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‘‘(d)(1) If at any time during the grant period an in-
stitution withdraws part of the endowment fund corpus, 
the institution shall repay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to 150 percent of the withdrawn amount. The Sec-
retary may use up to 75 percent of such repaid funds to 
make additional endowment grants to, or to increase exist-
ing endowment grants at, other eligible institutions. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (c) and para-
graph(1), the Secretary may allow an institution to expend 
part of the endowment fund corpus if the institution dem-
onstrates such an expenditure is necessary because of— 
‘‘(A) a financial emergency, such as a pending 
insolvency or temporary liquidity problem; 
‘‘(B) a life-threatening situation occasioned by 
a natural disaster or arson; or 
‘‘(C) any other unusual occurrence or exigent 
circumstance.’’. 
(l) PARTICIPATION
OF
TRIBALLY
CONTROLLED 
POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS 
UNDER OTHER TITLES.—Section 503(a) of the Tribally 
Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1863(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PARTICIPATION
OF TRIBALLY CONTROLLED 
POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS 
UNDER OTHER TITLES.—For purposes of the preceding 
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titles of this Act, a tribally controlled postsecondary career 
and technical institution shall not be considered to be a 
tribally controlled college or university except as follows: 
‘‘(1) For purposes of section 105(a)(1), the 
Secretary shall provide, upon request from a tribally 
controlled postsecondary career and technical insti-
tution, technical assistance either directly or through 
contract. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of section 113, title III, and 
title IV, a tribally controlled postsecondary career 
and technical institution shall be considered to be a 
tribally controlled college or university.’’. 
(m) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Tribally Con-
trolled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended by the preceding 
provisions of this section, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau of Indian 
Education’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Navajo Community College 
Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Dine´ Col-
lege Act’’; and 
(3) in section 109 (25 U.S.C. 1809), by redes-
ignating the second subsection (c) as subsection (d). 
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PART 
C—STRENGTHENING 
PROGRAM 
ALIGN-
MENT FOR POSTSECONDARY PERKINS CA-
REER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 10201. STRENGTHENING PROGRAM ALIGNMENT FOR 
POSTSECONDARY 
PERKINS 
CAREER 
AND 
TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $181,000,000 
for fiscal year 2021 and each of the 5 succeeding fis-
cal years. 
(2) OUTLYING
AREAS.—In addition to the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under para-
graph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$1,520,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years, for the purpose of awarding 
funds to carry out this section to the outlying areas 
described in section 115(a) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2325(a)). 
(3) TRIBALLY
CONTROLLED
POSTSECONDARY 
CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.—In addi-
tion to the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under paragraphs (1) and (2), there are authorized 
to be appropriated $10,469,000 for fiscal year 2021 
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and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, for the 
purpose of awarding funds to carry out this section 
to tribally controlled postsecondary career and tech-
nical institutions described in section 117(a) of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2327(a)). 
(b) ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION.— 
(1) STATE ALLOTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount ap-
propriated under subsection (a)(1) for each fis-
cal year, the Secretary of Education shall allot 
funds to States in the same manner as allot-
ments are made to States under 111(a)(2) of 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(2)), ex-
cept that such section 111(a)(2) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘‘From the amount appro-
priated under subsection (a)(1),’’ for ‘‘From the 
remainder of the amount appropriated under 
section 9 and not reserved under paragraph (1) 
for a fiscal year,’’. 
(B) REALLOTMENT.—If for any fiscal year 
the amount appropriated for allotments under 
this paragraph is insufficient to satisfy the pro-
visions of subparagraph (A), the payments to 
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all States under such subparagraph shall be 
ratably reduced. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE ALLOTMENT.— 
From the amount allotted to each State under para-
graph (1) for a fiscal year, the eligible agency shall 
use such funds in the same manner and in the same 
amounts as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 112(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2321(a)). 
(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT ALLOCATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount allot-
ted to each State under paragraph (1) and not 
used under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year, the 
eligible agency shall allocate funds to each eligi-
ble recipient within the State in the same man-
ner that funds are allocated to eligible institu-
tions or consortium of eligible institutions under 
section 132(a)(2) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2352(a)(2)), except that such section 
132(a)(2) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘the 
amount allotted to the State under paragraph 
(1) and not used under paragraph (2)’’ for ‘‘the 
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portion of funds made available under section 
112(a)(1) to carry out this section’’. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ALLOCATION.— 
To receive an allocation under subparagraph 
(A), an eligible recipient shall meet the fol-
lowing requirements: 
(i) Provide a description to the Sec-
retary, at such time and in such manner, 
as may be required by the Secretary of 
how the eligible recipient will use the allo-
cation to support and coordinate with— 
(I) any funds received by such el-
igible recipient under title I of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2321 et seq.); and 
(II) the activities described in the 
State plan of the eligible agency that 
distributes funds under such title to 
such eligible recipient, and local appli-
cation of such eligible recipient under 
such title. 
(ii) Establish partnerships with each 
of the following: 
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(I) A local educational agency or 
a consortia of local educational agen-
cies. 
(II) An area career and technical 
education school, in a case in which 
such a school is located in the State 
or local area of the eligible recipient. 
(III) A State or local workforce 
development system. 
(IV) A 4-year institution of high-
er education. 
(4) ALLOTMENTS TO OUTLYING AREAS.—From 
funds appropriated under subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) make a grant in the amount of 
$660,000 to Guam; 
(B) make a grant in the amount of 
$350,000 to each of the Commonwealth of the 
Northern 
Mariana 
Islands 
and 
American 
Samoa; and 
(C) make a grant in the amount of 
$160,000 to the Republic of Palau. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible recipient that 
receives an allocation under subsection (b)(2) shall 
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use such allocation to carry out a career and tech-
nical education program of study that shall— 
(A) include alignment to career pathways, 
the use of articulation agreements, and career 
guidance and academic counseling; 
(B) combine a minimum of 2 years of sec-
ondary education (as determined under State 
law) with a minimum of 2 years of postsec-
ondary education in a nonduplicative, sequential 
course of study; 
(C) include work-based learning or appren-
ticeship programs; 
(D) be aligned with— 
(i) the workforce development system; 
and 
(ii) institutions of higher education of-
fering baccalaureate or advanced degree 
programs; 
(E) offer education and training in high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
and occupations to meet the regional needs and 
support the priorities described in the most re-
cent comprehensive local needs assessment con-
ducted by the eligible recipient under section 
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134(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2354(c)); and 
(F) carry out the requirements of subpara-
graph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph 
(2). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each career and tech-
nical education program of study described in para-
graph (1) shall carry out at least one of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Supporting the development, delivery, 
or implementation of a statewide effort to scale 
such program of study and career pathways. 
(B) Establishing industry or sector part-
nerships inside or outside the State. 
(C) Providing equal access to, and sup-
ports for, successful completion of the career 
and technical education program of study to in-
dividuals who are members of special popu-
lations, including the development of services 
appropriate to the needs of special populations. 
(D) Improving career guidance, academic 
counseling, and career exploration activities for 
prospective or participating students through 
the development and implementation of gradua-
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tion and career plans aligned to career path-
ways. 
(E) Developing curriculum and supports 
for effective transitions between the following: 
(i) The transition from a secondary 
career and technical education program to 
a postsecondary career and technical edu-
cation program. 
(ii) The transition from postsecondary 
career and technical education programs to 
an institution of higher education offering 
a baccalaureate or an advanced degree pro-
gram. 
(iii) The transition from a workforce 
development system to a postsecondary ca-
reer and technical education program. 
(iv) The transition from a postsec-
ondary career and technical education pro-
gram to employment. 
(v) The transition from a career and 
technical education program to an appren-
ticeship program or from an apprenticeship 
program to an institution of higher edu-
cation or employment. 
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(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—Each 
eligible recipient that receives an allocation under 
subsection (b)(2) shall not use more than 5 percent 
of such allocation for costs associated with the ad-
ministration of activities. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘apprenticeship program’’ means an apprenticeship 
registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 
50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
(2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3(21)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
2302(21)(B)). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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(5) PERKINS CTE TERMS.—The terms ‘‘articu-
lation agreement’’, ‘‘area career and technical edu-
cation school’’, ‘‘career and technical education’’, 
‘‘eligible agency’’, ‘‘program of study’’, ‘‘special pop-
ulation’’, and ‘‘work-based learning’’ have the mean-
ings given the terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 111(d) of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006. 
(7) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘career path-
way’’, ‘‘workforce development system’’, ‘‘in-demand 
industry sector or occupation’’, and ‘‘industry or sec-
tor partnership’’ have the meanings given the terms 
in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3201). 
PART E—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT 
SEC. 10301. RELEASE OF EDUCATION RECORDS TO FACILI-
TATE THE AWARD OF A RECOGNIZED POST-
SECONDARY CREDENTIAL. 
Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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