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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1568 
To establish the Henry Ford Scholarship program to provide scholarships 
to high-achieving students to pursue undergraduate degrees in mathe-
matics, science, engineering, and health-related fields. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 19, 2007 
Mr. KNOLLENBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish the Henry Ford Scholarship program to provide 
scholarships to high-achieving students to pursue under-
graduate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, 
and health-related fields. 
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 ‘‘Henry Ford Scholar-
ship Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HENRY FORD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to establish a program, in accordance with the 
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requirements of this Act, to award scholarships to high- 
achieving students who graduate from secondary school 
after May 1, 2007, to pursue undergraduate degrees in 
mathematics, science, engineering, and health-related 
fields at institutions of higher education. 
(b) HENRY FORD SCHOLARS.—Individuals awarded 
scholarships under this Act shall be known as ‘‘Henry 
Ford Scholars’’. 
SEC. 3. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. 
(a) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT.— 
(1) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The 
maximum 
amount of a scholarship that an eligible student may 
receive under this section shall be $5,000 for an aca-
demic year, and shall be $20,000 in the aggregate. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT
FOR
INSUFFICIENT
APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—If funds available to carry out this Act 
for an academic year are insufficient to fully fund all 
scholarships awarded by the Secretary under this 
Act for such academic year, the amount of the schol-
arship paid to each student under this Act shall be 
reduced proportionately. 
(b) PERIOD
OF AWARD.—Scholarships under this 
section shall be awarded for a period of one academic year, 
and may be renewed for subsequent one-year periods dur-
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ing the first 4 years of study at any institution of higher 
education. 
(c) RELATION
TO OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Scholar-
ships provided under this Act shall not be considered for 
the purpose of awarding Federal grant assistance under 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 
1070 et seq.), except that in no case shall the total amount 
of student financial assistance awarded to a student under 
this Act and such title exceed such student’s total cost 
of attendance. 
(d) CONVERSION TO LOAN.— 
(1) FAILURE TO OBTAIN UNDERGRADUATE DE-
GREE IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, OR 
A HEALTH-RELATED FIELD.—Any individual who re-
ceives a scholarship award under this Act who fails 
to obtain a bachelor’s degree with a major in mathe-
matics, science, engineering, or a health-related field 
from an institution of higher education within a pe-
riod prescribed by the Secretary by regulations 
issued pursuant to this Act, shall be required to 
repay a pro rata amount of the scholarship award 
received, plus interest (but in no event at an interest 
rate higher than the rate applicable to loans in the 
applicable period under part B of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et 
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seq.)) and, where applicable, reasonable collection 
fees, on a schedule and at a rate of interest to be 
prescribed by the Secretary by such regulations. 
(2) FORGIVENESS
IF
DECEASED
OR
DIS-
ABLED.—An individual shall be excused from repay-
ment of any scholarship award required under para-
graph (1) if the individual dies or becomes perma-
nently and totally disabled (as determined in accord-
ance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary). 
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) INITIAL STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible 
for a scholarship under this Act, a student shall— 
(1) be a citizen, national, or permanent resident 
of the United States; 
(2) have a total adjusted gross income that— 
(A) based on the income of the parents of 
the student (and excluding any income of the 
dependent student), is less than $200,000, in 
the case of a student who is a dependent stu-
dent; 
(B) based on the income of the student, is 
less than $100,000, in the case of a student 
who is an independent student and is not mar-
ried; or 
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(C) based on the income of the student 
and the student’s spouse, is less than $200,000, 
in the case of a student who is an independent 
student and is married; 
(3) be a graduate of a public or private sec-
ondary school, or have the equivalent of a certificate 
of graduation as recognized by the State in which 
the student resides; 
(4) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a 
program of undergraduate instruction leading to a 
bachelor’s degree with a major in mathematics, 
science, engineering, or a health-related field at an 
institution of higher education; and 
(5) have obtained a cumulative grade point av-
erage of at least 3.5 (or the equivalent as deter-
mined under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary)— 
(A) at the end of the secondary school pro-
gram of study, in the case of a student enrolled 
or accepted for enrollment in the first academic 
year of undergraduate education; or 
(B) at the end of the most recently com-
pleted academic year of undergraduate edu-
cation, in the case of a student enrolled or ac-
cepted for enrollment in the second, third, or 
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fourth academic year of undergraduate edu-
cation. 
(b) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—In order for a stu-
dent to continue to be eligible to receive a scholarship 
under this Act for a subsequent year of undergraduate 
education, the student shall maintain eligibility under sub-
section (a), including fulfilling the grade point average re-
quirement under paragraph (5)(B) of such subsection. 
SEC. 5. SELECTION. 
(a) APPLICATION.—Each eligible student desiring a 
scholarship under this Act shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
(b) AWARD BASIS.—Subject to subsection (c), schol-
arships under this section shall be awarded on a first- 
come, first-served basis and subject to the availability of 
appropriations. 
(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority in 
awarding scholarships under this section for an academic 
year to eligible students who received a scholarship award 
under this section for the preceding academic year. 
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SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2008, and for each succeeding fiscal year. 
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