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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6036 
To increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2021 
Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. 
KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 in part-
nership with one or more eligible institutions. 
(3) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘historically Black college and 
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. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this section to eligible recipients to enable those eli-
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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, rail, or paratransit stops at or 
within walking distances of campuses. 
(2) Adding bus, rail, or paratransit routes to 
and from campuses from surrounding areas and 
other cities. 
(3) 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. 
(4) Subsidizing bus, rail, or paratransit costs 
for students. 
(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-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including information on the ex-
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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.—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. 
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