I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2037 
To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2021 
Mr. LEVIN of Michigan (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. HORSFORD, 
Mr. KATKO, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. BLUNT 
ROCHESTER, Mrs. HINSON, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short- 
term programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jumpstart Our Busi-
nesses by Supporting Students Act of 2021’’ or the 
‘‘JOBS Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENDING FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY OF 
CERTAIN SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) PRIOR TO FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION.—Section 
401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by inserting after sub-
section (j) the following: 
‘‘(k) JOB TRAINING FEDERAL PELL GRANT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
CAREER
PATHWAY
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘eligible career pathway pro-
gram’ means a program that— 
‘‘(i) meets the requirements of section 
484(d)(2); 
‘‘(ii) is listed on the provider list 
under section 122(d) of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act; 
‘‘(iii) is part of a career pathway, as 
defined in section 3 of that Act; and 
‘‘(iv) is aligned to a program of study 
as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006. 
‘‘(B) 
ELIGIBLE
JOB
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
job training program’ means a career and 
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technical education program at an institu-
tion of higher education that— 
‘‘(I) provides not less than 150, 
and not more than 600, clock hours of 
instructional time over a period of not 
less than 8 weeks and not more than 
15 weeks; 
‘‘(II) provides training aligned 
with the requirements of high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations in the State or 
local area, as determined by an indus-
try or sector partnership; 
‘‘(III) is a program of training 
services, and provided through an eli-
gible training provider, as described 
under section 122(d) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act; 
‘‘(IV) provides a student, upon 
completion of the program, with a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential that 
is recognized by employers in the rel-
evant industry, including credentials 
recognized by industry or sector part-
nerships in the relevant industry in 
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the State or local area where the in-
dustry is located and the job training 
program is provided; 
‘‘(V) has been determined by the 
institution of higher education (after 
validation of that determination by an 
industry or sector partnership) to pro-
vide academic content, an amount of 
instructional time, and a recognized 
postsecondary credential that are suf-
ficient to— 
‘‘(aa) meet the hiring re-
quirements of potential employ-
ers; and 
‘‘(bb) satisfy any applicable 
educational prerequisite require-
ment for professional licensure or 
certification, so that the student 
who completes the program and 
seeks employment qualifies to 
take any licensure or certification 
examination needed to practice or 
find employment in an occupa-
tion that the program prepares 
students to enter; 
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