agencies and organizations so as to provide for 
shared access to information on student progress 
and success (consistent with the requirements of 
subpart 4 of part C of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.)), integrated 
planning and review of the data, and coordinated ad-
justments in program strategies and activities in re-
sponse to changes in student needs or to new chal-
lenges.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (v) and 
(vi), as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; 
and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(v) student acquisition of 21st Cen-
tury skills (such as critical thinking, prob-
lem-solving, communication and collabora-
tion);’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (v), (vi), 
and (vii), as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii), 
respectively; and 
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(ii) by inserting after clause (iv) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(v) student acquisition of 21st Cen-
tury skills (such as critical thinking, prob-
lem-solving, communication and collabora-
tion);’’. 
SEC. 403. GEAR UP. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Section 
404A(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–21(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(i); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) one or more community part-
ners; and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘inter-
mediary organizations,’’ after ‘‘subpart 4,’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 404B(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–22(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Each eligible entity’’ and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DATA SHARING.—Each eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this chapter shall, to the extent feasible, 
enter into data-sharing agreements with other organiza-
tions or agencies so as to provide for shared access to in-
formation on student progress and success (consistent 
with the requirements of subpart 4 of part C of the Gen-
eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.)), 
integrated planning and joint review of the data, and co-
ordinated adjustments in program strategies and activities 
in response to changes in student needs or to new chal-
lenges.’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 404C(a)(2) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–23(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (I); 
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end of subparagraph (J); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) describe, in the case of an eligible en-
tity described in section 404A(c)(2), how the 
entities included in the partnership will engage 
in— 
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‘‘(i) joint planning and implementa-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) shared professional development 
designed to improve the effectiveness of 
school, community partner, and other 
staff; 
‘‘(iii) development and implementation 
of shared data systems that support pro-
gram improvement and the improvement of 
program outcomes; and 
‘‘(iv) the alignment and coordination 
of local educational agency, school, commu-
nity partner, and other partnership mem-
bers’ goals, activities, and training.’’. 
(4) ACTIVITIES.—Section 404D(a)(3) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
24(a)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) at the discretion of the eligible entity, 
acquire 21st Century skills (such as critical 
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thinking, problem-solving, communication, and 
collaboration).’’. 
SEC. 404. MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Section 418A(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AND INTERMEDIARY 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Each such program shall be imple-
mented— 
‘‘(A) in partnership with one or more commu-
nity partners, including through joint planning and 
implementation, shared professional development de-
signed to improve the effectiveness of, as applicable, 
school, institution of higher education, nonprofit or-
ganization, and community partner staff, develop-
ment and implementation of shared data systems 
that support program improvement and the improve-
ment of program outcomes, and the alignment and 
coordination of, as applicable, school, institution of 
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