I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 919
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide scholarships to
students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science
courses before graduating high school.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2001
Mr. KELLER (for himself and Mr. EHLERS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide
scholarships to students who have demonstrated pro-
ficiency in mathematics and science courses before grad-
uating high school.
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 ‘‘Pell Grant Math and
Science Incentive Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. MATH AND SCIENCE PELL SUPPLEMENTS.
Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in chapter 3, by redesignating section 407E
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–35) as section 406E; and
(2) by inserting after such chapter 3 the fol-
lowing new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 4—MATH AND SCIENCE PELL
SUPPLEMENTS.
SEC. 407A. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary is authorized to
award scholarships to students to enable a student to pay
the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education
during the student’s first academic year of undergraduate
education, if the student—
‘‘(1) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in
the first year of a program of undergraduate edu-
cation at an institution of higher education;
‘‘(2) is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant
for the year in which the scholarship is awarded;
and
‘‘(3) while enrolled in a public, private, or char-
ter secondary school or in home schooling, complied
with subsection (b).
‘‘(b) DEFINITION
OF DEMONSTRATION
OF PRO-
FICIENCY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE COURSES.—A
student has complied with this subsection if the student
has—
‘‘(1) satisfactorily completed three years of
mathematics courses and three years of science
courses at a secondary school;
‘‘(2) satisfactorily completed, while in secondary
school, one mathematics course and one science
course at an institution of higher education that are
accepted for credit toward a bachelor’s or associate’s
degree;
‘‘(3) received advanced placement credit for at
least one mathematics course and one science course
at the institution of higher education where the stu-
dent is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment;
or
‘‘(4) otherwise demonstrated the capacity to re-
ceive advanced placement credit toward’s such a de-
gree, as determined in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this
paragraph.
‘‘SEC. 407B. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) AMOUNT OF AWARD.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amount of a scholarship awarded
under this chapter for any academic year shall be
equal to $1,000.
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT FOR INSUFFICIENT APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—If, after the Secretary determines the
total number of eligible applicants for an academic
year in accordance with section 407C, funds avail-
able to carry out this chapter for the academic year
are insufficient to fully fund all awards under this
chapter for the academic year, the amount of the
scholarship paid to each student under this chapter
shall be ratably reduced.
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED COST OF AT-
TENDANCE.—A scholarship awarded under this chapter to
any student, in combination with the Federal Pell Grant
assistance and other student financial assistance available
to such student, may not exceed the student’s cost of at-
tendance.
‘‘SEC. 407C. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS.
‘‘The Secretary shall, after consultation with institu-
tions of higher education, establish by regulation proce-
dures for the determination by institutions of higher edu-
cation of the eligibility of students for the scholarships
awarded under this chapter. The Secretary shall take all
reasonable steps to minimize the regulatory and adminis-
trative burden on institutions of higher education of par-
ticipation under this chapter.