‘‘(ii) any skills or knowledge necessary 
for the job that student-employees are 
lacking; and 
‘‘(iii) the extent of outreach from in-
stitutions to the employer; and 
‘‘(C) includes such information as the Sec-
retary may require; and 
‘‘(3) a consumer-tested electronic survey that, 
not less than once every 4 years, with respect to 
each institution of higher education participating in 
the Federal work-study program, measures— 
‘‘(A) methods used to recruit on-campus 
and off-campus employers; 
‘‘(B) if an institution operates a job loca-
tion development program— 
‘‘(i) the share of jobs filled on-campus 
and off-campus; 
‘‘(ii) the share of jobs filled by— 
‘‘(I) work-study recipients; and 
‘‘(II) students who demonstrate 
exceptional need (as defined in section 
413C(c)(2)); 
‘‘(iii) the primary factors considered 
in matching work-study students and jobs; 
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‘‘(iv) the share of students employed 
in work-based learning opportunities; and 
‘‘(v) the share of students employed 
during qualified periods of nonenrollment, 
including the share of students with excep-
tional 
need 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
413C(c)(2)) employed during qualified pe-
riods of nonenrollment; 
‘‘(C) the institution’s Federal and non- 
Federal contributions toward work-study wages; 
‘‘(D) the primary factors considered in 
awarding students work-study and in deter-
mining the amount of the award; 
‘‘(E) the acceptance rate among students 
who were offered work-study aid; and 
‘‘(F) other information the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(b) RESULTS.—The Secretary shall develop an on-
line portal— 
‘‘(1) for students, employers, and institutions of 
higher education to access the surveys required 
under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) to compile the results of such surveys. 
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‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not less than once every 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to Congress that includes— 
‘‘(1) the data collected under this section (re-
dacted for personal information); 
‘‘(2) with respect to students employed in work- 
study through the Federal work-study program— 
‘‘(A) the types of jobs such students par-
ticipated in; 
‘‘(B) the average hours worked per week; 
‘‘(C) the average award amount; 
‘‘(D) the average wage rates; 
‘‘(E) the extent to which students enter 
employment with skills and knowledge gained 
from work-study participation that have pre-
pared them for the job; and 
‘‘(F) the students’ satisfaction with the 
program and primary complaints; 
‘‘(3) the extent to which institutions conduct 
outreach to employers and engage them in discus-
sions on improving academic programs; 
‘‘(4) the extent to which institutions conduct 
outreach to students and make jobs readily avail-
able; 
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‘‘(5) the extent to which the work-study employ-
ment aligns with students’ academic programs or ca-
reer goals; 
‘‘(6) the employers’ satisfaction with the pro-
gram and primary complaints; and 
‘‘(7) recommendations for improving the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In consulting with the entities 
described in subsection (a) to create the electronic surveys 
required under such subsection, the Secretary shall engage 
with— 
‘‘(1) a representative sample of institutions of 
higher education participating in the Federal work- 
study program; 
‘‘(2) a representative sample of employers par-
ticipating in the Federal work-study program; and 
‘‘(3) a representative sample of students par-
ticipating in the Federal work-study program. 
‘‘(e) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to institutions 
participating under the Federal work-study program 
under this part to— 
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‘‘(A) comply with the amendments made 
by part B of title VI of the AID Act and the 
regulations issued pursuant to this subtitle; 
‘‘(B) administer the surveys described in 
subsection (a) to students and employers par-
ticipating in the Federal work-study program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that Federal work-study posi-
tions align with students’ educational goals or 
career goals to the maximum extent practicable; 
and 
‘‘(D) satisfy the requirements under sec-
tion 443(b)(7); and 
‘‘(2) issue guidance and provide technical as-
sistance to institutions to support improved partner-
ships and coordination among financial aid, career 
services, and academic advisors to administer the 
Federal work-study program. 
‘‘(f) RESPONSE RATE.—In the case of an institution 
participating under the Federal work-study program 
under this part with a response rate for students and em-
ployers with respect to the surveys described in subsection 
(a)(1) of less than 75 percent, the Secretary shall require 
such institution— 
‘‘(1) to submit to the Secretary an improvement 
plan to increase such response rate; and 
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‘‘(2) if the response rate has not improved 2 
years after the date on which an improvement plan 
was submitted under paragraph (1), submit to the 
Secretary a revised improvement plan. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out 
subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 618. STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on best practices 
for assisting students participating in the Federal work- 
study program under part C of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act (42 U.S.C. 1087–51 et seq.) with— 
(1) connecting to off-campus employers; 
(2) procuring work-based learning opportunities 
through such program; 
(3) procuring employment that aligns with stu-
dents’ educational goals or career goals; 
(4) locating employment through job location 
and development programs; 
(5) procuring employment in high-demand occu-
pations; 
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(6) balancing employment with academic pro-
grams to improve graduation and completion rates; 
and 
(7) with respect to students with exceptional 
need (as defined in section 413C(c)(2) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070b– 
2(c)(2)))— 
(A) locating and coordinating work-study 
employment during qualified periods of non-
enrollment; 
(B) increasing participation of such stu-
dents in such work-study program; and 
(C) limiting the need for additional em-
ployment outside the work-study program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which the study required under subsection (a) is com-
pleted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report summarizing the findings of 
such study. 
(c) PUBLISH REPORT.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall make the report required under 
subsection (b) available to the public on the website of the 
Government Accountability Office. 
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