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Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 2751(b)) for fiscal year 2008 or 
any succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 444. BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. 
Section 442(c)(4)(D) (42 U.S.C. 2752(c)(4)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$450’’ and inserting ‘‘$600’’. 
SEC. 445. JOB LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 446(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 2756(a)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘10 percent or $50,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘15 percent or $75,000’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, except that not less than one-third of 
such amount shall be specifically allocated to locate 
and develop community service jobs’’. 
SEC. 446. WORK COLLEGES. 
Section 448 (42 U.S.C. 2756b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘work-learning’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘work-learning-service’’; 
(2) by amending subparagraph (C) of sub-
section (e)(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) requires all resident students, includ-
ing at least one-half of all students who are en-
rolled on a full-time basis, to participate in a 
comprehensive work-learning-service program 
for at least 5 hours each week, or at least 80
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hours during each period of enrollment, unless 
the student is engaged in an institutionally or-
ganized or approved study abroad or externship 
program; and’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection 
(e) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘comprehensive student work-
learning-service program’—
‘‘(A) means a student work-learning-serv-
ice program that is an integral and stated part 
of the institution’s educational philosophy and 
program; 
‘‘(B) requires participation of all resident 
students for enrollment and graduation; 
‘‘(C) includes learning objectives, evalua-
tion, and a record of work performance as part 
of the student’s college record; 
‘‘(D) provides programmatic leadership by 
college personnel at levels comparable to tradi-
tional academic programs; 
‘‘(E) recognizes the educational role of 
work-learning-service supervisors; and 
‘‘(F) 
includes 
consequences 
for 
non-
performance or failure in the work-learning-
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service program similar to the consequences for 
failure in the regular academic program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1999 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 
succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 and 
such sums as may be necessary for the 5 succeeding 
fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 447. WORK ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS IN COM-
PREHENSIVE POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS 
FOR STUDENTS WITH MENTAL RETARDA-
TION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Part C of title IV (42 U.S.C. 
2751 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 449. WORK ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS IN COM-
PREHENSIVE POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS 
FOR STUDENTS WITH MENTAL RETARDA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
enable an institution participating under this part that of-
fers a comprehensive postsecondary program for students 
with mental retardation to provide work assistance to such 
students enrolled in that program in order to assist these 
students with the costs of postsecondary education and
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improve their academic and personal skills, independence, 
and employability. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—(1) An institution of 
higher education participating under this part may, pursu-
ant to a plan developed in accordance with subsection (c) 
and approved by the Secretary, transfer funds allocated 
under section 442 for use under this section to award work 
assistance to students with mental retardation who are en-
rolled and maintaining satisfactory progress in a com-
prehensive postsecondary program for students with men-
tal retardation at that institution. 
‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
Act, the following requirements do not apply to students 
seeking work assistance under this section: 
‘‘(i) Student eligibility requirements relating to 
enrollment in a program leading to a recognized 
education credential under section 484(a)(1). 
‘‘(ii) Satisfactory progress requirements under 
sections 484(a)(2) and (c). 
‘‘(iii) Student eligibility requirements relating to 
the satisfaction of secondary education standards 
under section 484(d). 
‘‘(iv) Determination of need in accordance with 
part F.
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‘‘(v) The common financial reporting form de-
veloped and processed pursuant to section 483, and 
any related aid processing, disbursement, and deliv-
ery requirements as the Secretary may specify. 
‘‘(vi) Any reporting requirements that the Sec-
retary may specify. 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
Act, the requirement that a program lead to a degree or 
certificate, or meet the requirements of section 481(b), 
shall not apply to comprehensive postsecondary programs 
for students with mental retardation at institutions of 
higher education that are otherwise eligible to participate 
under this part. 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENT WITH THE SECRETARY.—An insti-
tution of higher education that wishes to provide work as-
sistance under this section shall prepare, and submit to 
the Secretary for approval, a plan describing how work 
assistance will be awarded under this section to students 
with mental retardation who are enrolled in a comprehen-
sive postsecondary program for students with mental re-
tardation at that institution. That plan shall include—
‘‘(1) a description of how the institution will de-
termine which students in the program will receive 
work assistance, including what criteria will be used