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(C) A student may not receive a combina-
tion of first and second scheduled award funds 
under this paragraph that exceeds the amount 
the student would otherwise be eligible to re-
ceive for the payment period. 
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Title IV (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is further amended— 
(1) in section 401(b)(6), as amended by the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 
110–315), by striking ‘‘the grant level specified in 
the appropriate Appropriation Act for this subpart 
for such year’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Pell Grant 
amount, determined under paragraph (2)(A), for 
which a student is eligible during such award year’’; 
(2) in section 402D(d)(1), by striking ‘‘exceed 
the maximum appropriated Pell Grant’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘exceed the Federal Pell Grant amount, deter-
mined under section 401(b)(2)(A), for which a stu-
dent is eligible’’; 
(3) in section 435(a)(5)(A)(i)(I), by striking 
‘‘one-half the maximum Federal Pell Grant award 
for which a student would be eligible’’ and inserting 
‘‘one-half the Federal Pell Grant amount, deter-
mined under section 401(b)(2)(A), for which a stu-
dent would be eligible’’; 
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(4) in section 483(e)(3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘based on the maximum Federal Pell Grant award 
at the time of application’’ and inserting ‘‘based on 
the Federal Pell Grant amount, determined under 
section 401(b)(2)(A), for which a student is eligible 
at the time of application’’; 
(5) in section 485E(b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘of 
such students’ potential eligibility for a maximum 
Federal Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of such students’ potential eligibility for 
the Federal Pell Grant amount, determined under 
section 401(b)(2)(A), for which the student would be 
eligible’’; and 
(6) in section 894(f)(2)(C)(ii)(I), by striking 
‘‘the maximum Federal Pell Grant for each award 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Pell Grant 
amount, determined under section 401(b)(2)(A), for 
which a student may be eligible for each award 
year’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall take effect on 
July 1, 2010. 
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SEC. 102. COLLEGE ACCESS AND COMPLETION INNOVA-
TION FUND. 
(a) HEADER.—Part E of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1141 
et seq.) is amended by striking the header of such part 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘PART E—COLLEGE ACCESS AND COMPLETION 
INNOVATION FUND’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Part E of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1141 
et seq.) is further amended by inserting before section 781 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 780. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to promote innovation in postsecondary 
education practices and policies by institutions of 
higher education, States, and nonprofit organiza-
tions to improve student success, completion, and 
post-completion employment, particularly for stu-
dents from groups that are underrepresented in 
postsecondary education; and 
‘‘(2) to assist States in developing longitudinal 
data systems, common metrics, and reporting sys-
tems to enhance the quality and availability of infor-
mation about student success, completion, and post- 
completion employment.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION.—Section 
781(a) (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry 
out this part (in addition to any other amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this part and out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated), 
$600,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount appro-
priated for any fiscal year under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) 25 percent shall be made available to 
carry out section 781; 
‘‘(B) 50 percent shall be made available to 
carry out section 782; 
‘‘(C) 23 percent shall be made available to 
carry out section 783; and 
‘‘(D) 2 percent shall be made available to 
carry out section 784. 
‘‘(3) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity to award grants under this part shall expire at 
the end of fiscal year 2014.’’. 
(d) STATE GRANTS AND GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.—Part E of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1141 et seq.) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 782. STATE INNOVATION COMPLETION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—From the amount 
appropriated under section 781(a)(2)(B) to carry out this 
section, the Secretary shall award grants to States on a 
competitive basis to promote student persistence in, and 
completion of, postsecondary education. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The amount of the 
Federal share under this section for a fiscal year 
shall be equal to 2⁄3 of the costs of the activities and 
services described in subsection (d)(1) that are car-
ried out under the grant. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The amount of 
the non-Federal share under this section shall be 
equal to 1⁄3 of the costs of the activities and services 
described in subsection (d)(1). The non-Federal 
share may be in cash or in kind, and may be pro-
vided from State resources, contributions from pri-
vate organizations, or both. 
‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The Fed-
eral and non-Federal shares required by this para-
graph shall be used to supplement, and not sup-
plant, State and private resources that would other-
wise be expended to carry out activities and services 
to promote student persistence in and completion of 
postsecondary education. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—For each 
fiscal year for which a State desires to receive a 
grant under this section, the State agency with ju-
risdiction over higher education, or another agency 
designated by the Governor or chief executive of the 
State to administer the grant program under this 
section, shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. Such ap-
plication shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of the State’s capacity 
to administer the grant under this section; 
‘‘(B) a description of the State’s plans for 
using the grant funds for activities described in 
subsection (d)(1), including plans for how the 
State will make special efforts to provide bene-
fits to students in the State who are from 
groups that are underrepresented in postsec-
ondary education; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the State will 
provide for the non-Federal share from State 
resources, private contributions, or both; 
‘‘(D) a description of— 
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‘‘(i) the administrative system that 
the State has in place to administer the ac-
tivities and services described in subsection 
(d)(1); or 
‘‘(ii) the plan to develop such adminis-
trative system; 
‘‘(E) a description of the data system the 
State has or will have in place to measure the 
performance and progress toward the State’s 
goals included in the Access and Completion 
Plan submitted, or that will be submitted, 
under paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(F) the assurances under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) STATE ASSURANCES.—The assurances re-
quired in paragraph (1)(F) shall include an assur-
ance of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) That the State will submit, not later 
than July 1, 2011, an Access and Completion 
Plan to increase the State’s rate of persistence 
in and completion of postsecondary education. 
Such plan shall include— 
‘‘(i) the State’s annual and long-term 
quantifiable goals with respect to— 
‘‘(I) the rates of postsecondary 
enrollment, persistence, and comple-
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tion, disaggregated by income, race, 
ethnicity, sex, disability, and age of 
students; 
‘‘(II) closing gaps in enrollment, 
persistence, and completion rates for 
students from groups that are under-
represented in postsecondary edu-
cation; 
‘‘(III) targeting education and 
training programs to address labor 
market needs in the State, as such 
needs are determined by the State, or 
the State in coordination with the 
State public employment service, the 
State workforce investment board, or 
industry or sector partnerships in the 
State; and 
‘‘(IV) improving coordination be-
tween public two-year and public four- 
year institutions of higher education 
in the State, including supporting 
comprehensive articulation agreements 
between such institutions in consulta-
tion with faculty from participating 
institutions; and 
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‘‘(ii) the State’s plan to develop an 
interoperable statewide longitudinal data 
system that— 
‘‘(I) can be linked to other data 
systems, as applicable, including ele-
mentary and secondary education and 
workforce data systems; 
‘‘(II) 
will 
collect, 
maintain, 
disaggregate (by institution, income, 
race, ethnicity, sex, disability, and age 
of students), and analyze postsec-
ondary education and workforce infor-
mation, including— 
‘‘(aa) 
postsecondary 
edu-
cation 
enrollment, 
persistence, 
and completion information; 
‘‘(bb) post-completion em-
ployment outcomes of students 
who enrolled in postsecondary 
programs and training programs 
offered by eligible training pro-
viders under the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801 et seq.); 
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‘‘(cc) 
postsecondary 
edu-
cation and employment outcomes 
of students who move out of the 
State; and 
‘‘(dd) postsecondary instruc-
tional workforce information; and 
‘‘(III) makes the information de-
scribed in subclause (I) available to 
the general public in a manner that is 
transparent and user-friendly. 
‘‘(B) That the State has a comprehensive 
planning or policy formulation process with re-
spect to increasing postsecondary enrollment, 
persistence, and completion that— 
‘‘(i) encourages coordination between 
the State administration of grants under 
this section and similar State programs; 
‘‘(ii) encourages State practices that 
are designed to improve rates of enroll-
ment and persistence in, and completion 
of, postsecondary education; 
‘‘(iii) encourages State policies that 
are designed to improve rates of enroll-
ment and re-enrollment of dislocated work-
ers in postsecondary education; 
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‘‘(iv) encourages the full use of State 
resources in support of financial literacy 
programs; 
‘‘(v) considers the postsecondary edu-
cation needs of students from groups that 
are underrepresented in postsecondary 
education; and 
‘‘(vi) provides for direct, equitable, 
and active participation in the comprehen-
sive planning or policy formulation process 
or processes, through membership on State 
planning 
commissions, 
State 
advisory 
councils, or other State entities established 
by the State and consistent with State law, 
by representatives of— 
‘‘(I) institutions of higher edu-
cation, including at least one member 
from a junior or community college 
(as defined in section 312(f)); 
‘‘(II) students; 
‘‘(III) other providers of postsec-
ondary education services (including 
organizations providing access to such 
services); 
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‘‘(IV) the general public in the 
State; and 
‘‘(V) 
postsecondary 
education 
faculty members, including at least 
one faculty member whose primary re-
sponsibilities are teaching and schol-
arship. 
‘‘(C) That the State will incorporate poli-
cies and practices that, through the activities 
funded under this section, are determined to be 
effective in improving rates of postsecondary 
education enrollment, persistence, and comple-
tion into the future postsecondary education 
policies and practices of the State to ensure 
that the benefits achieved through the activities 
funded under this section continue beyond the 
period of the grant. 
‘‘(D) That the State will participate in the 
evaluation required under section 784. 
‘‘(3) SUBGRANTS
TO
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a 
payment under this section may elect to make 
a subgrant to one or more nonprofit organiza-
tions in the State, or a partnership of such or-
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ganizations, to carry out activities and services 
described in subsection (d)(1), if the nonprofit 
organization or partnership— 
‘‘(i) was in existence on the day before 
the date of the enactment of the Student 
Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as of such day, was participating 
in activities and services related to pro-
moting persistence in, and completion of, 
postsecondary education, such as the ac-
tivities and services described in subsection 
(d)(1). 
‘‘(B) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.—For 
the purposes of this section, nonprofit organiza-
tions in a State include— 
‘‘(i) agencies with agreements with 
the Secretary under subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 428 on the date of the enact-
ment of the Student Aid and Fiscal Re-
sponsibility Act of 2009; 
‘‘(ii) nonprofit subsidiaries of agencies 
described in clause (i), if such subsidiaries 
were established, pursuant to the law of 
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such State, on or before January 1, 1998; 
and 
‘‘(iii) eligible not-for-profit servicers, 
as defined in section 456(d), with an 
agreement with the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(3) of section 456, except that 
such a servicer shall only be eligible for a 
subgrant from the State for which the 
servicer is receiving an allocation under 
such agreement. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to States 
that enter into a partnership with one of the fol-
lowing entities to carry out the activities and serv-
ices described in subsection (d)(1): 
‘‘(A) A philanthropic organization, as such 
term is defined in section 781(i)(1). 
‘‘(B) An agency with an agreement with 
the Secretary under subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 428 on the date of the enactment of 
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 
2009. 
‘‘(C) A nonprofit subsidiary of agencies de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), if such subsidiary 
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was established, pursuant to the law of such 
State, on or before January 1, 1998. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED USES.—A State receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds 
to— 
‘‘(A) provide programs in such State that 
increase persistence in, and completion of, post-
secondary education, which may include— 
‘‘(i) assisting institutions of higher 
education in providing financial literacy, 
education, and counseling to enrolled stu-
dents; 
‘‘(ii) assisting students enrolled in an 
institution of higher education to reduce 
the amount of loan debt incurred by such 
students; 
‘‘(iii) providing loan counseling, loan 
delinquency, and default aversion assist-
ance to student loan borrowers and institu-
tions of higher education; 
‘‘(iv) providing grants to students de-
scribed in section 415A(a)(1), in accord-
ance with the terms of that section; 
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‘‘(v) carrying out the activities de-
scribed in section 415E(a), in accordance 
with such section; 
‘‘(vi) assisting institutions of higher 
education institute programs of persistence 
focused on students at risk of not com-
pleting; and 
‘‘(vii) programs to provide financial 
literacy education and counseling to ele-
mentary, secondary, and postsecondary 
students that include an examination of 
how financial planning may impact a stu-
dent’s ability to pursue postsecondary edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(B) support the development and imple-
mentation of a statewide longitudinal data sys-
tem, as described in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED
USES.—Funds made avail-
able under this section shall not be used to promote 
any lender’s loans. 
‘‘(3) RESTRICTIONS
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—A 
State— 
‘‘(A) shall use not less than 1⁄3 of the sum 
of the Federal and non-Federal share used for 
paragraph (1)(A) on activities that benefit stu-
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dents enrolled in junior or community colleges 
(as defined in section 312(f)), two-year public 
institutions, or two-year programs of instruc-
tion at four-year public institutions; 
‘‘(B) may use not more than 10 percent of 
the sum of the Federal and non-Federal share 
under this section for activities described in 
paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(C) may use not more than 6 percent of 
the sum of the Federal and non-Federal share 
under this section for administrative purposes 
relating to the grant under this section. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State receiving a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
annual report on— 
‘‘(1) the activities and services described in sub-
section (d)(1) that are carried out with such grant; 
‘‘(2) the effectiveness of such activities and 
services in increasing postsecondary persistence and 
completion, as determined by measurable progress in 
achieving the State’s goals for persistence and com-
pletion described in the Access and Completion Plan 
submitted by the State under subsection (c)(2)(A), 
if such plan has been submitted; and 
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‘‘(3) any other information or assessments the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DISLOCATED
WORKER.—The term ‘dis-
located worker’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 101(9) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(9)). 
‘‘(2) INDUSTRY
OR
SECTOR
PARTNERSHIP.— 
The term ‘industry or sector partnership’ means a 
workforce collaborative that organizes key stake-
holders in a targeted industry cluster into a working 
group that focuses on the human capital needs of a 
targeted industry cluster and that includes— 
‘‘(A) representatives of multiple firms or 
employers (including workers) in a targeted in-
dustry cluster, including small- and medium- 
sized employers when practicable; 
‘‘(B) 1 or more representatives of State 
labor organizations, trade unions or consortia of 
trade unions, or other labor organizations; 
‘‘(C) 1 or more representatives of local 
workforce investment boards; 
‘‘(D) 1 or more representatives of postsec-
ondary educational institutions or other train-
ing providers; and 
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‘‘(E) 1 or more representatives of State 
workforce agencies or other entities providing 
employment services. 
‘‘(3) STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.— 
The term ‘State public employment service’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 502(a)(9) of the 
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. 
‘‘(4) STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD; 
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
BOARD.—The 
terms ‘State workforce investment board’ and ‘local 
workforce investment board’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 502(a)(10) of the Stu-
dent Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009. 
‘‘SEC. 783. INNOVATION IN COLLEGE ACCESS AND COMPLE-
TION NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—From the amount 
appropriated under section 781(a)(2)(C) to carry out this 
section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities in accordance with this section 
to conduct innovative programs that advance knowledge 
about, and adoption of, policies and practices that increase 
the number of individuals with postsecondary degrees or 
certificates. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary is author-
ized to award grants under subsection (a) to— 
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‘‘(1) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(2) States; 
‘‘(3) nonprofit organizations with demonstrated 
experience in the support, improvement, or operation 
of programs to increase postsecondary completion, 
including— 
‘‘(A) agencies with agreements with the 
Secretary under subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 428 on the date of the enactment of the 
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 
2009; 
‘‘(B) nonprofit subsidiaries of agencies de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), if such subsidi-
aries were established, pursuant to State law, 
on or before January 1, 1998; and 
‘‘(C) eligible not-for-profit servicers, as de-
fined in section 456(d), with an agreement with 
the Secretary under subsection (a)(3) of section 
456, except that such a servicer shall only be el-
igible for a subgrant from the State for which 
the servicer is receiving an allocation under 
such agreement; 
‘‘(4) philanthropic organizations (as such term 
is defined in section 781(i)(1)); 
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‘‘(5) entities receiving a grant under chapter 1 
of subpart 2 of part A of title IV; and 
‘‘(6) consortia of any of the entities described 
in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
‘‘(c) INNOVATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM
AWARD.—A grant awarded 
under subsection (a) shall be not less than 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS USES.—The Secretary’s authority 
to award grants under subsection (a) includes— 
‘‘(A) the authority to award to an eligible 
entity a grant in an amount equal to all or part 
of the amount of funds received by such entity 
from philanthropic organizations (as such term 
is defined in section 781(i)(1)) to conduct inno-
vative programs that advance knowledge about, 
and adoption of, policies and practices that in-
crease the number of individuals with postsec-
ondary degrees or certificates; and 
‘‘(B) the authority to award an eligible en-
tity a grant to develop 2-year programs that 
provide supplemental grant or loan benefits to 
students that— 
‘‘(i) are designed to improve student 
outcomes, including degree completion, 
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graduation without student loan debt, and 
post-completion employment; 
‘‘(ii) are in addition to the student fi-
nancial aid available under title IV of this 
Act; and 
‘‘(iii) do not result in the reduction of 
the amount of that aid or any other stu-
dent financial aid for which a student is 
otherwise eligible under Federal law. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall 
submit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
shall require. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to 
applications that— 
‘‘(A) are from an eligible entity with dem-
onstrated experience in serving students from 
groups that are underrepresented in postsec-
ondary education, including institutions of high-
er education that are eligible for assistance 
under title III or V, or are from a consortium 
that includes an eligible entity with such experi-
ence; 
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‘‘(B) are from an eligible entity that is a 
public institution of higher education that does 
not predominantly provide an educational pro-
gram for which it awards a bachelor’s degree 
(or an equivalent degree), or from a consortium 
that includes at least one such institution; 
‘‘(C) include activities to increase degree or 
certificate completion in the fields of science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics, in-
cluding 
preparation 
for, 
or 
entry 
into, 
postbaccaluareate study, especially for women 
and other groups of students who are underrep-
resented in such fields; 
‘‘(D) include activities to increase degree 
or certificate completion for students who are 
veterans; 
‘‘(E) include activities that enhance the fi-
nancial literacy and awareness of students who 
are potentially eligible for assistance under this 
Act, especially those students from groups that 
are traditionally underrepresented in postsec-
ondary education; 
‘‘(F) include activities to encourage dis-
located workers (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 101(9) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
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1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(9)) to complete postsec-
ondary education opportunities; 
‘‘(G) are from an eligible entity that is a 
philanthropic organization with the primary 
purpose of providing scholarships and support 
services to students from groups that are 
underrepresented in postsecondary education, or 
are from a consortium that includes such an or-
ganization; or 
‘‘(H) are from an eligible entity that en-
courages partnerships between institutions of 
higher education with high degree-completion 
rates and institutions of higher education with 
low degree-completion rates from the same cat-
egory of institutions described in section 132(d) 
to facilitate the sharing of information relating 
to, and the implementation of, best practices for 
increasing postsecondary completion. 
‘‘(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may reserve up to $5,000,000 per year to award 
grants and contracts to provide technical assistance 
to eligible entities receiving a grant under subsection 
(a), including technical assistance on the evaluation 
conducted in accordance with section 784 and estab-
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lishing networks of eligible entities receiving grants 
under such subsection. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS BY ENTITIES.—Each el-
igible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) 
shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on— 
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of the program car-
ried out with such grant in increasing postsec-
ondary completion, as determined by measur-
able progress in achieving the goals of the pro-
gram, as described in the application for such 
grant; and 
‘‘(B) any other information or assessments 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The 
Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees 
an annual report on grants awarded under sub-
section (a), including— 
‘‘(A) the amount awarded to each eligible 
entity receiving a grant under such subsection; 
and 
‘‘(B) a description of the activities con-
ducted by each such eligible entity. 
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‘‘SEC. 784. EVALUATION. 
‘‘From the amount appropriated under section 
781(a)(2)(D), the Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences shall evaluate the programs funded under this 
part. Not later than January 30, 2016, the Director shall 
issue a final report on such evaluation to the authorizing 
committees and the Secretary, and shall make such report 
available to the public. 
‘‘SEC. 785. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTI-
TUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—A private, non-
profit institution of higher education may voluntarily elect 
to participate in a State’s efforts under this part to in-
crease postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and comple-
tion. A State— 
‘‘(1) shall not require any private, nonprofit in-
stitution to participate in such efforts; and 
‘‘(2) may require such an institution that volun-
tarily elects to participate in such efforts to provide 
appropriate information to allow the State to assess 
the institution’s progress towards the goals described 
in subclauses (I) and (II) of section 782(c)(2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
part, including voluntary participation described in sub-
section (a), shall be construed to— 
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‘‘(1) authorize the Secretary, a State, or an of-
ficer or employee of the Department or of a State 
to exercise any direction, supervision, or control 
other than that is currently granted over a private, 
nonprofit institution of higher education, including 
control over curriculum, program of instruction, ad-
ministration, governance, personnel, articulation, the 
awarding of credit, graduation or degree require-
ments, or admissions; 
‘‘(2) authorize the Secretary, a State, or an of-
ficer or employee of the Department or of a State 
to require a private, nonprofit institution of higher 
education to participate in a longitudinal data sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(3) limit the application of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—If any State fails or refuses 
to comply with any provision of this section, the State 
shall no longer be eligible for assistance under this part.’’. 
SEC. 103. INVESTMENT IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MI-
NORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 371 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
502’’ and inserting ‘‘section 502(a)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
316’’ and inserting ‘‘section 316(b)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘in section 318(b)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘in section 320(b)’’; 
and 
(E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘in section 319(b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘$255,000,000’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘$255,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2019. The authority to award 
grants under this section shall expire at the end 
of fiscal year 2019.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) STEM
AND
ARTICULATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—From the amount made available for 
allocation under this subparagraph by subpara-
graph (A)(i) for any fiscal year— 
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‘‘(i) 90 percent shall be available for 
Hispanic-serving institutions for activities 
described in sections 503 and 513, with a 
priority given to applications that pro-
pose— 
‘‘(I) to increase the number of 
Hispanic and other low-income stu-
dents attaining degrees in the fields of 
science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics; and 
‘‘(II) to develop model transfer 
and articulation agreements between 
2-year Hispanic-serving institutions 
and 4-year institutions in such fields; 
and 
‘‘(ii) 10 percent shall be available for 
grants under section 355.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and shall be available for a competitive’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘and shall be 
made available as grants under section 318 and 
allotted among such institutions under section 
318(e), treating such amount, plus the amount 
appropriated for such fiscal year in a regular or 
supplemental appropriation Act to carry out 
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section 318, as the amount appropriated to 
carry out section 318 for purposes of allotments 
under section 318(e).’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2)(D)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘for ac-
tivities described in section 311(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and shall be made available as 
grants under section 320, treating such 
$5,000,000 as part of the amount appro-
priated for such fiscal year in a regular or 
supplemental appropriation Act to carry 
out 
such 
section 
and 
using 
such 
$5,000,000 for purposes described in sub-
section (c) of such section’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in subsection (a)(7)—’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘and shall be made 
available as grants under section 319, 
treating such $5,000,000 as part of the 
amount appropriated for such fiscal year 
in a regular or supplemental appropriation 
Act to carry out such section and using 
such $5,000,000 for purposes described in 
subsection (c) of such section.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c). 
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SEC. 104. INVESTMENT IN COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated, and there 
are appropriated, to carry out part N of title VIII of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161n) (in ad-
dition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out 
such part and out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. The 
authority to award grants under part N of title VIII of 
such Act shall expire at the end of fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 105. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS AC-
TIVATED FOR DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 484B(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
1091b(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) TUITION
RELIEF
FOR
STUDENTS 
CALLED TO MILITARY SERVICE.— 
‘‘(i) WAIVER OF REPAYMENT BY STU-
DENTS CALLED TO MILITARY SERVICE.—In 
addition to the waivers authorized by sub-
paragraphs (D) and (E), the Secretary 
shall waive the amounts that students are 
required to return under this section if the 
withdrawals on which the returns are 
based are withdrawals necessitated by rea-
son of service in the uniformed services. 
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‘‘(ii) LOAN
FORGIVENESS
AUTHOR-
IZED.—Whenever a student’s withdrawal 
from an institution of higher education is 
necessitated by reason of service in the 
uniformed services, the Secretary shall, 
with respect to the payment period or pe-
riod of enrollment for which such student 
did not receive academic credit as a result 
of such withdrawal, carry out a program— 
‘‘(I) through the holder of the 
loan, to assume the obligation to 
repay— 
‘‘(aa) the outstanding prin-
cipal and accrued interest on any 
loan assistance first disbursed to 
the student before July 1, 2010, 
under part B (including to a par-
ent on behalf of the student 
under section 428B) for such 
payment period or period of en-
rollment; minus 
‘‘(bb) any amount of such 
loan assistance returned by the 
institution in accordance with 
paragraph (1) of this subsection 
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for such payment period or pe-
riod of enrollment; and 
‘‘(II) to cancel— 
‘‘(aa) the outstanding prin-
cipal and accrued interest on the 
loan assistance disbursed to the 
student under part D (including 
a Federal Direct PLUS loan dis-
bursed to a parent on behalf of 
the student), or first disbursed to 
the student under part E before 
July 1, 2010, for such payment 
period or period of enrollment; 
minus 
‘‘(bb) any amount of such 
loan assistance returned by the 
institution in accordance with 
paragraph (1) of this subsection 
for such payment period or pe-
riod of enrollment. 
‘‘(iii) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
CAN-
CELLATION OF PERKINS LOANS.—The Sec-
retary shall pay to each institution for 
each fiscal year an amount equal to the ag-
gregate of the amounts of Federal Perkins 
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loans in such institutions’s student loan 
fund which are cancelled pursuant to 
clause (iii)(II) for such fiscal year, minus 
an amount equal to the aggregate of the 
amounts of any such loans so canceled 
which were made from Federal capital con-
tributions to its student loan fund provided 
by the Secretary under section 468. None 
of the funds appropriated pursuant to sec-
tion 461(b) shall be available for payments 
pursuant to this paragraph. To the extent 
feasible, the Secretary shall pay the 
amounts for which any institution qualifies 
under this paragraph not later than 3 
months after the institution files an insti-
tutional 
application 
for 
campus-based 
funds. 
‘‘(iv) LOAN ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITS 
FOR
STUDENTS.—Any amounts that are 
returned by an institution in accordance 
with paragraph (1), or forgiven or waived 
by the Secretary under this subparagraph, 
with respect to a payment period or period 
of enrollment for which a student did not 
receive academic credit as a result of with-
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drawal necessitated by reason of service in 
the uniformed services, shall not be in-
cluded in the calculation of the student’s 
annual or aggregate loan limits for assist-
ance under this title, or otherwise affect 
the student’s eligibility for grants or loans 
under this title. 
‘‘(v) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘service in the uniformed 
services’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 484C(a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect for periods of service in 
the uniformed services beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘period of service in the uniformed services’’ means 
the period beginning 30 days prior to the date a stu-
dent is required to report to service in the uniformed 
services (as defined in section 484C(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(a)) and 
ending upon termination of the deployment of such 
student for such service. 
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SEC. 106. VETERANS RESOURCE OFFICER GRANTS. 
Section 873 (20 U.S.C. 1161t) is amended— 
(1) by amending the header to read as follows: 
‘‘MODEL PROGRAMS FOR CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS; VET-
ERANS RESOURCE OFFICERS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or Vet-
erans Resource Officers,’’ after ‘‘model programs’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 
of appropriations under subsection (f), the Secretary 
shall award grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation to— 
‘‘(A) develop model programs to support 
veteran student success in postsecondary edu-
cation; or 
‘‘(B) hire a Veterans Resource Officer to 
increase the college completion rates for veteran 
students enrolled at such institutions of higher 
education. 
‘‘(2) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant awarded under 
this section shall be awarded for a period of 3 
years.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending the header to read as 
follows: ‘‘MODEL PROGRAM REQUIRED AC-
TIVITIES’’; and 
(ii) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘under this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for the purpose described in 
subsection (b)(1)(A)’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) VETERANS RESOURCE OFFICER REQUIRED 
ACTIVITIES.—An institution of higher education re-
ceiving a grant for the purpose described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B) shall use such grant to hire a Vet-
erans Resource Officer whose duties shall include— 
‘‘(A) serving as a liaison between— 
‘‘(i) veteran students; 
‘‘(ii) the faculty and staff of the insti-
tution; 
‘‘(iii) local facilities of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and 
‘‘(iv) mental healthcare providers at 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to en-
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actment of the Student Aid 
and 
Fiscal 
Responsibility 
Act of 2009 by which such 
lender or owner is governed 
and that applies to such 
loans, such lender or owner 
is not legally permitted to 
make an election of such 
waiver with respect to such 
loans without the approval 
of one or more third parties 
with an interest in the loans, 
and that the lender or owner 
followed all available options 
under such agreement to ob-
tain such approval, and was 
unable to do so; or 
‘‘(BB) such lender or 
beneficial owner presented 
the proposal of electing such 
a waiver applicable to such 
loans associated with an ob-
ligation rated by a nationally 
recognized statistical rating 
organization (as defined in 
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