I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1880 
To amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for All. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2017 
Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. LEE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. RASKIN, 
Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. ESPAILLAT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act to ensure College for 
All. 
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 ‘‘College for All Act 
of 2017’’. 
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TITLE I—FEDERAL-STATE PART-
NERSHIP TO ELIMINATE TUI-
TION AND REQUIRED FEES 
SEC. 101. FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP TO ELIMINATE 
TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
IX—FEDERAL-STATE 
PARTNERSHIP TO ELIMINATE 
TUITION 
AND 
REQUIRED 
FEES 
‘‘SEC. 901. GRANT PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE TUITION AND 
REQUIRED FEES AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRIBAL COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AWARD YEAR.—The term ‘award year’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 481(a). 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation at which the credential that is predomi-
nantly awarded to students is at the sub-bacca-
laureate level; or 
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‘‘(B) a public postsecondary vocational in-
stitution, as defined under section 102(c). 
‘‘(3) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘cost of 
attendance’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 472. 
‘‘(4) DUAL
OR
CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment 
program’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(5) EARLY
COLLEGE
HIGH
SCHOOL.—The 
term ‘early college high school’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE INDIAN ENTITY.—The term ‘eli-
gible Indian entity’ means the entity responsible for 
the governance, operation, or control of a Tribal Col-
lege or University. 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 
student’ means an individual, regardless of age, who 
has not obtained a baccalaureate degree or higher 
degree and— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled, or plans to enroll, in a 
community college in the State in which the in-
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dividual is a resident or in a 2-year Tribal Col-
lege or University; or 
‘‘(B) is a working class or middle class stu-
dent, as described in subsection (d)(3), who is 
enrolled or plans to enroll in a 4-year public in-
stitution of higher education in the State in 
which the individual is a resident or in a 4-year 
Tribal College or University. 
‘‘(8) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ELIGIBLE STU-
DENTS.—The term ‘full-time equivalent eligible stu-
dents’, when used with respect to an institution of 
higher education, has the meaning given the term 
‘full-time equivalent students’, except that the cal-
culation shall be made based on the number of eligi-
ble students enrolled at such institution. 
‘‘(9) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.—The 
term ‘full-time equivalent students’ means the sum 
of the number of students enrolled full time at an 
institution, plus the full-time equivalent of the num-
ber of students enrolled part time (determined on 
the basis of the quotient of the sum of the credit 
hours of all part-time students divided by 12) at 
such institution. 
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‘‘(10) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101. 
‘‘(11) PUBLIC 4-YEAR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.—The term ‘public 4-year institution of 
higher education’ means a public institution of high-
er education that is not a community college. 
‘‘(12) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 316(b)(3). 
‘‘(13) 2-YEAR
TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘2-year Tribal College or Univer-
sity’ means a Tribal College or University at which 
the credential that is predominantly awarded to stu-
dents is at the sub-baccalaureate level. 
‘‘(14) 4-YEAR
TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVER-
SITY.—The term ‘4-year Tribal College or Univer-
sity’ means a Tribal College or University that is not 
a 2-year Tribal College or University. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—From amounts 
appropriated under subsection (g), the Secretary 
shall award grants, from allotments under sub-
section (c), to States and eligible Indian entities hav-
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ing applications approved under subsection (e), to 
enable the States and eligible Indian entities— 
‘‘(A) to eliminate tuition and required fees 
for all eligible students at community colleges 
in the State or at 2-year Tribal Colleges and 
Universities of the eligible Indian entity; and 
‘‘(B) to eliminate tuition and required fees 
for working class and middle class eligible stu-
dents, as described in subsection (d)(3), at pub-
lic 4-year institutions of higher education in the 
State or 4-year Tribal Colleges and Universities 
of the eligible Indian entity. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each State or eligible Indian 
entity that receives a grant under this section 
shall provide a non-Federal share of funds for 
an award year from non-Federal sources in an 
amount that is equal to 33 percent of the 
amount required to eliminate tuition and re-
quired fees— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a State, at commu-
nity colleges in the State for all eligible 
students and at public 4-year institutions 
of higher education in the State for work-
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ing class and middle class eligible students, 
as described in subsection (d)(3), for the 
award year; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible Indian 
entity, at 2-year Tribal Colleges and Uni-
versities of the eligible Indian entity for all 
eligible students and at 4-year Tribal Col-
leges and Universities of the eligible Indian 
entity for working class and middle class 
eligible students, as described in subsection 
(d)(3), for the award year. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE REQUIREMENT 
FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE INDIAN ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an 
eligible Indian entity that receives a grant 
under this section for an award year for 
which not less than 75 percent of the stu-
dents enrolled in the 2-year Tribal Colleges 
and Universities and 4-year Tribal Colleges 
and Universities of the eligible Indian enti-
ty are low-income students, such eligible 
Indian entity shall provide a non-Federal 
share of funds from non-Federal sources in 
an amount that is equal to not more than 
5 percent of the amount necessary to elimi-
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nate tuition and required fees at 2-year 
Tribal Colleges and Universities of the eli-
gible Indian entity for all eligible students 
and at 4-year Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities of the eligible Indian entity for work-
ing class and middle class eligible students, 
as described in subsection (d)(3), for the 
award year. 
‘‘(ii) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—In this 
subparagraph, the term ‘low-income stu-
dent’ has the meaning given such term by 
the Secretary, except that such term shall 
not exclude any student eligible for a Fed-
eral Pell Grant under section 401. 
‘‘(iii) DATA.—In calculating the num-
ber of enrolled students and low-income 
students for purposes of clause (i), the 
Secretary shall use— 
‘‘(I) for the first award year of 
the program under this section, the 
number of students enrolled in award 
year 2015–2016; and 
‘‘(II) for each subsequent award 
year, the projected student enrollment 
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numbers for the award year for which 
the allotment is made. 
‘‘(3) NO IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—No in-kind 
contribution shall count toward the non-Federal 
share requirement under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) FIRST AWARD YEAR OF PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary shall allot, to each eligible State or eligible 
Indian entity that submits an application under this 
section for a grant under subsection (b)(1) for the 
first award year of the program under this section, 
an amount that is equal to 67 percent (or not less 
than 95 percent in the case of an eligible Indian en-
tity described in subsection (b)(2)(B)) of the total 
revenue received— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a State, from all eligi-
ble students at community colleges in the State 
and from working class and middle class eligible 
students, as described in subsection (d)(3), at 
public 4-year institutions of higher education in 
the State in the form of tuition and required 
fees for— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a State that did 
not eliminate tuition and required fees as 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
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eligible Indian entity charged tuition and 
required fees. 
‘‘(2) FIRST
AWARD
YEAR
ALLOTMENT
FOR 
STATES AND ELIGIBLE INDIAN ENTITIES APPLYING 
AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
allot to each eligible State or eligible Indian en-
tity that submits its first application for a 
grant under subsection (b)(1) for the second or 
a subsequent year of the program under this 
section, an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the product of— 
‘‘(I) the allotment the eligible 
State or eligible Indian entity would 
have received in the first award year 
of the program under this section if 
the State or eligible Indian entity had 
submitted an application for such 
year; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
projected 
full-time 
equivalent eligible students figure for 
all community colleges and public 4- 
year institutions of higher education 
of the eligible State, or all 2-year 
Tribal Colleges and Universities and 
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4-year Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities of the eligible Indian entity, for 
the award year for which the allot-
ment is made; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of additional 
expenditures per full-time equivalent 
eligible student by the eligible State or 
eligible Indian entity that will be nec-
essary to eliminate tuition and re-
quired fees for each such student for 
the award year for which the allot-
ment is made; divided by 
‘‘(ii) the product of— 
‘‘(I) the full-time equivalent eligi-
ble students figure for all community 
colleges and public 4-year institutions 
of higher education of the eligible 
State, or all 2-year Tribal Colleges 
and Universities and 4-year Tribal 
Colleges and Universities of the eligi-
ble Indian entity, for the first award 
year of the program for which the eli-
gible State or eligible Indian entity 
was eligible to submit an application 
under this section; and 
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‘‘(II) the amount of expenditures 
per full-time equivalent eligible stu-
dent by the eligible State or eligible 
Indian entity that would have been 
necessary to eliminate tuition and re-
quired fees for each such student for 
the first award year of the program 
for which the eligible State or eligible 
Indian entity was eligible to submit an 
application under this section. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTED
ENROLLMENT.—If the 
projected full-time equivalent eligible students 
figure of the State or eligible Indian entity 
under subparagraph (A) is more than 25 per-
cent larger than the full-time equivalent eligible 
students figure for the preceding year, the Sec-
retary may challenge such enrollment projection 
and offer an alternative enrollment projection 
which shall be used in the formula under sub-
paragraph (A) for determining the allotment. 
‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT AWARD YEARS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
allot to an eligible State or eligible Indian entity 
submitting an application for a grant under 
subsection (b)(1) for a second or subsequent 
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year after receiving a grant under paragraph 
(1) or (2), an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the product of— 
‘‘(I) the allotment received for 
the first award year for which the eli-
gible State or eligible Indian entity 
submitted an application; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
projected 
full-time 
equivalent eligible students figure for 
all community colleges and public 4- 
year institutions of higher education 
of the eligible State, or all 2-year 
Tribal Colleges and Universities and 
4-year Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities of the eligible Indian entity, for 
the award year for which the allot-
ment is made; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of additional 
expenditures per full-time equivalent 
eligible student by the eligible State or 
eligible Indian entity that will be nec-
essary to eliminate tuition and re-
quired fees for each such student for 
the award year for which the allot-
ment is made; divided by 
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‘‘(ii) the product of— 
‘‘(I) the full-time equivalent eligi-
ble student figure for all community 
colleges and public 4-year institutions 
of higher education of the eligible 
State, or all 2-year Tribal Colleges 
and Universities and 4-year Tribal 
Colleges and Universities of the eligi-
ble Indian entity, for the first award 
year that the State or eligible Indian 
entity participates under paragraph 
(1) or (2), as the case may be; and 
‘‘(II) the amount of expenditures 
per full-time equivalent eligible stu-
dent by the eligible State or eligible 
Indian entity that was necessary to 
eliminate tuition and required fees for 
each such student for the first award 
year that the State or eligible Indian 
entity participates under paragraph 
(1) or (2), as the case may be. 
‘‘(B) PROJECTED
ENROLLMENT.—If the 
projected full-time equivalent eligible students 
figure of the State or eligible Indian entity 
under subparagraph (A) is more than 25 per-
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cent larger than the full-time equivalent eligible 
students figure for the preceding year, the Sec-
retary may challenge such enrollment projection 
and offer an alternative enrollment projection 
which shall be used in the formula under sub-
paragraph (A) for determining the allotment. 
‘‘(4) ACTUAL ENROLLMENT FIGURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—By not later than No-
vember 1 of the second award year for which a 
State or eligible Indian entity receives an allot-
ment under this section, and each succeeding 
November 1, such State or eligible Indian entity 
shall report to the Secretary its actual full-time 
equivalent eligible students figure for the pre-
ceding award year. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the actual full- 
time equivalent eligible students figure for the 
preceding award year reported under subpara-
graph (A)— 
‘‘(i) exceeds the projected enrollment 
that was used for determining the allot-
ment for the preceding award year, not-
withstanding any other provision of this 
section, the allotment for the award year in 
which the November 1 date falls for the 
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State or eligible Indian entity shall be in-
creased to reflect such actual enrollment, 
which figure shall be increased by the 
State Gross Domestic Product Price Index, 
or the Gross Domestic Product Price Index 
of the State in which the eligible Indian 
entity operates; or 
‘‘(ii) is below the projected enrollment 
that was used for determining the allot-
ment for the preceding award year, not-
withstanding any other provision of this 
section, the allotment for the award year in 
which the November 1 date falls for the 
State or eligible Indian entity shall be de-
creased to reflect such actual enrollment, 
which figure shall be increased by the aver-
age interest rate on 5-year United States 
Treasury securities issued during the pre-
ceding award year. 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—If a State or eligi-
ble Indian entity provides additional funds toward 
reducing the cost of attendance and improving in-
struction at institutions of higher education beyond 
the cost of eliminating tuition and required fees as 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
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