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‘‘(ii) with respect to a faculty member, 
receiving course workload credit and com-
pensation for time teaching in the eligible 
partnership’s activities; and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to a mentor, a sti-
pend, which may include bonus, differen-
tial, incentive, or merit or performance- 
based pay. 
‘‘(3) INDUCTION
PROGRAMS
FOR
NEW
TEACH-
ERS.—Creating an induction program for new teach-
ers, or, in the case of an early childhood education 
program, providing mentoring or coaching for new 
early childhood educators. 
‘‘(4) SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR PARTICIPANTS 
IN
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.—In 
the case of an eligible partnership focusing on early 
childhood educator preparation, implementing initia-
tives that increase compensation for early childhood 
educators who attain associate or baccalaureate de-
grees in early childhood education. 
‘‘(5) TEACHER RECRUITMENT.—Developing and 
implementing effective mechanisms to ensure that the 
eligible partnership is able to recruit qualified indi-
viduals to become highly qualified teachers through 
the activities of the eligible partnership.
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‘‘(e) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT 
OF TEACHING RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership re-
ceiving a grant to carry out an effective teaching resi-
dency program shall carry out a program that in-
cludes all of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Supporting a teaching residency pro-
gram described in paragraph (2) for high-need 
subjects and areas, as determined by the needs of 
the high-need local educational agency in the 
partnership. 
‘‘(B) Modifying staffing procedures to pro-
vide greater flexibility for local educational agen-
cy and school leaders to establish effective school- 
level staffing in order to facilitate placement of 
graduates of the teaching residency program in 
cohorts that facilitate professional collaboration, 
both among graduates of the teaching residency 
program and between such graduates and mentor 
teachers in the receiving school. 
‘‘(C) Ensuring that teaching residents that 
participated in the teaching residency program 
receive— 
‘‘(i) effective preservice preparation as 
described in paragraph (2);
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‘‘(ii) teacher mentoring; 
‘‘(iii) induction through the induction 
program as the teaching residents enter the 
classroom as new teachers; and 
‘‘(iv) the preparation described in sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection 
(d)(2). 
‘‘(2) TEACHING RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
DESIGN.—A 
teaching residency program under this para-
graph shall be a program based upon models of 
successful teaching residencies that serves as a 
mechanism to prepare teachers for success in the 
high-need schools in the eligible partnership, and 
shall be designed to include the following charac-
teristics of successful programs: 
‘‘(i) The integration of pedagogy, class-
room practice, and teacher mentoring. 
‘‘(ii) Engagement of teaching residents 
in rigorous graduate-level coursework to 
earn a master’s degree while undertaking a 
guided teaching apprenticeship. 
‘‘(iii) Experience and learning oppor-
tunities alongside a trained and experienced 
mentor teacher—
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‘‘(I) whose teaching shall com-
plement the residency program so that 
classroom clinical practice is tightly 
aligned with coursework; 
‘‘(II) who shall have extra respon-
sibilities as a teacher leader of the 
teaching residency program, as a men-
tor for residents, and as a teacher 
coach during the induction program 
for novice teachers, and for estab-
lishing, within the program, a learning 
community in which all individuals 
are expected to continually improve 
their capacity to advance student 
learning; and 
‘‘(III) who may have full relief 
from teaching duties as a result of such 
additional responsibilities. 
‘‘(iv) The establishment of clear cri-
teria for the selection of mentor teachers 
based on measures of teacher effectiveness 
and the appropriate subject area knowledge. 
Evaluation of teacher effectiveness shall be 
based on observations of such domains of 
teaching as the following:
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‘‘(I) Planning and preparation, 
including demonstrated knowledge of 
content, pedagogy, and assessment, in-
cluding the use of formative assess-
ments to improve student learning. 
‘‘(II) Appropriate instruction that 
engages students with different learn-
ing styles. 
‘‘(III) Collaboration with col-
leagues to improve instruction. 
‘‘(IV) Analysis of gains in student 
learning, based on multiple measures, 
that, when feasible, may include valid 
and reliable objective measures of the 
influence of teachers on the rate of stu-
dent academic progress. 
‘‘(V) In the case of mentor can-
didates who will be mentoring current 
or future literacy and mathematics 
coaches or instructors, appropriate 
skills in the essential components of 
reading instruction, teacher training 
in 
literacy 
instructional 
strategies 
across core subject areas, and teacher
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training in mathematics instructional 
strategies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(v) Grouping of teaching residents in 
cohorts to facilitate professional collabora-
tion among such residents. 
‘‘(vi) The development of admissions 
goals and priorities aligned with the hiring 
objectives of the local educational agency 
partnering with the program, as well as the 
instructional initiatives and curriculum of 
the agency, in exchange for a commitment 
by the agency to hire graduates from the 
teaching residency program. 
‘‘(vii) Support for residents, once the 
teaching residents are hired as teachers of 
record, through an induction program, pro-
fessional development, and networking op-
portunities to support the residents through 
not less than the residents’ first 2 years of 
teaching. 
‘‘(B) 
SELECTION
OF
INDIVIDUALS
AS 
TEACHER RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In order 
to be eligible to be a teacher resident in a
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teaching residency program under this 
paragraph, an individual shall— 
‘‘(I) be a recent graduate of a 4- 
year institution of higher education or 
a mid-career professional from outside 
the field of education possessing strong 
content knowledge or a record of pro-
fessional accomplishment; and 
‘‘(II) submit an application to the 
teaching residency program. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.—An eligi-
ble partnership carrying out a teaching 
residency program under this subparagraph 
shall establish criteria for the selection of el-
igible individuals to participate in the 
teaching residency program based on the 
following characteristics: 
‘‘(I) Strong content knowledge or 
record of accomplishment in the field 
or subject area to be taught. 
‘‘(II) Strong verbal and written 
communication skills, which may be 
demonstrated by performance on ap-
propriate tests.
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‘‘(III) Other attributes linked to 
effective teaching, which may be deter-
mined by interviews or performance 
assessments, as specified by the eligible 
partnership. 
‘‘(C) STIPEND
AND
SERVICE
REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(i) STIPEND.—A teaching residency 
program under this paragraph shall provide 
a 1-year living stipend or salary to teach-
ing residents during the 1-year teaching 
residency program. 
‘‘(ii) SERVICE
REQUIREMENT.—As a 
condition of receiving a stipend under this 
subparagraph, a teaching resident shall 
agree to teach in a high-need school served 
by the high-need local educational agency in 
the eligible partnership for a period of 3 or 
more years after completing the 1-year 
teaching residency program. 
‘‘(iii) REPAYMENT.—If a teaching resi-
dent who received a stipend under this sub-
paragraph does not complete the service re-
quirement described in clause (ii), such in-
dividual shall repay to the high-need local
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educational agency a pro rata portion of 
the stipend amount for the amount of teach-
ing time that the individual did not com-
plete. 
‘‘(f) ALLOWABLE USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—An eligible 
partnership that receives a grant under this part may use 
grant funds provided to carry out the activities described 
in subsections (d) and (e) to partner with a television pub-
lic broadcast station, as defined in section 397(6) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)), for the 
purpose of improving the quality of pre-baccalaureate 
teacher preparation programs. The partnership may use 
such funds to enhance the quality of pre-service training 
for prospective teachers, including through the use of digital 
educational content and related services. 
‘‘(g) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Members of an eligible part-
nership that receives a grant under this section shall 
engage in regular consultation throughout the develop-
ment and implementation of programs and activities 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) REGULAR
COMMUNICATION.—To ensure 
timely and meaningful consultation, regular commu-
nication shall occur among all members of the eligible 
partnership, including the high-need local educational
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agency. Such communication shall continue through-
out the implementation of the grant and the assess-
ment of programs and activities under this section. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN
CONSENT.—The Secretary may 
approve changes in grant activities of a grant under 
this section only if a written consent signed by all 
members of the eligible partnership is submitted to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(h) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to prohibit an eligible partnership from using 
grant funds to coordinate with the activities of eligible part-
nerships in other States or on a regional basis through Gov-
ernors, State boards of education, State educational agen-
cies, State agencies responsible for early childhood edu-
cation, local educational agencies, or State agencies for 
higher education. 
‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds that 
would otherwise be expended to carry out activities under 
this section. 
‘‘SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) DURATION; NUMBER OF AWARDS; PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
part shall be awarded for a period of 5 years.
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‘‘(2) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—An eligible partner-
ship may not receive more than 1 grant during a 5- 
year period. Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to prohibit an individual member, that can dem-
onstrate need, of an eligible partnership that receives 
a grant under this title from entering into another el-
igible partnership consisting of new members and re-
ceiving a grant with such other eligible partnership 
before the 5-year period described in the preceding 
sentence applicable to the eligible partnership with 
which the individual member has first partnered has 
expired. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make an-
nual payments of grant funds awarded under this 
part. 
‘‘(b) PEER REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) PANEL.—The Secretary shall provide the 
applications submitted under this part to a peer re-
view panel for evaluation. With respect to each appli-
cation, the peer review panel shall initially rec-
ommend the application for funding or for dis-
approval. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In recommending applications 
to the Secretary for funding under this part, the 
panel shall give priority—
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‘‘(A) to applications from broad-based eligi-
ble partnerships that involve businesses and com-
munity organizations; and 
‘‘(B) to eligible partnerships so that the 
awards promote an equitable geographic dis-
tribution of grants among rural and urban 
areas. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL SELECTION.—The Secretary 
shall determine, based on the peer review process, 
which applications shall receive funding and the 
amounts of the grants. In determining the grant 
amount, the Secretary shall take into account the 
total amount of funds available for all grants under 
this part and the types of activities proposed to be 
carried out by the eligible partnership. 
‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partnership re-
ceiving a grant under this part shall provide, from 
non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 100 percent 
of the amount of the grant, which may be provided 
in cash or in-kind, to carry out the activities sup-
ported by the grant. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive all or 
part of the matching requirement described in para-
graph (1) for any fiscal year for an eligible partner-
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ship, if the Secretary determines that applying the 
matching requirement to the eligible partnership 
would result in serious hardship or an inability to 
carry out the authorized activities described in this 
part. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
An eligible partnership that receives a grant under this part 
may use not more than 2 percent of the grant funds for 
purposes of administering the grant. 
‘‘SEC. 204. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION.—Each el-
igible partnership submitting an application for a grant 
under this part shall establish and include in such applica-
tion, an evaluation plan that includes strong performance 
objectives. The plan shall include objectives and measures 
for increasing— 
‘‘(1) student achievement for all students as 
measured by the eligible partnership; 
‘‘(2) teacher retention in the first 3 years of a 
teacher’s career; 
‘‘(3) improvement in the pass rates and scaled 
scores for initial State certification or licensure of 
teachers; and
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of the assessments used for teacher certification 
or licensure by the State in which the program 
is located— 
‘‘(i) the percentage of students who 
have completed 100 percent of the nonclin-
ical coursework and taken the assessment 
who pass such assessment; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of all such students 
who passed each such assessment; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage of students taking 
an assessment who completed the teacher 
preparation program after enrolling in the 
program, which shall be made available 
widely and publicly by the State; 
‘‘(iv) the average scaled score for all 
students who took each such assessment; 
‘‘(v) a comparison of the program’s 
pass rates with the average pass rates for 
programs in the State; and 
‘‘(vi) a comparison of the program’s 
average scaled scores with the average scaled 
scores for programs in the State. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—The criteria 
for admission into the program, the number of 
students in the program (disaggregated by race
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and gender), the average number of hours of su-
pervised clinical experience required for those in 
the program, the number of full-time equivalent 
faculty and students in the supervised clinical 
experience, and the total number of students who 
have been certified or licensed as teachers, 
disaggregated by subject and area of certification 
or licensure. 
‘‘(C) STATEMENT.—In States that require 
approval or accreditation of teacher preparation 
programs, a statement of whether the institu-
tion’s program is so approved or accredited, and 
by whom. 
‘‘(D) DESIGNATION AS LOW-PERFORMING.— 
Whether the program has been designated as low- 
performing by the State under section 207(a). 
‘‘(E) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—A description 
of the activities that prepare teachers to effec-
tively integrate technology into curricula and in-
struction and effectively use technology to collect, 
manage, and analyze data in order to improve 
teaching, learning, and decisionmaking for the 
purpose of increasing student academic achieve-
ment.
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‘‘(2) REPORT.—Each eligible partnership receiv-
ing a grant under section 202 shall report annually 
on the progress of the eligible partnership toward 
meeting the purposes of this part and the objectives 
and measures described in section 204(a). 
‘‘(3) FINES.—The Secretary may impose a fine 
not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of higher edu-
cation for failure to provide the information described 
in this subsection in a timely or accurate manner. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of an institu-
tion of higher education that conducts a traditional 
teacher preparation program or alternative routes to 
State certification or licensure program and has fewer 
than 10 scores reported on any single initial teacher 
certification or licensure assessment during an aca-
demic year, the institution shall collect and publish 
information, as required under paragraph (1)(A), 
with respect to an average pass rate and scaled score 
on each State certification or licensure assessment 
taken over a 3-year period. 
‘‘(b) STATE REPORT CARD
ON
THE QUALITY
OF 
TEACHER PREPARATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State that receives 
funds under this Act shall provide to the Secretary, 
annually, in a uniform and comprehensible manner
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that conforms with the definitions and methods estab-
lished by the Secretary, a State report card on the 
quality of teacher preparation in the State, both for 
traditional teacher preparation programs and for al-
ternative routes to State certification or licensure pro-
grams, which shall include not less than the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of reliability and valid-
ity of the teacher certification and licensure as-
sessments, and any other certification and licen-
sure requirements, used by the State. 
‘‘(B) The standards and criteria that pro-
spective teachers must meet in order to attain 
initial teacher certification or licensure and to be 
certified or licensed to teach particular academic 
subject areas or in particular grades within the 
State. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the assessments 
and requirements described in subparagraph (A) 
are aligned with the State’s challenging aca-
demic content standards required under section 
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 and State early learning 
standards for early childhood education pro-
grams.
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‘‘(D) For each of the assessments used by 
the State for teacher certification or licensure— 
‘‘(i) for each institution of higher edu-
cation located in the State and each entity 
located in the State that offers an alter-
native route for teacher certification or li-
censure, the percentage of students at such 
institution or entity who have completed 
100 percent of the nonclinical coursework 
and taken the assessment who pass such as-
sessment; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of all such students 
at all such institutions taking the assess-
ment who pass such assessment; and 
‘‘(iii) the percentage of students taking 
an assessment who completed the teacher 
preparation program after enrolling in the 
program, which shall be made available 
widely and publicly by the State. 
‘‘(E) A description of alternative routes to 
State certification or licensure in the State (in-
cluding any such routes operated by entities that 
are not institutions of higher education), if any, 
including, for each of the assessments used by the 
State for teacher certification or licensure—
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‘‘(i) the percentage of individuals par-
ticipating in such routes, or who have com-
pleted such routes during the 2-year period 
preceding the date of the determination, 
who passed each such assessment; and 
‘‘(ii) the average scaled score of indi-
viduals participating in such routes, or who 
have completed such routes during the pe-
riod preceding the date of the determina-
tion, who took each such assessment. 
‘‘(F) A description of the State’s criteria for 
assessing the performance of teacher preparation 
programs within institutions of higher education 
in the State. Such criteria shall include indica-
tors of the academic content knowledge and 
teaching skills of students enrolled in such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(G) For each teacher preparation program 
in the State, the criteria for admission into the 
program, the number of students in the program, 
disaggregated by race and gender (except that 
such disaggregation shall not be required in a 
case in which the number of students in a cat-
egory is insufficient to yield statistically reliable 
information or the results would reveal person-
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in order to improve teaching, learning, and deci-
sionmaking for the purpose of increasing student 
academic achievement. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
CREATING
A
NA-
TIONAL LIST.—The Secretary shall not create a na-
tional list or ranking of States, institutions, or 
schools using the scaled scores provided under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(c) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY ON THE QUALITY 
OF TEACHER PREPARATION.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to Congress, and publish and make widely avail-
able, a report card on teacher qualifications and 
preparation in the United States, including all the 
information reported in subparagraphs (A) through 
(J) of subsection (b)(1). Such report shall identify 
States for which eligible partnerships received a grant 
under this part. Such report shall be so provided, 
published, and made available annually. 
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that 
contains the following: 
‘‘(A) A comparison of States’ efforts to im-
prove the quality of the current and future teach-
ing force.
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‘‘(B) A comparison of eligible partnerships’ 
efforts to improve the quality of the current and 
future teaching force. 
‘‘(C) The national mean and median scaled 
scores and pass rate on any standardized test 
that is used in more than 1 State for teacher cer-
tification or licensure. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of a teacher 
preparation program with fewer than 10 scores re-
ported on any single initial teacher certification or li-
censure assessment during an academic year, the Sec-
retary shall collect and publish information, and 
make publicly available, with respect to an average 
pass rate and scaled score on each State certification 
or licensure assessment taken over a 3-year period. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the extent 
practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and 
published under this part among States for individuals who 
took State teacher certification or licensure assessments in 
a State other than the State in which the individual re-
ceived the individual’s most recent degree. 
‘‘SEC. 205A. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL GOALS.—As a condition of receiving as-
sistance under title IV, each institution of higher education 
that conducts a traditional teacher preparation program or
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alternative routes to State certification or licensure pro-
gram and that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance 
under this Act shall set annual quantifiable goals for— 
‘‘(1) increasing the number of prospective teach-
ers trained in teacher shortage areas designated by 
the Secretary, including mathematics, science, special 
education, and instruction of limited English pro-
ficient students; and 
‘‘(2) more closely linking the training provided 
by the institution with the needs of schools and the 
instructional decisions new teachers face in the class-
room. 
‘‘(b) ASSURANCE.—As a condition of receiving assist-
ance under title IV, each institution described in subsection 
(a) shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that— 
‘‘(1) training provided to prospective teachers re-
sponds to the identified needs of the local educational 
agencies or States where the institution’s graduates 
are likely to teach, based on past hiring and recruit-
ment trends; 
‘‘(2) prospective special education teachers re-
ceive coursework in core academic subjects and receive 
training in providing instruction in core academic 
subjects;
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‘‘(3) regular education teachers receive training 
in providing instruction to diverse populations, in-
cluding children with disabilities, limited English 
proficient students, and children from low-income 
families; and 
‘‘(4) prospective teachers receive training on how 
to effectively teach in urban and rural schools. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC REPORTING.—As part of the annual re-
port card required under section 205(a)(1), an institution 
of higher education described in subsection (a) shall pub-
licly report whether the goals established under such sub-
section have been met. 
‘‘SEC. 206. STATE FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) STATE ASSESSMENT.—In order to receive funds 
under this Act, a State shall have in place a procedure to 
identify and assist, through the provision of technical as-
sistance, low-performing programs of teacher preparation. 
Such State shall provide the Secretary an annual list of 
such low-performing teacher preparation programs that in-
cludes an identification of those programs at risk of being 
placed on such list. Such levels of performance shall be de-
termined solely by the State and may include criteria based 
on information collected pursuant to this part. Such assess-
ment shall be described in the report under section 205(b).
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‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Any program of 
teacher preparation from which the State has withdrawn 
the State’s approval, or terminated the State’s financial 
support, due to the low performance of the program based 
upon the State assessment described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for pro-
fessional development activities awarded by the De-
partment; 
‘‘(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll 
any student that receives aid under title IV in the in-
stitution’s teacher preparation program; and 
‘‘(3) shall provide transitional support, includ-
ing remedial services if necessary, for students en-
rolled at the institution at the time of termination of 
financial support or withdrawal of approval. 
‘‘(c) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—If the Secretary de-
velops any regulations implementing subsection (b)(2), the 
Secretary shall submit such proposed regulations to a nego-
tiated rulemaking process, which shall include representa-
tives of States, institutions of higher education, and edu-
cational and student organizations. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
quirements of this section shall apply to both traditional 
teacher preparation programs and alternative routes to 
State certification and licensure programs.
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‘‘SEC. 207. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) METHODS.—In complying with sections 205 and 
206, the Secretary shall ensure that States and institutions 
of higher education use fair and equitable methods in re-
porting and that the reporting methods do not allow identi-
fication of individuals. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For each State that does not use 
content assessments as a means of ensuring that all teachers 
teaching in core academic subjects within the State are 
highly qualified, as required under section 1119 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and in ac-
cordance with the State plan submitted or revised under 
section 1111 of such Act, and that each person employed 
as a special education teacher in the State who teaches ele-
mentary school, middle school, or secondary school is highly 
qualified by the deadline, as required under section 
612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act,— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
collect data comparable to the data required under 
this part from States, local educational agencies, in-
stitutions of higher education, or other entities that 
administer such assessments to teachers or prospective 
teachers; and 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
part, the Secretary shall use such data to carry out
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about the specific courses taken by, and field ex-
periences of, the individual graduates; and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
‘‘(i) kindergarten through grade 12 
academic achievement and demographic 
data, without revealing personally identifi-
able information about an individual stu-
dent, for students who have been taught by 
graduates of the teacher preparation pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) teacher effectiveness evaluations 
for teachers who graduated from the teacher 
preparation program. 
‘‘SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 231. LIMITATIONS. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL CONTROL PROHIBITED.—Nothing in 
this title shall be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or 
authorize any Federal control over any aspect of any pri-
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vate, religious, or home school, whether or not a home school 
is treated as a private school or home school under State 
law. This section shall not be construed to prohibit private, 
religious, or home schools from participation in programs 
or services under this title. 
‘‘(b) NO CHANGE IN STATE CONTROL ENCOURAGED OR 
REQUIRED.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to en-
courage or require any change in a State’s treatment of any 
private, religious, or home school, whether or not a home 
school is treated as a private school or home school under 
State law. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TEACHER CERTIFICATION 
OR LICENSURE PROHIBITED.—Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize the 
Secretary to establish or support any national system of 
teacher certification or licensure.’’. 
TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
SEC. 301. PROGRAM PURPOSE. 
Section 311 (20 U.S.C. 1057) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘351’’ 
and inserting ‘‘391’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(F), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding services that will assist in the education 
of special populations’’ before the period; and
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding innovative, customized, remedial edu-
cation and English language instruction courses 
designed to help retain students and move the 
students rapidly into core courses and through 
program completion’’ before the period; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) Education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students or the students’ parents.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘distance learn-
ing academic instruction capabilities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘distance education technologies’’; and 
(E) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) of paragraph (13) (as redesignated by sub-
paragraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b) and section 391’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS; ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 312 (20 U.S.C. 1058) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘subdivi-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’. 
SEC. 303. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
Section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘Tribal College or University’ means an institu-
tion that— 
‘‘(A) qualifies for funding under the Trib-
ally Controlled College or University Assistance 
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or the Nav-
ajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 640a note); or 
‘‘(B) is cited in section 532 of the Equity 
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 301 note).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and
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the acquisition of real property adjacent to the 
campus of the institution’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), 
(H), (I), (J), (K), and (L) as subparagraphs 
(H), (I), (J), (K), (L), and (N), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
following: 
‘‘(G) education or counseling services de-
signed to improve the financial literacy and eco-
nomic literacy of students or the students’ par-
ents;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (L) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (L) (as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B)) the following: 
‘‘(M) developing or improving facilities for 
Internet use or other distance education tech-
nologies; and’’; and 
(F) in subparagraph (N) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) through (K)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A) through (M)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following:
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION, PLAN, AND ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible 
to receive assistance under this section, a Tribal Col-
lege or University shall be an eligible institution 
under section 312(b). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A Tribal College or 
University desiring to receive assistance under 
this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, and in such manner, as 
the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(B) STREAMLINED
PROCESS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish application requirements 
in such a manner as to simplify and streamline 
the process for applying for grants. 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS TO INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount ap-
propriated to carry out this section for any 
fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve 30 
percent for the purpose of awarding 1-year 
grants of not less than $1,000,000 to ad-
dress construction, maintenance, and ren-
ovation needs at eligible institutions.
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‘‘(A) has an enrollment of undergraduate 
students that is not less than 10 percent Native 
American students; and 
‘‘(B) is not a Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316). 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) TYPES
OF
ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED.— 
Grants awarded under this section shall be used by 
Native American-serving, nontribal institutions to as-
sist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and 
carry out activities to improve and expand such in-
stitutions’ capacity to serve Native Americans. 
‘‘(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs may include— 
‘‘(A) the purchase, rental, or lease of sci-
entific or laboratory equipment for educational 
purposes, including instructional and research 
purposes; 
‘‘(B) renovation and improvement in class-
room, library, laboratory, and other instruc-
tional facilities; 
‘‘(C) support of faculty exchanges, and fac-
ulty development and faculty fellowships to as-
sist faculty in attaining advanced degrees in the 
faculty’s field of instruction;
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‘‘(D) curriculum development and academic 
instruction; 
‘‘(E) the purchase of library books, periodi-
cals, microfilm, and other educational materials; 
‘‘(F) funds and administrative manage-
ment, and acquisition of equipment for use in 
strengthening funds management; 
‘‘(G) the joint use of facilities such as lab-
oratories and libraries; and 
‘‘(H) academic tutoring and counseling pro-
grams and student support services. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL
ELIGIBILITY.—A Native 
American-serving, nontribal institution desiring to 
receive assistance under this section shall submit to 
the Secretary such enrollment data as may be nec-
essary to demonstrate that the institution is a Native 
American-serving, nontribal institution, along with 
such other information and data as the Secretary 
may by regulation require. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PERMISSION
TO
SUBMIT
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Any institution that is determined by 
the Secretary to be a Native American-serving,
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nontribal institution may submit an application 
for assistance under this section to the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) SIMPLIFIED AND STREAMLINED FOR-
MAT.—The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, 
prescribe a simplified and streamlined format 
for applications under this section that takes 
into account the limited number of institutions 
that are eligible for assistance under this section. 
‘‘(C) CONTENT.—An application submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a 5-year plan for improving the 
assistance provided by the Native Amer-
ican-serving, nontribal institution to Native 
Americans; and 
‘‘(ii) such other information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—No Native American- 
serving, nontribal institution that receives funds 
under this section shall concurrently receive 
funds under other provisions of this part or part 
B. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION.—Section 313(d) shall not 
apply to institutions that are eligible to receive 
funds under this section.
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‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent possible and consistent with the competitive 
process under which such grants are awarded, 
ensure maximum and equitable distribution 
among all eligible institutions.’’. 
(b) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—Section 399 (20 
U.S.C. 1068h) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) MINIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—The minimum 
amount of a grant under this title shall be $200,000.’’. 
SEC. 306. PART B DEFINITIONS. 
Section 322(4) (20 U.S.C. 1061(4)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, in consultation with the Commissioner for Edu-
cation Statistics’’ before ‘‘and the Commissioner’’. 
SEC. 307. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘360(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘399(a)(2)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) 
as paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(7) Education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students or the students’ parents.’’. 
SEC. 308. ALLOTMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 324 (20 U.S.C. 1063) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL
RULE
ON
ELIGIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, a part B insti-
tution shall not receive an allotment under this section un-
less the part B institution provides, on an annual basis, 
data indicating that the part B institution— 
‘‘(1) enrolled Federal Pell Grant recipients in the 
preceding academic year; 
‘‘(2) in the preceding academic year, has grad-
uated students from a program of academic study 
that is licensed or accredited by a nationally recog-
nized accrediting agency or association recognized by 
the Secretary pursuant to part H of title IV where 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(3) where appropriate, has graduated students 
who, within the past 5 years, enrolled in graduate or 
professional school.’’. 
SEC. 309. PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 326 (20 U.S.C. 1063b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and 
for the acquisition and development of real prop-
erty that is adjacent to the campus for such con-
struction, maintenance, renovation, or improve-
ment’’ after ‘‘services’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (7) as paragraphs (7) through (9), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) tutoring, counseling, and student service 
programs designed to improve academic success; 
‘‘(6) education or counseling services designed to 
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy 
of students or the students’ parents;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘establish or im-
prove’’ and inserting ‘‘establishing or improv-
ing’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘assist’’ and inserting 
‘‘assisting’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon;
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(F) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) other activities proposed in the application 
submitted under subsection (d) that— 
‘‘(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes 
of this part; and 
‘‘(B) are approved by the Secretary as part 
of the review and acceptance of such applica-
tion.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting a colon after ‘‘the fol-
lowing’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (Q), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (R), by striking 
the period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(S) Alabama State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(T) Coppin State University qualified 
graduate program;
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‘‘(U) Prairie View A & M University quali-
fied graduate program; 
‘‘(V) Fayetteville State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(W) Delaware State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(X) Langston University qualified grad-
uate program; 
‘‘(Y) West Virginia State University quali-
fied graduate program; 
‘‘(Z) Kentucky State University qualified 
graduate program; and 
‘‘(AA) Grambling State University qualified 
graduate program.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘in law or’’ after ‘‘in-
struction’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘mathematics, or’’ and 
inserting ‘‘mathematics, psychometrics, or’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘2007’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(Q) and (R)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(S), (T), (U), (V), (W), (X), (Y), 
(Z), and (AA)’’;
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(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(P)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(R)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(Q) and 
(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘(S), (T), (U), (V), (W), (X), 
(Y), (Z), and (AA)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘(R)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(AA)’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) The amount of non-Federal funds for 
the fiscal year for which the determination is 
made that the institution or program listed in 
subsection (e)— 
‘‘(i) allocates from institutional re-
sources; 
‘‘(ii) secures from non-Federal sources, 
including amounts appropriated by the 
State and amounts from the private sector; 
and 
‘‘(iii) will utilize to match Federal 
funds awarded for the fiscal year for which
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the determination is made under this sec-
tion to the institution or program. 
‘‘(B) The number of students enrolled in the 
qualified graduate programs of the eligible insti-
tution or program, for which the institution or 
program received and allocated funding under 
this section in the preceding year.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘(or the equivalent) enrolled in the eligible 
professional or graduate school’’ and all 
that follows through the period and insert-
ing ‘‘enrolled in the qualified programs or 
institutions listed in paragraph (1).’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘students’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Black American students or 
minority students’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘institution’’ and 
inserting ‘‘institution or program’’; 
and 
(v) by striking subparagraph (E) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) The percentage that the total number 
of Black American students and minority stu-
dents who receive their first professional, mas-
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ter’s, or doctoral degrees from the institution or 
program in the academic year preceding the aca-
demic year for which the determination is made, 
represents of the total number of Black American 
students and minority students in the United 
States who receive their first professional, mas-
ter’s, or doctoral degrees in the professions or 
disciplines related to the course of study at such 
institution or program, respectively, in the pre-
ceding academic year.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘1998’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 310. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY. 
Section 345 (20 U.S.C. 1066d) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of the Higher Education Amendments of 
2007, shall submit to the authorizing committees a re-
port on the progress of the Department in imple-
menting the recommendations made by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office in October 2006 for im-
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proving the Historically Black College and Univer-
sities Capital Financing Program.’’. 
SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (a) of section 399 (20 U.S.C. 1068h) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PART A.—(A) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part A (other than sections 
316, 317, and 318) such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fis-
cal years. 
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 316 such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fis-
cal years. 
‘‘(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 317 such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fis-
cal years. 
‘‘(D) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 318 such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fis-
cal years. 
‘‘(2) PART B.—(A) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part B (other than section
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326) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 326 such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fis-
cal years. 
‘‘(3) PART C.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out part C such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(4) PART D.—(A) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out part D (other than section 
345(7), but including section 347) such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 345(7) such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
‘‘(5) PART E.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out part E such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 312. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is further amended—
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(1) 
in 
section 
342(5)(C) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1066a(5)(C)), by striking ‘‘,,’’ and inserting ‘‘,’’; 
(2) in section 343(e) (20 U.S.C. 1066b(e)), by in-
serting ‘‘SALE OF QUALIFIED BONDS.—’’ before ‘‘Not-
withstanding’’; 
(3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of section 
365(9)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1067k(9)(A)), by striking ‘‘sup-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘supports’’; 
(4) 
in 
section 
391(b)(7)(E) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1068(b)(7)(E)), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’; 
(5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
section 392(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1068a(b)(2)), by striking 
‘‘eligible institutions under part A institutions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘eligible institutions under part A’’; and 
(6) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 396 (20 U.S.C. 1068e), by striking ‘‘360’’ and 
inserting ‘‘399’’. 
TITLE IV—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 
PART A—GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE 
AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 
SEC. 401. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘,,’’ and inserting ‘‘,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘this sub-
part’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a 
student eligible under this part shall be— 
‘‘(i) $5,400 for academic year 2008–2009; 
‘‘(ii) $5,700 for academic year 2009–2010; 
‘‘(iii) $6,000 for academic year 2010–2011; and 
‘‘(iv) $6,300 for academic year 2011–2012, 
less an amount equal to the amount determined to be the 
expected family contribution with respect to that student 
for that year.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘$400, ex-
cept’’ and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ‘‘10 percent of the maximum basic 
grant level specified in the appropriate Appro-
priation Act for such academic year, except that
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a student who is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant 
in an amount that is equal to or greater than 5 
percent of such level but less than 10 percent of 
such level shall be awarded a Federal Pell grant 
in the amount of 10 percent of such level.’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) In the case of a student who is enrolled, on at 
least a half-time basis and for a period of more than 1 aca-
demic year in a single award year in a 2-year or 4-year 
program of instruction for which an institution of higher 
education awards an associate or baccalaureate degree, the 
Secretary shall award such student not more than 2 Federal 
Pell Grants during that award year to permit such student 
to accelerate the student’s progress toward a degree. In the 
case of a student receiving more than 1 Federal Pell Grant 
in a single award year, the total amount of Federal Pell 
Grants awarded to such student for the award year may 
exceed the maximum basic grant level specified in the ap-
propriate appropriations Act for such award year.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) The period of time during which a student may 
receive Federal Pell Grants shall not exceed 18 semesters,
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or an equivalent period of time as determined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to regulations, which period shall— 
‘‘(A) be determined without regard to whether 
the student is enrolled on a full-time basis during any 
portion of the period of time; and 
‘‘(B) include any period of time for which the 
student received a Federal Pell Grant prior to July 
1, 2008.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2008. 
SEC. 402. ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS. 
Section 401A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–1) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANT PROGRAM 
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall award grants, in the 
amounts specified in subsection (d)(1), to eligible students 
to assist the eligible students in paying their college edu-
cation expenses.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘aca-
demic’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘third or 
fourth academic’’ and inserting ‘‘third, fourth, or 
fifth’’;
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(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘full-time’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘is made’’ and inserting ‘‘student who’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant for the 
award year in which the determination of eligibility 
is made for a grant under this section;’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an 
institution of higher education on not less than a 
half-time basis; and’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) the first year of a program of under-
graduate education at a 2- or 4-year degree- 
granting institution of higher education (includ-
ing a program of not less than 1 year for which 
the institution awards a certificate), has success-
fully completed, after January 1, 2006, a rig-
orous secondary school program of study estab-
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lished by a State or local educational agency and 
recognized as such by the Secretary;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘academic’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘higher edu-
cation’’ and inserting ‘‘year of a pro-
gram of undergraduate education at a 
2- or 4-year degree-granting institu-
tion of higher education (including a 
program of not less than 2 years for 
which the institution awards a certifi-
cate)’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘academic’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘academic’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘four’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘4’’; 
(III) by striking clause (i)(II) 
and inserting the following:
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‘‘(II) a critical foreign language; 
and’’; and 
(IV) in clause (ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the third or fourth year of a program 
of undergraduate education at an institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 101(a)) 
that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary, that the institution— 
‘‘(i) offers a single liberal arts cur-
riculum leading to a baccalaureate degree, 
under which students are not permitted by 
the institution to declare a major in a par-
ticular subject area, and those students— 
‘‘(I) study, in such years, a sub-
ject described in subparagraph (C)(i) 
that is at least equal to the require-
ments for an academic major at an in-
stitution of higher education that offers 
a baccalaureate degree in such subject, 
as certified by an appropriate official 
from the institution; or
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‘‘(II) are required, as part of their 
degree program, to undertake a rig-
orous course of study in mathematics, 
biology, chemistry, and physics, which 
consists of at least— 
‘‘(aa) 4 years of study in 
mathematics; and 
‘‘(bb) 3 years of study in the 
sciences, with a laboratory compo-
nent in each of those years; and 
‘‘(ii) offered such curriculum prior to 
February 8, 2006; or 
‘‘(E) the fifth year of a program of under-
graduate education that requires 5 full years of 
coursework for which a baccalaureate degree is 
awarded by a degree-granting institution of 
higher education, as certified by the appropriate 
official of such institution— 
‘‘(i) is pursuing a major in— 
‘‘(I) the physical, life, or computer 
sciences, mathematics, technology, or 
engineering (as determined by the Sec-
retary pursuant to regulations); or 
‘‘(II) a critical foreign language; 
and
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‘‘(ii) has obtained a cumulative grade 
point average of at least 3.0 (or the equiva-
lent, as determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary) in the coursework 
required for the major described in clause 
(i).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The’’; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘subsection (c)(3)(C).’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection 
(c)(3), for each of the 2 years described 
in such subparagraphs; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) $4,000 for an eligible student 
under subsection (c)(3)(E).’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)—
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(I) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ 
and inserting ‘‘LIMITATION; RATABLE 
REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(II) by redesignating clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii), as clauses (ii), (iii), and 
(iv), respectively; and 
(III) by inserting before clause 
(ii), as redesignated under subclause 
(II), the following: 
‘‘(i) in any case in which a student at-
tends an institution of higher education on 
less than a full-time basis, the amount of 
the grant that such student may receive 
shall be reduced in the same manner as a 
Federal Pell Grant is reduced under section 
401(b)(2)(B);’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NO GRANTS FOR PREVIOUS CREDIT.— 
The Secretary may not award a grant under this 
section to any student for any year of a program 
of undergraduate education for which the student 
received credit before the date of enactment of the 
Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005.
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‘‘(B) NUMBER OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) FIRST YEAR.—In the case of a stu-
dent described in subsection (c)(3)(A), the 
Secretary may not award more than 1 
grant to such student for such first year of 
study. 
‘‘(ii) SECOND YEAR.—In the case of a 
student described in subsection (c)(3)(B), 
the Secretary may not award more than 1 
grant to such student for such second year 
of study. 
‘‘(iii) THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS.—In 
the case of a student described in subpara-
graph (C) or (D) of subsection (c)(3), the 
Secretary may not award more than 1 
grant to such student for each of the third 
and fourth years of study. 
‘‘(iv) FIFTH YEAR.—In the case of a 
student described in subsection (c)(3)(E), 
the Secretary may not award more than 1 
grant to such student for such fifth year of 
study.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CALCULATION
OF
GRANT
PAYMENTS.—An 
institution of higher education shall make payments
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of a grant awarded under this section in the same 
manner, using the same payment periods, as such in-
stitution makes payments for Federal Pell Grants 
under section 401.’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (e)(2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall 
remain available for the succeeding fiscal year.’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘at least one’’ and inserting 
‘‘not less than 1’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(3)(A) and 
(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of subsection (c)(3)’’; and 
(7) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘academic’’ 
and inserting ‘‘award’’. 
SEC. 403. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—Section 402A (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)—
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(d) STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.—Section 402D (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–14) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) to foster an institutional climate supportive 
of the success of low-income and first generation col-
lege students, students with disabilities, students who 
are limited English proficient, students who are 
homeless children and youths (as such term is defined 
in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), and students who 
are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care 
system.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to improve the financial literacy and eco-
nomic literacy of students, including— 
‘‘(A) basic personal income, household 
money management, and financial planning 
skills; and 
‘‘(B) basic economic decisionmaking skills.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e);