[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1644 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1644

To amend subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 regarding Grants to States for State Student Incentives.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 1998

Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dodd, 
Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Kelley, and Mr. Hollings) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and 
                            Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 regarding Grants to States for State Student Incentives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging Educational Assistance 
Partnership Act''.

SEC. 2. LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 415A(b) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
        ``1999'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Reservation.--For any fiscal year for which the 
        amount appropriated under paragraph (1) exceeds $35,000,000, 
        the excess shall be available to carry out section 415E.''.
    (b) Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership 
Program.--Subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 415E as 415F; and
            (2) by inserting after section 415D the following:

``SEC. 415E. SPECIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP 
              PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 415A(b)(2) 
for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) make allotments among States in the same manner as 
        the Secretary makes allotments among States under section 415B; 
        and
            ``(2) award grants to States, from allotments under 
        paragraph (1), to enable the States to pay the Federal share of 
        the cost of the authorized activities described in subsection 
        (c).
    ``(b) Applicability Rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, the provisions of this subpart which are not inconsistent with 
this section shall apply to the program authorized by this section.
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Each State receiving a grant under 
this section may use the grant funds for--
            ``(1) increasing the dollar amount of grants awarded under 
        section 415B to eligible students who demonstrate financial 
        need;
            ``(2) carrying out transition programs from secondary 
        school to postsecondary education for eligible students who 
        demonstrate financial need;
            ``(3) carrying out community service programs for eligible 
        students who demonstrate financial need;
            ``(4) creating a scholarship program for eligible students 
        who demonstrate financial need and wish to enter teaching;
            ``(5) carrying out early intervention programs, mentoring 
        programs, and career education programs for eligible students 
        who demonstrate financial need; and
            ``(6) awarding merit or academic scholarships to eligible 
        students who demonstrate financial need.
    ``(d) Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--Each State receiving a 
grant under this section for a fiscal year shall provide the Secretary 
an assurance that the aggregate amount expended per student or the 
aggregate expenditures by the State, from funds derived from non-
Federal sources, for the authorized activities described in subsection 
(c) for the preceding fiscal year were not less than the amount 
expended per student or the aggregate expenditures by the State for the 
activities for the second preceding fiscal year. The Secretary may 
waive this subsection for good cause, as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
authorized activities described in subsection (c) for any fiscal year 
shall be 33\1/3\ percent.''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Purpose.--Subsection (a) of section 415A of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c(a)) is amended to read 
        as follows:
    ``(a) Purpose of Subpart.--It is the purpose of this subpart to 
make incentive grants available to States to assist States in--
            ``(1) providing grants to--
                    ``(A) eligible students attending institutions of 
                higher education or participating in programs of study 
                abroad that are approved for credit by institutions of 
                higher education at which such students are enrolled; 
                and
                    ``(B) eligible students for campus-based community 
                service work-study; and
            ``(2) carrying out the activities described in section 
        415F.''.
            (2) Allotment.--Section 415B(a)(1) of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c-1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
        ``and not reserved under section 415A(b)(2)'' after 
        ``415A(b)(1)''.
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