SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
to carry out this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligi-
ble secondary schools. 
(b) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—In order to be eligible, a 
secondary school must form a partnership with a commu-
nity college to allow students in their junior and senior 
school years to experience career and technical education 
courses at such community college. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a secondary school shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate, which shall include— 
(1) a description of the proposed project to be 
carried out; 
(2) a description of the number of students who 
will be able to participate; and 
(3) an analysis of how the project will enable 
students in their junior and senior school years to 
experience career and technical education courses at 
a community college. 
(d) GRANT USES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A secondary school receiving 
a grant under this section shall use such grant only 
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for a project to encourage students in their junior 
and senior school years to experience career and 
technical education courses at a community college. 
(2) PAYMENT
TO
THIRD
PARTIES.—A sec-
ondary school receiving a grant under this section 
may use such grant to reimburse third parties, in-
cluding a community college, for costs incurred as 
part of a project to encourage students in their jun-
ior and senior school years to experience career and 
technical education courses at a community college. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) RECIPIENTS OF GRANT.—Not later than 1 
year following the date of receipt of a grant awarded 
under this section, a secondary school receiving such 
a grant shall submit to the Secretary a report ana-
lyzing the effect such grant had on encouraging stu-
dents in their junior and senior school years to expe-
rience career and technical education courses at a 
community college. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Not later than 2 years fol-
lowing the date of receipt of a report required pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report com-
piling the results of the reports submitted during the 
previous year pursuant to paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘career and technical education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(2) The term ‘‘community college’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘junior or community col-
lege’’ in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058), but does not include a for- 
profit institution. 
(3) The term ‘‘secondary school’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 8101 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Education. 
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