nancial aid (excluding student loans) in an amount 
equal to 100 percent of the difference between— 
‘‘(A) the cost of attendance at such institu-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) the sum of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the maximum Fed-
eral Pell Grant award; and 
‘‘(ii) the student’s expected family 
contribution. 
‘‘(8) Ensure that public institutions of higher 
education in the State or Tribal Colleges and Uni-
versities of the eligible Indian entity not adopt poli-
cies to reduce enrollment. 
‘‘(9) Provide an assurance that public institu-
tions of higher education in the State or Tribal Col-
leges and Universities of the eligible Indian entity 
will not charge out-of-State students an amount that 
exceeds the marginal cost of attending institutions of 
higher education in the State or Tribal Colleges and 
Universities of the eligible Indian entity. 
‘‘(10) Provide an assurance that public institu-
tions of higher education in the State or Tribal Col-
leges and Universities of the eligible Indian entity 
that charge non-eligible in-State students tuition and 
required fees, will not charge such students a rate 
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that exceeds the rate for the last year that tuition 
and required fees were charged to eligible students, 
increased by the percentage change for subsequent 
years in the expenditures per full-time equivalent eli-
gible student by the State or eligible entity that is 
necessary to continue to eliminate tuition and re-
quired fees for eligible students. 
‘‘(e) SUBMISSION
AND
CONTENTS
OF
APPLICA-
TION.—For each award year for which a State or eligible 
Indian entity desires a grant under this section, an appli-
cation shall be submitted to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. Such application shall be sub-
mitted by— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a State, the State agency 
with jurisdiction over higher education or another 
agency designated by the Governor or chief executive 
of the State to administer the program under this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an eligible Indian entity, the 
eligible Indian entity or a Tribal College or Univer-
sity of the eligible Indian entity. 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or eligible Indian 
entity that receives a grant under this section shall 
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use the grant funds and the non-Federal share 
funds required under this section— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a State, to eliminate 
tuition and required fees for all eligible students 
at community colleges and public 4-year institu-
tions of higher education in the State; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible Indian enti-
ty, to eliminate tuition and required fees for all 
eligible students at Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities of the eligible Indian entity. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Once tuition and 
required fees have been eliminated pursuant to para-
graph (1), a State or eligible Indian entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use any re-
maining grant funds and non-Federal share funds 
required under this section to reduce the cost of at-
tendance and increase the quality of instruction and 
student support services at public institutions of 
higher education in the State or at Tribal Colleges 
and Universities of the eligible Indian entity by car-
rying out any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Providing additional non-loan aid to 
students, which may include need-based student 
financial aid, to reduce or eliminate the cost of 
attendance for a public institution of higher 
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education or a Tribal College or University be-
yond eliminating tuition and required fees. 
‘‘(B) Expanding academic course offerings 
and high-quality occupational skills training 
programs to students. 
‘‘(C) Increasing the number and percent-
age of full-time instructional faculty, including 
full-time tenure and tenure-track instructional 
faculty. 
‘‘(D) Providing all faculty with profes-
sional supports to help students succeed, such 
as professional development opportunities, office 
space, and shared governance in the institution. 
‘‘(E) Compensating adjunct and part-time 
faculty for work done inside and outside of the 
classroom relating to instruction, such as hold-
ing office hours. 
‘‘(F) Strengthening and ensuring all stu-
dents have access to student support services 
such as academic advising, counseling, and tu-
toring. 
‘‘(G) Expanding access to dual or concur-
rent enrollment programs and early college high 
school programs. 
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‘‘(H) Any other additional activities that 
improve instructional quality and academic out-
comes for students as approved by the Sec-
retary through a peer review process. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—A State or eligible Indian 
entity that receives a grant under this section may 
not use grant funds or non-Federal share funds re-
quired under this section— 
‘‘(A) for the construction of a nonacademic 
facility, such as an athletic facility or stadium; 
‘‘(B) for merit-based student financial aid; 
‘‘(C) for need-based student financial aid 
(except to the extent funds available under sub-
section (c)(5) are used to carry out paragraph 
(2)(A)); 
‘‘(D) to pay the salaries or benefits of 
school administrators; 
‘‘(E) for capital outlays or deferred main-
tenance; or 
‘‘(F) for expenditures on athletics other 
than activities open to all members of the cam-
pus community. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(A) such sums as may be necessary for 
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(B) $48,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2029. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made 
available pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
available for obligation from October 1, 2019, to 
September 30, 2020. Funds made available pursuant 
to subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) shall 
be available for obligation through September 30 of 
the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which 
such sums were appropriated. 
‘‘SEC. 902. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
PRIVATE MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided, in 
this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 901. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (D), the term ‘eligible institution’ 
means a private, nonprofit 2-year institution or 
4-year institution that— 
‘‘(i) is— 
‘‘(I) a part B institution (as de-
fined in section 322); 
‘‘(II) a Hispanic-serving institu-
tion (as defined in section 502); 
‘‘(III) a Tribal College or Univer-
sity (as defined in section 316) whose 
entity responsible for the governance, 
operation, or control of the College or 
University has not received a grant 
under section 901; 
‘‘(IV) an Alaska Native-serving 
institution or a Native Hawaiian-serv-
ing institution (as defined in section 
317(b)); 
‘‘(V) a Predominantly Black in-
stitution 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
371(c)); 
‘‘(VI) an Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander- 
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serving institution (as defined in sec-
tion 371(c)); or 
‘‘(VII) a Native American-serving 
nontribal institution (as defined in 
section 371(c)); 
‘‘(ii) has a student body of which not 
less than 35 percent are low-income stu-
dents; 
‘‘(iii) ensures that tuition and re-
quired fees for eligible students enrolled in 
the institution are eliminated or signifi-
cantly reduced during any period for which 
the institution receives a grant under this 
section; 
‘‘(iv) maintains expenditures on in-
struction per a full-time equivalent eligible 
student at levels that meet or exceed the 
expenditures on instruction per a full-time 
equivalent eligible student for award year 
2017–2018; 
‘‘(v) will invest institutional funds and 
seek additional funding to reduce or elimi-
nate tuition and required fees for all stu-
dents; 
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‘‘(vi) maintains expenditures on need- 
based financial aid programs for students 
enrolled at the institution at a level that 
meets or exceeds the level of such support 
for award year 2017–2018; 
‘‘(vii) provides an assurance that the 
institution will increase the amount of in-
struction provided by tenured or tenure- 
track faculty; and 
‘‘(viii) does not adopt policies to re-
duce enrollment. 
‘‘(B) 2-YEAR INSTITUTION.—The term ‘2- 
year institution’ means an institution at which 
the credential that is predominantly awarded to 
students is at the sub-baccalaureate level. 
‘‘(C) 4-YEAR INSTITUTION.—The term ‘4- 
year institution’ means an institution that is 
not a 2-year institution. 
‘‘(D) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institu-
tion as described in subparagraph (A) shall 
not be an eligible institution for purposes 
of this section for the period described in 
clause (ii) if such institution was a for- 
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profit institution at any time that con-
verted to a nonprofit institution. 
‘‘(ii) PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY.—An 
institution described under clause (i) shall 
not be an eligible institution for purposes 
of this section for a period of 25 years 
from the date the institution converted 
from a for-profit institution to a nonprofit 
institution or 25 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, whichever period is 
longer. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 
student’ means a low-income student enrolled in an 
eligible institution who has not obtained a bacca-
laureate degree or a higher degree. 
‘‘(4) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ELIGIBLE STU-
DENTS.—The term ‘full-time equivalent eligible stu-
dents’ means the sum of the number of eligible stu-
dents projected to enroll full time at an institution 
for an award year, plus the full-time equivalent of 
the number of eligible students projected to be en-
rolled part time (determined on the basis of the 
quotient of the sum of the credit hours of all part- 
time eligible students divided by 12) at such institu-
tion, for such award year. 
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‘‘(5) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘low- 
income student’ has the meaning given such term by 
the Secretary, except that such term shall not ex-
clude any student eligible for a Federal Pell Grant 
under section 401. 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC 4-YEAR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.—The term ‘public 4-year institution of 
higher education’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 901. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appro-
priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
award grants, from allotments under paragraph (2), 
to eligible institutions having applications approved 
under subsection (c), to enable the eligible institu-
tions to eliminate or significantly reduce tuition and 
required fees for eligible students. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENTS.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the Secretary shall allot, for each award year, to 
each eligible institution having an application ap-
proved under subsection (c), an amount that is equal 
to the product of— 
‘‘(A) tuition and required fees for eligible 
students at the eligible institution for the award 
year, and 
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‘‘(B) the number of full-time equivalent eli-
gible students projected to enroll in the eligible 
institution for the award year. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATIONS ON INSTITUTIONAL AL-
LOTMENTS.—In making allotments under para-
graph (2) for an award year, the Secretary 
shall not award an allotment that is— 
‘‘(i) with respect to an eligible institu-
tion that operates in a State that has 
eliminated tuition and required fees as de-
scribed in section 901(d)(2) for the pre-
ceding award year, more than the amount 
equal to the product of— 
‘‘(I) the number of projected full- 
time equivalent eligible students for 
the award year; and 
‘‘(II) the expenditures per full- 
time equivalent eligible student, in-
cluding the Federal allotment and 
non-Federal share, under section 901 
for the preceding award year for the 
State (or, in the case of a State that 
did not receive a grant under such 
section for the preceding award year, 
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the amount needed to eliminate tui-
tion and required fees for full-time 
equivalent eligible students in the 
State, calculated in the same manner 
as such amount is calculated under 
section 901(c) for the preceding 
award year for the State), at— 
‘‘(aa) if the eligible institu-
tion is a 2-year institution, com-
munity colleges in the State in 
which the institution operates; or 
‘‘(bb) if the eligible institu-
tion is a 4-year institution, public 
4-year institutions of higher edu-
cation in the State in which the 
institution operates; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an eligible insti-
tution that operates in a State that has 
not eliminated tuition and required fees as 
described in section 901(d)(2) for the pre-
ceding award year, more than the amount 
equal to the product of— 
‘‘(I) the number of projected full- 
time equivalent eligible students for 
the award year; and 
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‘‘(II) the average tuition and re-
quired fees for the preceding award 
year at— 
‘‘(aa) if the eligible institu-
tion is a 2-year institution, public 
2-year institutions of higher edu-
cation in the State in which the 
institution operates; or 
‘‘(bb) if the eligible institu-
tion is a 4-year institution, public 
4-year institutions of higher edu-
cation in the State in which the 
institution operates. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS ON TUITION HIKES.— 
‘‘(i) FIRST
AWARD
YEAR.—For the 
first award year for which an eligible insti-
tution applies for a grant under this sec-
tion, such eligible institution shall not in-
crease tuition and required fees at a rate 
that is greater than any annual increase in 
tuition and required fees at the eligible in-
stitution for the 5 years preceding such 
first award year. 
‘‘(ii) SUCCEEDING AWARD YEARS.— 
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‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—For each 
award year after the first award year 
for which an eligible institution re-
ceives a grant under this section, such 
eligible institution shall not increase 
tuition and required fees for eligible 
students from the preceding award 
year at a rate that is greater than the 
percentage increase in the Employ-
ment Cost Index for the award year 
for which the grant is received, as 
compared to the Employment Cost 
Index for the award year preceding 
the award year for which the grant is 
received. 
‘‘(II) 
EMPLOYMENT
COST 
INDEX.—In this subparagraph, the 
term ‘Employment Cost Index’, when 
used with respect to an award year, 
means the Employment Cost Index 
for total compensation for private in-
dustry workers by bargaining status 
and census region and division (not 
seasonally adjusted) of the division in 
which the eligible entity is located, as 
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provided by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor, 
that is provided for the December 
that immediately precedes the start of 
the award year. 
‘‘(4) ACTUAL ENROLLMENT FIGURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—By not later than No-
vember 1 of the second award year for which an 
eligible institution receives a grant under this 
section, such eligible institution shall report to 
the Secretary its actual full-time equivalent eli-
gible students figure for the preceding award 
year. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS.—If the actual full- 
time equivalent eligible students figure for the 
preceding award year reported under subpara-
graph (A)— 
‘‘(i) exceeds the projected enrollment 
that was used for determining the allot-
ment under paragraph (2)(B) for the pre-
ceding award year, notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, the allotment 
for the award year in which the November 
1 date falls for the eligible institution shall 
be increased to reflect such actual enroll-
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ment, which figure shall be increased by 
the Gross Domestic Product Price Index of 
the State in which the eligible institution 
operates; or 
‘‘(ii) is below the projected enrollment 
that was used for determining the allot-
ment under paragraph (2)(B) for the pre-
ceding award year, notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, the allotment 
for the award year in which the November 
1 date falls for the eligible institution shall 
be decreased to reflect such actual enroll-
ment, which figure shall be increased by 
the average interest rate on 5-year United 
States Treasury securities issued during 
the preceding award year. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution that de-
sires to receive a grant under this section shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION.—An eligible institution that re-
ceives a grant under this section may not use grant funds 
under this section— 
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‘‘(1) for the construction of a nonacademic fa-
cility, such as an athletic facility or stadium; 
‘‘(2) for merit-based or need-based student fi-
nancial aid; 
‘‘(3) to pay the salaries or benefits of school ad-
ministrators; 
‘‘(4) for capital outlays or deferred mainte-
nance; or 
‘‘(5) for expenditures on athletics other than 
activities open to all members of the campus com-
munity. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(A) such sums as may be necessary for 
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(B) $1,340,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
and 
‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2029. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made 
available pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
available for obligation from October 1, 2019, to 
September 30, 2020. Funds made available pursuant 
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to subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) shall 
be available for obligation through September 30 of 
the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which 
such sums were appropriated.’’. 
SEC. 102. INCREASING SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME AND 
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FED-
ERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.—Section 402A(g) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(g)) is 
amended by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘For the purpose of making grants and contracts 
under this chapter, there are authorized to be appro-
priated 
$1,260,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2020, 
$1,440,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, $1,620,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2022, $1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
$2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
GEAR UP PROGRAMS.—Section 404H of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$400,000,000’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting ‘‘$410,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020, $419,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, $427,000,000 
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for fiscal year 2022, $436,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
and $445,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
TITLE II—EXPANSION OF WORK 
STUDY TO MEET THE NEEDS 
OF TODAY’S STUDENTS 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 441(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087–51(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part— 
‘‘(1) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(3) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(4) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(5) $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(6) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2025–2028.’’. 
SEC. 202. REFORM OF THE WORK STUDY FORMULA. 
Section 442 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087–52) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) REVISION TO THE FEDERAL WORK STUDY AL-
LOCATION.—The Secretary shall allocate funds under this 
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as described in paragraph (3), that shall take into 
account the number of Federal Pell Grant eligible 
low-income and moderate-income students that an 
eligible institution serves and provide considerations 
for eligible institutions that successfully demonstrate 
improved employment outcomes. The Secretary shall 
promulgate any regulations necessary to carry out 
the revised methods of determining an eligible insti-
tution’s self-help need under this subsection.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) FUNDS TO EXPAND JOB LOCATION DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this part, to promote career readiness and improve the 
employment skills of Federal Pell Grant-eligible students, 
the Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with 
eligible institutions under which such institution may use 
not more than 20 percent or $150,000 of its allotment 
under this section, whichever amount is less, to expand 
job location development programs, which may be coordi-
nated with State and local workforce development 
boards.’’. 
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TITLE III—STUDENT LOAN RE-
LIEF FOR MILLIONS OF BOR-
ROWERS 
SEC. 301. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN INTEREST RATE PRO-
VISIONS. 
Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ON OR 
AFTER JULY 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘ON OR 
AFTER JULY 1, 2013, AND BEFORE JULY 1, 
2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘on or after July 1, 2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on or after July 1, 2013, and 
before July 1, 2019’’ each place the term ap-
pears; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) 
as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) INTEREST
RATE
PROVISIONS
FOR
NEW 
LOANS ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2019.— 
‘‘(A) RATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE FDSL 
AND
FDUSL
AND
GRADUATE
AND
PROFES-
SIONAL
FDUSL.—Notwithstanding 
the 
pre-
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ceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Fed-
eral Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Direct 
Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to under-
graduate students and graduate and profes-
sional students, for which the first disburse-
ment is made on or after July 1, 2019, the ap-
plicable rate of interest shall, during any 12- 
month period beginning on July 1 and ending 
on June 30, be equal to not more than 1.88 
percent. 
‘‘(B) IN
SCHOOL
AND
GRACE
PERIOD 
RULES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE 
AND
PROFESSIONAL
STUDENTS.—Notwith-
standing the preceding paragraphs of this sub-
section, with respect to any Federal Direct 
Stafford Loan or Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford Loan issued to an undergraduate stu-
dent or a graduate or professional student for 
which the first disbursement is made on or 
after July 1, 2019, the applicable rate of inter-
est for interest which accrues— 
‘‘(i) prior to the beginning of the re-
payment period of the loan; or 
‘‘(ii) during the period in which prin-
cipal need not be paid (whether or not 
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such principal is in fact paid) by reason of 
a provision described in subsection (f), 
shall be equal to not more than 1.88 percent. 
‘‘(C) PLUS LOANS.—Notwithstanding the 
preceding paragraphs of this subsection, with 
respect to Federal Direct PLUS Loan for which 
the first disbursement is made on or after July 
1, 2019, the applicable rate of interest shall be 
equal to not more than 1.88 percent. 
‘‘(D) CONSOLIDATION
LOANS.—Notwith-
standing the preceding paragraphs of this sub-
section, any Federal Direct Consolidation loan 
for which the application is received on or after 
July 1, 2019, shall bear interest at an annual 
rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan 
that is equal to not more than 1.88 percent.’’. 
SEC. 302. BORROWER MODIFICATION OF INTEREST RATES 
UNDER TITLE IV. 
Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)), as amended by section 301, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) BORROWER MODIFICATION OF INTEREST 
RATE.— 
‘‘(A) 
MODIFICATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the borrower of a 
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Federal Stafford Loan under section 428, a 
Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Un-
subsidized Stafford Loan under section 428H, a 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a 
Federal PLUS Loan under section 428B, a 
Federal Direct PLUS Loan, a Federal Consoli-
dation Loan under section 428C, or a Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loan may elect to modify 
the interest rate of the loan to be equal to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a Federal Direct 
Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsub-
sidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct 
PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consoli-
dation Loan, the interest rate that would 
be applicable to such loan if such loan were 
first disbursed (or in the case of a Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loan, first applied 
for) on the date on which such borrower 
elects to modify the interest rate of such 
loan; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a Federal Stafford 
Loan, a Federal Unsubsidized Stafford 
Loan, a Federal PLUS Loan, or a Federal 
Consolidation Loan, the weighted average 
of the interest rates applicable to loans 
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under part B on the date the loan was first 
disbursed (or in the case of a Federal Con-
solidation Loan, first applied for). 
‘‘(B) FIXED RATE.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), an interest rate elected 
under subparagraph (A) for a loan shall be 
fixed for the life of the loan. 
‘‘(C) CONTINUING
AUTHORITY
TO
MOD-
IFY.—A borrower may elect to modify the inter-
est rate of a loan in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) at any time during the life of the 
loan.’’. 
SEC. 303. EXCESS REVENUE IN THE FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall, 
for each fiscal year beginning with the first full fiscal year 
following the date of enactment of this Act, as soon as 
practicable after the end of such fiscal year, determine 
whether the amount of Federal funds expended to carry 
out the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 
under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) during such fiscal year 
was less than the revenue received from such Program 
during such fiscal year. 
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(b) EXCESS REVENUE.—If the Secretary determines, 
for any fiscal year, that the amount of Federal funds ex-
pended to carry out such Federal Direct Loan Program, 
as described in subsection (a), during such fiscal year was 
less than the revenue received from such Program during 
such fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the revenue in 
excess of the funds expended to carry out the Federal Pell 
Grant Program under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et 
seq.) for the succeeding fiscal year. 
TITLE IV—SNYDER ACT 
SEC. 501. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE SNY-
DER ACT. 
Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this 
Act, shall be construed to change or abrogate the Federal 
Government’s responsibilities under the Act of November 
2, 1921 (commonly known as the ‘‘Snyder Act’’) (25 
U.S.C. 13). 
Æ 
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