I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4207 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow the Secretary 
of Education to award job training Federal Pell Grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2014 
Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to 
allow the Secretary of Education to award job training 
Federal Pell Grants. 
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 ‘‘Jumpstart Our Busi-
nesses by Supporting Students Act of 2014’’ or the 
‘‘JOBS Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(k) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the award years begin-
ning on July 1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2020, 
the Secretary shall carry out a program through 
which the Secretary awards job training Federal Pell 
Grants to students in job training programs. Each 
job training Federal Pell Grant awarded under this 
subsection shall have the same terms and conditions, 
and be awarded in the same manner, as a Federal 
Pell Grant awarded under subsection (a), except as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) A student who is eligible to receive a 
job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub-
section is a student who— 
‘‘(i) has not yet attained a bacca-
laureate degree or postbaccalaureate de-
gree; 
‘‘(ii) attends an eligible institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(iii) is enrolled in, or accepted for 
enrollment in, a job training program at 
such institution of higher education that 
does not lead to a baccalaureate degree; 
and 
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‘‘(iv) meets all other eligibility re-
quirements for a Federal Pell Grant (ex-
cept with respect to the type of program of 
study, as provided in clause (iii)). 
‘‘(B) The amount of a job training Federal 
Pell Grant for an eligible student shall be deter-
mined 
under 
subsection 
(b)(2)(A), 
except 
that— 
‘‘(i) the maximum Federal Pell Grant 
for purposes of an award under this sub-
section shall be $2,430; 
‘‘(ii) no increase shall be calculated 
under subsection (b)(7)(B) for a student 
receiving a job training Federal Pell Grant 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(iii) the requirement of subsection 
(b)(4) prohibiting Federal Pell Grants of 
less than a certain amount shall not apply. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION
IN
TOTAL
ELIGIBILITY
PE-
RIOD.—Any period during which a student receives 
a job training Federal Pell Grant under this sub-
section shall be included in calculating the student’s 
period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants under 
subsection (c), and any regulations under such sub-
section regarding students who are enrolled in an 
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undergraduate program on less than a full-time 
basis shall similarly apply to students who are en-
rolled in a job training program at an eligible insti-
tution on less than a full-time basis. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION
OF
JOB
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘job training 
program’ means a career and technical education 
program at an institution of higher education that— 
‘‘(A) provides not less than 150 clock 
hours of instructional time over a period of not 
less than 8 weeks; 
‘‘(B) provides training needed to meet the 
needs of the local or regional workforce; 
‘‘(C) provides a student, upon completion 
of the program, with a recognized educational 
credential that is recognized by the relevant in-
dustry and meets the requirements of subpara-
graph (D); 
‘‘(D) has been determined, by the institu-
tion of higher education, to provide academic 
content, an amount of instructional time, and a 
recognized educational credential that are suffi-
cient to— 
‘‘(i) meet the hiring requirements of 
multiple potential employers; and 
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‘‘(ii) allow the students to apply for 
any licenses or certifications that may be 
required to be employed in the field for 
which the job training is offered; and 
‘‘(E) may include integrated or basic skills 
courses.’’. 
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