I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4461 
To establish an independent agency in the executive branch to be known 
as the Federal Institute of Technology, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. EVANS, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
and Reform, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Com-
merce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish an independent agency in the executive branch 
to be known as the Federal Institute of Technology, 
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 ‘‘21st Century Jobs 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) In the year 2018, funding for research and 
development in science and technology in the United 
States was $124.7 billion, or approximately 0.6 per-
cent of the gross domestic product. 
(2) In the year 1964, the United States spent 
approximately 2 percent of gross domestic product 
on research and development in science and tech-
nology. 
(3) Public funding for research and develop-
ment in science and technology financed a majority 
of the innovations that powered growth in the 
United States after World War II, including digital 
computing and modern pharmaceutical science. 
(4) The United States currently ranks ninth in 
the world for total percentage of gross domestic 
product used for research and development in 
science and technology and twelfth in the world for 
public funding for research and development in 
science and technology. 
(5) Funding for research and development in 
science and technology is concentrated in a small 
number of geographic regions in the United States. 
(6) Established technology centers that promote 
research and development in science and technology 
are extremely crowded, have high real estate costs, 
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and are in locations that require long commutes for 
many of the researchers at such centers. 
(7) The private sector has a limited ability or 
desire to invest outside of such centers, which limits 
the potential for growth in science and technology, 
including the availability of employment opportuni-
ties in such industries. 
(8) Increasing public funding for research and 
development in science and technology to 1 percent 
of the gross domestic product would significantly in-
crease the rank of the United States with respect to 
funding for such research and development among 
developed countries. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that amounts provided through this Act will be 
used— 
(1) in a manner that is similar to break-
through-focused, project management models of the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(2) to supplement existing funding to Federal 
agencies. 
SEC. 3. THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the ex-
ecutive branch of the Government an independent agency 
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to be known as the ‘‘Federal Institute of Technology’’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Institute’’). 
(b) 
HEADQUARTERS.—The 
Institute 
shall 
be 
headquartered in the District of Columbia. 
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall have a 
Board of Directors (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Board’’). 
(2) DUTIES OF THE BOARD.—The duties of the 
Board shall include the following: 
(A) Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, establish a 
minimum of 10 local boards in accordance with 
subsection (d), including— 
(i) appointing the members of each 
local board with consideration given to the 
recommendations provided pursuant to 
subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii); 
(ii) providing funding to local boards 
to support the local boards in achieving the 
duties under subsection (d)(3) and to carry 
out the comprehensive strategy under sub-
section 
(d)(2), 
including 
funds 
from 
amounts in the private endowment estab-
lished under subsection (e); and 
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(iii) annually evaluate the effective-
ness of each local board based on the re-
quirements developed pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1)(D). 
(B) Provide funds to Federal, State, and 
local agencies to support programs and research 
in the qualified subjects, including programs 
and research in certain technology sectors. 
(3) LOCAL
BOARD
LIMITATION.—The Board 
may establish— 
(A) not more than 30 local boards in the 
10-year period after the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(B) not more than 3 local boards each fis-
cal year during such period. 
(4) NEW
LOCAL
BOARD
APPLICATIONS.—The 
Board may consider new applications on an annual 
basis each fiscal year for the 10-year period after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 3 
years thereafter. 
(5) MEMBERS; CHAIR.—The President shall— 
(A) appoint 5 members of the Board by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
and 
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(B) designate a Chair from among the 
members. 
(6) TERMS.— 
(A) LENGTH.—Each Board member shall 
be appointed for a term of 5 years. 
(B) AMOUNT.—Each Board member shall 
not serve more than 2 terms. 
(7) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Board shall 
be filled in the manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(8) BASIC
PAY.—To the extent or in the 
amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts, 
members shall each be paid at a rate not to exceed 
the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive 
Schedule. 
(d) LOCAL BOARDS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In establishing local 
boards pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(A), the 
Board shall consider applications on a competi-
tive basis from State and local governments, 
which shall include the following: 
(i) The location of the local board, 
which must be in a covered region that— 
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(I) possesses relevant assets for 
the development of technology; and 
(II) does not possess a leading 
technology center. 
(ii) A comprehensive strategy de-
scribed under paragraph (2). 
(iii) A recommendation of individuals 
to be appointed to the local board. 
(B) 
DURATION
PERIOD.—Each 
grant 
under this section shall be made for a period of 
10 years, provided that the local board that re-
ceives such grant meets the requirements devel-
oped pursuant to subparagraph (C). 
(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall de-
velop requirements for each local board based 
on the comprehensive strategy of each such 
local board. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE
STRATEGY.—Each local 
board shall submit to the Board a comprehensive 
strategy that includes the following: 
(A) A technology development plan, includ-
ing the focus of the local board and existing ad-
vantages for the development of a hub in the 
covered region of the local board. 
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(B) A spending plan, including an outline 
of the use of funds based on the duties of the 
local board under paragraph (3). 
(C) A plan to address infrastructure bar-
riers to the development of a hub, including— 
(i) the development of data infrastruc-
ture; 
(ii) remediation of environmentally 
damaged sites; 
(iii) the development of buildings, 
labs, roads, and bridges; and 
(iv) improvements to airports, train 
stations, and other forms of public transit. 
(D) A higher education improvement plan, 
including— 
(i) hiring faculty; 
(ii) supporting students; and 
(iii) partnering with institutions of 
higher education. 
(E) A primary and secondary education 
improvement plan, including— 
(i) an outline with respect to edu-
cating students in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics through the 
use of Federal resources; and 
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(ii) an evidence-based program to 
overcome existing barriers to student 
achievement in the covered region. 
(F) A career placement plan based on the 
duties of the local board under paragraph (3). 
(G) A plan to improve access to capital for 
local businesses. 
(H) A sustainable growth plan that— 
(i) ensures housing remains affordable 
in the covered region; and 
(ii) addresses environmentally dam-
aged areas in the covered region. 
(3) DUTIES OF THE LOCAL BOARD.—Each local 
board shall— 
(A) establish a hub and oversee the activi-
ties of such hub; 
(B) make grants available for programs 
and research in the qualified subjects in covered 
regions, which may include grants to— 
(i) promote the development of stu-
dent skills at all levels, including— 
(I) primary and secondary school 
improvements that support education 
in technology and the qualified sub-
jects; 
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(II) 
fellowships 
for 
under-
graduate students to support edu-
cation in technology and the qualified 
subjects; and 
(III) 
post-graduate 
fellowship 
programs to support such graduate 
students working in technology and 
the qualified subjects; 
(ii) improve the ability of local institu-
tions of higher education to carry out lead-
ing-edge research in technology and the 
qualified subjects, including— 
(I) hiring faculty in the relevant 
areas; 
(II) laboratory construction and 
development; 
(III) developing and sponsoring 
programs to promote technological en-
trepreneurship among students (in 
partnership with leading firms in the 
covered region); and 
(IV) developing partnerships with 
local businesses to facilitate the tran-
sition of students to the technology 
workforce; and 
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(iii) develop effective pathways for ca-
reer advancement in technology that cre-
ates and reduces the costs of— 
(I) training programs for work in 
technology jobs; and 
(II) apprenticeship programs in 
technology jobs; 
(C) develop effective infrastructure to pro-
mote the creation of a technology center as de-
scribed in the plan under paragraph (2)(C); 
(D) improve access to capital for busi-
nesses in the covered region, including— 
(i) supporting partnerships with ven-
ture capitalists in regions with developed 
technology centers in the United States; 
and 
(ii) providing matching funds for Fed-
eral grants that support innovative busi-
nesses; 
(E) develop and implement a plan for im-
proving education in the qualified subjects; 
(F) develop and implement a plan for in-
creasing employment opportunities in the cov-
ered region in which the local board is located, 
including— 
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(i) coordinating with the heads of 
businesses and institutions of higher edu-
cation to support job placement in the cov-
ered region; and 
(ii) analyzing employment indicators 
with respect to high-wage job opportunities 
in the covered region of the local board to 
determine— 
(I) areas that need development 
in such industries; and 
(II) ways such industries would 
benefit from the advancement of tech-
nology; 
(G) analyze infrastructure in covered re-
gions and provide policy recommendations to 
the Board with respect to inadequate infra-
structure, including data infrastructure; 
(H) analyze the cost of housing, zoning 
regulations, and laws related to housing in the 
covered region of the local board and provide 
policy recommendations to State and local gov-
ernments to ensure the cost of housing remains 
affordable as the hub established pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) increases research activities 
in such covered region; and 
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(I) provide support for the development of 
technology, including establishing partnerships 
with institutions of higher education. 
(e) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—Notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and 
without further appropriation, the Board may accept, use, 
or dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or prop-
erty, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or 
facilitating the work of the Institute. Gifts, bequests, or 
devises of money and proceeds from sales of other prop-
erty received as gifts, bequests, or devices shall be depos-
ited in a private endowment for disbursement upon order 
of the Board. 
(f) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL INSTI-
TUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY.—Section 12 of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the Board 
of Directors of the Federal Institute of Technology;’’ 
after ‘‘the Tennessee Valley Authority;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Institute of Technology,’’ after the ‘‘Tennessee Val-
ley Authority,’’. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
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(1) LOCAL BOARD REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
and annually thereafter, each local board shall sub-
mit to the Board a report containing recommenda-
tions based on the activities of each such local 
board, including recommendations for— 
(A) legislation that— 
(i) supports research and education in 
the qualified subjects; 
(ii) increases employment opportuni-
ties related to the qualified subjects; 
(iii) addresses inadequate infrastruc-
ture in covered regions; and 
(iv) ensures the cost of housing is af-
fordable in covered regions; 
(B) funding scientific development; and 
(C) policy priorities with respect to sup-
porting scientific development. 
(2) BREAKTHROUGH
SCIENCE
REPORT.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this section, and annually thereafter, the Board shall 
submit to the President and Congress a report 
known as the ‘‘Breakthrough Science Report’’ con-
taining recommendations for— 
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(A) legislation based on the activities of 
the Institute; and 
(B) policy priorities with respect to sup-
porting scientific development, which shall take 
the funding priorities of the private sector into 
account. 
(3) NATIONAL
ACADEMY
OF
SCIENCES
RE-
PORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to 
Congress a report on the activities of the local 
boards, including an analysis of research activities 
for areas that did not receive grants from such local 
boards. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; USE 
OF AMOUNTS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—To carry out this section, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Board— 
(i) $67,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022; 
(ii) $72,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2023; 
(iii) $77,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024; 
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(iv) $82,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; 
(v) $87,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026; 
(vi) $92,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2027; 
(vii) $97,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028; 
(viii) $102,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2029; 
(ix) $107,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2030; and 
(x) $112,500,000,000 for fiscal year 
2031. 
(B) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts 
made available to the Board under subpara-
graph (A) in each fiscal year to carry out this 
section not less than— 
(i) 12.5 percent shall be used to pro-
vide funds to the Department of Energy; 
(ii) 12.5 percent shall be used to pro-
vide funds to the National Science Foun-
dation; 
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(iii) 12.5 percent shall be used to pro-
vide funds to the National Institutes of 
Health; and 
(iv) 20 percent shall be used to pro-
vide funds to the local boards to carry out 
the duties under subsection (d)(3). 
(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(i) 
CERTAIN
TECHNOLOGY
SEC-
TORS.—The term ‘‘certain technology sec-
tors’’ means areas in technology that relate 
to the qualified subjects, which may in-
clude the following: 
(I) Advanced manufacturing. 
(II) Artificial intelligence. 
(III) Biotechnology. 
(IV) Blockchain technology. 
(V) Climate science. 
(VI) Computer science. 
(VII) Cybersecurity. 
(VIII) Material science. 
(IX) Medical technology. 
(X) Synthetic biology. 
(XI) Telecommunications. 
(XII) Transportation technology. 
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(XIII) Virtual reality and aug-
mented reality. 
(ii) COVERED
REGION.—The term 
‘‘covered region’’ means a physical bound-
ary identified by a local board and located 
near an institution of higher education. 
(iii) HUB.—The term ‘‘hub’’ means a 
center for research in the qualified sub-
jects. 
(iv) QUALIFIED SUBJECTS.—The term 
‘‘qualified subjects’’ means mathematics 
and the physical, biological, engineering, 
social, and chemical sciences. 
SEC. 4. PREFERENCE FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCED IN 
RURAL AREAS AND MINORITY MAJORITY 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3313. Preference for software produced in rural 
areas and minority majority areas 
‘‘In awarding a contract for the procurement of soft-
ware, an agency shall provide a contracting preference to 
an offeror who demonstrates in the bid or proposal of that 
offeror that at least 10 percent of the production or devel-
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opment of the software offered in that bid or proposal oc-
curred in or will occur in— 
‘‘(1) a rural area, as that term is defined under 
section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)); or 
‘‘(2) a ZIP Code in which over 50 percent of 
the residents of such ZIP Code are minorities, as 
that term is defined under section 365 of the Higher 
Education of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 41, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the matter relating 
to section 3312 the following: 
‘‘3313. Preference for software produced in rural areas and minority majority 
areas.’’. 
SEC. 5. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
RULES REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYERS TO RE-
PORT INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOY-
EES. 
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
shall— 
(1) initiate a rulemaking proceeding, including 
notice and opportunity for public comment, not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section, and 
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(2) issue rules not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section, 
to require employers to specify in the periodic employer 
information reports submitted to the Commission by each 
such employer the number of individuals employed by the 
employer, the number of individuals performing services 
billed hourly by head count or by team for the employer, 
the countries in which such respective individuals reside, 
and all of the revenue generated by the employer in each 
such country. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1111(b)(1)(C) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘and science’’ and 
inserting ‘‘science, and computer science’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall take effect. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, each State 
educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a report 
on preparations made by local educational agencies within 
the State to implement academic standards for computer 
science as required under section 1111(b)(1)(C) of the El-
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ementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)(C)), as amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 7. COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
Education (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall carry out a program known as the ‘‘Computer 
Science Education Grant Program’’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Program’’) to make grants on a competi-
tive basis to eligible entities to pay the Federal share of 
the costs of training teachers and developing computer 
science curriculum (which includes data analytics) in ac-
cordance with subsection (c). 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the Program, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
An eligible entity that receives a grant under the Program 
shall use grant funds to— 
(1) create opportunities for licensed elementary 
school teachers to pursue and receive training in 
computer science for the purpose of incorporating 
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computer science in the curriculum and educational 
material of such teacher; 
(2) create opportunities for licensed secondary 
school teachers to add computer science endorse-
ments to the license of each such teacher and to pro-
vide computer science learning experiences that are 
age-appropriate; 
(3) provide assistance to States that do not 
have computer science standards for teachers or stu-
dents to develop such standards and provide licenses 
and endorsements with respect to such standards; 
(4) create opportunities for teacher candidates 
interested in computer science to complete a full- 
year residency program specialized in computer 
science; 
(5) expand access for teachers and students to 
high-quality learning materials, including computer 
equipment and high speed network infrastructure 
that supports the study of computer science; 
(6) expand computer science education pro-
grams— 
(A) at public institutions of higher edu-
cation; and 
(B) for the education of teachers; 
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(7) create and implement plans for expanding 
access to rigorous classes in science, technology, en-
gineering, and math for underrepresented groups, 
including minorities, girls, and youth from low-in-
come families; and 
(8) ensure support and resources for students, 
which may include mentoring for students tradition-
ally underrepresented in fields related to science, 
technology, engineering, and math. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that 
demonstrate greater need as determined by the Secretary. 
(e) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—An eligible entity 
that receives a grant under the Program shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation on the effects of the 
Program, including any increase in the ability of 
teachers to teach computer science; and 
(2) submit to the Secretary a report on such 
evaluation. 
(f) LIMITATION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—An eli-
gible entity that receives a grant under the Program may 
not use more than 20 percent of the grant funds to pur-
chase computer equipment and network infrastructure. 
(g) GRANT DURATION AND AMOUNT.— 
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(1) DURATION.—Each grant under this section 
shall be made for a period of 5 years. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall determine 
the maximum amount of each grant under this sec-
tion. 
(h) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a grant 
under the Program shall not exceed 90 percent of the costs 
of carrying out the activities described in subsection (c). 
(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti-
ty shall use a grant received under the Program only to 
supplement funds that would, in the absence of such 
grant, be made available from other Federal, State, or 
local sources for activities supported by the grant, not to 
supplant such funds. 
(j) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(1) a State educational agency; 
(2) an institution of higher education; and 
(3) a local educational agency. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 8. SMART STUDENTS EVERYWHERE GRANTS. 
(a) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401A of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–1) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or 
graduate’’ before ‘‘education’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) for the first through fourth year in a grad-
uate program in science, technology, engineering, or 
mathematics shall be known as a ‘SMART Students 
Everywhere Grant’.’’; 
(C) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—In this 
section, the term ‘eligible student’ means a student who— 
‘‘(1) either— 
‘‘(A) received a high school diploma from 
a high school located in a county that has a col-
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major in the physical, life, or com-
puter sciences, mathematics, tech-
nology, or engineering (as determined 
by the Secretary pursuant to regula-
tions); or 
‘‘(ii) the second year of a program of 
undergraduate education at a two- or four- 
year degree-granting institution of higher 
education (including a program of not less 
than two years for which the institution 
awards a certificate), is certified by the in-
stitution of higher education as pursuing a 
major in a subject described in clause 
(i)(II); 
‘‘(iii) the third or fourth year of a 
program of undergraduate education at a 
four-year degree-granting institution of 
higher education, is certified by the institu-
tion of higher education to be pursuing a 
major in a subject described in clause 
(i)(II); 
‘‘(iv) the third or fourth year of a pro-
gram of undergraduate education at an in-
stitution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101(a)), if such institution of high-
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er education demonstrates, to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary, that— 
‘‘(I) such institution of higher 
education offers a single liberal arts 
curriculum leading to a baccalaureate 
degree, under which students are not 
permitted by the institution to declare 
a major in a particular subject area, 
and the student— 
‘‘(aa) studies, in such years, 
a subject described in clause 
(i)(II) that is at least equal to 
the requirements for an academic 
major at an institution of higher 
education that offers a bacca-
laureate degree in such subject, 
as certified by an appropriate of-
ficial from such institution; or 
‘‘(bb) is required, as part of 
the student’s degree program, to 
undertake a course of study in a 
subject described in clause (i)(II) 
which consists of at least— 
‘‘(AA) 4 years of study 
in mathematics; and 
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‘‘(BB) 3 years of study 
in the sciences, with a lab-
oratory component in each 
of those years; and 
‘‘(II) such institution offered 
such curriculum prior to February 8, 
2006; 
‘‘(v) the fifth year of a program of un-
dergraduate education that requires 5 full 
years of coursework, as certified by the ap-
propriate official of the degree-granting in-
stitution of higher education, for which a 
baccalaureate degree is awarded by a de-
gree-granting institution of higher edu-
cation, is certified by such institution of 
higher education to be pursuing a major in 
a subject described in clause (i)(II); or 
‘‘(vi) the first through fourth year of 
a graduate program at an institution of 
higher education, is certified by such insti-
tution of higher education to be pursuing 
a graduate degree (including a program of 
not less than two years for which the insti-
tution awards a certificate) in a subject de-
scribed in clause (i)(II).’’; 
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(D) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by amending subparagraph 
(A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
award a grant under this section in the amount 
of— 
‘‘(i) $10,000 for an eligible student 
under clause (i) through (v) of subsection 
(c)(2)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) $20,000 for an eligible student 
under clause (vi) of subsection (c)(2)(C).’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B)(i), by 
striking ‘‘a student’’ and inserting 
‘‘an undergraduate student’’ ; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) REDUCTION FOR LESS THAN FULL- 
TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), in any case in which a grad-
uate that attends an institution of higher edu-
cation on less than a full-time basis, the 
amount of the grant that such a student may 
receive shall be reduced in proportion to the de-
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gree to which such student is not so attending 
on a full-time basis.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘or graduate’’ after ‘‘under-
graduate’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (c)(3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)(2)(C)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘to 
an undergraduate student’’ before ‘‘in the 
same manner’’; and 
(E) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT
TO SECRETARY.—An institution of 
higher education shall submit to the Secretary a report 
on the students who receive a grant under this section, 
including data disaggregated with respect to the degree 
being pursued by such students and (if applicable) the 
earnings of such students. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Education to carry out this section 
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$5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The amounts 
made available by paragraph (1) for any fiscal year 
shall be available from October 1 of that fiscal year 
and remain available through September 30 of the 
succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts ap-
propriated for a fiscal year under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may use 1 percent to carry 
out technical assistance in such fiscal year to 
institutions of higher education to assist such 
institutions of higher education in carrying out 
SMART Students Everywhere Grants. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
only apply to the first 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph in which— 
‘‘(i) amounts are appropriated under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) SMART Students Everywhere 
Grants are awarded under this section.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date that 
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is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion. 
(b) TAX CREDIT FOR FIRST-YEAR WAGES OF QUALI-
FIED RECIPIENTS OF A SMART GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(d)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the 
period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting 
a comma, and by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) a qualified recipient of a SMART 
grant.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—Sec-
tion 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(16) QUALIFIED
RECIPIENT
OF
A
SMART 
GRANT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
recipient of a SMART grant’ means any indi-
vidual who is certified by the designated local 
agency as a recipient of a SMART Students 
Everywhere Grant pursuant to Section 401A of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
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1070a–1) during the 1-year period ending on 
the hiring date. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES FOR DETERMINING 
AMOUNT OF CREDIT.—For purposes of applying 
this subpart to any qualified recipient of a 
SMART grant— 
‘‘(i) subsection (a) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘5 percent (10 percent in the 
case of any specified recipient of a SMART 
grant)’ for ‘40 percent’, and 
‘‘(ii) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘$50,000’ for ‘$6,000’ and 
all that follows in such subsection. 
‘‘(C) AGGREGATE CREDIT DOLLAR LIMITA-
TION PER EMPLOYER.— 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO 
QUALIFIED
RECIPIENTS
OF
A
SMART 
GRANT.—The aggregate credit determined 
under subsection (a) with respect to quali-
fied recipients of a SMART grant (other 
than specified recipients of a SMART 
grant) shall not exceed $10,000 for any 
taxable year of the taxpayer. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO 
SPECIFIED
RECIPIENTS
OF
A
SMART 
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GRANT.—The aggregate credit determined 
under subsection (a) with respect to speci-
fied recipients of a SMART grant shall not 
exceed $20,000 for any taxable year of the 
taxpayer. 
‘‘(D) SPECIFIED RECIPIENT OF A SMART 
GRANT.—For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘speci-
fied recipient of a SMART grant’ means 
any qualified recipient of a SMART grant 
who is certified by the designated local 
agency as a veteran (as defined in para-
graph (3)(B)), a minority, or employed in 
a designated county. 
‘‘(ii) DESIGNATED COUNTY.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘designated county’ 
means a county that has a college gradua-
tion rate that is below the national aver-
age. 
‘‘(iii) MINORITY.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘minority’ has the meaning given 
the term under section 365 of the Higher 
Education of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k).’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to individuals who 
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begin work for the employer after the date of the en-
actment of this section. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 
ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, and ‘‘State edu-
cational agency’’ have the meaning given the terms 
under section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.— 
The terms ‘‘secondary school’’ and ‘‘elementary 
school’’ have the meanings given the terms under 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
Æ 
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