[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 1162 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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. Berman, 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-Allard, Ms. 
 Velazquez, 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 Indiana, 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. Jefferson, 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 Resources, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs under the 
         Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century 
Higher Education Act''.
    (b) References.--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 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

           TITLE I--EXPANDING HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

SEC. 101. PELL GRANTS.

    Section 401(b)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following:
            ``(iv) $6,000 for academic year 2002-2003;
            ``(v) $6,500 for academic year 2003-2004; and
            ``(vi) $7,000 for academic year 2004-2005,''.

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 OPPORTUNITY 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 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting 
``$800,000,000 for fiscal 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 INSTITUTIONS.

    (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 appropriated 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 appropriated 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
            (4) in section 396 (20 U.S.C. 1068e), by striking ``section 
        360'' and inserting ``section 399''.

SEC. 107. BYRD HONORS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.

    Subpart 6 of part A of title IV is amended by inserting after 
section 419H (20 U.S.C. 1070d-38) the following new section:

``SEC. 419I. BYRD HONORS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS.

    ``(a) Special Program Authorized.--From such proportion of all 
States allocations as the Secretary may specify, a student who meets 
the requirements of subsection (b) may, notwithstanding section 419H, 
be awarded a scholarship of not more than the lesser of $5,000, or one-
half the amount of the tuition of such student for any of up to 5 
academic years during which the student is pursuing a program of 
teacher education or teacher preparation.
    ``(b) Eligible Students.--To be eligible to receive an award under 
this section, student shall have attained--
            ``(1) prior to either of the first 2 years of award 
        eligibility, a cumulative secondary school grade point average 
        of 3.0 (on a scale of 4), or an equivalent average grade as 
        determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
        Secretary;
            ``(2) prior to the remaining years of award eligibility, a 
        cumulative postsecondary grade point average of 3.0 (on a scale 
        of 4), or an equivalent average grade as determined in 
        accordance with such regulations.''.

       TITLE II--BUILDING BRIDGES AMONG COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

                    PART A--DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT

SEC. 201. DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT.

    Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1000 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after part F (as added by section 221 of 
        this Act) the following new part:

                   ``PART G--DUAL DEGREE ACHIEVEMENT

``SEC. 381. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Findings.--For the reasons set forth in sections 301, 321, 
341, 350, and 501 of this Act, the Federal Government--
            ``(1) has a unique relationship with, and a substantial 
        investment in, the institutions that receive grants under this 
        title and title V of this Act; and
            ``(2) should continue to seek new and even more effective 
        ways to improve and strengthen those institutions.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to--
            ``(1) strengthen curricula and enhance student 
        opportunities at minority-serving institutions;
            ``(2) increase postgraduate access, persistence, and 
        attainment of advanced degrees, including doctoral degrees, for 
        students who attend such institutions; and
            ``(3) increase diversity within scientific, technical, 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 eligible 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 partnership 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) one or more minority-serving institutions 
                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 baccalaureate 
        degrees (such as community colleges), community based 
        organizations, and businesses, may be included in partnerships 
        under this section.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) a `minority-serving institution' means an institution 
        that is eligible to apply for assistance under sections 316 or 
        317, under part B of this title, or under title V of this Act; 
        and
            ``(2) a `partner institution' means an institution of 
        higher education that offers a baccalaureate or 
        postbaccalaureate degree not awarded by the minority-serving 
        institutions with which it is partnered.
    ``(d) Application Requirements.--In addition to the application 
requirements under section 391, an eligible partnership under 
subsection (b)(1) shall include in its application--
            ``(1) the name of each partner and a description of its 
        responsibilities as a member of the partnership;
            ``(2) a copy of the partnership agreement, including any 
        articulation agreement between the partners;
            ``(3) a description of--
                    ``(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, including 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 minority serving institutions are underrepresented;
                    ``(D) the resources that each member of the 
                partnership will contribute to the partnership; 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 program 
                        that leads to a five year baccalaureate or 
                        postbaccalaureate degree not awarded by the 
                        minority-serving institution;
                            ``(ii) who successfully completes the 
                        program will be awarded a baccalaureate degree 
                        from the minority-serving institution and a 
                        baccalaureate degree or a master's degree from 
                        the partner institution that the student 
                        attends;
                            ``(iii) at each minority-serving 
                        institution 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 academic 
                        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 supplement, and not 
                supplant, assistance that otherwise would be provided 
                to participating students.
    ``(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 students attending minority-serving institutions 
are underrepresented.

``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 institutions for 
        the amount of tuition that they would have received had 
        participating students attended those institutions during their 
        4th year of the program instead of the partner institution; and
            ``(4) academic program enhancements at the minority-serving 
        institution which result in increasing the quality of the 
        program offered and the quantity of student participants in the 
        dual degree program 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 institution during the student's 3d year in 
        the program.
            ``(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 received 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 pursuant 
to subsection (a)(3).
    ``(d) Preservation of Authority.--Nothing in this part shall be 
construed to impair the authority of participating 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 appropriated 
        $40,000,000 to carry out part G for fiscal 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 Education 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 requiring 
        baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate study.

``SEC. 407B. ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated 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 degree not awarded by the 
        minority-serving institutions 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 opportunities 
        for community college students to earn bachelor's degrees, 
        including promoting the transfer of academic credits between 
        institutions and expanding 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 increasing the quality of the 
        program offered and the number of student participants in the 
        dual degree program offered.
    ``(c) Applications.--Any minority-serving institution, or a 
consortia including at least 1 minority-serving institution, that 
desires to obtain a grant under this section 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 available, provide the additional 
amount of tuition and fees charged the participating student by the 
partner institution 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 awarded under this chapter 
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 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 institution 
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 
        institutions 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 Education 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 succeeding 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 consortia 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 Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information or assurances as 
the Secretary 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 OPPORTUNITIES 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 availability of funds 
appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award grants 
to Hispanic-serving institutions 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, including 
        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, including telecommunications program 
        materials;
            ``(4) scholarships, fellowships, and other financial 
        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 development office 
        to strengthen and increase contributions 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 will be used to improve postbaccalaureate education 
opportunities for Hispanic and low-income students and will lead to 
greater financial independence.
    ``(e) Eligibility.--For the purposes of this part, an `eligible 
institution' means--
            ``(1) an institution of higher education that is eligible 
        under section 502; and
            ``(2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree 
        granting program.
    ``(f) Limitations.--
            ``(1) New programs.--An institution may use an amount equal 
        to not more than 10 percent of the institution's grant under 
        this part for the development of new postbaccalaureate 
        certification or degree granting programs.
            ``(2) 1 grant per institution.--The Secretary shall not 
        award more than 1 grant under this part in any fiscal year to 
        any Hispanic-serving institution.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
carry out this part--
            ``(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
            ``(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
            ``(3) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.

             TITLE III--TEACHER PREPARATION AND RECRUITMENT

                      PART A--TEACHER PREPARATION

SEC. 301. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking the heading of such title and inserting the 
        following:

            ``TITLE II--TEACHER PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT

      ``PART A--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND 
                            PARTNERSHIPS'';

            (2) by striking ``this title'' each place it appears; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new parts:

                      ``PART B--TEACHER SHORTAGES

``SEC. 221. PURPOSE.

    ``The purposes of this part are--
            ``(1) to help recruit and prepare more teachers to meet the 
        national demand for a qualified teacher in every classroom; and
            ``(2) to increase opportunities for Americans of all 
        educational, ethnic, class, and geographic backgrounds to 
        become teachers.

``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 education and teacher preparation programs.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Grants provided by the Secretary under this 
section may be used by an eligible institution, 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 preparing 
        teachers; and
            ``(3) applying the findings of the assessment under 
        paragraph (1) to strengthen on-campus teacher 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 accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably 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 practices 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 accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``(c) Evaluation.--At the end of three years of receiving funds 
under this section, each eligible institution shall submit an 
evaluation report to the Secretary containing 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 
        institutions 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 Education 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 authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 222 $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and each of the two succeeding fiscal years.
    ``(b) Demonstration Programs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 223 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 
and each of the two succeeding fiscal years.''.

                        PART B--LOAN FORGIVENESS

SEC. 311. LOAN REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION FOR INDIVIDUALS 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 Higher 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 following:
            ``(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 performed during academic year 
        1998-1999 and succeeding academic years, notwithstanding any 
        contrary provision of the promissory note under which a loan 
        under part E of title IV of the Higher Education 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 INDIVIDUALS WHO TEACH 
              IN TRIBAL COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall carry out a program, 
through the holder of a loan, of assuming 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 section 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 determined in accordance 
        with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.
    ``(e) Prevention of Double Benefits.--No borrower may, for the same 
service, receive a benefit under both this section and subtitle D of 
title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12571 et seq.).
    ``(f) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `year', 
when applied to employment as a teacher, means an academic year as 
defined by the Secretary.''.

                     TITLE IV--COLLEGE PREPARATION

                  PART A--ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 401. ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS.

    Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                 ``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 provided 
        sufficient academic preparation in secondary school, which 
        results in limited employment opportunities, 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 expectations, 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 percent 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 Canada and the United Kingdom;
            ``(5) 24 States are now funding programs to increase 
        participation in advanced placement programs, including 19 
        States that provide funds for advanced placement teacher 
        professional development, 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 placement 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 demonstrate 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 important 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 disadvantaged 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 percent of the secondary school student 
        population, and increase the numbers of students who receive 
        advanced placement test scores for which college academic 
        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 distribute 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 appropriated under section 
        10995H and made available under section 10995C(1) for a fiscal 
        year, the Secretary 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 section 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 community 
        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 advanced 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
                    ``(ii) schools with a high concentration of low-
                income students; or
            ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a local 
        educational agency, the local educational agency serves schools 
        with a high concentration of low-income students.
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--An eligible entity may use grant 
funds under this section to expand access for low-income individuals to 
advanced placement incentive programs that involve--
            ``(1) teacher training;
            ``(2) pre-advanced placement course development;
            ``(3) curriculum coordination and articulation between 
        grade levels that prepare students for advanced placement 
        courses;
            ``(4) curriculum development;
            ``(5) books and supplies; and
            ``(6) any other activity directly related to expanding 
        access to and participation in advanced placement incentive 
        programs particularly for low-income individuals.
    ``(d) Application.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the 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 advanced 
                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, ethnicity, sex, English 
                proficiency status, and socioeconomic 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 appropriated 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 Applications.--
            ``(1) Application required.--Each State educational agency 
        desiring a grant under this section 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 educational 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 section.
    ``(d) Contracts.--A local educational agency that receives a grant 
under this section may enter into a contract with a nonprofit or for-
profit organization to provide the online advanced placement courses, 
including contracting 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 PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--From amounts appropriated 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 
educational 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 educational 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 application 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 
application 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 ensure 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 activities 
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 supplant, 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 annually 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 subsection 
        (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 program.--The term 
        `advanced placement incentive program' means a program that 
        provides advanced placement activities and services to low-
        income individuals.
            ``(2) Advanced placement test.--The term `advanced 
        placement test' means an advanced placement test administered 
        by the College Board or approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) High concentration of low-income students.--The term 
        `high concentration of low-income students', used with respect 
        to a State educational 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 poverty 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 purposes of section 10995F, a 
        low-income individual (as defined in section 402A(g)(2) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965 who is academically prepared to 
        take successfully an advanced placement test as determined by a 
        school teacher or advanced placement coordinator taking into 
        consideration factors such as enrollment and performance in an 
        advanced placement 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 amended 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 Prevention 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 highest 
        academic potential; and
            ``(2) ensure that all students have substantial and ongoing 
        opportunities to do so through schoolwide programs proven 
        effective in school dropout prevention.

               ``Chapter 1--Coordinated National Strategy

``SEC. 1451. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized--
            ``(1) to collect systematic data on the participation 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 proficiency 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 interagency 
        working group which shall--
                    ``(A) address inter- and intra-agency program 
                coordination issues at the Federal level with respect 
                to school dropout prevention and middle school and 
                secondary school reentry, assess 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 elements 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 recognition program which 
        shall be used to recognize schools from nominations submitted 
        by State educational agencies.
            ``(2) Eligible schools.--The Secretary may recognize under 
        the recognition program any public middle school or secondary 
        school (including a charter school) that has implemented 
        comprehensive reforms regarding the lowering of school dropout 
        rates for all students at that school.
            ``(3) Support.--The Secretary may make monetary awards to 
        schools recognized under the recognition program in amounts 
        determined by the Secretary. 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 increase the types of proven strategies 
        for dropout prevention and reentry that address the needs of an 
        entire school population rather than a subset of students.
            ``(2) Number and duration.--
                    ``(A) Number.--The Secretary may award not more 
                than 5 contracts under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Duration.--The Secretary may award a contract 
                under this subsection for a period of not more than 5 
                years.
    ``(d) Support for Existing Reform Networks.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide appropriate 
        support to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to 
        provide training, materials, development, 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 assistance, 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 appropriated 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 subsection 
        (b).
            ``(2) Formula.--If the sum appropriated under section 1472 
        for a fiscal year equals or exceeds $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 preceding 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 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic 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 implementation 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 students; 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 
                        prevention and reentry strategies being 
                        implemented; 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 received 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 percent 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 
participating in the program assisted under this chapter compared to 
students at similar schools who are not participating 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 research-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 designed to identify at-
        risk students, effective programs encompassing traditionally 
        underserved students, including racial and ethnic minorities 
        and pregnant and parenting teenagers, designed to prevent 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 alternative school programs, developing 
        clear linkages to career skills and employment, and addressing 
        specific gatekeeper hurdles that often limit student retention 
        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 educational agency at such time, in 
        such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State 
        educational 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 agency;
                            ``(ii) the local educational agency is 
                        committed to providing ongoing operational 
                        support, for the school's comprehensive 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 
                                activities 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 
                administration 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 strategies;
                    ``(D) describe a budget and timeline for 
                implementing the strategies;
                    ``(E) contain evidence of coordination with 
                existing resources;
                    ``(F) provide an assurance that funds provided 
                under this chapter will supplement and not supplant 
                other Federal, State, and local funds;
                    ``(G) describe how the activities to be assisted 
                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 behalf of a 
school is eligible to receive a grant under this chapter if the school 
is--
            ``(1) a public school (including a public alternative 
        school)--
                    ``(A) that is eligible to receive assistance under 
                part A of title I, including a comprehensive 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 incoming students to 
                the school serve students 50 percent or more of whom 
                are low-income individuals; 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 secure necessary services from a community-based 
organization, including private sector entities, if--
            ``(1) the school approves the use;
            ``(2) the funds are used to provide school dropout 
        prevention and reentry activities related to schoolwide 
        efforts; and
            ``(3) the community-based organization has demonstrated the 
        organization's ability to provide effective 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 Federal programs, such as programs assisted 
under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education 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, including 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 Education Statistics' Common Core of 
        Data, if available; or
            ``(2) in other cases, a standard method for calculating 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 chapter, 
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 evaluate 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 
dropout rates in the State disaggregated in the same manner as 
information under section 1451(a), according to procedures that conform 
with the National Center for Education 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 education funding formula policies for public schools 
that provide 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.--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 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 Disabilities 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 promulgate 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 individual 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 Network 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 technologies program to 
strengthen the capacity of eligible institutions to provide instruction 
in digital network technologies 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, digital network technology, 
        and infrastructure necessary to teach students and teachers 
        about technology in the classroom;
            ``(2) to develop and provide educational services, 
        including faculty development, to prepare students 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 education 
        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 defined by the Small Business Administration; or
            ``(5) provide leadership development to administrators, 
        board members, and faculty of eligible institutions with 
        institutional responsibility for technology 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 eligible institution shall 
submit an application to the Secretary 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 availability of funds, in the Federal Register.
    ``(b) Peer Review Panel.--The Secretary shall establish a peer 
review panel to aid the Secretary in establishing the application 
procedure described in subsection (a) and selecting applicants to 
receive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under section 
171. In selecting the members for such panel, the Secretary may consult 
with appropriate cabinet-level officials (such as the Secretaries of 
Education and Labor), representatives of non-Federal organizations, and 
representatives of eligible institutions to ensure that the membership 
of such panel reflects membership of the minority higher education 
community, including Federal agency personnel and other individuals 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 available (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, whichever 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, contract, or 
cooperative agreement under this part that exceeds $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 Recipients.--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 subsection (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 evaluation within 1 year after 
conducting the final evaluation. In the report, the Secretary shall 
include such recommendations, 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 following:
            ``(6) Eligible institution defined.--The term `eligible 
        institution' means an institution that is--
                    ``(A) 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 
                institutions described in this subparagraph;
                    ``(B) 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));
                    ``(C) a tribally controlled college or university, 
                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 Secretary, 
                in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 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. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 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 National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration 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 UNIVERSITIES HISTORIC 
              BUILDING RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a 
program for ensuring the protection and preservation of all historic 
properties on the campuses of the Nation's historically black colleges 
and universities, and to authorize a comprehensive identification and 
cost assessment process with respect to such historic properties.
    ``(b) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall implement, 
through the National Parks Service, subject to subsections (c), (d), 
and (e), a program for allocating 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 Historic 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 compliance with all applicable 
        Federal laws and regulations), and the fiscal capability of 
        such institution to complete the required preservation work, 
        including the institution's ability to meet the matching 
        requirement 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 Historic Preservation Act pursuant to this section, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall make not less than 15 grants each 
year to eligible historically black colleges and universities 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 permitted by the grantee for 
        interpretive and educational 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 subsection (d) for a grant 
        with respect to a building or structure listed on, or eligible 
        for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places only 
        if the grantee agrees to match, from funds derived from non-
        Federal 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 exists 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 available 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 historically black college or university has received a 
grant under this section.''.
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