I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7353 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the STEM 
Education and Training Account in order to enhance the economic com-
petitiveness of the United States by providing funding for STEM edu-
cation and training, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2018 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish 
the STEM Education and Training Account in order 
to enhance the economic competitiveness of the United 
States by providing funding for STEM education and 
training, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Training Highly 
Skilled Americans Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. STEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
(a) FEE.—Section 214(c)(9) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Attorney 
General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Fees col-
lected’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (D), fees collected’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) An employer required to submit a fee 
under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the 
Secretary an additional fee of $1,000, which 
shall be deposited in the STEM Education and 
Training Account established under section 
286(w).’’. 
(b) USE OF FEE.—Section 286 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) STEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
general fund of the Treasury a separate account, 
which shall be known as the ‘STEM Education and 
Training Account’. Notwithstanding any other sec-
tion of this title, there shall be deposited as offset-
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ting receipts into the Account all of the fees col-
lected under section 214(c)(9)(D). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the 
STEM Education and Training Account are to 
enhance the economic competitiveness of the 
United States by— 
‘‘(i) strengthening STEM education, 
including in computer science, at all levels; 
‘‘(ii) ensuring that schools have access 
to well-trained and effective STEM teach-
ers; 
‘‘(iii) supporting efforts to strengthen 
the elementary and secondary curriculum, 
including efforts to make courses in com-
puter science more broadly available; and 
‘‘(iv) helping colleges and universities 
produce more graduates in fields needed by 
American employers. 
‘‘(B) DEFINED TERM.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘STEM education’ means instruction 
in a field of science, technology, engineering, or 
math included in the Department of Edu-
cation’s Classification of Instructional Pro-
grams taxonomy within the summary groups of 
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computer and information sciences and support 
services, engineering, mathematics and statis-
tics, biological and biomedical sciences, and 
physical sciences.’’. 
(c) H–1B NONIMMIGRANT PETITIONER ACCOUNT.— 
Section 286(s) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1356(s)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) 
and (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) LOW-INCOME
STEM
SCHOLARSHIP
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Thirty percent of the 
amounts deposited into the H–1B Non-
immigrant Petitioner Account shall remain 
available to the Director of the National Science 
Foundation until expended for scholarships de-
scribed in section 414(d) of the American Com-
petitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 
1998 (42 U.S.C. 1869c) for low-income stu-
dents enrolled in a program of study at an in-
stitution of higher education leading to a degree 
in science, technology, engineering, or mathe-
matics. 
‘‘(B) STEM EDUCATION FOR UNDERREP-
RESENTED.—The Director shall work in con-
sultation with, or direct scholarship funds 
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through, national nonprofit organizations that 
primarily focus on science, technology, engineer-
ing, or mathematics education for underrep-
resented groups, such as women and minorities. 
‘‘(C) LOAN FORGIVENESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director may 
allocate funds from the Account to the 
Secretary of Education for purposes of 
loan forgiveness or repayment of student 
loans made, insured, or guaranteed under 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), which led 
to a low-income student obtaining a degree 
in science, technology, engineering, mathe-
matics, or other high demand fields. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘low-income student’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘low-income in-
dividual’ in section 402A(h) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
11(h)). 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT 
PROGRAM FOR K–12 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI-
NEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Ten percent of the 
amounts deposited into the H–1B Non-
immigrant Petitioner Account shall remain 
available to the Director of the National Science 
Foundation until expended to carry out a direct 
or matching grant program to support improve-
ment in elementary schools and secondary 
schools, including through private-public part-
nerships. Grants awarded pursuant to this 
paragraph shall include formula-based grants 
that target lower income populations with a 
focus on reaching women and minorities. 
‘‘(B) TYPES
OF
PROGRAMS
COVERED.— 
The Director shall award grants to programs 
that— 
‘‘(i) support the development and im-
plementation of standards-based instruc-
tional materials models and related student 
assessments that enable elementary school 
and secondary school students to acquire 
an understanding of science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics, and to de-
velop critical thinking skills; 
‘‘(ii) provide systemic improvement in 
training elementary school and secondary 
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school teachers and education for students 
in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics, including by supporting ef-
forts to promote gender-equality among 
students receiving such instruction; 
‘‘(iii) support the professional develop-
ment of elementary school and secondary 
school science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics teachers in the use of tech-
nology in the classroom; 
‘‘(iv) stimulate systemwide elementary 
school and secondary school reform of 
science, technology, engineering, and math-
ematics in urban, rural, and economically 
disadvantaged 
regions 
of 
the 
United 
States; 
‘‘(v) provide externships and other op-
portunities for students to increase their 
appreciation and understanding of science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics 
(including summer institutes sponsored by 
an institution of higher education for stu-
dents in grades 7 through 12 that provide 
instruction in such fields); 
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‘‘(vi) involve partnerships of industry, 
educational institutions, and national or 
regional 
community-based 
organizations 
with demonstrated experience addressing 
the educational needs of disadvantaged 
communities; 
‘‘(vii) provide college preparatory sup-
port to expose and prepare students for ca-
reers in science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics; or 
‘‘(viii) provide for carrying out sys-
temic 
reform 
activities 
under 
section 
3(a)(1) of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862(a)(1)). 
‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
terms 
‘elementary 
school’ 
and 
‘secondary 
school’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. 
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION. 
(a) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Education shall proportionately al-
locate 70 percent of the amounts deposited into the 
STEM Education and Training Account each fiscal 
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year to each State in an amount that bears the same 
relationship as the proportion the State received 
under subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6331 et seq.) for the preceding fiscal year 
bears to the amount all States received under that 
subpart for the preceding fiscal year. 
(2) MINIMUM
ALLOCATIONS.—No State shall 
receive less than an amount equal to 0.5 percent of 
the total amount made available to all States from 
the STEM Education and Training Account. If a 
State does not request an allocation from the Ac-
count for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallocate 
the State’s allocation to the remaining States in ac-
cordance with this paragraph. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts allocated pursu-
ant to this paragraph may be used for the activities 
described in subsection (f). 
(b) STEM CAPACITY BUILDING AT MINORITY-SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allocate 
20 percent of the amounts deposited into the STEM 
Education and Training Account to establish or ex-
pand programs to award grants to covered institu-
tions— 
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(A) to enhance the quality of under-
graduate science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education at such institutions; and 
(B) to increase the retention and gradua-
tion rates of students pursuing degrees in such 
fields at such institutions. 
(2) TYPES
OF
PROGRAMS
COVERED.—Grants 
awarded under this paragraph shall be awarded to— 
(A) covered institutions for— 
(i) activities to improve courses and 
curriculum in science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics; 
(ii) efforts to promote gender equality 
among students enrolled in such courses; 
(iii) faculty development; 
(iv) stipends for undergraduate stu-
dents participating in research; and 
(v) other activities consistent with 
subparagraph (A), as determined by the 
Secretary of Education; and 
(B) to other institutions of higher edu-
cation to partner with covered institutions for— 
(i) faculty and student development 
and exchange; 
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(ii) research infrastructure develop-
ment; 
(iii) joint research projects; and 
(iv) identification and development of 
minority and low-income candidates for 
graduate studies in science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics degree pro-
grams. 
(3) INSTITUTIONS
INCLUDED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘‘covered institutions’’ shall in-
clude— 
(A) colleges eligible to receive funds under 
the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321– 
326a and 328), including Tuskegee University; 
(B) 1994 Institutions, as defined in section 
532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note); 
(C) part B institutions (as defined in sec-
tion 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1061)); and 
(D) Hispanic-serving institutions, as de-
fined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)). 
(4) GRANTING OF BONDING AUTHORITY.—A re-
cipient of a grant awarded under this subsection is 
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authorized to utilize such funds for the issuance of 
bonds to fund research infrastructure development 
at covered institutions. 
(5) LOAN FORGIVENESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ex-
pend funds from the allocation under this sub-
section for purposes of loan forgiveness or re-
payment of student loans made, insured, or 
guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), 
which led to a low-income student obtaining a 
degree in science, technology, engineering, 
mathematics, or other high demand fields. 
(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘low-income student’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘low-income individual’’ in sec-
tion 402A(h) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(h)). 
(c) AMERICAN DREAM ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall allocate 3 percent of the amounts deposited into the 
STEM Education and Training Account to award grants, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such 
eligible entities to establish and administer American 
Dream Accounts under subsection (g). 
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(d) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary shall allocate 5 percent of the amounts deposited 
into the STEM Education and Training Account to the 
Secretary of Labor until expended for statewide workforce 
development activities that may also benefit veterans and 
their spouses, including youth activities and statewide em-
ployment and training and activities for adults and dis-
located workers described in chapter 3 of subtitle B of title 
I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3171 et seq.), and the development of licensing and 
credentialing programs. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION
EXPENSES.—The Secretary 
may expend up to 2 percent of the amounts deposited into 
the STEM Education and Training Account for adminis-
trative expenses, including conducting an annual evalua-
tion of the implementation and impact of the activities 
funded by the STEM Education and Training Account as 
required under subsection (f)(3). 
(f) STEM EDUCATION GRANTS.— 
(1) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each Governor and 
Chief State School Officer desiring an allocation 
from the STEM Education and Training Ac-
count under subsection (a), shall jointly submit 
a plan, including a proposed budget, signed by 
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the Governor and Chief State School Officer, to 
the Secretary of Education at such time, in 
such form, and including such information as 
the Secretary may prescribe pursuant to sub-
paragraph (B). The plan shall describe how the 
State plans to improve STEM education to 
meet the needs of students and employers in 
the State. 
(B) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall issue a rule, through a rulemaking 
procedure that complies with section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, prescribing the in-
formation that should be included in the State 
plans submitted under subparagraph (A). 
(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—A State that re-
ceives funding from the STEM Education and 
Training Account may use such funding to develop 
and implement science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) activities to serve students, in-
cluding students of underrepresented groups such as 
minorities, economically disadvantaged, and females 
by— 
(A) strengthening the State’s STEM aca-
demic achievement standards; 
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(B) implementing strategies for the re-
cruitment, training, placement, and retention of 
teachers in STEM fields, including computer 
science; 
(C) carrying out initiatives designed to as-
sist students in succeeding and graduating from 
postsecondary STEM programs; 
(D) improving the availability and access 
to STEM-related worker training programs, in-
cluding community college courses and pro-
grams; 
(E) forming partnerships with higher edu-
cation, economic development, workforce, indus-
try, and local educational agencies; or 
(F) engaging in other activities, as deter-
mined by the State, in consultation with busi-
nesses and State agencies, to improve STEM 
education. 
(3) NATIONAL EVALUATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Using amounts allo-
cated under subsection (d), the Secretary of 
Education shall conduct, directly or through a 
grant or contract, an annual evaluation of the 
implementation and impact of the activities 
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funded by the STEM Education and Training 
Account. 
(B) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary 
shall submit a report describing the results of 
each evaluation conducted under subparagraph 
(A) to— 
(i) the President; 
(ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives; 
(iv) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
and 
(v) the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(C) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall 
make the findings of the evaluation widely 
available to educators, the business community, 
and the public. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to permit the Secretary 
of Education or any other Federal official to approve 
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the content or academic achievement standards of a 
State. 
(g) AMERICAN DREAM ACCOUNTS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) AMERICAN
DREAM
ACCOUNT.—The 
term ‘‘American Dream Account’’ means a per-
sonal online account for low-income students 
that monitors higher education readiness and 
includes a college savings account. 
(B) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(v) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives; 
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(vi) the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(vii) any other committee of the Sen-
ate or House of Representatives that the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(C) COLLEGE
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT.—The 
term ‘‘college savings account’’ means a savings 
account that— 
(i) provides some tax-preferred accu-
mulation; 
(ii) is widely available (such as Quali-
fied Tuition Programs under section 529 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or 
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts 
under section 530 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986); and 
(iii) contains funds that may be used 
only for the costs associated with attending 
an institution of higher education, includ-
ing— 
(I) tuition and fees; 
(II) room and board; 
(III) textbooks; 
(IV) supplies and equipment; and 
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(V) Internet access. 
(D) DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘dual enrollment program’’ means an aca-
demic program through which a secondary 
school student is able simultaneously to earn 
credit toward a secondary school diploma and a 
postsecondary degree or credential. 
(E) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(i) a State educational agency; 
(ii) a local educational agency; 
(iii) a charter school or charter man-
agement organization; 
(iv) an institution of higher education; 
(v) a nonprofit organization; 
(vi) an entity with demonstrated expe-
rience in educational savings or in assist-
ing low-income students to prepare for, 
and attend, an institution of higher edu-
cation; or 
(vii) a consortium of 2 or more of the 
entities described in clauses (i) through 
(vi). 
(F) 
ESEA 
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘‘local educational agency’’, ‘‘parent’’, and 
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‘‘State educational agency’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 8101 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801) and the term ‘‘charter school’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4310 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7221i). 
(G) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(H) LOW-INCOME
STUDENT.—The term 
‘‘low-income student’’ means a student who is 
eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch 
under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
(2) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary of Education is authorized to award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties to enable such eligible entities to establish 
and administer American Dream Accounts for a 
group of low-income students. 
(B) RESERVATION.—From the amount 
made available each fiscal year to carry out this 
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section under subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Education shall reserve not more than 5 per-
cent of such amount to carry out the evaluation 
activities described in paragraph (5)(A). 
(C) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 
this subsection shall be for a period of not more 
than 3 years. The Secretary of Education may 
extend such grant for an additional 2-year pe-
riod if the Secretary of Education determines 
that the eligible entity has demonstrated signifi-
cant progress, based on the factors described in 
paragraph (3)(B)(xi). 
(3) APPLICATIONS; PRIORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity de-
siring a grant under this subsection shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary of Edu-
cation at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary of 
Education may require. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
application 
de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) a description of the characteristics 
of a group of not less than 30 low-income 
public school students who— 
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(I) are, at the time of the appli-
cation, attending a grade not higher 
than grade 9; and 
(II) will, under the grant, receive 
an American Dream Account; 
(ii) a description of how the eligible 
entity will engage, and provide support 
(such as tutoring and mentoring for stu-
dents, and training for teachers and other 
stakeholders) either online or in person, 
to— 
(I) the students in the group de-
scribed in clause (I); 
(II) the family members and 
teachers of such students; and 
(III) other stakeholders such as 
school 
administrators 
and 
school 
counselors; 
(iii) an identification of partners who 
will assist the eligible entity in establishing 
and sustaining American Dream Accounts; 
(iv) a description of what experience 
the eligible entity or the eligible entity’s 
partners have in managing college savings 
accounts, preparing low-income students 
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aged for not less than 1 year after a ma-
jority of the students in the group de-
scribed in clause (i) graduate from sec-
ondary school; 
(ix) a description of how the eligible 
entity will encourage students in the group 
described in clause (i) who fail to graduate 
from secondary school to continue their 
education; 
(x) a description of how the eligible 
entity will evaluate the grant program, in-
cluding by collecting, as applicable, data 
about the students in the group described 
in clause (i) during the grant period, and, 
if sufficient grant funds are available, after 
the grant period, including— 
(I) attendance rates; 
(II) progress reports; 
(III) grades and course selec-
tions; 
(IV) the high school graduation 
rate 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
1111(c)(4)(A)(i)(I)(bb) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education 
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Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6311(c)(4)(A)(i)(I)(bb))); 
(V) rates of student completion 
of the Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid described in section 483 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1090); 
(VI) rates of enrollment in an in-
stitution of higher education; and 
(VII) rates of completion at an 
institution of higher education; 
(xi) a description of what will happen 
to the funds in the college savings account 
portion of the American Dream Accounts 
that are dedicated to participating stu-
dents described in clause (i) who have not 
matriculated at an institution of higher 
education at the time of the conclusion of 
the period of American Dream Account 
management described in clause (viii); 
(xii) a description of how the eligible 
entity will ensure that funds in the college 
savings account portion of the American 
Dream Accounts will not make families in-
eligible for public assistance; and 
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(xiii) a description of how the eligible 
entity will ensure that participating stu-
dents described in clause (i) will have ac-
cess to the Internet. 
(C) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
this subsection, the Secretary of Education 
shall give priority to applications from eligible 
entities that— 
(i) 
are 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(E)(vii); 
(ii) serve the largest number of low-in-
come students; 
(iii) emphasize preparing students to 
pursue careers in science, technology, engi-
neering, or mathematics; or 
(iv) in the case of an eligible entity 
described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 
(1)(E), provide opportunities for partici-
pating students described in clause (i) to 
participate in a dual enrollment program 
at no cost to the student. 
(4) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this subsection shall use 
such grant funds to establish an American 
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Dream Account for each participating student 
described in paragraph (3)(B)(i), which will be 
used to— 
(i) open a college savings account for 
such student; 
(ii) monitor the progress of such stu-
dent online, which— 
(I) shall include monitoring stu-
dent data relating to— 
(aa) grades and course se-
lections; 
(bb) progress reports; and 
(cc) attendance and discipli-
nary records; and 
(II) may also include monitoring 
student data relating to a broad range 
of information, provided by teachers 
and family members, related to post-
secondary education readiness, access, 
and completion; 
(iii) provide opportunities for such 
students, either online or in person, to 
learn about financial literacy, including 
by— 
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(I) assisting such students in fi-
nancial planning for enrollment in an 
institution of higher education; and 
(II) assisting such students in 
identifying and applying for financial 
aid (such as loans, grants, and schol-
arships) for an institution of higher 
education; 
(iv) provide opportunities for such 
students, either online or in person, to 
learn about preparing for enrollment in an 
institution of higher education, including 
by 
providing 
instruction 
to 
students 
about— 
(I) 
choosing 
the 
appropriate 
courses to prepare for postsecondary 
education; 
(II) applying to an institution of 
higher education; 
(III) building a student portfolio, 
which may be used when applying to 
an institution of higher education; 
(IV) selecting an institution of 
higher education; 
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(V) choosing a major for the stu-
dent’s postsecondary program of edu-
cation or a career path, including spe-
cific instruction on pursuing science, 
technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics majors; and 
(VI) adapting to life at an insti-
tution of higher education; and 
(v) provide opportunities for such stu-
dents, either online or in person, to iden-
tify skills or interests, including career in-
terests. 
(B) ACCESS
TO
AMERICAN
DREAM
AC-
COUNT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses 
(iii) and (iv), and in accordance with appli-
cable Federal laws and regulations relating 
to privacy of information and the privacy 
of children, an eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this subsection shall allow 
vested stakeholders described in clause (ii), 
to have secure access, through the Inter-
net, to an American Dream Account. 
(ii) VESTED
STAKEHOLDERS.—The 
vested stakeholders that an eligible entity 
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shall permit to access an American Dream 
Account are individuals (such as the stu-
dent’s teachers, school counselors, coun-
selors at an institution of higher education, 
school administrators, or other individuals) 
that are designated, in accordance with the 
Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. 1232g), by the 
parent of a participating student in whose 
name such American Dream Account is 
held, as having permission to access the 
account. A student’s parent may withdraw 
such designation from an individual at any 
time. 
(iii) EXCEPTION FOR COLLEGE SAV-
INGS ACCOUNT.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection shall 
not be required to give vested stakeholders 
described in clause (ii), access to the col-
lege savings account portion of a student’s 
American Dream Account. 
(iv) 
ADULT
STUDENTS.—Notwith-
standing clauses (i) through (iii), if a par-
ticipating student is age 18 or older, an el-
igible entity that receives a grant under 
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this subsection shall not provide access to 
such 
participating 
student’s 
American 
Dream Account without the student’s con-
sent, in accordance with the Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 
(20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
(v) INPUT
OF
STUDENT
INFORMA-
TION.—Student data collected pursuant to 
subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) may only be en-
tered into an American Dream Account by 
a school administrator or such administra-
tor’s designee. 
(C) PROHIBITION ON USE OF STUDENT IN-
FORMATION.—An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this subsection may not use any 
student-level information or data for the pur-
pose of soliciting, advertising, or marketing any 
financial or nonfinancial consumer product or 
service that is offered by such eligible entity, or 
on behalf of any other person. 
(D) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF GRANT 
FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall not use more 
than 25 percent of the grant funds provided 
under this subsection to provide the initial de-
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posit into a college savings account portion of 
a student’s American Dream Account. 
(5) REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the Secretary of Education has disbursed 
grants under this subsection, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Education shall pre-
pare and submit a report to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that includes an evalua-
tion of the effectiveness of the grant program 
established under this subsection. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report described in 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) list the grants that have been 
awarded under paragraph (2)(A); 
(ii) include the number of students 
who have an American Dream Account es-
tablished through a grant awarded under 
paragraph (2)(A); 
(iii) provide data (including the inter-
est accrued on college savings accounts 
that are part of an American Dream Ac-
count) in the aggregate, regarding stu-
dents who have an American Dream Ac-
count established through a grant awarded 
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under paragraph (2)(A), as compared to 
similarly situated students who do not have 
an American Dream Account; 
(iv) identify best practices developed 
by the eligible entities receiving grants 
under this subsection; 
(v) identify any issues related to stu-
dent privacy and stakeholder accessibility 
to American Dream Accounts; 
(vi) provide feedback from partici-
pating students and the parents of such 
students about the grant program, includ-
ing— 
(I) the impact of the program; 
(II) aspects of the program that 
are successful; 
(III) aspects of the program that 
are not successful; and 
(IV) any other data required by 
the Secretary of Education; and 
(vii) provide recommendations for ex-
panding the American Dream Accounts 
program. 
(6) ELIGIBILITY
TO
RECEIVE
FEDERAL
STU-
DENT FINANCIAL AID.—Notwithstanding any other 
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provision of law, any funds that are in the college 
savings account portion of a student’s American 
Dream Account shall not affect such student’s eligi-
bility to receive Federal student financial aid, includ-
ing any Federal student financial aid under the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), 
and shall not be considered in determining the 
amount of any such Federal student aid. 
(h) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 
Islands. 
(3) STEM EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING
AC-
COUNT.—The STEM Education and Training Ac-
count established under section 286(w) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act, as added by section 
2(b). 
(i) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 480(j) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(j)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), amounts 
made available under the college savings account 
portion of an American Dream Account under sec-
tion 2(g)(4) of the Training Highly Skilled Ameri-
cans Act of 2018 shall not be treated as estimated 
financial assistance for purposes of section 471(3).’’. 
Æ 
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