described in 
subsection (a)(1) of less than 75 percent, the Secretary 
of Education shall require such institution— 
(1) to submit to the Secretary an improvement 
plan to increase such response rate; and 
(2) if the response rate has not improved 2 
years after the date on which an improvement plan 
was submitted under paragraph (1), submit to the 
Secretary a revised improvement plan. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 10. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on best practices 
for assisting students participating in the Federal work- 
study program under Part C of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act (42 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) with— 
(1) connecting to off-campus employers; 
(2) procuring work-based learning opportunities 
through such program; 
(3) procuring employment that aligns with stu-
dents’ educational goals or career goals; 
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(4) locating employment through job location 
and development programs; 
(5) procuring employment in high-demand occu-
pations; 
(6) balancing employment with academic pro-
grams to improve graduation and completion rates; 
and 
(7) with respect to students with exceptional 
need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b– 
2(c)(2)))— 
(A) locating and coordinating work-study 
employment during qualified periods of non-en-
rollment; 
(B) increasing participation of such stu-
dents in such work-study program; and 
(C) limiting the need for additional em-
ployment outside the work-study program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the study required under subsection (a) is com-
pleted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report summarizing the findings of 
such study. 
(c) PUBLISH REPORT.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall make the report required under 
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subsection (b) available to the public on the website of the 
Government Accountability Office. 
Æ 
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