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this chapter was in effect on such day); 
and 
‘‘(ii) have a prior, demonstrated com-
mitment to early intervention leading to 
college access and readiness through col-
laboration and replication of successful 
strategies; or 
‘‘(B) to eligible entities that ensure that 
students that received assistance under this 
chapter on the day before the date of enactment 
of the College Affordability Act continue to re-
ceive such assistance through the completion of 
secondary school.’’; 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) MULTIPLE AWARD PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1) that receives a 
grant under this chapter shall not be eligible to 
receive an additional grant under this chapter 
until after the date on which the grant period 
with respect to such grant expires. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
NO-COST
EXTEN-
SION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an 
eligible entity described in subsection (c)(1) 
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that receives a grant under this chapter that 
has been extended under section 75.261 of title 
34, Code of Federal Regulations may receive an 
additional grant under this chapter prior to the 
date on which the grant period applicable to 
such extension expires.’’; and 
(2) in section 404B (20 U.S.C. 1070a–22)— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(except 
with respect to continuation awards under this 
chapter)’’ after ‘‘grants’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(3) in section 404C (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(K) provide an assurance that the eligible 
entity has reviewed and revised policies and 
practices as needed to remove barriers to the 
participation and retention of homeless individ-
uals (as defined in section 402A) in the pro-
gram, including unaccompanied youth and fos-
ter care youth; 
‘‘(L) describe the activities that will be un-
dertaken to reach out to such homeless individ-
uals and foster care youth as part of the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(M) provide an assurance that the eligible 
entity will prepare and submit the report re-
quired under section 404G(c) at the conclusion 
of the grant regarding such homeless individ-
uals and foster care youth.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘matching funds’’ 
after ‘‘will provide’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘equaling’’ after ‘‘pri-
vate funds,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the cost of the pro-
gram, which matching funds’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘the total Federal grant award under 
this chapter, which’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘at 
any point during the grant award period’’ after 
‘‘obligated to students’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (d) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(d) PEER REVIEW PANELS AND COMPETITIONS.— 
The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) convene peer review panels to assist in 
making determinations regarding the awarding of 
grants under this chapter; and 
‘‘(2) host a grant competition to make new 
awards under this chapter in any year in which 
there are funds available to make new awards.’’; 
(4) in section 404D (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 
former participants of a program under 
this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘, former par-
ticipants of a program under this chapter, 
or peers and near peers’’ after ‘‘adults’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘academic, social, and postsecondary plan-
ning’’ after ‘‘supportive’’; 
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(iii) in paragraph (10)— 
(I) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (E) through (K) as subpara-
graphs (F) through (L), respectively; 
(II) by inserting after subpara-
graph (D) the following: 
‘‘(E) counseling or referral services to ad-
dress the behavioral, social-emotional, and men-
tal health needs of at-risk students;’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (I), as re-
designated by subclause (I), by insert-
ing ‘‘, cognitive, non-cognitive, and 
credit-by-examination’’ after ‘‘skills’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (K), as re-
designated by subclause (I), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(V) in subparagraph (L), as re-
designated by subclause (I), by strik-
ing the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(VI) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(M) capacity building activities that cre-
ate college-going cultures in participating 
schools and local educational agencies.’’; and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) Creating or expanding secondary school 
drop-out recovery programs that allow students who 
have dropped out of secondary school to complete a 
regular secondary school diploma and begin college- 
level work. 
‘‘(17) Establishing data collection and data 
sharing agreements to obtain, analyze, and report 
postsecondary outcome data for eligible students for 
a period of not more than 72 months after the end 
of the grant award period, which may include post-
secondary enrollment, persistence, and completion 
data. 
‘‘(18) Establishing or maintaining an agree-
ment with a consortium of eligible entities described 
in section 404A(c) to— 
‘‘(A) foster collaborative approaches to re-
search and evaluation; 
‘‘(B) improve the quality of data collection, 
data sharing, analysis and reporting; and 
‘‘(C) apply evidence to improve programs 
and evaluation under this chapter. 
‘‘(19) Facilitating the recruitment, participa-
tion, and retention of homeless individuals (as de-
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fined in section 402A) and foster care youth in the 
services provided under this chapter, including— 
‘‘(A) establishing partnerships with com-
munity-based organizations, child welfare agen-
cies, homeless shelters, and local educational 
agency liaisons for homeless individuals to iden-
tify such individuals and youth, improve policies 
and practices, and to establish data sharing 
agreements; 
‘‘(B) carrying out activities (consistent 
with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.)) to facilitate con-
tinued participation of students who are no 
longer enrolled in a school served under this 
chapter due to changes in residence resulting 
from homelessness or foster care placement, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) allowing continued participation 
when such a student is no longer enrolled, 
on a temporary basis, in a school served 
under this chapter; or 
‘‘(ii) providing transitional services 
and referrals when such a student is no 
longer enrolled, on a permanent basis, in a 
school served under this chapter; and 
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‘‘(C) carrying out other activities to meet 
the needs of such homeless individuals and fos-
ter care youth. 
‘‘(20) Providing services under this chapter to 
students who have received services under a previous 
grant award under this chapter but have not yet 
completed grade 12.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘and technical assistance’’ after ‘‘support’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (9); and 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch 
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or’’; 
(5) in section 404E (20 U.S.C. 1070a–25)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
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(ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE OF FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE.—An eligible entity proposing 
to establish or maintain a financial assistance 
program providing scholarships for students as-
sisted by the program of the eligible entity 
under this chapter shall include a plan regard-
ing the financial application program with the 
application submitted under section 404C. 
‘‘(B) SCHOLARSHIP
DETAILS.—Under a 
plan described in subparagraph (A), an eligible 
entity— 
‘‘(i) may elect to offer 1 or more types 
of scholarships; and 
‘‘(ii) shall describe, for each type of 
scholarship— 
‘‘(I) the minimum and maximum 
awards for the scholarships, consistent 
with subsection (d), based on criteria 
and disbursement priorities estab-
lished by the eligible entity; 
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‘‘(II) the duration of the scholar-
ships, which may be single-year or 
multi-year awards; 
‘‘(III) the enrollment require-
ments 
for 
participating 
students, 
which may include providing scholar-
ships for participating students who 
are enrolled in an institution of higher 
education on less than a full-time 
basis during any award year; and 
‘‘(IV) any additional student eli-
gibility criteria established by the eli-
gible entity for earning and maintain-
ing scholarships under this section, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(aa) financial need; 
‘‘(bb) meeting participation 
milestones in the activities of-
fered by the eligible entity under 
section 404D; 
‘‘(cc) meeting and maintain-
ing satisfactory academic mile-
stones; and 
‘‘(dd) other criteria aligned 
with State and local goals to 
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incentivize postsecondary readi-
ness, access, and success.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3), as redesignated 
by clause (i), by striking ‘‘may award’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may use not less than 10 per-
cent and not more than 50 percent of 
funds made available under this chapter to 
award’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘Limitation’’ and inserting ‘‘State limi-
tation’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘eli-
gible entity demonstrates’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘eligible entity— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates that the eligible entity 
has another means of providing the students 
with the financial assistance described in this 
section or eligible students have reasonable ac-
cess to State and local financial assistance pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(B) describes such means or access in the 
application submitted under section 404C.’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
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(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) SCHOLARSHIP
PLAN.—Each eligible 
entity described in section 404A(c)(1) that re-
ceives a grant under this chapter shall hold in 
reserve, for the students served by such grant 
as described in section 404B(d)(1)(A) or 
404D(d), an estimated amount that is based on 
the eligible entity’s scholarship plan described 
in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) INTEREST USE.—Interest earned on 
funds held in reserve under subparagraph (A) 
may be used by the eligible entity to administer 
the scholarship program during the award pe-
riod and through the post-award period de-
scribed in paragraph (4).’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting 
‘‘, or been accepted for enrollment,’’ after 
‘‘enrolled’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graph (B) as subparagraph (C); and 
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(III) by inserting after subpara-
graph (A) the following: 
‘‘(B) the costs associated with enrolling in 
an institution of higher education; and’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)— 
(i) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or, if the eligible 
entity chooses, in another program of 
study or credential program for which 
an individual could use funds received 
under a Federal Pell Grant to at-
tend,’’ before ‘‘that is located’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘except that, at 
the State’s option’’ and inserting ‘‘ex-
cept that, at the eligible entity’s op-
tion’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘and qualifies for an award, consistent 
with the eligible entity’s scholarship plan 
as described in subsection (a)(2)’’ after 
‘‘404D(a)’’; 
(6) in section 404G (20 U.S.C. 1070a–27)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following: 
‘‘(3) include the following metrics: 
‘‘(A) The number of students completing 
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
under section 483. 
‘‘(B) If applicable, the number of students 
receiving a scholarship under section 404E. 
‘‘(C) The graduation rate of participating 
students from high school. 
‘‘(D) The enrollment of participating stu-
dents in postsecondary education. 
‘‘(E) Such other metrics as the Secretary 
may require.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(c) REPORT ON HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FOS-
TER CARE YOUTH.—Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under section 404A shall, at the conclusion of such 
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grant, prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that 
includes— 
‘‘(1) where available, the number of homeless 
individuals (as defined in section 402A) and foster 
care youth served through the program; and 
‘‘(2) a description of any strategies or program 
enhancements that were used by the eligible entity 
in carrying out the program that were effective in 
meeting the needs of such homeless individuals and 
foster care youth.’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by in-
serting ‘‘and technical assistance’’ after 
‘‘Federal evaluation’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘after consulta-
tion with the community of eligible 
entities receiving grants under this 
chapter and’’ after ‘‘Secretary shall,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘0.75’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘evaluate the ef-
fectiveness of the program and, as ap-
propriate, disseminate the results of 
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the evaluation. Such evaluation shall 
include a separate analysis of’’; 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), re-
spectively, and indenting the margins ap-
propriately; and 
(iv) before subparagraph (A) (as re-
designated by clause (iii)), by inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) provide pre-application technical assistance 
workshops for eligible entities and potential appli-
cants in any year in which new awards are expected 
to be made; 
‘‘(2) support initiatives designed to improve the 
research, data collection and infrastructure, and 
evaluation capacity of eligible entities; and 
‘‘(3) evaluate the effectiveness of the program 
and, as appropriate, disseminate the results of the 
evaluation. Such evaluation may include a separate 
analysis of—’’; and 
(7) in section 404H, by striking ‘‘$400,000,000 
for fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000,000 
for fiscal year 2021’’. 
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Subpart 3—Federal Supplemental Educational 
Opportunity Grants 
SEC. 4041. PURPOSE; APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED. 
Section 413A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070b) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE OF SUBPART.—It is the purpose of 
this subpart to— 
‘‘(1) provide, through institutions of higher edu-
cation, supplemental grants to assist in making 
available the benefits of postsecondary education to 
qualified students who demonstrate financial need in 
accordance with the provisions of part F of this title; 
and 
‘‘(2) to establish grant programs at various in-
stitutions of higher education, as defined in section 
101, to determine best practices and policies regard-
ing the distribution of emergency grant aid to assist 
students in completing their program of study, not-
withstanding aid they may have received in accord-
ance with the provisions of part F of this title.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘appro-
priated’’ and all that follows through the end and in-
serting ‘‘appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
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‘‘(B) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $1,450,000,000, for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(D) $1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
and 
‘‘(E) $1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 
and each succeeding fiscal year.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) For the purpose of enabling the Secretary 
to fund emergency grant aid programs under section 
440D, there are allocated, from funds authorized 
under paragraph (b)(1), $12,500,000 for fiscal year 
2021 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 4042. INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 413C(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070b–2) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘agrees’’ inserting ‘‘except 
as provided in paragraph (4), agrees’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) agrees that the Federal share of an award 
under this subpart to an institution eligible for as-
sistance under title III or title V shall equal 100 
percent of such award.’’. 
SEC. 4043. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
Section 413D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070b–3) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 413D. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOCATION FORMULA
FOR FISCAL YEARS 
2021 THROUGH 2025.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated under section 413A(b)(1) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall allocate to each institution— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2021, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent of the amount the in-
stitution received under subsection (a) for 
fiscal year 2020, as such subsection was in 
effect with respect to such fiscal year (in 
this subparagraph referred to as ‘the 2020 
amount for the institution’); or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2022, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
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‘‘(i) 80 percent of the 2020 amount 
for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (c); 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2023, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 60 percent of the fiscal year 2020 
amount for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (c); 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2024, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 40 percent of the 2020 amount 
for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2025, an amount equal 
to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 20 percent of the 2020 amount 
for the institution; or 
‘‘(ii) the fair share amount for the in-
stitution determined under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the amount appro-
priated under section 413A(b)(1) for a fiscal 
year is less than the amount required to be allo-
cated to the institutions under this subsection, 
then the amount of the allocation to each insti-
tution shall be ratably reduced. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS.—If 
the amounts allocated to each institution are 
ratably reduced under subparagraph (A) for a 
fiscal year and additional amounts are appro-
priated for such fiscal year, the amount allo-
cated to each institution from the additional 
amounts shall be increased on the same basis as 
the amounts under subparagraph (A) were re-
duced (until each institution receives the 
amount required to be allocated under this sub-
section). 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 
AND
EACH
SUCCEEDING
FISCAL
YEAR.—From the 
amount appropriated under section 413A(b)(1) for fiscal 
year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allocate to each institution the fair share amount for 
the institution determined under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF FAIR SHARE AMOUNT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the fair share amount for an institution for a fiscal 
year shall be equal to the sum of the institution’s 
undergraduate student need described in paragraph 
(2) for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTIONAL
UNDERGRADUATE
STU-
DENT
NEED
CALCULATION.—The institutional un-
dergraduate student need for an institution for a fis-
cal year shall be equal to the sum of the following: 
‘‘(A) An amount equal to 50 percent of the 
amount that bears the same proportion to the 
available appropriated amount for such fiscal 
year as the total amount of Federal Pell Grant 
funds awarded at the institution for the pre-
ceding fiscal year bears to the total amount of 
Federal Pell Grant funds awarded at all institu-
tions participating under this part for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) An amount equal to 50 percent of the 
amount that bears the same proportion to the 
available appropriated amount for such fiscal 
year as the total amount of the undergraduate 
student need at the institution for the preceding 
fiscal year bears to the total amount of under-
graduate student need at all institutions partici-
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pating under this part for the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR FAIR SHARE AMOUNT.— 
The Secretary may not allocate funds under this 
subpart to any institution that, for 2 or more fiscal 
years during any 3 fiscal year period beginning not 
earlier than the first day of the first fiscal year that 
is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, has a student population with less than 
7 percent of undergraduate students who are recipi-
ents of Federal Pell Grants. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AVERAGE
COST
OF
ATTENDANCE.—The 
term ‘average cost of attendance’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 4202(e)(5)(B). 
‘‘(2) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NEED.—The 
term ‘undergraduate student need’ means, with re-
spect to an undergraduate student for an award 
year, the lesser of the following: 
‘‘(A) The total of the amount equal to (ex-
cept the amount computed by this clause shall 
not be less than zero)— 
‘‘(i) the average cost of attendance for 
the award year, minus 
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‘‘(ii) such undergraduate student’s ex-
pected family contribution (computed in 
accordance with part F of this title) for 
the preceding award year. 
‘‘(B) The total loan annual limit for a 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan and 
a Federal Direct Loan.’’. 
SEC. 4044. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 11—Emergency Financial Aid Grants 
‘‘SEC. 440D. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANT PROGRAMS 
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall carry out a grant pro-
gram to make grants, in accordance with subsection (c), 
to eligible entities to provide emergency financial aid 
grants to students in accordance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
FEDERAL 
SHARE.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
Federal share of the cost of any emergency grant 
aid program carried out under this section may not 
exceed 50 percent. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Matching funds provided by 
an eligible entity under this subsection may not in-
clude in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The Federal share of the 
cost of an emergency grant aid program carried out 
under this section shall equal 100 percent if the in-
stitution carrying out the emergency grant aid is an 
institution of higher education eligible for assistance 
under title III or V. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing to carry out an emergency grant aid program 
under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall, at least 
30 days before each deadline to submit applications 
under paragraph (1), conduct outreach to institu-
tions of higher education described in subsection 
(b)(3) to provide such institutions with information 
on the opportunity to apply under paragraph (1) to 
carry out an emergency grant aid program under 
this section. 
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‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—Each application under para-
graph (1) shall include a description of the emer-
gency grant aid program to be carried out by the eli-
gible entity, including— 
‘‘(A) an estimate of the number of emer-
gency financial aid grants that such entity will 
make in an award year and how such eligible 
entity assessed such estimate; 
‘‘(B) the criteria the eligible entity will use 
to determine an emergency for which an eligible 
student will be eligible to receive an emergency 
financial aid grant; 
‘‘(C) an assurance that an emergency for 
which an eligible student will be eligible to re-
ceive an emergency financial aid grant will in-
clude financial challenges that would directly 
impact the ability of an eligible student to con-
tinue and complete the course of study of such 
student, including— 
‘‘(i) a loss of employment, transpor-
tation, child care, utilities, or housing of 
the student; 
‘‘(ii) a medical condition (including 
pregnancy) of the student, or a dependent 
of the student; 
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‘‘(iii) with respect to the eligible stu-
dent, food insecurity; and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of an eligible student 
who is a dependent student— 
‘‘(I) the death of a parent or 
guardian of such eligible student; or 
‘‘(II) a medical condition of the 
parent or guardian of such eligible 
student which results in the loss of 
employment of such parent or guard-
ian; 
‘‘(D) a description of the process by which 
an eligible student may apply and receive an 
emergency financial aid grant; 
‘‘(E) an assurance that the eligible entity, 
when applicable, will make information available 
to eligible students about the eligibility of such 
students and their dependents for assistance 
under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special sup-
plemental nutrition program for women, in-
fants, and children under the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the pro-
gram of block grants for States for temporary 
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assistance for needy families established under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) how the eligible entity will administer 
the emergency grant aid program, including the 
processes the eligible entity will use to respond 
to applications, approve applications, and dis-
burse emergency financial aid grants outside of 
normal business hours; 
‘‘(G) an assurance that the process by 
which an eligible student applies for an emer-
gency financial aid grant includes— 
‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, an 
interview; and 
‘‘(ii) at least one opportunity to ap-
peal a denial of such a grant; 
‘‘(H) an assurance that the eligible entity 
will acknowledge receipt of a student’s request 
and distribute funds in a timely manner as de-
termined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(I) a description of how the school in-
tends to limit fraud or abuse; and 
‘‘(J) any other information the Secretary 
may require. 
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‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to 
carry out an emergency grant aid program under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to an 
eligible entity in which at least 30 percent of the 
students enrolled at such eligible entity are eligible 
to receive a Federal Pell Grant. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may only 
use funds provided under this section to make emer-
gency financial aid grants to eligible students. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—An emergency financial 
aid grant to an eligible student may not be in 
an amount greater than $750. 
‘‘(B) TOTAL AMOUNT.—The total amount 
of the Federal share of emergency financial aid 
grants that an eligible student may receive from 
an eligible entity may not exceed $2,000. An el-
igible student may receive an amount under 
this section that would cause the amount of 
total financial aid received by such student to 
exceed the cost of attendance of the institution 
of higher education in which the student is en-
rolled. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once annually, each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this subpart shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report on the progress of the eligible entity 
in carrying out the programs supported by such 
grant. 
‘‘(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. The Sec-
retary shall issue uniform guidelines describing the 
information that shall be reported by grantees under 
such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT OF REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The number of students that re-
ceived a grant, including the number of 
students who received more than one 
grant. 
‘‘(ii) The average award amount 
awarded to eligible students. 
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‘‘(iii) The types of emergencies de-
clared and frequencies emergencies de-
clared by eligible students. 
‘‘(iv) The number of students that ap-
plied for emergency grant aid. 
‘‘(v) The number of students that 
were denied such grants. 
‘‘(vi) The average amount of time it 
took an eligible entity to respond to re-
quests for emergency grant aid and aver-
age amount of time it took the eligible en-
tity to award or deny the emergency grant 
aid. 
‘‘(vii) Outcomes of the eligible stu-
dents that received emergency grant aid, 
including rates of persistence, retention, 
and completion, and a comparison of such 
rates for such students as compared to 
such rates for Federal Pell recipients at 
the institution. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an institution of higher education that 
on the date such entity receives a grant under this 
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section, is participating in the FSEOG program 
under subpart 3. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 
student’ means a student who— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled in an eligible entity on an 
at least half-time basis; and 
‘‘(B) who is making satisfactory academic 
progress. 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101.’’. 
Subpart 4—Special Programs for Students Whose 
Families Are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal 
Farmwork 
SEC. 4051. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHOSE 
FAMILIES ARE ENGAGED IN MIGRANT AND 
SEASONAL FARMWORK. 
Section 418A(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
Subpart 5—Child Care Access Means Parents in 
School 
SEC. 4061. CCAMPIS REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070e) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The amount’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the amount’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘1 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 percent’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE BONUS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), for any fiscal year for 
which the amount appropriated under sub-
section (h) is not less than $140,000,000, 
the Secretary may pay a performance 
bonus to an eligible institution of higher 
education. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—A bonus 
paid to an eligible institution of higher 
education under clause (i) for a fiscal year 
shall not exceed an amount equal to 20 
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percent of the amount of the annual grant 
payment received by the institution under 
paragraph (3)(B) for the fiscal year pre-
ceding the fiscal year for which the bonus 
is paid. 
‘‘(iii) USE OF BONUS.—A bonus re-
ceived by an institution under clause (i) 
shall be used by the institution in the same 
manner as a grant under this section and 
shall be treated as grant funds for pur-
poses of the application of paragraph (5), 
except that the Secretary may extend the 
grant period as necessary for the institu-
tion to use such bonus. 
‘‘(iv) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
OF 
HIGHER
EDUCATION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘eligible institution of 
higher education’ means an institution of 
higher education that— 
‘‘(I) has received a grant under 
this section for not less than the pe-
riod of three consecutive fiscal years 
preceding the fiscal year in which the 
bonus is paid under clause (i); 
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‘‘(II) for each such preceding fis-
cal year, has met or exceeded the per-
formance levels established by the in-
stitution for such year under sub-
section (e)(1)(B)(v); and 
‘‘(III) has demonstrated the need 
for such bonus.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (e)(3)’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An institution of higher 
education desiring a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. Such application 
shall— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate that the institution is an 
eligible institution described in subsection 
(b)(4); 
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‘‘(B) specify the amount of funds re-
quested; 
‘‘(C) demonstrate the need of low-income 
students at the institution for campus-based 
child care services by including in the applica-
tion— 
‘‘(i) information regarding student de-
mographics, including whether the student 
is a full-time or part-time student; 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of child care ca-
pacity on or near campus; 
‘‘(iii) information regarding the wait-
ing lists for child care services on or near 
campus; 
‘‘(iv) information regarding additional 
needs created by concentrations of poverty 
or by geographic isolation; 
‘‘(v) information about the number of 
low-income student parents being served 
through campus-based child care services; 
and 
‘‘(vi) other relevant data; 
‘‘(D) specify the estimated percentage of 
the institution’s grant that will be used directly 
to subsidize the fee charged for on-campus and 
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off-campus childcare, respectively, for low-in-
come students; 
‘‘(E) contain a description of the activities 
to be assisted, including whether the grant 
funds will support an existing child care pro-
gram or a new child care program; 
‘‘(F) identify the resources, including tech-
nical expertise and financial support, that the 
institution will draw upon to support the child 
care program and the participation of low-in-
come students in the program (such as access-
ing social services funding, using student activ-
ity fees to help pay the costs of child care, 
using resources obtained by meeting the needs 
of parents who are not low-income students, 
and accessing foundation, corporate, or other 
institutional support) and demonstrate that the 
use of the resources will not result in increases 
in student tuition; 
‘‘(G) contain an assurance that the institu-
tion will meet the child care needs of low-in-
come students through the provision of services, 
or through a contract for the provision of serv-
ices; 
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‘‘(H) describe the extent to which the child 
care program will coordinate with the institu-
tion’s early childhood education curriculum, to 
the extent the curriculum is available, to meet 
the needs of the students in the early childhood 
education program at the institution, and the 
needs of the parents and children participating 
in the child care program assisted under this 
section; 
‘‘(I) in the case of an institution seeking 
assistance for a new child care program— 
‘‘(i) provide a timeline, covering the 
period from receipt of the grant through 
the provision of the child care services, de-
lineating the specific steps the institution 
will take to achieve the goal of providing 
low-income students with child care serv-
ices; 
‘‘(ii) specify any measures the institu-
tion will take to assist low-income students 
with child care during the period before 
the institution provides child care services; 
and 
‘‘(iii) include a plan for identifying re-
sources needed for the child care services, 
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including space in which to provide child 
care services, and technical assistance if 
necessary; 
‘‘(J) contain an assurance that any child 
care facility assisted under this section will 
meet the applicable State and local government 
licensing, certification, approval, or registration 
requirements; 
‘‘(K) in the case of an institution that is 
awarded a grant under this section after the 
date of the enactment of the College Afford-
ability Act, provide an assurance that, not later 
than three years after the date on which such 
grant is awarded, any child care facility assisted 
with such grant will— 
‘‘(i) meet Head Start performance 
standards under subchapter B of chapter 
13 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of 
the College Affordability Act) and any suc-
cessor regulations; 
‘‘(ii) be in the top tier of the quality 
rating improvement system for such facili-
ties used by the State in which the facility 
is located; 
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‘‘(iii) meet the licensing requirements 
of the State in which the facility is located 
and the quality requirements under the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant 
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); or 
‘‘(iv) be accredited by a national early 
childhood accrediting body with dem-
onstrated valid and reliable program qual-
ity standards; 
‘‘(L) contain an assurance that the institu-
tion, when applicable, will make information 
available to students receiving child care serv-
ices provided under this section about the eligi-
bility of such students and their dependents for 
assistance under the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, in-
fants, and children under the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the pro-
gram of block grants for States for temporary 
assistance for needy families established under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and 
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‘‘(M) contain an abstract summarizing the 
contents of such application and how the insti-
tution intends to achieve the purpose under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to eligible institu-
tions to help such institutions qualify, apply for, and 
maintain a grant under this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘to institutions of higher education 
that submit applications describing programs 
that’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) based on the extent to which institutions 
of higher education that submit applications for such 
a grant leverage local or institutional resources, in-
cluding in-kind contributions, to support the activi-
ties assisted under this section;’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following: 
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‘‘(2) to institutions of higher education that, 
compared to other institutions of higher education 
that submit applications for such a grant, dem-
onstrate a high likelihood of need for campus-based 
child care based on student demographics (such as 
a high proportion of low-income students or inde-
pendent students); and’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)), by inserting ‘‘to institutions 
of higher education that submit applications de-
scribing programs that’’ before ‘‘utilize’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), 
and (iv) as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end of clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘which shall include— 
‘‘(I) the number of full- and part- 
time students, respectively, receiving 
child care services under this section 
at least once per week during the aca-
demic year; 
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‘‘(II) the number of credits accu-
mulated by students receiving such 
child care services; 
‘‘(III) the number of students re-
ceiving child care services under this 
section at least once per week during 
the academic year who— 
‘‘(aa) remain enrolled at the 
institution during the academic 
year for which they received such 
services; 
‘‘(bb) enroll at the institu-
tion for the following academic 
year; and 
‘‘(cc) graduate or transfer 
within— 
‘‘(AA) 150 percent of 
the normal time for comple-
tion of a student’s four-year 
degree granting program; or 
‘‘(BB) 200 percent of 
the normal time for comple-
tion of a student’s two-year 
degree-granting program; 
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‘‘(ii) with respect to the total student 
enrollment at the institution and the total 
enrollment of low-income students at the 
institution, respectively— 
‘‘(I) the rate at which students 
who complete an academic year at the 
institution re-enroll in the institution 
for the following academic year; and 
‘‘(II) the percentage of students 
graduating or transferring within— 
‘‘(aa) 150 percent of the 
normal time for completion of a 
student’s four-year degree grant-
ing program; or 
‘‘(bb) 200 percent of the 
normal time for completion of a 
student’s two-year degree grant-
ing program; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage of the institu-
tion’s grant that was used directly to sub-
sidize the fee charged for on-campus and 
off-campus childcare, respectively, for low- 
income students; 
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‘‘(iv) whether the institution restricts 
eligibility for child care services to only 
full-time students; 
‘‘(v) the sufficiently ambitious levels 
of performance established for such year 
by the institution that demonstrate mean-
ingful progress and allow for meaningful 
evaluation of program quality based on the 
information in clauses (i)(III) and (iii);’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—On an annual 
basis, the Secretary shall submit to the author-
izing committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(i) a summary of the information de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) each abstract submitted under 
subsection (c)(1)(M) by an institution of 
higher education that receives a grant 
under this section. 
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‘‘(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall make each report submitted under 
subparagraph (A) publicly available.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘(other than the information pro-
vided under subparagraph (B)(v) of such para-
graph)’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to institutions of 
higher education receiving grants under this section 
to help such institutions meet the reporting require-
ments under this subsection.’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in the United 
States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, 
religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, 
gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition 
related to pregnancy or childbirth, and sex stereotype), or 
disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination by any pro-
gram funded, in whole or in part, with funds made avail-
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able under this section or with amounts appropriated for 
grants, contracts, or certificates administered with such 
funds.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2021’’. 
Subpart 6—Jumpstart to College Grant Programs 
SEC. 4071. JUMPSTART TO COLLEGE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is further amended by in-
serting after subpart 7 the following: 
‘‘Subpart 8—Jumpstart to College 
‘‘SEC. 419O. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an institution of higher education in 
partnership with one or more local educational agen-
cies (which may be an educational service agency). 
Such partnership may also include other entities 
such as nonprofit organizations or businesses, and 
schools in juvenile detention centers. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
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meaning given the term in section 101 (20 U.S.C. 
1001). 
‘‘(3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘dual or con-
current enrollment program’, ‘early college high 
school’, ‘educational service agency’, ‘four-year ad-
justed cohort graduation rate’, ‘local educational 
agency’, ‘secondary school’, and ‘State’ have mean-
ings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(4) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘low- 
income student’ means a student counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)). 
‘‘(5) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘SEC. 419P. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this subpart, there 
are authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2021 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. 
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‘‘(b) RESERVATIONS.—From the funds appropriated 
under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
‘‘(1) not less than 40 percent for grants to eli-
gible entities under section 419Q; 
‘‘(2) not less than 55 percent for grants to 
States under section 419R; and 
‘‘(3) not less than 5 percent for national activi-
ties under section 419T. 
‘‘SEC. 419Q. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to assist 
such entities in establishing or supporting an early college 
high school or dual or concurrent enrollment program in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 
be awarded for a period of 6 years. 
‘‘(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the amount of each grant under this section is suffi-
cient to enable each grantee to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (h), except that a grant under this 
section may not exceed $2,000,000. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that an eligi-
ble entity receives a grant under this section, the en-
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tity shall contribute matching funds, in the amounts 
described in paragraph (2), for the activities sup-
ported by the grant. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts de-
scribed in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) for each of the first and second years 
of the grant period, 20 percent of the grant 
amount; 
‘‘(B) for each of the third and fourth years 
of the grant period, 30 percent of the grant 
amount; 
‘‘(C) for the fifth year of the grant period, 
40 percent of the grant amount; and 
‘‘(D) for the sixth year of the grant period, 
50 percent of the grant amount. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CONTRIB-
UTED.— 
‘‘(A) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall allow an eligible entity to meet the 
requirements of this subsection through in-kind 
contributions. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SOURCES.—Not less 
than half of each amount described in para-
graph (2) shall be provided by the eligible entity 
from non-Federal sources. 
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‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible en-
tity shall use a grant received under this section 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. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that— 
‘‘(1) propose to establish or support an early 
college high school or other dual or concurrent en-
rollment program that will serve a student popu-
lation of which not less than 51 percent are low-in-
come students; 
‘‘(2) include a local educational agency which 
serves a high school that is— 
‘‘(A) identified for comprehensive support 
and 
improvement 
under 
section 
1111(c)(4)(D)(i) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(c)(4)(D)(i)); or 
‘‘(B) implementing a targeted support and 
improvement plan as described in section 
1111(d)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)(2)); 
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‘‘(3) are from States that provide assistance to 
early college high schools or other dual enrollment 
programs, such as assistance to defray the costs of 
higher education (including costs of tuition, fees, 
and textbooks); and 
‘‘(4) propose to establish or support an early 
college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment 
program that meets quality standards established 
by— 
‘‘(A) a nationally recognized accrediting 
agency or association that offers accreditation 
specifically for such programs; or 
‘‘(B) a State process specifically for the re-
view and approval of such programs. 
‘‘(g) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that eligible entities 
receiving grants under this section— 
‘‘(1) are from a representative cross section 
of— 
‘‘(A) urban, suburban, and rural areas; 
and 
‘‘(B) regions of the United States; and 
‘‘(2) include both two-year and four-year insti-
tutions of higher education. 
‘‘(h) USES OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall 
use grant funds received under this section— 
‘‘(i) to support the activities described 
in its application under subsection (i); 
‘‘(ii) to create and maintain a coher-
ent system of supports for students, teach-
ers, principals, and faculty under the pro-
gram, including— 
‘‘(I) college and career readiness, 
academic, and social support services 
for students; and 
‘‘(II) professional development 
for secondary school teachers, faculty, 
and principals, and faculty from the 
institution of higher education, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(aa) joint professional de-
velopment activities; and 
‘‘(bb) activities to assist 
such teachers, faculty, and prin-
cipals in using effective parent 
and 
community 
engagement 
strategies and to help ensure the 
success of students academically 
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at risk of not enrolling in or com-
pleting postsecondary education, 
first-generation college students, 
and students described in section 
1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)); 
‘‘(iii) to carry out liaison activities 
among the partners that comprise the eli-
gible entity pursuant to an agreement or 
memorandum 
of 
understanding 
docu-
menting commitments, resources, roles, 
and responsibilities of the partners con-
sistent with the design of the program; 
‘‘(iv) for outreach programs to ensure 
that secondary school students and their 
families, including students academically at 
risk of not enrolling in or completing post-
secondary education, first-generation col-
lege students, and students described in 
section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), are— 
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