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(I) acquire the skills to promote 
early 
learning, 
development, 
and 
health and safety, including learning 
about child development and positive 
discipline strategies (such as through 
the use of technology and public 
media programming); 
(II) learn about the role of fami-
lies and expectant parents in their 
child’s education; and 
(III) become informed about edu-
cational opportunities for their chil-
dren, including differences in quality 
among early learning opportunities; 
(iii) ensuring successful transitions 
between early learning programs and ele-
mentary school, including through the es-
tablishment of memoranda of under-
standing between early learning providers 
and local educational agencies serving 
young children and families; 
(iv) ensuring appropriate screening, 
diagnostic assessments, and referrals for 
children with disabilities, developmental 
delays, or other special needs; 
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sive education reforms designed to significantly 
improve educational outcomes for children and 
youth in early learning programs through grade 
12, which may include— 
(i) operating schools or working in 
close collaboration with local schools to 
provide high-quality academic programs, 
curricula, and integrated student supports; 
(ii) the provision of expanded learning 
time; and 
(iii) the provision of programs and ac-
tivities that ensure that students— 
(I) are prepared for the college 
admissions, scholarship, and financial 
aid application processes; and 
(II) graduate college and career 
ready. 
(C) Supporting access to a healthy life-
style, which may include— 
(i) the provision of high-quality and 
nutritious meals; 
(ii) access to programs that promote 
physical activity, physical education, and 
fitness; and 
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(iii) education to promote a healthy 
lifestyle and positive body image. 
(D) Providing social, health, and mental 
health services and supports, including referrals 
for essential care and preventative screenings, 
for children, family, and community members, 
which may include— 
(i) dental services; 
(ii) vision care; and 
(iii) oral and auditory screenings and 
referrals. 
(E) Supporting students and family mem-
bers as they transition from early learning pro-
grams into elementary school, from elementary 
school to middle school, from middle school to 
high school, from high school into and through 
college and into the workforce, including 
through specialized resources to address chal-
lenges that students may face as they transi-
tion, such as the following: 
(i) Early college high schools. 
(ii) Dual enrollment programs. 
(iii) Career academies. 
(iv) Counseling and support services. 
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(v) Dropout prevention and recovery 
strategies. 
(vi) Collaboration with the juvenile 
justice system and reentry counseling for 
adjudicated youth. 
(vii) Advanced Placement (AP) or 
International 
Baccalaureate 
(IB) 
pro-
grams. 
(viii) Teen parent classrooms. 
(ix) Graduation and career coaches. 
(9) A description of the strategies that will be 
used to provide pipeline services (including a de-
scription of the process used to identify such strate-
gies and the outcomes expected, and a description of 
which programs and services will be provided to chil-
dren, family members, community members, and 
children not attending schools or programs operated 
by the eligible entity or its partner providers) to sup-
port the purpose of this part. 
(10) An explanation of the process the eligible 
entity will use to establish and maintain family and 
community engagement. 
(11) An explanation of how the eligible entity 
will continuously evaluate and improve the pipeline, 
including— 
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(A) a description of the metrics, consistent 
with section 806(a), that will be used to inform 
each component of the pipeline; and 
(B) the processes for using data to im-
prove instruction, optimize integrated student 
supports, provide for continuous program im-
provement, and hold staff and partner organiza-
tions accountable. 
(12) An identification of the fiscal agent, which 
may be any entity described in section 8012. 
(13) A list of Federal and non-Federal sources 
of funding that the eligible entity will secure to com-
ply with the matching-funds requirement described 
in section 8011(d), including other programs funded 
by the Department of Education, or programs in the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development, the 
Department of Justice, or the Department of Labor. 
(c) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—An eligible 
entity, as part of the application described in this section, 
shall submit a preliminary memorandum of under-
standing, signed by each partner entity or agency. The 
preliminary memorandum of understanding shall describe, 
at a minimum— 
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(1) each partner’s financial and programmatic 
commitment with respect to the strategies described 
in the application, including an identification of the 
fiscal agent; 
(2) each partner’s long-term commitment to 
providing pipeline services that, at a minimum, ac-
counts for the cost of supporting the pipeline (in-
cluding after grant funds are no longer available) 
and potential changes in local government; 
(3) each partner’s mission and plan that will 
govern the work that partners do together; 
(4) each partner’s long-term commitment to 
supporting the pipeline through data collection, mon-
itoring, reporting, and sharing; and 
(5) each partner’s commitment to ensure sound 
fiscal management and controls, including evidence 
of a system of supports and personnel. 
SEC. 8014. USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this subpart shall use the grant funds to— 
(1) implement the pipeline services, as described 
in the application under section 8013; and 
(2) continuously evaluate the success of the 
program and improve the program based on data 
and outcomes. 
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(b) SPECIAL RULES.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subpart— 
(1) shall, in the 3rd year of the grant and each 
subsequent year, including each year of a renewal 
grant, use not less than 80 percent of grant funds 
to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(a)(1); 
(2) if it includes an institution of higher edu-
cation, shall ensure that the institution limits the 
overhead rate charged by the institution (to cover 
costs for items such as administration, insurance, 
and taxes) to not more than 20 percent. 
SEC. 8015. REPORT AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA. 
(a) REPORT.—Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this subpart shall prepare and submit an an-
nual report to the Secretary, which shall include— 
(1) information about the number and percent-
age of children, family members, and community 
members in the neighborhood who are served by the 
grant program, including a description of the num-
ber and percentage of children accessing each of the 
pipeline services; 
(2) data (disaggregated by the categories de-
scribed in section 8033(a)) about the grant pro-
gram’s success in— 
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(A) narrowing achievement gaps and im-
proving student achievement; 
(B) ensuring school readiness and healthy 
socio-emotional development; 
(C) increasing student persistence; 
(D) increasing student attendance, and de-
creasing incidences of violence, suspension, and 
expulsion; 
(E) improving conditions for learning, as 
measured by a school climate survey; 
(F) increasing the number and percentage 
of family members who participate in adult edu-
cation and family literacy programs and other 
community activities; and 
(G) increasing secondary school graduation 
rates and college entry and completion rates; 
(3) information relating to the performance 
metrics described in section 8016(a); and 
(4) other indicators that may be required by the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
Institute of Education Sciences. 
(b) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA.—Each eligible enti-
ty that receives a grant under this subpart shall make 
publicly available, including through electronic means, the 
information described in subsection (a). To the extent 
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practicable, such information shall be provided in a form 
and language accessible to parents and families in the 
neighborhood, and such information shall be a part of 
statewide longitudinal data systems. 
SEC. 8016. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary shall 
establish performance metrics relevant to the evaluation 
of the grant program under this subpart. 
(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate the 
implementation and impact of the activities funded under 
this subpart, in accordance with section 8022. 
Subpart B—General Provisions 
SEC. 8021. PLANNING GRANTS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the planning grant 
program established under this section are to— 
(1) enable communities to assess their needs 
and assets regarding the unmet needs of children 
and youth; 
(2) develop appropriate plans to address such 
unmet needs through the provision of pipeline serv-
ices; and 
(3) support communities as such communities 
prepare to apply for a grant under subpart A. 
(b) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 
amounts appropriated under section 8024, the Secretary 
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may reserve not more than 10 percent for planning grants 
to entities eligible for grants under subpart A. 
(c) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this section 
shall be for a period of not more than 1 year, and such 
grants shall not be renewed. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the applica-
tion described in paragraph (1) shall describe— 
(A) how the eligible entity will conduct a 
needs and assets analysis; 
(B) how the eligible entity will use plan-
ning grant funds in accordance with the pur-
pose of this part, including to establish a proc-
ess to prioritize and allocate resources and serv-
ices to address the unmet needs of children and 
youth in the community; and 
(C) how the eligible entity will use plan-
ning grant funds to become more competitive in 
applying for a grant under subpart A. 
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(e) LIMITATION.—No entity may receive a grant 
under this section while concurrently receiving grant fund-
ing under subpart A of this part. 
(f) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall require 
that each eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion contribute matching funds in an amount equal to not 
less than 50 percent of the amount of the grant. Such 
matching funds may come from Federal or non-Federal 
sources. 
SEC. 8022. EVALUATION. 
From the amounts appropriated under section 8024, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 3 percent for 
a national evaluation of the activities carried out under 
subpart A. In conducting such evaluations, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) direct the Director of the Institute of Edu-
cation Sciences, in consultation with the relevant 
program office at the Department, to evaluate the 
implementation and impact of the activities funded 
under subpart A, including the costs and benefits of 
such activities, relative expenditures on different ac-
tivities in the pipeline, and the impacts of such ac-
tivities on incarceration and recidivism rates of chil-
dren in neighborhoods served by grants under such 
subpart; 
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(2) direct the Director of the Institute of Edu-
cation Sciences to identify best practices to improve 
the effectiveness of activities funded under subpart 
A; and 
(3) disseminate research on best practices to 
significantly improve the academic outcomes of chil-
dren living in our Nation’s most distressed commu-
nities. 
SEC. 8023. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
From the amounts appropriated under section 8024 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 
5 percent for national activities, which may include— 
(1) research on the activities carried out under 
subpart A; 
(2) identifying and disseminating best practices; 
(3) support for the community of practice re-
lated to the purposes of this grant, which may in-
clude technical assistance and conferences; 
(4) professional development; and 
(5) other activities consistent with the purpose 
of this part. 
SEC. 8024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2019 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
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PART 2—INCREASED ACCESS TO COMPUTER 
SCIENCE EDUCATION 
SEC. 8031. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) COMPUTATIONAL
THINKING.—The term 
‘‘computational thinking’’ aims to capture the wide 
range of creative processes that go into formulating 
problems and their solutions in such a way that the 
solutions can be carried out by a computer, and may 
involve some understanding of software and hard-
ware design, logic and the use of abstraction and 
representation, algorithm design, algorithm expres-
sion, problem decomposition, modularity, program-
ming paradigms and languages, issues of informa-
tion security and privacy, the application of com-
putation across a wide range of disciplines, and the 
societal impact of computing. Programming is a 
hands-on, inquiry-based way in which computational 
thinking may be learned. 
(2) COMPUTER
SCIENCE
EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘computer science education’’ includes any of 
the following: computational thinking; software de-
sign; hardware architecture and organization; theo-
retical foundations; use of abstraction and represen-
tation in problem solving; logic; algorithm design 
and implementation; the limits of computation; pro-
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gramming paradigms and languages; parallel and 
distributed computing; information security and pri-
vacy; computing systems and networks; graphics and 
visualization; databases and information retrieval; 
the relationship between computing and mathe-
matics; artificial intelligence; applications of com-
puting across a broad range of disciplines and prob-
lems; and the social impacts and professional prac-
tices of computing. 
(3) ELIGIBLE TRIBAL SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible Tribal school’’ means— 
(A) a school operated by the Bureau of In-
dian Education; 
(B) a school operated pursuant to the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); or 
(C) a tribally controlled school (as defined 
in section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled 
Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511)). 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
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the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8101). 
(6) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8101). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(8) STEAM.—The term ‘‘STEAM’’ means the 
subjects of science, technology, engineering, arts, 
and mathematics, including computer science. 
SEC. 8032. GRANTS TO STATES, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES, AND ELIGIBLE TRIBAL SCHOOLS. 
(a) GRANTS
TO
STATES, LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES, AND ELIGIBLE TRIBAL SCHOOLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to States, local educational agencies, and eli-
gible Tribal schools— 
(A) that demonstrate an ability to carry 
out an ambitious computer science education 
expansion effort for all students served by the 
State, agency, or school, including traditionally 
underrepresented students; and 
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(B) to serve as models for national replica-
tion of computer science education expansion 
efforts. 
(2) CONSORTIA AND PARTNERSHIPS.—A State, 
local educational agency, or eligible Tribal school 
may apply for a grant under this section as part of 
a consortium or in partnership with a State edu-
cational agency or other partner. 
(3) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall be for a period of not more than 5 
years. 
(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A State, local 
educational agency, or eligible Tribal school that desires 
a grant 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 require, in-
cluding, at a minimum, plans for the following: 
(1) Every high school student served by the 
State, local educational agency, or eligible Tribal 
school to have access to computer science education 
not later than 5 years after receipt of grant funds. 
(2) All students served by the State, local edu-
cational agency, or eligible Tribal school to have ac-
cess to a progression of computer science education 
from prekindergarten through middle school that 
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prepares students for high school computer science 
education. 
(3) Expansion of overall access to rigorous 
STEAM classes, utilizing computer science as a cat-
alyst for increased interest in STEAM more broadly, 
and reducing the enrollment and academic achieve-
ment gap for underrepresented groups such as mi-
norities, girls, and youth from families living at, or 
below, the poverty line. 
(4) Continuous monitoring and evaluation of 
project activities. 
(5) Effectively sustaining project activities after 
the grant period ends, and the length of time which 
the applicant plans to sustain the project activities. 
(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State, local edu-
cational agency, or eligible Tribal school that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds for the following activities: 
(A) Training teachers to teach computer 
science. 
(B) Expanding access to high-quality 
learning materials and online learning options. 
(C) Creating plans for expanding overall 
access to rigorous STEAM classes, utilizing 
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computer science as a catalyst for increased in-
terest in STEAM more broadly, and reducing 
course equity gaps for all students, including 
underrepresented groups such as minorities, 
girls, and youth from low-income families. 
(D) Ensuring additional support and re-
sources, which may include mentoring for stu-
dents traditionally underrepresented in STEAM 
fields. 
(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A State, local 
educational agency, or eligible Tribal school that re-
ceives a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds for the following activities: 
(A) Building effective regional collabora-
tions with industry, nonprofit organizations, 2- 
year and 4-year degree granting institutions of 
higher education (including community colleges, 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Hispanic-serving institutions, Asian American 
and Native American Pacific Islander-serving 
institutions, American Indian Tribally con-
trolled colleges and universities, Alaska Native 
and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Pre-
dominantly Black Institutions, Native Amer-
ican-serving, Nontribal institutions, and other 
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minority-serving institutions), and out-of-school 
providers. 
(B) Recruiting and hiring instructional 
personnel as needed, including curriculum spe-
cialists. 
(C) Preparations for effectively sustaining 
project activities after the grant period ends. 
(D) Disseminating information about effec-
tive practices. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 15 percent of 
a grant may be used to purchase equipment. 
(d) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may re-
serve not more than 2.5 percent of funds available for 
grants under this section for national activities, including 
technical assistance, evaluation, and dissemination. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000,000. 
SEC. 8033. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) GRANTEE REPORTS.—Each State, local edu-
cational agency, and eligible Tribal school that receives a 
grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port, not less than twice a year during the grant period, 
on the use of grant funds that shall include data on the 
numbers of students served through activities funded 
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under this part, disaggregated by race (for Asian and Na-
tive Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students using the same 
race response categories as the decennial census of the 
population), ethnicity, gender, and eligibility to receive a 
free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
(b) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 5 
years after the first grant is awarded under this part, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report based on the 
analysis of reports received under subsection (a) with a 
recommendation on how to expand the program under this 
part. 
PART 3—ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION 
SEC. 8041. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, make grants 
on a competitive basis under this part to States and to 
local educational agencies that submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may require. The purpose of the grants is to assist 
eligible recipients to develop an environmental justice cur-
riculum, and a co-op program, for students attending mid-
dle and high schools that— 
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(1) receive funds under part A of title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(29 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and 
(2) are located in an urban community that 
may be disproportionately affected by climate 
change, pollution, and other environmental issues. 
(b) CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT.—An environ-
mental justice curriculum developed with funds received 
under this part shall satisfy the following objectives: 
(1) Educating students, through experiential 
learning and otherwise, about topics relating to envi-
ronmental justice, such as air pollution, lead paint 
poisoning, access to organic foods, sustainable agri-
culture, proximity to landfills, toxic dumping, rel-
ative asthma rates, and the historical patterns of en-
vironmental impacts. 
(2) Empowering students actively to address 
environmental issues in their local neighborhoods 
while also considering global environmental prob-
lems. 
(3) Allowing students to explore careers that in-
volve solving environmental problems and cultivating 
innovators to solve such problems. 
(4) Enhancing life skills required for sound per-
sonal decision making, participation in civic and cul-
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tural affairs, and economic productivity, such as 
problem solving, critical thinking, and good steward-
ship. 
(5) Establishing a nurturing environment that 
fosters democratic and socially just relationships 
among schools, families, and surrounding commu-
nities. 
(c) CO-OP PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—A co-op pro-
gram developed with funds received under this part shall 
satisfy the following objectives: 
(1) Linking students with career opportunities 
in the environmental field by building partnerships 
with the public and private sector. 
(2) Providing students with an opportunity to 
earn secondary school course credits or credits to-
wards the jurisdiction’s service learning require-
ments during the summer through experiential 
learning such as internships and other types of field 
experience. 
(3) Assisting students in building skills nec-
essary for workforce success, such as development of 
a career path; resume, letter, and memoranda writ-
ing; and job interviewing. 
(4) Providing students with mentors recruited 
through the partnerships described in paragraph (1) 
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who are equipped to assist a mentee in the skill 
building described in paragraph (3). 
Subtitle B—Community College 
SEC. 8101. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to help all individuals 
of the United States earn the education and skills the indi-
viduals need— 
(1) by making 2 years of community college 
free, through a new partnership with States and In-
dian tribes to help the States and Indian tribes— 
(A) waive resident community college tui-
tion and fees for eligible students; 
(B) maintain State and Indian tribe sup-
port for higher education; and 
(C) promote key reforms to improve stu-
dent outcomes; and 
(2) through a new partnership with minority- 
serving institutions to— 
(A) encourage eligible students to enroll 
and successfully complete a baccalaureate de-
gree at participating institutions; and 
(B) promote key reforms to improve stu-
dent outcomes. 
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PART 1—STATE AND INDIAN TRIBE GRANTS FOR 
COMMUNITY COLLEGES 
SEC. 8111. IN GENERAL. 
From amounts appropriated under section 8117(a) 
for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible States and Indian tribes to pay the Federal share 
of expenditures needed to carry out the activities and serv-
ices described in section 8115. 
SEC. 8112. FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL SHARE. 
(a) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) FORMULA.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Federal share of a grant under this part shall be 
based on a formula, determined by the Secretary, 
that— 
(A) accounts for the State or Indian tribe’s 
share of eligible students; and 
(B) provides, for each eligible student in 
the State or Indian tribe, a per-student amount 
that is— 
(i) not less than 300 percent of the 
per-student amount of the State or Indian 
tribe share, determined under subsection 
(b), subject to clause (ii); and 
(ii) not greater than 75 percent of— 
(I) for the 2019–2020 award 
year, the average resident community 
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college tuition and fees per student in 
all States for the most recent year for 
which data are available; and 
(II) for each subsequent award 
year, the average resident community 
college tuition and fees per student in 
all States calculated under this sub-
clause for the preceding year, in-
creased by the lesser of— 
(aa) the percentage by which 
the average resident community 
college tuition and fees per stu-
dent in all States for the most re-
cent year for which data are 
available increased as compared 
to such average for the preceding 
year; or 
(bb) 3 percent. 
(2) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—In any case in which not less than 75 per-
cent of the students at the community colleges oper-
ated or controlled by an Indian tribe are low-income 
students, the amount of the Federal share for such 
Indian tribe shall be not less than 95 percent of the 
total amount needed to waive tuition and fees for all 
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eligible students enrolled in such community col-
leges. 
(b) STATE OR TRIBAL SHARE.— 
(1) FORMULA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The State or tribal 
share of a grant under this part for each fiscal 
year shall be the amount needed to pay 25 per-
cent of the average community college resident 
tuition and fees per student in all States in the 
2019–2020 award year for all eligible students 
in the State or Indian tribe, respectively, for 
such fiscal year, except as provided in subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—In a case in which not less than 5 
percent of the students at the community col-
leges operated or controlled by an Indian tribe 
are low-income students, the amount of such 
Indian tribe’s tribal share shall not exceed 5 
percent of the total amount needed to waive tui-
tion and fees for all eligible students enrolled in 
such community colleges. 
(2) NEED-BASED AID.—A State or Indian tribe 
may include any need-based financial aid provided 
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through State or tribal funds to eligible students as 
part of the State or tribal share. 
(3) NO IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—A State or 
Indian tribe shall not include in-kind contributions 
for purposes of the State or tribal share described 
in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 8113. ELIGIBILITY. 
To be eligible for a grant under this part, a State 
or Indian tribe shall agree to waive community college 
resident tuition and fees for all eligible students for each 
year of the grant. 
SEC. 8114. APPLICATIONS. 
(a) SUBMISSION.—For each fiscal year for which a 
State or Indian tribe desires a grant under this part, an 
application 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 Governor, the 
State agency with jurisdiction over higher education, 
or another agency designated by the Governor to ad-
minister the program under this part; or 
(2) in the case of an Indian tribe, the governing 
body of such tribe. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—Each State or Indian tribe applica-
tion shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) an estimate of the number of eligible stu-
dents in the State or Indian tribe and the cost of 
waiving community college resident tuition and fees 
for all eligible students for each fiscal year covered 
by the grant, with annual increases of an amount 
that shall not exceed 3 percent of the prior year’s 
average resident community college tuition and fees; 
(2) an assurance that all community colleges in 
the State or under the jurisdiction of the Indian 
tribe, respectively, will waive resident tuition and 
fees for eligible students in programs that are— 
(A) academic programs with credits that 
can fully transfer via articulation agreement to-
ward a baccalaureate degree or postbaccalau-
reate degree at any public institution of higher 
education in the State; or 
(B) occupational skills training programs 
that lead to a recognized postsecondary creden-
tial that is in an in-demand industry sector or 
occupation in the State; 
(3) a description of the promising and evidence- 
based institutional reforms and innovative practices 
to improve student outcomes, including completion 
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or transfer rates, that have been or will be adopted 
by the participating community colleges, such as— 
(A) providing comprehensive academic and 
student support services, including mentoring 
and advising, especially for low-income, first- 
generation, adult, and other underrepresented 
students; 
(B) providing accelerated learning opportu-
nities, such as dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs; 
(C) advancing competency-based education; 
(D) strengthening remedial education, es-
pecially for low-income, first-generation, adult 
and other underrepresented students; 
(E) implementing course redesigns of high- 
enrollment courses to improve student outcomes 
and reduce cost; or 
(F) utilizing career pathways or degree 
pathways; 
(4) a description of how the State or Indian 
tribe will promote alignment between its public sec-
ondary school and postsecondary education systems, 
including between 2-year and 4-year public institu-
tions of higher education and with minority-serving 
institutions described in section 371 of the Higher 
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Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q), to ex-
pand awareness of and access to postsecondary edu-
cation, reduce the need for remediation and repeated 
coursework, and improve student outcomes; 
(5) a description of how the State or Indian 
tribe will ensure that programs leading to a recog-
nized postsecondary credential meet the quality cri-
teria established by the State under section 123(a) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3153(a)) or other quality criteria deter-
mined appropriate by the State or Indian tribe; 
(6) an assurance that all participating commu-
nity colleges in the State or under the authority of 
the Indian tribe have entered into program partici-
pation agreements under section 487 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094); 
(7) an assurance that, for each year of the 
grant, the State or Indian tribe will notify each eligi-
ble student of the student’s remaining eligibility for 
assistance under this part; and 
(8) a description of how the State or Indian 
tribe will promote the improved performance of pub-
lic institutions of higher education through funding 
reform, including through the use of a performance- 
based model that allocates a portion of the State or 
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Indian tribe’s public higher education expenditures 
based on the performance of those institutions on 
State-specified metrics, including successful student 
outcomes, while ensuring that existing funding gaps 
for underresourced institutions are not exacerbated. 
SEC. 8115. ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or Indian tribe shall use 
a grant under this part only to provide funds to partici-
pating community colleges to waive resident tuition and 
fees for eligible students who are enrolled in— 
(1) academic programs with credits that can 
fully transfer via articulation agreement toward a 
baccalaureate degree or postbaccalaureate degree at 
any public institution of higher education in the 
State; or 
(2) occupational skills training programs that 
lead to a recognized postsecondary credential that is 
in an in-demand industry sector or occupation in the 
State. 
(b) ADDITIONAL USES.—If a State or Indian tribe 
demonstrates to the Secretary that it has grant funds re-
maining after meeting the demand for activities described 
in subsection (a), the State or Indian tribe may use those 
funds to carry out one or more of the following: 
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(1) Expanding the waiver of resident tuition 
and fees at community college to students who are 
returning students or otherwise not enrolling in 
postsecondary education for the first time, and who 
meet the student eligibility requirements of clauses 
(i) through (v) of section 8116(4)(A). 
(2) Expanding the scope and capacity of high- 
quality academic and occupational skills training 
programs at community colleges. 
(3) Improving postsecondary education readi-
ness in the State or Indian tribe, through outreach 
and early intervention. 
(4) Expanding access to dual or concurrent en-
rollment programs. 
(5) Improving affordability at 4-year public in-
stitutions of higher education. 
(c) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PUR-
POSES.—A State or Indian tribe that receives a grant 
under this part may not use any funds provided under 
this part for administrative purposes relating to the grant 
under this part. 
(d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—A State or Indian 
tribe receiving a grant under this part is entitled to receive 
its full allotment of funds under this part for a fiscal year 
only if, for each year of the grant, the State or Indian 
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tribe provides financial support for public higher education 
at a level equal to or exceeding the average amount pro-
vided per full-time equivalent student for public institu-
tions of higher education for the 3 consecutive preceding 
State or Indian tribe fiscal years. In making the calcula-
tion under this subsection, the State or Indian tribe shall 
exclude capital expenses and research and development 
costs and include need-based financial aid for students 
who attend public institutions of higher education. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—A State or Indian tribe re-
ceiving a grant under this part shall submit an annual 
report to the Secretary describing the uses of grant funds 
under this part, the progress made in fulfilling the require-
ments of the grant, and rates of graduation, transfer and 
attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials at par-
ticipating community colleges, and including any other in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
(f) REPORTING BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary an-
nually shall— 
(1) compile and analyze the information de-
scribed in subsection (e); and 
(2) prepare and submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives con-
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taining the analysis described in paragraph (1) and 
an identification of State and Indian tribe best prac-
tices for achieving the purpose of this part. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to eligible States and Indian 
tribes concerning best practices regarding the promising 
and evidence-based institutional reforms and innovative 
practices to improve student outcomes as described in sec-
tion 8114(b)(3) and shall disseminate such best practices 
among the States and Indian tribes. 
(h) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or Indian tribe re-
ceiving a grant under this part for a fiscal year may 
continue to receive funding under this part for fu-
ture fiscal years conditioned on the availability of 
budget authority and on meeting the requirements 
of the grant, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) DISCONTINUATION.—The Secretary may 
discontinue funding of the Federal share of a grant 
under this part if the State or Indian tribe has vio-
lated the terms of the grant or is not making ade-
quate progress in implementing the reforms de-
scribed in the application submitted under section 
8114. 
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SEC. 8116. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term ‘‘career 
pathway’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘commu-
nity college’’ means a public institution of higher 
education at which the highest degree that is pre-
dominantly awarded to students is an associate’s de-
gree, including 2-year tribally controlled colleges 
under section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c) and public 2-year State in-
stitutions of higher education. 
(3) DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘dual or concurrent enrollment 
program’’ means an academic program through 
which a secondary school student is able simulta-
neously to earn credit toward a secondary school di-
ploma and a postsecondary degree or other recog-
nized postsecondary credential, including early col-
lege high school programs. 
(4) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘eligible stu-
dent’’ means a student who— 
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(i)(I) enrolls in a community college 
for the first time, regardless of age, after 
the date of enactment of this Act; or 
(II) is enrolled in a community col-
lege, for the first time, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act; 
(ii) attends the community college on 
not less than a half-time basis; 
(iii) 
is 
maintaining 
satisfactory 
progress, as defined in section 484(c) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1091(c)), in the student’s course of 
study; 
(iv) qualifies for resident tuition, as 
determined by the State or Indian tribe; 
and 
(v) is enrolled in an eligible program 
described in section 8114(b)(2). 
(B) SPECIAL RULE.—An otherwise eligible 
student shall lose eligibility 3 calendar years 
after first receiving benefits under this part. 
(5) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCUPA-
TION.—The term ‘‘in-demand industry sector or oc-
cupation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
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3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the 
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 
(25 U.S.C. 479a). 
(7) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(8) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning as described in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 
SEC. 8117. APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
AND APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
the purpose of making grants under this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated, and there are appro-
priated— 
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(1) $1,365,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
(2) $3,020,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
(3) $3,854,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(4) $5,395,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(5) $7,061,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(6) $8,085,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(7) $10,182,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(8) $13,019,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
(9) $13,583,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
(10) $14,171,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under sub-
section (a) shall remain available to the Secretary until 
expended. 
(c) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is not suffi-
cient to award each participating State and Indian tribe 
a grant under this part that is equal to the minimum 
amount of the Federal share described in section 8112(a), 
the Secretary may ratably reduce the amount of each such 
grant or take other actions necessary to ensure an equi-
table distribution of such amount. 
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PART 2—GRANTS TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
SEC. 8121. PATHWAYS TO STUDENT SUCCESS FOR HISTORI-
CALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 8124(a) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall award grants to participating 4-year historically 
black colleges or universities that meet the requirements 
of subsection (b) to— 
(1) encourage students to enroll as first-time 
students and successfully complete a bachelor’s de-
gree at participating institutions; 
(2) provide incentives to community college stu-
dents to transfer to participating institutions 
through strong transfer pathways to complete a 
bachelor’s degree program; and 
(3) support participating institutions to better 
serve new and existing students by engaging in re-
forms and innovations designed to improve comple-
tion rates and other student outcomes. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the program under this section, an institution shall 
be a historically black college or university that— 
(1) has a student body of which not less than 
35 percent are low-income students; 
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(2) commits to maintaining or adopting and im-
plementing promising and evidence-based institu-
tional reforms and innovative practices to improve 
the completion rates and other student outcomes, 
such as— 
(A) providing comprehensive academic and 
student support services, including mentoring 
and advising; 
(B) providing accelerated learning opportu-
nities and degree pathways, such as dual enroll-
ment and pathways to graduate and profes-
sional degree programs; 
(C) advancing distance and competency- 
based education; 
(D) partnering with employers, industry, 
not-for-profit associations, and other groups to 
provide opportunities to advance learning out-
side the classroom, including work-based learn-
ing opportunities such as internships or appren-
ticeships or programs designed to improve 
inter-cultural development and personal growth, 
such as foreign exchange and study abroad pro-
grams; 
(E) reforming remedial education, espe-
cially for low-income students, first generation 
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college students, adult students, and other 
underrepresented students; or 
(F) implementing course redesigns of high- 
enrollment courses to improve student outcomes 
and reduce cost; 
(3) sets performance goals for improving stu-
dent outcomes for the duration of the grant; and 
(4) if receiving a grant for transfer students, 
has articulation agreements with community colleges 
at the national, State, or local level to ensure that 
community college credits can fully transfer to the 
participating institution. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For the first year that 
an eligible institution participates in the grant pro-
gram under this section and subject to paragraph 
(3), such eligible institution shall receive a grant in 
an amount based on the product of— 
(A) the actual cost of tuition and fees at 
the eligible institution in such year (referred to 
in this section as the per-student rebate); multi-
plied by 
(B) the number of eligible students en-
rolled in the eligible institution for the pre-
ceding year. 
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(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution that de-
sires a grant 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 require. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under this sec-
tion to a participating eligible institution shall be used to 
waive or significantly reduce tuition and fees for eligible 
students in an amount of not more than up to the annual 
per-student rebate amount for each student, for not more 
than the first 60 credits an eligible student enrolls in the 
participating eligible institution. 
SEC. 8122. PATHWAYS TO STUDENT SUCCESS FOR HIS-
PANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, ASIAN AMER-
ICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC IS-
LANDER-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS, 
TRIBAL 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, ALASKA NA-
TIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONS, NATIVE HAWAI-
IAN-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS, 
PREDOMI-
NANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS, AND NATIVE 
AMERICAN-SERVING 
NONTRIBAL 
INSTITU-
TIONS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 8124(a) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall award grants to participating 4-year minority-serving 
institutions to— 
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(1) encourage students to enroll as first-time 
students and successfully complete a bachelor’s de-
gree at participating institutions; 
(2) provide incentives to community college stu-
dents to transfer to participating institutions 
through strong transfer pathways to complete a 
bachelor’s degree program; and 
(3) support participating institutions to better 
serve new and existing students by engaging in re-
forms and innovations designed to improve comple-
tion rates and other student outcomes. 
(b) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to 
participate and receive a grant under this section, an insti-
tution shall be a minority-serving institution that— 
(1) has a student body of which not less than 
35 percent are low-income students; 
(2) commits to maintaining or adopting and im-
plementing promising and evidence-based institu-
tional reforms and innovative practices to improve 
the completion rates and other student outcomes, 
such as— 
(A) providing comprehensive academic and 
student support services, including mentoring 
and advising; 
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(B) providing accelerated learning opportu-
nities and degree pathways, such as dual enroll-
ment and pathways to graduate and profes-
sional degree programs; 
(C) advancing distance and competency- 
based education; 
(D) partnering with employers, industry, 
not-for-profit associations, and other groups to 
provide opportunities to advance learning out-
side the classroom, including work-based learn-
ing opportunities such as internships or appren-
ticeships or programs designed to improve 
inter-cultural development and personal growth, 
such as foreign exchange and study abroad pro-
grams; 
(E) reforming remedial education, espe-
cially for low-income students, first generation 
college students, adult students, and other 
underrepresented students; and 
(F) implementing course redesigns of high- 
enrollment courses to improve student outcomes 
and reduce cost; 
(3) sets performance goals for improving stu-
dent outcomes for the duration of the grant; and 
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(4) if receiving a grant for transfer students, 
has articulation agreements with community colleges 
at the national, State, or local levels to ensure that 
community college credits can fully transfer to the 
participating institution. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.— 
(1) INITIAL AMOUNT.—For the first year that 
an eligible institution participates in the grant pro-
gram under this section and subject to paragraph 
(3), such participating eligible institution shall re-
ceive a grant in an amount based on the product 
of— 
(A) the actual cost of tuition and fees at 
the eligible institution in such year (referred to 
in this section as the per-student rebate); multi-
plied by 
(B) the number of eligible students en-
rolled in the eligible institution for the pre-
ceding year. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT INCREASES.—For each suc-
ceeding year after the first year of the grant pro-
gram under this section, each participating eligible 
institution shall receive a grant in the amount deter-
mined under paragraph (1) for such year, except 
that in no case shall the amount of the per-student 
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rebate increase by more than 3 percent as compared 
to the amount of such rebate for the preceding year. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) MAXIMUM
PER-STUDENT
REBATE.— 
No eligible institution participating in the grant 
program under this section shall receive a per- 
student rebate amount for a grant year greater 
than the national average of public four-year in-
stitutional tuition and fees, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(B) FIRST
YEAR
TUITION
AND
FEES.— 
During the first year of participation in the 
grant program under this section, no eligible in-
stitution may increase tuition and fees at a rate 
greater than any annual increase made by the 
institution in the previous 5 years. 
(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
a manner, and containing such information as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under this sec-
tion to a participating eligible institution shall be used to 
waive or significantly reduce tuition and fees for eligible 
students in an amount of not more than up to the annual 
per-student rebate amount for each student, for not more 
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than the first 60 credits an eligible student enrolls in the 
participating eligible institution. 
SEC. 8123. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘eligible stu-
dent’’ means a student, regardless of age, 
who— 
(i)(I) enrolls in a historically black 
college or university, or minority-serving 
institution, for the first time; or 
(II) transfers from a community col-
lege into a historically black college or uni-
versity, or minority-serving institution, for 
the first time; 
(ii) attends the historically black col-
lege or university, or minority serving in-
stitution, on at least a half-time basis; 
(iii) maintains satisfactory academic 
progress; and 
(iv) is a low-income student. 
(B) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(i) FIRST 3 YEARS.—An otherwise eli-
gible student shall lose eligibility 3 cal-
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endar years after first receiving benefits 
under this part. 
(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN STU-
DENTS.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph 
(A)(i), an otherwise eligible student whose 
parent or guardian was denied a Federal 
Direct PLUS loan under title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070 et seq.) after November 2011 and be-
fore March 29, 2015, and who subse-
quently withdrew from a historically black 
college or university, or minority-serving 
institution, and has not yet completed a 
program of study at such historically black 
college or university or minority-serving in-
stitution, shall be eligible to participate 
under section 8121 or 8122 in order to 
complete such program of study, subject to 
all other requirements of section 8121 or 
8122 (as the case may be). 
(2) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically black college or 
university’’ means a part B institution described in 
section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061(2)). 
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(3) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come 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 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a). 
(4) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means any pub-
lic or not-for-profit institution of higher education— 
(A) described in paragraphs (2) through 
(7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q); and 
(B) designated as a minority-serving insti-
tution by the Secretary. 
SEC. 8124. APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
AND
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
HBCU AND MSI GRANTS.—For the purpose of carrying 
out sections 8121 and 8122, there are authorized to be 
appropriated, and there are appropriated— 
(1) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
(2) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
(3) $1,072,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
(4) $1,115,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(5) $1,160,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(6) $1,206,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
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(7) $1,225,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(8) $1,306,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
(9) $1,359,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
(10) $1,414,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under sub-
section (a) are to remain available to the Secretary until 
expended. 
(c) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is not suffi-
cient to award each participating institution in the grant 
programs under sections 8121 and 8122 a grant under 
this part equal to 100 percent of the grant amount deter-
mined under section 8121(c), the Secretary may ratably 
reduce the amount of each such grant or take other ac-
tions necessary to ensure an equitable distribution of such 
amount. 
Subtitle C—Higher Education 
PART 1—EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL 
GRANTS 
SEC. 8201. EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANT. 
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement under section 484(a)(1) that a student 
not been enrolled in an elementary or secondary 
school to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant 
under this section, for the award years beginning on 
July 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2025, the 
Secretary shall carry out a program to award Early 
College Federal Pell Grants to eligible students to 
support enrollment in, and completion of, postsec-
ondary courses offered through an early college high 
school. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERIOD FOR EARLY COLLEGE 
FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.—An eligible student may 
receive an Early College Federal Pell Grant under 
this subsection in an amount equal to the cost of not 
more than 4 full-time postsecondary semesters, or 
the equivalent of 4 full-time postsecondary semes-
ters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation, 
while enrolled in postsecondary courses offered by an 
early college high school. 
‘‘(3) COUNTING OF AWARDS FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Early College Fed-
eral Pell Grant received under this subsection 
shall be counted toward the maximum period 
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for which a student may receive Federal Pell 
Grants under this section, as provided under 
subsection (c)(5). 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) on a 
case-by-case basis for any student dem-
onstrating evidence of a credible disruption or 
redirection in course of study necessitating ad-
ditional time to complete a postsecondary de-
gree or credential. 
‘‘(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this subsection, an Early College Federal Pell 
Grant received under this subsection shall have 
the same terms and conditions, and be awarded 
in the same manner, as Federal Pell Grants 
awarded under this section. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM COMPLETION.—An eligible 
student may only receive an Early College Fed-
eral Pell Grant under this subsection upon com-
pletion of a full-time postsecondary semester, or 
the equivalent of a full-time postsecondary se-
mester, as determined by the Secretary by regu-
lation. 
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‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall pay 
an eligible institution that is engaged in a part-
nership as part of an early college high school 
an amount equal to the cost of tuition, fees, 
and books for each postsecondary course (in-
cluding with respect to the postsecondary 
courses completed to satisfy the requirement 
under subparagraph (B)) an eligible student 
completes through such early college high 
school, provided such eligible student satisfies 
the requirement under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Each early college high 
school shall annually submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the program of postsecondary courses pro-
vided to eligible students that includes the following 
information that is reported for all eligible students 
and disaggregated by each student subgroup of eligi-
ble students: 
‘‘(A) Total number and percentage of eligi-
ble students who enroll in and subsequently 
complete the program at the early college high 
school. 
‘‘(B) The number of postsecondary credits 
earned by eligible students while enrolled in the 
early college high school that may be applied to-
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ward a postsecondary degree or credential pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) The percentage of eligible students 
enrolled in the early college high school who 
concurrently earn a secondary school diploma 
and an associate degree or equivalent. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of early college high 
school graduates completing the program who 
enroll in a postsecondary institution. 
‘‘(E) The total amount of Early College 
Federal Pell Grants awarded to eligible stu-
dents served by the early college high school. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EARLY
COLLEGE
HIGH
SCHOOL.— 
The term ‘early college high school’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘eligible institution’ means an institution that— 
‘‘(i) complies with the existing re-
quirements of being an eligible institution 
under this title; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrates that it— 
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‘‘(I) is participating in a state-
wide articulation agreement; 
‘‘(II) has an articulation agree-
ment in place with at least one public 
institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(III) has a track record of stu-
dents successfully transferring credits 
earned at the institution to public in-
stitutions of higher education. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eli-
gible student’ means a student enrolled at an 
early college high school who, if such student 
met the requirements of section 484 for eligi-
bility for a Federal Pell Grant, would be award-
ed a Federal Pell Grant after the determination 
of the expected family contribution for such stu-
dent. 
‘‘(D) STUDENT
SUBGROUP.—The term 
‘student subgroup’ means— 
‘‘(i) economically disadvantaged stu-
dents; 
‘‘(ii) students from major racial and 
ethnic groups; 
‘‘(iii) children with disabilities; and 
‘‘(iv) English learners.’’. 
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PART 2—MANDATORY FUNDING FOR PELL 
GRANTS 
SEC. 8205. FUNDING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS THROUGH 
MANDATORY FUNDING. 
(a) MANDATORY FUNDING; REINSTATING ELIGI-
BILITY FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.—Section 401 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘through 
fiscal year 2017’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (6), and 
(7); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as 
paragraph (7); 
(C) by striking subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (2); 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) of 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (2); 
(E) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
redesignated by subparagraph (D)) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of the Federal Pell 
Grant for a student eligible under this subpart shall be— 
‘‘(A) the maximum Federal Pell Grant de-
scribed in paragraph (6); less 
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‘‘(B) the amount equal to the amount deter-
mined to be the expected family contribution with 
respect to such student for such year.’’; 
(F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘max-
imum amount of a Federal Pell Grant award 
determined under paragraph (2)(A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘maximum Federal Pell Grant described 
in paragraph (6)’’; 
(G) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘max-
imum amount of a Federal Pell Grant award 
determined under paragraph (2)(A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘maximum amount of a Federal Pell 
Grant award described in paragraph (6)’’; 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) MAXIMUM FEDERAL PELL GRANT.— 
‘‘(A) AWARD YEAR 2020–2021.—For award 
year 2020–2021, the maximum Federal Pell 
Grant shall be $6,420. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
AWARD
YEARS.—For 
award year 2021–2022 and each subsequent 
award year, the maximum Federal Pell Grant 
shall be equal to the total maximum Federal 
Pell Grant for the preceding award year under 
this paragraph— 
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‘‘(i) increased by the annual adjust-
ment percentage for the award year for 
which the amount under this subparagraph 
is being determined; and 
‘‘(ii) rounded to the nearest $5. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITION
OF
ANNUAL
ADJUST-
MENT
PERCENTAGE.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘annual adjustment percentage,’ as applied 
to an award year, is equal to the estimated per-
centage increase in the Consumer Price Index 
(as determined by the Secretary, using the defi-
nition in section 478(f)) for the most recent cal-
endar year ending prior to the beginning of that 
award year.’’; and 
(I) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘may exceed’’ 
and all that follows through the period and in-
serting ‘‘may exceed the maximum Federal Pell 
Grant available for an award year.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: ‘‘After receiving an application 
for a Federal Pell Grant under this subpart, the 
Secretary (including any contractor of the Sec-
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retary processing applications for Federal Pell 
Grants under this subpart) shall, in a timely 
manner, furnish to the student financial aid ad-
ministrator at each institution of higher edu-
cation that a student awarded a Federal Pell 
Grant under this subpart is attending, the ex-
pected family contribution for each such stu-
dent. Each such student financial administrator 
shall—’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘after academic year 
1986–1987’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives, and’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (g) and (h); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019 and 
each subsequent fiscal year to provide the maximum Fed-
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eral Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible under 
this section during an award year.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SCORING REQUIREMENT.—Section 
406 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Upon’’. 
PART 3—INCLUDING PARENT PLUS LOANS IN IN-
COME-CONTINGENT AND INCOME-BASED RE-
PAYMENT PLANS 
SEC. 8211. APPLICABLE RATE OF INTEREST FOR PLUS 
LOANS. 
Section 455(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and be-
fore July 1, 2019,’’ after ‘‘, 2013,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) REDUCED RATE FOR PARENT PLUS 
LOANS.—Notwithstanding the preceding para-
graphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct 
PLUS Loans made on behalf of a dependent 
student for which the first disbursement is 
made on or after July 1, 2019, the applicable 
rate of interest shall be determined under sub-
paragraph (C) of this paragraph— 
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‘‘(i) by substituting ‘3.6 percent’ for 
‘4.6 percent’; and 
‘‘(ii) by substituting ‘9.5 percent’ for 
‘10.5 percent’.’’. 
SEC. 8212. ELIMINATION OF ORIGINATION FEE FOR PAR-
ENT PLUS LOANS. 
Section 455(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PLUS LOANS.—With respect to Federal 
Direct PLUS loans made on behalf of a dependent 
student for which the first disbursement of principal 
is made on or after July 1, 2019, paragraph (1) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘0.0 percent’ for ‘4.0 
percent’.’’. 
SEC. 8213. COUNSELING FOR PARENT PLUS BORROWERS. 
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1092) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) COUNSELING
FOR
PARENT
PLUS BOR-
ROWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, prior to dis-
bursement of a Federal Direct PLUS loan made on 
behalf of a dependent student, shall ensure that the 
borrower receives comprehensive information on the 
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terms and conditions of the loan and the responsibil-
ities the borrower has with respect to such loan. 
Such information— 
‘‘(A) shall be provided through the use of 
interactive programs that use mechanisms to 
check the borrower’s understanding of the 
terms and conditions of the borrower’s loan, 
using simple and understandable language and 
clear formatting; and 
‘‘(B) shall be provided— 
‘‘(i) during a counseling session con-
ducted in person; or 
‘‘(ii) online. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—The in-
formation to be provided to the borrower under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Information on how interest accrues 
and is capitalized during periods when the in-
terest is not paid by the borrower. 
‘‘(B) An explanation of when loan repay-
ment begins, of the options available for a bor-
rower who may need a deferment, and that in-
terest accrues during a deferment. 
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‘‘(C) The repayment plans that are avail-
able to the borrower, including personalized in-
formation showing— 
‘‘(i) estimates of the borrower’s antici-
pated monthly payments under each repay-
ment plan that is available; and 
‘‘(ii) the difference in interest paid 
and total payments under each repayment 
plan. 
‘‘(D) The obligation of the borrower to 
repay the full amount of the loan, regardless of 
whether the student on whose behalf the loan 
was made completes the program in which the 
student is enrolled. 
‘‘(E) The likely consequences of default on 
the loan, including adverse credit reports, delin-
quent debt collection procedures under Federal 
law, and litigation. 
‘‘(F) The name and contact information of 
the individual the borrower may contact if the 
borrower has any questions about the bor-
rower’s rights and responsibilities or the terms 
and conditions of the loan.’’. 
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SEC. 8214. INCLUSION OF PARENT PLUS LOANS IN INCOME- 
CONTINGENT AND INCOME-BASED REPAY-
MENT PLANS. 
(a) INCOME-CONTINGENT REPAYMENT PLAN.—Sec-
tion 455(d)(1)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(d)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept that the plan described in this subparagraph shall 
not be available to the borrower of a Federal Direct PLUS 
loan made on behalf of a dependent student;’’. 
(b) INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT.— 
(1) SECTION 493C.—Section 493C of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098e) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘hardship’’ and in-
serting ‘‘In this section, the term ‘partial 
financial hardship’ ’’; and 
(ii) by striking, ‘‘(other than an ex-
cepted PLUS loan or excepted consolida-
tion loan)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘(other than an excepted PLUS loan or 
excepted consolidation loan)’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking 
‘‘(other than an excepted PLUS loan or 
excepted consolidation loan)’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking 
‘‘(other than a loan under section 428B or 
a Federal Direct PLUS Loan)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(other 
than an excepted PLUS loan or excepted con-
solidation loan),’’. 
(2) 
SECTION
455(d)(1)(E).—Section 
455(d)(1)(E) 
of 
such 
Act 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087e(d)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘, except 
that the plan described in this subparagraph shall 
not be available to the borrower of a Federal Direct 
PLUS Loan made on behalf of a dependent student 
or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, if the pro-
ceeds of such loan were used to discharge the liabil-
ity on such Federal Direct PLUS Loan or a loan 
under section 428B made on behalf of a dependent 
student’’. 
(c) APPLICATION TO REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that any Federal Direct PLUS Loan and any 
loan under section 428B of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–2) made on behalf of a dependent 
student are eligible for any repayment plan available 
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under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) or regulations authorized under such Act (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
PART 4—AMERICA RISING PROGRAM 
SEC. 8221. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICA RISING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Education shall, jointly, establish a pro-
gram under which— 
(1) grants are paid to eligible employers to de-
fray the cost of compensation paid by such employ-
ers to recent college graduates; and 
(2) grants are paid to recent college graduates 
to enable such graduates to defray the cost of under-
taking further postsecondary courses at an institu-
tion of higher education for up to 24 months in sub-
jects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, 
or technology. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
may be made on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may determine. 
(2) DEFERRAL
OF
FEDERAL
STUDENT
LOAN 
OBLIGATIONS.—Each recent college graduate partici-
pating in the program under this section (by benefit-
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ting from a grant awarded under paragraph (1), or 
receiving a grant under paragraph (2), of subsection 
(a)) may defer payment on Federal student loans 
made to the graduate under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for 
the period of the graduate’s participation in the pro-
gram. 
(3) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS.—With 
respect to a grant awarded under subsection 
(a)(1)— 
(A) an eligible employer— 
(i) may use the grant to defray the 
cost of compensation for not more than 2 
recent college graduates; and 
(ii) shall provide a compensation 
amount to each recent college graduate 
participating in the program that is equal 
to or greater than the grant amount re-
ceived by the employer for the graduate; 
and 
(B) the Secretary may not award an eligi-
ble employer more than $25,000 per recent col-
lege graduate. 
(4) GRANTS
TO
RECENT
COLLEGE
GRAD-
UATES.—With respect to a grant awarded under 
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subsection (a)(2) to a recent college graduate, the 
graduate shall be eligible to receive Federal student 
aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) without regard to 
whether the graduate has been or is delinquent on 
any Federal student loans made to the graduate 
under such title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘eligible 
employer’’ means an employer that— 
(A) is a small business concern; or 
(B) is a major corporation that has an op-
eration located in— 
(i) an enterprise zone; or 
(ii) an area in which, according to the 
most recent data available, the unemploy-
ment rate exceeds the national average un-
employment rate by more than two per-
centage points. 
(2) ENTERPRISE ZONE.—The term ‘‘enterprise 
zone’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘HUBzone’’ 
in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (3)(B), the term ‘‘in-
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stitution of higher education’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(4) MAJOR CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘major 
corporation’’ means an employer that earns an an-
nual revenue of not less than $5,000,000 and em-
ploys not less than 50 employees. 
(5) RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘recent col-
lege graduate’’ means an individual— 
(i) who has received a baccalaureate 
or associate degree from an institution of 
higher education on or after the date that 
is 24 months before the grant benefitting 
the graduate is awarded under this section; 
and 
(ii) who has not previously received 
any such baccalaureate or associate degree. 
(B) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—In subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘insti-
tution of higher education’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(6) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given 
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such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part $100,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under 
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. 
PART 5—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 8231. OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND 
AWARENESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et seq.) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 230C. OFFICE OF CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND 
AWARENESS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be within the 
Department an Office of Cybersecurity Education and 
Awareness Branch (hereinafter in this section referred to 
as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall be respon-
sible for carrying out the duties of the Office as directed 
by the Secretary. The Office shall also report to the Sec-
retary the ongoing work of the Office. Further, the Office 
shall report on the statutory authority, Executive orders 
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or agency directives that guide the work of the Office. The 
Office shall report to the Secretary what additional au-
thority is needed to fulfill the mission for the Office as 
outlined by the section. The Office shall also conduct re-
search and make recommendations to the Secretary to the 
extent that the agency can effectively engage in the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Recruiting, retaining, and sustaining the 
skills and knowledge of information assurance, cy-
bersecurity and computer security professionals in 
the Department of Homeland Security, hereinafter 
known as the ‘Department’. 
‘‘(2) Supporting kindergarten through grade 12 
science and technology and computer and informa-
tion safety education through grants, and training 
programs. 
‘‘(3) Supporting postsecondary information as-
surance, cybersecurity and computer security pro-
grams that provide education that benefits the mis-
sion and objective of the Department regarding re-
cruitment and retention of highly trained computing 
professionals who are work ready. 
‘‘(4) Promoting public knowledge of computer 
and information security competitions to provide 
computer and information security competition ad-
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ministrators, participants, and sponsors with infor-
mation necessary to further broader public participa-
tion in these activities. 
‘‘(5) Developing a guest lecturer program or 
part-time lecturer program comprised of information 
assurance, cybersecurity and computer security ex-
perts in the Federal Government, academia and pri-
vate sector to support education of students at insti-
tutions of higher education who are pursuing de-
grees in computing science. 
‘‘(6) Managing a Computer and Information 
Security Youth Training Pathway Program for sec-
ondary school and postsecondary school students to 
work in part-time or summer positions along with 
Federal agency computer and information security 
professionals. 
‘‘(7) Developing programs that increase the ca-
pacity of institutions defined in section 371 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965— 
‘‘(A) Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
versities; 
‘‘(B) professional and academic areas in 
which African-Americans are under represented; 
‘‘(C) Hispanic-serving institutions; 
‘‘(D) Native American colleges; and 
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‘‘(E) rural colleges and universities. 
‘‘(8) Conduct research and make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary on what the agency can do to 
increase participation of professional and academic 
under represented areas at minority institutions. 
‘‘(9) Providing support to the institutions of 
higher education described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (7) to provide course work 
and education in computer and information security 
designed to raise the number and diversity of stu-
dents in the field. The Office may use the institu-
tions defined under section 371 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) minority-serv-
ing institutions are defined as follows: 
‘‘(A) A part B institution (as defined in 
section 322 (20 U.S.C. 1061)). 
‘‘(B) A Hispanic-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 502 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)). 
‘‘(C) A Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059)). 
‘‘(D) An Alaska Native-serving institution 
or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 317(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b))). 
‘‘(E) A Predominantly Black Institution 
(as defined in subsection (c)). 
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‘‘(F) An Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-serving institution 
(as defined in subsection (c)). 
‘‘(G) A Native American-serving nontribal 
institution (as defined in subsection (c)). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘information assurance, cyberse-
curity and computer security program’ has the 
meaning given by the Secretary in consultation with 
the computing and information Security Post Sec-
ondary Education Working Group under the bill. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘K–12’ may be defined by the 
Secretary in consultation with the K–12 Science and 
Technology Education Board of Advisors under sec-
tion 105 of the Cyber Security Education and Fed-
eral Workforce Enhancement Act. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may define higher education 
institutions under this title using definitions found 
in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘professional and academic 
under represented areas’ means areas in which Afri-
can-Americans, Hispanics, and women are under 
represented has the meaning given such term by the 
Secretary, who may consult with the Commissioner 
for Education Statistics and the Commissioner of 
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the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The basis of the de-
termining the means should be based on most recent 
available satisfactory data, as computing and infor-
mation security professional and academic areas in 
which the percentage of African-Americans, His-
panics, and females who have been educated, 
trained, and employed is less than the percentage of 
African-Americans, Hispanics, and women in the 
general population.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 230B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 230C. Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness.’’. 
SEC. 
8232. 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
INITIATIVE 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall consider existing authority to make grants to 
secondary schools under this section, which shall be known 
as ‘‘Science and Technology Educators Initiative Grants’’. 
(b) SELECTION OF SCHOOLS.—If the Secretary de-
termines that the Secretary has the authority to select a 
secondary school to receive grants under this section, the 
Secretary may consider the following factors: 
(1) Whether more than 40 percent of the stu-
dents at the secondary school are eligible for free or 
reduced price school meal programs under the Rich-
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ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966. 
(2) The location of the secondary school is in 
a rural area. 
(3) The participation of representation of pro-
fessions and academic area among students which 
will also include home schooled, individuals residing 
in rural areas, and individuals attending underper-
forming secondary schools. 
(4) The location of the school in an area where 
the unemployment rate was not more than one per-
cent higher than the national average unemployment 
rate during the 24-month period preceding the de-
termination of eligibility under this subsection. 
(5) The location of the secondary school in an 
area where the per capita income is of 80 percent 
or less of the national per capita income. 
SEC. 8233. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall direct the Office of Cybersecurity Education 
and Awareness to conduct research to investigate and 
make recommendations regarding the feasibility and exist-
ing authority to establish a national project-based science 
and technology learning program, to be known as the ‘‘K– 
12 Science and Technology Learning Program’’ and make 
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a report to both House and Senate Oversight Committees. 
Under such research program, the Secretary shall deter-
mine existing authority to— 
(1) create State and regional workshops to 
train teachers in science and technology project- 
based learning; 
(2) establish between institutions of higher edu-
cation, businesses, and local public and private edu-
cational agencies that serve students comprised of 
40 percent or more of professional and academic 
under represented areas to provide materials and 
teaching aids to teachers who successfully complete 
the science and technology project-based learning 
program under this section; 
(3) identify no cost or low cost summer and 
after school science and technology education pro-
grams and broadly disseminate that information to 
the public; and 
(4) make grants to local educational agencies to 
support the participation of teachers of elementary 
school and secondary school in science and tech-
nology training programs by providing travel and en-
rollment expenses, with a priority given to teachers 
who work in schools serving neglected, delinquent, 
migrant students, English learners, at-risk students, 
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and Native Americans, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall have the au-
thority under this statute to conduct a limited pilot project 
to test recommendations on possible programs that would 
be low-cost but have the greatest impact on instilling the 
importance of technology and science education. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress an annual report on the program es-
tablished under this section. 
(d) PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY 
LEARNING DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘project- 
based science and technology learning’’ means a system-
atic teaching method that engages students in learning es-
sential science, technology, engineering and mathematics 
through knowledge and life-enhancing skills through an 
extended, student-influenced inquiry process structured 
around complex, authentic questions and carefully de-
signed products and tasks developed specifically for edu-
cation. 
SEC. 8234. MATCHING FUNDS FOR STATE AND PRIVATELY 
FINANCED 
SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall provide matching funds to local educational 
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agencies for after-school programs dedicated to science, 
technology, engineering, and math in an amount equal to 
the amount provided to the program by a State, local, trib-
al, or territorial government or by a nonprofit or private 
entity. 
(b) CRITERIA.—In selecting programs for which to 
provide funds under this section, the Secretary shall con-
sider— 
(1) the number of students served by the pro-
grams; and 
(2) the participation in the programs of stu-
dents from populations referred to in section 230C 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
section 8231 of this Act. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF FUNDING.—For any 
fiscal year, no individual school’s after-school program 
shall receive more than $5,000 under this section. 
SEC. 8235. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF ADVI-
SORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Homeland Security the ‘‘Research K–12 
Science and Technology Education Board of Advisors’’ 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com-
posed of 15 members appointed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, all of whom shall have K–12 
education expertise in programs. The Secretary shall 
appoint members based on the following qualifica-
tions: 
(A) Members of the Board shall have expe-
rience in K–12 science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics education programs. 
(B) Members of the Board shall have expe-
rience in training K–12 educators on providing 
science and technology instruction. 
(C) Members of the Board shall have expe-
rience in the promotion of science and tech-
nology education among under represented pop-
ulations, as defined by section 230C of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
section 8231 of this Act. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All mem-
bers of the Board shall be appointed not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the member-
ship of the Board shall not affect its powers and 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
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(4) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Board 
shall not receive any compensation for their 
service. 
(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance of services for the Board, members 
of the Board shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the 
same manner as persons employed intermit-
tently in the Government service are allowed ex-
penses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(C) PROHIBITION
OF
CONSULTANT
OR 
CONTRACTING
WORK.—No member of the 
Board while serving in this capacity or for 1 
year following departure from the Board may 
work as a consultant or contract worker for the 
Department of Homeland Security in a position 
related to the work of the Board or member 
agency that participates as a member of the 
Board. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
Board are to research and make recommendations to the 
Secretary on— 
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(1) the status of K–12 science and technology 
education domestically and internationally; 
(2) how to increase the quality and diversity of 
science and technology curriculum; 
(3) promoting K–12 science and technology 
competitions; 
(4) establishing a virtual network to support 
teacher and student science and technology edu-
cation and development; 
(5) ascertaining, evaluating, and reporting on 
best practices for project-based science and tech-
nology learning (as such term is defined in section 
103(c)); and 
(6) identifying K–12 science and technology 
education efforts that are successful in engaging 
youth, with proven competence in engaging females, 
minorities, individuals residing in rural areas, indi-
viduals residing in majority minority districts, home 
schooled students. 
(d) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be des-
ignated by the Secretary from among the members of the 
Board. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL MEETING.—The Board shall meet 
and begin the operations of the Board by not later 
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than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—After its initial 
meeting, the Board shall set the time and place of 
its next meeting. The Board can upon the call of the 
chairman or a majority of its members meet. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum. 
(4) VOTING.—Proxy voting shall be allowed on 
behalf of a member of the Board. 
(5) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Board may 
establish rules for the conduct of the Board’s busi-
ness, if such rules are not inconsistent with this sec-
tion or other applicable law. 
(f) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Board or, 
on the authority of the Board, any subcommittee or 
member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying 
out this title hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, receive 
such evidence, administer such oaths. 
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF.—The Secretary 
shall make decisions regarding Federal agency staff 
to be detailed to support the work of the Board. 
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(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Board may 
enter into contracts with the approval of the Sec-
retary to such extent and in such amounts as nec-
essary for the Board to discharge its duties under 
this section. 
(4) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—After providing notice 
to the Secretary who may provide staff from 
the Department to meet the staffing needs of 
the Board. After 10 working days following no-
tice to the Secretary the Board is authorized to 
secure directly from any executive department, 
bureau, agency, board, office, independent es-
tablishment, or instrumentality of the Govern-
ment, information, suggestions, estimates, and 
statistics for the purposes of this title. Each de-
partment, bureau, agency, board, office, inde-
pendent establishment, or instrumentality shall, 
to the extent authorized by law, furnish such 
information, suggestions, estimates, and statis-
tics directly to the Board, upon request made 
by the chairman, the chairman of any sub-
committee created by a majority of the Board, 
or any member designated by a majority of the 
Board. 
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(B) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND 
DISSEMINATION.—Information shall only be re-
ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated by 
members of the Board and its staff consistent 
with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 
Executive orders. 
(5) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) 
GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Administrator of General Services 
shall provide to the Board on a reimbursable 
basis administrative support and other services 
for the performance of the Board’s functions. 
(B) OTHER
DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGEN-
CIES.—In addition to the assistance prescribed 
in subparagraph (A), departments and agencies 
of the United States may provide to the Board 
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 
support services as they may determine advis-
able and as may be authorized by law. 
(C) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Board may 
use the United States mails in the same man-
ner and under the same conditions as depart-
ments and agencies of the United States. 
(g) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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(A) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.— 
The Chair, in accordance with rules agreed 
upon by the Board, may appoint and fix the 
compensation of a staff director and such other 
personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
Board to carry out its functions, without regard 
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
governing appointments in the competitive serv-
ice, and without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
such title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay 
fixed under this subsection may exceed the 
equivalent of that payable for a position at level 
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) PERSONNEL
AS
FEDERAL
EMPLOY-
EES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The executive di-
rector and any personnel of the Board who 
are employees shall be employees under 
section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 
84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title. 
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(ii) MEMBERS
OF
THE
BOARD.— 
Clause (i) shall not be construed to apply 
to members of the Board. 
(2) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the Board without reim-
bursement from the Board, and such detailee shall 
retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her 
regular employment without interruption. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FROM THE DE-
PARTMENT.—At the request of the Board, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall provide the Board 
with Administrative support necessary for the Board 
to carry out its duties under this title. 
(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—The Board shall 
submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security quar-
terly reports on the activities of the Board. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Board shall submit to the Secretary a final report 
containing such findings conclusions, and rec-
ommendations as have been agreed to by a majority 
of Board members. 
(i) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the Federal Ad-
visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 
the Board. 
(2) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELEASE OF PUB-
LIC VERSIONS OF REPORTS.—The Board shall— 
(A) hold public hearings and meetings to 
the extent appropriate; and 
(B) release public versions of the reports 
required under subsection (h). 
(3) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public hearings of 
the Board shall be conducted in a manner consistent 
with the protection of information provided to or de-
veloped for or by the Board as required by any ap-
plicable statute, regulation, or Executive order. 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Board, and all the authori-
ties of this title, shall terminate two years after the date 
of the Board’s first meeting, which shall take place 90 
days following its appointment. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board and all the au-
thorities under this section shall terminate 60 days 
after the date on which the final report is submitted 
under subsection (h)(2). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TER-
MINATION.—The Board may use the 60-day period 
referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of con-
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cluding its activities, including providing testimony 
to committees of Congress concerning its reports 
and disseminating the final report. 
(k) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. Amounts made available pursuant to this sub-
section shall remain available until the termination of the 
Board. 
SEC. 8236. LABORATORIES FOR SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY EXCELLENCE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine 
if existing authority allows the agency to make grants to 
local education agencies for the purpose of supplying lab-
oratory facilities at secondary schools to promote the 
teaching of science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics. If the Secretary determines that the authority does 
not exist shall make a report to congressional oversight 
committees detailing the limitation in agency authority to 
conduct activity under this section and make recommenda-
tions on the benefits if any should the agency have the 
authority to engage in the activity outlined in this section. 
SEC. 8237. COMPUTING AND INFORMATION RESEARCH 
WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 
the Department of Homeland Security the Computing and 
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Information Security Post-Secondary Education Working 
Group, hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Work-
ing Group’’. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Working Group shall 
conduct research and— 
(1) assist the Secretary in developing voluntary 
guidelines that could serve as guidance to Federal 
civil agency training programs, computer and infor-
mation security certification authorities, and accredi-
tation bodies seeking guidance on developing, en-
hancing, or sustaining competitive information secu-
rity; and 
(2) make recommendations to the Secretary re-
garding— 
(A) the state of the computing and infor-
mation security workforce development; 
(B) evaluations and reports on the advan-
tages, disadvantages, and approaches to profes-
sionalizing the Nation’s computing and infor-
mation security workforce; 
(C) criteria that can be used to identify 
which, if any, specialty areas may require 
professionalization; 
(D) criteria for evaluating different ap-
proaches and tools for professionalization; 
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(E) techniques that enhance the efficiency 
and effectiveness of computing and information 
security workers; 
(F) better tools and approaches for risk 
identification and assessment; 
(G) improved system design and develop-
ment; 
(H) creation of better incentives for de-
ployment of better computing and information 
security technologies; 
(I) improvements in end user behaviors 
through training and better coordination among 
network managers; 
(J) core curriculum requirements for com-
puting and information security training; 
(K) efficacy and efficiencies of taxonomy 
and definitions for computer and information 
security; 
(L) guidelines for accreditations and cer-
tification of computing and information security 
college and university programs; 
(M) identifying the role of mentors in the 
retention of students enrolled in computing and 
technology programs at institutions of higher 
education who complete degree programs; 
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(N) remote access to computing and infor-
mation security education and training through 
the Internet; and 
(O) institution of higher education funding 
and research needs. 
(c) DEADLINE
FOR
SUBMITTAL
OF
RESEARCH 
FUNDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) INITIAL RESEARCH.—The Working Group 
shall submit to the Secretary an initial research plan 
that will guide the work of the Working Group. 
(2) OTHER
RESEARCH
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Working Group shall provide the Secretary a 
list of other areas that require research to accom-
plish the purpose of the agency’s goal of providing 
cyber security protection for the agency. The Work-
ing Group shall provide a description of the pro-
posed research and the purpose of the research as 
it relates to the goals of cybersecurity of the agency. 
(3) INITIAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Work-
ing Group shall submit to the Secretary initial rec-
ommendations under this section by not later than 
nine months after the date on which all of the mem-
bers of the Working Group are appointed. 
(4) OTHER
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than six months after all members of the Working 
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Group are appointed, the Working Group shall sub-
mit to the Secretary research and recommendations 
on the effectiveness of Federal civil agency computer 
and information security training programs, includ-
ing an evaluation of certification authorities and 
their role in providing work ready staff to fill posi-
tions with the agency. 
(5) 
SUBSEQUENT
RESEARCH
AND
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the submittal of the initial research and rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1), and annually 
thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to the 
Secretary subsequent research and recommendations 
under this section and an update on the progress 
made toward a well trained and sustainable Depart-
ment computer and information workforce. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Working Group 
shall be the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology or the Director’s des-
ignee. 
(2) OTHER
MEMBERS.—The Working Group 
shall be composed of 21 members, who are ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security in 
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consultation with the Director of NIST and the head 
of the entity represented by the member. 
(3) APPOINTMENT.—All appointments are for a 
term of 2 years with one reappointment for an addi-
tional 2 years. 
(4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Working Group shall constitute a quorum. 
(e) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—While away 
from their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission, members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service are al-
lowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(f) TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY.—At the request of the Work-
ing Group, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall pro-
vide the Working Group with technical support necessary 
for the Working Group to carry out its duties under this 
section. 
(g) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—No private- 
sector individual or entity shall obtain any intellectual 
property rights to any guidelines or recommendations nor 
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the contents of any guideline (or any modification to any 
guideline) adopted by the Secretary under this section. 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall sub-
mit to the Secretary a report containing researching find-
ings, an outline for other areas requiring research and why 
as well as recommendations of the Working Group. 
(i) SUBMITTAL
OF RECOMMENDATIONS
TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
research findings, an outline of other areas requiring re-
search and why and recommendations for furthering the 
cybersecurity of the agency. 
(j) TREATMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Sec-
retary has the benefit of the Working Group’s work which 
the Secretary may accept, reject, or modify. The Secretary 
shall not be bound by the recommendations of the Work-
ing Group. 
(k) PUBLICATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN FED-
ERAL REGISTER.—The Secretary shall approve the publi-
cation of grant application guidelines in the Federal Reg-
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ister by not later than 90 days after receiving the report 
submitted under subsection (h). 
(l) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Nothing in the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to 
the termination of advisory committees) shall apply to the 
Working Group. 
SEC. 8238. PROCESS FOR ADOPTION RESEARCH AND A 
BEST PRACTICES VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES 
FOR LABORATORY FACILITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
THE
POST-SECONDARY 
LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a ‘‘Post-Sec-
ondary Laboratory Research Development Task Force’’ 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Develop-
ment Task Force’’). 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Development Task 
Force shall conduct research for and make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary regarding best practices voluntary 
guidelines for college and university laboratory facilities 
for education and research purposes related to information 
assurance, cybersecurity and computing security. Such re-
search on what baseline equipment, capacity, skilled in-
struction, and certification may be needed for a set of best 
practices voluntary guidelines for colleague or university 
laboratories and make recommendations on the best meth-
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ods of assuring that the greatest number of institutions 
have access to facilities that meet the baseline best prac-
tices regarding— 
(1) qualifications for laboratories for the pur-
pose of providing education or instruction in com-
puting security, computer networks, enterprises, 
informatics, and other systems designated by the 
Secretary; 
(2) types of software; 
(3) types of hardware; 
(4) types of firmware; 
(5) security applications, including firewalls, 
whole hat hackers, red teams, and blue teams; 
(6) security protocols needed to protect the 
physical and computer resources of the laboratory; 
(7) accreditation and certification of college and 
university computer and information security labora-
tories; 
(8) best practices for— 
(A) public-private collaborations to support 
secondary and post-secondary laboratory facili-
ties for computer or information security; 
(B) visiting guest lecture programs for 
business and Government information tech-
nology security experts; and 
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(C) developing real world laboratory exer-
cise and proficiency measures; and 
(9) how best to recruit and retain instructors 
with requisite degrees to teach computer and infor-
mation security courses to undergraduate and grad-
uate students. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) MEMBERS.—The Development Task Force 
shall be composed of 19 members, including the 
Chair. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the head of the entity represented by 
the member agencies, shall appoint members. The 
Secretary shall appoint a chair from among the 
members of the Development Task Force. Such 
members shall consist of one representative of each 
of the following agencies: 
(A) The White House Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(B) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
(C) The Department of Energy. 
(D) The Defense Advanced Research 
Projects Agency. 
(E) The Department of Commerce. 
(F) The National Institutes of Health. 
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(G) The National Institute of Science and 
Technology. 
(H) The National Science Foundation. 
(I) The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management. 
(2) OTHER
MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall 
consider for the other members of the Development 
Task Force representatives from organizations that 
advocate and promote professional development of 
professional and academic under represented areas 
and organizations with the mission of promoting 
professional development and academic excellence in 
information assurance, cybersecurity and computing 
security: 
(A) Organizations with the mission of ad-
vancing computing as a science and profession. 
(B) Organizations that promote informa-
tion system security education. 
(C) Professional associations that are well 
established and broadly recognized for the ad-
vancement of technology. 
(D) Professional associations that rep-
resent professionals and academics referred to 
in section 230C of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by section 8231 of this Act. 
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(E) K–12 science and technology programs 
that conduct successful after school and sum-
mer programs for under represented popu-
lations, rural communities and serve commu-
nities where unemployment is at least two per-
cent higher than the national average. 
(F) Organizations that promote education 
of Native Americans or other indigenous peo-
ples of the United States or its territories. 
(G) Regional diversity of public and pri-
vate school districts that excel at science and 
technology education. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Development Task Force shall constitute a 
quorum. 
(4) VOTING.—Proxy voting shall be allowed on 
behalf of a member of the Development Task Force. 
(5) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—The Development 
Task Force may establish rules for the conduct of 
the Development Task Force’s business, if such 
rules are not inconsistent with this section or other 
applicable law. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Develop-
ment Task Force or, on the authority of the Devel-
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opment Task Force, or any subcommittee or mem-
ber thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out 
this section hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, receive 
such evidence, and administer such oaths. 
(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—After giving no-
tice to the Secretary who may substitute agency 
staff with the requisite skills to fill a position needed 
by the Board at no additional cost to the Board. 
After 10 working days following notice to the Sec-
retary the Development Task Force may enter into 
contracts to such extent and in such amounts as 
necessary for the Development Task Force to dis-
charge its duties under this section. 
(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Development Task 
Force is authorized to secure directly from any 
executive department, bureau, agency, board, 
office, independent establishment, or instrumen-
tality of the Government information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes 
of this section. Each department, bureau, agen-
cy, board, office, independent establishment, or 
instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized 
by law, furnish such information, suggestions, 
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estimates, and statistics directly to the Board, 
upon request made by the chairman, the chair-
man of any subcommittee created by a majority 
of the Board, or any member designated by a 
majority of the Board. 
(B) RECEIPT, HANDLING, STORAGE, AND 
DISSEMINATION.—Information shall only be re-
ceived, handled, stored, and disseminated by 
members of the Board and its staff consistent 
with all applicable statutes, regulations, and 
Executive orders. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) 
GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Administrator of General Services 
shall provide to the Development Task Force on 
a reimbursable basis administrative support and 
other services for the performance of the 
Board’s functions. 
(B) OTHER
DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGEN-
CIES.—In addition to the assistance prescribed 
in subparagraph (A), departments and agencies 
of the United States may provide to the Board 
such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other 
support services as they may determine advis-
able and as may be authorized by law. 
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(C) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Development 
Task Force may use the United States mails in 
the same manner and under the same condi-
tions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
(e) STAFF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—While away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Commission, members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man-
ner as persons employed intermittently in the Gov-
ernment service are allowed expenses under section 
5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) PERSONNEL AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The executive director 
and any personnel of the Development Task 
Force who are employees shall be employees 
under section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 83, 84, 
85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title. 
(B) MEMBERS
OF
THE
DEVELOPMENT 
TASK FORCE.—Subparagraph (A) shall not be 
construed to apply to members of the Develop-
ment Task Force. 
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(3) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the Board without reim-
bursement from the Development Task Force, and 
such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and 
privileges of his or her regular employment without 
interruption. 
(f) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members of 
the Development Task Force shall not receive any com-
pensation for their service, but shall be paid travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I 
of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Development Task Force. 
(g) PROHIBITION OF CONSULTANT OR CONTRACTING 
WORK.—No member of the Development Task Force 
while serving in this capacity or for 1 year following depar-
ture from the Development Task Force may work as a 
consultant or contract worker for the Department of 
Homeland Security in a position related to the work of 
the Development Task Force or member agency that par-
ticipates as a member of the Development Task Force. 
(h) REPORT.—The Development Task Force shall 
submit a report to the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
a report on research findings, best practices voluntary 
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guidelines and recommendations to the Secretary. The re-
port shall be in unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(i) SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT.— 
The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
work of the Development Task Force’s research into best 
practices voluntary guidelines, areas that require addi-
tional study and a set of recommendations. The Secretary 
shall indicate to the Congress which Development Task 
Force recommendations have been implemented, which 
will be implemented, or which will be rejected and why. 
(j) TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
FROM
THE
DEPART-
MENT.—At the request of Development Task Force the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Develop-
ment Task Force with technical support necessary for the 
Development Task Force to carry out its duties under this 
section. 
(k) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—No private-sector 
individual or entity serving on the Development Task 
Force shall obtain any intellectual property rights to any 
guidelines or recommendations that derive from the work 
of the Development Task Force or any guidelines (or any 
modification to any guidelines) based on the work of the 
Development Task Force. 
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violations of the standards of conduct required 
by subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(2) a quadrennial review by the institution of 
the institution’s program to— 
‘‘(A) determine the program’s effectiveness 
and implement changes to the program if the 
changes are needed; 
‘‘(B) determine the number of hate crimes 
and fatalities that— 
‘‘(i) occur on the institution’s campus 
(as defined in section 485(f)(6)), or as 
part of any of the institution’s activities; 
and 
‘‘(ii) are reported to campus officials 
or nonaffiliated local law enforcement 
agencies with jurisdiction over the incident; 
‘‘(C) determine the number, type, and se-
verity of sanctions described in paragraph 
(1)(F) that are imposed by the institution as a 
result of hate crimes and fatalities on the insti-
tution’s campus or as part of any of the institu-
tion’s activities; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that sanctions required by 
paragraph (1)(F) are consistently enforced. 
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‘‘(b) INFORMATION AVAILABILITY.—Each institution 
of higher education that provides the certification required 
by subsection (a) shall, upon request, make available to 
the Secretary and to the public a copy of each item re-
quired by subsection (a)(1) as well as the results of the 
biennial review required by subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
publish regulations to implement and enforce 
the provisions of this section, including regula-
tions that provide for— 
‘‘(i) the periodic review of a represent-
ative sample of programs required by sub-
section (a); and 
‘‘(ii) a range of responses and sanc-
tions for institutions of higher education 
that fail to implement their programs or to 
consistently enforce their sanctions, includ-
ing information and technical assistance, 
the development of a compliance agree-
ment, and the termination of any form of 
Federal financial assistance. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIVITY
PROGRAM.—The sanc-
tions required by subsection (a)(1)(F) that are 
imposed by the institution of higher education, 
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may include an inclusivity program as an ex-
plicit condition of remaining enrolled at the in-
stitution of higher education, that the defend-
ant successfully undertake educational classes 
or community service directly related to the 
community harmed by the respondent’s offense. 
‘‘(2) APPEALS.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary to terminate financial assistance to any in-
stitution of higher education under this section, the 
institution may file an appeal with an administrative 
law judge before the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date such institution is notified of 
the decision to terminate financial assistance under 
this section. Such judge shall hold a hearing with re-
spect to such termination of assistance before the 
expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the 
date that such appeal is filed. Such judge may ex-
tend such 45-day period upon a motion by the insti-
tution concerned. The decision of the judge with re-
spect to such termination shall be considered to be 
a final agency action. 
‘‘(3) HATE CRIME PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to institutions of high-
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‘‘SEC. 3033. PROGRAM DESCRIBED. 
‘‘The program described in this section is any pro-
gram implemented by a grantee requiring the use of body- 
worn cameras by law enforcement officers in that jurisdic-
tion, which— 
‘‘(1) establishes policies and procedures for 
when law enforcement officers should wear, activate, 
and deactivate body-worn cameras; 
‘‘(2) ensures the protection of the civil liberties 
of members of general public relating to the use of 
body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers; 
‘‘(3) establishes policies limiting the use of re-
cordings of body-worn cameras to monitor the con-
duct of law enforcement officers outside of their 
interactions, in an official capacity, with members of 
the general public; 
‘‘(4) establishes or proposes to develop stand-
ards relating to the effective placement, on a law en-
forcement officer’s body, of a body-worn camera; 
‘‘(5) describes the best practices for receiving 
an accurate narrative from the recordings of body- 
worn cameras; 
‘‘(6) establishes policies for the collection and 
storage of the recordings of body-worn cameras; 
‘‘(7) establishes policies relating to the avail-
ability of recordings of body-worn cameras— 
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