I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1162
To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs under the Higher
Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2001
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. OWENS,
Mrs. 
MINK
of 
Hawaii, 
Mr. 
HINOJOSA, 
Mr. 
CUMMINGS, 
Ms.
SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. LEE, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. FROST,
Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FRANK, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. STARK, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BER-
MAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr.
UDALL of New Mexico, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. NORTON,
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr.
RODRIGUEZ, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. REYES, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. KILDEE,
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. ROYBAL-AL-
LARD, 
Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. 
ANDREWS, 
Mr. 
PASCRELL, 
Mrs.
NAPOLITANO, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. BALDACCI, Ms.
MCCOLLUM, Mr. ORTIZ, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. WATERS, Mrs.
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HASTINGS of
Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FORD, Mr.
MCNULTY, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. WU, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. CARSON of In-
diana, Mr. DICKS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. JOHN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr.
SPRATT, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. HONDA,
Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut,
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.
KIND, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. DINGELL,
Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BACA, Mr. SANDLIN,
Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. ROEMER, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. JEF-
FERSON, and Mr. DOOLEY of California) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
SEC. 102. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.
Section 402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(f)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, $1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and
$1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’.
SEC. 103. GEAR UP.
Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 404H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this chapter—
‘‘(1) $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(2) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(3) $690,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 104. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPOR-
TUNITY GRANTS.
Section 413A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070b(b)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘$675,000,000 for fiscal year 1999
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘$800,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2002, $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004’’.
SEC. 105. COLLEGE WORK-STUDY.
Section 441(b) (20 U.S.C. 2751(b)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part—
‘‘(1) $1,111,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(2) $1,211,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(3) $1,311,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 106. STRENGTHENING AND DEVELOPING INSTITU-
TIONS.
(a) TITLE III AMENDMENTS.—Section 399(a) (20
U.S.C. 1068h(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) PART A.—(A) There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part A (other than section
316 and 317)—
‘‘(i) $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(ii) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and
‘‘(iii) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out section 316—
‘‘(i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(ii) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(iii) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 317—
‘‘(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(ii) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(2) PART B.—(A) There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out part B (other than section
326)—
‘‘(i) $235,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(ii) $310,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and
‘‘(iii) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(B) There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out section 326—
‘‘(i) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(iii) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
‘‘(3) PART C.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part C—
‘‘(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(B) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and
‘‘(C) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’;
and
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5) PART E.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part E—
‘‘(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(B) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(b) TITLE V AMENDMENT.—Section 518(a) (20
U.S.C. 1103g(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(2) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(3) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Title III is further amended—
(1) in section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)), by
striking ‘‘section 360(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
399(a)(2)’’;
(2) 
in 
section 
324(d)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C.
1063(d)(1)), by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,000,000’’;
(3) 
in 
section 
324(d)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C.
1063(d)(2)), by striking ‘‘section 360(a)(2)(A)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 399(a)(2)(A); and
‘‘(1) strengthen curricula and enhance student
opportunities at minority-serving institutions;
‘‘(2) increase postgraduate access, persistence,
and attainment of advanced degrees, including doc-
toral degrees, for students who attend such institu-
tions; and
‘‘(3) increase diversity within scientific, tech-
nical, and other professions requiring baccalaureate
and postbaccalaureate study.
‘‘SEC. 382. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) From funds appropriated under section
399(a)(7), the Secretary shall make grants to eligi-
ble partnerships under subsection (b) to carry out
the activities described in section 383.
‘‘(2) Each grant awarded under this part shall
be for a 5-year period.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) For purposes of this part, an eligible part-
nership shall include—
‘‘(A) one or more minority-serving institu-
tions that award baccalaureate degrees; and
‘‘(B) one or more partner institutions.
‘‘(2) Other public and private entities, including
minority-serving institutions that do not award bac-
‘‘(A) the academic fields of study to be
covered by the project and the degrees to be
awarded by the partners;
‘‘(B) how the project will operate, includ-
ing a description of how the project will build
on existing services and activities, if any, and
be coordinated with other related Federal and
non-Federal programs;
‘‘(C) the need for the project, including, if
the project is to cover academic fields of study
that have not otherwise been published by the
Secretary under subsection (f), a demonstration
of how those fields of study are associated with
professions in which students who attend mi-
nority serving institutions are underrepresented;
‘‘(D) the resources that each member of
the partnership will contribute to the partner-
ship; and
‘‘(E) how the partnership will support and
continue its program under this part after the
grant has expired; and
‘‘(4) assurances that—
‘‘(A) each member of a partnership will
designate an individual at that institution to
serve as the primary point of contact for the
partnership at that institution;
‘‘(B) each participating student—
‘‘(i) is enrolled in an academic pro-
gram that leads to a five year bacca-
laureate or postbaccalaureate degree not
awarded by the minority-serving institu-
tion;
‘‘(ii) who successfully completes the
program will be awarded a baccalaureate
degree from the minority-serving institu-
tion and a baccalaureate degree or a mas-
ter’s degree from the partner institution
that the student attends;
‘‘(iii) at each minority-serving institu-
tion will be informed of, and have access
to, the instruction and rigorous academic
courses necessary to obtain dual degrees
and enter into their chosen field; and
‘‘(iv) will maintain satisfactory aca-
demic progress while in the program;
‘‘(C) a minority-serving institution under
section 382(b)(1)(A) will be the fiscal agent for
the partnership; and
‘‘(D) each institution will use the funds
made available under this part only to supple-
ment, and not supplant, assistance that other-
wise would be provided to participating stu-
dents.
‘‘(e) PUBLICATION OF STUDY FIELDS.—Each year,
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list
of baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate degree fields of
study that are associated with professions in which stu-
dents attending minority-serving institutions are under-
represented.
‘‘SEC. 383. USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under this part
shall be used for—
‘‘(1) support services to students participating
in the program, such as tutoring, mentoring, and
academic and personal counseling, as well as any
service which facilitates the transition of minority
students from the minority-serving institution to the
partner institution;
‘‘(2) scholarships to students in their 4th and
5th years in the program;
‘‘(3) reimbursement to minority-serving institu-
tions for the amount of tuition that they would have
received had participating students attended those
institutions during their 4th year of the program in-
stead of the partner institution; and
‘‘(4) academic program enhancements at the
minority-serving institution which result in increas-
ing the quality of the program offered and the quan-
tity of student participants in the dual degree pro-
gram offered.
‘‘(b) SCHOLARSHIPS.—
‘‘(1) Scholarships awarded under this section
shall reflect any additional amount of tuition and
fees charged the participating student by the partner
institution compared to the amount of tuition and
fees charged the student by the minority-serving in-
stitution during the student’s 3d year in the pro-
gram.
‘‘(2) Scholarships awarded under this section
shall not be considered for the purposes of awarding
Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of
title IV, except that in no case shall the total
amount of student financial assistance awarded to a
student under this section and title IV exceed the
student’s cost of attendance, as defined in section
472.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—A majority of the funds re-
ceived under this part shall be expended for scholarships
to assist minority students in acquiring degrees from the
minority-serving institution and the partner institution
and reimbursement to minority-serving institutions pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(3).
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in
this part shall be construed to impair the authority of par-
ticipating institutions to make transfer credit decisions
concerning their students.’’; and
(2) in part H, as redesignated by paragraph
(1)—
(A) in section 391(b)(1), by striking out
‘‘part C, D, or E’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘part C, D, E, or G’’; and
(B) in section 399(a), by inserting after
paragraph (6) (as added by section 221 of this
Act) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) PART F.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $40,000,000 to carry out part G for fis-
cal year 2001 and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
PART B—COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY;
COLLEGE PREPARATION
SEC. 211. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.
Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 407E as section
406E; and
(2) by inserting after chapter 3 (20 U.S.C.
1070a–31 et seq.) the following new chapters:
‘‘CHAPTER 4—COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITY
‘‘SEC. 407A. PURPOSE.
‘‘It is the purpose of this chapter—
‘‘(1) to enhance opportunities of students at 2-
year minority-serving institutions to transfer to 4-
year institutions and complete bachelor’s degrees;
and
‘‘(2) to increase diversity within professions re-
quiring baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate study.
‘‘SEC. 407B. ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts ap-
propriated under section 407D, the Secretary shall award
grants, which may be renewed for not more than 5 years,
to an eligible partnership that includes—
‘‘(1) 1 or more minority-serving institutions
that award associate’s degrees; and
‘‘(2) 1 or more institutions of higher education
that offer a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate de-
gree not awarded by the minority-serving institu-
tions described in paragraph (1) with which it is
partnered.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this
part shall be used for—
‘‘(1) the development of policies to expand op-
portunities for community college students to earn
bachelor’s degrees, including promoting the transfer
of academic credits between institutions and expand-
ing articulation agreements;
‘‘(2) support services to students participating
in the program, such as tutoring, mentoring, and
academic and personal counseling, as well as any
service which facilitates the transition of minority
students from the minority-serving institution to the
partner institution;
‘‘(3) scholarships to students in their 3d and
4th years of undergraduate education; and
‘‘(4) academic program enhancements at the
minority-serving institution which result in increas-
ing the quality of the program offered and the num-
ber of student participants in the dual degree pro-
gram offered.
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Any minority-serving institu-
tion, or a consortia including at least 1 minority-serving
institution, that desires to obtain a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information or
assurances as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
‘‘SEC. 407C. SCHOLARSHIPS.
‘‘(a) AMOUNTS.—Scholarships awarded under this
chapter shall, to the extent possible from the funds avail-
able, provide the additional amount of tuition and fees
charged the participating student by the partner institu-
tion in excess of the amount of tuition and fees charged
the student by the minority-serving institution during the
student’s 2d year in the program.
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER AID.—Scholarships award-
ed under this chapter shall not be considered for the pur-
poses of awarding Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1
of part A of title IV, except that in no case shall the total
amount of student financial assistance awarded to a stu-
dent under this chapter and title IV exceed the student’s
cost of attendance, as defined in section 472.
‘‘SEC. 407D. DEFINITION.
‘‘As used in this part, the term ‘minority-serving in-
stitution means’’ an institution that is—
‘‘(1) a historically Black college or university
that is a part B institution, as defined in section
322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution described in section
326(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of that Act (20 U.S.C.
1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C)), or a consortium of in-
stitutions described in this subparagraph;
‘‘(2) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined
in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));
‘‘(3) a tribally controlled college or university,
as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3));
‘‘(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution under
section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1059d(b));
‘‘(5) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution
under section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or
‘‘(6) an institution determined by the Secretary
to have enrolled a substantial number of minority,
low-income students during the previous academic
year who received assistance under subpart I of part
A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) for that year.
‘‘SEC. 407E. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$40,000,000 to carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2001
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 2 suc-
ceeding fiscal years.
‘‘CHAPTER 5—COLLEGE PREPARATION
‘‘SEC. 408A. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘From the amounts appropriated pursuant to section
408C, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to con-
sortia composed of a local educational agency and one or
more institutions of higher education to provide intensive
college-preparatory academic enrichment programs for
secondary and postsecondary students, including adults
who were formerly secondary school dropouts.
‘‘SEC. 408B. APPLICATIONS; GRANTS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—Any consortia that desires to
obtain a grant under this chapter shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information or assurances as the Sec-
retary may require.
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
chapter.
‘‘SEC. 408C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this chapter $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002,
2003, and 2004.’’.
PART C—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS
SEC. 221. PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS.
Title V of the Higher Education Act is amended—
(1) by redesignating part B as part C; and
(2) by inserting after section 505 (20 U.S.C.
1101d) the following new part:
‘‘PART B—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS
‘‘SEC. 506. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) AWARDS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the
Secretary shall award grants to Hispanic-serving institu-
tions that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees.
‘‘(b) DURATION.—Grants under this part shall be
awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years.
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section
may be used for—
‘‘(1) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or
laboratory equipment for educational purposes, in-
cluding instructional and research purposes;
‘‘(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and
improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and
other instructional facilities, including purchase or
rental of telecommunications technology equipment
or services;
‘‘(3) purchase of library books, periodicals,
technical and other scientific journals, microfilm,
microfiche, and other educational materials, includ-
ing telecommunications program materials;
‘‘(4) scholarships, fellowships, and other finan-
cial assistance for needy postbaccalaureate students
to permit the enrollment of the students in
postbaccalaureate certificate and degree granting
programs;
‘‘(5) establishment or improvement of a devel-
opment office to strengthen and increase contribu-
tions from alumni and the private sector; and
‘‘(6) funds and administrative management,
and the acquisition of equipment, including software,
for use in strengthening funds management and
management information systems.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Any institution eligible for a
grant under this part shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time and in such manner as determined
by the Secretary, which demonstrates how the grant funds
‘‘SEC. 222. COLLABORATIVE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN
TEACHER PREPARATION.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts
appropriated pursuant to section 225(a), the Secretary
shall award competitive grants to eligible institutions to
establish collaborative centers as part of their teacher edu-
cation and teacher preparation programs.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants provided by the Sec-
retary under this section may be used by an eligible insti-
tution, through a collaborative center, to research and test
best practices in strengthening teacher recruitment and
preparation by—
‘‘(1) conducting curriculum assessment with the
aim of—
‘‘(A) defining more effective and efficient
ways to prepare teachers and principals from
pre-school through secondary school education;
and
‘‘(B) meeting contemporary teacher and
principal certification requirements;
‘‘(2) improving the use of technology in pre-
paring teachers; and
‘‘(3) applying the findings of the assessment
under paragraph (1) to strengthen on-campus teach-
er preparation programs.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring
a grant under this section shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
‘‘SEC. 223. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IN RECRUITING
AND PREPARING TEACHERS.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts
appropriated pursuant to section 225(b), the Secretary
shall award grants to eligible institutions, which may be
renewed for not more than 3 years, to test effective prac-
tices in teacher recruitment and preparation, including—
‘‘(1) using current teachers as mentors;
‘‘(2) additional student aid, including teacher
loan forgiveness;
‘‘(3) faculty development for education school
instructors; and
‘‘(4) supplemental assistance and preparation
for teacher certification exams.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring
a grant under this section shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require.
‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—At the end of three years of re-
ceiving funds under this section, each eligible institution
shall submit an evaluation report to the Secretary con-
taining such information and analyses as the Secretary
may prescribe.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
‘‘SEC. 224. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.
‘‘As used in this part, the term ‘eligible institution’
means an institution that has a teacher education or
teacher preparation program of instruction and that is—
‘‘(1) a historically black college or university
that is a part B institution, as defined in section
322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution described in section
326(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of that Act (20 U.S.C.
1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C)), or a consortium of in-
stitutions described in this subparagraph;
‘‘(2) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined
in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));
‘‘(3) a tribally controlled college or university,
as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3));
‘‘(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution under
section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1059d(b));
‘‘(5) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution
under section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or
‘‘(6) an institution determined by the Secretary
to have enrolled a substantial number of minority,
low-income students during the previous academic
year who received assistance under subpart I of part
A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) for that year.
‘‘SEC. 225. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) COLLABORATIVE CENTERS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 222
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and each of the two suc-
ceeding fiscal years.
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 223
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and each of the two suc-
ceeding fiscal years.’’.
PART B—LOAN FORGIVENESS
SEC. 311. LOAN REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WHO TEACH IN TRIBAL COLLEGES
OR UNIVERSITIES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness
Act’’.
(b) PERKINS LOANS.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 465(a) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (H), by striking
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(J) as a full-time teacher at a Tribal College
or University as defined in section 316(b).’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or
(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘(I), or (J)’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall be effective for service per-
formed during academic year 1998–1999 and suc-
ceeding academic years, notwithstanding any con-
trary provision of the promissory note under which
a loan under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.) was
made.
(c) FFEL AND DIRECT LOANS.—Part G of title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 493C. LOAN REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS WHO TEACH IN TRIBAL COL-
LEGES OR UNIVERSITIES.
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall
carry out a program, through the holder of a loan, of as-
suming or canceling the obligation to repay a qualified
loan amount, in accordance with subsection (b), for any
new borrower on or after the date of enactment of the
Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness
Act, who—
‘‘(1) has been employed as a full-time teacher
at a Tribal College or University as defined in sec-
tion 316(b); and
‘‘(2) is not in default on a loan for which the
borrower seeks repayment or cancellation.
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) PERCENTAGES.—Subject to paragraph (2),
the Secretary shall assume or cancel the obligation
to repay under this section—
‘‘(A) 15 percent of the amount of all loans
made, insured, or guaranteed after the date of
enactment of the Tribal College or University
Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act to a student
under part B or D, for the first or second year
of employment described in subsection (a)(1);
‘‘(B) 20 percent of such total amount, for
the third or fourth year of such employment;
and
‘‘(C) 30 percent of such total amount, for
the fifth year of such employment.
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM.—The Secretary shall not repay
or cancel under this section more than $15,000 in
the aggregate of loans made, insured, or guaranteed
under parts B and D for any student.
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—
A loan amount for a loan made under section 428C
may be a qualified loan amount for the purposes of
this subsection only to the extent that such loan
amount was used to repay a loan made, insured, or
guaranteed under part B or D for a borrower who
meets the requirements of subsection (a), as deter-
‘‘PART L—ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 10995A. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Access to High
Standards Act’.
‘‘SEC. 10995B. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) far too many students are not being pro-
vided sufficient academic preparation in secondary
school, which results in limited employment opportu-
nities, college dropout rates of over 25 percent for
the first year of college, and remediation for almost
one-third of incoming college freshmen;
‘‘(2) there is a growing consensus that raising
academic standards, establishing high academic ex-
pectations, and showing concrete results are at the
core of improving public education;
‘‘(3) modeling academic standards on the well-
known program of advanced placement courses is an
approach that many education leaders and almost
half of all States have endorsed;
‘‘(4) advanced placement programs already are
providing 30 different college-level courses, serving
almost 60 percent of all secondary schools, reaching
over 1,000,000 students (of whom 80 percent attend
public schools, 55 percent are females, and 30 per-
cent are minorities), and providing test scores that
are accepted for college credit at over 3,000 colleges
and universities, every university in Germany,
France, and Austria, and most institutions in Can-
ada and the United Kingdom;
‘‘(5) 24 States are now funding programs to in-
crease participation in advanced placement pro-
grams, including 19 States that provide funds for
advanced placement teacher professional develop-
ment, 3 States that require that all public secondary
schools offer advanced placement courses, 10 States
that pay the fees for advanced placement tests for
some or all students, and 4 States that require that
their public universities grant uniform academic
credit for scores of 3 or better on advanced place-
ment tests; and
‘‘(6) the State programs described in paragraph
(5) have shown the responsiveness of schools and
students to such programs, raised the academic
standards for both students participating in such
programs and other children taught by teachers who
are involved in advanced placement courses, and
shown tremendous success in increasing enrollment,
achievement, and minority participation in advanced
placement programs.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are—
‘‘(1) to make advanced placement programs
available in every secondary school by 2004, which
are still often distributed unevenly among regions,
States, and even secondary schools within the same
school district, while also increasing and diversifying
student participation in the programs;
‘‘(2) to encourage more of the 600,000 students
who take advanced placement courses but do not
take advanced placement exams each year to dem-
onstrate their achievements through taking the
exams;
‘‘(3) to build on the many benefits of advanced
placement programs for students, which benefits
may include the acquisition of skills that are impor-
tant to many employers, Scholastic Aptitude Tests
(SAT) scores that are 100 points above the national
averages, and the achievement of better grades in
secondary school and in college than the grades of
students who have not participated in the programs;
‘‘(4) to support State and local efforts to raise
academic standards through advanced placement
programs, and thus further increase the number of
students who participate and succeed in advanced
placement programs;
‘‘(5) to build on the State programs described
in subsection (a)(5) and demonstrate that larger and
more diverse groups of students can participate and
succeed in advanced placement programs;
‘‘(6) to provide greater access to advanced
placement courses for low-income and other dis-
advantaged students;
‘‘(7) to provide access to advanced placement
courses for secondary school juniors at schools that
do not offer advanced placement programs, increase
the rate of secondary school juniors and seniors who
participate in advanced placement courses to 25 per-
cent of the secondary school student population, and
increase the numbers of students who receive ad-
vanced placement test scores for which college aca-
demic credit is awarded; and
‘‘(8) to increase the participation of low-income
individuals in taking advanced placement tests
through the payment or partial payment of the costs
of the advanced placement test fees.
‘‘SEC. 10995C. FUNDING DISTRIBUTION RULE.
‘‘From amounts appropriated under section 10995H
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall give first priority to
funding activities under section 10995F, and shall dis-
tribute any remaining funds not so applied according to
the following ratio:
‘‘(1) Seventy percent of the remaining funds
shall be available to carry out section 10995D.
‘‘(2) Thirty percent of the remaining funds
shall be available to carry out section 10995E.
‘‘SEC. 10995D. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appro-
priated under section 10995H and made available
under section 10995C(1) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to
eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to carry
out the authorized activities described in subsection
(c).
‘‘(2) DURATION AND PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) DURATION.—The Secretary shall
award a grant under this section for a period
of 3 years.
‘‘(B) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall
make grant payments under this section on an
annual basis.
‘‘(3) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—In
this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State
educational agency, or a local educational agency, in
the State.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities
submitting applications under subsection (d) that
demonstrate—
‘‘(1) a pervasive need for access to advanced
placement incentive programs;
‘‘(2) the involvement of business and commu-
nity organizations in the activities to be assisted;
‘‘(3) the availability of matching funds from
State or local sources to pay for the cost of activities
to be assisted;
‘‘(4) a focus on developing or expanding ad-
vanced placement programs and participation in the
core academic areas of English, mathematics, and
science; and
‘‘(5)(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is
a State educational agency, the State educational
agency carries out programs in the State that
target—
‘‘(i) local educational agencies serving
schools with a high concentration of low-income
students; or
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
by such information as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(e) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.—
‘‘(1) DATA COLLECTION.—Each eligible entity
receiving a grant under this section shall annually
report to the Secretary—
‘‘(A) the number of students taking ad-
vanced placement courses who are served by the
eligible entity;
‘‘(B) the number of advanced placement
tests taken by students served by the eligible
entity;
‘‘(C) the scores on the advanced placement
tests; and
‘‘(D) demographic information regarding
individuals taking the advanced placement
courses and tests disaggregated by race, eth-
nicity, sex, English proficiency status, and so-
cioeconomic status.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually
compile the information received from each eligible
entity under paragraph (1) and report to Congress
regarding the information.
‘‘SEC. 10995E. ONLINE ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro-
priated under section 10995H and made available under
section 10995C(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
award grants to State educational agencies to enable such
agencies to award grants to local educational agencies to
provide students with online advanced placement courses.
‘‘(b) 
STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY
APPLICA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION
REQUIRED.—Each State
educational agency desiring a grant under this sec-
tion shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award
grants under this section on a competitive basis.
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—
Each State educational agency receiving a grant award
under subsection (b) shall award grants to local edu-
cational agencies within the State to carry out activities
described in subsection (e). In awarding grants under this
subsection, the State educational agency shall give priority
to local educational agencies that—
‘‘(1) serve high concentrations of low-income
students;
‘‘(2) serve rural areas; and
‘‘(3) the State educational agency determines
will not have access to online advanced placement
courses without assistance provided under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(d) CONTRACTS.—A local educational agency that
receives a grant under this section may enter into a con-
tract with a nonprofit or for-profit organization to provide
the online advanced placement courses, including con-
tracting for necessary support services.
‘‘(e) USES.—Grant funds provided under this section
may be used to purchase the online curriculum, to train
teachers with respect to the use of online curriculum, or
to purchase course materials.
‘‘SEC. 10995F. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts appro-
priated under section 10995H and made available under
section 10995C for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award
grants to State educational agencies having applications
approved under subsection (c) to enable the State edu-
cational agencies to reimburse low-income individuals to
cover part or all of the costs of advanced placement test
fees, if the low-income individuals—
‘‘(1) are enrolled in an advanced placement
class; and
‘‘(2) plan to take an advanced placement test.
‘‘(b) AWARD BASIS.—In determining the amount of
the grant awarded to each State educational agency under
this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall consider
the number of children eligible to be counted under section
1124(c) in the State in relation to the number of such
children so counted in all the States.
‘‘(c) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—A State edu-
cational agency shall disseminate information regarding
the availability of advanced placement test fee payments
under this section to eligible individuals through secondary
school teachers and guidance counselors.
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each State educational agency
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require. At a minimum, each State educational agency ap-
plication shall—
‘‘(1) describe the advanced placement test fees
the State educational agency will pay on behalf of
low-income individuals in the State from grant funds
made available under this section;
‘‘(2) provide an assurance that any grant funds
received under this section, other than funds used in
accordance with subsection (e), shall be used only to
pay for advanced placement test fees; and
‘‘(3) contain such information as the Secretary
may require to demonstrate that the State will en-
sure that a student is eligible for payments under
this section, including documentation required under
chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.—If each eligible
low-income individual in a State pays not more than a
nominal fee to take an advanced placement test in a core
subject, then a State educational agency may use grant
funds made available under this section that remain after
advanced placement test fees have been paid on behalf of
all eligible low-income individuals in the State, for activi-
ties directly related to increasing—
‘‘(1) the enrollment of low-income individuals in
advanced placement courses;
‘‘(2) the participation of low-income individuals
in advanced placement courses; and
‘‘(3) the availability of advanced placement
courses in schools serving high-poverty areas.
‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds
provided under this section shall supplement, and not sup-
plant, other non-Federal funds that are available to assist
low-income individuals in paying for the cost of advanced
placement test fees.
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Each State educational agency annu-
ally shall report to the Secretary information regarding—
‘‘(1) the number of low-income individuals in
the State who received assistance under this section;
and
‘‘(2) any activities carried out pursuant to sub-
section (e).
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST.—The term
‘advanced placement test’ includes only an advanced
placement test approved by the Secretary for the
purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) LOW-INCOME
INDIVIDUAL.—The term
‘low-income individual’ has the meaning given the
term in section 402A(g)(2) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965.
‘‘SEC. 10995G. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this part:
‘‘(1) ADVANCED PLACEMENT INCENTIVE PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘advanced placement incentive
program’ means a program that provides advanced
placement activities and services to low-income indi-
viduals.
‘‘(2) ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST.—The term
‘advanced placement test’ means an advanced place-
ment test administered by the College Board or ap-
proved by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) HIGH
CONCENTRATION
OF
LOW-INCOME
STUDENTS.—The term ‘high concentration of low-in-
come students’, used with respect to a State edu-
cational agency, local educational agency or school,
means an agency or school, as the case may be, that
serves a student population 40 percent or more of
whom are from families with incomes below the pov-
erty level, as determined in the same manner as the
determination is made under section 1124(c)(2).
‘‘(4) LOW-INCOME
INDIVIDUAL.—The term
‘low-income individual’ means, other than for pur-
poses of section 10995F, a low-income individual (as
defined in section 402A(g)(2) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 who is academically prepared to
take successfully an advanced placement test as de-
termined by a school teacher or advanced placement
coordinator taking into consideration factors such as
enrollment and performance in an advanced place-
ment course or superior academic ability.
‘‘(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of
the several States of the United States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin
Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of
Palau.
‘‘SEC. 10995H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year
2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
4 succeeding fiscal years.’’.
PART B—DROPOUT PREVENTION
SEC. 411. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS SCHOOL DROPOUT
PROBLEMS.
Part D of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Subpart 4—Assistance to Address School Dropout
Problems
‘‘SEC. 1441. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This subpart may be cited as the ‘Dropout Preven-
tion Act’.
‘‘SEC. 1442. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to provide for school
dropout prevention and reentry and to raise academic
achievement levels by providing grants, to schools through
State educational agencies, that—
‘‘(1) challenge all children to attain their high-
est academic potential; and
‘‘(2) ensure that all students have substantial
and ongoing opportunities to do so through
schoolwide programs proven effective in school drop-
out prevention.
‘‘Chapter 1—Coordinated National Strategy
‘‘SEC. 1451. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized—
‘‘(1) to collect systematic data on the participa-
tion in the programs described in paragraph (2)(C)
of individuals disaggregated within each State, local
educational agency, and school by gender, by each
major racial and ethnic group, by English pro-
ficiency status, by migrant status, by students with
disabilities as compared to nondisabled students, and
by economically disadvantaged students as compared
to students who are not economically disadvantaged;
‘‘(2) to establish and to consult with an inter-
agency working group which shall—
‘‘(A) address inter- and intra-agency pro-
gram coordination issues at the Federal level
with respect to school dropout prevention and
middle school and secondary school reentry, as-
sess the targeting of existing Federal services to
students who are most at risk of dropping out
of school, and the cost-effectiveness of various
programs and approaches used to address
school dropout prevention;
‘‘(B) describe the ways in which State and
local agencies can implement effective school
dropout prevention programs using funds from
a variety of Federal programs, including the
programs under title I and the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act of 1994; and
‘‘(C) address all Federal programs with
school dropout prevention or school reentry ele-
ments or objectives, programs under title I of
this Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act
of 1994, subtitle C of title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, and other programs;
and
‘‘(3) carry out a national recognition program
in accordance with subsection (b) that recognizes
schools that have made extraordinary progress in
lowering school dropout rates under which a public
middle school or secondary school from each State
will be recognized.
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) NATIONAL
GUIDELINES.—The Secretary
shall develop uniform national guidelines for the rec-
ognition program which shall be used to recognize
schools from nominations submitted by State edu-
cational agencies.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—The Secretary may
recognize under the recognition program any public
middle school or secondary school (including a char-
ter school) that has implemented comprehensive re-
forms regarding the lowering of school dropout rates
for all students at that school.
‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary may make mon-
etary awards to schools recognized under the rec-
ognition program in amounts determined by the Sec-
retary. Amounts received under this section shall be
used for dissemination activities within the school
district or nationally.
‘‘(c) CAPACITY BUILDING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through a
contract with a non-Federal entity, may conduct a
capacity building and design initiative in order to in-
crease the types of proven strategies for dropout
prevention and reentry that address the needs of an
entire school population rather than a subset of stu-
dents.
‘‘(2) NUMBER AND DURATION.—
‘‘(A) NUMBER.—The Secretary may award
not more than 5 contracts under this sub-
section.
‘‘(B) 
DURATION.—The 
Secretary 
may
award a contract under this subsection for a pe-
riod of not more than 5 years.
‘‘(d) SUPPORT
FOR
EXISTING
REFORM
NET-
WORKS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide
appropriate support to eligible entities to enable the
eligible entities to provide training, materials, devel-
opment, and staff assistance to schools assisted
under this chapter.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—In
this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an
entity that, prior to the date of enactment of the
Dropout Prevention Act—
‘‘(A) provided training, technical assist-
ance, and materials to 100 or more elementary
schools or secondary schools; and
‘‘(B) developed and published a specific
educational program or design for use by the
schools.
‘‘Chapter 2—National School Dropout Prevention
Initiative
‘‘SEC. 1461. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—If the sum ap-
propriated under section 1472 for a fiscal year is
less than $250,000,000, then the Secretary shall use
such sum to award grants, on a competitive basis,
to State educational agencies to enable the State
educational agencies to award grants under sub-
section (b).
‘‘(2) FORMULA.—If the sum appropriated
under section 1472 for a fiscal year equals or ex-
ceeds $250,000,000, then the Secretary shall use
such sum to make an allotment to each State in an
amount that bears the same relation to the sum as
the amount the State received under part A of title
I for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount
received by all States under such part for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this chapter,
the term ‘State’ means each of the several States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—From amounts made available to a
State under subsection (a), the State educational agency
may award grants to local educational agencies on behalf
of public middle schools or secondary schools that serve
students in grades 6 through 12, that have school dropout
rates which are the highest of all school dropout rates in
the State, to enable local educational agencies on behalf
of such schools to pay only the startup and implementa-
tion costs of effective, sustainable, coordinated, and whole
school dropout prevention programs that involve activities
such as—
‘‘(1) professional development;
‘‘(2) obtaining curricular materials;
‘‘(3) release time for professional staff;
‘‘(4) planning and research;
‘‘(5) remedial education;
‘‘(6) reduction in pupil-to-teacher ratios;
‘‘(7) efforts to meet State student achievement
standards;
‘‘(8) counseling and mentoring for at-risk stu-
dents; and
‘‘(9) comprehensive school reform models.
‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d)
and except as provided in paragraph (2), a grant
under this chapter shall be awarded—
‘‘(A) in the first year based on factors such
as—
‘‘(i) school size;
‘‘(ii) costs of the model or set of pre-
vention and reentry strategies being imple-
mented; and
‘‘(iii) local cost factors such as poverty
rates;
‘‘(B) in the second such year, in an
amount that is not less than 75 percent of the
amount received under this chapter in the first
such year;
‘‘(C) in the third year, in an amount that
is not less than 50 percent of the amount re-
ceived under this chapter in the first such year;
and
‘‘(D) in each succeeding year in an amount
that is not less than 30 percent of the amount
received under this chapter in the first such
year.
‘‘(2) INCREASES.—The Secretary shall increase
the amount awarded under this chapter by 10 per-
cent if the local educational agency on behalf of the
school creates smaller learning communities within
such school and the creation is certified by the State
educational agency.
‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under this chapter shall
be awarded for a period of 3 years, and may be continued
for a period of 2 additional years if the State educational
agency determines, based on the annual reports described
in section 1467(a), that significant progress has been
made in lowering the school dropout rate for students par-
ticipating in the program assisted under this chapter com-
pared to students at similar schools who are not partici-
pating in the program.
‘‘SEC. 1462. STRATEGIES AND CAPACITY BUILDING.
‘‘Each local educational agency on behalf of a school
receiving a grant under this chapter shall implement re-
search-based, sustainable, and widely replicated, strategies
for school dropout prevention and reentry that address the
needs of an entire school population rather than a subset
of students. The strategies may include—
‘‘(1) specific strategies for targeted purposes,
such as effective early intervention programs de-
signed to identify at-risk students, effective pro-
grams encompassing traditionally underserved stu-
dents, including racial and ethnic minorities and
pregnant and parenting teenagers, designed to pre-
vent such students from dropping out of school, and
effective programs to identify and encourage youth
who have already dropped out of school to reenter
school and complete their secondary education; and
‘‘(2) approaches such as breaking larger schools
down into smaller learning communities and other
comprehensive reform approaches, creating alter-
native school programs, developing clear linkages to
career skills and employment, and addressing spe-
cific gatekeeper hurdles that often limit student re-
tention and academic success.
‘‘SEC. 1463. SELECTION.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency
on behalf of a school desiring a grant under this
chapter shall submit an application to the State edu-
cational agency at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the State edu-
cational agency may require.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) contain a certification from the local
educational agency that—
‘‘(i) the school has the highest number
or rates of school dropouts in the age
group served by the local educational agen-
cy;
‘‘(ii) the local educational agency is
committed to providing ongoing oper-
ational support, for the school’s com-
prehensive reform plan to address the
problem of school dropouts, for a period of
5 years; and
‘‘(iii) the local educational agency will
support the plan, including—
‘‘(I) release time for teacher
training;
‘‘(II) efforts to coordinate activi-
ties for feeder schools; and
‘‘(III) encouraging other schools
served by the local educational agency
to participate in the plan;
‘‘(B) demonstrate that the faculty and ad-
ministration of the school have agreed to apply
for assistance under this chapter, and provide
evidence of the school’s willingness and ability
to use the funds under this chapter, including
providing an assurance of the support of 80
percent or more of the professional staff at the
school;
‘‘(C) describe the instructional strategies
to be implemented, how the strategies will serve
all students, and the effectiveness of the strate-
gies;
‘‘(D) describe a budget and timeline for
implementing the strategies;
‘‘(E) contain evidence of coordination with
existing resources;
‘‘(F) provide an assurance that funds pro-
vided under this chapter will supplement and
not supplant other Federal, State, and local
funds;
‘‘(G) describe how the activities to be as-
sisted conform with research-based knowledge
about school dropout prevention and reentry;
and
‘‘(H) demonstrate that the school and local
educational agency have agreed to conduct a
schoolwide program under section 1114.
‘‘(b) STATE AGENCY REVIEW
AND AWARD.—The
State educational agency shall review applications and
award grants to local educational agencies on behalf of
schools under subsection (a) according to a review by a
panel of experts on school dropout prevention.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency on be-
half of a school is eligible to receive a grant under this
chapter if the school is—
‘‘(1) a public school (including a public alter-
native school)—
‘‘(A) that is eligible to receive assistance
under part A of title I, including a comprehen-
sive secondary school, a vocational or technical
secondary school, or a charter school; and
‘‘(B)(i) that serves students 50 percent or
more of whom are low-income individuals; or
‘‘(ii) with respect to which the feeder
schools that provide the majority of the incom-
ing students to the school serve students 50
percent or more of whom are low-income indi-
viduals; or
‘‘(2) participating in a schoolwide program
under section 1114 during the grant period.
‘‘(d) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—A local
educational agency on behalf of a school that receives a
grant under this chapter may use the grant funds to se-
cure necessary services from a community-based organiza-
tion, including private sector entities, if—
‘‘(1) the school approves the use;
‘‘(2) the funds are used to provide school drop-
out prevention and reentry activities related to
schoolwide efforts; and
‘‘(3) the community-based organization has
demonstrated the organization’s ability to provide ef-
fective services as described in section 122 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—Each local educational agency
that receives a grant under this chapter shall coordinate
the activities assisted under this chapter with other Fed-
eral programs, such as programs assisted under chapter
1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 and the School-to-Work Opportunities
Act of 1994.
‘‘SEC. 1464. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.
‘‘Each local educational agency that receives a grant
under this chapter shall provide information and technical
assistance to other schools within the school district, in-
cluding presentations, document-sharing, and joint staff
development.
‘‘SEC. 1465. PROGRESS INCENTIVES.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
local educational agency that receives funds under title I
shall use such funding to provide assistance to schools
served by the agency that have not made progress toward
lowering school dropout rates after receiving assistance
under this chapter for 2 fiscal years.
‘‘SEC. 1466. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.
‘‘For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate
under this chapter, a local educational agency shall use—
‘‘(1) the annual event school dropout rate for
students leaving a school in a single year determined
in accordance with the National Center for Edu-
cation Statistics’ Common Core of Data, if available;
or
‘‘(2) in other cases, a standard method for cal-
culating the school dropout rate as determined by
the State educational agency.
‘‘SEC. 1467. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
‘‘(a) REPORTING.—In order to receive funding under
this chapter for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a
local educational agency on behalf of a school receives
funding under this chapter, the local educational agency
shall provide, on an annual basis, to the Secretary and
the State educational agency a report regarding the status
of the implementation of activities funded under this chap-
ter, the outcome data for students at schools assisted
under this chapter disaggregated in the same manner as
information under section 1451(a) (including dropout
rates for students in grades 7 through 12 as a group),
and certification of progress from the eligible entity whose
strategies the school is implementing.
‘‘(b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—On the basis of the reports
submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall evalu-
ate the effect of the activities assisted under this chapter
on school dropout prevention compared to a control group.
‘‘SEC. 1468. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.
‘‘(a) UNIFORM DATA COLLECTION.—Within 1 year
after the date of enactment of the Dropout Prevention
Act, a State educational agency that receives funds under
this chapter shall report to the Secretary and statewide,
all school district and school data regarding school drop-
out rates in the State disaggregated in the same manner
as information under section 1451(a), according to proce-
dures that conform with the National Center for Edu-
cation Statistics’ Common Core of Data.
‘‘(b) ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FUNDING POLICIES.—
Within 2 years after the date of enactment of the Dropout
Prevention Act, a State educational agency that receives
funds under this chapter shall develop and implement edu-
cation funding formula policies for public schools that pro-
vide appropriate incentives to retain students in school
throughout the school year, such as—
‘‘(1) a student count methodology that does not
determine annual budgets based on attendance on a
single day early in the academic year; and
‘‘(2) specific incentives for retaining enrolled
students throughout each year.
‘‘(c) SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION POLICIES.—With-
in 2 years after the date of enactment of the Dropout Pre-
vention Act, a State educational agency that receives
funds under this chapter shall develop uniform, long-term
suspension and expulsion policies (that in the case of a
child with a disability are consistent with the suspension
and expulsion policies under the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act) for serious infractions resulting in
more than 10 days of exclusion from school per academic
year so that similar violations result in similar penalties.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations implementing subsections (a) through (c).
‘‘Chapter 3—Definitions; Authorization of
Appropriations
‘‘SEC. 1471. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this subpart:
‘‘(1) LOW-INCOME.—The term ‘low-income’,
used with respect to an individual, means an indi-
vidual determined to be low-income in accordance
with measures described in section 1113(a)(5).
‘‘(2) SCHOOL
DROPOUT.—The term ‘school
dropout’ has the meaning given the term in section
4(17) of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of
1994.
‘‘SEC. 1472. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subpart, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years, of which—
‘‘(1) 10 percent shall be available to carry out
chapter 1; and
‘‘(2) 90 percent shall be available to carry out
chapter 2.’’.
TITLE V—BUILDING EDUCATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
PART A—DIGITAL NETWORKS
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This part may be cited as the ‘‘NTIA Digital Net-
work Technology Program Act’’.
SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘PART D—DIGITAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 171. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
‘‘The Secretary shall establish, within the NTIA’s
Technology Opportunities Program a digital network tech-
nologies program to strengthen the capacity of eligible in-
stitutions to provide instruction in digital network tech-
nologies by providing grants to, or executing contracts or
cooperative agreements with, those institutions to provide
such instruction.
‘‘SEC. 172. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.
‘‘An eligible institution shall use a grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement awarded under this part—
‘‘(1) to acquire the equipment, instrumentation,
networking capability, hardware and software, dig-
ital network technology, and infrastructure necessary
to teach students and teachers about technology in
the classroom;
‘‘(2) to develop and provide educational serv-
ices, including faculty development, to prepare stu-
dents or faculty seeking a degree or certificate that
is approved by the State, or a regional accrediting
body recognized by the Secretary of Education;
‘‘(3) to provide teacher education, library and
media specialist training, and preschool and teacher
aid certification to individuals who seek to acquire or
enhance technology skills in order to use technology
in the classroom or instructional process;
‘‘(4) implement a joint project to provide edu-
cation regarding technology in the classroom with a
State or State education agency, local education
agency, community-based organization, national non-
profit organization, or business, including minority
business or a business located in HUB zones, as de-
fined by the Small Business Administration; or
‘‘(5) provide leadership development to adminis-
trators, board members, and faculty of eligible insti-
tutions with institutional responsibility for tech-
nology education.
‘‘SEC. 173. APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this part, an eli-
gible institution shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
The Secretary, in consultation with the panel described
in subsection (b), shall establish a procedure by which to
accept such applications and publish an announcement of
such procedure, including a statement regarding the avail-
ability of funds, in the Federal Register.
‘‘(b) PEER REVIEW PANEL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a peer review panel to aid the Secretary in estab-
lishing the application procedure described in subsection
(a) and selecting applicants to receive grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements under section 171. In select-
ing the members for such panel, the Secretary may consult
with appropriate cabinet-level officials (such as the Secre-
taries of Education and Labor), representatives of non-
Federal organizations, and representatives of eligible insti-
tutions to ensure that the membership of such panel re-
flects membership of the minority higher education com-
munity, including Federal agency personnel and other in-
dividuals who are knowledgeable about issues regarding
minority education institutions.
‘‘SEC. 174. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.
‘‘The Secretary may not award a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement to an eligible institution under this
part unless such institution agrees that, with respect to
the costs to be incurred by the institution in carrying out
the program for which the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement was awarded, such institution will make avail-
able (directly or through donations from public or private
entities) non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to
1⁄4 of the amount of the grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement awarded by the Secretary, or $500,000, which-
ever is the lesser amount. The Secretary shall waive the
matching requirement for any institution or consortium
with no endowment, or an endowment that has a current
dollar value lower than $50,000,000.
‘‘SEC. 175. LIMITATION.
‘‘An eligible institution that receives a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement under this part that ex-
ceeds $2,500,000, shall not be eligible to receive another
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part
until every other eligible institution has received a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under this part.
‘‘SEC. 176. ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED FROM RECIPI-
ENTS.—Each institution that receives a grant, contract,
or cooperative agreement under this part shall provide an
annual report to the Secretary on its use of the grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement.
‘‘(b) EVALUATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary,
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall—
‘‘(1) review the reports provided under sub-
section (a) each year;
‘‘(2) evaluate the program authorized by section
171 on the basis of those reports; and
‘‘(3) conduct a final evaluation at the end of
the third year
‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in
the evaluation, shall describe the activities undertaken by
those institutions and shall assess the short-range and
long-range impact of activities carried out under the
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement on the students,
faculty, and staff of the institutions.
‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress based on the final evalua-
tion within 1 year after conducting the final evaluation.
In the report, the Secretary shall include such rec-
ommendations, including recommendations concerning the
continuing need for Federal support of the program, as
may be appropriate.’’.
SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.
Section 102(a) of the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 901(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
DEFINED.—The
term ‘eligible institution’ means an institution that
is—
‘‘(A) a historically black college or univer-
sity that is a part B institution, as defined in
section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution de-
scribed in section 326(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C) of
that Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or
(C)), or a consortium of institutions described
in this subparagraph;
‘‘(B) a Hispanic-serving institution, as de-
fined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));
‘‘(C) a tribally controlled college or univer-
sity, as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059c(b)(3));
‘‘(D) an Alaska Native-serving institution
under section 317(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b));
‘‘(E) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution
under section 317(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or
‘‘(F) an institution determined by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, to have enrolled a substantial num-
ber of minority, low-income students during the
previous academic year who received assistance
under subpart I of part A of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a et seq.) for that year.’’.
SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce not more than $250,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2003 through 2007, to carry out part D of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion Organization Act.
PART B—PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC HBCU
BUILDINGS
SEC. 521. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
Section 507 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 4156;
16 U.S.C. 470a note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 507. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES HISTORIC BUILDING RESTORATION
AND PRESERVATION.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a program for ensuring the protection and preser-
vation of all historic properties on the campuses of the
Nation’s historically black colleges and universities, and
to authorize a comprehensive identification and cost as-
sessment process with respect to such historic properties.
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall implement, through the National Parks Service, sub-
ject to subsections (c), (d), and (e), a program for allo-
cating historic preservation grant funds to institutions of
higher education eligible for assistance under section
322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings
and structures based on the need criteria in subsection
(d).
‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF HBCU HIS-
TORIC PRESERVATION PROPERTIES.—Within 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry
out 
through 
the 
National 
Trust 
for 
Historic
Preservation—
‘‘(1) a comprehensive assessment of all historic
properties listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on historically black college and university
campuses, and those historic properties eligible to be
placed on the National Register; and
‘‘(2) an independent estimate of the complete
cost of completing such renovation, restoration, or
rehabilitation at each institution (including compli-
ance with all applicable Federal laws and regula-
tions), and the fiscal capability of such institution to
complete the required preservation work, including
the institution’s ability to meet the matching re-
quirement in subsection (f).
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE HISTORICALLY BLACK
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BASED ON NEED.—From
the amounts made available to carry out the National His-
toric Preservation Act pursuant to this section, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall make not less than 15 grants
each year to eligible historically black colleges and univer-
sities based on the comprehensive assessment of the need
to preserve the property based on the threat to the historic
value and status of the property required by subsection
(c), including—
‘‘(1) physical deterioration due to lack of use
and inadequate maintenance;
‘‘(2) demand for use of the land on which the
structure is located or the structure itself due to the
pressure of campus growth or outside encroachment;
and
‘‘(3) lack of institutional resources to assess the
need for and pay the cost of renovation, restoration,
or rehabilitation of historic properties on campus.
‘‘(e) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Grants made under this
section shall not exceed the cost of completing work on
1 property and shall be subject to the condition that the
grantee covenants for the period of time specified by the
Secretary, that—
‘‘(1) no alteration will be made in the property
with respect to which the grant is made without the
concurrence of the Secretary;
‘‘(2) reasonable public access to the property
with respect to which the grant is made will be per-
mitted by the grantee for interpretive and edu-
cational purposes; and
‘‘(3) the grantee agrees not to receive any other
funds under the National Historic Preservation Act
until each historically black college or university has
received at least 1 grant under this section.
‘‘(f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES.—
‘‘(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
Secretary may obligate funds in accord with sub-
section (d) for a grant with respect to a building or
structure listed on, or eligible for listing on, the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places only if the grantee
agrees to match, from funds derived from non-Fed-
eral sources, an amount equal to one-quarter of the
grant made available by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive paragraph (1)
with respect to a grant if the Secretary determines
from circumstances that an extreme emergency ex-
ists or that such a waiver is in the public interest
to assure the preservation of historically significant
resources.
‘‘(g) FUNDING PROVISION.—Pursuant to section 108
of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Secretary
shall make available $60,000,000 each year to carry out
the purposes of this section. Of the amounts made avail-
able pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall make a
grant to each historically black college or university, in
rank order based on the assessment required by subsection
(c), in an amount equal to not less than $3,000,000 per
project, or three-quarters of the total cost (or the Federal
share) of the project, whichever is greater, until each his-
torically black college or university has received a grant
under this section.’’.
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