I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3411 
To increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2023 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, and 
Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To increase access to higher education by providing public 
transit grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Advance-
ment Through Transit Help to College Act’’ or the 
‘‘PATH to College Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION 
THROUGH PUBLIC TRANSIT GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble institution’’ means— 
(A) a community college; 
(B) a historically Black college or univer-
sity; 
(C) a Tribal College or University (as de-
fined in section 316 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)); or 
(D) a minority-serving institution. 
(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means a public transit provider that is an 
eligible recipient under chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, in partnership with 1 or more 
eligible institutions. 
(3) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college or 
university’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(4) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an eligi-
ble institution under section 371 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
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(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section to eligible recipients to enable those eli-
gible recipients to carry out projects described in sub-
section (c) to better connect students with transportation 
to eligible institutions. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—An eligible recipient re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds 
to carry out one or more of the following activities to bet-
ter connect students with transportation to one or more 
of the eligible institutions that are part of the eligible re-
cipient partnership: 
(1) Adding bus or rail stops or routes and com-
plementary paratransit service that serve campuses 
and connect to surrounding areas or other cities. 
(2) Increasing the frequency of service or ad-
justing the time of bus, rail, or paratransit routes to 
allow students to get to and from their classes. 
(3) Operating costs for service described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) if such costs are eligible 
under section 5307 or section 5311 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient that de-
sires a grant under this section shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
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ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including information on the ex-
tent to which the proposed projects using grant 
funds will improve the availability of transit access 
for students. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligi-
ble recipient whose partnership includes an eligible 
institution with respect to which more than 25 per-
cent of students enrolled in that eligible institution 
receive a Federal Pell Grant. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) CAPITAL PROJECT.—Except as provided in 
section 5323(i) of title 49, United States Code, the 
Federal share of the net project cost of a capital 
project carried out using a grant under this section 
shall be not more than 80 percent. 
(2) OPERATING COSTS.—The Federal share of 
net operating costs for a project carried out using a 
grant under this section shall be not more than 50 
percent. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
(1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
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(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
(4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 
(5) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2029 
through 2031. 
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