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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term 
Investment Incentive Act of 1997''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF TAX ON LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS ON ASSETS HELD MORE 
              THAN 2 YEARS.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 (relating to 
treatment of capital gains) is amended by redesignating section 1202 as 
section 1203 and by inserting after section 1201 the following new 
section:

``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION FOR ASSETS HELD BY NONCORPORATE 
              TAXPAYERS MORE THAN 2 YEARS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If a taxpayer other than a corporation has a 
net capital gain for any taxable year, there shall be allowed as a 
deduction an amount equal to the sum of the applicable percentages of 
the classes of net capital gain described in the table under subsection 
(b).
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
applicable percentage shall be the percentage determined in accordance 
with the following table:

          
                                                         The applicable
          ``In the case of:
                                                         percentage is:
                  2-year gain........................        7.145     
                  3-year gain........................        14.29     
                  4-year gain........................        21.45     
                  5-year gain........................        28.57     
                  6-year gain........................        35.71     
                  7-year gain........................        42.86     
                  8-year gain........................        50.00.    
    ``(c) Gain to Which Deduction Applies.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) 2-year gain.--The term `2-year gain' means the lesser 
        of--
                    ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year, or
                    ``(B) the amount of long-term capital gain which 
                would be computed for the taxable year if only gain 
                from the sale or exchange of property held by the 
                taxpayer for more than 2 years but not more than 3 
                years were taken into account.
            ``(2) 3-year gain, etc.--The terms `3-, 4-,
        5-, 6-, or 7-year gain' mean the amounts determined under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) by reducing the amount of the net capital 
                gain under subparagraph (A) thereof by an amount equal 
                to the long-term capital gain from the sale or exchange 
                of property with a holding period less than the minimum 
                holding period for any such category, and
                    ``(B) by substituting 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 years for 2 
                years and 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 years for 3 years, 
                respectively, in subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(3) 8-year gain.--The term `8-year gain' means the lesser 
        of--
                    ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year, 
                reduced by in the same manner as under paragraph 
                (2)(A), or
                    ``(B) the amount of the long-term capital gain 
                which would be computed for the taxable year if only 
                gain from the sale or exchange of property held by the 
                taxpayer for more than 8 years were taken into account.
    ``(d) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or trust, the 
deduction under subsection (a) shall be computed by excluding the 
portion (if any) of the gains for the taxable year from sales or 
exchanges of capital assets which, under sections 652 and 662 (relating 
to inclusions of amounts in gross income of beneficiaries of trusts), 
is includible by the income beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale 
or exchange of capital assets.
    ``(e) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under Limitation 
on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this section, the net capital 
gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
amount which the taxpayer takes into account as investment income under 
section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
    ``(f) Treatment of Collectibles.--
            ``(1) In general.--Solely for purposes of this section, any 
        gain or loss from the sale or exchange of a collectible shall 
be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss (as the case may be), 
without regard to the period such asset was held. The preceding 
sentence shall apply only to the extent the gain or loss is taken into 
account in computing taxable income.
            ``(2) Treatment of certain sales of interest in 
        partnership, etc.--For purposes of paragraph (1), any gain from 
        the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, S 
        corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
        appreciation in the value of collectibles held by such entity 
        shall be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a 
        collectible. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) shall 
        apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
            ``(3) Collectible.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `collectible' means any capital asset which is a 
        collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without regard to 
        paragraph (3) thereof).
    ``(g) Transitional Rule.--
            ``(1) In general.--Gain may be taken into account under 
        subsection (c) only if such gain is properly taken into account 
        on or after May 7, 1997.
            ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with 
                respect to any pass-thru entity, the determination of 
                when gains and losses are properly taken into account 
                shall be made at the entity level.
                    ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
                            ``(i) a regulated investment company,
                            ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
                            ``(iii) an S corporation,
                            ``(iv) a partnership,
                            ``(v) an estate or trust, and
                            ``(vi) a common trust fund.''
    (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--
Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(16) the following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by 
        section 1202.''
    (c) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--Section 1(h) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
subsection, taxable income shall be computed without regard to the 
deduction allowed under section 1202.''
    (d) Treatment of Certain Pass-Thru Entities.--
            (1) Capital gain dividends of regulated investment 
        companies.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 852(b)(3) is 
                amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by 
                shareholders.--A capital gain dividend shall be treated 
                by the shareholders as gain from the sale or exchange 
                of a capital asset held for more than 1 year but not 
                more than 2 years; except that the portion of any such 
                dividend designated by the company as allocable 2-, 3-, 
                4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-year gain of the company shall be 
                treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital 
                asset held for the amount of years in such class for 
                purposes of section 1202. Rules similar to the rules of 
                subparagraph (C) shall apply to any designation under 
                the preceding sentence.''
                    (B) Clause (i) of section 852(b)(3)(D) is amended 
                by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
                ``Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (B) shall 
                apply in determining character of the amount to be so 
                included by any such shareholder.''
            (2) Capital gain dividends of real estate investment 
        trusts.--Subparagraph (B) of section 857(b)(3) is amended to 
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by 
                shareholders.--A capital gain dividend shall be treated 
                by the shareholders or holders of beneficial interests 
                as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset 
                held for more than 1 year but not more than 2 years; 
                except that the portion of any such dividend designated 
                by the company as allocable to 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 
                or 8-year gain of the company shall be treated as gain 
                from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for 
                the amount of years in such class for purposes of 
                section 1202. Rules similar to the rules of 
                subparagraph (C) shall apply to any designation under 
                the preceding sentence.''
            (3) Common trust funds.--Subsection (c) of section 584 is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and not more than 2 years'' 
                after ``1 year'' each place it appears in paragraph 
                (2),
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2), and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) 
                and inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) as part of its gains from sales or exchanges of 
        capital assets held for periods described in the classes of 
        gains under section 1202(c), its proportionate share of the 
        gains of the common trust fund from sales or exchanges of 
        capital assets held for such periods, and''.
    (e) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 170(e)(1) is amended by 
        inserting ``(or, in the case of a taxpayer other than a 
        corporation, the percentage of such gain equal to 100 percent 
        minus the percentage applicable to such gain under section 
        1202(a))'' after ``the amount of gain''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) is amended to 
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) the deduction under section 1202 and the 
                exclusion under section 1203 shall not be allowed.''
            (3)(A) Section 221 (relating to cross reference) is amended 
        to read as follows:

``SEC. 221. CROSS REFERENCES.

    ``(1) For deduction for net capital gains in the case of a taxpayer 
other than a corporation, see section 1202.
    ``(2) For deductions in respect of a decedent, see section 691.''
            (B) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of 
        chapter 1 is amended by striking ``reference'' in the item 
        relating to section 221 and inserting ``references''.
            (4) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by 
        striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and 
        inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under section 
        1(h) or 1201 or the deduction under section 1202 (whichever is 
        appropriate) shall be taken into account.''
            (5) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise 
        allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of gain 
        from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for more than 
        1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any deduction 
        allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 or any 
        exclusion allowable to the estate or trust under section 
        1203(a). In the case of a trust, the deduction allowed by this 
        subsection shall be subject to section 681 (relating to 
        unrelated business income).''
            (6) The last sentence of paragraph (3) of section 643(a) is 
        amended to read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1202 
        and the exclusion under section 1203 shall not be taken into 
        account.''
            (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by 
        inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting 
        before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 1202 
        (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into 
        account''.
            (8) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) is amended by striking 
        ``sections 1(h), 1201, and 1211'' and inserting ``sections 
        1(h), 1201, 1202, and 1211''.
            (9) The second sentence of section 871(a)(2) is amended by 
        inserting ``or 1203'' after ``1202''.
            (10) Subsection (d) of section 1044 is amended by striking 
        ``1202'' and inserting ``1203''.
            (11) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by 
        inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 shall 
        not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
    (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of 
subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1201 the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction for 
                                        assets held by noncorporate 
                                        taxpayers more than 2 years.''
    (g) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        taxable years ending on and after May 7, 1997.
            (2) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (e)(1) 
        shall apply to contributions on or after May 7, 1997.

A: Long-Term Investment Incentive Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a sliding scale capital gains deduction on assets held between two years and eight years by noncorporate taxpayers.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Post Office Relocation Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RENOVATION, RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR 
              CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES.

    Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows--
    ``(b)(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a determination under 
subsection (a)(3) of this section as to the necessity for the 
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office, 
shall provide adequate notice of its intention to renovate, relocate, 
close, or consolidate such post office at least 60 days prior to the 
proposed date of such renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation 
to persons served by such post office.
    ``(2) Such notification shall be made in writing and shall be hand 
delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by such post office, 
and shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation 
within the zip codes served by such post office. Such notification 
shall include--
            ``(A) an identification of the renovation, relocation, 
        closing, or consolidation;
            ``(B) a summary of the reasons for the renovation, 
        relocation, closing, or consolidation; and
            ``(C) the proposed date for the renovation, relocation, 
        renovation, closing, or consolidation.
    ``(3) Any person served by the post office may offer an alternative 
renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within the 
60 day notice period. The Postal Service shall deliver a response in 
writing by hand delivery or certified mail to the person making the 
proposal. In a case in which the Postal Service rejects a bona fide 
proposal, the Postal Service shall state in writing the reasons for the 
rejection.
    ``(4) At the end of the 60 day notice period, the Postal Service 
shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3). Prior to making a 
final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a hearing, and 
persons served by the post office may present oral or written testimony 
with respect to the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation 
of such post office. The Postal Service, in making a determination as 
to whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post 
office shall consider--
            ``(A) the extent to which such post office is part of a 
        core downtown business area;
            ``(B) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing, 
        or consolidation on the community served by such post office;
            ``(C) whether the community served by such post office 
        opposes a renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
            ``(D) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing, 
        or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at 
        such office;
            ``(E) whether such renovation, relocation, closing, or 
        consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government, 
        as stated in section 101(b) of this title, that the Postal 
        Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular 
        postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns 
        where post offices are not self sustaining;
            ``(F) the quantified long-term economic saving to the 
        Postal Service resulting from such renovation, relocation, 
        closing, or consolidation;
            ``(G) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations with 
        persons served by the post office concerning the proposed 
        renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
            ``(H) whether management of the post office contributed to 
        a desire to relocate;
            ``(I) the adequacy of the existing post office, and whether 
        all reasonable alternatives have been explored; and
            ``(J) such other factors as the Postal Service determines 
        are necessary.
    ``(5) Any determination of the Postal Service to renovate, 
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and 
shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the 
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4) of this 
subsection. Such determination and findings shall be made available to 
persons served by such post office.
    ``(6) The Postal Service shall take no action to renovate, 
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office until 60 days after its 
written determination is made available to persons served by such post 
office.
    ``(7) A determination of the Postal Service to renovate, relocate, 
close, or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person 
served by such post office to the Postal Rate Commission within 30 days 
after such determination is made available to such person under 
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review such determination on the 
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of such 
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based upon 
such review no later than 120 days after receiving any appeal under 
this paragraph. The commission shall set aside any determination, 
findings, and conclusions found to be--
            ``(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 
        otherwise not in accordance with the law;
            ``(B) without observance of procedure required by law; or
            ``(C) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or 
order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but 
the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service. 
The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of 
the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The 
provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 5 shall 
not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under this 
paragraph.
    ``(8) In a case in which a community has procedures to address the 
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the 
community, and the public participation requirements of such procedures 
are more stringent than those provided in this subsection, the Postal 
Service shall follow such procedures and disregard the procedures 
established in this subsection.
    ``(9) The Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, 
relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, shall comply with any 
zoning, planning, or land use regulations, or building codes applicable 
to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority, of 
the local jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

    Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Postal Service shall also 
consider the effect a new postal facility may have on the community 
served by the prior facility.''.

A: Post Office Relocation Act of 1997 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require a 60-day notice before the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office.  Requires such notice to be:  (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office. 
Sets forth provisions which:  (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow the individual to present oral or written testimony. 
Revises the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include:  (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office. 
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act. 
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction. 
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``College Student Success Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS.

    Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1057 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``Subpart 9--Student Success Grants

``SEC. 420K. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Pilot Program.--The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants on a competitive basis, subject to the availability of 
appropriations, to eligible institutions for the purposes of helping 
low-income students succeed in persisting in and completing 
postsecondary education and training programs.
    ``(b) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Eligible institution.--In this section, the term 
        `eligible institution' means an institution of higher education 
        (as defined in section 101(a)) in which, during the three-year 
        period preceding the year in which the institution is applying 
        for a grant under this section, an average of not less than 50 
        percent of the institution's entering first-year students are 
        enrolled in developmental courses to bring reading, writing, or 
        mathematics skills up to college-level.
            ``(2) Eligible student.--In this section, the term 
        `eligible student' means a student who--
                    ``(A) is eligible to receive assistance under 
                section 401;
                    ``(B) is a first-year student at the time of 
                entering the pilot; and
                    ``(C) is selected by an eligible institution to 
                participate in the pilot.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible institution seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require.
    ``(d) Grant Amounts.--
            ``(1) Institutional grants.--For a given year, each 
        institution selected to participate in this pilot program shall 
        receive an amount equal to the amount of a Student Success 
        Grant multiplied by the number of students the institution 
        selects to participate in the pilot program in such year. An 
        institution shall not select more than 200 students to 
        participate in the pilot program under this section during any 
        academic year.
            ``(2) Grants to students.--The amount of a Student Success 
        Grant provided to an eligible institution on behalf of an 
        eligible student under this section shall be $1,500 per student 
        for each award year.
    ``(e) Priority for Replication of Evidence-Based Policies and 
Practices.--The Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted 
by eligible institutions that propose to replicate policies and 
practices that have proven effective in increasing persistence and 
completion by low-income students or students in need of developmental 
education.
    ``(f) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall convene a peer review 
process to review applications for grants under this section and to 
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the selection of 
grantees. Members of the peer review committee shall be a mix of 
researchers and practitioners who are recognized experts on services 
and policies to increase low income student success in postsecondary 
education and training. No member of the committee shall be in a 
position to benefit financially from the grants to eligible 
institutions under subsection (d)(1).
    ``(g) Mandatory Uses.--An eligible institution that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds to assign a Student 
Success Coach to every first-year student participating in the pilot to 
provide intensive career and academic advising, ongoing personal help 
in navigating college services such as financial aid and registration, 
and assistance in connecting to community resources that can help 
students overcome family and personal challenges to success. Student 
Success Coaches--
            ``(1) shall work with not more than 50 new students during 
        any academic period;
            ``(2) may be employees of academic departments, student 
        services offices, community-based organizations, or other 
        entities as deemed appropriate by the institution; and
            ``(3) shall meet with each eligible student selected for 
        the pilot before registration for courses.
    ``(h) Permissible Uses.--An eligible institution that receives a 
grant under this section may use the grant funds to provide services 
and program innovations for students participating in the pilot, 
including the following:
            ``(1) College and career success courses, with tuition and 
        fees for the course covered by the Student Success Grant. These 
        courses should cover college success topics, such as how to 
        take notes, how to study, how to take tests, and how to budget 
        time, and should also include a substantial career exploration 
        component. Institutions are encouraged to use such courses to 
        help students develop a College and Career Success Plan so that 
        by the end of the first semester the students have a clear 
        sense of their career goals and what classes to take to achieve 
        such goals.
            ``(2) Work-study jobs with private employers in the 
        students' fields of study.
            ``(3) Learning communities that ensure that students 
        participating in the pilot are clustered together for at least 
        two courses beginning in the first semester after enrolling and 
        have other opportunities to create and maintain bonds that 
        allow them to provide academic and social support to each 
        other.
            ``(4) Curricular redesign, which may include such 
        innovations as `blended' or accelerated remediation classes 
        that help Student Success Grant recipients to attain college-
        level reading, writing, math skills (or a combination thereof) 
        more rapidly than traditional remediation formats allow, and 
        intensive skills refresher classes, offered prior to each 
        semester, to help students who have tested into remedial 
        coursework to reach entry level assessment scores for the 
        postsecondary programs they wish to enter.
            ``(5) Instructional support, such as learning labs, 
        supplemental instruction, and tutoring.
            ``(6) Assistance with support services, such as child care 
        and transportation.
    ``(i) Grant Period; Additional Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) Grant period.--Grants made under this section shall 
        be for a period of not less than 60 months.
            ``(2) Additional technical assistance.--After 36 months, 
        the Secretary shall review the performance of the Student 
        Success Grant pilot students at each institution, and if no 
        significant improvements have been made by Student Success 
        Grant pilot students in persistence and completion at an 
        institution, then the Secretary shall provide additional 
        technical assistance to help the institution improve outcomes.
    ``(j) Required Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each institution participating in the 
        pilot program under this section shall provide a non-Federal 
        match of 25 percent of the grant. The non-Federal share under 
        this section may be provided in cash or in kind.
            ``(2) Effect on need analysis.--For the purpose of 
        calculating a student's need in accordance with part F of this 
        title, services or benefits under this section shall not be 
        considered an asset or income.
    ``(k) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall enter into 
contracts with private entities to provide such technical assistance to 
grantees under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(l) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Outcome evaluations.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
        evaluation of program outcomes under the pilot program, and 
        shall disseminate to the public the findings from the 
        evaluation and information on best practices. The Secretary is 
        encouraged to partner with other providers of funds, such as 
        private foundations, to allow for use of an experimental or 
        quasi-experimental evaluation in at least one of the pilot 
        sites.
            ``(2) Institutional participation.--As a condition of 
        receiving grants under this section, participating institutions 
        shall work with the evaluator to track persistence and 
        completion outcomes for students in the pilot program, 
        specifically the proportion of these students who take and 
        complete developmental education courses, the proportion who 
        take and complete college-level coursework, and the proportion 
        who complete certificates and degrees. This data shall be 
        broken down by race, ethnicity, and age and the evaluator shall 
        assist institutions in analyzing this data to compare Student 
        Success Grant pilot participants to comparable nonparticipants, 
        using statistical techniques to control for differences in the 
        groups.
            ``(3) Annual reports.--Participating institutions shall 
        report on the data specified in paragraph (2) annually and the 
        Secretary shall make this data publicly available.
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period 
beginning with fiscal year 2008 and ending with fiscal year 2012, of 
which not more than $5,000,000 may be used to carry out subsections (k) 
and (l).''.

A:
College Student Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program awarding competitive, matching, Student Success grants to institutions of higher education in which, during the preceding three-year period, an average of at least 50% of entering first-year students were enrolled in developmental courses to bring their reading, writing, or mathematics skills up to college-level.

Requires the grants to be used to help Pell grant eligible students persevere in postsecondary education, beginning from their first year of study. Requires such help to include the assignment of a Student Success Coach to every student participant to provide intensive career and academic advising, ongoing personal help in navigating college services, and assistance in connecting to community resources that can help students overcome family and personal challenges to success.

Gives grant priority to schools proposing to replicate policies and practices that have proven effective in increasing persistence and completion by low-income students or students in need of developmental education.

Provides that the size of each grant shall be based on the number of a grantee's student participants; but limits each school to no more than 200 participants each academic year.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees who, after three years, are not significantly improving their student participants' perseverance in their studies.
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