graph (1) are aligned with the State’s standards and 
assessments for students. 
‘‘(4) The percentage of students who have com-
pleted at least 50 percent of the requirements for a 
teacher preparation program at an institution of 
higher education or alternative certification program 
and who have taken and passed each of the assess-
ments used by the State for teacher certification and 
licensure, and the passing score on each assessment 
that determines whether a candidate has passed that 
assessment. 
‘‘(5) For students who have completed at least 
50 percent of the requirements for a teacher prepa-
ration program at an institution of higher education 
or alternative certification program, and who have 
taken and passed each of the assessments used by 
the State for teacher certification and licensure, 
each such institution’s and each such program’s av-
erage raw score, ranked by teacher preparation pro-
gram, which shall be made available widely and pub-
licly. 
‘‘(6) A description of each State’s alternative 
routes to teacher certification, if any, and the num-
ber and percentage of teachers certified through
each alternative certification route who pass State 
teacher certification or licensure assessments. 
‘‘(7) For each State, a description of proposed 
criteria for assessing the performance of teacher 
preparation programs in the State, including indica-
tors of teacher candidate skills and academic content 
knowledge and evidence of gains in student academic 
achievement. 
‘‘(8) For each teacher preparation program in 
the State, the number of students in the program, 
the average number of hours of supervised practice 
teaching required for those in the program, and the 
number of full-time equivalent faculty and students 
in supervised practice teaching. 
‘‘(b) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY ON THE QUALITY 
OF TEACHER PREPARATION.—
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to Congress, and publish and make widely avail-
able, a report card on teacher qualifications and 
preparation in the United States, including all the 
information reported in paragraphs (1) through (8) 
of subsection (a). Such report shall identify States 
for which eligible States and eligible partnerships re-
ceived a grant under this part. Such report shall be 
so provided, published and made available annually.
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall report to Congress—
‘‘(A) a comparison of States’ efforts to im-
prove teaching quality; and 
‘‘(B) regarding the national mean and me-
dian scores on any standardized test that is 
used in more than 1 State for teacher certifi-
cation or licensure. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of programs 
with fewer than 10 students who have completed at 
least 50 percent of the requirements for a teacher 
preparation program taking any single initial teacher 
certification or licensure assessment during an aca-
demic year, the Secretary shall collect and publish 
information with respect to an average pass rate on 
State certification or licensure assessments taken 
over a 3-year period. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the extent 
practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and 
published under this part among States for individuals 
who took State teacher certification or licensure assess-
ments in a State other than the State in which the indi-
vidual received the individual’s most recent degree. 
‘‘(d) INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM REPORT CARDS ON 
QUALITY OF TEACHER PREPARATION.—
‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—Each institution of higher 
education or alternative certification program that 
conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls 
students receiving Federal assistance under this Act 
shall report annually to the State and the general 
public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner 
that conforms with the definitions and methods es-
tablished by the Secretary, both for traditional cer-
tification or licensure programs and for alternative 
certification or licensure programs, the following in-
formation: 
‘‘(A) PASS RATE.—(i) For the most recent 
year for which the information is available, the 
pass rate of each student who has completed at 
least 50 percent of the requirements for the 
teacher preparation program on the teacher cer-
tification or licensure assessments of the State 
in which the institution is located, but only for 
those students who took those assessments 
within 3 years of receiving a degree from the 
institution or completing the program. 
‘‘(ii) A comparison of the institution or 
program’s pass rate for students who have com-
pleted at least 50 percent of the requirements 
for the teacher preparation program with the
average pass rate for institutions and programs 
in the State. 
‘‘(iii) A comparison of the institution or 
program’s average raw score for students who 
have completed at least 50 percent of the re-
quirements for the teacher preparation program 
with the average raw scores for institutions and 
programs in the State. 
‘‘(iv) In the case of programs with fewer 
than 10 students who have completed at least 
50 percent of the requirements for a teacher 
preparation program taking any single initial 
teacher certification or licensure assessment 
during an academic year, the institution shall 
collect and publish information with respect to 
an average pass rate on State certification or li-
censure assessments taken over a 3-year period. 
‘‘(B) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—The num-
ber of students in the program, the average 
number of hours of supervised practice teaching 
required for those in the program, and the 
number of full-time equivalent faculty and stu-
dents in supervised practice teaching. 
‘‘(C) STATEMENT.—In States that require 
approval or accreditation of teacher education
programs, a statement of whether the institu-
tion’s program is so approved or accredited, 
and by whom. 
‘‘(D) 
DESIGNATION
AS
LOW-PER-
FORMING.—Whether the program has been des-
ignated as low-performing by the State under 
section 208(a). 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENT.—The 
information 
de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be reported through 
publications such as school catalogs and promotional 
materials sent to potential applicants, secondary 
school guidance counselors, and prospective employ-
ers of the institution’s program graduates, including 
materials sent by electronic means. 
‘‘(3) FINES.—In addition to the actions author-
ized in section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a 
fine not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of high-
er education for failure to provide the information 
described in this subsection in a timely or accurate 
manner. 
‘‘(e) DATA QUALITY.—Either—
‘‘(1) the Governor of the State; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a State for which the con-
stitution or law of such State designates another in-
dividual, entity, or agency in the State to be respon-
sible for teacher certification and preparation activ-
ity, such individual, entity, or agency; 
‘‘SEC. 208. STATE FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) STATE ASSESSMENT.—In order to receive funds 
under this Act, a State shall have in place a procedure 
to identify and assist, through the provision of technical 
assistance, low-performing programs of teacher prepara-
tion within institutions of higher education. Such State 
shall provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-per-
forming institutions that includes an identification of 
those institutions at risk of being placed on such list. Such 
levels of performance shall be determined solely by the 
State and may include criteria based upon information col-
lected pursuant to this part. Such assessment shall be de-
scribed in the report under section 207(a). 
‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Any institu-
tion of higher education that offers a program of teacher 
preparation in which the State has withdrawn the State’s 
approval or terminated the State’s financial support due 
to the low performance of the institution’s teacher prepa-
ration program based upon the State assessment described 
in subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for pro-
fessional development activities awarded by the De-
partment of Education; and
‘‘(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll 
any student who receives aid under title IV of this 
Act in the institution’s teacher preparation program. 
‘‘SEC. 209. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) METHODS.—In complying with sections 207 and 
208, the Secretary shall ensure that States and institu-
tions of higher education use fair and equitable methods 
in reporting and that the reporting methods do not allow 
identification of individuals. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For each State in which there 
are no State certification or licensure assessments, or for 
States that do not set minimum performance levels on 
those assessments—
‘‘(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, collect data comparable to the data required 
under this part from States, local educational agen-
cies, institutions of higher education, or other enti-
ties that administer such assessments to teachers or 
prospective teachers; and 
‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
part, the Secretary shall use such data to carry out 
requirements of this part related to assessments or 
pass rates. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) FEDERAL CONTROL PROHIBITED.—Noth-
ing in this part shall be construed to permit, allow, 
encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any 
aspect of any private, religious, or home school, 
whether or not a home school is treated as a private 
school or home school under State law. This section 
shall not be construed to prohibit private, religious, 
or home schools from participation in programs or 
services under this part. 
‘‘(2) NO CHANGE IN STATE CONTROL ENCOUR-
AGED OR REQUIRED.—Nothing in this part shall be 
construed to encourage or require any change in a 
State’s treatment of any private, religious, or home 
school, whether or not a home school is treated as 
a private school or home school under State law. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TEACHER CERTIFI-
CATION PROHIBITED.—Nothing in this part shall be 
construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize 
the Secretary to establish or support any national 
system of teacher certification. 
‘‘SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years, of which—
‘‘(1) 45 percent shall be available for each fiscal 
year to award grants under section 202; 
‘‘(2) 45 percent shall be available for each fiscal 
year to award grants under section 203; and 
‘‘(3) 10 percent shall be available for each fiscal 
year to award grants under section 204.’’. 
SEC. 202. PREPARING TOMORROW’S TEACHERS TO USE 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 222(a)(3)(D) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1042(a)(3)(D)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘nonprofit telecommunications enti-
ty,’’ after ‘‘community-based organization,’’. 
(b) 
PERMISSIBLE
USES
OF
FUNDS.—Section 
223(b)(1)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1043(b)(1)(E)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) To use technology to collect, manage, 
and analyze data to improve teaching, learning, 
and decisionmaking for the purpose of increas-
ing student academic achievement.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
224 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1044) is amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2002 
and 2003.’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2006 and each of 
the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
SEC. 203. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 
‘‘SEC. 231. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are—
‘‘(1) to help recruit and prepare teachers, in-
cluding minority teachers, to meet the national de-
mand for a highly qualified teacher in every class-
room; and 
‘‘(2) to increase opportunities for Americans of 
all educational, ethnic, class, and geographic back-
grounds to become highly qualified teachers. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this part: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means—
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education 
that has a teacher preparation program that 
meets the requirements of section 203(b)(2) 
and that is—
‘‘(i) a part B institution (as defined in 
section 322); 
‘‘(ii) a Hispanic-serving institution (as 
defined in section 502);
‘‘(iii) a Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316); 
‘‘(iv) an Alaska Native-serving institu-
tion (as defined in section 317(b)); or 
‘‘(v) a Native Hawaiian-serving insti-
tution (as defined in section 317(b)); 
‘‘(B) a consortium of institutions described 
in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) an institution described in subpara-
graph (A), or a consortium described in sub-
paragraph (B), in partnership with any other 
institution of higher education, but only if the 
center of excellence established under section 
232 is located at an institution described in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) HIGHLY
QUALIFIED.—The term ‘highly 
qualified’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(3) SCIENTIFICALLY
BASED
READING
RE-
SEARCH.—The term ‘scientifically based reading re-
search’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1208 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6368).
‘‘(4) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH.—The 
term ‘scientifically based research’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
‘‘SEC. 232. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 
appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary is au-
thorized to award competitive grants to eligible institu-
tions to establish centers of excellence. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided by the Sec-
retary under this part shall be used to ensure that current 
and future teachers are highly qualified, by carrying out 
one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Implementing reforms within teacher prep-
aration programs to ensure that such programs are 
preparing teachers who are highly qualified, are able 
to understand scientifically based research, and are 
able to use advanced technology effectively in the 
classroom, including use for instructional techniques 
to improve student academic achievement, by—
‘‘(A) retraining faculty; and 
‘‘(B) designing (or redesigning) teacher 
preparation programs that—
‘‘(i) prepare teachers to close student 
achievement gaps, are based on rigorous 
academic content, scientifically based re-
search (including scientifically based read-
ing research), and challenging State stu-
dent academic content standards; and 
‘‘(ii) promote strong teaching skills. 
‘‘(2) Providing sustained and high-quality 
preservice clinical experience, including the men-
toring of prospective teachers by exemplary teachers, 
substantially increasing interaction between faculty 
at institutions of higher education and new and ex-
perienced teachers, principals, and other administra-
tors at elementary schools or secondary schools, and 
providing support, including preparation time, for 
such interaction. 
‘‘(3) Developing and implementing initiatives to 
promote retention of highly qualified teachers and 
principals, including minority teachers and prin-
cipals, including programs that provide—
‘‘(A) teacher or principal mentoring from 
exemplary teachers or principals; or 
‘‘(B) induction and support for teachers 
and principals during their first 3 years of em-
ployment as teachers or principals, respectively.
‘‘(4) Awarding scholarships based on financial 
need to help students pay the costs of tuition, room, 
board, and other expenses of completing a teacher 
preparation program. 
‘‘(5) Disseminating information on effective 
practices for teacher preparation and successful 
teacher certification and licensure assessment prepa-
ration strategies. 
‘‘(6) Activities authorized under sections 202, 
203, and 204. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such a time, in such a manner, and ac-
companied by such information the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The minimum 
amount of each grant under this part shall be $500,000. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
An eligible institution that receives a grant under this part 
may not use more than 2 percent of the grant funds for 
purposes of administering the grant. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
part.
‘‘SEC. 233. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
SEC. 204. TRANSITION. 
The Secretary of Education shall take such actions 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide 
for the orderly implementation of this title. 
TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID 
SEC. 301. TITLE III GRANTS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN TRIB-
ALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES. 
(a) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS.—For purposes 
of this section, Tribal Colleges and Universities are 
the following: 
‘‘(A) any of the following institutions that 
qualify for funding under the Tribally Con-
trolled College or University Assistance Act of 
1978 or is listed in Equity in Educational Land 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note): 
Bay Mills Community College; Blackfeet Com-
munity College; Cankdeska Cikana Community 
College; Chief Dull Knife College; College of 
Menominee Nation; Crownpoint Institute of 
Technology; Dine´
College; D–Q University; 
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College; 
Fort Belknap College; Fort Berthold Commu-
nity College; Fort Peck Community College; 
Haskell Indian Nations University; Institute of 
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture 
and Arts Development; Lac Courte Oreilles 
Ojibwa Community College; Leech Lake Tribal 
College; Little Big Horn College; Little Priest 
Tribal College; Nebraska Indian Community 
College; Northwest Indian College; Oglala 
Lakota College; Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Col-
lege; Salish Kootenai College; Si Tanka Univer-
sity—Eagle Butte Campus; Sinte Gleska Uni-
versity; Sisseton Wahpeton Community College; 
Sitting Bull College; Southwestern Indian Poly-
technic Institute; Stone Child College; Tohono 
O’Odham Community College; Turtle Mountain 
Community College; United Tribes Technical 
College; and White Earth Tribal and Commu-
nity College; and
‘‘(B) any other institution that meets the 
definition of tribally controlled college or uni-
versity in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled 
College or University Assistance Act of 1978, 
and meets all other requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2 of the Tribally Con-
trolled College or University Assistance Act of 
1978.’’. 
(b) DISTANCE LEARNING.—Subsection (c)(2) of such 
section is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) construction, maintenance, renova-
tion, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, 
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, 
including purchase or rental of telecommuni-
cations technology equipment or services, and 
the acquisition of real property adjacent to the 
campus of the institution on which to construct 
such facilities;’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (K);
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as sub-
paragraph (M); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(L) developing or improving facilities for 
Internet use or other distance learning aca-
demic instruction capabilities; and’’. 
(c) APPLICATION AND ALLOTMENT.—Subsection (d) 
of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION AND ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligi-
ble to receive assistance under this section, a Tribal 
College or University shall be an eligible institution 
under section 312(b). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Any Tribal College or Uni-
versity desiring to receive assistance under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, and in such manner, as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS.—
‘‘(A) ALLOTMENT: PELL GRANT BASIS.—
From the amount appropriated to carry out 
this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot to each eligible institution a sum 
which bears the same ratio to one-half that
amount as the number of Pell Grant recipients 
in attendance at such institution at the end of 
the award year preceding the beginning of that 
fiscal year bears to the total number of Pell 
Grant recipients at all eligible institutions. 
‘‘(B) ALLOTMENT: DEGREE AND CERTIFI-
CATE BASIS.—From the amount appropriated 
to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allot to each eligible institution 
a sum which bears the same ratio to one-half 
that amount as the number of degrees or cer-
tificates awarded by such institution during the 
preceding academic year bears to the total num-
ber of degrees or certificates at all eligible insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
GRANT.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), the amount allot-
ted to each institution under this section shall 
not be less than $400,000. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(A) CONCURRENT
FUNDING.—For the 
purposes of this part, no Tribal College or Uni-
versity that is eligible for and receives funds 
under this section shall concurrently receive
funds under other provisions of this part or 
part B. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION.—Section 313(d) shall 
not apply to institutions that are eligible to re-
ceive funds under this section.’’. 
SEC. 302. ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) DISTANCE LEARNING.—Section 317(c)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1059d(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) construction, maintenance, renova-
tion, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, 
laboratories, and other instructional facilities, 
including purchase or rental of telecommuni-
cations technology equipment or services, and 
the acquisition of real property adjacent to the 
campus of the institution on which to construct 
such facilities;’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (H) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(I) development or improvement of facili-
ties for Internet use or other distance learning 
academic instruction capabilities.’’. 
(b) ENDOWMENT FUNDS.—Section 317(c) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) ENDOWMENT FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Alaska Native or 
Native Hawaiian-serving institution may use 
not more than 20 percent of the grant funds 
provided under this section to establish or in-
crease an endowment fund at the institution. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—In order 
to be eligible to use grant funds in accordance 
with subparagraph (A), the institution shall 
provide to the endowment fund from non-Fed-
eral funds an amount equal to the Federal 
funds used in accordance with subparagraph 
(A), for the establishment or increase of the en-
dowment fund. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVI-
SIONS.—The provisions of part C regarding the 
establishment or increase of an endowment 
fund, that the Secretary determines are not in-
consistent with this paragraph, shall apply to 
funds used under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION
PROCESS.—Section 317(d) is 
amended—
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following new sentences: ‘‘Each Alaska Native-serv-
ing institution and Native Hawaiian-serving institu-
tion shall develop a 5-year plan for improving the as-
sistance provided to Alaska Native or Native Hawai-
ian students. Such plan shall not be subject to ap-
proval by the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) an assurance that the institution has 
developed a 5-year plan for serving Alaska Na-
tive or Native Hawaiian students; 
‘‘(B) a list of activities and other informa-
tion that are consistent with the institution’s 5-
year plan; and’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO PART B INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.—
(A) UNDERGRADUATE
INSTITUTIONS.—
Paragraph (2) of section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1062(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, 
and improvement in classrooms, libraries, labora-
tories, and other instructional facilities, including 
purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
equipment or services, and the acquisition of real 
property adjacent to the campus of the institution 
on which to construct such facilities.’’. 
(B) 
GRADUATE
AND
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOOLS.—Paragraph (2) of section 326(c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, 
and other instructional facilities, including purchase 
or rental of telecommunications technology equip-
ment or services, and the acquisition of real property 
adjacent to the campus of the institution on which 
to construct such facilities;’’. 
(2) OUTREACH
AND
COLLABORATION.—Para-
graph (11) of section 323(a) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(11) Establishing community outreach pro-
grams and collaborative partnerships between part B
institutions and local elementary or secondary 
schools. Such partnerships may include mentoring, 
tutoring, or other instructional opportunities that 
will boost student academic achievement and assist 
elementary and secondary school students in devel-
oping the academic skills and the interest to pursue 
postsecondary education.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 323 (20 
U.S.C. 1062) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution may not use 
more than 2 percent of the grant funds provided 
under this part to secure technical assistance serv-
ices. 
‘‘(2) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
SERVICES.—
Technical assistance services may include assistance 
with enrollment management, financial management, 
and strategic planning. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The institution shall report to 
the Secretary on an annual basis, in such form as
the Secretary requires, on the use of funds under 
this subsection.’’. 
(c) DISTANCE LEARNING.—Section 323(a)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1062(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘development 
or improvement of facilities for Internet use or other dis-
tance learning academic instruction capabilities and’’ after 
‘‘including’’. 
(d) MINIMUM
GRANTS.—Section 324(d)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 1063(d)(1)) is amended by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, except that, if the amount 
appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year ex-
ceeds the amount required to provide to each institution 
an amount equal to the total amount received by such in-
stitution under subsections (a), (b), and (c) for the pre-
ceding fiscal year, then the amount of such excess appro-
priation shall first be applied to increase the minimum al-
lotment under this subsection to $750,000’’. 
(e) 
ELIGIBLE
GRADUATE
OR
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOOLS.—
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 326(a)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1063b(a)(1)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(e) that’’; 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, (B) is accredited by a na-
tionally recognized accrediting agency or asso-
ciation determined by the Secretary to be a reli-
able authority as to the quality of training of-
fered, and (C) according to such an agency or 
association, is in good standing’’. 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
326(e)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (Q); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (R) and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(S) Alabama State University qualified 
graduate program; 
‘‘(T) Prairie View AM University qualified 
graduate program; and 
‘‘(U) Coppin State University qualified 
graduate program.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
326(e)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(3)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(Q) and (R)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(S), (T), and (U)’’. 
(f) PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS.—
Section 326(f) (20 U.S.C. 1063b(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$26,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$55,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(P)’’ and inserting ‘‘(R)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$26,600,000 but not in 
excess 
of 
$28,600,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$55,500,000, 
but 
not 
in 
excess 
of 
$58,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (Q) and 
(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (S), (T), 
and (U)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$28,600,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$58,500,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(R)’’ and inserting ‘‘(U)’’. 
(g) HOLD HARMLESS.—Section 326(g) (20 U.S.C. 
1063b(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’. 
SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Title III is further amended—
(1) in section 311(c) (20 U.S.C. 1057(c))—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) Education or counseling services designed 
to improve the financial literacy and economic lit-
eracy of students and, as appropriate, their par-
ents.’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
312(b)(1)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1058(b)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
312(b)(1)(F) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1058(b)(1)(F)), by inserting ‘‘which is’’ before ‘‘lo-
cated’’; 
(4) 
in 
section 
312(b)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1058(b)(1)), by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, 
and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) which provides a program that is not 
less than a 2-year educational program that is 
acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s de-
gree;’’;
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(5) 
in 
section 
316(c)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(c)(2))—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
through (M) (as redesignated by section 
301(b)(2) of this Act) as subparagraphs (H) 
through (N), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following: 
‘‘(G) education or counseling services de-
signed to improve the financial literacy and eco-
nomic literacy of students and, as appropriate, 
their parents;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated 
by subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) through (K)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraphs (A) through (M)’’; 
(6) 
in 
section 
317(c)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059d(c)(2))—
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) education or counseling services de-
signed to improve the financial literacy and eco-