[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4137 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
July 29 (legislative day, July 28), 2008.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
4137) entitled ``An Act to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of
1965, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education
Amendments of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References.
Sec. 3. General effective date.
TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Additional definitions.
Sec. 102. General definition of institution of higher education.
Sec. 103. Definition of institution of higher education for purposes of
title IV programs.
Sec. 104. Protection of student speech and association rights.
Sec. 105. Accreditation and Institutional Quality and Integrity
Advisory Committee.
Sec. 106. Drug and alcohol abuse prevention.
Sec. 107. Prior rights and obligations.
Sec. 108. Transparency in college tuition for consumers.
Sec. 109. Databases of student information prohibited.
Sec. 110. Clear and easy-to-find information on student financial aid.
Sec. 110A. State higher education information system pilot program.
Sec. 111. Performance-based organization for the delivery of Federal
student financial assistance.
Sec. 112. Procurement flexibility.
Sec. 113. Institution and lender reporting and disclosure requirements.
Sec. 114. Employment of postsecondary education graduates.
Sec. 115. Foreign medical schools.
Sec. 116. Demonstration and certification regarding the use of certain
Federal funds.
TITLE II--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
Sec. 201. Teacher quality partnership grants.
Sec. 202. General provisions.
TITLE III--INSTITUTIONAL AID
Sec. 301. Program purpose.
Sec. 302. Definitions; eligibility.
Sec. 303. American Indian tribally controlled colleges and
universities.
Sec. 304. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.
Sec. 305. Native American-serving, nontribal institutions.
Sec. 306. Part B definitions.
Sec. 307. Grants to institutions.
Sec. 308. Allotments to institutions.
Sec. 309. Professional or graduate institutions.
Sec. 310. Authority of the Secretary.
Sec. 311. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 312. Technical corrections.
TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE
PART A--Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher
Education
Sec. 401. Federal Pell Grants.
Sec. 402. Academic competitiveness grants.
Sec. 403. Federal Trio Programs.
Sec. 404. Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate
programs.
Sec. 405. Academic achievement incentive scholarships.
Sec. 406. Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants.
Sec. 407. Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program.
Sec. 408. Special programs for students whose families are engaged in
migrant and seasonal farmwork.
Sec. 409. Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program.
Sec. 410. Child care access means parents in school.
Sec. 411. Learning anytime anywhere partnerships.
PART B--Federal Family Education Loan Program
Sec. 421. Federal payments to reduce student interest costs.
Sec. 422. Federal Consolidation Loans.
Sec. 423. Default reduction program.
Sec. 424. Reports to consumer reporting agencies and institutions of
higher education.
Sec. 425. Common forms and formats.
Sec. 426. Student loan information by eligible lenders.
Sec. 427. Consumer education information.
Sec. 428. Definition of eligible lender.
Sec. 429. Discharge and cancellation rights in cases of disability.
PART C--Federal Work-Study Programs
Sec. 441. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 442. Allowance for books and supplies.
Sec. 443. Grants for Federal work-study programs.
Sec. 444. Job location and development programs.
Sec. 445. Work colleges.
PART D--Federal Perkins Loans
Sec. 451. Program authority.
Sec. 451A. Allowance for books and supplies.
Sec. 451B. Perkins loan forbearance.
Sec. 452. Cancellation of loans for certain public service.
PART E--Need Analysis
Sec. 461. Cost of attendance.
Sec. 462. Definitions.
PART F--General Provisions Relating to Student Assistance
Sec. 471. Definitions.
Sec. 472. Compliance calendar.
Sec. 473. Forms and regulations.
Sec. 474. Student eligibility.
Sec. 475. Statute of limitations and State court judgments.
Sec. 476. Institutional refunds.
Sec. 477. Institutional and financial assistance information for
students.
Sec. 478. Entrance counseling required.
Sec. 479. National Student Loan Data System.
Sec. 480. Early awareness of financial aid eligibility.
Sec. 481. Program participation agreements.
Sec. 482. Regulatory relief and improvement.
Sec. 483. Transfer of allotments.
Sec. 484. Purpose of administrative payments.
Sec. 485. Advisory Committee on student financial assistance.
Sec. 486. Regional meetings.
Sec. 487. Year 2000 requirements at the Department.
PART G--Program Integrity
Sec. 491. Recognition of accrediting agency or association.
Sec. 492. Administrative capacity standard.
Sec. 493. Program review and data.
Sec. 494. Timely information about loans.
Sec. 495. Auction evaluation and report.
TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 501. Authorized activities.
Sec. 502. Postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
Sec. 503. Applications.
Sec. 504. Cooperative arrangements.
Sec. 505. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Sec. 601. Findings.
Sec. 602. Graduate and undergraduate language and area centers and
programs.
Sec. 603. Undergraduate international studies and foreign language
programs.
Sec. 604. Research; studies.
Sec. 605. Technological innovation and cooperation for foreign
information access.
Sec. 606. Selection of certain grant recipients.
Sec. 607. American overseas research centers.
Sec. 608. Authorization of appropriations for international and foreign
language studies.
Sec. 609. Centers for international business education.
Sec. 610. Education and training programs.
Sec. 611. Authorization of appropriations for business and
international education programs.
Sec. 612. Minority foreign service professional development program.
Sec. 613. Institutional development.
Sec. 614. Study abroad program.
Sec. 615. Advanced degree in international relations.
Sec. 616. Internships.
Sec. 617. Financial assistance.
Sec. 618. Report.
Sec. 619. Gifts and donations.
Sec. 620. Authorization of appropriations for the Institute for
International Public Policy.
Sec. 621. Definitions.
Sec. 622. Assessment and enforcement.
TITLE VII--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Sec. 701. Purpose.
Sec. 702. Allocation of Jacob K. Javits Fellowships.
Sec. 703. Stipends.
Sec. 704. Authorization of appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits
Fellowship Program.
Sec. 705. Institutional eligibility under the Graduate Assistance in
Areas of National Need Program.
Sec. 706. Awards to graduate students.
Sec. 707. Additional assistance for cost of education.
Sec. 708. Authorization of appropriations for the Graduate Assistance
in Areas of National Need Program.
Sec. 709. Legal educational opportunity program.
Sec. 710. Fund for the improvement of postsecondary education.
Sec. 711. Special projects.
Sec. 712. Authorization of appropriations for the fund for the
improvement of postsecondary education.
Sec. 713. Repeal of the urban community service program.
Sec. 714. Grants for students with disabilities.
Sec. 715. Applications for demonstration projects to ensure students
with disabilities receive a quality higher
education.
Sec. 716. Authorization of appropriations for demonstration projects to
ensure students with disabilities receive a
quality higher education.
Sec. 717. Research grants.
TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 801. Miscellaneous.
Sec. 802. Additional programs.
Sec. 803. Student loan clearinghouse.
Sec. 804. Minority serving institutions for advanced technology and
education.
TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
PART A--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986
Sec. 901. Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
Sec. 902. Agreement with Gallaudet University.
Sec. 903. Agreement for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Sec. 904. Cultural experiences grants.
Sec. 905. Audit.
Sec. 906. Reports.
Sec. 907. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
Sec. 908. Liaison for educational programs.
Sec. 909. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the
National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Sec. 910. Oversight and effect of agreements.
Sec. 911. International students.
Sec. 912. Research priorities.
Sec. 913. Authorization of appropriations.
PART B--UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT
Sec. 921. United States Institute of Peace Act.
PART C--THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1998
Sec. 931. Repeals.
Sec. 932. Grants to States for workplace and community transition
training for incarcerated youth offenders.
Sec. 933. Underground railroad educational and cultural program.
Sec. 934. Olympic scholarships under the Higher Education Amendments of
1992.
PART D--INDIAN EDUCATION
subpart 1--tribal colleges and universities
Sec. 941. Reauthorization of the Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978.
subpart 2--navajo higher education
Sec. 945. Short title.
Sec. 946. Reauthorization of Navajo Community College Act.
PART E--Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Sec. 951. Short title.
Sec. 952. Loan repayment for prosecutors and defenders.
SEC. 2. 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.).
SEC. 3. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments made by
this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date
of enactment of this Act.
TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (16) as
paragraphs (13) through (20); respectively;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as
paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively;
(4) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
``(1) Authorizing committees.--The term `authorizing
committees' means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
Labor of the House of Representatives.'';
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
paragraph (3)) the following:
``(3) Critical foreign language.--The term `critical
foreign language' means each of the languages contained in the
list of critical languages designated by the Secretary in the
Federal Register on August 2, 1985 (50 Fed. Reg. 149, 31412;
promulgated under the authority of section 212(d) of the
Education for Economic Security Act (repealed by section 2303
of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and
Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988)), except that
in the implementation of this definition with respect to a
specific title, the Secretary may set priorities according to
the purposes of such title and the national security, economic
competitiveness, and educational needs of the United States.'';
(6) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as redesignated by
paragraph (3)) the following:
``(6) Distance education.--
``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided,
the term `distance education' means education that uses
1 or more of the technologies described in subparagraph
(B)--
``(i) to deliver instruction to students
who are separated from the instructor; and
``(ii) to support regular and substantive
interaction between the students and the
instructor, synchronously or asynchronously.
``(B) Inclusions.--For the purposes of subparagraph
(A), the technologies used may include--
``(i) the Internet;
``(ii) one-way and two-way transmissions
through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable,
microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics,
satellite, or wireless communications devices;
``(iii) audio conferencing; or
``(iv) video cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMs,
if the cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMs are used in
a course in conjunction with the technologies
listed in clauses (i) through (iii).''; and
(7) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
``(12) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the
poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a
family of the size involved.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 131(a)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1015(a)(3)(B)), by
striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(2) in section 141(d)(4)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1018(d)(4)(B)), by
striking ``Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees'';
(3) in section 401(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)(3)), by
striking ``to the Committee on Appropriations'' and all that
follows through ``House of Representatives'' and inserting ``to
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the
authorizing committees'';
(4) in section 428 (20 U.S.C. 1078)--
(A) in subsection (c)(9)(K), by striking ``House
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Senate
Committee on Labor and Human Resources'' and inserting
``authorizing committees'';
(B) in the matter following paragraph (2) of
subsection (g), by striking ``Committee on Labor and
Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees''; and
(C) in subsection (n)(4), by striking ``Committee
on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees'';
(5) in section 428A(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078-1(c))--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (2), by striking ``Chairperson'' and all that
follows through ``House of Representatives'' and
inserting ``members of the authorizing committees'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Chairperson''
and all that follows through ``House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``members of the
authorizing committees''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Chairperson''
and all that follows through ``House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``members of the
authorizing committees'';
(6) in section 432 (20 U.S.C. 1082)--
(A) in subsection (f)(1)(C), by striking ``the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives or the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``either of the
authorizing committees''; and
(B) in the matter following subparagraph (D) of
subsection (n)(3), by striking ``Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the
Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(7) in section 437(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087(c)(1)), by
striking ``Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees'';
(8) in section 439 (20 U.S.C. 1087-2)--
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(E)(iii), by striking
``advise the Chairman'' and all that follows through
``House of Representatives'' and inserting ``advise the
members of the authorizing committees'';
(B) in subsection (r)--
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``inform
the Chairman'' and all that follows through
``House of Representatives,'' and inserting
``inform the members of the authorizing
committees'';
(ii) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking
``plan, to the Chairman'' and all that follows
through ``Education and Labor'' and inserting
``plan, to the members of the authorizing
committees'';
(iii) in paragraph (6)(B)--
(I) by striking ``plan, to the
Chairman'' and all that follows through
``House of Representatives'' and
inserting ``plan, to the members of the
authorizing committees''; and
(II) by striking ``Chairmen and
ranking minority members of such
Committees'' and inserting ``members of
the authorizing committees'';
(iv) in paragraph (8)(C), by striking
``implemented to the Chairman'' and all that
follows through ``House of Representatives,
and'' and inserting ``implemented to the
members of the authorizing committees, and
to''; and
(v) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A) of paragraph (10), by striking ``days to
the Chairman'' and all that follows through
``Education and Labor'' and inserting ``days to
the members of the authorizing committees'';
and
(C) in subsection (s)(2)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) of
subparagraph (A), by striking ``Treasury and to
the Chairman'' and all that follows through
``House of Representatives'' and inserting
``Treasury and to the members of the
authorizing committees''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``Treasury and to the Chairman'' and all that
follows through ``House of Representatives''
and inserting ``Treasury and to the members of
the authorizing committees'';
(9) in section 455(b)(8)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(8)(B)), by
striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(10) in section 482(d) (20 U.S.C. 1089(d)), by striking
``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(11) in section 483(c) (20 U.S.C. 1090(c)), by striking
``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
(12) in section 485 (20 U.S.C. 1092)--
(A) in subsection (f)(5)(A), by striking
``Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees''; and
(B) in subsection (g)(4)(B), by striking
``Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees'';
(13) in section 486 (20 U.S.C. 1093)--
(A) in subsection (e), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees''; and
(B) in subsection (f)(3)--
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) of
subparagraph (A), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives'' and inserting
``authorizing committees''; and
(ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of
subparagraph (B), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives'' and inserting
``authorizing committees'';
(14) in section 487A(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1094a(a)(5)), by
striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing committees'';
and
(15) in section 498B(d) (20 U.S.C. 1099c-2(d))--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
of Representatives'' and inserting ``authorizing
committees''.
SEC. 102. GENERAL DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 101 (20 U.S.C. 1001) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``, or awards a
degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or
professional degree program, subject to the review and approval
by the Secretary'' after ``such a degree''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) a public or nonprofit private educational institution
in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in subsection
(a)(1), admits as regular students persons--
``(A) who are beyond the age of compulsory school
attendance in the State in which the institution is
located; or
``(B) who will be dually or concurrently enrolled
in the institution and a secondary school.''.
SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR PURPOSES OF
TITLE IV PROGRAMS.
Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 1002) is amended--
(1) by striking subclause (II) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(i)
and inserting the following:
``(II) the institution has or had a
clinical training program that was
approved by a State as of January 1,
1992, and has continuously operated a
clinical training program in not less
than 1 State that is approved by such
State;'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (D), by inserting
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking subparagraph (F); and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Additional institutions.--The term `proprietary
institution of higher education' also includes a proprietary
educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the
requirement in section 101(a)(1), admits as regular students
persons--
``(A) who are beyond the age of compulsory school
attendance in the State in which the institution is
located; or
``(B) who will be dually or concurrently enrolled
in the institution and a secondary school.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Additional institutions.--The term `postsecondary
vocational institution' also includes an educational
institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in
section 101(a)(1), admits as regular students persons--
``(A) who are beyond the age of compulsory school
attendance in the State in which the institution is
located; or
``(B) who will be dually or concurrently enrolled
in the institution and a secondary school.''.
SEC. 104. PROTECTION OF STUDENT SPEECH AND ASSOCIATION RIGHTS.
Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 1011a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``It is the
sense''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) It is the sense of Congress that--
``(A) the diversity of institutions and educational
missions is one of the key strengths of American higher
education;
``(B) individual colleges and universities have different
missions and each institution should design its academic
program in accordance with its educational goals;
``(C) a college should facilitate the free and open
exchange of ideas;
``(D) students should not be intimidated, harassed,
discouraged from speaking out, or discriminated against;
``(E) students should be treated equally and fairly; and
``(F) nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
modify, change, or infringe upon any constitutionally protected
religious liberty, freedom, expression, or association.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, provided that
the imposition of such sanction is done objectively and
fairly'' after ``higher education''.
SEC. 105. ACCREDITATION AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) In General.--Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 1011c) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 114. ACCREDITATION AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY
COMMITTEE.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department an
Accreditation and Institutional Quality and Integrity Advisory
Committee (in this section referred to as the `Committee') to assess
the process of accreditation and the institutional eligibility and
certification of such institutions under title IV.
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) In general.--The Committee shall have 15 members, of
which--
``(A) 5 members shall be appointed by the
Secretary;
``(B) 5 members shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives upon the recommendation
of the majority leader and minority leader of the House
of Representatives; and
``(C) 5 members shall be appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of
the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
``(2) Qualifications.--Individuals shall be appointed as
members of the Committee on--
``(A) the basis of the individuals' experience,
integrity, impartiality, and good judgment;
``(B) from among individuals who are
representatives of, or knowledgeable concerning,
education and training beyond secondary education,
representatives of all sectors and types of
institutions of higher education (as defined in section
102); and
``(C) on the basis of the individuals' technical
qualifications, professional standing, and demonstrated
knowledge in the fields of accreditation and
administration in higher education.
``(3) Terms of members.--The term of office of each member
of the Committee shall be for 6 years, except that any member
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration
of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
``(4) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Committee shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment was made not
later than 90 days after the vacancy occurred. If a vacancy
occurs in a position to be filled by the Secretary, the
Secretary shall publish a Federal Register notice soliciting
nominations for the position not later than 30 days after being
notified of the vacancy.
``(5) Initial terms.--The terms of office for the initial
members of the Committee shall be--
``(A) 2 years for members appointed under paragraph
(1)(A);
``(B) 4 years for members appointed under paragraph
(1)(B); and
``(C) 6 years for members appointed under paragraph
(1)(C).
``(6) Chairperson.--The members of the Committee shall
select a chairperson from among the members.
``(c) Functions.--The Committee shall--
``(1) advise the Secretary with respect to establishment
and enforcement of the standards of accrediting agencies or
associations under subpart 2 of part H of title IV;
``(2) advise the Secretary with respect to the recognition
of a specific accrediting agency or association;
``(3) advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation
and publication of the list of nationally recognized
accrediting agencies and associations;
``(4) advise the Secretary with respect to the eligibility
and certification process for institutions of higher education
under title IV, together with recommendations for improvements
in such process;
``(5) advise the Secretary with respect to the relationship
between--
``(A) accreditation of institutions of higher
education and the certification and eligibility of such
institutions; and
``(B) State licensing responsibilities with respect
to such institutions; and
``(6) carry out such other advisory functions relating to
accreditation and institutional eligibility as the Secretary
may prescribe in regulation.
``(d) Meeting Procedures.--
``(1) Schedule.--
``(A) Biannual meetings.--The Committee shall meet
not less often than twice each year, at the call of the
Chairperson.
``(B) Publication of date.--The Committee shall
submit the date and location of each meeting in advance
to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall publish such
information in the Federal Register not later than 30
days before the meeting.
``(2) Agenda.--
``(A) Establishment.--The agenda for a meeting of
the Committee shall be established by the Chairperson
and shall be submitted to the members of the Committee
upon notification of the meeting.
``(B) Opportunity for public comment.--The agenda
shall include, at a minimum, opportunity for public
comment during the Committee's deliberations.
``(3) Secretary's designee.--
``(A) Attendance at meeting.--The Chairperson shall
invite the Secretary's designee to attend all meetings
of the Committee.
``(B) Role of designee.--The Secretary's designee
may be present at a Committee meeting to facilitate the
exchange and free flow of information between the
Secretary and the Committee. The designee shall have no
authority over the agenda of the meeting, the items on
that agenda, or on the resolution of any agenda item.
``(4) Federal advisory committee act.--The provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply
to the Committee, except that section 14 of such Act shall not
apply.
``(e) Report and Notice.--
``(1) Notice.--The Secretary shall annually publish in the
Federal Register--
``(A) a list containing, for each member of the
Committee--
``(i) the member's name;
``(ii) the date of the expiration of the
member's term of office; and
``(iii) the individual described in
subsection (b)(1) who appointed the member; and
``(B) a solicitation of nominations for each
expiring term of office on the Committee of a member
appointed by the Secretary.
``(2) Report.--Not later than September 30 of each year,
the Committee shall make an annual report to the Secretary, the
authorizing committees, and the public. The annual report shall
contain--
``(A) a detailed summary of the agenda and
activities of, and the findings and recommendations
made by, the Committee during the preceding fiscal
year;
``(B) a list of the date and location of each
meeting during the preceding fiscal year;
``(C) a list of the members of the Committee and
appropriate contact information; and
``(D) a list of the functions of the Committee,
including any additional functions established by the
Secretary through regulation.
``(f) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on September 30,
2012.''.
(b) Termination of NACIQI.--The National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity, established under section 114 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as such section was in effect the day
before the date of enactment of this Act) shall terminate 30 days after
such date.
SEC. 106. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.
Section 120(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1011i(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as amended by
paragraph (1)) the following:
``(B) determine the number of drug and alcohol-
related incidents and fatalities that--
``(i) occur on the institution's property
or as part of any of the institution's
activities; and
``(ii) are reported to the institution;
``(C) determine the number and type of sanctions
described in paragraph (1)(E) that are imposed by the
institution as a result of drug and alcohol-related
incidents and fatalities on the institution's property
or as part of any of the institution's activities;
and''.
SEC. 107. PRIOR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
Section 121(a) (20 U.S.C. 1011j(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1999 and for each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``2008 and for
each succeeding fiscal year''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1999 and for each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ``2008 and for
each succeeding fiscal year''.
SEC. 108. TRANSPARENCY IN COLLEGE TUITION FOR CONSUMERS.
Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 1015) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 132. TRANSPARENCY IN COLLEGE TUITION FOR CONSUMERS.
``(a) Net Price.--In this section, the term `net price' means the
average yearly tuition and fees paid by a full-time undergraduate
student at an institution of higher education, after discounts and
grants from the institution, Federal Government, or a State have been
applied to the full price of tuition and fees at the institution.
``(b) Higher Education Price Index.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the
Commission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in consultation
with the Commissioner of Education Statistics and
representatives of institutions of higher education, shall
develop higher education price indices that accurately reflect
the annual change in tuition and fees for undergraduate
students in the categories of institutions listed in paragraph
(2). Such indices shall be updated annually.
``(2) Development.--The higher education price index under
paragraph (1) shall be developed for each of the following
categories:
``(A) 4-year public degree-granting institutions of
higher education.
``(B) 4-year private degree-granting institutions
of higher education.
``(C) 2-year public degree-granting institutions of
higher education.
``(D) 2-year private degree-granting institutions
of higher education.
``(E) Less than 2-year institutions of higher
education.
``(F) All types of institutions described in
subparagraphs (A) through (E).
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such
sums as may be necessary.
``(c) Reporting.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually report, in
a national list and in a list for each State, a ranking of
institutions of higher education according to such
institutions' change in tuition and fees over the preceding 2
years. The purpose of such lists is to provide consumers with
general information on pricing trends among institutions of
higher education nationally and in each State.
``(2) Compilation.--
``(A) In general.--The lists described in paragraph
(1) shall be compiled according to the following
categories:
``(i) 4-year public institutions of higher
education.
``(ii) 4-year private, nonprofit
institutions of higher education.
``(iii) 4-year private, for-profit
institutions of higher education.
``(iv) 2-year public institutions of higher
education.
``(v) 2-year private, nonprofit
institutions of higher education.
``(vi) 2-year private, for-profit
institutions of higher education.
``(vii) Less than 2-year public
institutions of higher education.
``(viii) Less than 2-year private,
nonprofit institutions of higher education.
``(ix) Less than 2-year private, for-profit
institutions of higher education.
``(B) Percentage and dollar change.--The lists
described in paragraph (1) shall include 2 lists for
each of the categories under subparagraph (A) as
follows:
``(i) 1 list in which data is compiled by
percentage change in tuition and fees over the
preceding 2 years.
``(ii) 1 list in which data is compiled by
dollar change in tuition and fees over the
preceding 2 years.
``(3) Higher education price increase watch lists.--Upon
completion of the development of the higher education price
indices described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
annually report, in a national list, and in a list for each
State, a ranking of each institution of higher education whose
tuition and fees outpace such institution's applicable higher
education price index described in subsection (b). Such lists
shall--
``(A) be known as the `Higher Education Price
Increase Watch Lists';
``(B) report the full price of tuition and fees at
the institution and the net price;
``(C) where applicable, report the average price of
room and board for students living on campus at the
institution, except that such price shall not be used
in determining whether an institution's cost outpaces
such institution's applicable higher education price
index; and
``(D) be compiled by the Secretary in a public
document to be widely published and disseminated in
paper form and through the website of the Department.
``(4) State higher education appropriations chart.--The
Secretary shall annually report, in charts for each State--
``(A) a comparison of the percentage change in
State appropriations per enrolled student in a public
institution of higher education in the State to the
percentage change in tuition and fees for each public
institution of higher education in the State for each
of the previous 5 years; and
``(B) the total amount of need-based and merit-
based aid provided by the State to students enrolled in
a public institution of higher education in the State.
``(5) Sharing of information.--The Secretary shall share
the information under paragraphs (1) through (4) with the
public, including with private sector college guidebook
publishers.
``(d) Net Price Calculator.--
``(1) Development.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the
Secretary shall, in consultation with institutions of higher
education, develop and make several model net price calculators
to help students, families, and consumers determine the net
price of an institution of higher education, which institutions
of higher education may, at their discretion, elect to use
pursuant to paragraph (3).
``(2) Categories.--The model net price calculators
described in paragraph (1) shall be developed for each of the
following categories:
``(A) 4-year public institutions of higher
education.
``(B) 4-year private, nonprofit institutions of
higher education.
``(C) 4-year private, for-profit institutions of
higher education.
``(D) 2-year public institutions of higher
education.
``(E) 2-year private, nonprofit institutions of
higher education.
``(F) 2-year private, for-profit institutions of
higher education.
``(G) Less than 2-year public institutions of
higher education.
``(H) Less than 2-year private, nonprofit
institutions of higher education.
``(I) Less than 2-year private, for-profit
institutions of higher education.
``(3) Use of net price calculator by institutions.--Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Higher
Education Amendments of 2007, each institution of higher
education that receives Federal funds under this Act shall
adopt and use a net price calculator to help students,
families, and other consumers determine the net price of such
institution of higher education. Such calculator may be--
``(A) based on a model calculator developed by the
Department; or
``(B) developed by the institution of higher
education.
``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such
sums as may be necessary.
``(e) Net Price Reporting in Application Information.--An
institution of higher education that receives Federal funds under this
Act shall include, in the materials accompanying an application for
admission to the institution, the most recent information regarding the
net price of the institution, calculated for each quartile of students
based on the income of either the students' parents or, in the case of
independent students (as such term is described in section 480), of the
students, for each of the 2 academic years preceding the academic year
for which the application is produced.
``(f) Enhanced College Information Website.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of
2007, the Secretary shall contract with an independent
organization with demonstrated experience in the
development of consumer-friendly websites to develop
improvements to the website known as the College
Opportunities On-Line (COOL) so that it better meets
the needs of students, families, and consumers for
accurate and appropriate information on institutions of
higher education.
``(B) Implementations.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Higher Education
Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall implement the
improvements developed by the independent organization
described under subparagraph (A) to the college
information website.
``(2) University and college accountability network.--Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Higher
Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall develop a
model document for annually reporting basic information about
an institution of higher education that chooses to participate,
to be posted on the college information website and made
available to institutions of higher education, students,
families, and other consumers. Such document shall be known as
the `University and College Accountability Network' (U-CAN),
and shall include, the following information about the
institution of higher education for the most recent academic
year for which the institution has available data, presented in
a consumer-friendly manner:
``(A) A statement of the institution's mission and
specialties.
``(B) The total number of undergraduate students
who applied, were admitted, and enrolled at the
institution.
``(C) Where applicable, reading, writing,
mathematics, and combined scores on the SAT or ACT for
the middle 50 percent range of the institution's
freshman class.
``(D) Enrollment of full-time, part-time, and
transfer students at the institution, at the
undergraduate and (where applicable) graduate levels.
``(E) Percentage of male and female undergraduate
students enrolled at the institution.
``(F) Percentage of enrolled undergraduate students
from the State in which the institution is located,
from other States, and from other countries.
``(G) Percentage of enrolled undergraduate students
at the institution by race and ethnic background.
``(H) Retention rates for full-time and part-time
first-time first-year undergraduate students enrolled
at the institution.
``(I) Average time to degree or certificate
completion for first-time, first-year undergraduate
students enrolled at the institution.
``(J) Percentage of enrolled undergraduate students
who graduate within 2 years (in the case of 2-year
institutions), and 4, 5 and 6 years (in the case of 2
and 4-year institutions).
``(K) Number of students who obtained a certificate
or an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral
degree at the institution.
``(L) The undergraduate major areas of study with
the highest number of degrees awarded.
``(M) The student-faculty ratio, and number of
full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty at the
institution.
``(N) Percentage of faculty at the institution with
the highest degree in their field.
``(O) The percentage change in total price in
tuition and fees and the net price for an undergraduate
at the institution in each of the preceding 5 academic
years.
``(P) The total average yearly cost of tuition and
fees, room and board, and books and other related costs
for an undergraduate student enrolled at the
institution, for--
``(i) full-time undergraduate students
living on campus;
``(ii) full-time undergraduate students
living off-campus; and
``(iii) in the case of students attending a
public institution of higher education, such
costs for in-State and out-of-State students
living on and off-campus.
``(Q) The average yearly grant amount (including
Federal, State, and institutional aid) for a student
enrolled at the institution.
``(R) The average yearly amount of Federal student
loans, and other loans provided through the
institution, to undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution.
``(S) The total yearly grant aid available to
undergraduate students enrolled at the institution,
from the Federal Government, a State, the institution,
and other sources.
``(T) The percentage of undergraduate students
enrolled at the institution receiving Federal, State,
and institutional grants, student loans, and any other
type of student financial assistance provided publicly
or through the institution, such as Federal work-study
funds.
``(U) The average net price for all undergraduate
students enrolled at the institution.
``(V) The percentage of first-year undergraduate
students enrolled at the institution who live on campus
and off campus.
``(W) Information on the policies of the
institution related to transfer of credit from other
institutions.
``(X) Information on campus safety required to be
collected under section 485(f).
``(Y) Links to the appropriate sections of the
institution's website that provide information on
student activities offered by the institution, such as
intercollegiate sports, student organizations, study
abroad opportunities, intramural and club sports,
specialized housing options, community service
opportunities, cultural and arts opportunities on
campus, religious and spiritual life on campus, and
lectures and outside learning opportunities.
``(Z) Links to the appropriate sections of the
institution's website that provide information on
services offered by the institution to students during
and after college, such as internship opportunities,
career and placement services, and preparation for
further education.
``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall ensure that
current and prospective college students, family members of
such students, and institutions of higher education are
consulted in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such
sums as may be necessary.
``(g) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall--
``(1) conduct a study on the time and cost burdens to
institutions of higher education associated with completing the
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which
study shall--
``(A) report on the time and cost burden of
completing the IPEDS survey for 4-year, 2-year, and
less than 2-year institutions of higher education; and
``(B) present recommendations for reducing such
burden;
``(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, submit to Congress a
preliminary report regarding the findings of the study
described in paragraph (1); and
``(3) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, submit to Congress a
final report regarding such findings.''.
SEC. 109. DATABASES OF STUDENT INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 1015), as amended by section 108, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 133. DATABASE OF STUDENT INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
``(a) Prohibition.--Except as described in (b), nothing in this Act
shall be construed to authorize the development, implementation, or
maintenance of a Federal database of personally identifiable
information on individuals receiving assistance under this Act,
attending institutions receiving assistance under this Act, or
otherwise involved in any studies or other collections of data under
this Act, including a student unit record system, an education bar code
system, or any other system that tracks individual students over time.
``(b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply
to a system (or a successor system) that is necessary for the operation
of programs authorized by title II, IV, or VII that were in use by the
Secretary, directly or through a contractor, as of the day before the
date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007.
``(c) State Databases.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a State
or a consortium of States from developing, implementing, or maintaining
State-developed databases that track individuals over time, including
student unit record systems that contain information related to
enrollment, attendance, graduation and retention rates, student
financial assistance, and graduate employment outcomes.''.
SEC. 110. CLEAR AND EASY-TO-FIND INFORMATION ON STUDENT FINANCIAL AID.
Part C of title I (as amended by sections 108 and 109) is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 134. CLEAR AND EASY-TO-FIND INFORMATION ON STUDENT FINANCIAL
AID.
``(a) Prominent Display.--The Secretary shall ensure that a link to
current student financial aid information is displayed prominently on
the home page of the Department website.
``(b) Enhanced Student Financial Aid Information.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the
Secretary shall contract with an independent organization with
demonstrated expertise in the development of consumer-friendly
websites to develop improvements to the usefulness and
accessibility of the information provided by the Department on
college financial planning and student financial aid.
``(2) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the
Secretary shall implement the improvements developed by the
independent organization described under paragraph (1) to the
college financial planning and student financial aid website of
the Department.
``(3) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall make the
availability of the information on the website widely known
through a major media campaign and other forms of
communication.''.
SEC. 110A. STATE HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM.
Part C of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended
by this title) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 135. STATE HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM.
``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to carry out a
pilot program to assist not more than 5 States to develop State-level
postsecondary student data systems to--
``(1) improve the capacity of States and institutions of
higher education to generate more comprehensive and comparable
data, in order to develop better-informed educational policy at
the State level and to evaluate the effectiveness of
institutional performance while protecting the confidentiality
of students' personally identifiable information; and
``(2) identify how to best minimize the data-reporting
burden placed on institutions of higher education, particularly
smaller institutions, and to maximize and improve the
information institutions receive from the data systems, in
order to assist institutions in improving educational practice
and postsecondary outcomes.
``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means--
``(1) a State higher education system; or
``(2) a consortium of State higher education systems, or a
consortium of individual institutions of higher education, that
is broadly representative of institutions in different sectors
and geographic locations.
``(c) Competitive Grants.--
``(1) Grants authorized.--The Secretary shall award grants,
on a competitive basis, to not more than 5 eligible entities to
enable the eligible entities to--
``(A) design, test, and implement systems of
postsecondary student data that provide the maximum
benefits to States, institutions of higher education,
and State policymakers; and
``(B) examine the costs and burdens involved in
implementing a State-level postsecondary student data
system.
``(2) Duration.--A grant awarded under this section shall
be for a period of not more than 3 years.
``(d) Application Requirements.--An eligible entity desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary determines is necessary, including a description of--
``(1) how the eligible entity will ensure that student
privacy is protected and that individually identifiable
information about students, the students' achievements, and the
students' families remains confidential in accordance with the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
1232g); and
``(2) how the activities funded by the grant will be
supported after the 3-year grant period.
``(e) Use of Funds.--A grant awarded under this section shall be
used to--
``(1) design, develop, and implement the components of a
comprehensive postsecondary student data system with the
capacity to transmit student information within States;
``(2) improve the capacity of institutions of higher
education to analyze and use student data;
``(3) select and define common data elements, data quality,
and other elements that will enable the data system to--
``(A) serve the needs of institutions of higher
education for institutional research and improvement;
``(B) provide students and the students' families
with useful information for decision-making about
postsecondary education;
``(C) provide State policymakers with improved
information to monitor and guide efforts to improve
student outcomes and success in higher education;
``(4) estimate costs and burdens at the institutional level
for the reporting system for different types of institutions;
and
``(5) test the feasibility of protocols and standards for
maintaining data privacy and data access.
``(f) Evaluation; Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the end
of the projects funded by grants awarded under this section, the
Secretary shall--
``(1) conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the pilot
program authorized by this section; and
``(2) report the Secretary's findings, as well as
recommendations regarding the implementation of State-level
postsecondary student data systems to the authorizing
committees.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 111. PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF FEDERAL
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 141 (20 U.S.C. 1018) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``operational''
and inserting ``administrative and oversight''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``of the
operational functions'' and inserting ``and
administration'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
information systems administered by the PBO,
and other functions performed by the PBO'' and
inserting ``the Federal student financial
assistance programs authorized under title
IV''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
``(C) assist the Chief Operating Officer in
identifying goals for--
``(i) the administration of the systems
used to administer the Federal student
financial assistance programs authorized under
title IV; and
``(ii) the updating of such systems to
current technology.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``administration of the
information and financial systems that
support'' and inserting ``the administration of
Federal'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``of the delivery
system for Federal student assistance''
and inserting ``for the Federal student
assistance programs authorized under
title IV'';
(II) by striking clauses (i) and
(ii) and inserting the following:
``(i) the collection, processing, and
transmission of data to students, institutions,
lenders, State agencies, and other authorized
parties;
``(ii) the design and technical
specifications for software development and
procurement for systems supporting the student
financial assistance programs authorized under
title IV;'';
(III) in clause (iii), by striking
``delivery'' and inserting
``administration'';
(IV) in clause (iv)--
(aa) by inserting ``the''
after ``supporting''; and
(bb) by striking ``and''
after the semicolon;
(V) in clause (v), by striking
``systems that support those
programs.'' and inserting ``the
administration of the Federal student
assistance programs authorized under
title IV; and''; and
(VI) by adding at the end the
following:
``(vi) ensuring the integrity of the
student assistance programs authorized under
title IV.''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``operations and services'' and inserting
``activities and functions''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Performance Plan and Report'' and inserting
``Performance Plan, Report, and Briefing'';
(B) in paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) in clause (iii), by striking
``information and delivery''; and
(ii) in clause (iv)--
(I) by striking ``Developing an''
and inserting ``Developing''; and
(II) by striking ``delivery and
information system'' and inserting
``systems'';
(C) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``the'' after ``PBO and''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``Officer'' and inserting ``Officers'';
(D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``students,''
after ``consult with''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Briefing on enforcement of student loan provisions.--
The Chief Operating Officer shall provide an annual briefing to
the members of the authorizing committees on the steps the PBO
has taken and is taking to ensure that lenders are providing
the information required under clauses (iii) and (iv) of
section 428(c)(3)(C) and sections 428(b)(1)(Z) and
428C(b)(1)(F).'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second
sentence; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(4)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``this'';
(5) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to borrowers''
and inserting ``to students, borrowers,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``(1)(A)'' and
inserting ``(1)'';
(6) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ``not more than 25'';
(7) in subsection (h), by striking ``organizational
effectiveness'' and inserting ``effectiveness'';
(8) by striking subsection (i);
(9) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i); and
(10) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (9)),
by striking ``, including transition costs''.
SEC. 112. PROCUREMENT FLEXIBILITY.
Section 142 (20 U.S.C. 1018a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``for information systems
supporting the programs authorized under title
IV''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) through the Chief Operating Officer--
``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, utilize
procurement systems that streamline operations, improve
internal controls, and enhance management; and
``(B) assess the efficiency of such systems and
assess such systems' ability to meet PBO
requirements.'';
(2) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Fee for service arrangements.--The Chief Operating
Officer shall, when appropriate and consistent with the
purposes of the PBO, acquire services related to the functions
set forth in section 141(b)(2) from any entity that has the
capability and capacity to meet the requirements set by the
PBO. The Chief Operating Officer is authorized to pay fees that
are equivalent to those paid by other entities to an
organization that provides services that meet the requirements
of the PBO, as determined by the Chief Operating Officer.'';
(3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ``on Federal
Government contracts'';
(4) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)--
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by
striking ``Sole source.--'' and inserting
``Single-source basis.--''; and
(ii) by striking ``sole-source'' and
inserting ``single-source''; and
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``sole-source''
and inserting ``single-source'';
(5) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by striking ``sole-source''
and inserting ``single-source''; and
(6) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) Single-source basis.--The term `single-source basis',
with respect to an award of a contract, means that the contract
is awarded to a source after soliciting an offer or offers
from, and negotiating with, only such source (although such
source is not the only source in the marketplace capable of
meeting the need) because such source is the most advantageous
source for purposes of the award.''.
SEC. 113. INSTITUTION AND LENDER REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``PART E--LENDER AND INSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL
LOANS
``SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Cost of attendance.--The term `cost of attendance'
has the meaning given the term in section 472.
``(2) Covered institution.--The term `covered
institution'--
``(A) means any educational institution that offers
a postsecondary educational degree, certificate, or
program of study (including any institution of higher
education, as such term is defined in section 102) and
receives any Federal funding or assistance; and
``(B) includes any employee or agent of the
educational institution or any organization or entity
affiliated with, or directly or indirectly controlled
by, such institution.
``(3) Educational loan.--The term `educational loan' means
any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV.
``(4) Educational loan arrangement.--The term `educational
loan arrangement' means an arrangement or agreement between a
lender and a covered institution--
``(A) under which arrangement or agreement a lender
provides or otherwise issues educational loans to the
students attending the covered institution or the
parents of such students; and
``(B) which arrangement or agreement--
``(i) relates to the covered institution
recommending, promoting, endorsing, or using
educational loans of the lender; and
``(ii) involves the payment of any fee or
provision of other material benefit by the
lender to the institution or to groups of
students who attend the institution.
``(5) Lender.--The term `lender'--
``(A) means--
``(i) any lender--
``(I) of a loan made, insured, or
guaranteed under part B of title IV;
and
``(II) that is a financial
institution, as such term is defined in
section 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act (15 U.S.C. 6809); and
``(ii) in the case of any loan issued or
provided to a student under part D of title IV,
the Secretary; and
``(B) includes any individual, group, or entity
acting on behalf of the lender in connection with an
educational loan.
``(6) Officer.--The term `officer' includes a director or
trustee of an institution.
``SEC. 152. REQUIREMENTS FOR LENDERS AND INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING IN
EDUCATIONAL LOAN ARRANGEMENTS.
``(a) Use of Lender Name.--A covered institution that enters into
an educational loan arrangement shall disclose the name of the lender
in documentation related to the loan.
``(b) Disclosures.--
``(1) Disclosures by lenders.--Before a lender issues or
otherwise provides an educational loan to a student, the lender
shall provide the student, in writing, with the disclosures
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Disclosures.--The disclosures required by this
paragraph shall include a clear and prominent statement--
``(A) of the interest rates of the educational loan
being offered;
``(B) showing sample educational loan costs,
disaggregated by type;
``(C) that describes, with respect to each type of
educational loan being offered--
``(i) the types of repayment plans that are
available;
``(ii) whether, and under what conditions,
early repayment may be made without penalty;
``(iii) when and how often interest on the
loan will be capitalized;
``(iv) the terms and conditions of
deferments or forbearance;
``(v) all available repayment benefits, the
percentage of all borrowers who qualify for
such benefits, and the percentage of borrowers
who received such benefits in the preceding
academic year, for each type of loan being
offered;
``(vi) the collection practices in the case
of default; and
``(vii) all fees that the borrower may be
charged, including late payment penalties and
associated fees; and
``(D) of such other information as the Secretary
may require in regulations.
``(c) Disclosures to the Secretary by Lender.--
``(1) In general.--Each lender shall, on an annual basis,
report to the Secretary any reasonable expenses paid or given
under section 435(d)(5)(D), 487(a)(21)(A)(ii), or
487(a)(21)(A)(iv) to any employee who is employed in the
financial aid office of a covered institution, or who otherwise
has responsibilities with respect to educational loans or other
financial aid of the institution. Such reports shall include--
``(A) the amount of each specific instance in which
the lender provided such reimbursement;
``(B) the name of the financial aid official or
other employee to whom the reimbursement was made;
``(C) the dates of the activity for which the
reimbursement was made; and
``(D) a brief description of the activity for which
the reimbursement was made.
``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall compile the
information in paragraph (1) in a report and transmit such
report to the authorizing committees annually.
``SEC. 153. INTEREST RATE REPORT FOR INSTITUTIONS AND LENDERS
PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL LOAN ARRANGEMENTS.
``(a) Secretary Duties.--
``(1) Report and model format.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments
of 2007, the Secretary shall--
``(A) prepare a report on the adequacy of the
information provided to students and the parents of
such students about educational loans, after consulting
with students, representatives of covered institutions
(including financial aid administrators, registrars,
and business officers), lenders, loan servicers, and
guaranty agencies;
``(B) include in the report a model format, based
on the report's findings, to be used by lenders and
covered institutions in carrying out subsections (b)
and (c)--
``(i) that provides information on the
applicable interest rates and other terms and
conditions of the educational loans provided by
a lender to students attending the institution,
or the parents of such students, disaggregated
by each type of educational loans provided to
such students or parents by the lender,
including--
``(I) the interest rate and terms
and conditions of the loans offered by
the lender for the upcoming academic
year;
``(II) with respect to such loans,
any benefits that are contingent on the
repayment behavior of the borrower;
``(III) the average amount borrowed
from the lender by students enrolled in
the institution who obtain loans of
such type from the lender for the
preceding academic year;
``(IV) the average interest rate on
such loans provided to such students
for the preceding academic year; and
``(V) the amount that the borrower
may repay in interest, based on the
standard repayment period of a loan, on
the average amount borrowed from the
lender by students enrolled in the
institution who obtain loans of such
type from the lender for the preceding
academic year; and
``(ii) which format shall be easily usable
by lenders, institutions, guaranty agencies,
loan servicers, parents, and students; and
``(C)(i) submit the report and model format to the
authorizing committees; and
``(ii) make the report and model format available
to covered institutions, lenders, and the public.
``(2) Use of form.--The Secretary shall take such steps as
necessary to make the model format available to covered
institutions and to encourage--
``(A) lenders subject to subsection (b) to use the
model format in providing the information required
under subsection (b); and
``(B) covered institutions to use such format in
preparing the information report under subsection (c).
``(b) Lender Duties.--Each lender that has an educational loan
arrangement with a covered institution shall annually, by a date
determined by the Secretary, provide to the covered institution and to
the Secretary the information included on the model format for each
type of educational loan provided by the lender to students attending
the covered institution, or the parents of such students, for the
preceding academic year.
``(c) Covered Institution Duties.--Each covered institution shall--
``(1) prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report,
by a date determined by the Secretary, that includes, for each
lender that has an educational loan arrangement with the
covered institution and that has submitted to the institution
the information required under subsection (b)--
``(A) the information included on the model format
for each type of educational loan provided by the
lender to students attending the covered institution,
or the parents of such students; and
``(B) a detailed explanation of why the covered
institution believes the terms and conditions of each
type of educational loan provided pursuant to the
agreement are beneficial for students attending the
covered institution, or the parents of such students;
and
``(2) ensure that the report required under paragraph (1)
is made available to the public and provided to students
attending or planning to attend the covered institution, and
the parents of such students, in time for the student or parent
to take such information into account before applying for or
selecting an educational loan.''.
SEC. 114. EMPLOYMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION GRADUATES.
(a) Study, Assessments, and Recommendations.--The Comptroller
General of the United States shall--
(1) conduct a study of--
(A) the information that States currently have on
the employment of students who have completed
postsecondary education programs;
(B) the feasibility of collecting information on
students who complete all types of postsecondary
education programs (including 2- and 4-year degree,
certificate, and professional and graduate programs) at
all types of institutions (including public, private
nonprofit, and for-profit schools), regarding--
(i) employment, including--
(I) the type of job obtained not
later than 6 months after the
completion of the degree, certificate,
or program;
(II) whether such job was related
to the course of study;
(III) the starting salary for such
job; and
(IV) the student's satisfaction
with the student's preparation for such
job and guidance provided with respect
to securing the job; and
(ii) for recipients of Federal student aid,
the type of assistance received, so that the
information can be used to evaluate various
education programs;
(C) the evaluation systems used by other industries
to identify successful programs and challenges, set
priorities, monitor performance, and make improvements;
(D) the best means of collecting information from
or regarding recent postsecondary graduates,
including--
(i) whether a national website would be the
most effective way to collect information;
(ii) whether postsecondary graduates could
be encouraged to submit voluntary information
by allowing a graduate to access aggregated
information about other graduates (such as
graduates from the graduate's school, with the
graduate's degree, or in the graduate's area)
if the graduate completes an online
questionnaire;
(iii) whether employers could be encouraged
to submit information by allowing an employer
to access aggregated information about
graduates (such as institutions of higher
education attended, degrees, or starting pay)
if the employer completes an online
questionnaire to evaluate the employer's
satisfaction with the graduates the employer
hires; and
(iv) whether postsecondary institutions
that receive Federal funds or whose students
have received Federal student financial aid
could be required to submit aggregated
information about the graduates of the
institutions; and
(E) the best means of displaying employment
information; and
(2) provide assessments and recommendations regarding--
(A) whether successful State cooperative
relationships between higher education system offices
and State agencies responsible for employment
statistics can be encouraged and replicated in other
States;
(B) whether there is value in collecting additional
information from or about the employment experience of
individuals who have recently completed a postsecondary
educational program;
(C) what are the most promising ways of obtaining
and displaying or disseminating such information;
(D) if a website is used for such information,
whether the website should be run by a governmental
agency or contracted out to an independent education or
employment organization;
(E) whether a voluntary information system would
work, both from the graduates' and employers'
perspectives;
(F) the value of such information to future
students, institutions, accrediting agencies or
associations, policymakers, and employers, including
how the information would be used and the practical
applications of the information;
(G) whether the request for such information is
duplicative of information that is already being
collected; and
(H) whether the National Postsecondary Student Aid
Survey conducted by the National Center for Education
Statistics could be amended to collect such
information.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a preliminary report regarding the study,
assessments, and recommendations described in subsection (a).
(2) Final report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
Congress a final report regarding such study, assessments, and
recommendations.
SEC. 115. FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
(a) Percentage Pass Rate.--
(1) In general.--Section 102(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb) (20 U.S.C.
1002(a)(2)(A)(i)(I)(bb)) is amended by striking ``60'' and
inserting ``75''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect on July 1, 2010.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall--
(A) complete a study that shall examine American
students receiving Federal financial aid to attend
graduate medical schools located outside of the United
States; and
(B) submit to Congress a report setting forth the
conclusions of the study.
(2) Contents.--The study conducted under this subsection
shall include the following:
(A) The amount of Federal student financial aid
dollars that are being spent on graduate medical
schools located outside of the United States every
year, and the percentage of overall student aid such
amount represents.
(B) The percentage of students of such medical
schools who pass the examinations administered by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
the first time.
(C) The percentage of students of such medical
schools who pass the examinations administered by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
after taking such examinations multiple times,
disaggregated by how many times the students had to
take the examinations to pass.
(D) The percentage of recent graduates of such
medical schools practicing medicine in the United
States, and a description of where the students are
practicing and what types of medicine the students are
practicing.
(E) The rate of graduates of such medical schools
who lose malpractice lawsuits or have the graduates'
medical licenses revoked, as compared to graduates of
graduate medical schools located in the United States.
(F) Recommendations regarding the percentage
passing rate of the examinations administered by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
that the United States should require of graduate
medical schools located outside of the United States
for Federal financial aid purposes.
SEC. 116. DEMONSTRATION AND CERTIFICATION REGARDING THE USE OF CERTAIN
FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) Prohibition.--No Federal funds received by an institution of
higher education or other postsecondary educational institution may be
used to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an
officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with any Federal action described in subsection (b).
(b) Applicability.--The prohibition in subsection (a) applies with
respect to the following Federal actions:
(1) The awarding of any Federal contract.
(2) The making of any Federal grant.
(3) The making of any Federal loan.
(4) The entering into of any Federal cooperative agreement.
(5) The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement.
(c) Lobbying and Earmarks.--No Federal student aid funding may be
used to hire a registered lobbyist or pay any person or entity for
securing an earmark.
(d) Demonstration and Certification.--Each institution of higher
education or other postsecondary educational institution receiving
Federal funding, as a condition for receiving such funding, shall
annually demonstrate and certify to the Secretary of Education that the
requirements of subsections (a) through (c) have been met.
(e) Actions To Implement and Enforce.--The Secretary of Education
shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the provisions
of this section are vigorously implemented and enforced.
TITLE II--TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
SEC. 201. TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.
Part A of title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended to read as
follows:
``PART A--TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS
``SEC. 201. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.
``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this part are to--
``(1) improve student achievement;
``(2) improve the quality of the current and future
teaching force by improving the preparation of prospective
teachers and enhancing professional development activities;
``(3) hold institutions of higher education accountable for
preparing highly qualified teachers; and
``(4) recruit qualified individuals, including minorities
and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching
force.
``(b) Definitions.--In this part:
``(1) Arts and sciences.--The term `arts and sciences'
means--
``(A) when referring to an organizational unit of
an institution of higher education, any academic unit
that offers 1 or more academic majors in disciplines or
content areas corresponding to the academic subject
matter areas in which teachers provide instruction; and
``(B) when referring to a specific academic subject
area, the disciplines or content areas in which
academic majors are offered by the arts and sciences
organizational unit.
``(2) Children from low-income families.--The term
`children from low-income families' means children as described
in section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
``(3) Core academic subjects.--The term `core academic
subjects' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(4) Early childhood education program.--The term `early
childhood education program' means--
``(A) a Head Start program or an Early Head Start
program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9831 et seq.);
``(B) a State licensed or regulated child care
program or school; or
``(C) a State prekindergarten program that serves
children from birth through kindergarten and that
addresses the children's cognitive (including language,
early literacy, and pre-numeracy), social, emotional,
and physical development.
``(5) Early childhood educator.--The term `early childhood
educator' means an individual with primary responsibility for
the education of children in an early childhood education
program.
``(6) Educational service agency.--The term `educational
service agency' has the meaning given the term in section 9101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(7) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible
partnership' means an entity that--
``(A) shall include--
``(i) a high-need local educational agency;
``(ii) a high-need school or a consortium
of high-need schools served by the high-need
local educational agency or, as applicable, a
high-need early childhood education program;
``(iii) a partner institution;
``(iv) a school, department, or program of
education within such partner institution; and
``(v) a school or department of arts and
sciences within such partner institution; and
``(B) may include any of the following:
``(i) The Governor of the State.
``(ii) The State educational agency.
``(iii) The State board of education.
``(iv) The State agency for higher
education.
``(v) A business.
``(vi) A public or private nonprofit
educational organization.
``(vii) An educational service agency.
``(viii) A teacher organization.
``(ix) A high-performing local educational
agency, or a consortium of such local
educational agencies, that can serve as a
resource to the partnership.
``(x) A charter school (as defined in
section 5210 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965).
``(xi) A school or department within the
partner institution that focuses on psychology
and human development.
``(xii) A school or department within the
partner institution with comparable expertise
in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and
child and adolescent development.
``(8) Essential components of reading instruction.--The
term `essential components of reading instruction' has the
meaning given such term in section 1208 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(9) Exemplary teacher.--The term `exemplary teacher' has
the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(10) High-need early childhood education program.--The
term `high-need early childhood education program' means an
early childhood education program serving children from low-
income families that is located within the geographic area
served by a high-need local educational agency.
``(11) High-need local educational agency.--The term `high-
need local educational agency' means a local educational
agency--
``(A)(i) for which not less than 20 percent of the
children served by the agency are children from low-
income families;
``(ii) that serves not fewer than 10,000 children
from low-income families; or
``(iii) with a total of less than 600 students in
average daily attendance at the schools that are served
by the agency and all of whose schools are designated
with a school locale code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined
by the Secretary; and
``(B)(i) for which there is a high percentage of
teachers not teaching in the academic subject areas or
grade levels in which the teachers were trained to
teach; or
``(ii) for which there is a high teacher turnover
rate or a high percentage of teachers with emergency,
provisional, or temporary certification or licensure.
``(12) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' means
a public elementary school or public secondary school that--
``(A) is among the highest 25 percent of schools
served by the local educational agency that serves the
school, in terms of the percentage of students from
families with incomes below the poverty line; or
``(B) is designated with a school locale code of 6,
7, or 8, as determined by the Secretary.
``(13) Highly competent.--The term `highly competent', when
used with respect to an early childhood educator, means an
educator--
``(A) with specialized education and training in
development and education of young children from birth
until entry into kindergarten;
``(B) with--
``(i) a baccalaureate degree in an academic
major in the arts and sciences; or
``(ii) an associate's degree in a related
educational area; and
``(C) who has demonstrated a high level of
knowledge and use of content and pedagogy in the
relevant areas associated with quality early childhood
education.
``(14) Highly qualified.--The term `highly qualified' has
the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and, with respect to
special education teachers, in section 602 of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act.
``(15) Induction program.--The term `induction program'
means a formalized program for new teachers during not less
than the teachers' first 2 years of teaching that is designed
to provide support for, and improve the professional
performance and advance the retention in the teaching field of,
beginning teachers. Such program shall promote effective
teaching skills and shall include the following components:
``(A) High-quality teacher mentoring.
``(B) Periodic, structured time for collaboration
with teachers in the same department or field, as well
as time for information-sharing among teachers,
principals, administrators, and participating faculty
in the partner institution.
``(C) The application of empirically based practice
and scientifically valid research on instructional
practices.
``(D) Opportunities for new teachers to draw
directly upon the expertise of teacher mentors,
faculty, and researchers to support the integration of
empirically based practice and scientifically valid
research with practice.
``(E) The development of skills in instructional
and behavioral interventions derived from empirically
based practice and, where applicable, scientifically
valid research.
``(F) Faculty who--
``(i) model the integration of research and
practice in the classroom; and
``(ii) assist new teachers with the
effective use and integration of technology in
the classroom.
``(G) Interdisciplinary collaboration among
exemplary teachers, faculty, researchers, and other
staff who prepare new teachers on the learning process
and the assessment of learning.
``(H) Assistance with the understanding of data,
particularly student achievement data, and the data's
applicability in classroom instruction.
``(I) Regular evaluation of the new teacher.
``(16) Limited english proficient.--The term `limited
English proficient' has the meaning given such term in section
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(17) Partner institution.--The term `partner institution'
means an institution of higher education, which may include a
2-year institution of higher education offering a dual program
with a 4-year institution of higher education, participating in
an eligible partnership that has a teacher preparation
program--
``(A) whose graduates exhibit strong performance on
State-determined qualifying assessments for new
teachers through--
``(i) demonstrating that 80 percent or more
of the graduates of the program who intend to
enter the field of teaching have passed all of
the applicable State qualification assessments
for new teachers, which shall include an
assessment of each prospective teacher's
subject matter knowledge in the content area in
which the teacher intends to teach; or
``(ii) being ranked among the highest-
performing teacher preparation programs in the
State as determined by the State--
``(I) using criteria consistent
with the requirements for the State
report card under section 205(b); and
``(II) using the State report card
on teacher preparation required under
section 205(b), after the first
publication of such report card and for
every year thereafter; or
``(B) that requires--
``(i) each student in the program to meet
high academic standards and participate in
intensive clinical experience;
``(ii) each student in the program
preparing to become a teacher to become highly
qualified; and
``(iii) each student in the program
preparing to become an early childhood educator
to meet degree requirements, as established by
the State, and become highly competent.
``(18) Principles of scientific research.--The term
`principles of scientific research' means research that--
``(A) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective
methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge
relevant to education activities and programs;
``(B) presents findings and makes claims that are
appropriate to and supported by the methods that have
been employed; and
``(C) includes, appropriate to the research being
conducted--
``(i) use of systematic, empirical methods
that draw on observation or experiment;
``(ii) use of data analyses that are
adequate to support the general findings;
``(iii) reliance on measurements or
observational methods that provide reliable and
generalizable findings;
``(iv) claims of causal relationships only
in research designs that substantially
eliminate plausible competing explanations for
the obtained results, which may include but
shall not be limited to random-assignment
experiments;
``(v) presentation of studies and methods
in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for
replication or, at a minimum, to offer the
opportunity to build systematically on the
findings of the research;
``(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed
journal or critique by a panel of independent
experts through a comparably rigorous,
objective, and scientific review; and
``(vii) use of research designs and methods
appropriate to the research question posed.
``(19) Professional development.--The term `professional
development' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(20) Scientifically valid research.--The term
`scientifically valid research' includes applied research,
basic research, and field-initiated research in which the
rationale, design, and interpretation are soundly developed in
accordance with accepted principles of scientific research.
``(21) Teacher mentoring.--The term `teacher mentoring'
means the mentoring of new or prospective teachers through a
new or established program that--
``(A) includes clear criteria for the selection of
teacher mentors who will provide role model
relationships for mentees, which criteria shall be
developed by the eligible partnership and based on
measures of teacher effectiveness;
``(B) provides high-quality training for such
mentors, including instructional strategies for
literacy instruction;
``(C) provides regular and ongoing opportunities
for mentors and mentees to observe each other's
teaching methods in classroom settings during the day
in a high-need school in the high-need local
educational agency in the eligible partnership;
``(D) provides mentoring to each mentee by a
colleague who teaches in the same field, grade, or
subject as the mentee;
``(E) promotes empirically based practice of, and
scientifically valid research on, where applicable--
``(i) teaching and learning;
``(ii) assessment of student learning;
``(iii) the development of teaching skills
through the use of instructional and behavioral
interventions; and
``(iv) the improvement of the mentees'
capacity to measurably advance student
learning; and
``(F) includes--
``(i) common planning time or regularly
scheduled collaboration for the mentor and
mentee; and
``(ii) joint professional development
opportunities.
``(22) Teaching skills.--The term `teaching skills' means
skills that enable a teacher to--
``(A) increase student learning, achievement, and
the ability to apply knowledge;
``(B) effectively convey and explain academic
subject matter;
``(C) employ strategies grounded in the disciplines
of teaching and learning that--
``(i) are based on empirically based
practice and scientifically valid research,
where applicable, on teaching and learning;
``(ii) are specific to academic subject
matter; and
``(iii) focus on the identification of
students' specific learning needs, particularly
students with disabilities, students who are
limited English proficient, students who are
gifted and talented, and students with low
literacy levels, and the tailoring of academic
instruction to such needs;
``(D) conduct an ongoing assessment of student
learning, which may include the use of formative
assessments, performance-based assessments, project-
based assessments, or portfolio assessments, that
measure higher-order thinking skills, including
application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation;
``(E) effectively manage a classroom;
``(F) communicate and work with parents and
guardians, and involve parents and guardians in their
children's education; and
``(G) use, in the case of an early childhood
educator, age- and developmentally-appropriate
strategies and practices for children in early
education programs.
``(23) Teaching residency program.--The term `teaching
residency program' means a school-based teacher preparation
program in which a prospective teacher--
``(A) for 1 academic year, teaches alongside a
mentor teacher, who is the teacher of record;
``(B) receives concurrent instruction during the
year described in subparagraph (A) from the partner
institution, which courses may be taught by local
educational agency personnel or residency program
faculty, in the teaching of the content area in which
the teacher will become certified or licensed;
``(C) acquires effective teaching skills; and
``(D) prior to completion of the program, earns a
master's degree, attains full State teacher
certification or licensure, and becomes highly
qualified.
``SEC. 202. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.
``(a) Program Authorized.--From amounts made available under
section 208, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible partnerships, to enable the eligible
partnerships to carry out the activities described in subsection (c).
``(b) Application.--Each eligible partnership 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. Each such application shall contain--
``(1) a needs assessment of all the partners in the
eligible partnership with respect to the preparation, ongoing
training, professional development, and retention, of general
and special education teachers, principals, and, as applicable,
early childhood educators;
``(2) a description of the extent to which the program
prepares prospective and new teachers with strong teaching
skills;
``(3) a description of the extent to which the program will
prepare prospective and new teachers to understand research and
data and the applicability of research and data in the
classroom;
``(4) a description of how the partnership will coordinate
strategies and activities assisted under the grant with other
teacher preparation or professional development programs,
including those funded under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, and through the National Science Foundation, and
how the activities of the partnership will be consistent with
State, local, and other education reform activities that
promote student achievement;
``(5) a resource assessment that describes the resources
available to the partnership, including--
``(A) the integration of funds from other related
sources;
``(B) the intended use of the grant funds;
``(C) the commitment of the resources of the
partnership to the activities assisted under this
section, including financial support, faculty
participation, and time commitments, and to the
continuation of the activities when the grant ends;
``(6) a description of--
``(A) how the partnership will meet the purposes of
this part;
``(B) how the partnership will carry out the
activities required under subsection (d) or (e) based
on the needs identified in paragraph (1), with the goal
of improving student achievement;
``(C) the partnership's evaluation plan under
section 204(a);
``(D) how the partnership will align the teacher
preparation program with the--
``(i) State early learning standards for
early childhood education programs, as
appropriate, and with the relevant domains of
early childhood development; and
``(ii) the student academic achievement
standards and academic content standards under
section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, established by
the State in which the partnership is located;
``(E) how faculty at the partner institution will
work with, during the term of the grant, highly
qualified teachers in the classrooms of schools served
by the high-need local educational agency in the
partnership to provide high-quality professional
development activities;
``(F) how the partnership will design, implement,
or enhance a year-long, rigorous, and enriching
teaching preservice clinical program component;
``(G) the in-service professional development
strategies and activities to be supported; and
``(H) how the partnership will collect, analyze,
and use data on the retention of all teachers and early
childhood educators in schools and early childhood
programs located in the geographic area served by the
partnership to evaluate the effectiveness of the
partnership's teacher and educator support system; and
``(7) with respect to the induction program required as
part of the activities carried out under this section--
``(A) a demonstration that the schools and
departments within the institution of higher education
that are part of the induction program have relevant
and essential roles in the effective preparation of
teachers, including content expertise and expertise in
teaching;
``(B) a demonstration of the partnership's
capability and commitment to the use of empirically
based practice and scientifically valid research on
teaching and learning, and the accessibility to and
involvement of faculty;
``(C) a description of how the teacher preparation
program will design and implement an induction program
to support all new teachers through not less than the
first 2 years of teaching in the further development of
the new teachers' teaching skills, including the use of
mentors who are trained and compensated by such program
for the mentors' work with new teachers; and
``(D) a description of how faculty involved in the
induction program will be able to substantially
participate in an early childhood education program or
an elementary or secondary school classroom setting, as
applicable, including release time and receiving
workload credit for such participation.
``(c) Required Use of Grant Funds.--An eligible partnership that
receives a grant under this part shall use grant funds to carry out a
program for the pre-baccalaureate preparation of teachers under
subsection (d), a teaching residency program under subsection (e), or
both such programs.
``(d) Partnership Grants for Pre-Baccalaureate Preparation of
Teachers.--An eligible partnership that receives a grant to carry out
an effective program for the pre-baccalaureate preparation of teachers
shall carry out a program that includes all of the following:
``(1) Reforms.--
``(A) In general.--Implementing reforms, described
in subparagraph (B), within each teacher preparation
program and, as applicable, each preparation program
for early childhood education programs, of the eligible
partnership that is assisted under this section, to
hold each program accountable for--
``(i) preparing--
``(I) current or prospective
teachers to be highly qualified
(including teachers in rural school
districts who may teach multiple
subjects, special educators, and
teachers of students who are limited
English proficient who may teach
multiple subjects);
``(II) such teachers and, as
applicable, early childhood educators,
to understand empirically based
practice and scientifically valid
research on teaching and learning and
its applicability, and to use
technology effectively, including the
use of instructional techniques to
improve student achievement; and
``(III) as applicable, early
childhood educators to be highly
competent; and
``(ii) promoting strong teaching skills
and, as applicable, techniques for early
childhood educators to improve children's
cognitive, social, emotional, and physical
development.
``(B) Required reforms.--The reforms described in
subparagraph (A) shall include--
``(i) implementing teacher preparation
program curriculum changes that improve,
evaluate, and assess how well all prospective
and new teachers develop teaching skills;
``(ii) using empirically based practice and
scientifically valid research, where
applicable, about the disciplines of teaching
and learning so that all prospective teachers
and, as applicable, early childhood educators--
``(I) can understand and implement
research-based teaching practices in
classroom-based instruction;
``(II) have knowledge of student
learning methods;
``(III) possess skills to analyze
student academic achievement data and
other measures of student learning and
use such data and measures to improve
instruction in the classroom;
``(IV) possess teaching skills and
an understanding of effective
instructional strategies across all
applicable content areas that enable
the teachers and early childhood
educators to--
``(aa) meet the specific
learning needs of all students,
including students with
disabilities, students who are
limited English proficient,
students who are gifted and
talented, students with low
literacy levels and, as
applicable, children in early
childhood education programs;
and
``(bb) differentiate
instruction for such students;
and
``(V) can successfully employ
effective strategies for reading
instruction using the essential
components of reading instruction;
``(iii) ensuring collaboration with
departments, programs, or units of a partner
institution outside of the teacher preparation
program in all academic content areas to ensure
that new teachers receive training in both
teaching and relevant content areas in order to
become highly qualified;
``(iv) developing and implementing an
induction program; and
``(v) developing admissions goals and
priorities with the hiring objectives of the
high-need local educational agency in the
eligible partnership.
``(2) Clinical experience and interaction.--Developing and
improving a sustained and high-quality pre-service clinical
education program to further develop the teaching skills of all
prospective teachers and, as applicable, early childhood
educators, involved in the program. Such program shall do the
following:
``(A) Incorporate year-long opportunities for
enrichment activity or a combination of activities,
including--
``(i) clinical learning in classrooms in
high-need schools served by the high-need local
educational agency in the eligible partnership
and identified by the eligible partnership; and
``(ii) closely supervised interaction
between faculty and new and experienced
teachers, principals, and other administrators
at early childhood education programs (as
applicable), elementary schools, or secondary
schools, and providing support for such
interaction.
``(B) Integrate pedagogy and classroom practice and
promote effective teaching skills in academic content
areas.
``(C) Provide high-quality teacher mentoring.
``(D)(i) Be offered over the course of a program of
teacher preparation;
``(ii) be tightly aligned with course work (and may
be developed as a 5th year of a teacher preparation
program); and
``(iii) where feasible, allow prospective teachers
to learn to teach in the same school district in which
the teachers will work, learning the instructional
initiatives and curriculum of that district.
``(E) Provide support and training for those
individuals participating in an activity for
prospective teachers described in this paragraph or
paragraph (1) or (2), and for those who serve as
mentors for such teachers, based on each individual's
experience. Such support may include--
``(i) with respect to a prospective teacher
or a mentor, release time for such individual's
participation;
``(ii) with respect to a faculty member,
receiving course workload credit and
compensation for time teaching in the eligible
partnership's activities; and
``(iii) with respect to a mentor, a
stipend, which may include bonus, differential,
incentive, or merit or performance-based pay.
``(3) Induction programs for new teachers.--Creating an
induction program for new teachers, or, in the case of an early
childhood education program, providing mentoring or coaching
for new early childhood educators.
``(4) Support and training for participants in early
childhood education programs.--In the case of an eligible
partnership focusing on early childhood educator preparation,
implementing initiatives that increase compensation for early
childhood educators who attain associate or baccalaureate
degrees in early childhood education.
``(5) Teacher recruitment.--Developing and implementing
effective mechanisms to ensure that the eligible partnership is
able to recruit qualified individuals to become highly
qualified teachers through the activities of the eligible
partnership.
``(e) Partnership Grants for the Establishment of Teaching
Residency Programs.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible partnership receiving a
grant to carry out an effective teaching residency program
shall carry out a program that includes all of the following
activities:
``(A) Supporting a teaching residency program
described in paragraph (2) for high-need subjects and
areas, as determined by the needs of the high-need
local educational agency in the partnership.
``(B) Modifying staffing procedures to provide
greater flexibility for local educational agency and
school leaders to establish effective school-level
staffing in order to facilitate placement of graduates
of the teaching residency program in cohorts that
facilitate professional collaboration, both among
graduates of the teaching residency program and between
such graduates and mentor teachers in the receiving
school.
``(C) Ensuring that teaching residents that
participated in the teaching residency program
receive--
``(i) effective preservice preparation as
described in paragraph (2);
``(ii) teacher mentoring;
``(iii) induction through the induction
program as the teaching residents enter the
classroom as new teachers; and
``(iv) the preparation described in
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection
(d)(2).
``(2) Teaching residency programs.--
``(A) Establishment and design.--A teaching
residency program under this paragraph shall be a
program based upon models of successful teaching
residencies that serves as a mechanism to prepare
teachers for success in the high-need schools in the
eligible partnership, and shall be designed to include
the following characteristics of successful programs:
``(i) The integration of pedagogy,
classroom practice, and teacher mentoring.
``(ii) Engagement of teaching residents in
rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn a
master's degree while undertaking a guided
teaching apprenticeship.
``(iii) Experience and learning
opportunities alongside a trained and
experienced mentor teacher--
``(I) whose teaching shall
complement the residency program so
that classroom clinical practice is
tightly aligned with coursework;
``(II) who shall have extra
responsibilities as a teacher leader of
the teaching residency program, as a
mentor for residents, and as a teacher
coach during the induction program for
novice teachers, and for establishing,
within the program, a learning
community in which all individuals are
expected to continually improve their
capacity to advance student learning;
and
``(III) who may have full relief
from teaching duties as a result of
such additional responsibilities.
``(iv) The establishment of clear criteria
for the selection of mentor teachers based on
measures of teacher effectiveness and the
appropriate subject area knowledge. Evaluation
of teacher effectiveness shall be based on
observations of such domains of teaching as the
following:
``(I) Planning and preparation,
including demonstrated knowledge of
content, pedagogy, and assessment,
including the use of formative
assessments to improve student
learning.
``(II) Appropriate instruction that
engages students with different
learning styles.
``(III) Collaboration with
colleagues to improve instruction.
``(IV) Analysis of gains in student
learning, based on multiple measures,
that, when feasible, may include valid
and reliable objective measures of the
influence of teachers on the rate of
student academic progress.
``(V) In the case of mentor
candidates who will be mentoring
current or future literacy and
mathematics coaches or instructors,
appropriate skills in the essential
components of reading instruction,
teacher training in literacy
instructional strategies across core
subject areas, and teacher training in
mathematics instructional strategies,
as appropriate.
``(v) Grouping of teaching residents in
cohorts to facilitate professional
collaboration among such residents.
``(vi) The development of admissions goals
and priorities aligned with the hiring
objectives of the local educational agency
partnering with the program, as well as the
instructional initiatives and curriculum of the
agency, in exchange for a commitment by the
agency to hire graduates from the teaching
residency program.
``(vii) Support for residents, once the
teaching residents are hired as teachers of
record, through an induction program,
professional development, and networking
opportunities to support the residents through
not less than the residents' first 2 years of
teaching.
``(B) Selection of individuals as teacher
residents.--
``(i) Eligible individual.--In order to be
eligible to be a teacher resident in a teaching
residency program under this paragraph, an
individual shall--
``(I) be a recent graduate of a 4-
year institution of higher education or
a mid-career professional from outside
the field of education possessing
strong content knowledge or a record of
professional accomplishment; and
``(II) submit an application to the
teaching residency program.
``(ii) Selection criteria.--An eligible
partnership carrying out a teaching residency
program under this subparagraph shall establish
criteria for the selection of eligible
individuals to participate in the teaching
residency program based on the following
characteristics:
``(I) Strong content knowledge or
record of accomplishment in the field
or subject area to be taught.
``(II) Strong verbal and written
communication skills, which may be
demonstrated by performance on
appropriate tests.
``(III) Other attributes linked to
effective teaching, which may be
determined by interviews or performance
assessments, as specified by the
eligible partnership.
``(C) Stipend and service requirement.--
``(i) Stipend.--A teaching residency
program under this paragraph shall provide a 1-
year living stipend or salary to teaching
residents during the 1-year teaching residency
program.
``(ii) Service requirement.--As a condition
of receiving a stipend under this subparagraph,
a teaching resident shall agree to teach in a
high-need school served by the high-need local
educational agency in the eligible partnership
for a period of 3 or more years after
completing the 1-year teaching residency
program.
``(iii) Repayment.--If a teaching resident
who received a stipend under this subparagraph
does not complete the service requirement
described in clause (ii), such individual shall
repay to the high-need local educational agency
a pro rata portion of the stipend amount for
the amount of teaching time that the individual
did not complete.
``(f) Allowable Use of Grant Funds.--An eligible partnership that
receives a grant under this part may use grant funds provided to carry
out the activities described in subsections (d) and (e) to partner with
a television public broadcast station, as defined in section 397(6) of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)), for the purpose of
improving the quality of pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation
programs. The partnership may use such funds to enhance the quality of
pre-service training for prospective teachers, including through the
use of digital educational content and related services.
``(g) Consultation.--
``(1) In general.--Members of an eligible partnership that
receives a grant under this section shall engage in regular
consultation throughout the development and implementation of
programs and activities under this section.
``(2) Regular communication.--To ensure timely and
meaningful consultation, regular communication shall occur
among all members of the eligible partnership, including the
high-need local educational agency. Such communication shall
continue throughout the implementation of the grant and the
assessment of programs and activities under this section.
``(3) Written consent.--The Secretary may approve changes
in grant activities of a grant under this section only if a
written consent signed by all members of the eligible
partnership is submitted to the Secretary.
``(h) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit an eligible partnership from using grant funds to coordinate
with the activities of eligible partnerships in other States or on a
regional basis through Governors, State boards of education, State
educational agencies, State agencies responsible for early childhood
education, local educational agencies, or State agencies for higher
education.
``(i) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this
section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal,
State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out
activities under this section.
``SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
``(a) Duration; Number of Awards; Payments.--
``(1) Duration.--A grant awarded under this part shall be
awarded for a period of 5 years.
``(2) Number of awards.--An eligible partnership may not
receive more than 1 grant during a 5-year period. Nothing in
this title shall be construed to prohibit an individual member,
that can demonstrate need, of an eligible partnership that
receives a grant under this title from entering into another
eligible partnership consisting of new members and receiving a
grant with such other eligible partnership before the 5-year
period described in the preceding sentence applicable to the
eligible partnership with which the individual member has first
partnered has expired.
``(3) Payments.--The Secretary shall make annual payments
of grant funds awarded under this part.
``(b) Peer Review.--
``(1) Panel.--The Secretary shall provide the applications
submitted under this part to a peer review panel for
evaluation. With respect to each application, the peer review
panel shall initially recommend the application for funding or
for disapproval.
``(2) Priority.--In recommending applications to the
Secretary for funding under this part, the panel shall give
priority--
``(A) to applications from broad-based eligible
partnerships that involve businesses and community
organizations; and
``(B) to eligible partnerships so that the awards
promote an equitable geographic distribution of grants
among rural and urban areas.
``(3) Secretarial selection.--The Secretary shall
determine, based on the peer review process, which applications
shall receive funding and the amounts of the grants. In
determining the grant amount, the Secretary shall take into
account the total amount of funds available for all grants
under this part and the types of activities proposed to be
carried out by the eligible partnership.
``(c) Matching Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible partnership receiving a
grant under this part shall provide, from non-Federal sources,
an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the grant,
which may be provided in cash or in-kind, to carry out the
activities supported by the grant.
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the
matching requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal
year for an eligible partnership, if the Secretary determines
that applying the matching requirement to the eligible
partnership would result in serious hardship or an inability to
carry out the authorized activities described in this part.
``(d) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--An eligible
partnership that receives a grant under this part may use not more than
2 percent of the grant funds for purposes of administering the grant.
``SEC. 204. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION.
``(a) Eligible Partnership Evaluation.--Each eligible partnership
submitting an application for a grant under this part shall establish
and include in such application, an evaluation plan that includes
strong performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives and
measures for increasing--
``(1) student achievement for all students as measured by
the eligible partnership;
``(2) teacher retention in the first 3 years of a teacher's
career;
``(3) improvement in the pass rates and scaled scores for
initial State certification or licensure of teachers; and
``(4)(A) the percentage of highly qualified teachers hired
by the high-need local educational agency participating in the
eligible partnership;
``(B) the percentage of such teachers who are members of
under represented groups;
``(C) the percentage of such teachers who teach high-need
academic subject areas (such as reading, mathematics, science,
and foreign language, including less commonly taught languages
and critical foreign languages);
``(D) the percentage of such teachers who teach in high-
need areas (including special education, language instruction
educational programs for limited English proficient students,
and early childhood education);
``(E) the percentage of such teachers in high-need schools,
disaggregated by the elementary, middle, and high school
levels; and
``(F) as applicable, the percentage of early childhood
education program classes in the geographic area served by the
eligible partnership taught by early childhood educators who
are highly competent.
``(b) Information.--An eligible partnership receiving a grant under
this part shall ensure that teachers, principals, school
superintendents, and faculty and leadership at institutions of higher
education located in the geographic areas served by the eligible
partnership under this part are provided information about the
activities carried out with funds under this part, including through
electronic means.
``(c) Revocation of Grant.--If the Secretary determines that an
eligible partnership receiving a grant under this part is not making
substantial progress in meeting the purposes, goals, objectives, and
measures, as appropriate, of the grant by the end of the third year of
a grant under this part, then the Secretary shall require such eligible
partnership to submit a revised application that identifies the steps
the partnership will take to make substantial progress to meet the
purposes, goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate, of this
part.
``(d) Evaluation and Dissemination.--The Secretary shall evaluate
the activities funded under this part and report the Secretary's
findings regarding the activities to the authorizing committees. The
Secretary shall broadly disseminate--
``(1) successful practices developed by eligible
partnerships under this part; and
``(2) information regarding such practices that were found
to be ineffective.
``SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE TEACHERS.
``(a) Institutional and Program Report Cards on the Quality of
Teacher Preparation.--
``(1) Report card.--Each institution of higher education
that conducts a traditional teacher preparation program or
alternative routes to State certification or licensure program
and that enrolls students receiving Federal assistance under
this Act shall report annually to the State and the general
public, in a uniform and comprehensible manner that conforms
with the definitions and methods established by the Secretary,
both for traditional teacher preparation programs and
alternative routes to State certification or licensure
programs, the following information:
``(A) Pass rates and scaled scores.--For the most
recent year for which the information is available for
those students who took the assessments and are
enrolled in the traditional teacher preparation program
or alternative routes to State certification or
licensure program, and for those who have taken the
assessments and have completed the traditional teacher
preparation program or alternative routes to State
certification or licensure program during the 2-year
period preceding such year, for each of the assessments
used for teacher certification or licensure by the
State in which the program is located--
``(i) the percentage of students who have
completed 100 percent of the nonclinical
coursework and taken the assessment who pass
such assessment;
``(ii) the percentage of all such students
who passed each such assessment;
``(iii) the percentage of students taking
an assessment who completed the teacher
preparation program after enrolling in the
program, which shall be made available widely
and publicly by the State;
``(iv) the average scaled score for all
students who took each such assessment;
``(v) a comparison of the program's pass
rates with the average pass rates for programs
in the State; and
``(vi) a comparison of the program's
average scaled scores with the average scaled
scores for programs in the State.
``(B) Program information.--The criteria for
admission into the program, the number of students in
the program (disaggregated by race and gender), the
average number of hours of supervised clinical
experience required for those in the program, the
number of full-time equivalent faculty and students in
the supervised clinical experience, and the total
number of students who have been certified or licensed
as teachers, disaggregated by subject and area of
certification or licensure.
``(C) Statement.--In States that require approval
or accreditation of teacher preparation programs, a
statement of whether the institution's program is so
approved or accredited, and by whom.
``(D) Designation as low-performing.--Whether the
program has been designated as low-performing by the
State under section 207(a).
``(E) Use of technology.--A description of the
activities that prepare teachers to effectively
integrate technology into curricula and instruction and
effectively use technology to collect, manage, and
analyze data in order to improve teaching, learning,
and decisionmaking for the purpose of increasing
student academic achievement.
``(2) Report.--Each eligible partnership receiving a grant
under section 202 shall report annually on the progress of the
eligible partnership toward meeting the purposes of this part
and the objectives and measures described in section 204(a).
``(3) Fines.--The Secretary may impose a fine not to exceed
$25,000 on an institution of higher education for failure to
provide the information described in this subsection in a
timely or accurate manner.
``(4) Special rule.--In the case of an institution of
higher education that conducts a traditional teacher
preparation program or alternative routes to State
certification or licensure program and has fewer than 10 scores
reported on any single initial teacher certification or
licensure assessment during an academic year, the institution
shall collect and publish information, as required under
paragraph (1)(A), with respect to an average pass rate and
scaled score on each State certification or licensure
assessment taken over a 3-year period.
``(b) State Report Card on the Quality of Teacher Preparation.--
``(1) In general.--Each State that receives funds under
this Act shall provide to the Secretary, annually, in a uniform
and comprehensible manner that conforms with the definitions
and methods established by the Secretary, a State report card
on the quality of teacher preparation in the State, both for
traditional teacher preparation programs and for alternative
routes to State certification or licensure programs, which
shall include not less than the following:
``(A) A description of reliability and validity of
the teacher certification and licensure assessments,
and any other certification and licensure requirements,
used by the State.
``(B) The standards and criteria that prospective
teachers must meet in order to attain initial teacher
certification or licensure and to be certified or
licensed to teach particular academic subject areas or
in particular grades within the State.
``(C) A description of how the assessments and
requirements described in subparagraph (A) are aligned
with the State's challenging academic content standards
required under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 and State early
learning standards for early childhood education
programs.
``(D) For each of the assessments used by the State
for teacher certification or licensure--
``(i) for each institution of higher
education located in the State and each entity
located in the State that offers an alternative
route for teacher certification or licensure,
the percentage of students at such institution
or entity who have completed 100 percent of the
nonclinical coursework and taken the assessment
who pass such assessment;
``(ii) the percentage of all such students
at all such institutions taking the assessment
who pass such assessment; and
``(iii) the percentage of students taking
an assessment who completed the teacher
preparation program after enrolling in the
program, which shall be made available widely
and publicly by the State.
``(E) A description of alternative routes to State
certification or licensure in the State (including any
such routes operated by entities that are not
institutions of higher education), if any, including,
for each of the assessments used by the State for
teacher certification or licensure--
``(i) the percentage of individuals
participating in such routes, or who have
completed such routes during the 2-year period
preceding the date of the determination, who
passed each such assessment; and
``(ii) the average scaled score of
individuals participating in such routes, or
who have completed such routes during the
period preceding the date of the determination,
who took each such assessment.
``(F) A description of the State's criteria for
assessing the performance of teacher preparation
programs within institutions of higher education in the
State. Such criteria shall include indicators of the
academic content knowledge and teaching skills of
students enrolled in such programs.
``(G) For each teacher preparation program in the
State, the criteria for admission into the program, the
number of students in the program, disaggregated by
race and gender (except that such disaggregation shall
not be required in a case in which the number of
students in a category is insufficient to yield
statistically reliable information or the results would
reveal personally identifiable information about an
individual student), the average number of hours of
supervised clinical experience required for those in
the program, and the number of full-time equivalent
faculty, adjunct faculty, and students in supervised
clinical experience.
``(H) For the State as a whole, and for each
teacher preparation program in the State, the number of
teachers prepared, in the aggregate and reported
separately by--
``(i) area of certification or licensure;
``(ii) academic major; and
``(iii) subject area for which the teacher
has been prepared to teach.
``(I) Using the data generated under subparagraphs
(G) and (H), a description of the extent to which
teacher preparation programs are helping to address
shortages of highly qualified teachers, by area of
certification or licensure, subject, and specialty, in
the State's public schools.
``(J) A description of the activities that prepare
teachers to effectively integrate technology into
curricula and instruction and effectively use
technology to collect, manage, and analyze data in
order to improve teaching, learning, and decisionmaking
for the purpose of increasing student academic
achievement.
``(2) Prohibition against creating a national list.--The
Secretary shall not create a national list or ranking of
States, institutions, or schools using the scaled scores
provided under this subsection.
``(c) Report of the Secretary on the Quality of Teacher
Preparation.--
``(1) Report card.--The Secretary shall provide to
Congress, and publish and make widely available, a report card
on teacher qualifications and preparation in the United States,
including all the information reported in subparagraphs (A)
through (J) of subsection (b)(1). Such report shall identify
States for which eligible partnerships received a grant under
this part. Such report shall be so provided, published, and
made available annually.
``(2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall prepare and
submit a report to Congress that contains the following:
``(A) A comparison of States' efforts to improve
the quality of the current and future teaching force.
``(B) A comparison of eligible partnerships'
efforts to improve the quality of the current and
future teaching force.
``(C) The national mean and median scaled scores
and pass rate on any standardized test that is used in
more than 1 State for teacher certification or
licensure.
``(3) Special rule.--In the case of a teacher preparation
program with fewer than 10 scores reported on any single
initial teacher certification or licensure assessment during an
academic year, the Secretary shall collect and publish
information, and make publicly available, with respect to an
average pass rate and scaled score on each State certification
or licensure assessment taken over a 3-year period.
``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary, to the extent practicable,
shall coordinate the information collected and published under this
part among States for individuals who took State teacher certification
or licensure assessments in a State other than the State in which the
individual received the individual's most recent degree.
``SEC. 205A. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT.
``(a) Annual Goals.--As a condition of receiving assistance under
title IV, each institution of higher education that conducts a
traditional teacher preparation program or alternative routes to State
certification or licensure program and that enrolls students receiving
Federal assistance under this Act shall set annual quantifiable goals
for--
``(1) increasing the number of prospective teachers trained
in teacher shortage areas designated by the Secretary,
including mathematics, science, special education, and
instruction of limited English proficient students; and
``(2) more closely linking the training provided by the
institution with the needs of schools and the instructional
decisions new teachers face in the classroom.
``(b) Assurance.--As a condition of receiving assistance under
title IV, each institution described in subsection (a) shall provide an
assurance to the Secretary that--
``(1) training provided to prospective teachers responds to
the identified needs of the local educational agencies or
States where the institution's graduates are likely to teach,
based on past hiring and recruitment trends;
``(2) prospective special education teachers receive
coursework in core academic subjects and receive training in
providing instruction in core academic subjects;
``(3) regular education teachers receive training in
providing instruction to diverse populations, including
children with disabilities, limited English proficient
students, and children from low-income families; and
``(4) prospective teachers receive training on how to
effectively teach in urban and rural schools.
``(c) Public Reporting.--As part of the annual report card required
under section 205(a)(1), an institution of higher education described
in subsection (a) shall publicly report whether the goals established
under such subsection have been met.
``SEC. 206. STATE FUNCTIONS.
``(a) State Assessment.--In order to receive funds under this Act,
a State shall have in place a procedure to identify and assist, through
the provision of technical assistance, low-performing programs of
teacher preparation. Such State shall provide the Secretary an annual
list of such low-performing teacher preparation programs that includes
an identification of those programs at risk of being placed on such
list. Such levels of performance shall be determined solely by the
State and may include criteria based on information collected pursuant
to this part. Such assessment shall be described in the report under
section 205(b).
``(b) Termination of Eligibility.--Any program of teacher
preparation from which the State has withdrawn the State's approval, or
terminated the State's financial support, due to the low performance of
the program based upon the State assessment described in subsection
(a)--
``(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for professional
development activities awarded by the Department;
``(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll any
student that receives aid under title IV in the institution's
teacher preparation program; and
``(3) shall provide transitional support, including
remedial services if necessary, for students enrolled at the
institution at the time of termination of financial support or
withdrawal of approval.
``(c) Negotiated Rulemaking.--If the Secretary develops any
regulations implementing subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit
such proposed regulations to a negotiated rulemaking process, which
shall include representatives of States, institutions of higher
education, and educational and student organizations.
``(d) Application of the Requirements.--The requirements of this
section shall apply to both traditional teacher preparation programs
and alternative routes to State certification and licensure programs.
``SEC. 207. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
``(a) Methods.--In complying with sections 205 and 206, the
Secretary shall ensure that States and institutions of higher education
use fair and equitable methods in reporting and that the reporting
methods do not allow identification of individuals.
``(b) Special Rule.--For each State that does not use content
assessments as a means of ensuring that all teachers teaching in core
academic subjects within the State are highly qualified, as required
under section 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 and in accordance with the State plan submitted or revised under
section 1111 of such Act, and that each person employed as a special
education teacher in the State who teaches elementary school, middle
school, or secondary school is highly qualified by the deadline, as
required under section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act,--
``(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,
collect data comparable to the data required under this part
from States, local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education, or other entities that administer such assessments
to teachers or prospective teachers; and
``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the
Secretary shall use such data to carry out requirements of this
part related to assessments, pass rates, and scaled scores.
``(c) Release of Information to Teacher Preparation Programs.--
``(1) In general.--For the purpose of improving teacher
preparation programs, a State educational agency that receives
funds under this Act, or that participates as a member of a
partnership, consortium, or other entity that receives such
funds, shall provide to a teacher preparation program, upon the
request of the teacher preparation program, any and all
pertinent education-related information that--
``(A) may enable the teacher preparation program to
evaluate the effectiveness of the program's graduates
or the program itself; and
``(B) is possessed, controlled, or accessible by
the State educational agency.
``(2) Content of information.--The information described in
paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall include an identification of specific
individuals who graduated from the teacher preparation
program to enable the teacher preparation program to
evaluate the information provided to the program from
the State educational agency with the program's own
data about the specific courses taken by, and field
experiences of, the individual graduates; and
``(B) may include--
``(i) kindergarten through grade 12
academic achievement and demographic data,
without revealing personally identifiable
information about an individual student, for
students who have been taught by graduates of
the teacher preparation program; and
``(ii) teacher effectiveness evaluations
for teachers who graduated from the teacher
preparation program.
``SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 202. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``PART C--GENERAL PROVISIONS
``SEC. 231. LIMITATIONS.
``(a) Federal Control Prohibited.--Nothing in this title shall be
construed to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize any Federal control
over any aspect of any private, religious, or home school, whether or
not a home school is treated as a private school or home school under
State law. This section shall not be construed to prohibit private,
religious, or home schools from participation in programs or services
under this title.
``(b) No Change in State Control Encouraged or Required.--Nothing
in this title shall be construed to encourage or require any change in
a State's treatment of any private, religious, or home school, whether
or not a home school is treated as a private school or home school
under State law.
``(c) National System of Teacher Certification or Licensure
Prohibited.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to permit, allow,
encourage, or authorize the Secretary to establish or support any
national system of teacher certification or licensure.''.
TITLE III--INSTITUTIONAL AID
SEC. 301. PROGRAM PURPOSE.
Section 311 (20 U.S.C. 1057) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``351'' and
inserting ``391''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(F), by inserting ``, including
services that will assist in the education of special
populations'' before the period; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, including
innovative, customized, remedial education and English
language instruction courses designed to help retain
students and move the students rapidly into core
courses and through program completion'' before the
period;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as
paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) Education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the
students' parents.'';
(D) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``distance learning
academic instruction capabilities'' and inserting
``distance education technologies''; and
(E) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (13) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)),
by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (b) and section 391''.
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS; ELIGIBILITY.
Section 312 (20 U.S.C. 1058) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``subsection (c)
of this section'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``subdivision'' and
inserting ``paragraph''.
SEC. 303. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
Section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Tribal college or university.--The term `Tribal
College or University' means an institution that--
``(A) qualifies for funding under the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978
(25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or the Navajo Community
College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 640a note);
or
``(B) is cited in section 532 of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note).'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ``and the
acquisition of real property adjacent to the campus of
the institution'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), (I),
(J), (K), and (L) as subparagraphs (H), (I), (J), (K),
(L), and (N), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the
following:
``(G) education or counseling services designed to
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of
students or the students' parents;'';
(D) in subparagraph (L) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (L) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (B)) the following:
``(M) developing or improving facilities for
Internet use or other distance education technologies;
and''; and
(F) in subparagraph (N) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``subparagraphs (A)
through (K)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) through
(M)''; and
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Application, Plan, and Allocation.--
``(1) Institutional eligibility.--To be eligible to receive
assistance under this section, a Tribal College or University
shall be an eligible institution under section 312(b).
``(2) Application.--
``(A) In general.--A Tribal College or University
desiring to receive assistance under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
and in such manner, as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
``(B) Streamlined process.--The Secretary shall
establish application requirements in such a manner as
to simplify and streamline the process for applying for
grants.
``(3) Allocations to institutions.--
``(A) Construction grants.--
``(i) In general.--Of the amount
appropriated to carry out this section for any
fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve 30
percent for the purpose of awarding 1-year
grants of not less than $1,000,000 to address
construction, maintenance, and renovation needs
at eligible institutions.
``(ii) Preference.--In providing grants
under clause (i), the Secretary shall give
preference to eligible institutions that have
not yet received an award under this section.
``(B) Allotment of remaining funds.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), the Secretary shall distribute the
remaining funds appropriated for any fiscal
year to each eligible institution as follows:
``(I) 60 percent of the remaining
appropriated funds shall be distributed
among the eligible Tribal Colleges and
Universities on a pro rata basis, based
on the respective Indian student counts
(as defined in section 2(a) of the
Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1801(a)) of the Tribal Colleges
and Universities; and
``(II) the remaining 40 percent
shall be distributed in equal shares to
the eligible Tribal Colleges and
Universities.
``(ii) Minimum grant.--The amount
distributed to a Tribal College or University
under clause (i) shall not be less than
$500,000.
``(4) Special rules.--
``(A) Concurrent funding.--For the purposes of this
part, no Tribal College or University that is eligible
for and receives funds under this section shall
concurrently receive funds under other provisions of
this part or part B.
``(B) Exemption.--Section 313(d) shall not apply to
institutions that are eligible to receive funds under
this section.''.
SEC. 304. ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 317(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1059d(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) education or counseling services designed to
improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of
students or the students' parents.''.
SEC. 305. NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING, NONTRIBAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Grant Program Authorized.--Part A of title III (20 U.S.C. 1057
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 318. NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING, NONTRIBAL INSTITUTIONS.
``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide grants and
related assistance to Native American-serving, nontribal institutions
to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to
serve Native Americans.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Native american.--The term `Native American' means an
individual who is of a tribe, people, or culture that is
indigenous to the United States.
``(2) Native american-serving, nontribal institution.--The
term `Native American-serving, nontribal institution' means an
institution of higher education that, at the time of
application--
``(A) has an enrollment of undergraduate students
that is not less than 10 percent Native American
students; and
``(B) is not a Tribal College or University (as
defined in section 316).
``(c) Authorized Activities.--
``(1) Types of activities authorized.--Grants awarded under
this section shall be used by Native American-serving,
nontribal institutions to assist such institutions to plan,
develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and
expand such institutions' capacity to serve Native Americans.
``(2) Examples of authorized activities.--Such programs may
include--
``(A) the purchase, rental, or lease of scientific
or laboratory equipment for educational purposes,
including instructional and research purposes;
``(B) renovation and improvement in classroom,
library, laboratory, and other instructional
facilities;
``(C) support of faculty exchanges, and faculty
development and faculty fellowships to assist faculty
in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of
instruction;
``(D) curriculum development and academic
instruction;
``(E) the purchase of library books, periodicals,
microfilm, and other educational materials;
``(F) funds and administrative management, and
acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds
management;
``(G) the joint use of facilities such as
laboratories and libraries; and
``(H) academic tutoring and counseling programs and
student support services.
``(d) Application Process.--
``(1) Institutional eligibility.--A Native American-
serving, nontribal institution desiring to receive assistance
under this section shall submit to the Secretary such
enrollment data as may be necessary to demonstrate that the
institution is a Native American-serving, nontribal
institution, along with such other information and data as the
Secretary may by regulation require.
``(2) Applications.--
``(A) Permission to submit applications.--Any
institution that is determined by the Secretary to be a
Native American-serving, nontribal institution may
submit an application for assistance under this section
to the Secretary.
``(B) Simplified and streamlined format.--The
Secretary shall, to the extent possible, prescribe a
simplified and streamlined format for applications
under this section that takes into account the limited
number of institutions that are eligible for assistance
under this section.
``(C) Content.--An application submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall include--
``(i) a 5-year plan for improving the
assistance provided by the Native American-
serving, nontribal institution to Native
Americans; and
``(ii) such other information and
assurances as the Secretary may require.
``(3) Special rules.--
``(A) Eligibility.--No Native American-serving,
nontribal institution that receives funds under this
section shall concurrently receive funds under other
provisions of this part or part B.
``(B) Exemption.--Section 313(d) shall not apply to
institutions that are eligible to receive funds under
this section.
``(C) Distribution.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall, to the extent possible
and consistent with the competitive process under which
such grants are awarded, ensure maximum and equitable
distribution among all eligible institutions.''.
(b) Minimum Grant Amount.--Section 399 (20 U.S.C. 1068h) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Minimum Grant Amount.--The minimum amount of a grant under
this title shall be $200,000.''.
SEC. 306. PART B DEFINITIONS.
Section 322(4) (20 U.S.C. 1061(4)) is amended by inserting ``, in
consultation with the Commissioner for Education Statistics'' before
``and the Commissioner''.
SEC. 307. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS.
Section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 1062(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``360(a)(2)'' and inserting ``399(a)(2)'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as
paragraphs (8) through (13), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) Education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the
students' parents.''.
SEC. 308. ALLOTMENTS TO INSTITUTIONS.
Section 324 (20 U.S.C. 1063) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(h) Special Rule on Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, a part B institution shall not receive an
allotment under this section unless the part B institution provides, on
an annual basis, data indicating that the part B institution--
``(1) enrolled Federal Pell Grant recipients in the
preceding academic year;
``(2) in the preceding academic year, has graduated
students from a program of academic study that is licensed or
accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of
title IV where appropriate; and
``(3) where appropriate, has graduated students who, within
the past 5 years, enrolled in graduate or professional
school.''.
SEC. 309. PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS.
Section 326 (20 U.S.C. 1063b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and for the
acquisition and development of real property that is
adjacent to the campus for such construction,
maintenance, renovation, or improvement'' after
``services'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as
paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) tutoring, counseling, and student service programs
designed to improve academic success;
``(6) education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the
students' parents;'';
(D) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``establish or improve''
and inserting ``establishing or improving'';
(E) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B))--
(i) by striking ``assist'' and inserting
``assisting''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(F) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) other activities proposed in the application
submitted under subsection (d) that--
``(A) contribute to carrying out the purposes of
this part; and
``(B) are approved by the Secretary as part of the
review and acceptance of such application.'';
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting a colon after ``the
following'';
(ii) in subparagraph (Q), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (R), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(S) Alabama State University qualified graduate
program;
``(T) Coppin State University qualified graduate
program;
``(U) Prairie View A & M University qualified
graduate program;
``(V) Fayetteville State University qualified
graduate program;
``(W) Delaware State University qualified graduate
program;
``(X) Langston University qualified graduate
program;
``(Y) West Virginia State University qualified
graduate program;
``(Z) Kentucky State University qualified graduate
program; and
``(AA) Grambling State University qualified
graduate program.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) by inserting ``in law or'' after
``instruction''; and
(ii) by striking ``mathematics, or'' and
inserting ``mathematics, psychometrics, or'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``1998'' and inserting
``2007''; and
(ii) by striking ``(Q) and (R)'' and
inserting ``(S), (T), (U), (V), (W), (X), (Y),
(Z), and (AA)'';
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(P)'' and
inserting ``(R)'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(Q) and (R)''
and inserting ``(S), (T), (U), (V), (W), (X), (Y), (Z),
and (AA)''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``(R)'' and inserting
``(AA)'';
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B)
and inserting the following:
``(A) The amount of non-Federal funds for the
fiscal year for which the determination is made that
the institution or program listed in subsection (e)--
``(i) allocates from institutional
resources;
``(ii) secures from non-Federal sources,
including amounts appropriated by the State and
amounts from the private sector; and
``(iii) will utilize to match Federal funds
awarded for the fiscal year for which the
determination is made under this section to the
institution or program.
``(B) The number of students enrolled in the
qualified graduate programs of the eligible institution
or program, for which the institution or program
received and allocated funding under this section in
the preceding year.'';
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``(or the equivalent) enrolled in the eligible
professional or graduate school'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting
``enrolled in the qualified programs or
institutions listed in paragraph (1).'';
(iv) in subparagraph (D)--
(I) by striking ``students'' and
inserting ``Black American students or
minority students''; and
(II) by striking ``institution''
and inserting ``institution or
program''; and
(v) by striking subparagraph (E) and
inserting the following:
``(E) The percentage that the total number of Black
American students and minority students who receive
their first professional, master's, or doctoral degrees
from the institution or program in the academic year
preceding the academic year for which the determination
is made, represents of the total number of Black
American students and minority students in the United
States who receive their first professional, master's,
or doctoral degrees in the professions or disciplines
related to the course of study at such institution or
program, respectively, in the preceding academic
year.''; and
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ``1998'' and inserting
``2007''.
SEC. 310. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.
Section 345 (20 U.S.C. 1066d) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, shall submit to the
authorizing committees a report on the progress of the
Department in implementing the recommendations made by the
Government Accountability Office in October 2006 for improving
the Historically Black College and Universities Capital
Financing Program.''.
SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Subsection (a) of section 399 (20 U.S.C. 1068h) is amended to read
as follows:
``(a) Authorizations.--
``(1) Part a.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out part A (other than sections 316, 317, and 318)
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of
the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 316 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(C) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 317 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(D) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 318 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(2) Part b.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out part B (other than section 326) such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years.
``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 326 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(3) Part c.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part C such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(4) Part d.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out part D (other than section 345(7), but including
section 347) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 345(7) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(5) Part e.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part E such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 312. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 342(5)(C) (20 U.S.C. 1066a(5)(C)), by
striking ``,,'' and inserting ``,'';
(2) in section 343(e) (20 U.S.C. 1066b(e)), by inserting
``Sale of Qualified Bonds.--'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
(3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of section 365(9)(A)
(20 U.S.C. 1067k(9)(A)), by striking ``support'' and inserting
``supports'';
(4) in section 391(b)(7)(E) (20 U.S.C. 1068(b)(7)(E)), by
striking ``subparagraph (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraph
(D)'';
(5) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of section
392(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1068a(b)(2)), by striking ``eligible
institutions under part A institutions'' and inserting
``eligible institutions under part A''; and
(6) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 396
(20 U.S.C. 1068e), by striking ``360'' and inserting ``399''.
TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE
PART A--GRANTS TO STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
SEC. 401. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
(a) Amendments.--Section 401 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``2004'' and inserting ``2013''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``,,'' and inserting ``,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``this subpart''
and inserting ``this section'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the
following:
``(2)(A) The amount of the Federal Pell Grant for a student
eligible under this part shall be--
``(i) $5,400 for academic year 2008-2009;
``(ii) $5,700 for academic year 2009-2010;
``(iii) $6,000 for academic year 2010-2011; and
``(iv) $6,300 for academic year 2011-2012,
less an amount equal to the amount determined to be the expected family
contribution with respect to that student for that year.'';
(B) by striking paragraph (3);
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$400, except''
and all that follows through the period and inserting
``10 percent of the maximum basic grant level specified
in the appropriate Appropriation Act for such academic
year, except that a student who is eligible for a
Federal Pell Grant in an amount that is equal to or
greater than 5 percent of such level but less than 10
percent of such level shall be awarded a Federal Pell
grant in the amount of 10 percent of such level.''; and
(D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:
``(6) In the case of a student who is enrolled, on at least a half-
time basis and for a period of more than 1 academic year in a single
award year in a 2-year or 4-year program of instruction for which an
institution of higher education awards an associate or baccalaureate
degree, the Secretary shall award such student not more than 2 Federal
Pell Grants during that award year to permit such student to accelerate
the student's progress toward a degree. In the case of a student
receiving more than 1 Federal Pell Grant in a single award year, the
total amount of Federal Pell Grants awarded to such student for the
award year may exceed the maximum basic grant level specified in the
appropriate appropriations Act for such award year.''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The period of time during which a student may receive Federal
Pell Grants shall not exceed 18 semesters, or an equivalent period of
time as determined by the Secretary pursuant to regulations, which
period shall--
``(A) be determined without regard to whether the student
is enrolled on a full-time basis during any portion of the
period of time; and
``(B) include any period of time for which the student
received a Federal Pell Grant prior to July 1, 2008.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on July 1, 2008.
SEC. 402. ACADEMIC COMPETITIVENESS GRANTS.
Section 401A (20 U.S.C. 1070a-1) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Academic Competitiveness Grant Program Authorized.--The
Secretary shall award grants, in the amounts specified in subsection
(d)(1), to eligible students to assist the eligible students in paying
their college education expenses.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``academic''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``third or fourth
academic'' and inserting ``third, fourth, or fifth'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``full-time'' and all that follows through
``is made'' and inserting ``student who'';
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant for the award
year in which the determination of eligibility is made for a
grant under this section;'';
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
institution of higher education on not less than a half-time
basis; and''; and
(D) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) the first year of a program of undergraduate
education at a 2- or 4-year degree-granting institution
of higher education (including a program of not less
than 1 year for which the institution awards a
certificate), has successfully completed, after January
1, 2006, a rigorous secondary school program of study
established by a State or local educational agency and
recognized as such by the Secretary;'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``academic'' and all
that follows through ``higher
education'' and inserting ``year of a
program of undergraduate education at a
2- or 4-year degree-granting
institution of higher education
(including a program of not less than 2
years for which the institution awards
a certificate)''; and
(II) in clause (ii)--
(aa) by striking
``academic''; and
(bb) by striking ``or''
after the semicolon at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) by striking ``academic'';
(II) by striking ``four'' and
inserting ``4'';
(III) by striking clause (i)(II)
and inserting the following:
``(II) a critical foreign language;
and''; and
(IV) in clause (ii), by striking
the period at the end and inserting a
semicolon; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) the third or fourth year of a program of
undergraduate education at an institution of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a)) that
demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary,
that the institution--
``(i) offers a single liberal arts
curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree,
under which students are not permitted by the
institution to declare a major in a particular
subject area, and those students--
``(I) study, in such years, a
subject described in subparagraph
(C)(i) that is at least equal to the
requirements for an academic major at
an institution of higher education that
offers a baccalaureate degree in such
subject, as certified by an appropriate
official from the institution; or
``(II) are required, as part of
their degree program, to undertake a
rigorous course of study in
mathematics, biology, chemistry, and
physics, which consists of at least--
``(aa) 4 years of study in
mathematics; and
``(bb) 3 years of study in
the sciences, with a laboratory
component in each of those
years; and
``(ii) offered such curriculum prior to
February 8, 2006; or
``(E) the fifth year of a program of undergraduate
education that requires 5 full years of coursework for
which a baccalaureate degree is awarded by a degree-
granting institution of higher education, as certified
by the appropriate official of such institution--
``(i) is pursuing a major in--
``(I) the physical, life, or
computer sciences, mathematics,
technology, or engineering (as
determined by the Secretary pursuant to
regulations); or
``(II) a critical foreign language;
and
``(ii) has obtained a cumulative grade
point average of at least 3.0 (or the
equivalent, as determined under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary) in the coursework
required for the major described in clause
(i).'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``The'' and
inserting ``In general.--The'';
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``or'' after the semicolon at the end;
(III) in clause (iii), by striking
``subsection (c)(3)(C).'' and inserting
``subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection
(c)(3), for each of the 2 years
described in such subparagraphs; or'';
and
(IV) by adding at the end the
following:
``(iv) $4,000 for an eligible student under
subsection (c)(3)(E).''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) by striking ``Notwithstanding''
and inserting ``Limitation; ratable
reduction.--Notwithstanding'';
(II) by redesignating clauses (i),
(ii), and (iii), as clauses (ii),
(iii), and (iv), respectively; and
(III) by inserting before clause
(ii), as redesignated under subclause
(II), the following:
``(i) in any case in which a student
attends an institution of higher education on
less than a full-time basis, the amount of the
grant that such student may receive shall be
reduced in the same manner as a Federal Pell
Grant is reduced under section 401(b)(2)(B);'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Limitations.--
``(A) No grants for previous credit.--The Secretary
may not award a grant under this section to any student
for any year of a program of undergraduate education
for which the student received credit before the date
of enactment of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act
of 2005.
``(B) Number of grants.--
``(i) First year.--In the case of a student
described in subsection (c)(3)(A), the
Secretary may not award more than 1 grant to
such student for such first year of study.
``(ii) Second year.--In the case of a
student described in subsection (c)(3)(B), the
Secretary may not award more than 1 grant to
such student for such second year of study.
``(iii) Third and fourth years.--In the
case of a student described in subparagraph (C)
or (D) of subsection (c)(3), the Secretary may
not award more than 1 grant to such student for
each of the third and fourth years of study.
``(iv) Fifth year.--In the case of a
student described in subsection (c)(3)(E), the
Secretary may not award more than 1 grant to
such student for such fifth year of study.'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Calculation of grant payments.--An institution of
higher education shall make payments of a grant awarded under
this section in the same manner, using the same payment
periods, as such institution makes payments for Federal Pell
Grants under section 401.'';
(5) by striking subsection (e)(2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall remain available for the
succeeding fiscal year.'';
(6) in subsection (f)--
(A) by striking ``at least one'' and inserting
``not less than 1''; and
(B) by striking ``subsection (c)(3)(A) and (B)''
and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(c)(3)''; and
(7) in subsection (g), by striking ``academic'' and
inserting ``award''.
SEC. 403. FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS.
(a) Program Authority; Authorization of Appropriations.--Section
402A (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``4'' and inserting ``5'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Minimum grants.--Unless the institution or agency
requests a smaller amount, an individual grant authorized under
this chapter shall be awarded in an amount that is not less
than $200,000, except that an individual grant authorized under
section 402G shall be awarded in an amount that is not less
than $170,000.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``service
delivery'' and inserting ``high quality service
delivery, as determined under subsection (f),'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``is not
required to'' and inserting ``shall not''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``campuses'' and
inserting ``different campuses'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``(g)(2)'' each place
the term occurs and inserting ``(h)(4)'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Outcome Criteria.--
``(1) Use for prior experience determination.--The
Secretary shall use the outcome criteria described in
paragraphs (2) and (3) to evaluate the programs provided by a
recipient of a grant under this chapter, and the Secretary
shall determine an eligible entity's prior experience of high
quality service delivery, as required under subsection (c)(2),
based on the outcome criteria.
``(2) Disaggregation of relevant data.--The outcome
criteria under this subsection shall be disaggregated by low-
income students, first generation college students, and
individuals with disabilities, in the schools and institutions
of higher education served by the program to be evaluated.
``(3) Contents of outcome criteria.--The outcome criteria
under this subsection shall measure, annually and for longer
periods, the quality and effectiveness of programs authorized
under this chapter and shall include the following:
``(A) For programs authorized under section 402B,
the extent to which the eligible entity met or exceeded
the entity's objectives established in the entity's
application for such program regarding--
``(i) the delivery of service to a total
number of students served by the program;
``(ii) the continued secondary school
enrollment of such students;
``(iii) the graduation of such students
from secondary school;
``(iv) the enrollment of such students in
an institution of higher education; and
``(v) to the extent practicable, the
postsecondary education completion of such
students.
``(B) For programs authorized under section 402C,
the extent to which the eligible entity met or exceeded
the entity's objectives for such program regarding--
``(i) the delivery of service to a total
number of students served by the program, as
agreed upon by the entity and the Secretary for
the period;
``(ii) such students' school performance,
as measured by the grade point average, or its
equivalent;
``(iii) such students' academic
performance, as measured by standardized tests,
including tests required by the students'
State;
``(iv) the retention in, and graduation
from, secondary school of such students; and
``(v) the enrollment of such students in an
institution of higher education.
``(C) For programs authorized under section 402D--
``(i) the extent to which the eligible
entity met or exceeded the entity's objectives
regarding the retention in postsecondary
education of the students served by the
program;
``(ii)(I) in the case of an entity that is
an institution of higher education offering a
baccalaureate degree, the extent to which the
entity met or exceeded the entity's objectives
regarding such students' completion of the
degree programs in which such students were
enrolled; or
``(II) in the case of an entity that is an
institution of higher education that does not
offer a baccalaureate degree, the extent to
which the entity met or exceeded the entity's
objectives regarding--
``(aa) the completion of a degree
or certificate by such students; and
``(bb) the transfer of such
students to institutions of higher
education that offer baccalaureate
degrees;
``(iii) the extent to which the entity met
or exceeded the entity's objectives regarding
the delivery of service to a total number of
students, as agreed upon by the entity and the
Secretary for the period; and
``(iv) the extent to which the entity met
or exceeded the entity's objectives regarding
such students remaining in good academic
standing.
``(D) For programs authorized under section 402E,
the extent to which the entity met or exceeded the
entity's objectives for such program regarding--
``(i) the delivery of service to a total
number of students, as agreed upon by the
entity and the Secretary for the period;
``(ii) the provision of appropriate
scholarly and research activities for the
students served by the program;
``(iii) the acceptance and enrollment of
such students in graduate programs; and
``(iv) the continued enrollment of such
students in graduate study and the attainment
of doctoral degrees by former program
participants.
``(E) For programs authorized under section 402F,
the extent to which the entity met or exceeded the
entity's objectives for such program regarding--
``(i) the enrollment of students without a
secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent, who were served by the program, in
programs leading to such diploma or equivalent;
``(ii) the enrollment of secondary school
graduates who were served by the program in
programs of postsecondary education;
``(iii) the delivery of service to a total
number of students, as agreed upon by the
entity and the Secretary for the period; and
``(iv) the provision of assistance to
students served by the program in completing
financial aid applications and college
admission applications.
``(4) Measurement of progress.--In order to determine the
extent to which an outcome criterion described in paragraphs
(2) or (3) is met or exceeded, an eligible entity receiving
assistance under this chapter shall compare the eligible
entity's target for the criterion, as established in the
eligible entity's application, with the results for the
criterion, measured as of the last day of the applicable time
period for the determination.'';
(6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking
``$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting ``such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.''; and
(B) by striking the fourth sentence; and
(7) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the following:
``(1) Different campus.--The term `different campus' means
a site of an institution of higher education that--
``(A) is geographically apart from the main campus
of the institution;
``(B) is permanent in nature; and
``(C) offers courses in educational programs
leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized
educational credential.
``(2) Different population.--The term `different
population' means a group of individuals, with respect to whom
an eligible entity desires to serve through an application for
a grant under this chapter, that--
``(A) is separate and distinct from any other
population that the entity has applied for a grant
under this chapter to serve; or
``(B) while sharing some of the same needs as
another population that the eligible entity has applied
for a grant under this chapter to serve, has distinct
needs for specialized services.'';
(C) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A))--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or''
after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) was a member of a reserve component of the
Armed Forces called to active duty for a period of more
than 180 days.''; and
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``subparagraph
(A) or (B) of paragraph (3)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (5)''.
(b) Talent Search.--Section 402B (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to identify
qualified youths with potential for education at the
postsecondary level and to encourage such youths'' and
inserting ``to encourage eligible youths'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and
facilitate the application for,'' after ``the
availability of''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, but who have
the ability to complete such programs, to reenter'' and
inserting ``to enter or reenter, and complete'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Required Services.--Any project assisted under this section
shall provide--
``(1) academic tutoring, or connections to high quality
academic tutoring services, to enable students to complete
secondary or postsecondary courses, which may include
instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics,
science, and other subjects;
``(2) advice and assistance in secondary course selection
and, if applicable, initial postsecondary course selection;
``(3) assistance in preparing for college entrance
examinations and completing college admission applications;
``(4)(A) information on both the full range of Federal
student financial aid programs (including Federal Pell Grant
awards and loan forgiveness) and resources for locating public
and private scholarships; and
``(B) assistance in completing financial aid applications,
including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
described in section 483(a);
``(5) guidance on and assistance in--
``(A) secondary school reentry;
``(B) alternative education programs for secondary
school dropouts that lead to the receipt of a regular
secondary school diploma;
``(C) entry into general educational development
(GED) programs; or
``(D) postsecondary education; and
``(6) education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the
students' parents, including financial planning for
postsecondary education.
``(c) Permissible Services.--Any project assisted under this
section may provide services such as--
``(1) personal and career counseling or activities;
``(2) information and activities designed to acquaint
youths with the range of career options available to the
youths;
``(3) exposure to the campuses of institutions of higher
education, as well as cultural events, academic programs, and
other sites or activities not usually available to
disadvantaged youth;
``(4) workshops and counseling for families of students
served;
``(5) mentoring programs involving elementary or secondary
school teachers or counselors, faculty members at institutions
of higher education, students, or any combination of such
persons; and
``(6) programs and activities as described in subsection
(b) or paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection that are
specially designed for students who are limited English
proficient, students with disabilities, students who are
homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in
section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a)), or students who are in foster care or are
aging out of the foster care system.''; and
(4) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (d)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking ``talent search
projects under this chapter'' and inserting ``projects under
this section''.
(c) Upward Bound.--Section 402C (20 U.S.C. 1070a-13) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Required Services.--Any project assisted under this section
shall provide--
``(1) academic tutoring to enable students to complete
secondary or postsecondary courses, which may include
instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics,
science, and other subjects;
``(2) advice and assistance in secondary and postsecondary
course selection;
``(3) assistance in preparing for college entrance
examinations and completing college admission applications;
``(4)(A) information on both the full range of Federal
student financial aid programs (including Federal Pell Grant
awards and loan forgiveness) and resources for locating public
and private scholarships; and
``(B) assistance in completing financial aid applications,
including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
described in section 483(a);
``(5) guidance on and assistance in--
``(A) secondary school reentry;
``(B) alternative education programs for secondary
school dropouts that lead to the receipt of a regular
secondary school diploma;
``(C) entry into general educational development
(GED) programs; or
``(D) postsecondary education; and
``(6) education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the
students' parents, including financial planning for
postsecondary education.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Required Services'' and inserting ``Additional
Required Services for Multiple-Year Grant Recipients'';
and
(B) by striking ``upward bound project assisted
under this chapter'' and inserting ``project assisted
under this section'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Permissible Services.--Any project assisted under this
section may provide such services as--
``(1) exposure to cultural events, academic programs, and
other activities not usually available to disadvantaged youth;
``(2) information, activities and instruction designed to
acquaint youths participating in the project with the range of
career options available to the youths;
``(3) on-campus residential programs;
``(4) mentoring programs involving elementary school or
secondary school teachers or counselors, faculty members at
institutions of higher education, students, or any combination
of such persons;
``(5) work-study positions where youth participating in the
project are exposed to careers requiring a postsecondary
degree;
``(6) special services to enable veterans to make the
transition to postsecondary education; and
``(7) programs and activities as described in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or paragraphs (1) through (6) of this
subsection that are specially designed for students who are
limited English proficient, students with disabilities,
students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is
defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), or students who are in
foster care or are aging out of the foster care system.
``(e) Priority.--In providing assistance under this section the
Secretary--
``(1) shall give priority to projects assisted under this
section that select not less than 30 percent of all first-time
participants in the projects from students who have a high
academic risk for failure; and
``(2) shall not deny participation in a project assisted
under this section to a student because the student will enter
the project after the 9th grade.'';
(5) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (f)
(as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking ``upward bound
projects under this chapter'' and inserting ``projects under
this section''; and
(6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
(A) by striking ``during June, July, and August''
each place the term occurs and inserting ``during the
summer school recess, for a period not to exceed 3
months''; and
(B) by striking ``(b)(10)'' and inserting
``(d)(5)''.
(7) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Additional Funds.--
``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the upward bound program under this chapter,
in addition to any amounts appropriated under section 402A(g),
$57,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for
the Secretary to carry out paragraph (2), except that any
amounts that remain unexpended for such purpose for each of
such fiscal years may be available for technical assistance and
administration costs for the upward bound program under this
chapter.
``(2) Use of funds.--
``(A) In general.--The amounts made available by
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall be available to
provide assistance to applicants for an upward bound
project under this chapter for such fiscal year that--
``(i) did not apply for assistance, or
applied but did not receive assistance, under
this section in fiscal year 2007; and
``(ii) receive a grant score above 70 on
the applicant's application.
``(B) 4-year grants.--The assistance described in
subparagraph (A) shall be made available in the form of
4-year grants.''.
(d) Student Support Services.--Section 402D (20 U.S.C. 1070a-14) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) to foster an institutional climate supportive of the
success of low-income and first generation college students,
students with disabilities, students who are limited English
proficient, students who are homeless children and youths (as
such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), and students who
are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care
system.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students, including--
``(A) basic personal income, household money
management, and financial planning skills; and
``(B) basic economic decisionmaking skills.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e);
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Required Services.--A project assisted under this section
shall provide--
``(1) academic tutoring to enable students to complete
postsecondary courses, which may include instruction in
reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other
subjects;
``(2) advice and assistance in postsecondary course
selection;
``(3)(A) information on both the full range of Federal
student financial aid programs (including Federal Pell Grant
awards and loan forgiveness) and resources for locating public
and private scholarships; and
``(B) assistance in completing financial aid applications,
including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
described in section 483(a);
``(4) education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students,
including financial planning for postsecondary education;
``(5) activities designed to assist students participating
in the project in securing college admission and financial
assistance for enrollment in graduate and professional
programs; and
``(6) activities designed to assist students enrolled in 2-
year institutions of higher education in securing admission and
financial assistance for enrollment in a 4-year program of
postsecondary education.
``(c) Permissible Services.--A project assisted under this section
may provide services such as--
``(1) consistent, individualized personal, career, and
academic counseling, provided by assigned counselors;
``(2) information, activities, and instruction designed to
acquaint youths participating in the project with the range of
career options available to the students;
``(3) exposure to cultural events and academic programs not
usually available to disadvantaged students;
``(4) activities designed to acquaint students
participating in the project with the range of career options
available to the students;
``(5) mentoring programs involving faculty or upper class
students, or a combination thereof;
``(6) securing temporary housing during breaks in the
academic year for students who are homeless children and youths
(as such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) or were formerly
homeless children and youths and students who are in foster
care or are aging out of the foster care system; and
``(7) programs and activities as described in subsection
(b) or paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection that are
specially designed for students who are limited English
proficient, students with disabilities, students who are
homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in
section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11434a)) or were formerly homeless children and youths,
or students who are in foster care or are aging out of the
foster care system.'';
(4) in subsection (d)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph
(2)), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection
(c)''; and
(5) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (e)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking ``student
support services projects under this chapter'' and inserting
``projects under this section''.
(e) Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program Authority.--Section 402E
(20 U.S.C. 1070a-15) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``Required'' before ``Services'';
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``A postbaccalaureate achievement project
assisted under this section may provide services such
as--'' and inserting ``A project assisted under this
section shall provide--'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking the semicolon and
inserting a period; and
(E) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Permissible Services.--A project assisted under this section
may provide services such as--
``(1) education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students,
including financial planning for postsecondary education;
``(2) mentoring programs involving faculty members at
institutions of higher education, students, or any combination
of such persons; and
``(3) exposure to cultural events and academic programs not
usually available to disadvantaged students.'';
(4) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (d)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking
``postbaccalaureate achievement'';
(5) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (f)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking
``postbaccalaureate achievement project'' and inserting
``project under this section''; and
(6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) by striking ``402A(f)'' and inserting
``402A(g)''; and
(B) by striking ``1993 through 1997'' and inserting
``2007 through 2012''.
(f) Educational Opportunity Centers.--Section 402F (20 U.S.C.
1070a-16) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) to improve the financial literacy and economic
literacy of students, including--
``(A) basic personal income, household money
management, and financial planning skills; and
``(B) basic economic decisionmaking skills.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (10) as
paragraphs (6) through (11), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students;'';
(C) by striking paragraph (7) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)) and inserting the following:
``(7) individualized personal, career, and academic
counseling;''; and
(D) by striking paragraph (11) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)) and inserting the following:
``(11) programs and activities as described in paragraphs
(1) through (10) that are specially designed for students who
are limited English proficient, students with disabilities, or
students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is
defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)), or programs and activities
for students who are in foster care or are aging out of the
foster care system.''.
(g) Staff Development Activities.--Section 402G(b)(3) (20 U.S.C.
1070a-17(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, including strategies for
recruiting and serving students who are homeless children and youths
(as such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) and students who are in foster care
or are aging out of the foster care system'' before the period at the
end.
(h) Reports, Evaluations, and Grants for Project Improvement and
Dissemination.--Section 402H (20 U.S.C. 1070a-18) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting
``reports, evaluations, and grants for project improvement and
dissemination.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) as
subsections (b) through (d), respectively;
(3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
``(a) Reports to the Authorizing Committees.--The Secretary shall
submit annually, to the authorizing committees, a report that documents
the performance of all programs funded under this chapter. The report
shall--
``(1) be submitted not later than 24 months after the
eligible entities receiving funds under this chapter are
required to report their performance to the Secretary;
``(2) focus on the programs' performance on the relevant
outcome criteria determined under section 402A(f)(4);
``(3) aggregate individual project performance data on the
outcome criteria in order to provide national performance data
for each program;
``(4) include, when appropriate, descriptive data, multi-
year data, and multi-cohort data; and
``(5) include comparable data on the performance nationally
of low-income students, first-generation students, and students
with disabilities.''; and
(4) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)),
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Practices.--
``(A) In general.--The evaluations described in
paragraph (1) shall identify institutional, community,
and program or project practices that are particularly
effective in--
``(i) enhancing the access of low-income
individuals and first-generation college
students to postsecondary education;
``(ii) the preparation of the individuals
and students for postsecondary education; and
``(iii) fostering the success of the
individuals and students in postsecondary
education.
``(B) Primary purpose.--Any evaluation conducted
under this chapter shall have as its primary purpose
the identification of particular practices that further
the achievement of the outcome criteria determined
under section 402A(f)(4).
``(C) Dissemination and use of evaluation
findings.--The Secretary shall disseminate to eligible
entities and make available to the public the practices
identified under subparagraph (B). The practices may be
used by eligible entities that receive assistance under
this chapter after the dissemination.
``(3) Recruitment.--The Secretary shall not require an
eligible entity desiring to receive assistance under this
chapter to recruit students to serve as a control group for
purposes of evaluating any program or project assisted under
this chapter.''.
(i) Additional Amendment to Postbaccalaureate Achievement
Program.--Section 402E(d)(2) (as redesignated by subsection (e)(2)) (20
U.S.C. 1070a-15(d)(2)) is further amended by inserting ``, including
Native Hawaiians, as defined in section 7207 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, and Pacific Islanders'' after
``graduate education''.
SEC. 404. GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS.
(a) Early Intervention and College Awareness Program Authorized.--
Section 404A (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized, in
accordance with the requirements of this chapter, to establish a
program that encourages eligible entities to provide support to
eligible low-income students to assist the students in obtaining a
secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) and to prepare
for and succeed in postsecondary education, by providing--
``(1) financial assistance, academic support, additional
counseling, mentoring, outreach, and supportive services to
middle school and secondary school students to reduce--
``(A) the risk of such students dropping out of
school; or
``(B) the need for remedial education for such
students at the postsecondary level; and
``(2) information to students and their parents about the
advantages of obtaining a postsecondary education and the
college financing options for the students and their
parents.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2)(A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) give priority to eligible entities that have
a prior, demonstrated commitment to early intervention
leading to college access through collaboration and
replication of successful strategies;''; and
(3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Carry over.--An eligible entity that receives a grant
under this chapter may carry over any unspent grant funds from
the final year of the grant period into the following year.'';
(4) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) a partnership--
``(A) consisting of--
``(i) 1 or more local educational agencies;
and
``(ii) 1 or more degree granting
institutions of higher education; and
``(B) which may include not less than 2 other
community organizations or entities, such as
businesses, professional organizations, State agencies,
institutions or agencies sponsoring programs authorized
under subpart 4, or other public or private agencies or
organizations.''.
(b) Requirements.--Section 404B (20 U.S.C. 1070a-22) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
--
``(a) Funding Rules.--
``(1) Distribution.--In awarding grants from the amount
appropriated under section 404G for a fiscal year, the
Secretary shall take into consideration--
``(A) the geographic distribution of such awards;
and
``(B) the distribution of such awards between urban
and rural applicants.
``(2) Special rule.--The Secretary shall annually
reevaluate the distribution of funds described in paragraph (1)
based on number, quality, and promise of the applications.'';
(2) by striking subsections (b), (e), and (f);
(3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (g) as
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds awarded under this
chapter shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal,
State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out
activities assisted under this chapter.''.
(c) Application.--Section 404C (20 U.S.C. 1070a-23) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``eligible entity
plans'' and inserting ``applications'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Plan''
and inserting ``Application'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``a plan'' and inserting
``an application''; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence; and
(C) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be in such form, contain or be accompanied
by such information or assurances, and be submitted at such
time as the Secretary may require. Each such application shall,
at a minimum--
``(A) describe the activities for which assistance
under this chapter is sought, including how the
eligible entity will carry out the required activities
described in section 404D(a);
``(B) describe how the eligible agency will meet
the requirements of section 404E;
``(C) provide assurances that adequate
administrative and support staff will be responsible
for coordinating the activities described in section
404D;
``(D) ensure that activities assisted under this
chapter will not displace an employee or eliminate a
position at a school assisted under this chapter,
including a partial displacement such as a reduction in
hours, wages or employment benefits;
``(E) describe, in the case of an eligible entity
described in section 404A(c)(2), how the eligible
entity will define the cohorts of the students served
by the eligible entity pursuant to section 404B(d), and
how the eligible entity will serve the cohorts through
grade 12, including--
``(i) how vacancies in the program under
this chapter will be filled; and
``(ii) how the eligible entity will serve
students attending different secondary schools;
``(F) describe how the eligible entity will
coordinate programs with other existing Federal, State,
or local programs to avoid duplication and maximize the
number of students served;
``(G) provide such additional assurances as the
Secretary determines necessary to ensure compliance
with the requirements of this chapter; and
``(H) provide information about the activities that
will be carried out by the eligible entity to support
systemic changes from which future cohorts of students
will benefit.'';
(3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of subsection
(b)(1)--
(A) by striking ``a plan'' and inserting ``an
application''; and
(B) by striking ``such plan'' and inserting ``such
application''; and
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``paid to students
from State, local, institutional, or private funds under this
chapter'' and inserting ``obligated to students from State,
local, institutional, or private funds under this chapter,
including pre-existing non-Federal financial assistance
programs,'';
(5) in subsection (c)(1), by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting ``including--
``(A) the amount contributed to a student
scholarship fund established under section 404E; and
``(B) the amount of the costs of administering the
scholarship program under section 404E;''.
(6) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) other resources recognized by the Secretary,
including equipment and supplies, cash contributions from non-
Federal sources, transportation expenses, in-kind or discounted
program services, indirect costs, and facility usage.''.
(d) Activities.--Section 404D (20 U.S.C. 1070a-24) is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 404D. ACTIVITIES.
``(a) Required Activities.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant
under this chapter shall carry out the following:
``(1) Provide information regarding financial aid for
postsecondary education to participating students in the cohort
described in subsection 404B(d)(1)(A).
``(2) Encourage student enrollment in rigorous and
challenging curricula and coursework, in order to reduce the
need for remedial coursework at the postsecondary level.
``(3) Support activities designed to improve the number of
participating students who--
``(A) obtain a secondary school diploma; and
``(B) complete applications for and enroll in a
program of postsecondary education.
``(4) In the case of an eligible entity described in
section 404A(c)(1), provide for the scholarships described in
section 404E.
``(b) Optional Activities for States and Partnerships.--An eligible
entity that receives a grant under this chapter may use grant funds to
carry out 1 or more of the following activities:
``(1) Providing tutoring and supporting mentors, including
adults or former participants of a program under this chapter,
for eligible students.
``(2) Conducting outreach activities to recruit priority
students described in subsection (d) to participate in program
activities.
``(3) Providing supportive services to eligible students.
``(4) Supporting the development or implementation of
rigorous academic curricula, which may include college
preparatory, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate
programs, and providing participating students access to
rigorous core courses that reflect challenging State academic
standards.
``(5) Supporting dual or concurrent enrollment programs
between the secondary school and institution of higher
education partners of an eligible entity described in section
404A(c)(2), and other activities that support participating
students in--
``(A) meeting challenging academic standards;
``(B) successfully applying for postsecondary
education;
``(C) successfully applying for student financial
aid; and
``(D) developing graduation and career plans.
``(6) Providing support for scholarships described in
section 404E.
``(7) Introducing eligible students to institutions of
higher education, through trips and school-based sessions.
``(8) Providing an intensive extended school day, school
year, or summer program that offers--
``(A) additional academic classes; or
``(B) assistance with college admission
applications.
``(9) Providing other activities designed to ensure
secondary school completion and postsecondary education
enrollment of at-risk children, such as--
``(A) the identification of at-risk children;
``(B) after-school and summer tutoring;
``(C) assistance to at-risk children in obtaining
summer jobs;
``(D) academic counseling;
``(E) volunteer and parent involvement;
``(F) encouraging former or current participants of
a program under this chapter to serve as peer
counselors;
``(G) skills assessments;
``(H) personal counseling;
``(I) family counseling and home visits;
``(J) staff development; and
``(K) programs and activities described in this
subsection that are specially designed for students who
are limited English proficient.
``(10) Enabling eligible students to enroll in Advanced
Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, or college
entrance examination preparation courses.
``(11) Providing services to eligible students in the
participating cohort described in section 404B(d)(1)(A),
through the first year of attendance at an institution of
higher education.
``(12) Fostering and improving parent and family
involvement in elementary and secondary education by promoting
the advantages of a college education, and emphasizing academic
admission requirements and the need to take college preparation
courses, through parent engagement and leadership activities.
``(13) Disseminating information that promotes the
importance of higher education, explains college preparation
and admissions requirements, and raises awareness of the
resources and services provided by the eligible entities to
eligible students, their families, and communities.
``(c) Additional Optional Activities for States.--In addition to
the required activities described in subsection (a) and the optional
activities described in subsection (b), an eligible entity described in
section 404A(c)(1) receiving funds under this chapter may use grant
funds to carry out 1 or more of the following activities:
``(1) Providing technical assistance to--
``(A) middle schools or secondary schools that are
located within the State; or
``(B) partnerships described in section 404A(c)(2)
that are located within the State.
``(2) Providing professional development opportunities to
individuals working with eligible cohorts of students described
in section 404B(d)(1)(A).
``(3) Providing strategies and activities that align
efforts in the State to prepare eligible students for attending
and succeeding in postsecondary education, which may include
the development of graduation and career plans.
``(4) Disseminating information on the use of
scientifically based research and best practices to improve
services for eligible students.
``(5)(A) Disseminating information on effective coursework
and support services that assist students in obtaining the
goals described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
``(B) Identifying and disseminating information on best
practices with respect to--
``(i) increasing parental involvement; and
``(ii) preparing students, including students with
disabilities and students who are limited English
proficient, to succeed academically in, and prepare
financially for, postsecondary education.
``(6) Working to align State academic standards and
curricula with the expectations of postsecondary institutions
and employers.
``(7) Developing alternatives to traditional secondary
school that give students a head start on attaining a
recognized postsecondary credential (including an industry
certificate, an apprenticeship, or an associate's or a
bachelor's degree), including school designs that give students
early exposure to college-level courses and experiences and
allow students to earn transferable college credits or an
associate's degree at the same time as a secondary school
diploma.
``(8) Creating community college programs for drop-outs
that are personalized drop-out recovery programs that allow
drop-outs to complete a regular secondary school diploma and
begin college-level work.
``(d) Priority Students.--For eligible entities not using a cohort
approach, the eligible entity shall treat as priority students any
student in middle or secondary school who is eligible--
``(1) to be counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
``(2) for free or reduced price meals under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act;
``(3) for assistance under a State program funded under
part A or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
601 et seq., 670 et seq.); or
``(4) for assistance under subtitle B of title VII of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et
seq.).
``(e) Allowable Providers.--In the case of eligible entities
described in section 404A(c)(1), the activities required by this
section may be provided by service providers such as community-based
organizations, schools, institutions of higher education, public and
private agencies, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations,
businesses, institutions and agencies sponsoring programs authorized
under subpart 4, and other organizations the State determines
appropriate.''.
(e) Scholarship Component.--Section 404E (20 U.S.C. 1070a-25) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsections (e) and (f);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as
subsections (d), (f), and (g), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Limitation.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each eligible
entity described in section 404A(c)(1) that receives a grant
under this chapter shall use not less than 25 percent and not
more than 50 percent of the grant funds for activities
described in section 404D (except for the activity described in
subsection (a)(4) of such section), with the remainder of such
funds to be used for a scholarship program under this section
in accordance with such subsection.
``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
Secretary may allow an eligible entity to use more than 50
percent of grant funds received under this chapter for such
activities, if the eligible entity demonstrates that the
eligible entity has another means of providing the students
with the financial assistance described in this section and
describes such means in the application submitted under section
404C.
``(c) Notification of Eligibility.--Each eligible entity providing
scholarships under this section shall provide information on the
eligibility requirements for the scholarships to all participating
students upon the students' entry into the programs assisted under this
chapter.'';
(4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)),
by striking ``the lesser of'' and all that follows through the
period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``the minimum
Federal Pell Grant award under section 401 for such award
year.'';
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2) and amended by paragraph (4)) the following:
``(e) Portability of Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity described in
section 404A(c)(1) that receives a grant under this chapter
shall create or organize a trust for each cohort described in
section 404B(d)(1)(A) for which the grant is sought in the
application submitted by the entity, which trust shall be an
amount that is not less than the minimum scholarship amount
described in subsection (d), multiplied by the number of
students participating in the cohort.
``(2) Requirement for portability.--Funds contributed to
the trust for a cohort shall be available to a student in the
cohort when the student has--
``(A) completed a secondary school diploma, its
recognized equivalent, or other recognized alternative
standard for individuals with disabilities; and
``(B) enrolled in an institution of higher
education.
``(3) Qualified educational expenses.--Funds available to
an eligible student from a trust may be used for--
``(A) tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment
required for the enrollment or attendance of the
eligible student at an institution of higher education;
and
``(B) in the case of an eligible student with
special needs, expenses for special needs services
which are incurred in connection with such enrollment
or attendance.
``(4) Return of funds.--
``(A) Redistribution.--
``(i) In general.--Trust funds that are not
used by an eligible student within 6 years of
the student's scheduled completion of secondary
school may be redistributed by the eligible
entity to other eligible students.
``(ii) Return of excess to the secretary.--
If, after meeting the requirements of paragraph
(1) and, if applicable, redistributing excess
funds in accordance with clause (i), an
eligible entity has funds remaining, the
eligible entity shall return excess funds to
the Secretary for distribution to other
grantees under this chapter.
``(B) Nonparticipating entity.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), in the case of an eligible entity
described in section 404A(c)(1)(A) that does not
receive assistance under this subpart for 6 fiscal
years, the eligible entity shall return any trust funds
not awarded or obligated to eligible students to the
Secretary for distribution to other grantees under this
chapter.''; and
(6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1993'' and
inserting ``2001''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``early
intervention component required under section 404D''
and inserting ``activities required under section
404D(a)''.
(f) Repeal of 21st Century Scholar Certificates.--Chapter 2 of
subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21 et seq.) is further
amended--
(1) by striking section 404F; and
(2) by redesignating sections 404G and 404H as sections
404F and 404G, respectively.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 404G (as redesignated
by subsection (f)) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-28) is amended by striking
``$200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
(h) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of
title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 404A(b)(1), by striking ``404H'' and
inserting ``404G'';
(2) in section 404B(a)(1), by striking ``404H'' and
inserting ``404G''; and
(3) in section 404F(c) (as redesignated by subsection
(f)(2)), by striking ``404H'' and inserting ``404G''.
SEC. 405. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Chapter 3 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070a-31 et
seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 406. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.
(a) Appropriations Authorized.--Section 413A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1070b(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$675,000,000 for fiscal year
1999'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.''.
(b) Allocation of Funds.--
(1) Allocation of funds.--Section 413D (20 U.S.C. 1070b-3)
is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a)(4); and
(B) in subsection (c)(3)(D), by striking ``$450''
and inserting ``$600''.
(2) Technical correction.--Section 413D(a)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1070b-3(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``such institution'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting ``such
institution received under subsections (a) and (b) of this
section for fiscal year 1999 (as such subsections were in
effect with respect to allocations for such fiscal year).''.
SEC. 407. LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Appropriations Authorized.--Section 415A(b)(1) (20 U.S.C.
1070c(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
(b) Applications.--Section 415C(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070c-2(b)) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(2), by striking ``not in excess of $5,000 per academic year''
and inserting ``not to exceed the lesser of $12,500 or the
student's cost of attendance per academic year''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
``(10) provides notification to eligible students that such
grants are--
``(A) Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership
grants; and
``(B) funded by the Federal Government, the State,
and other contributing partners.''.
(c) Grants for Access and Persistence.--Section 415E (20 U.S.C.
1070c-3a) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 415E. GRANTS FOR ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE.
``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to expand college
access and increase college persistence by making allotments to States
to enable the States to--
``(1) expand and enhance partnerships with institutions of
higher education, early information and intervention,
mentoring, or outreach programs, private corporations,
philanthropic organizations, and other interested parties in
order to--
``(A) carry out activities under this section; and
``(B) provide coordination and cohesion among
Federal, State, and local governmental and private
efforts that provide financial assistance to help low-
income students attend an institution of higher
education;
``(2) provide need-based grants for access and persistence
to eligible low-income students;
``(3) provide early notification to low-income students of
the students' eligibility for financial aid; and
``(4) encourage increased participation in early
information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs.
``(b) Allotments to States.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Authorization.--From sums reserved under
section 415A(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall make an allotment to each State that submits an
application for an allotment in accordance with
subsection (c) to enable the State to pay the Federal
share, as described in paragraph (2), of the cost of
carrying out the activities under subsection (d).
``(B) Determination of allotment.--In making
allotments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
consider the following:
``(i) Continuation of award.--If a State
continues to meet the specifications
established in such State's application under
subsection (c), the Secretary shall make an
allotment to such State that is not less than
the allotment made to such State for the
previous fiscal year.
``(ii) Priority.--The Secretary shall give
priority in making allotments to States that
meet the requirements described in paragraph
(2)(A)(ii).
``(2) Federal share.--
``(A) In general.--The Federal share under this
section shall be determined in accordance with the
following:
``(i) If a State applies for an allotment
under this section in partnership with--
``(I) any number of degree granting
institutions of higher education in the
State whose combined full-time
enrollment represents less than a
majority of all students attending
institutions of higher education in the
State; and
``(II)(aa) philanthropic
organizations that are located in, or
that provide funding in, the State; or
``(bb) private corporations that
are located in, or that do business in,
the State,
then the Federal share of the cost of carrying
out the activities under subsection (d) shall
be equal to 50 percent.
``(ii) If a State applies for an allotment
under this section in partnership with--
``(I) any number of degree granting
institutions of higher education in the
State whose combined full-time
enrollment represents a majority of all
students attending institutions of
higher education in the State; and
``(II)(aa) philanthropic
organizations that are located in, or
that provide funding in, the State; or
``(bb) private corporations that
are located in, or that do business in,
the State,
then the Federal share of the cost of carrying
out the activities under subsection (d) shall
be equal to 57 percent.
``(B) Non-federal share.--
``(i) In general.--The non-Federal share
under this section may be provided in cash or
in kind, fully evaluated and in accordance with
this subparagraph.
``(ii) In kind contribution.--For the
purpose of calculating the non-Federal share
under this section, an in kind contribution is
a non-cash award that has monetary value, such
as provision of room and board and
transportation passes, and that helps a student
meet the cost of attendance.
``(iii) Effect on need analysis.--For the
purpose of calculating a student's need in
accordance with part F of this title, an in-
kind contribution described in clause (ii)
shall not be considered an asset or income.
``(c) Application for Allotment.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Submission.--A State that desires to receive
an allotment under this section on behalf of a
partnership described in paragraph (3) shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
``(B) Content.--An application submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
``(i) A description of the State's plan for
using the allotted funds.
``(ii) Assurances that the State will
provide the non-Federal share from State,
institutional, philanthropic, or private funds,
of not less than the required share of the cost
of carrying out the activities under subsection
(d), as determined under subsection (b), in
accordance with the following:
``(I) The State shall specify the
methods by which non-Federal share
funds will be paid, and include
provisions designed to ensure that
funds provided under this section will
be used to supplement, and not
supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds
available for carrying out the
activities under this title.
``(II) A State that uses non-
Federal funds to create or expand
existing partnerships with nonprofit
organizations or community-based
organizations in which such
organizations match State funds for
student scholarships, may apply such
matching funds from such organizations
toward fulfilling the State's non-
Federal share obligation under this
clause.
``(iii) Assurances that early information
and intervention, mentoring, or outreach
programs exist within the State or that there
is a plan to make such programs widely
available.
``(iv) A description of the organizational
structure that the State has in place to
administer the activities under subsection (d),
including a description of the system the State
will use to track the participation of students
who receive grants under this section to degree
completion.
``(v) Assurances that the State has a
method in place, such as acceptance of the
automatic zero expected family contribution
determination described in section 479, to
identify eligible low-income students and award
State grant aid to such students.
``(vi) Assurances that the State will
provide notification to eligible low-income
students that grants under this section are--
``(I) Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership Grants; and
``(II) funded by the Federal
Government, the State, and other
contributing partners.
``(2) State agency.--The State agency that submits an
application for a State under section 415C(a) shall be the same
State agency that submits an application under paragraph (1)
for such State.
``(3) Partnership.--In applying for an allotment under this
section, the State agency shall apply for the allotment in
partnership with--
``(A) not less than 1 public and 1 private degree
granting institution of higher education that are
located in the State, if applicable;
``(B) new or existing early information and
intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs located
in the State; and
``(C) not less than 1--
``(i) philanthropic organization located
in, or that provides funding in, the State; or
``(ii) private corporation located in, or
that does business in, the State.
``(4) Roles of partners.--
``(A) State agency.--A State agency that is in a
partnership receiving an allotment under this section--
``(i) shall--
``(I) serve as the primary
administrative unit for the
partnership;
``(II) provide or coordinate non-
Federal share funds, and coordinate
activities among partners;
``(III) encourage each institution
of higher education in the State to
participate in the partnership;
``(IV) make determinations and
early notifications of assistance as
described under subsection (d)(2); and
``(V) annually report to the
Secretary on the partnership's progress
in meeting the purpose of this section;
and
``(ii) may provide early information and
intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs.
``(B) Degree granting institutions of higher
education.--A degree granting institution of higher
education that is in a partnership receiving an
allotment under this section--
``(i) shall--
``(I) recruit and admit
participating qualified students and
provide such additional institutional
grant aid to participating students as
agreed to with the State agency;
``(II) provide support services to
students who receive grants for access
and persistence under this section and
are enrolled at such institution; and
``(III) assist the State in the
identification of eligible students and
the dissemination of early
notifications of assistance as agreed
to with the State agency; and
``(ii) may provide funding for early
information and intervention, mentoring, or
outreach programs or provide such services
directly.
``(C) Programs.--An early information and
intervention, mentoring, or outreach program that is in
a partnership receiving an allotment under this section
shall provide direct services, support, and information
to participating students.
``(D) Philanthropic organization or private
corporation.--A philanthropic organization or private
corporation that is in a partnership receiving an
allotment under this section shall provide funds for
grants for access and persistence for participating
students, or provide funds or support for early
information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach
programs.
``(d) Authorized Activities.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Establishment of partnership.--Each State
receiving an allotment under this section shall use the
funds to establish a partnership to award grants for
access and persistence to eligible low-income students
in order to increase the amount of financial assistance
such students receive under this subpart for
undergraduate education expenses.
``(B) Amount of grants.--
``(i) Partnerships with institutions
serving less than a majority of students in the
state.--
``(I) In general.--In the case
where a State receiving an allotment
under this section is in a partnership
described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i),
the amount of a grant for access and
persistence awarded to a student by
such State shall be not less than the
amount that is equal to the average
undergraduate tuition and mandatory
fees at 4-year public institutions of
higher education in the State where the
student resides (less any amounts of
other Federal or State sponsored
grants, work study, and scholarships
received by the student), and such
grant for access and persistence shall
be used toward the cost of attendance
at an institution of higher education
located in the State.
``(II) Cost of attendance.--A State
that has a program, apart from the
partnership under this section, of
providing eligible low-income students
with grants that are equal to the
average undergraduate tuition and
mandatory fees at 4-year public
institutions of higher education in the
State, may increase the amount of
grants for access and persistence
awarded to students by such State up to
an amount that is equal to the average
cost of attendance at 4-year public
institutions of higher education in the
State (less any amounts of other
Federal or State sponsored grants, work
study, and scholarships received by the
student).
``(ii) Partnerships with institutions
serving the majority of students in the
state.--In the case where a State receiving an
allotment under this section is in a
partnership described in subsection
(b)(2)(A)(ii), the amount of a grant for access
and persistence awarded to a student by such
State shall be not more than an amount that is
equal to the average cost of attendance at 4-
year public institutions of higher education in
the State where the student resides (less any
amounts of other Federal or State sponsored
grants, work study, and scholarships received
by the student), and such grant for access and
persistence shall be used by the student to
attend an institution of higher education
located in the State.
``(C) Special rules.--
``(i) Partnership institutions.--A State
receiving an allotment under this section may
restrict the use of grants for access and
persistence under this section by awarding the
grants only to students attending institutions
of higher education that are participating in
the partnership.
``(ii) Out-of-state institutions.--If a
State provides grants through another program
under this subpart to students attending
institutions of higher education located in
another State, such agreement may also apply to
grants awarded under this section.
``(2) Early notification.--
``(A) In general.--Each State receiving an
allotment under this section shall annually notify low-
income students, such as students who are eligible to
receive a free lunch under the school lunch program
established under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, in grade 7 through grade 12 in the
State, of the students' potential eligibility for
student financial assistance, including a grant for
access and persistence, to attend an institution of
higher education.
``(B) Content of notice.--The notification under
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) shall include--
``(I) information about early
information and intervention,
mentoring, or outreach programs
available to the student;
``(II) information that a student's
eligibility for a grant for access and
persistence is enhanced through
participation in an early information
and intervention, mentoring, or
outreach program;
``(III) an explanation that student
and family eligibility for, and
participation in, other Federal means-
tested programs may indicate
eligibility for a grant for access and
persistence and other student aid
programs;
``(IV) a nonbinding estimate of the
total amount of financial aid that a
low-income student with a similar
income level may expect to receive,
including an estimate of the amount of
a grant for access and persistence and
an estimate of the amount of grants,
loans, and all other available types of
aid from the major Federal and State
financial aid programs;
``(V) an explanation that in order
to be eligible for a grant for access
and persistence, at a minimum, a
student shall--
``(aa) meet the requirement
under paragraph (3);
``(bb) graduate from
secondary school; and
``(cc) enroll at an
institution of higher education
that is a partner in the
partnership or qualifies under
subsection (d)(1)(C)(ii);
``(VI) information on any
additional requirements (such as a
student pledge detailing student
responsibilities) that the State may
impose for receipt of a grant for
access and persistence under this
section; and
``(VII) instructions on how to
apply for a grant for access and
persistence and an explanation that a
student is required to file a Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
authorized under section 483(a) to be
eligible for such grant and assistance
from other Federal and State financial
aid programs; and
``(ii) may include a disclaimer that grant
awards for access and persistence are
contingent upon--
``(I) a determination of the
student's financial eligibility at the
time of the student's enrollment at an
institution of higher education that is
a partner in the partnership or
qualifies under subsection
(d)(1)(C)(ii);
``(II) annual Federal and State
appropriations; and
``(III) other aid received by the
student at the time of the student's
enrollment at such institution of
higher education.
``(3) Eligibility.--In determining which students are
eligible to receive grants for access and persistence, the
State shall ensure that each such student meets not less than 1
of the following:
``(A) Meets not less than 2 of the following
criteria, with priority given to students meeting all
of the following criteria:
``(i) Has an expected family contribution
equal to zero (as described in section 479) or
a comparable alternative based upon the State's
approved criteria in section 415C(b)(4).
``(ii) Has qualified for a free lunch, or
at the State's discretion a reduced price
lunch, under the school lunch program
established under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act.
``(iii) Qualifies for the State's maximum
undergraduate award, as authorized under
section 415C(b).
``(iv) Is participating in, or has
participated in, a Federal, State,
institutional, or community early information
and intervention, mentoring, or outreach
program, as recognized by the State agency
administering activities under this section.
``(B) Is receiving, or has received, a grant for
access and persistence under this section, in
accordance with paragraph (5).
``(4) Grant award.--Once a student, including those
students who have received early notification under paragraph
(2) from the State, applies for admission to an institution
that is a partner in the partnership, files a Free Application
for Federal Student Aid and any related existing State form,
and is determined eligible by the State under paragraph (3),
the State shall--
``(A) issue the student a preliminary award
certificate for a grant for access and persistence with
tentative award amounts; and
``(B) inform the student that payment of the grant
for access and persistence award amounts is subject to
certification of enrollment and award eligibility by
the institution of higher education.
``(5) Duration of award.--An eligible student that receives
a grant for access and persistence under this section shall
receive such grant award for each year of such student's
undergraduate education in which the student remains eligible
for assistance under this title, including pursuant to section
484(c), and remains financially eligible as determined by the
State, except that the State may impose reasonable time limits
to degree completion.
``(e) Use of Funds for Administrative Costs Prohibited.--A State
that receives an allotment under this section shall not use any of the
allotted funds to pay administrative costs associated with any of the
authorized activities described in subsection (d).
``(f) Statutory and Regulatory Relief for Institutions of Higher
Education.--The Secretary may grant, upon the request of an institution
of higher education that is in a partnership described in subsection
(b)(2)(A)(ii) and that receives an allotment under this section, a
waiver for such institution from statutory or regulatory requirements
that inhibit the ability of the institution to successfully and
efficiently participate in the activities of the partnership.
``(g) Applicability Rule.--The provisions of this subpart which are
not inconsistent with this section shall apply to the program
authorized by this section.
``(h) Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--Each State receiving an
allotment under this section for a fiscal year shall provide the
Secretary with an assurance that the aggregate amount expended per
student or the aggregate expenditures by the State, from funds derived
from non-Federal sources, for the authorized activities described in
subsection (d) for the preceding fiscal year were not less than the
amount expended per student or the aggregate expenditure by the State
for the activities for the second preceding fiscal year.
``(i) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), for purposes
of determining a State's share of the cost of the authorized activities
described in subsection (d), the State shall consider only those
expenditures from non-Federal sources that exceed the State's total
expenditures for need-based grants, scholarships, and work-study
assistance for fiscal year 1999 (including any such assistance provided
under this subpart).
``(j) Continuation and Transition.--For the 2-year period that
begins on the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of
2007, the Secretary shall continue to award grants under section 415E
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as such section existed on the day
before the date of enactment of such Act to States that choose to apply
for grants under such predecessor section.
``(k) Reports.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007 and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit a report describing the activities and the
impact of the partnerships under this section to the authorizing
committees.''.
SEC. 408. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE ENGAGED IN
MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORK.
Section 418A (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ``parents''
and inserting ``immediate family'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``(including
preparation for college entrance examinations)'' after
``college program'';
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``weekly'';
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(E) in paragraph (8)--
(i) by inserting ``(such as transportation
and child care)'' after ``services''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) other activities to improve persistence and retention
in postsecondary education.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``parents'' and inserting ``immediate family'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in the matter preceding clause
(i), by inserting ``to improve
placement, persistence, and retention
in postsecondary education,'' after
``services''; and
(II) in clause (i), by striking
``and career'' and inserting ``career,
and economic education or personal
finance'';
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (G);
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) internships; and''; and
(vi) in subparagraph (G) (as redesignated
by clause (iv)), by striking ``support
services'' and inserting ``essential supportive
services (such as transportation and child
care)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``, and
coordinating such services, assistance, and aid
with other non-program services, assistance,
and aid, including services, assistance, and
aid provided by community-based organizations,
which may include mentoring and guidance;
and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) for students attending 2-year institutions of higher
education, encouraging the students to transfer to 4-year
institutions of higher education, where appropriate, and
monitoring the rate of transfer of such students.'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 402A(c)(1)''
and inserting ``section 402A(c)(2)'';
(4) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$150,000'' and
inserting ``$180,000''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$150,000'' and
inserting ``$180,000'';
(5) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections
(h) and (i), respectively;
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Reservation of Funds.--From the amounts made available under
subsection (i), the Secretary may reserve not more than a total of \1/
2\ of 1 percent for outreach activities, technical assistance, and
professional development programs relating to the programs under
subsection (a).'';
(7) by striking subsection (h) (as redesignated by
paragraph (5)) and inserting the following:
``(h) Data Collection.--The Commissioner for Education Statistics
shall--
``(1) annually collect data on persons receiving services
authorized under this subpart regarding such persons' rates of
secondary school graduation, entrance into postsecondary
education, and completion of postsecondary education;
``(2) not less often than once every 2 years, prepare and
submit a report based on the most recently available data under
paragraph (1) to the authorizing committees; and
``(3) make such report available to the public.''; and
(8) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$15,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years.''.
SEC. 409. ROBERT C. BYRD HONORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Eligibility of Scholars.--Section 419F(a) (20 U.S.C. 1070d-
36(a)) is amended by inserting ``(or a home school, whether treated as
a home school or a private school under State law)'' after ``public or
private secondary school''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 419K (20 U.S.C.
1070d-41) is amended by striking ``$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''
and all that follows through the period and inserting ``such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years.''.
SEC. 410. CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL.
(a) Minimum Grant.--Section 419N(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C.
1070e(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``A grant'' and inserting the following:
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), a grant''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Increase trigger.--For any fiscal
year for which the amount appropriated under
the authority of subsection (g) is equal to or
greater than $20,000,000, a grant under this
section shall be awarded in an amount that is
not less than $30,000.''.
(b) Definition of Low-Income Student.--Paragraph (7) of section
419N(b) (20 U.S.C. 1070e(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(7) Definition of low-income student.--For the purpose of
this section, the term `low-income student' means a student
who--
``(A) is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant
for the award year for which the determination is made;
or
``(B) would otherwise be eligible to receive a
Federal Pell Grant for the award year for which the
determination is made, except that the student fails to
meet the requirements of--
``(i) section 401(c)(1) because the student
is enrolled in a graduate or first professional
course of study; or
``(ii) section 484(a)(5) because the
student is in the United States for a temporary
purpose.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 419N(g) (20 U.S.C.
1070e(g)) is amended by striking ``$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999''
and all that follows through the period and inserting ``such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding
fiscal years.''.
SEC. 411. LEARNING ANYTIME ANYWHERE PARTNERSHIPS.
Subpart 8 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070f et seq.) is
repealed.
PART B--FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM
SEC. 421. FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO REDUCE STUDENT INTEREST COSTS.
Section 428 (as amended by this Act) (20 U.S.C. 1078) is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (X), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (Y)--
(I) by striking clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(i) the lender shall determine the
eligibility of a borrower for a deferment
described in subparagraph (M)(i) based on--
``(I) receipt of a request for
deferment from the borrower and
documentation of the borrower's
eligibility for the deferment;
``(II) receipt of a newly completed
loan application that documents the
borrower's eligibility for a deferment;
``(III) receipt of student status
information received by the lender that
the borrower is enrolled on at least a
half-time basis; or
``(IV) the lender's confirmation of
the borrower's half-time enrollment
status through use of the National
Student Loan Data System, if the
confirmation is requested by the
institution of higher education.''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(Z) provides that the lender shall, at the time
the lender grants a deferment to a borrower who
received a loan under section 428H and is eligible for
a deferment under section 428(b)(1)(M), provide
information to the borrower to enable the borrower to
understand the impact of capitalization of interest on
the borrower's loan principal and total amount of
interest to be paid during the life of the loan.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(F)--
(i) in clause (i)--
(I) in subclause (III), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(II) in subclause (IV), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon; and
(III) by adding at the end the
following:
``(V) the effective date of the
transfer;
``(VI) the date the current
servicer will stop accepting payments;
and
``(VII) the date at which the new
servicer will begin accepting
payments.''; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Restrictions on inducements, payments, mailings, and
advertising.--A guaranty agency shall not--
``(A) offer, directly or indirectly, premiums,
payments, stock or other securities, prizes, travel,
entertainment expenses, tuition repayment, or other
inducements to--
``(i) any institution of higher education
or the employees of an institution of higher
education in order to secure applicants for
loans made under this part; or
``(ii) any lender, or any agent, employee,
or independent contractor of any lender or
guaranty agency, in order to administer or
market loans made under this part (other than a
loan made under section 428H or a loan made as
part of the guaranty agency's lender-of-last-
resort program pursuant to section 439(q)) for
the purpose of securing the designation of the
guaranty agency as the insurer of such loans;
``(B) conduct unsolicited mailings, by postal or
electronic means, of educational loan application forms
to students enrolled in secondary school or
postsecondary educational institutions, or to the
parents of such students, except that applications may
be mailed, by postal or electronic means, to students
or borrowers who have previously received loans
guaranteed under this part by the guaranty agency;
``(C) perform, for an institution of higher
education participating in a program under this title,
any function that the institution is required to
perform under part B, D, or G;
``(D) pay, on behalf of the institution of higher
education, another person to perform any function that
the institution of higher education is required to
perform under part B, D, or G; or
``(E) conduct fraudulent or misleading advertising
concerning loan availability, terms, or conditions.
It shall not be a violation of this paragraph for a guaranty
agency to provide technical assistance to institutions of
higher education comparable to the technical assistance
provided to institutions of higher education by the
Department.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(H)(i), by striking
``preclaims'' and inserting ``default aversion''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(D)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``and''
after the comma at the end;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the
following:
``(iii) the lender shall, at the time of
granting a borrower forbearance, provide
information to the borrower to enable the
borrower to understand the impact of
capitalization of interest on the borrower's
loan principal and total amount of interest to
be paid during the life of the loan; and
``(iv) the lender shall contact the
borrower not less often than once every 180
days during the period of forbearance to inform
the borrower of--
``(I) the amount of unpaid
principal and the amount of interest
that has accrued since the last
statement of such amounts provided to
the borrower by the lender;
``(II) the fact that interest will
accrue on the loan for the period of
forbearance;
``(III) the amount of interest that
will be capitalized, and the date on
which capitalization will occur;
``(IV) the ability of the borrower
to pay the interest that has accrued
before the interest is capitalized; and
``(V) the borrower's option to
discontinue the forbearance at any
time.''.
SEC. 422. FEDERAL CONSOLIDATION LOANS.
(a) Amendments.--Section 428C(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(b)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (H);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) that the lender will disclose, in a clear and
conspicuous manner, to borrowers who consolidate loans
made under part E of this title--
``(i) that once the borrower adds the
borrower's Federal Perkins Loan to a Federal
Consolidation Loan, the borrower will lose all
interest-free periods that would have been
available, such as those periods when no
interest accrues on the Federal Perkins Loan
while the borrower is enrolled in school at
least half-time, during the grace period, and
during periods when the borrower's student loan
repayments are deferred;
``(ii) that the borrower will no longer be
eligible for loan cancellation of Federal
Perkins Loans under any provision of section
465; and
``(iii) the occupations described in
section 465(a)(2), individually and in detail,
for which the borrower will lose eligibility
for Federal Perkins Loan cancellation; and
``(G) that the lender shall, upon application for a
consolidation loan, provide the borrower with
information about the possible impact of loan
consolidation, including--
``(i) the total interest to be paid and
fees to be paid on the consolidation loan, and
the length of repayment for the loan;
``(ii) whether consolidation would result
in a loss of loan benefits under this part or
part D, including loan forgiveness,
cancellation, and deferment;
``(iii) in the case of a borrower that
plans to include a Federal Perkins Loan under
part E in the consolidation loan, that once the
borrower adds the borrower's Federal Perkins
Loan to a consolidation loan--
``(I) the borrower will lose all
interest-free periods that would have
been available for such loan under part
E, such as the periods during which no
interest accrues on the Federal Perkins
Loan while the borrower is enrolled in
school at least half-time, the grace
period, and the periods during which
the borrower's student loan repayments
are deferred under section 464(c)(2);
and
``(II) the borrower will no longer
be eligible for cancellation of part or
all of a Federal Perkins loan under
section 465(a);
``(iv) the ability of the borrower to
prepay the consolidation loan, pay such loan on
a shorter schedule, and to change repayment
plans;
``(v) that borrower benefit programs for a
consolidation loan may vary among different
lenders;
``(vi) the consequences of default on the
consolidation loan; and
``(vii) that by applying for a
consolidation loan, the borrower is not
obligated to agree to take the consolidation
loan; and''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 455(g) (20 U.S.C. 1087e(g)) is
amended by striking ``428C(b)(1)(F)'' and inserting ``428C(b)(1)(H)''.
SEC. 423. DEFAULT REDUCTION PROGRAM.
Section 428F (20 U.S.C. 1078-6) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by adding at the end the
following: ``Upon the sale of the loan to an eligible
lender, the guaranty agency, and any prior holder of
the loan, shall request any consumer reporting agency
to which the guaranty agency or holder, as applicable,
reported the default of the loan, to remove the record
of default from the borrower's credit history.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Limitation.--A borrower may obtain the benefits
available under this subsection with respect to rehabilitating
a loan only one time per loan.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Financial and Economic Literacy.--Where appropriate as
determined by the institution of higher education in which a borrower
is enrolled, each program described in subsection (b) shall include
making available financial and economic education materials for the
borrower, including making the materials available before, during, or
after rehabilitation of a loan.''.
SEC. 424. REPORTS TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 430A (20 U.S.C. 1080a) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``credit bureaus''
and inserting ``consumer reporting agencies''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``with
credit bureau organizations'' and inserting ``with each
consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains
files on consumers on a nationwide basis (as defined in
section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15
U.S.C. 1681a(p))'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively;
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (B)), the following:
``(1) the type of loan made, insured, or guaranteed under
this title;'';
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (B)), the following:
``(3) information concerning the repayment status of the
loan, which information shall be included in the file of the
borrower, except that nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to affect any otherwise applicable provision of the
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.)'';
(E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(F) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) any other information required to be reported by
Federal law.''.
SEC. 425. COMMON FORMS AND FORMATS.
Section 432(m)(1)(D)(i) (20 U.S.C. 1082(m)(1)(D)(i)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``Unless otherwise notified by the
Secretary, each institution of higher education that participates in
the program under this part or part D may use a master promissory note
for loans under this part and part D.''.
SEC. 426. STUDENT LOAN INFORMATION BY ELIGIBLE LENDERS.
Section 433 (20 U.S.C. 1083) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(f) Borrower Information and Privacy.--Each entity participating
in a program under this part that is subject to subtitle A of title V
of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) shall only use,
release, disclose, sell, transfer, or give student information,
including the name, address, social security number, or amount borrowed
by a borrower or a borrower's parent, in accordance with the provisions
of such subtitle.
``(g) Loan Benefit Disclosures.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible lender, holder, or
servicer of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this part
shall provide the borrower with information on the loan benefit
repayment options the lender, holder, or servicer offer,
including information on reductions in interest rates--
``(A) by repaying the loan by automatic payroll or
checking account deduction;
``(B) by completing a program of on-time repayment;
and
``(C) under any other interest rate reduction
program.
``(2) Information.--Such borrower information shall
include--
``(A) any limitations on such options;
``(B) explicit information on the reasons a
borrower may lose eligibility for such an option;
``(C) examples of the impact the interest rate
reductions will have on a borrower's time for repayment
and amount of repayment;
``(D) upon the request of the borrower, the effect
the reductions in interest rates will have with respect
to the borrower's payoff amount and time for repayment;
and
``(E) information on borrower recertification
requirements.''.
SEC. 427. CONSUMER EDUCATION INFORMATION.
Part B (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 433 (20 U.S.C. 1083) the following:
``SEC. 433A. CONSUMER EDUCATION INFORMATION.
``Each guaranty agency participating in a program under this part,
working with the institutions of higher education served by such
guaranty agency (or in the case of an institution of higher education
that provides loans exclusively through part D, the institution working
with a guaranty agency or with the Secretary), shall develop and make
available a high-quality educational program and materials to provide
training for students in budgeting and financial management, including
debt management and other aspects of financial literacy, such as the
cost of using very high interest loans to pay for postsecondary
education, particularly as budgeting and financial management relates
to student loan programs authorized by this title. Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit a guaranty agency from using an
existing program or existing materials to meet the requirement of this
section. The activities described in this section shall be considered
default reduction activities for the purposes of section 422.''.
SEC. 428. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LENDER.
Section 435(d) (20 U.S.C. 1085(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
subparagraphs (H) and (I), respectively; and
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
inserting the following:
``(A) offered, directly or indirectly, points,
premiums, payments (including payments for referrals
and for processing or finder fees), prizes, stock or
other securities, travel, entertainment expenses,
tuition repayment, the provision of information
technology equipment at below-market value, additional
financial aid funds, or other inducements to any
institution of higher education or any employee of an
institution of higher education in order to secure
applicants for loans under this part;
``(B) conducted unsolicited mailings, by postal or
electronic means, of student loan application forms to
students enrolled in secondary school or postsecondary
institutions, or to parents of such students, except
that applications may be mailed, by postal or
electronic means, to students or borrowers who have
previously received loans under this part from such
lender;
``(C) entered into any type of consulting
arrangement, or other contract to provide services to a
lender, with an employee who is employed in the
financial aid office of an institution of higher
education, or who otherwise has responsibilities with
respect to student loans or other financial aid of the
institution;
``(D) compensated an employee who is employed in
the financial aid office of an institution of higher
education, or who otherwise has responsibilities with
respect to educational loans or other financial aid of
the institution, and who is serving on an advisory
board, commission, or group established by a lender or
group of lenders for providing such service, except
that the eligible lender may reimburse such employee
for reasonable expenses incurred in providing such
service;
``(E) performed for an institution of higher
education any function that the institution of higher
education is required to carry out under part B, D, or
G;
``(F) paid, on behalf of an institution of higher
education, another person to perform any function that
the institution of higher education is required to
perform under part B, D, or G;
``(G) provided payments or other benefits to a
student at an institution of higher education to act as
the lender's representative to secure applications
under this title from individual prospective borrowers,
unless such student--
``(i) is also employed by the lender for
other purposes; and
``(ii) made all appropriate disclosures
regarding such employment;''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Sunset of authority for school as lender program.--
``(A) Sunset.--The authority provided under
subsection (d)(1)(E) for an institution to serve as an
eligible lender, and under paragraph (7) for an
eligible lender to serve as a trustee for an
institution of higher education or an organization
affiliated with an institution of higher education,
shall expire on June 30, 2012.
``(B) Application to existing institutional
lenders.--An institution that was an eligible lender
under this subsection, or an eligible lender that
served as a trustee for an institution of higher
education or an organization affiliated with an
institution of higher education under paragraph (7),
before June 30, 2012, shall--
``(i) not issue any new loans in such a
capacity under part B after June 30, 2012; and
``(ii) continue to carry out the
institution's responsibilities for any loans
issued by the institution under part B on or
before June 30, 2012, except that, beginning on
June 30, 2011, the eligible institution or
trustee may, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, sell or otherwise
dispose of such loans if all profits from the
divestiture are used for need-based grant
programs at the institution.
``(C) Audit requirement.--All institutions serving
as an eligible lender under subsection (d)(1)(E) and
all eligible lenders serving as a trustee for an
institution of higher education or an organization
affiliated with an institution of higher education
shall annually complete and submit to the Secretary a
compliance audit to determine whether--
``(i) the institution or lender is using
all proceeds from special allowance payments
and interest payments from borrowers, interest
subsidies received from the Department, and any
proceeds from the sale or other disposition of
loans, for need-based aid programs, in
accordance with section 435(d)(2)(A)(viii);
``(ii) the institution or lender is using
no more than a reasonable portion of the
proceeds described in section
435(d)(2)(A)(viii) for direct administrative
expenses; and
``(iii) the institution or lender is
ensuring that the proceeds described in section
435(d)(2)(A)(viii) are being used to
supplement, and not to supplant, non-Federal
funds that would otherwise be used for need-
based grant programs.''.
SEC. 429. DISCHARGE AND CANCELLATION RIGHTS IN CASES OF DISABILITY.
(a) FFEL and Direct Loans.--Section 437(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``, or if a student borrower who has
received such a loan is unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in
death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60
months, or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than 60 months'' after ``of the Secretary),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may
develop such safeguards as the Secretary determines necessary
to prevent fraud and abuse in the discharge of liability under
this subsection. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, the Secretary may promulgate regulations to resume
collection on loans discharged under this subsection in any
case in which--
``(1) a borrower received a discharge of liability under
this subsection and after the discharge the borrower--
``(A) receives a loan made, insured or guaranteed
under this title; or
``(B) has earned income in excess of the poverty
line; or
``(2) the Secretary determines necessary.''.
(b) Perkins.--Section 464(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(F)--
(A) by striking ``or if he'' and inserting ``if the
borrower''; and
(B) by inserting ``, or if the borrower is unable
to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death, has
lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60
months, or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than 60 months'' after ``the
Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) The Secretary may develop such additional safeguards
as the Secretary determines necessary to prevent fraud and
abuse in the cancellation of liability under paragraph (1)(F).
Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(F), the Secretary may promulgate
regulations to resume collection on loans cancelled under
paragraph (1)(F) in any case in which--
``(A) a borrower received a cancellation of
liability under paragraph (1)(F) and after the
cancellation the borrower--
``(i) receives a loan made, insured or
guaranteed under this title; or
``(ii) has earned income in excess of the
poverty line; or
``(B) the Secretary determines necessary.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall take effect on July 1, 2008.
PART C--FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS
SEC. 441. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 441(b) (42 U.S.C. 2751(b)) is amended by striking
``$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through
the period and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 442. ALLOWANCE FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Section 442(c)(4)(D) (42 U.S.C. 2752(c)(4)(D)) is amended by
striking ``$450'' and inserting ``$600''.
SEC. 443. GRANTS FOR FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.
Section 443(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A);
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(3) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)),
by striking ``this subparagraph if'' and all that follows
through ``institution;'' and inserting ``this subparagraph if--
``(i) the Secretary determines that
enforcing this subparagraph would cause
hardship for students at the institution; or
``(ii) the institution certifies to the
Secretary that 15 percent or more of its total
full-time enrollment participates in community
service activities described in section 441(c)
or tutoring and literacy activities described
in subsection (d) of this section;''.
SEC. 444. JOB LOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 446(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 2756(a)(1)) is amended by striking
``$50,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''.
SEC. 445. WORK COLLEGES.
Section 448 (42 U.S.C. 2756b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``work-learning'' and
inserting ``work-learning-service'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``under
subsection (f)'' and inserting ``for this section under
section 441(b)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``pursuant to subsection (f)''
and inserting ``for this section under section
441(b)'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``work-learning program'' and inserting
``comprehensive work-learning-service
program'';
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)
through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G),
respectively;
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
``(C) support existing and new model student
volunteer community service projects associated with
local institutions of higher education, such as
operating drop-in resource centers that are staffed by
students and that link people in need with the
resources and opportunities necessary to become self-
sufficient; and'';
(v) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by
clause (iii)), by striking ``work-learning''
each place the term occurs and inserting
``work-learning-service''; and
(vi) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated
by clause (iii)), by striking ``work service
learning'' and inserting ``work-learning-
service'';
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``by subsection (f) to
use funds under subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``for this
section under section 441(b) or to use funds under subsection
(b)(1),'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``4-
year, degree-granting'' after ``nonprofit'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``work-learning'' and inserting ``work-
learning-service'';
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
``(C) requires all resident students, including at
least \1/2\ of all resident students who are enrolled
on a full-time basis, to participate in a comprehensive
work-learning-service program for not less than 5 hours
each week, or not less than 80 hours during each period
of enrollment except summer school, unless the student
is engaged in a study abroad or externship program that
is organized or approved by the institution; and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``work-learning'' and inserting ``work-
learning-service''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) the term `comprehensive work-learning-service
program' means a student work-learning-service program that--
``(A) is an integral and stated part of the
institution's educational philosophy and program;
``(B) requires participation of all resident
students for enrollment and graduation;
``(C) includes learning objectives, evaluation, and
a record of work performance as part of the student's
college record;
``(D) provides programmatic leadership by college
personnel at levels comparable to traditional academic
programs;
``(E) recognizes the educational role of work-
learning-service supervisors; and
``(F) includes consequences for nonperformance or
failure in the work-learning-service program similar to
the consequences for failure in the regular academic
program.''; and
(5) by striking subsection (f).
PART D--FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS
SEC. 451. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.
Section 461(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)(1)) is amended by striking
``$250,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the
period and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.
SEC. 451A. ALLOWANCE FOR BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Section 462(c)(4)(D) (20 U.S.C. 1087bb(c)(4)(D)) is amended by
striking ``$450'' and inserting ``$600''.
SEC. 451B. PERKINS LOAN FORBEARANCE.
Section 464 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``, upon written request,'' and inserting ``,
as documented in accordance with paragraph (2),'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;
(C) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Forbearance.--'';
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the terms of forbearance
agreed to by the parties shall be documented by--
``(A) confirming the agreement of the borrower by notice to
the borrower from the institution of higher education; and
``(B) recording the terms in the borrower's file.''; and
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ``(e)(3)'' and inserting
``(e)(1)(C)''.
SEC. 452. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE.
Section 465(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Head Start
Act which'' and inserting ``Head Start Act, or in a
prekindergarten or child care program that is licensed
or regulated by the State, that'';
(B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``or'' after
the semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by inserting before the matter following
subparagraph (I) (as amended by subparagraph (C)) the
following:
``(J) as a full-time faculty member at a Tribal College or
University, as that term is defined in section 316;
``(K) as a librarian, if the librarian has a master's
degree in library science and is employed in--
``(i) an elementary school or secondary school that
is eligible for assistance under title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
``(ii) a public library that serves a geographic
area that contains 1 or more schools eligible for
assistance under title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
``(L) as a full-time speech language therapist, if the
therapist has a master's degree and is working exclusively with
schools that are eligible for assistance under title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) by inserting ``(D),'' after ``(C),'';
and
(ii) by striking ``or (I)'' and inserting
``(I), (J), (K), or (L)'';
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(C) by striking clause (iii); and
(D) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
PART E--NEED ANALYSIS
SEC. 461. COST OF ATTENDANCE.
(a) Amendments.--Section 472(3) (20 U.S.C. 1087kk(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as amended by
paragraph (1), the following:
``(C) for students who live in housing located on a
military base or for which a basic allowance is
provided under section 403(b) of title 37, United
States Code, shall be an allowance based on the
expenses reasonably incurred by such students for board
but not for room; and''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on July 1, 2008.
SEC. 462. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 480(b)(6) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(6)) is
amended by inserting ``, except that the value of on-base military
housing or the value of basic allowance for housing determined under
section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, received by the
parents, in the case of a dependent student, or the student or
student's spouse, in the case of an independent student, shall be
excluded'' before the semicolon.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on July 1, 2008.
PART F--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENT ASSISTANCE
SEC. 471. DEFINITIONS.
Section 481(a)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1088(a)(2)(B)) is amended by
inserting ``and that measures program length in credit hours or clock
hours'' after ``baccalaureate degree''.
SEC. 472. COMPLIANCE CALENDAR.
Section 482 (20 U.S.C. 1089) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Compliance Calendar.--Prior to the beginning of each award
year, the Secretary shall provide to institutions of higher education a
list of all the reports and disclosures required under this Act. The
list shall include--
``(1) the date each report or disclosure is required to be
completed and to be submitted, made available, or disseminated;
``(2) the required recipients of each report or disclosure;
``(3) any required method for transmittal or dissemination
of each report or disclosure;
``(4) a description of the content of each report or
disclosure sufficient to allow the institution to identify the
appropriate individuals to be assigned the responsibility for
such report or disclosure;
``(5) references to the statutory authority, applicable
regulations, and current guidance issued by the Secretary
regarding each report or disclosure; and
``(6) any other information which is pertinent to the
content or distribution of the report or disclosure.''.
SEC. 473. FORMS AND REGULATIONS.
Section 483 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Common Financial Aid Form Development and Processing.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Common forms.--The Secretary, in cooperation
with representatives of agencies and organizations
involved in student financial assistance, shall
produce, distribute, and process free of charge common
financial reporting forms as described in this
subsection to be used to determine the need and
eligibility of a student for financial assistance under
parts A through E of this title (other than under
subpart 4 of part A). The forms shall be made available
to applicants in both paper and electronic formats.
``(B) FAFSA.--The common financial reporting forms
described in this subsection (excluding the form
described in paragraph (2)(B)), shall be referred to
collectively as the `Free Application for Federal
Student Aid', or `FAFSA'.
``(2) Paper format.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage
applicants to file the electronic versions of the forms
described in paragraph (3), but shall develop, make
available, and process--
``(i) a paper version of EZ FAFSA, as
described in subparagraph (B); and
``(ii) a paper version of the other forms
described in this subsection, in accordance
with subparagraph (C), for any applicant who
does not meet the requirements of or does not
wish to use the process described in
subparagraph (B).
``(B) EZ fafsa.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
develop and use, after appropriate field
testing, a simplified paper application form
for applicants meeting the requirements of
section 479(c), which form shall be referred to
as the `EZ FAFSA'.
``(ii) Required federal data elements.--The
Secretary shall include on the EZ FAFSA only
the data elements required to determine student
eligibility and whether the applicant meets the
requirements of section 479(c).
``(iii) Required state data elements.--The
Secretary shall include on the EZ FAFSA such
data items as may be necessary to award State
financial assistance, as provided under
paragraph (5), except the Secretary shall not
include a State's data if that State does not
permit its applicants for State assistance to
use the EZ FAFSA.
``(iv) Free availability and data
distribution.--The provisions of paragraphs (6)
and (10) shall apply to the EZ FAFSA.
``(C) Phase-out of full paper fafsa.--
``(i) Phase-out of printing of full paper
fafsa.--At such time as the Secretary
determines that it is not cost-effective to
print the full paper version of FAFSA, the
Secretary shall--
``(I) phase out the printing of the
full paper version of FAFSA;
``(II) maintain on the Internet
easily accessible, downloadable formats
of the full paper version of FAFSA; and
``(III) provide a printed copy of
the full paper version of FAFSA upon
request.
``(ii) Use of savings.--The Secretary shall
utilize any savings realized by phasing out the
printing of the full paper version of FAFSA and
moving applicants to the electronic versions of
FAFSA, to improve access to the electronic
versions for applicants meeting the
requirements of section 479(c).
``(3) Electronic versions.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall produce,
make available through a broadly available website, and
process electronic versions of the FAFSA and the EZ
FAFSA.
``(B) Minimum questions.--The Secretary shall use
all available technology to ensure that a student using
an electronic version of the FAFSA under this paragraph
answers only the minimum number of questions necessary.
``(C) Reduced requirements.--The Secretary shall
enable applicants who meet the requirements of
subsection (b) or (c) of section 479 to provide
information on the electronic version of the FAFSA only
for the data elements required to determine student
eligibility and whether the applicant meets the
requirements of subsection (b) or (c) of section 479.
``(D) State data.--The Secretary shall include on
the electronic version of the FAFSA the questions
needed to determine whether the applicant is eligible
for State financial assistance, as provided under
paragraph (5), except that the Secretary shall not--
``(i) require applicants to complete data
required by any State other than the
applicant's State of residence; and
``(ii) include a State's data if such State
does not permit its applicants for State
assistance to use the electronic version of the
FAFSA described in this paragraph.
``(E) Free availability and data distribution.--The
provisions of paragraphs (6) and (10) shall apply to
the electronic version of the FAFSA.
``(F) Use of forms.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to prohibit the use of the
electronic versions of the forms developed by the
Secretary pursuant to this paragraph by an eligible
institution, eligible lender, a guaranty agency, a
State grant agency, a private computer software
provider, a consortium of such entities, or such other
entity as the Secretary may designate. Data collected
by the electronic versions of such forms shall be used
only for the application, award, and administration of
aid awarded under this title, State aid, or aid awarded
by eligible institutions or such entities as the
Secretary may designate. No data collected by such
electronic versions of the forms shall be used for
making final aid awards under this title until such
data have been processed by the Secretary or a
contractor or designee of the Secretary, except as may
be permitted under this title.
``(G) Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that
data collection under this paragraph complies with
section 552a of title 5, United States Code, and that
any entity using an electronic version of a form
developed by the Secretary under this paragraph shall
maintain reasonable and appropriate administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards to ensure the
integrity and confidentiality of the information, and
to protect against security threats, or unauthorized
uses or disclosures of the information provided on the
electronic version of the form.
``(H) Signature.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, the Secretary may permit an
electronic version of a form developed under this
paragraph to be submitted without a signature, if a
signature is subsequently submitted by the applicant or
if the applicant uses a personal identification number
provided by the Secretary under subparagraph (I).
``(I) Personal identification numbers authorized.--
The Secretary is authorized to assign to an applicant a
personal identification number--
``(i) to enable the applicant to use such
number as a signature for purposes of
completing an electronic version of a form
developed under this paragraph; and
``(ii) for any purpose determined by the
Secretary to enable the Secretary to carry out
this title.
``(J) Personal identification number improvement.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary
shall implement a real-time data match between the
Social Security Administration and the Department to
minimize the time required for an applicant to obtain a
personal identification number when applying for aid
under this title through an electronic version of a
form developed under this paragraph.
``(4) Streamlined reapplication process.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop
streamlined paper and electronic reapplication forms
and processes for an applicant who applies for
financial assistance under this title in the next
succeeding academic year subsequent to an academic year
for which such applicant applied for financial
assistance under this title.
``(B) Updating of data elements.--The Secretary
shall determine, in cooperation with States,
institutions of higher education, agencies, and
organizations involved in student financial assistance,
the data elements that may be transferred from the
previous academic year's application and those data
elements that shall be updated.
``(C) Reduced data authorized.--Nothing in this
title shall be construed as limiting the authority of
the Secretary to reduce the number of data elements
required of reapplicants.
``(D) Zero family contribution.--Applicants
determined to have a zero family contribution pursuant
to section 479(c) shall not be required to provide any
financial data in a reapplication form, except data
that are necessary to determine eligibility under such
section.
``(5) State requirements.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs
(2)(B)(iii), (3)(D), and (4)(B), the Secretary shall
include on the forms developed under this subsection,
such State-specific data items as the Secretary
determines are necessary to meet State requirements for
need-based State aid. Such items shall be selected in
consultation with State agencies in order to assist in
the awarding of State financial assistance in
accordance with the terms of this subsection. The
number of such data items shall not be less than the
number included on the common financial reporting form
for the 2005-2006 award year unless a State notifies
the Secretary that the State no longer requires those
data items for the distribution of State need-based
aid.
``(B) Annual review.--The Secretary shall conduct
an annual review to determine--
``(i) which data items each State requires
to award need-based State aid; and
``(ii) if the State will permit an
applicant to file a form described in paragraph
(2)(B) or (3)(C).
``(C) Use of simplified application forms
encouraged.--The Secretary shall encourage States to
take such steps as are necessary to encourage the use
of simplified forms under this subsection, including
those forms described in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(C),
for applicants who meet the requirements of subsection
(b) or (c) of section 479.
``(D) Consequences if state does not accept
simplified forms.--If a State does not permit an
applicant to file a form described in paragraph (2)(B)
or (3)(C) for purposes of determining eligibility for
State need-based financial aid, the Secretary may
determine that State-specific questions for such State
will not be included on a form described in paragraph
(2)(B) or (3)(B). If the Secretary makes such
determination, the Secretary shall advise the State of
the Secretary's determination.
``(E) Lack of state response to request for
information.--If a State does not respond to the
Secretary's request for information under subparagraph
(B), the Secretary shall--
``(i) permit residents of that State to
complete simplified forms under paragraphs
(2)(B) and (3)(B); and
``(ii) not require any resident of such
State to complete any data items previously
required by that State under this section.
``(F) Restriction.--The Secretary shall not require
applicants to complete any financial or non-financial
data items that are not required--
``(i) by the applicant's State; or
``(ii) by the Secretary.
``(6) Charges to students and parents for use of forms
prohibited.--The need and eligibility of a student for
financial assistance under parts A through E (other than under
subpart 4 of part A) may be determined only by using a form
developed by the Secretary under this subsection. Such forms
shall be produced, distributed, and processed by the Secretary,
and no parent or student shall be charged a fee by the
Secretary, a contractor, a third-party servicer or private
software provider, or any other public or private entity for
the collection, processing, or delivery of financial aid
through the use of such forms. No data collected on a paper or
electronic version of a form developed under this subsection,
or other document that was created to replace, or used to
complete, such a form, and for which a fee was paid, shall be
used.
``(7) Restrictions on use of pin.--No person, commercial
entity, or other entity shall request, obtain, or utilize an
applicant's personal identification number assigned under
paragraph (3)(I) for purposes of submitting a form developed
under this subsection on an applicant's behalf.
``(8) Application processing cycle.--The Secretary shall
enable students to submit forms developed under this subsection
and initiate the processing of such forms under this
subsection, as early as practicable prior to January 1 of the
student's planned year of enrollment.
``(9) Early estimates of expected family contributions.--
The Secretary shall permit an applicant to complete a form
described in this subsection in the years prior to enrollment
in order to obtain from the Secretary a nonbinding estimate of
the applicant's expected family contribution, computed in
accordance with part F. Such applicant shall be permitted to
update information submitted on a form described in this
subsection using the process required under paragraph (4).
``(10) Distribution of data.--Institutions of higher
education, guaranty agencies, and States shall receive, without
charge, the data collected by the Secretary using a form
developed under this subsection for the purposes of processing
loan applications and determining need and eligibility for
institutional and State financial aid awards. Entities
designated by institutions of higher education, guaranty
agencies, or States to receive such data shall be subject to
all the requirements of this section, unless such requirements
are waived by the Secretary.
``(11) Third party servicers and private software
providers.--To the extent practicable and in a timely manner,
the Secretary shall provide, to private organizations and
consortia that develop software used by institutions of higher
education for the administration of funds under this title, all
the necessary specifications that the organizations and
consortia must meet for the software the organizations and
consortia develop, produce, and distribute (including any
diskette, modem, or network communications) which are so used.
The specifications shall contain record layouts for required
data. The Secretary shall develop in advance of each processing
cycle an annual schedule for providing such specifications. The
Secretary, to the extent practicable, shall use multiple means
of providing such specifications, including conferences and
other meetings, outreach, and technical support mechanisms
(such as training and printed reference materials). The
Secretary shall, from time to time, solicit from such
organizations and consortia means of improving the support
provided by the Secretary.
``(12) Parent's social security number and birth date.--The
Secretary is authorized to include space on the forms developed
under this subsection for the social security number and birth
date of parents of dependent students seeking financial
assistance under this title.'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) (as
amended by section 101(b)(11)) as subsections (b) through (d),
respectively;
(3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)),
by striking ``that is authorized'' and all that follows through
the period at the end and inserting ``or other appropriate
provider of technical assistance and information on
postsecondary educational services that is authorized under
section 663(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the
Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall test
and implement, to the extent practicable, a toll-free telephone
based system to permit applicants who meet the requirements of
479(c) to submit an application over such system.'';
(4) by striking subsection (d) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
``(d) Assistance in Preparation of Financial Aid Application.--
``(1) Preparation authorized.--Notwithstanding any
provision of this Act, an applicant may use a preparer for
consultative or preparation services for the completion of a
form developed under subsection (a) if the preparer satisfies
the requirements of this subsection.
``(2) Preparer identification required.--If an applicant
uses a preparer for consultative or preparation services for
the completion of a form developed under subsection (a), the
preparer shall include the name, signature, address or
employer's address, social security number or employer
identification number, and organizational affiliation of the
preparer on the applicant's form.
``(3) Additional requirements.--A preparer that provides
consultative or preparation services pursuant to this
subsection shall--
``(A) clearly inform each individual upon initial
contact, including contact through the Internet or by
telephone, that the FAFSA and EZ FAFSA may be completed
for free via paper or electronic versions of the forms
that are provided by the Secretary;
``(B) include in any advertising clear and
conspicuous information that the FAFSA and EZ FAFSA may
be completed for free via paper or electronic versions
of the forms that are provided by the Secretary;
``(C) if advertising or providing any information
on a website, or if providing services through a
website, include on the website a link to the website
described in subsection (a)(3) that provides the
electronic versions of the forms developed under
subsection (a);
``(D) refrain from producing or disseminating any
form other than the forms developed by the Secretary
under subsection (a); and
``(E) not charge any fee to any individual seeking
services who meets the requirements of subsection (b)
or (c) of section 479.
``(4) Special rule.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
to limit preparers of the financial reporting forms required to
be made under this title that meet the requirements of this
subsection from collecting source information from a student or
parent, including Internal Revenue Service tax forms, in
providing consultative and preparation services in completing
the forms.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Early Application and Award Demonstration Program.--
``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration program
implemented under this subsection is to determine the
feasibility of implementing a comprehensive early application
and notification system for all dependent students and to
measure the benefits and costs of such a system.
``(2) Program authorized.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007,
the Secretary shall implement an early application
demonstration program enabling dependent students who wish to
participate in the program--
``(A) to complete an application under this
subsection during the academic year that is 2 years
prior to the year such students plan to enroll in an
institution of higher education; and
``(B) based on the application described in
subparagraph (A), to obtain, not later than 1 year
prior to the year of the students' planned enrollment,
information on eligibility for Federal Pell Grants,
Federal student loans under this title, and State and
institutional financial aid for the student's first
year of enrollment in an the institution of higher
education.
``(3) Early application and award.--For all dependent
students selected for participation in the demonstration
program who submit a completed FAFSA, or, as appropriate, an EZ
FAFSA, 2 years prior to the year such students plan to enroll
in an institution of higher education, the Secretary shall, not
later than 1 year prior to the year of such planned
enrollment--
``(A) provide each student who meets the
requirements under section 479(c) with a determination
of such student's--
``(i) expected family contribution for the
first year of the student's enrollment in an
institution of higher education; and
``(ii) Federal Pell Grant award for the
first such year, based on the maximum Federal
Pell Grant award at the time of application;
``(B) provide each student who does not meet the
requirements under section 479(c) with an estimate of
such student's--
``(i) expected family contribution for the
first year of the student's planned enrollment;
and
``(ii) Federal Pell Grant award for the
first such year, based on the maximum Federal
Pell Grant award at the time of application;
and
``(C) remind the students of the need to update the
students' information during the calendar year of
enrollment using the expedited reapplication process
provided for in subsection (a)(4).
``(4) Participants.--The Secretary shall include, as
participants in the demonstration program--
``(A) States selected through the application
process described in paragraph (5);
``(B) institutions of higher education within the
selected States that are interested in participating in
the demonstration program, and that can make estimates
or commitments of institutional student financial aid,
as appropriate, to students the year before the
students' planned enrollment date; and
``(C) secondary schools within the selected States
that are interested in participating in the
demonstration program, and can commit resources to--
``(i) advertising the availability of the
program;
``(ii) identifying students who might be
interested in participating in the program;
``(iii) encouraging such students to apply;
and
``(iv) participating in the evaluation of
the program.
``(5) Applications.--States that are interested in
participating in the demonstration program shall submit an
application, to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the Secretary shall require. The
application shall include--
``(A) information on the amount of the State's
need-based student financial assistance available, and
the eligibility criteria for receiving such assistance;
``(B) a commitment to make, not later than the year
before the dependent students participating in the
demonstration program plan to enroll in an institution
of higher education--
``(i) determinations of State financial aid
awards to dependent students participating in
the program who meet the requirements of
section 479(c); and
``(ii) estimates of State financial aid
awards to other dependent students
participating in the program;
``(C) a plan for recruiting institutions of higher
education and secondary schools with different
demographic characteristics to participate in the
program;
``(D) a plan for selecting institutions of higher
education and secondary schools to participate in the
program that--
``(i) demonstrate a commitment to
encouraging students to submit a FAFSA, or, as
appropriate, an EZ FAFSA, 2 years before the
students' planned date of enrollment in an
institution of higher education;
``(ii) serve different populations of
students;
``(iii) in the case of institutions of
higher education--
``(I) to the extent possible, are
of varying types and control; and
``(II) commit to making, not later
than the year prior to the year that
dependent students participating in the
demonstration program plan to enroll in
the institution--
``(aa) institutional awards
to participating dependent
students who meet the
requirements of section 479(c);
``(bb) estimates of
institutional awards to other
participating dependent
students; and
``(cc) expected or
tentative awards of grants or
other financial aid available
under this title (including
supplemental grants under
subpart 3 of part A), for all
participating dependent
students, along with
information on State awards, as
provided to the institution by
the State;
``(E) a commitment to participate in the evaluation
conducted by the Secretary; and
``(F) such other information as the Secretary may
require.
``(6) Special provisions.--
``(A) Discretion of student financial aid
administrators.--A financial aid administrator at an
institution of higher education participating in a
demonstration program under this subsection may use the
discretion provided under section 479A as necessary in
awarding financial aid to students participating in the
demonstration program.
``(B) Waivers.--The Secretary is authorized to
waive, for an institution participating in the
demonstration program, any requirements under the
title, or regulations prescribed under this title, that
would make the demonstration program unworkable, except
that the Secretary shall not waive any provisions with
respect to the maximum award amounts for grants and
loans under this title.
``(7) Outreach.--The Secretary shall make appropriate
efforts in order to notify States, institutions of higher
education, and secondary schools of the demonstration program.
``(8) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct a rigorous
evaluation of the demonstration program to measure the
program's benefits and adverse effects, as the benefits and
effects relate to the purpose of the program described in
paragraph (1). In conducting the evaluation, the Secretary
shall--
``(A) identify whether receiving financial aid
awards or estimates, as applicable, 1 year prior to the
year in which the student plans to enroll in an
institution of higher education, has a positive impact
on the higher education aspirations and plans of such
student;
``(B) measure the extent to which using a student's
income information from the year that is 2 years prior
to the student's planned enrollment date had an impact
on the ability of States and institutions to make
financial aid awards and commitments;
``(C) determine what operational changes would be
required to implement the program on a larger scale;
``(D) identify any changes to Federal law that
would be necessary to implement the program on a
permanent basis; and
``(E) identify the benefits and adverse effects of
providing early awards or estimates on program costs,
program operations, program integrity, award amounts,
distribution, and delivery of aid.
``(9) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult, as
appropriate, with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance established under section 491 on the design,
implementation, and evaluation of the demonstration program.
``(f) Use of IRS Data and Reduced Income and Asset Information to
Determine Eligibility for Student Financial Aid.--
``(1) Formation of study group.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments
of 2007, the Comptroller General of the United States and the
Secretary of Education shall convene a study group whose
membership shall include the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office, representatives of
institutions of higher education with expertise in Federal and
State financial aid assistance, State chief executive officers
of higher education with a demonstrated commitment to
simplifying the FAFSA, and such other individuals as the
Comptroller General and the Secretary of Education may
designate.
``(2) Study required.--The Comptroller General and the
Secretary, in consultation with the study group convened under
paragraph (1), shall design and conduct a study to identify and
evaluate the means of simplifying the process of applying for
Federal financial aid available under this title. The study
shall focus on developing alternative approaches for
calculating the expected family contribution that use
substantially less income and asset data than the methodology
currently used, as of the time of the study, for determining
the expected family contribution.
``(3) Objectives of study.--The objectives of the study
required under paragraph (2) are--
``(A) to shorten the FAFSA and make it easier and
less time-consuming to complete, thereby increasing
higher education access for low-income students;
``(B) to examine the feasibility, and evaluate the
costs and benefits, of using income data from the
Internal Revenue Service to pre-populate the electronic
version of the FAFSA;
``(C) to determine ways in which to provide
reliable information on the amount of Federal grant aid
and financial assistance a student can expect to
receive, assuming constant income, 2 to 3 years before
the student's enrollment; and
``(D) to simplify the process for determining
eligibility for student financial aid without causing
significant redistribution of Federal grants and
subsidized loans under this title.
``(4) Required subjects of study.--The study required under
paragraph (2) shall consider--
``(A) how the expected family contribution of a
student could be calculated using substantially less
income and asset information than the approach
currently used, as of the time of the study, to
calculate the expected family contribution without
causing significant redistribution of Federal grants
and subsidized loans under this title, State aid, or
institutional aid, or change in the composition of the
group of recipients of such aid, which alternative
approaches for calculating the expected family
contribution shall, to the extent practicable--
``(i) rely mainly, in the case of students
and parents who file income tax returns, on
information available on the 1040, 1040EZ, and
1040A; and
``(ii) include formulas for adjusting
income or asset information to produce similar
results to the existing approach with less
data;
``(B) how the Internal Revenue Service can provide
income and other data needed to compute an expected
family contribution for taxpayers and dependents of
taxpayers to the Secretary of Education, and when in
the application cycle the data can be made available;
``(C) whether data provided by the Internal Revenue
could be used to--
``(i) prepopulate the electronic version of
the FAFSA with student and parent taxpayer
data; or
``(ii) generate an expected family
contribution without additional action on the
part of the student and taxpayer;
``(D) the extent to which the use of income data
from 2 years prior to a student's planned enrollment
date would change the expected family contribution
computed in accordance with part F, and potential
adjustments to the need analysis formula that would
minimize the change;
``(E) the extent to which States and institutions
would accept the data provided by the Internal Revenue
Service to prepopulate the electronic version of the
FAFSA in determining the distribution of State and
institutional student financial aid funds;
``(F) the changes to the electronic version of the
FAFSA and verification processes that would be needed
or could be made if Internal Revenue Service data were
used to prepopulate such electronic version;
``(G) the data elements currently collected, as of
the time of the study, on the FAFSA that are needed to
determine eligibility for student aid, or to administer
Federal student financial aid programs, but are not
needed to compute an expected family contribution, such
as whether information regarding the student's
citizenship or permanent residency status, registration
for selective service, or driver's license number could
be reduced without adverse effects;
``(H) additional steps that can be taken to
simplify the financial aid application process for
students who (or, in the case of dependent students,
whose parents) are not required to file an income tax
return for the prior taxable year;
``(I) information on the State need for and usage
of the full array of income, asset, and other
information currently collected, as of the time of the
study, on the FAFSA, including analyses of--
``(i) what data are currently used by
States to determine eligibility for State
student financial aid, and whether the data are
used for merit or need-based aid;
``(ii) the extent to which the full array
of income and asset information currently
collected on the FAFSA play an important role
in the awarding of need-based State financial
aid, and whether the State could use income and
asset information that was more limited to
support determinations of eligibility for such
State aid programs;
``(iii) whether data are required by State
law, State regulations, or policy directives;
``(iv) what State official has the
authority to advise the Department on what the
State requires to calculate need-based State
student financial aid;
``(v) the extent to which any State-
specific information requirements could be met
by completion of a State application linked to
the electronic version of the FAFSA; and
``(vi) whether the State can use, as of the
time of the study, or could use, a student's
expected family contribution based on data from
2 years prior to the student's planned
enrollment date and a calculation with reduced
data elements and, if not, what additional
information would be needed or what changes
would be required; and
``(J) information on institutional needs, including
the extent to which institutions of higher education
are already using supplemental forms to collect
additional data from students and their families to
determine eligibility for institutional funds.
``(5) Use of data from the internal revenue service to
prepopulate fafsa forms.--After the study required under this
subsection has been completed, the Secretary may use Internal
Revenue Service data to prepopulate the electronic version of
the FAFSA if the Secretary, in a joint decision with the
Secretary of Treasury, determines that such use will not
significantly negatively impact students, institutions of
higher education, States, or the Federal Government based on
each of the following criteria:
``(A) Program costs.
``(B) Redistributive effects on students.
``(C) Accuracy of aid determinations.
``(D) Reduction of burden to the FAFSA filers.
``(E) Whether all States and institutions that
currently accept the Federal aid formula accept the use
of data from 2 years prior to the date of a student's
planned enrollment in an institution of higher
education to award Federal, State, and institutional
aid, and as a result will not require students to
complete any additional forms to receive this aid.
``(6) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance established
under section 491 as appropriate in carrying out this
subsection.
``(7) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the
Comptroller General and the Secretary shall prepare and submit
a report on the results of the study required under this
subsection to the authorizing committees.''.
SEC. 474. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Amendments.--Section 484 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following:
``(4) The student shall be determined by the institution of
higher education as having the ability to benefit from the
education or training offered by the institution of higher
education, upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or
the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree
or certificate offered by the institution of higher
education.'';
(2) by striking subsection (l) and inserting the following:
``(l) Courses Offered Through Distance Education.--
``(1) Relation to correspondence courses.--
``(A) In general.--A student enrolled in a course
of instruction at an institution of higher education
that is offered principally through distance education
and leads to a recognized certificate, or associate,
baccalaureate, or graduate degree, conferred by such
institution, shall not be considered to be enrolled in
correspondence courses.
``(B) Exception.--An institution of higher
education referred to in subparagraph (A) shall not
include an institution or school described in section
3(3)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006.
``(2) Restriction or reductions of financial aid.--A
student's eligibility to receive grants, loans, or work
assistance under this title shall be reduced if a financial aid
officer determines under the discretionary authority provided
in section 479A that distance education results in a
substantially reduced cost of attendance to such student.
``(3) Special rule.--For award years prior to July 1, 2008,
the Secretary shall not take any compliance, disallowance,
penalty, or other action against a student or an eligible
institution when such action arises out of such institution's
prior award of student assistance under this title if the
institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that its course of instruction would have been in conformance
with the requirements of this subsection.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(s) Students With Intellectual Disabilities.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), in order to receive any grant or work assistance under
subparts 1 and 3 of part A and part C of this title, a student with an
intellectual disability shall--
``(1) be an individual with an intellectual disability
whose mental retardation or other significant cognitive
impairment substantially impacts the individual's intellectual
and cognitive functioning;
``(2)(A) be a student eligible for assistance under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act who has completed
secondary school; or
``(B) be an individual who is no longer eligible for
assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act because the individual has exceeded the maximum age for
which the State provides a free appropriate public education;
``(3) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a
comprehensive transition and postsecondary education program
that--
``(A) is designed for students with an intellectual
disability who are seeking to continue academic,
vocational, and independent living instruction at the
institution in order to prepare for gainful employment
and independent living;
``(B) includes an advising and curriculum
structure;
``(C) requires students to participate on at least
a half-time basis, as determined by the institution; or
``(D) includes--
``(i) regular enrollment in courses offered
by the institution;
``(ii) auditing or participating in courses
offered by the institution for which the
student does not receive regular academic
credit;
``(iii) enrollment in noncredit, nondegree
courses;
``(iv) participation in internships; or
``(v) a combination of 2 or more of the
activities described in clauses (i) through
(iv);
``(4) be maintaining satisfactory progress in the program
as determined by the institution, in accordance with standards
established by the institution; and
``(5) meet the requirements of paragraphs (3), (4), (5),
and (6) of subsection (a).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take affect on July 1, 2008.
SEC. 475. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND STATE COURT JUDGMENTS.
Section 484A (20 U.S.C. 1091a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) in collecting any obligation arising from a loan made
under part E of this title, an institution of higher education
that has an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to section
463(a) shall not be subject to a defense raised by any borrower
based on a claim of infancy.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Special Rule.--This section shall not apply in the case of a
student who is deceased or to a deceased student's estate or the estate
of such student's family. If a student is deceased, then the student's
estate or the estate of the student's family shall not be required to
repay any financial assistance under this title, including interest
paid on the student's behalf, collection costs, or other charges
specified in this title.''.
SEC. 476. INSTITUTIONAL REFUNDS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 484B(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1091B(c)(2)) is
amended by striking ``may determine the appropriate withdrawal date.''
and inserting ``may determine--
``(A) the appropriate withdrawal date; and
``(B) that the requirements of subsection (b)(2) do
not apply to the student.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on July 1, 2008.
SEC. 477. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR
STUDENTS.
Section 485 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (G)--
(I) by striking ``program, and''
and inserting ``program,''; and
(II) by inserting ``, and (iv) any
plans by the institution for improving
the academic program of the
institution'' after ``instructional
personnel''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (M) and
inserting the following:
``(M) the terms and conditions of the loans that
students receive under parts B, D, and E;'';
(iii) in subparagraph (N), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(iv) in subparagraph (O), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and
(v) by adding at the end the following:
``(P) institutional policies and sanctions related
to copyright infringement, including--
``(i) an annual disclosure that explicitly
informs students that unauthorized distribution
of copyrighted material, including unauthorized
peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject the
students to civil and criminal liabilities;
``(ii) a summary of the penalties for
violation of Federal copyright laws;
``(iii) a description of the institution's
policies with respect to unauthorized peer-to-
peer file sharing, including disciplinary
actions that are taken against students who
engage in unauthorized distribution of
copyrighted materials using the institution's
information technology system; and
``(iv) a description of actions that the
institution takes to prevent and detect
unauthorized distribution of copyrighted
material on the institution's information
technology system;
``(Q) student body diversity at the institution,
including information on the percentage of enrolled,
full-time students who are--
``(i) male;
``(ii) female;
``(iii) from a low-income background; and
``(iv) a self-identified member of a major
racial or ethnic group;
``(R) the placement in employment of, and types of
employment obtained by, graduates of the institution's
degree or certificate programs, gathered from such
sources as alumni surveys, student satisfaction
surveys, the National Survey of Student Engagement, the
Community College Survey of Student Engagement, State
data systems, or other relevant sources;
``(S) the types of graduate and professional
education in which graduates of the institution's 4-
year degree programs enrolled, gathered from such
sources as alumni surveys, student satisfaction
surveys, the National Survey of Student Engagement,
State data systems, or other relevant sources;
``(T) the fire safety report prepared by the
institution pursuant to subsection (i); and
``(U) the retention rate of certificate- or degree-
seeking, full-time, undergraduate students entering
such institution.'';
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) For purposes of this section, institutions may--
``(A) exclude from the information disclosed in
accordance with subparagraph (L) of paragraph (1) the
completion or graduation rates of students who leave
school to serve in the Armed Forces, on official church
missions, or with a recognized foreign aid service of
the Federal Government; or
``(B) in cases where the students described in
subparagraph (A) represent 20 percent or more of the
certificate- or degree-seeking, full-time,
undergraduate students at the institution, the
institution may recalculate the completion or
graduation rates of such students by excluding from the
calculation described in paragraph (3) the time period
such students were not enrolled due to their service in
the Armed Forces, on official church missions, or with
a recognized foreign aid service of the Federal
Government.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) The information disclosed under subparagraph (L) of paragraph
(1), or reported under subsection (e), shall include information
disaggregated by gender, by each major racial and ethnic subgroup, by
recipients of a Federal Pell Grant, by recipients of a loan made under
this part or part D (other than a loan made under section 428H or a
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan) who did not receive a
Federal Pell Grant, and by recipients of neither a Federal Pell Grant
nor a loan made under this part or part D (other than a loan made under
section 428H or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan), if the
number of students in such subgroup or with such status is sufficient
to yield statistically reliable information and reporting would not
reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student.
If such number is not sufficient for such purposes, then the
institution shall note that the institution enrolled too few of such
students to so disclose or report with confidence and
confidentiality.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking the
subparagraph designation and all that follows through
``465.'' and inserting the following:
``(A) Each eligible institution shall, through
financial aid offices or otherwise, provide counseling
to borrowers of loans that are made, insured, or
guaranteed under part B (other than loans made pursuant
to section 428C or loans made to parents pursuant to
section 428B), or made under part D (other than Federal
Direct Consolidation Loans or Federal Direct PLUS Loans
made to parents) or E, prior to the completion of the
course of study for which the borrower enrolled at the
institution or at the time of departure from such
institution. The counseling required by this subsection
shall include--
``(i) information on the repayment plans
available, including a discussion of the
different features of each plan and sample
information showing the difference in interest
paid and total payments under each plan;
``(ii) the average anticipated monthly
repayments under the standard repayment plan
and, at the borrower's request, the other
repayment plans for which the borrower is
eligible;
``(iii) such debt and management strategies
as the institution determines are designed to
facilitate the repayment of such indebtedness;
``(iv) an explanation that the borrower has
the ability to prepay each such loan, pay the
loan on a shorter schedule, and change
repayment plans;
``(v) the terms and conditions under which
the student may obtain full or partial
forgiveness or cancellation of principal or
interest under sections 428J, 460, and 465 (to
the extent that such sections are applicable to
the student's loans);
``(vi) the terms and conditions under which
the student may defer repayment of principal or
interest or be granted forbearance under
subsections (b)(1)(M) and (o) of section 428,
428H(e)(7), subsections (f) and (l) of section
455, and section 464(c)(2), and the potential
impact of such deferment or forbearance;
``(vii) the consequences of default on such
loans;
``(viii) information on the effects of
using a consolidation loan to discharge the
borrower's loans under parts B, D, and E,
including, at a minimum--
``(I) the effects of consolidation
on total interest to be paid, fees to
be paid, and length of repayment;
``(II) the effects of consolidation
on a borrower's underlying loan
benefits, including all grace periods,
loan forgiveness, cancellation, and
deferment opportunities;
``(III) the ability of the borrower
to prepay the loan or change repayment
plans; and
``(IV) that borrower benefit
programs may vary among different loan
holders; and
``(ix) a notice to borrowers about the
availability of the National Student Loan Data
System and how the system can be used by a
borrower to obtain information on the status of
the borrower's loans.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Each eligible institution shall, during the exit
interview required by this subsection, provide to a borrower of
a loan made under part B, D, or E a clear and conspicuous
notice describing the general effects of using a consolidation
loan to discharge the borrower's student loans, including--
``(A) the effects of consolidation on total
interest to be paid, fees to be paid, and length of
repayment;
``(B) the effects of consolidation on a borrower's
underlying loan benefits, including loan forgiveness,
cancellation, and deferment;
``(C) the ability for the borrower to prepay the
loan, pay on a shorter schedule, and to change
repayment plans, and that borrower benefit programs may
vary among different loan holders;
``(D) a general description of the types of tax
benefits which may be available to borrowers of student
loans; and
``(E) the consequences of default.'';
(3) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) by inserting ``grant assistance, as well as
State'' after ``describing State''; and
(B) by inserting ``and other means, including
through the Internet'' before the period at the end;
(4) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(3) For purposes of this subsection, institutions may--
``(A) exclude from the reporting requirements under
paragraphs (1) and (2) the completion or graduation
rates of students and student athletes who leave school
to serve in the Armed Forces, on official church
missions, or with a recognized foreign aid service of
the Federal Government; or
``(B) in cases where the students described in
subparagraph (A) represent 20 percent or more of the
certificate- or degree-seeking, full-time,
undergraduate students at the institution, the
institution may calculate the completion or graduation
rates of such students by excluding from the
calculations described in paragraph (1) the time period
such students were not enrolled due to their service in
the Armed Forces, on official church missions, or with
a recognized foreign aid service of the Federal
Government.'';
(5) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by inserting ``, other than a foreign
institution of higher education,'' after
``under this title''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) A statement of current campus policies
regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation
procedures, including the use of electronic and
cellular communication (if appropriate), which policies
shall include procedures--
``(i) to notify the campus community in a
reasonable and timely manner in the event of a
significant emergency or dangerous situation,
involving an immediate threat to the health or
safety of students or staff, occurring on the
campus;
``(ii) to publicize emergency response and
evacuation procedures on an annual basis in a
manner designed to reach students and staff;
and
``(iii) to test emergency response and
evacuation procedures on an annual basis.'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph
(17); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (14) the
following:
``(15) Compliance report.--The Secretary shall annually
report to the authorizing committees regarding compliance with
this subsection by institutions of higher education, including
an up-to-date report on the Secretary's monitoring of such
compliance.
``(16) Best practices.--The Secretary may seek the advice
and counsel of the Attorney General concerning the development,
and dissemination to institutions of higher education, of best
practices information about campus safety and emergencies.'';
and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Transfer of Credit Policies.--
``(1) Disclosure.--Each institution of higher education
participating in any program under this title shall publicly
disclose in a readable and comprehensible manner the transfer
of credit policies established by the institution which shall
include a statement of the institution's current transfer of
credit policies that includes, at a minimum--
``(A) any established criteria the institution uses
regarding the transfer of credit earned at another
institution of higher education; and
``(B) a list of institutions of higher education
with which the institution has established an
articulation agreement.
``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to--
``(A) authorize the Secretary or the Accreditation
and Institutional Quality and Integrity Advisory
Committee to require particular policies, procedures,
or practices by institutions of higher education with
respect to transfer of credit;
``(B) authorize an officer or employee of the
Department to exercise any direction, supervision, or
control over the curriculum, program of instruction,
administration, or personnel of any institution of
higher education, or over any accrediting agency or
association;
``(C) limit the application of the General
Education Provisions Act; or
``(D) create any legally enforceable right on the
part of a student to require an institution of higher
education to accept a transfer of credit from another
institution.
``(i) Disclosure of Fire Safety Standards and Measures.--
``(1) Annual fire safety reports on student housing
required.--Each eligible institution participating in any
program under this title shall, on an annual basis, publish a
fire safety report, which shall contain information with
respect to the campus fire safety practices and standards of
that institution, including--
``(A) statistics concerning the following in each
on-campus student housing facility during the most
recent calendar years for which data are available--
``(i) the number of fires and the cause of
each fire;
``(ii) the number of injuries related to a
fire that result in treatment at a medical
facility;
``(iii) the number of deaths related to a
fire; and
``(iv) the value of property damage caused
by a fire;
``(B) a description of each on-campus student
housing facility fire safety system, including the fire
sprinkler system;
``(C) the number of regular mandatory supervised
fire drills;
``(D) policies or rules on portable electrical
appliances, smoking, and open flames (such as candles),
procedures for evacuation, and policies regarding fire
safety education and training programs provided to
students, faculty, and staff; and
``(E) plans for future improvements in fire safety,
if determined necessary by such institution.
``(2) Report to the secretary.--Each eligible institution
participating in any program under this title shall, on an
annual basis submit to the Secretary a copy of the statistics
required to be made available under subparagraph (A).
``(3) Current information to campus community.--Each
institution participating in any program under this title
shall--
``(A) make, keep, and maintain a log, recording all
fires in on-campus student housing facilities,
including the nature, date, time, and general location
of each fire; and
``(B) make annual reports to the campus community
on such fires.
``(4) Responsibilities of the secretary.--The Secretary
shall--
``(A) make such statistics submitted to the
Secretary available to the public; and
``(B) in coordination with nationally recognized
fire organizations and representatives of institutions
of higher education, representatives of associations of
institutions of higher education, and other
organizations that represent and house a significant
number of students--
``(i) identify exemplary fire safety
policies, procedures, programs, and practices;
``(ii) disseminate information to the
Administrator of the United States Fire
Administration;
``(iii) make available to the public
information concerning those policies,
procedures, programs, and practices that have
proven effective in the reduction of fires; and
``(iv) develop a protocol for institutions
to review the status of their fire safety
systems.
``(5) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to--
``(A) authorize the Secretary to require particular
policies, procedures, programs, or practices by
institutions of higher education with respect to fire
safety, other than with respect to the collection,
reporting, and dissemination of information required by
this subsection;
``(B) affect the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974 or the regulations issued under
section 264 of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note);
``(C) create a cause of action against any
institution of higher education or any employee of such
an institution for any civil liability; and
``(D) establish any standard of care.
``(6) Compliance report.--The Secretary shall annually
report to the authorizing committees regarding compliance with
this subsection by institutions of higher education, including
an up-to-date report on the Secretary's monitoring of such
compliance.
``(7) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with this
subsection shall not be admissible as evidence in any
proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity, except
with respect to an action to enforce this subsection.''.
SEC. 478. ENTRANCE COUNSELING REQUIRED.
Section 485 (as amended by section 477) is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (i) as
subsections (c) through (j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Entrance Counseling for Borrowers.--
``(1) Disclosure required prior to disbursement.--
``(A) In general.--Each eligible institution shall,
at or prior to the time of a disbursement to a first-
time student borrower of a loan made, insured, or
guaranteed under part B or D, ensure that the borrower
receives comprehensive information on the terms and
conditions of the loan and the responsibilities the
borrower has with respect to such loan. Such
information shall be provided in simple and
understandable terms and may be provided--
``(i) during an entrance counseling session
conducted in person;
``(ii) on a separate written form provided
to the borrower that the borrower signs and
returns to the institution; or
``(iii) online, with the borrower
acknowledging receipt and understanding of the
information.
``(B) Use of interactive programs.--The Secretary
shall encourage institutions to carry out the
requirements of subparagraph (A) through the use of
interactive programs that test the borrowers'
understanding of the terms and conditions of the
borrowers' loans under part B or D, using
comprehensible language and displays with clear
formatting.
``(2) Information to be provided.--The information provided
to the borrower under paragraph (1)(A) shall include--
``(A) an explanation of the use of the Master
Promissory Note;
``(B) in the case of a loan made under section 428B
or 428H, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan--
``(i) the ability of the borrower to pay
the interest while the borrower is in school;
and
``(ii) how often interest is capitalized;
``(C) the definition of half-time enrollment at the
institution, during regular terms and summer school, if
applicable, and the consequences of not maintaining
half-time enrollment;
``(D) an explanation of the importance of
contacting the appropriate institutional offices if the
borrower withdraws prior to completing the borrower's
program of study so that the institution can provide
exit counseling, including information regarding the
borrower's repayment options and loan consolidation;
``(E) the obligation of the borrower to repay the
full amount of the loan even if the borrower does not
complete the program in which the borrower is enrolled;
``(F) information on the National Student Loan Data
System and how the borrower can access the borrower's
records; and
``(G) the name of an individual the borrower may
contact if the borrower has any questions about the
borrower's rights and responsibilities or the terms and
conditions of the loan.''.
SEC. 479. NATIONAL STUDENT LOAN DATA SYSTEM.
Section 485B (20 U.S.C. 1092b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as
paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (5) (as added by Public Law 101-
610), by striking ``effectiveness.'' and inserting
``effectiveness;''; and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) (as added by
Public Law 101-234) as paragraph (6);
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as
subsections (e) through (h), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Principles for Administering the Data System.--In managing
the National Student Loan Data System, the Secretary shall take actions
necessary to maintain confidence in the data system, including, at a
minimum--
``(1) ensuring that the primary purpose of access to the
data system by guaranty agencies, eligible lenders, and
eligible institutions of higher education is for legitimate
program operations, such as the need to verify the eligibility
of a student, potential student, or parent for loans under part
B, D, or E;
``(2) prohibiting nongovernmental researchers and policy
analysts from accessing personally identifiable information;
``(3) creating a disclosure form for students and potential
students that is distributed when such students complete the
common financial reporting form under section 483, and as a
part of the exit counseling process under section 485(b),
that--
``(A) informs the students that any title IV grant
or loan the students receive will be included in the
National Student Loan Data System, and instructs the
students on how to access that information;
``(B) describes the categories of individuals or
entities that may access the data relating to such
grant or loan through the data system, and for what
purposes access is allowed;
``(C) defines and explains the categories of
information included in the data system;
``(D) provides a summary of the provisions of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and
other applicable Federal privacy statutes, and a
statement of the students' rights and responsibilities
with respect to such statutes;
``(E) explains the measures taken by the Department
to safeguard the students' data; and
``(F) includes other information as determined
appropriate by the Secretary;
``(4) requiring guaranty agencies, eligible lenders, and
eligible institutions of higher education that enter into an
agreement with a potential student, student, or parent of such
student regarding a loan under part B, D, or E, to inform the
student or parent that such loan shall be--
``(A) submitted to the data system; and
``(B) accessible to guaranty agencies, eligible
lenders, and eligible institutions of higher education
determined by the Secretary to be authorized users of
the data system;
``(5) regularly reviewing the data system to--
``(A) delete inactive users from the data system;
``(B) ensure that the data in the data system are
not being used for marketing purposes; and
``(C) monitor the use of the data system by
guaranty agencies and eligible lenders to determine
whether an agency or lender is accessing the records of
students in which the agency or lender has no existing
financial interest; and
``(6) developing standardized protocols for limiting access
to the data system that include--
``(A) collecting data on the usage of the data
system to monitor whether access has been or is being
used contrary to the purposes of the data system;
``(B) defining the steps necessary for determining
whether, and how, to deny or restrict access to the
data system; and
``(C) determining the steps necessary to reopen
access to the data system following a denial or
restriction of access.''; and
(4) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)) and inserting the following:
``(e) Reports to Congress.--
``(1) Annual report.--Not later than September 30 of each
fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report describing--
``(A) the results obtained by the establishment and
operation of the National Student Loan Data System
authorized by this section;
``(B) the effectiveness of existing privacy
safeguards in protecting student and parent information
in the data system;
``(C) the success of any new authorization
protocols in more effectively preventing abuse of the
data system;
``(D) the ability of the Secretary to monitor how
the system is being used, relative to the intended
purposes of the data system; and
``(E) any protocols developed under subsection
(d)(6) during the preceding fiscal year.
``(2) Study.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a
study regarding--
``(i) available mechanisms for providing
students and parents with the ability to opt in
or opt out of allowing eligible lenders to
access their records in the National Student
Loan Data System; and
``(ii) appropriate protocols for limiting
access to the data system, based on the risk
assessment required under subchapter III of
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.
``(B) Submission of study.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of the Higher Education
Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall prepare and
submit a report on the findings of the study to the
appropriate committees of Congress.''.
SEC. 480. EARLY AWARENESS OF FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY.
Part G of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is further amended by
inserting after section 485D (20 U.S.C. 1092c) the following:
``SEC. 485E. EARLY AWARENESS OF FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall implement, in cooperation
with States, institutions of higher education, secondary schools,
middle schools, early intervention and outreach programs under this
title, other agencies and organizations involved in student financial
assistance and college access, public libraries, community centers,
employers, and businesses, a comprehensive system of early financial
aid information in order to provide students and families with early
information about financial aid and early estimates of such students'
eligibility for financial aid from multiple sources. Such system shall
include the activities described in subsections (b) and (c).
``(b) Communication of Availability of Aid and Aid Eligibility.--
``(1) Students who receive benefits.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) make special efforts to notify students, who
receive or are eligible to receive benefits under a
Federal means-tested benefit program (including the
food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)) or another such benefit program
as determined by the Secretary, of such students'
potential eligibility for a maximum Federal Pell Grant
under subpart 1 of part A; and
``(B) disseminate such informational materials as
the Secretary determines necessary.
``(2) Middle school students.--The Secretary, in
cooperation with States, institutions of higher education,
other organizations involved in college access and student
financial aid, middle schools, and programs under this title
that serve middle school students, shall make special efforts
to notify students and their parents of the availability of
financial aid under this title and, in accordance with
subsection (c), shall provide nonbinding estimates of grant and
loan aid that an individual may be eligible for under this
title upon completion of an application form under section
483(a). The Secretary shall ensure that such information is as
accurate as possible and that such information is provided in
an age-appropriate format using dissemination mechanisms
suitable for students in middle school.
``(3) Secondary school students.--The Secretary, in
cooperation with States, institutions of higher education,
other organizations involved in college access and student
financial aid, secondary schools, and programs under this title
that serve secondary school students, shall make special
efforts to notify students in secondary school and their
parents, as early as possible but not later than such students'
junior year of secondary school, of the availability of
financial aid under this title and, in accordance with
subsection (c), shall provide nonbinding estimates of the
amounts of grant and loan aid that an individual may be
eligible for under this title upon completion of an application
form under section 483(a). The Secretary shall ensure that such
information is as accurate as possible and that such
information is provided in an age-appropriate format using
dissemination mechanisms suitable for students in secondary
school.
``(4) Adult learners.--The Secretary, in cooperation with
States, institutions of higher education, other organizations
involved in college access and student financial aid,
employers, workforce investment boards and public libraries,
shall make special efforts to provide individuals who would
qualify as independent students, as defined in section 480(d),
with information regarding the availability of financial aid
under this title and, in accordance with subsection (c), with
nonbinding estimates of the amounts of grant and loan aid that
an individual may be eligible for under this title upon
completion of an application form under section 483(a). The
Secretary shall ensure that such information--
``(A) is as accurate as possible;
``(B) includes specific information regarding the
availability of financial aid for students qualified as
independent students, as defined in section 480(d); and
``(C) uses dissemination mechanisms suitable for
adult learners.
``(5) Public awareness campaign.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments
of 2007, the Secretary, in coordination with States,
institutions of higher education, early intervention and
outreach programs under this title, other agencies and
organizations involved in student financial aid, local
educational agencies, public libraries, community centers,
businesses, employers, employment services, workforce
investment boards, and movie theaters, shall implement a public
awareness campaign in order to increase national awareness
regarding the availability of financial aid under this title.
The public awareness campaign shall disseminate accurate
information regarding the availability of financial aid under
this title and shall be implemented, to the extent practicable,
using a variety of media, including print, television, radio
and the Internet. The Secretary shall design and implement the
public awareness campaign based upon relevant independent
research and the information and dissemination strategies found
most effective in implementing paragraphs (1) through (4).
``(c) Availability of Nonbinding Estimates of Federal Financial Aid
Eligibility.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with
States, institutions of higher education, and other agencies
and organizations involved in student financial aid, shall
provide, via a printed form and the Internet or other
electronic means, the capability for individuals to determine
easily, by entering relevant data, nonbinding estimates of
amounts of grant and loan aid an individual may be eligible for
under this title upon completion and processing of an
application and enrollment in an institution of higher
education.
``(2) Data elements.--The Secretary, in cooperation with
States, institutions of higher education, and other agencies
and organizations involved in student financial aid, shall
determine the data elements that are necessary to create a
simplified form that individuals can use to obtain easily
nonbinding estimates of the amounts of grant and loan aid an
individual may be eligible for under this title.
``(3) Qualification to use simplified application.--The
capability provided under this paragraph shall include the
capability to determine whether the individual is eligible to
submit a simplified application form under paragraph (2)(B) or
(3)(B) of section 483(a).''.
SEC. 481. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.
Section 487 (20 U.S.C. 1094) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), and
(23) as paragraphs (22), (23), and (24), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (20) the
following:
``(21) Code of conduct.--
``(A) In general.--The institution will establish,
follow, and enforce a code of conduct regarding student
loans that includes not less than the following:
``(i) Revenue sharing prohibition.--The
institution is prohibited from receiving
anything of value from any lender in exchange
for any advantage sought by the lender to make
educational loans to a student enrolled, or who
is expected to be enrolled, at the institution,
except that an institution shall not be
prohibited from receiving a philanthropic
contribution from a lender if the contribution
is not made in exchange for any such advantage.
``(ii) Gift and trip prohibition.--Any
employee who is employed in the financial aid
office of the institution, or who otherwise has
responsibilities with respect to educational
loans or other financial aid of the
institution, is prohibited from taking from any
lender any gift or trip worth more than nominal
value, except for reasonable expenses for
professional development that will improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of programs under
this title and for domestic travel to such
professional development.
``(iii) Contracting arrangements.--Any
employee who is employed in the financial aid
office of the institution, or who otherwise has
responsibilities with respect to educational
loans or other financial aid of the
institution, shall be prohibited from entering
into any type of consulting arrangement or
other contract to provide services to a lender.
``(iv) Advisory board compensation.--Any
employee who is employed in the financial aid
office of the institution, or who otherwise has
responsibilities with respect to educational
loans or other student financial aid of the
institution, and who serves on an advisory
board, commission, or group established by a
lender or group of lenders shall be prohibited
from receiving anything of value from the
lender or group of lenders, except that the
employee may be reimbursed for reasonable
expenses incurred in serving on such advisory
board, commission or group.
``(v) Interaction with borrowers.--The
institution will not--
``(I) for any first-time borrower,
assign, through award packaging or
other methods, the borrower's loan to a
particular lender; and
``(II) refuse to certify, or, delay
certification of, any loan in
accordance with paragraph (6) based on
the borrower's selection of a
particular lender or guaranty agency.
``(B) Designation.--The institution will designate
an individual who shall be responsible for signing an
annual attestation on behalf of the institution that
the institution agrees to, and is in compliance with,
the requirements of the code of conduct described in
this paragraph. Such individual shall be the chief
executive officer, chief operating officer, chief
financial officer, or comparable official, of the
institution, and shall annually submit the signed
attestation to the Secretary.
``(C) Availability.--The institution will make the
code of conduct widely available to the institution's
faculty members, students, and parents through a
variety of means, including the institution's
website.'';
(C) in paragraph (24) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by adding at the end the following:
``(D) In the case of a proprietary institution of
higher education as defined in section 102(b), the
institution shall be considered in compliance with the
requirements of subparagraph (A) for any student to
whom the institution electronically transmits a message
containing a voter registration form acceptable for use
in the State in which the institution is located, or an
Internet address where such a form can be downloaded,
if such information is in an electronic message devoted
solely to voter registration.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(25) In the case of a proprietary institution of higher
education as defined in section 102(b), the institution will,
as calculated in accordance with subsection (h)(1), have not
less than 10 percent of its revenues from sources other than
funds provided under this title, or will be subject to the
sanctions described in subsection (h)(2).
``(26) Preferred lender lists.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of an institution
(including an employee or agent of an institution) that
maintains a preferred lender list, in print or any
other medium, through which the institution recommends
one or more specific lenders for loans made under part
B to the students attending the institution (or the
parents of such students), the institution will--
``(i) clearly and fully disclose on the
preferred lender list--
``(I) why the institution has
included each lender as a preferred
lender, especially with respect to
terms and conditions favorable to the
borrower; and
``(II) that the students attending
the institution (or the parents of such
students) do not have to borrow from a
lender on the preferred lender list;
``(ii) ensure, through the use of the list
provided by the Secretary under subparagraph
(C), that--
``(I) there are not less than 3
lenders named on the preferred lending
list that are not affiliates of each
other; and
``(II) the preferred lender list--
``(aa) specifically
indicates, for each lender on
the list, whether the lender is
or is not an affiliate of each
other lender on the list; and
``(bb) if the lender is an
affiliate of another lender on
the list, describes the
specifics of such affiliation;
and
``(iii) establish a process to ensure that
lenders are placed upon the preferred lender
list on the basis of the benefits provided to
borrowers, including --
``(I) highly competitive interest
rates, terms, or conditions for loans
made under part B;
``(II) high-quality customer
service for such loans; or
``(III) additional benefits beyond
the standard terms and conditions for
such loans.
``(B) Definition of affiliate; control.--
``(i) Definition of affiliate.--For the
purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii) the term
`affiliate' means a person that controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with,
another person.
``(ii) Control.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(ii), a person has control over
another person if--
``(I) the person directly or
indirectly, or acting through 1 or more
others, owns, controls, or has the
power to vote 5 percent or more of any
class of voting securities of such
other person;
``(II) the person controls, in any
manner, the election of a majority of
the directors or trustees of such other
person; or
``(III) the Secretary determines
(after notice and opportunity for a
hearing) that the person directly or
indirectly exercises a controlling
interest over the management or
policies of such other person.
``(C) List of lender affiliates.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Director of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, shall maintain and update a list
of lender affiliates of all eligible lenders, and shall
provide such list to the eligible institutions for use
in carrying out subparagraph (A).'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), by inserting ``, except
that the Secretary may modify the requirements of this clause
with regard to an institution outside the United States''
before the semicolon at the end;
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsection
(f) and (g), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Institutional Requirements for Teach-Outs.--
``(1) In general.--In the event the Secretary initiates the
limitation, suspension, or termination of the participation of
an institution of higher education in any program under this
title under the authority of subsection (c)(1)(F) or initiates
an emergency action under the authority of subsection (c)(1)(G)
and its prescribed regulations, the Secretary shall require
that institution to prepare a teach-out plan for submission to
the institution's accrediting agency or association in
compliance with section 496(c)(4), the Secretary's regulations
on teach-out plans, and the standards of the institution's
accrediting agency or association.
``(2) Teach-out plan defined.--In this subsection, the term
`teach-out plan' means a written plan that provides for the
equitable treatment of students if an institution of higher
education ceases to operate before all students have completed
their program of study, and may include, if required by the
institution's accrediting agency or association, an agreement
between institutions for such a teach-out plan.
``(e) Violation of Code of Conduct Regarding Student Loans.--
``(1) In general.--Upon a finding by the Secretary, after
reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing, that an
institution of higher education that has entered into a program
participation agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a)
willfully contravened the institution's attestation of
compliance with the provisions of subsection (a)(21), the
Secretary may impose a penalty described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Penalties.--A violation of paragraph (1) shall result
in the limitation, suspension, or termination of the
eligibility of the institution for the loan programs under this
title.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Implementation of Nontitle IV Revenue Requirement.--
``(1) Calculation.--In carrying out subsection (a)(27), a
proprietary institution of higher education (as defined in
section 102(b)) shall use the cash basis of accounting and
count the following funds as from sources of funds other than
funds provided under this title:
``(A) Funds used by students from sources other
than funds received under this title to pay tuition,
fees, and other institutional charges to the
institution, provided the institution can reasonably
demonstrate that such funds were used for such
purposes.
``(B) Funds used by the institution to satisfy
matching-fund requirements for programs under this
title.
``(C) Funds used by a student from savings plans
for educational expenses established by or on behalf of
the student and which qualify for special tax treatment
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(D) Funds paid by a student, or on behalf of a
student by a party other than the institution, to the
institution for an education or training program that
is not eligible for funds under this title, provided
that the program is approved or licensed by the
appropriate State agency or an accrediting agency
recognized by the Secretary.
``(E) Funds generated by the institution from
institutional activities that are necessary for the
education and training of the institution's students,
if such activities are--
``(i) conducted on campus or at a facility
under the control of the institution;
``(ii) performed under the supervision of a
member of the institution's faculty; and
``(iii) required to be performed by all
students in a specific educational program at
the institution.
``(F) Institutional aid, as follows:
``(i) In the case of loans made by the
institution, only the amount of loan repayments
received by the institution during the fiscal
year for which the determination is made.
``(ii) In the case of scholarships provided
by the institution, only those scholarship
funds provided by the institution that are--
``(I) in the form of monetary aid
based upon the academic achievements or
financial need of students; and
``(II) disbursed during the fiscal
year for which the determination is
made from an established restricted
account and only to the extent that the
funds in that account represent
designated funds from an outside source
or income earned on those funds.
``(iii) In the case of tuition discounts,
only those tuition discounts based upon the
academic achievement or financial need of
students.
``(2) Sanctions.--
``(A) Failure to meet requirement for 1 year.--In
addition to such other means of enforcing the
requirements of this title as may be available to the
Secretary, if an institution fails to meet the
requirements of subsection (a)(27) in any year, the
Secretary may impose 1 or both of the following
sanctions on the institution:
``(i) Place the institution on provisional
certification in accordance with section 498(h)
until the institution demonstrates, to the
satisfaction of the Secretary, that it is in
compliance with subsection (a)(27).
``(ii) Require such other increased
monitoring and reporting requirements as the
Secretary determines necessary until the
institution demonstrates, to the satisfaction
of the Secretary, that it is in compliance with
subsection (a)(27).
``(B) Failure to meet requirement for 2 years.--An
institution that fails to meet the requirements of
subsection (a)(27) for 2 consecutive years shall be
ineligible to participate in the programs authorized
under this title until the institution demonstrates, to
the satisfaction of the Secretary, that it is in
compliance with subsection (a)(27).
``(3) Public availability of information.--The Secretary
shall make publicly available, through the means described in
subsection (b) of section 131, any institution that fails to
meet the requirements of subsection (a)(27) in any year as an
institution that is failing to meet the minimum non-Federal
source of revenue requirements of such subsection (a)(27).''.
SEC. 482. REGULATORY RELIEF AND IMPROVEMENT.
Section 487A(b) (20 U.S.C. 1094a(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2007'';
and
(B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2008'';
and
(2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (2)(A) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall review and evaluate the
experience of institutions participating as experimental sites
and shall, on a biennial basis, submit a report based on the
review and evaluation to the authorizing committees. Such
report shall include--''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``Upon the submission of
the report required by paragraph (2), the'' and
inserting ``The''; and
(ii) by inserting ``periodically'' after
``authorized to'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (B);
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (B); and
(D) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (C))--
(i) by inserting ``, including requirements
related to the award process and disbursement
of student financial aid (such as innovative
delivery systems for modular or compressed
courses, or other innovative systems),
verification of student financial aid
application data, entrance and exit interviews,
or other management procedures or processes as
determined in the negotiated rulemaking process
under section 492'' after ``requirements in
this title'';
(ii) by inserting ``(other than an award
rule related to an experiment in modular or
compressed schedules)'' after ``award rules'';
and
(iii) by inserting ``unless the waiver of
such provisions is authorized by another
provision under this title'' before the period
at the end.
SEC. 483. TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS.
Section 488 (20 U.S.C. 1095) is amended in the first sentence--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``413D.'' and inserting
``413D; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end ``(3) transfer 25 percent of the
institution's allotment under section 413D to the institution's
allotment under section 442.''.
SEC. 484. PURPOSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PAYMENTS.
Section 489(b) (20 U.S.C. 1096(b)) is amended by striking
``offsetting the administrative costs of'' and inserting
``administering''.
SEC. 485. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 491 (20 U.S.C. 1098) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) to provide knowledge and understanding of
early intervention programs, and to make
recommendations that will result in early awareness by
low- and moderate-income students and families--
``(i) of their eligibility for assistance
under this title; and
``(ii) to the extent practicable, of their
eligibility for other forms of State and
institutional need-based student assistance;
and
``(E) to make recommendations that will expand and
improve partnerships among the Federal Government,
States, institutions of higher education, and private
entities to increase the awareness and the total amount
of need-based student assistance available to low- and
moderate-income students.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The appointment of a member under subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (1) shall be effective upon confirmation of the member by the
Senate and publication of such appointment in the Congressional
Record.'';
(3) in subsection (d)(6), by striking ``, but nothing'' and
all that follows through ``or analyses'';
(4) in subsection (j)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``and simplification''
after ``modernization'' each place the term
appears; and
(ii) by striking ``including'' and all that
follows through ``Department,''; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and
inserting the following:
``(4) conduct a review and analysis of regulations in
accordance with subsection (l); and
``(5) conduct a study in accordance with subsection (m).'';
(5) in subsection (k), by striking ``2004'' and inserting
``2013''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Review and Analysis of Regulations.--
``(1) Recommendations.--The Advisory Committee shall make
recommendations to the Secretary and Congress for consideration
of future legislative action regarding redundant or outdated
regulations under this title, consistent with the Secretary's
requirements under section 498B.
``(2) Review and analysis of regulations.--The Advisory
Committee shall conduct a review and analysis of the
regulations issued under this title that are in effect at the
time of the review and that apply to the operations or
activities of participants in the programs assisted under this
title. The review and analysis may include a determination of
whether the regulation is duplicative, is no longer necessary,
is inconsistent with other Federal requirements, or is overly
burdensome. In conducting the review, the Advisory Committee
shall pay specific attention to evaluating ways in which
regulations under this title affecting institutions of higher
education (other than institutions described in section
102(a)(1)(C)), that have received in each of the 2 most recent
award years prior to the date of enactment of the Higher
Education Amendments of 2007 less than $200,000 in funds
through this title, may be improved, streamlined, or
eliminated.
``(3) Consultation.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out the review and
analysis under paragraph (2), the Advisory Committee
shall consult with the Secretary, relevant
representatives of institutions of higher education,
and individuals who have expertise and experience with
the regulations issued under this title, in accordance
with subparagraph (B).
``(B) Review panels.--The Advisory Committee shall
convene not less than 2 review panels of
representatives of the groups involved in student
financial assistance programs under this title who have
experience and expertise in the regulations issued
under this title to review the regulations under this
title, and to provide recommendations to the Advisory
Committee with respect to the review and analysis under
paragraph (2). The panels shall be made up of experts
in areas such as the operations of the financial
assistance programs, the institutional eligibility
requirements for the financial assistance programs,
regulations not directly related to the operations or
the institutional eligibility requirements of the
financial assistance programs, and regulations for
dissemination of information to students about the
financial assistance programs.
``(4) Reports to congress.--The Advisory Committee shall
submit, not later than 2 years after the completion of the
negotiated rulemaking process required under section 492
resulting from the amendments to this Act made by the Higher
Education Amendments of 2007, a report to the authorizing
committees and the Secretary detailing the expert panels'
findings and recommendations with respect to the review and
analysis under paragraph (2).
``(5) Additional support.--The Secretary and the Inspector
General of the Department shall provide such assistance and
resources to the Advisory Committee as the Secretary and
Inspector General determine are necessary to conduct the review
required by this subsection.
``(m) Study of Innovative Pathways to Baccalaureate Degree
Attainment.--
``(1) Study required.--The Advisory Committee shall conduct
a study of the feasibility of increasing baccalaureate degree
attainment rates by reducing the costs and financial barriers
to attaining a baccalaureate degree through innovative
programs.
``(2) Scope of study.--The Advisory Committee shall examine
new and existing programs that promote baccalaureate degree
attainment through innovative ways, such as dual or concurrent
enrollment programs, changes made to the Federal Pell Grant
program, simplification of the needs analysis process,
compressed or modular scheduling, articulation agreements, and
programs that allow 2-year institutions of higher education to
offer baccalaureate degrees.
``(3) Required aspects of the study.--In performing the
study described in this subsection, the Advisory Committee
shall examine the following aspects of such innovative
programs:
``(A) The impact of such programs on baccalaureate
attainment rates.
``(B) The degree to which a student's total cost of
attaining a baccalaureate degree can be reduced by such
programs.
``(C) The ways in which low- and moderate-income
students can be specifically targeted by such programs.
``(D) The ways in which nontraditional students can
be specifically targeted by such programs.
``(E) The cost-effectiveness for the Federal
Government, States, and institutions of higher
education to implement such programs.
``(4) Consultation.--
``(A) In general.--In performing the study
described in this subsection the Advisory Committee
shall consult with a broad range of interested parties
in higher education, including parents, students,
appropriate representatives of secondary schools and
institutions of higher education, appropriate State
administrators, administrators of dual or concurrent
enrollment programs, and appropriate Department
officials.
``(B) Congressional consultation.--The Advisory
Committee shall consult on a regular basis with the
authorizing committees in carrying out the study
required by this section.
``(5) Reports to congress.--
``(A) Interim report.--The Advisory Committee shall
prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and
the Secretary an interim report, not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the Higher Education
Amendments of 2007, describing the progress that has
been made in conducting the study required by this
subsection and any preliminary findings on the topics
identified under paragraph (2).
``(B) Final report.--The Advisory Committee shall,
not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, prepare and
submit to the authorizing committees and the Secretary
a final report on the study, including recommendations
for legislative, regulatory, and administrative changes
based on findings related to the topics identified
under paragraph (2).''.
SEC. 486. REGIONAL MEETINGS.
Section 492(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1098a(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
``State student grant agencies,'' after ``institutions of higher
education,''.
SEC. 487. YEAR 2000 REQUIREMENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT.
(a) Repeal.--Section 493A (20 U.S.C. 1098c) is repealed.
(b) Redesignation.--Section 493B (20 U.S.C. 1098d) is redesignated
as section 493A.
PART G--PROGRAM INTEGRITY
SEC. 491. RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCY OR ASSOCIATION.
Section 496 (20 U.S.C. 1099b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4)(A) such agency or association consistently applies
and enforces standards that respect the stated mission of the
institution of higher education, including religious missions,
and that ensure that the courses or programs of instruction,
training, or study offered by the institution of higher
education, including distance education courses or programs,
are of sufficient quality to achieve, for the duration of the
accreditation period, the stated objective for which the
courses or the programs are offered; and
``(B) if such agency or association has or seeks to include
within its scope of recognition the evaluation of the quality
of institutions or programs offering distance education, such
agency or association shall, in addition to meeting the other
requirements of this subpart, demonstrate to the Secretary
that--
``(i) the agency or association's standards
effectively address the quality of an institution's
distance education in the areas identified in section
496(a)(5), except that the agency or association shall
not be required to have separate standards, procedures
or policies for the evaluation of distance education
institutions or programs in order to meet the
requirements of this subparagraph; and
``(ii) the agency or association requires an
institution that offers distance education to have
processes through which the institution establishes
that the student who registers in a distance education
course or program is the same student who participates
in and completes the program and receives the academic
credit;'';
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (A)
and inserting the following:
``(A) success with respect to student achievement
in relation to the institution's mission, which may
include different standards for different institutions
or programs, as established by the institution,
including, as appropriate, consideration of State
licensing examinations and job placement rates;'';
(C) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:
``(6) such an agency or association shall establish and
apply review procedures throughout the accrediting process,
including evaluation and withdrawal proceedings which comply
with due process procedures that provide for--
``(A) adequate specification of requirements and
deficiencies at the institution of higher education or
program examined;
``(B) an opportunity for a written response by any
such institution to be included, prior to final action,
in the evaluation and withdrawal proceedings;
``(C) upon the written request of an institution,
an opportunity for the institution to appeal any
adverse action, including denial, withdrawal,
suspension, or termination of accreditation, or
placement on probation of an institution, at a hearing
prior to such action becoming final, before an appeals
panel that--
``(i) shall not include current members of
the agency or association's underlying
decision-making body that made the adverse
decision; and
``(ii) is subject to a conflict of interest
policy; and
``(D) the right to representation by counsel for
such an institution during an appeal of the adverse
action;''; and
(D) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following:
``(8) such agency or association shall make available to
the public and the State licensing or authorizing agency, and
submit to the Secretary, a summary of agency or association
actions, including--
``(A) the award of accreditation or reaccreditation
of an institution;
``(B) final denial, withdrawal, suspension, or
termination of accreditation, or placement on probation
of an institution, and any findings made in connection
with the action taken, together with the official
comments of the affected institution; and
``(C) any other adverse action taken with respect
to an institution.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including
those regarding distance education'' after ``their
responsibilities'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as
paragraphs (5) through (9);
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as amended by
subparagraph (A)) the following:
``(2) ensures that the agency or association's on-site
evaluation for accreditation or reaccreditation includes review
of the Federally required information the institution or
program provides its current and prospective students;
``(3) monitors the growth of programs at institutions that
are experiencing significant enrollment growth;
``(4) requires an institution to submit a teach-out plan
for approval to the accrediting agency upon the occurrence of
any of the following events:
``(A) The Department notifies the accrediting
agency of an action against the institution pursuant to
section 487(d).
``(B) The accrediting agency acts to withdraw,
terminate, or suspend the accreditation of an
institution.
``(C) The institution notifies the accrediting
agency that the institution intends to cease
operations.'';
(D) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(E) in subparagraph (9) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) confirms, as a part of the agency or association's
review for accreditation or reaccreditation, that the
institution has transfer of credit policies--
``(A) that are publicly disclosed; and
``(B) that include a statement of the criteria
established by the institution regarding the transfer
of credit earned at another institution of higher
education.'';
(3) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:
``Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the
Secretary to establish any criteria that specifies, defines, or
prescribes the standards that accrediting agencies or
associations shall use to assess any institution's success with
respect to student achievement.''; and
(4) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall not promulgate any regulation with respect to subsection
(a)(5).''.
SEC. 492. ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY STANDARD.
Section 498 (20 U.S.C. 1099c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Treatment of Teach-Outs at Additional Locations.--
``(1) In general.--A location of a closed institution of
higher education shall be eligible as an additional location of
an eligible institution of higher education, as defined
pursuant to regulations of the Secretary, for the purposes of a
teach-out, if such teach-out has been approved by the
institution's accrediting agency.
``(2) Special rule.--An institution of higher education
that conducts a teach-out through the establishment of an
additional location described in paragraph (1) shall be
permitted to establish a permanent additional location at a
closed institution and shall not be required--
``(A) to meet the requirements of sections
102(b)(1)(E) and 102(c)(1)(C) for such additional
location; or
``(B) to assume the liabilities of the closed
institution.''.
SEC. 493. PROGRAM REVIEW AND DATA.
Section 498A(b) (20 U.S.C. 1099c-1(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5) by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) provide to an institution of higher education an
adequate opportunity to review and respond to any program
review report and relevant materials related to the report
before any final program review report is issued;
``(7) review and take into consideration an institution of
higher education's response in any final program review report
or audit determination, and include in the report or
determination--
``(A) a written statement addressing the
institution of higher education's response;
``(B) a written statement of the basis for such
report or determination; and
``(C) a copy of the institution's response; and
``(8) maintain and preserve at all times the
confidentiality of any program review report until the
requirements of paragraphs (6) and (7) are met, and until a
final program review is issued, other than to the extent
required to comply with paragraph (5), except that the
Secretary shall promptly disclose any and all program review
reports to the institution of higher education under review.''.
SEC. 494. TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT LOANS.
(a) In General.--Title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 499A. ACCESS TO TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT LOANS.
``(a) Regular Bill Providing Pertinent Information About a Loan.--A
lender of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this title shall
provide the borrower of such loan a bill each month or, in the case of
a loan payable less frequently than monthly, a bill that corresponds to
each payment installment time period, including a clear and conspicuous
notice of--
``(1) the borrower's principal borrowed;
``(2) the borrower's current balance;
``(3) the interest rate on such loan;
``(4) the amount the borrower has paid in interest;
``(5) the amount of additional interest payments the
borrower is expected to pay over the life of the loan;
``(6) the total amount the borrower has paid for the loan,
including the amount the borrower has paid in interest, the
amount the borrower has paid in fees, and the amount the
borrower has paid against the balance, in a brief, borrower-
friendly manner;
``(7) a description of each fee the borrower has been
charged for the current payment period;
``(8) the date by which the borrower needs to make a
payment in order to avoid additional fees;
``(9) the amount of such payment that will be applied to
the interest, the balance, and any fees on the loan; and
``(10) the lender's address and toll-free phone number for
payment and billing error purposes.
``(b) Information Provided Before Commencement of Repayment.--A
lender of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this title shall
provide to the borrower of such loan, at least one month before the
loan enters repayment, a clear and conspicuous notice of not less than
the following information:
``(1) The borrower's options, including repayment plans,
deferments, forbearances, and discharge options to which the
borrower may be entitled.
``(2) The conditions under which a borrower may be charged
any fee, and the amount of such fee.
``(3) The conditions under which a loan may default, and
the consequences of default.
``(4) Resources, including nonprofit organizations,
advocates, and counselors (including the Office of the
Ombudsman at the Department), where borrowers can receive
advice and assistance, if such resources exist.
``(c) Information Provided During Delinquency.--In addition to any
other information required under law, a lender of a loan made, insured,
or guaranteed under this title shall provide a borrower in delinquency
with a clear and conspicuous notice of the date on which the loan will
default if no payment is made, the minimum payment that must be made to
avoid default, discharge options to which the borrower may be entitled,
resources, including nonprofit organizations, advocates, and counselors
(including the Office of the Ombudsman at the Department), where
borrowers can receive advice and assistance, if such resources exist.
``(d) Information Provided During Default.--A lender of a loan
made, insured, or guaranteed under this title shall provide a borrower
in default, on not less than 2 separate occasions, with a clear and
conspicuous notice of not less than the following information:
``(1) The options available to the borrower to be removed
from default.
``(2) The relevant fees and conditions associated with each
option.''.
SEC. 495. AUCTION EVALUATION AND REPORT.
(a) Evaluation.--If Congress enacts an Act that authorizes the
Secretary of Education to carry out a pilot program under which the
Secretary establishes a mechanism for an auction of Federal PLUS Loans,
then the Comptroller General shall evaluate such pilot program. The
evaluation shall determine--
(1) the extent of the savings to the Federal Government
that are generated through the pilot program, compared to the
cost the Federal Government would have incurred in operating
the parent loan program under section 428B of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 in the absence of the pilot program;
(2) the number of lenders that participated in the pilot
program, and the extent to which the pilot program generated
competition among lenders to participate in the auctions under
the pilot program;
(3) the effect of the transition to and operation of the
pilot program on the ability of--
(A) lenders participating in the pilot program to
originate loans made through the pilot program smoothly
and efficiently;
(B) institutions of higher education participating
in the pilot program to disburse loans made through the
pilot program smoothly and efficiently; and
(C) the ability of parents to obtain loans made
through the pilot program in a timely and efficient
manner;
(4) the differential impact, if any, of the auction among
the States, including between rural and non-rural States; and
(5) the feasibility of using the mechanism piloted to
operate the other loan programs under part B of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
(b) Reports.--The Comptroller General shall--
(1) not later than September 1, 2010, submit to the
authorizing committees (as defined in section 103 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)) a preliminary report
regarding the findings of the evaluation described in
subsection (a);
(2) not later than September 1, 2012, submit to the
authorizing committees an interim report regarding such
findings; and
(3) not later than September 1, 2014, submit to the
authorizing committees a final report regarding such findings.
TITLE V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Section 503(b) (20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (14) as
paragraphs (8) through (16), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, including
innovative, customized remedial education and English language
instruction courses designed to help retain students and move
the students rapidly into core courses and through program
completion'' before the period at the end;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) Education or counseling services designed to improve
the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the
students' parents.
``(7) Articulation agreements and student support programs
designed to facilitate the transfer from 2-year to 4-year
institutions.''; and
(4) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)),
by striking ``distance learning academic instruction
capabilities'' and inserting ``distance education
technologies''.
SEC. 502. POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Title V (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating part B as part C;
(2) by redesignating sections 511 through 518 as sections
521 through 528, respectively; and
(3) by inserting after section 505 the following:
``PART B--PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC
AMERICANS
``SEC. 511. PROGRAM AUTHORITY AND ELIGIBILITY.
``(a) Program Authorized.--Subject to the availability of funds
appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award grants,
on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to enable the eligible
institutions to carry out the authorized activities described in
section 512.
``(b) Eligibility.--For the purposes of this part, an `eligible
institution' means an institution of higher education that--
``(1) is a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in
section 502); and
``(2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree
granting program.
``SEC. 512. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
``Grants awarded under this part shall be used for 1 or more of the
following activities:
``(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) Support for needy postbaccalaureate students,
including outreach, academic support services, mentoring,
scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance, to
permit the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate
certificate and degree granting programs.
``(5) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development,
faculty research, curriculum development, and academic
instruction.
``(6) Creating or improving facilities for Internet or
other distance education technologies, including purchase or
rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.
``(7) Collaboration with other institutions of higher
education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate and degree
offerings.
``(8) Other activities proposed in the application
submitted pursuant to section 513 that are approved by the
Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such
application.
``SEC. 513. APPLICATION AND DURATION.
``(a) Application.--Any eligible institution may apply for a grant
under this part by submitting an application to the Secretary at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Such application
shall demonstrate how the grant funds will be used to improve
postbaccalaureate education opportunities for Hispanic and low-income
students and will lead to such students' greater financial
independence.
``(b) Duration.--Grants under this part shall be awarded for a
period not to exceed 5 years.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary may not award more than 1 grant
under this part in any fiscal year to any Hispanic-serving
institution.''.
SEC. 503. APPLICATIONS.
Section 521(b)(1)(A) (as redesignated by section 502(a)(2)) (20
U.S.C. 1103(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``subsection (b)'' and
inserting ``subsection (c)''.
SEC. 504. COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
Section 524(a) (as redesignated by section 502(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C.
1103c(a)) is amended by striking ``section 503'' and inserting
``sections 503 and 512''.
SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 528(a) (as redesignated by section 502(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C.
1103g(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``part A of'' after ``carry out'';
(2) by striking ``$62,500,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting ``such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.'';
(3) by striking ``(a) Authorizations.--There are'' and
inserting the following:
``(a) Authorizations.--
``(1) Part a.--There are''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Part b.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part B of this title such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.''.
TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 601. FINDINGS.
Section 601 (20 U.S.C. 1121) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``and purposes''
and inserting ``; purposes; consultation; survey'';
(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``post-Cold War'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by inserting ``, including
through linkages with overseas institutions'' before the
semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall, prior to requesting
applications for funding under this title during each grant cycle,
consult with and receive recommendations regarding national need for
expertise in foreign languages and world regions from the head
officials of a wide range of Federal agencies. Such agencies shall
provide information to the Secretary regarding how the agencies utilize
expertise and resources provided by grantees under this title. The
Secretary shall take into account such recommendations and information
when requesting applications for funding under this title, and shall
make available to applicants a list of areas identified as areas of
national need.
``(d) Survey.--The Secretary shall assist grantees in developing a
survey to administer to students who have participated in programs
under this title to determine postgraduation placement. All grantees,
where applicable, shall administer such survey not less often than
annually and report such data to the Secretary.''.
SEC. 602. GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS AND
PROGRAMS.
Section 602 (20 U.S.C. 1122) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (G), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) support for instructors of the less commonly
taught languages.''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)
through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through (F),
respectively;
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
the following:
``(C) Programs of linkage or outreach between or
among--
``(i) foreign language, area studies, or
other international fields; and
``(ii) State educational agencies or local
educational agencies.'';
(iii) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated
by clause (i)) by inserting ``, including
Federal or State scholarship programs for
students in related areas'' before the period
at the end; and
(iv) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated
by clause (i)), by striking ``and (D)'' and
inserting ``(D), and (E)'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Graduate''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Eligible students.--A student receiving a stipend
described in paragraph (1) shall be engaged--
``(A) in an instructional program with stated
performance goals for functional foreign language use
or in a program developing such performance goals, in
combination with area studies, international studies,
or the international aspects of a professional studies
program; and
``(B)(i) in the case of an undergraduate student,
in the intermediate or advanced study of a less
commonly taught language; or
``(ii) in the case of a graduate student, in
graduate study in connection with a program described
in subparagraph (A), including--
``(I) predissertation level study;
``(II) preparation for dissertation
research;
``(III) dissertation research abroad; or
``(IV) dissertation writing.'';
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Allowances.--
``(1) Graduate level recipients.--A stipend awarded to a
graduate level recipient may include allowances for dependents
and for travel for research and study in the United States and
abroad.
``(2) Undergraduate level recipients.--A stipend awarded to
an undergraduate level recipient may include an allowance for
educational programs in the United States or educational
programs abroad that--
``(A) are closely linked to the overall goals of
the recipient's course of study; and
``(B) have the purpose of promoting foreign
language fluency and knowledge of foreign cultures.'';
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Application.--Each institution or combination of institutions
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information and assurances as the Secretary may require. Each
application shall include an explanation of how the activities funded
by the grant will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of
views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs.
Each application shall also describe how the applicant will address
disputes regarding whether activities funded under the application
reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views. Each
application shall also include a description of how the applicant will
encourage government service in areas of national need, as identified
by the Secretary, as well as in needs in the education, business, and
nonprofit sectors.''.
SEC. 603. UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PROGRAMS.
Section 604 (20 U.S.C. 1124) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (I)
through (M) as subparagraphs (J) through (N),
respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (H)
the following:
``(I) providing subgrants to undergraduate students
for educational programs abroad that--
``(i) are closely linked to the overall
goals of the program for which the grant is
awarded; and
``(ii) have the purpose of promoting
foreign language fluency and knowledge of
foreign cultures;''; and
(B) in paragraph (7)--
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) a description of how the applicant will
provide information to students regarding federally
funded scholarship programs in related areas;
``(F) an explanation of how the activities funded
by the grant will reflect diverse perspectives and a
wide range of views and generate debate on world
regions and international affairs, where applicable;
``(G) a description of how the applicant will
address disputes regarding whether the activities
funded under the application reflect diverse
perspectives and a wide range of views; and
``(H) a description of how the applicant will
encourage service in areas of national need as
identified by the Secretary.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``Funding Support.--The Secretary''
and inserting ``Funding Support.--
``(1) The secretary.--The Secretary'';
(B) by striking ``10'' and inserting ``20''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Grantees.--Of the total amount of grant funds awarded
to a grantee under this section, the grantee may use not more
than 10 percent of such funds for the activity described in
subsection (a)(2)(I).''.
SEC. 604. RESEARCH; STUDIES.
Section 605(a) (20 U.S.C. 1125(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting
a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) evaluation of the extent to which programs assisted
under this title reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range
of views and generate debate on world regions and international
affairs;
``(11) the systematic collection, analysis, and
dissemination of data that contribute to achieving the purposes
of this part; and
``(12) support for programs or activities to make data
collected, analyzed, or disseminated under this section
publicly available and easy to understand.''.
SEC. 605. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND COOPERATION FOR FOREIGN
INFORMATION ACCESS.
Section 606 (20 U.S.C. 1126) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``new electronic technologies'' and
inserting ``electronic technologies'';
(B) by inserting ``from foreign sources'' after
``disseminate information'';
(C) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Authority.--The Secretary'' and inserting
``Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Partnerships with not-for-profit educational
organizations.--The Secretary may award grants under this
section to carry out the activities authorized under this
section to the following:
``(A) An institution of higher education.
``(B) A public or nonprofit private library.
``(C) A consortium of an institution of higher
education and 1 or more of the following:
``(i) Another institution of higher
education.
``(ii) A library.
``(iii) A not-for-profit educational
organization.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to facilitate
access to'' and inserting ``to acquire, facilitate
access to,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or standards
for'' after ``means of'';
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) to establish linkages to facilitate carrying out the
activities described in this subsection between--
``(A) the institutions of higher education,
libraries, and consortia receiving grants under this
section; and
``(B) institutions of higher education, not-for-
profit educational organizations, and libraries
overseas; and
``(9) to carry out other activities that the Secretary
determines are consistent with the purpose of the grants or
contracts awarded under this section.''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``institution or
consortium'' and inserting ``institution of higher education,
library, or consortium''.
SEC. 606. SELECTION OF CERTAIN GRANT RECIPIENTS.
Section 607 (20 U.S.C. 1127) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``evaluates the
applications for comprehensive and undergraduate language and
area centers and programs.'' and inserting ``evaluates--
``(1) the applications for comprehensive foreign language
and area or international studies centers and programs; and
``(2) the applications for undergraduate foreign language
and area or international studies centers and programs.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``The Secretary shall also consider an applicant's record of
placing students into service in areas of national need and an
applicant's stated efforts to increase the number of such
students that go into such service.''.
SEC. 607. AMERICAN OVERSEAS RESEARCH CENTERS.
Section 609 (20 U.S.C. 1128a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Application.--Each center desiring a grant under this section
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information and assurances as the
Secretary may require.''.
SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN
LANGUAGE STUDIES.
Section 610 (20 U.S.C. 1128b) is amended by striking ``$80,000,000
for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 609. CENTERS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION.
Section 612(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1130-1(f)(3)) is amended by inserting
``, and that diverse perspectives will be made available to students in
programs under this section'' before the semicolon.
SEC. 610. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Section 613(c) (20 U.S.C. 1130a(c)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``Each such application shall include an assurance that,
where applicable, the activities funded by the grant will reflect
diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on world regions and
international affairs.''.
SEC. 611. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BUSINESS AND
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Section 614 (20 U.S.C. 1130b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$11,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999'' and all that follows through ``fiscal years'' and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$7,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999'' and all that follows through ``fiscal years,'' and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008
and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years''.
SEC. 612. MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Section 621 (20 U.S.C. 1131) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
``Each application shall include a description of how the
activities funded by the grant will reflect diverse
perspectives and a wide range of views on world regions and
international affairs, where applicable.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``Match Required.--The eligible''
and inserting ``Matching Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
eligible''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement of
paragraph (1) for an eligible recipient if the Secretary
determines such waiver is appropriate.''.
SEC. 613. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Section 622 (20 U.S.C. 1131-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Tribally Controlled Colleges or
Universities'' and inserting ``tribally controlled
colleges or universities''; and
(B) by striking ``international affairs programs.''
and inserting ``international affairs, international
business, and foreign language study programs,
including the teaching of foreign languages, at such
colleges, universities, and institutions, respectively,
which may include collaboration with institutions of
higher education that receive funding under this
title.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon.
SEC. 614. STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.
Section 623(a) (20 U.S.C. 1131a(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``as defined in section 322 of this Act'';
and
(2) by striking ``tribally controlled Indian community
colleges as defined in the Tribally Controlled Community
College Assistance Act of 1978'' and inserting ``tribally
controlled colleges or universities''.
SEC. 615. ADVANCED DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
Section 624 (20 U.S.C. 1131b) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``masters'' and
inserting ``advanced'';
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, and in
exceptional circumstances, a doctoral degree,'' after ``masters
degree'';
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ``masters degree''
and inserting ``advanced degree''; and
(4) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``United States''
and inserting ``United States.''.
SEC. 616. INTERNSHIPS.
Section 625 (20 U.S.C. 1131c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``as defined in section 322 of this
Act'';
(B) by striking ``tribally controlled Indian
community colleges as defined in the Tribally
Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978''
and inserting ``tribally controlled colleges or
universities'';
(C) by striking ``an international'' and inserting
``international,''; and
(D) by striking ``the United States Information
Agency'' and inserting ``the Department of State''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (G).
SEC. 617. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Part C of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 626, 627, and 628 as sections
627, 628, and 629, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 625 the following:
``SEC. 626. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
``(a) Authority.--The Institute may provide financial assistance,
in the form of summer stipends described in subsection (b) and Ralph
Bunche scholarship assistance described in subsection (c), to needy
students to facilitate the participation of the students in the
Institute's programs under this part.
``(b) Summer Stipends.--
``(1) Requirements.--A student receiving a summer stipend
under this section shall use such stipend to defray the
student's cost of participation in a summer institute program
funded under this part, including the costs of travel, living,
and educational expenses necessary for the student's
participation in such program.
``(2) Amount.--A summer stipend awarded to a student under
this section shall not exceed $3,000 per summer.
``(c) Ralph Bunche Scholarship.--
``(1) Requirements.--A student receiving a Ralph Bunche
scholarship under this section--
``(A) shall be a full-time student at an
institution of higher education who is accepted into a
program funded under this part; and
``(B) shall use such scholarship to pay costs
related to the cost of attendance, as defined in
section 472, at the institution of higher education in
which the student is enrolled.
``(2) Amount and duration.--A Ralph Bunche scholarship
awarded to a student under this section shall not exceed $5,000
per academic year.''.
SEC. 618. REPORT.
Section 627 (as redesignated by section 617(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131d)
is amended by striking ``annually'' and inserting ``biennially''.
SEC. 619. GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
Section 628 (as redesignated by section 617(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131e)
is amended by striking ``annual report described in section 626'' and
inserting ``biennial report described in section 627''.
SEC. 620. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY.
Section 629 (as redesignated by section 617(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1131f)
is amended by striking ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting ``such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.''.
SEC. 621. DEFINITIONS.
Section 631 (20 U.S.C. 1132) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
(8), and (9), as paragraphs (7), (4), (8), (2), (10), (6), and
(3), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
striking ``comprehensive language and area center'' and
inserting ``comprehensive foreign language and area or
international studies center'';
(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), the following:
``(5) the term `historically Black college and university'
has the meaning given the term `part B institution' in section
322;'';
(6) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
(7) by inserting after paragraph (8), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), the following:
``(9) the term `tribally controlled college or university'
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1801); and''; and
(8) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
striking ``undergraduate language and area center'' and
inserting ``undergraduate foreign language and area or
international studies center''.
SEC. 622. ASSESSMENT AND ENFORCEMENT.
Part D of title VI (20 U.S.C. 1132) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 632. ASSESSMENT; ENFORCEMENT; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to assess and ensure
compliance with all the conditions and terms of grants provided under
this title. If a complaint regarding activities funded under this title
is not resolved under the process outlined in the relevant grantee's
application, such complaint shall be filed with the Department and
reviewed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall take the review of such
complaints into account when determining the renewal of grants.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be
construed to authorize the Secretary to mandate, direct, or control an
institution of higher education's specific instructional content,
curriculum, or program of instruction.
``SEC. 633. EVALUATION, OUTREACH, AND INFORMATION.
``The Secretary may use not more than 1 percent of the funds made
available under this title to carry out program evaluation, national
outreach, and information dissemination activities relating to the
programs authorized under this title.
``SEC. 634. BIENNIAL REPORT.
``The Secretary shall, in consultation and collaboration with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other
relevant Federal agencies, submit a biennial report that identifies
areas of national need in foreign language, area, and international
studies as such studies relate to government, education, business, and
nonprofit needs, and a plan to address those needs. The report shall be
provided to the authorizing committees and made available to the
public.''.
TITLE VII--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
SEC. 701. PURPOSE.
Section 700(1)(B)(i) (20 U.S.C. 1133(1)(B)(i)) is amended by
inserting ``, including those areas critical to United States national
and homeland security needs such as mathematics, science, and
engineering'' before the semicolon at the end.
SEC. 702. ALLOCATION OF JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIPS.
Section 702(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1134a(a)(1)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(1) Appointment.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint a
Jacob K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board
(referred to in this subpart as the `Board') consisting
of 9 individuals representative of both public and
private institutions of higher education who are
especially qualified to serve on the Board.
``(B) Qualifications.--In making appointments under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
``(i) give due consideration to the
appointment of individuals who are highly
respected in the academic community;
``(ii) assure that individuals appointed to
the Board are broadly representative of a range
of disciplines in graduate education in arts,
humanities, and social sciences;
``(iii) appoint members to represent the
various geographic regions of the United
States; and
``(iv) include representatives from
minority institutions, as defined in section
365.''.
SEC. 703. STIPENDS.
Section 703(a) (20 U.S.C. 1134b(a)) is amended by striking
``graduate fellowships'' and inserting ``Graduate Research Fellowship
Program''.
SEC. 704. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE JACOB K. JAVITS
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
Section 705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000
for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.''.
SEC. 705. INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN
AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED PROGRAM.
Section 712(b) (20 U.S.C. 1135a(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Designation of Areas of National Need.--After consultation
with appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies and organizations,
including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Homeland Security, the National Academy of Sciences,
and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary shall designate areas
of national need. In making such designations, the Secretary shall take
into consideration--
``(1) the extent to which the interest in the area is
compelling;
``(2) the extent to which other Federal programs support
postbaccalaureate study in the area concerned;
``(3) an assessment of how the program may achieve the most
significant impact with available resources; and
``(4) an assessment of current and future professional
workforce needs of the United States.''.
SEC. 706. AWARDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS.
Section 714 (20 U.S.C. 1135c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``1999-2000'' and inserting ``2008-
2009''; and
(B) by striking ``graduate fellowships'' and
inserting ``Graduate Research Fellowship Program''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``716(a)'' and inserting
``715(a)''; and
(B) by striking ``714(b)(2)'' and inserting
``713(b)(2)''.
SEC. 707. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR COST OF EDUCATION.
Section 715(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1135d(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``1999-2000'' and inserting ``2008-2009'';
and
(2) by striking ``1998-1999'' and inserting ``2007-2008''.
SEC. 708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GRADUATE ASSISTANCE
IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED PROGRAM.
Section 716 (20 U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ``$35,000,000
for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this subpart.''.
SEC. 709. LEGAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.
Section 721 (20 U.S.C. 1136) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``secondary school and'' after
``disadvantaged''; and
(B) by inserting ``and admission to law practice''
before the period at the end;
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection
(b), by inserting ``secondary school student or'' before
``college student'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``secondary
school and'' before ``college students'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) to prepare such students for successful completion of
a baccalaureate degree and for study at accredited law schools,
and to assist them with the development of analytical skills,
writing skills, and study methods to enhance the students'
success and promote the students' admission to and completion
of law school;'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(D) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
``(4) to motivate and prepare such students--
``(A) with respect to law school studies and
practice in low-income communities; and
``(B) to provide legal services to low-income
individuals and families; and;''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) to award Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to eligible
law school students--
``(A) who participated in summer institutes under
subsection (d)(6) and who are enrolled in an accredited
law school; or
``(B) who have successfully completed summer
institute programs comparable to the summer institutes
under subsection (d) that are certified by the Council
on Legal Education Opportunity.'';
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``pre-college programs, undergraduate''
before ``pre-law'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``law
school'' before ``graduation''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and
inserting the following:
``(D) pre-college and undergraduate preparatory
courses in analytical and writing skills, study
methods, and curriculum selection;'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) summer academic programs for secondary school
students who have expressed interest in a career in the law;'';
and
(E) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (C)), by inserting ``and Associates''
after ``Thurgood Marshall Fellows'';
(5) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``, including before
and during undergraduate study'' before the semicolon;
(6) in subsection (f)--
(A) by inserting ``national and State bar
associations,'' after ``agencies and organizations,'';
and
(B) by striking ``and organizations.'' and
inserting ``organizations, and associations.'';
(7) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Fellowships and Stipends.--The Secretary shall annually
establish the maximum fellowship to be awarded, and stipend to be paid
(including allowances for participant travel and for the travel of the
dependents of the participant), to Thurgood Marshall Fellows or
Associates for the period of participation in summer institutes,
midyear seminars, and bar preparation seminars. A Fellow or Associate
may be eligible for such a fellowship or stipend only if the Thurgood
Marshall Fellow or Associate maintains satisfactory academic progress
toward the Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws degree, as determined by
the respective institutions (except with respect to a law school
graduate enrolled in a bar preparation course).''; and
(8) in subsection (h), by striking ``$5,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999'' and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years''.
SEC. 710. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
Section 741 (20 U.S.C. 1138) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
``(3) the establishment and continuation of institutions,
programs, consortia, collaborations, and other joint efforts
based on the technology of communications, including those
efforts that utilize distance education and technological
advancements to educate and train postsecondary students
(including health professionals serving medically underserved
populations);'';
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) the introduction of reforms in remedial education,
including English language instruction, to customize remedial
courses to student goals and help students progress rapidly
from remedial courses into core courses and through program
completion; and
``(10) the creation of consortia that join diverse
institutions of higher education to design and offer curricular
and co-curricular interdisciplinary programs at the
undergraduate and graduate levels, sustained for not less than
a 5 year period, that--
``(A) focus on poverty and human capability; and
``(B) include--
``(i) a service-learning component; and
``(ii) the delivery of educational services
through informational resource centers, summer
institutes, midyear seminars, and other
educational activities that stress the effects
of poverty and how poverty can be alleviated
through different career paths.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Project GRAD.--
``(1) Purposes.--The purposes of this subsection are--
``(A) to provide support and assistance to programs
implementing integrated education reform services in
order to improve secondary school graduation, college
attendance, and college completion rates for at-risk
students; and
``(B) to promote the establishment of new programs
to implement such integrated education reform services.
``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) At-risk.--The term `at-risk' has the same
meaning given such term in section 1432 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(B) Feeder pattern.--The term `feeder pattern'
means a secondary school and the elementary schools and
middle schools that channel students into that
secondary school.
``(3) Grant authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to
award a grant to Project GRAD USA (referred to in this
subsection as the `grantee'), a nonprofit educational
organization that has as its primary purpose the improvement of
secondary school graduation, college attendance, and college
completion rates for at-risk students, to implement and sustain
the integrated education reform program at existing Project
GRAD sites, and to promote the expansion of the Project GRAD
program to new sites.
``(4) Requirements of grant agreement.--The Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with the grantee that requires that the
grantee shall--
``(A) enter into subcontracts with nonprofit
educational organizations that serve a substantial
number or percentage of at-risk students (referred to
in this subsection as `subcontractors'), under which
the subcontractors agree to implement the Project GRAD
program and provide matching funds for such programs;
and
``(B) directly carry out--
``(i) activities to implement and sustain
the literacy, mathematics, classroom
management, social service, and college access
components of the Project GRAD program;
``(ii) activities for the purpose of
implementing new Project GRAD program sites;
``(iii) activities to support, evaluate,
and consistently improve the Project GRAD
program;
``(iv) activities for the purpose of
promoting greater public awareness of
integrated education reform services to improve
secondary school graduation, college
attendance, and college completion rates for
at-risk students; and
``(v) other activities directly related to
improving secondary school graduation, college
attendance, and college completion rates for
at-risk students.
``(5) Grantee contribution and matching requirement.--
``(A) In general.--The grantee shall provide funds
to each subcontractor based on the number of students
served by the subcontractor in the Project GRAD
program, adjusted to take into consideration--
``(i) the resources available in the area
where the subcontractor will implement the
Project GRAD program; and
``(ii) the need for the Project GRAD
program in such area to improve student
outcomes, including reading and mathematics
achievement and, where applicable, secondary
school graduation, college attendance, and
college completion rates.
``(B) Matching requirement.--Each subcontractor
shall provide funds for the Project GRAD program in an
amount that is equal to or greater than the amount
received by the subcontractor from the grantee. Such
matching funds may be provided in cash or in-kind,
fairly evaluated.
``(6) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall select an
independent entity to evaluate, every 3 years, the performance
of students who participate in a Project GRAD program under
this subsection.
``(d) Center for Best Practices To Support Single Parent
Students.--
``(1) Program authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to
award 1 grant or contract to an institution of higher education
to enable such institution to establish and maintain a center
to study and develop best practices for institutions of higher
education to support single parents who are also students
attending such institutions.
``(2) Institution requirements.--The Secretary shall award
the grant or contract under this subsection to a 4-year
institution of higher education that has demonstrated expertise
in the development of programs to assist single parents who are
students at institutions of higher education, as shown by the
institution's development of a variety of targeted services to
such students, including on-campus housing, child care,
counseling, advising, internship opportunities, financial aid,
and financial aid counseling and assistance.
``(3) Center activities.--The center funded under this
section shall--
``(A) assist institutions implementing innovative
programs that support single parents pursuing higher
education;
``(B) study and develop an evaluation protocol for
such programs that includes quantitative and
qualitative methodologies;
``(C) provide appropriate technical assistance
regarding the replication, evaluation, and continuous
improvement of such programs; and
``(D) develop and disseminate best practices for
such programs.
``(e) Understanding the Federal Regulatory Impact on Higher
Education.--
``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to help
institutions of higher education understand the regulatory
impact of the Federal Government on such institutions, in order
to raise awareness of institutional legal obligations and
provide information to improve compliance with, and to reduce
the duplication and inefficiency of, Federal regulations.
``(2) Program authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to
award 1 grant or contract to an institution of higher education
to enable the institution to carry out the activities described
in the agreement under paragraph (4).
``(3) Institution requirements.--The Secretary shall award
the grant or contract under this subsection to an institution
of higher education that has demonstrated expertise in--
``(A) reviewing Federal higher education
regulations;
``(B) maintaining a clearinghouse of compliance
training materials; and
``(C) explaining the impact of such regulations to
institutions of higher education through a
comprehensive and freely accessible website.
``(4) Requirements of agreement.--As a condition of
receiving a grant or contract under this subsection, the
institution of higher education shall enter into an agreement
with the Secretary that shall require the institution to--
``(A) monitor Federal regulations, including
notices of proposed rulemaking, for their impact or
potential impact on higher education;
``(B) provide a succinct description of each
regulation or proposed regulation that is relevant to
higher education; and
``(C) maintain a website providing information on
Federal regulations that is easy to use, searchable,
and updated regularly.
``(f) Scholarship Program for Family Members of Veterans or Members
of the Military.--
``(1) Authorization.--The Secretary shall contract with a
nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience in carrying
out the activities described in this subsection to carry out a
program to provide postsecondary education scholarships for
eligible students.
``(2) Eligible students.--In this subsection, the term
`eligible student' means an individual who is--
``(A)(i) a dependent student who is a child of--
``(I) an individual who is--
``(aa) serving on active duty
during a war or other military
operation or national emergency (as
defined in section 481); or
``(bb) performing qualifying
National Guard duty during a war or
other military operation or national
emergency (as defined in section 481);
or
``(II) a veteran who died while serving or
performing, as described in subclause (I),
since September 11, 2001, or has been disabled
while serving or performing, as described in
subclause (I), as a result of such event; or
``(ii) an independent student who is a spouse of--
``(I) an individual who is--
``(aa) serving on active duty
during a war or other military
operation or national emergency (as
defined in section 481); or
``(bb) performing qualifying
National Guard duty during a war or
other military operation or national
emergency (as defined in section 481);
or
``(II) a veteran who died while serving or
performing, as described in subclause (I),
since September 11, 2001, or has been disabled
while serving or performing, as described in
subclause (I), as a result of such event; and
``(B) enrolled as a full-time or part-time student
at an institution of higher education (as defined in
section 102).
``(3) Awarding of scholarships.--Scholarships awarded under
this subsection shall be awarded based on need with priority
given to eligible students who are eligible to receive Federal
Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of title IV.
``(4) Maximum scholarship amount.--The maximum scholarship
amount awarded to an eligible student under this subsection for
an academic year shall be the lesser of--
``(A) the difference between the eligible student's
cost of attendance (as defined in section 472) and any
non-loan based aid such student receives; or
``(B) $5,000.
``(5) Amounts for scholarships.--All of the amounts
appropriated to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year
shall be used for scholarships awarded under this subsection,
except that a nonprofit organization receiving a contract under
this subsection may use not more than 1 percent of such amounts
for the administrative costs of the contract.''.
SEC. 711. SPECIAL PROJECTS.
Section 744(c) (20 U.S.C. 1138c) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Areas of National Need.--Areas of national need shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
``(1) Institutional restructuring to improve learning and
promote productivity, efficiency, quality improvement, and cost
and price control.
``(2) Improvements in academic instruction and student
learning, including efforts designed to assess the learning
gains made by postsecondary students.
``(3) Articulation between 2- and 4-year institutions of
higher education, including developing innovative methods for
ensuring the successful transfer of students from 2- to 4-year
institutions of higher education.
``(4) Development, evaluation and dissemination of model
programs, including model core curricula that--
``(A) provide students with a broad and integrated
knowledge base;
``(B) include, at a minimum, broad survey courses
in English literature, American and world history,
American political institutions, economics, philosophy,
college-level mathematics, and the natural sciences;
and
``(C) include sufficient study of a foreign
language to lead to reading and writing competency in
the foreign language.
``(5) International cooperation and student exchanges among
postsecondary educational institutions.''.
SEC. 712. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FUND FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
Section 745 (20 U.S.C. 1138d) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000
for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 713. REPEAL OF THE URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM.
Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 714. GRANTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) Grants Authorized for Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students
With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education.--Section 762 (20
U.S.C. 1140a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to
teach students with disabilities'' and
inserting ``to teach and meet the academic and
programmatic needs of students with
disabilities in order to improve retention and
completion of postsecondary education'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and
(C) as subparagraphs (C) and (F), respectively;
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:
``(B) Effective transition practices.--The
development of innovative and effective teaching
methods and strategies to ensure the successful
transition of students with disabilities from secondary
school to postsecondary education.'';
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated
by clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``, including data on the
postsecondary education of and impact on
subsequent employment of students with
disabilities. Such research, information, and
data shall be made publicly available and
accessible.'';
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as
redesignated by clause (ii), the following:
``(D) Distance learning.--The development of
innovative and effective teaching methods and
strategies to provide faculty and administrators with
the ability to provide accessible distance education
programs or classes that would enhance access of
students with disabilities to higher education,
including the use of accessible curriculum and
electronic communication for instruction and
advisement.
``(E) Disability career pathways.--
``(i) In general.--Training and providing
support to secondary and postsecondary staff
with respect to disability-related fields to--
``(I) encourage interest and
participation in such fields, among
students with disabilities and other
students;
``(II) enhance awareness and
understanding of such fields among such
students;
``(III) provide educational
opportunities in such fields among such
students;
``(IV) teach practical skills
related to such fields among such
students; and
``(V) offer work-based
opportunities in such fields among such
students.
``(ii) Development.--The training and
support described in clause (i) may include
developing means to offer students credit-
bearing, college-level coursework, and career
and educational counseling.''; and
(vi) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Accessibility of education.--Making
postsecondary education more accessible to students
with disabilities through curriculum development.'';
and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subparagraphs
(A) through (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A)
through (G)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall prepare
and disseminate a report reviewing the activities of the demonstration
projects authorized under this subpart and providing guidance and
recommendations on how successful projects can be replicated.''.
(b) Transition Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities
Into Higher Education; Coordinating Center.--Part D of title VII (20
U.S.C. 1140 et seq.) is further amended--
(1) in the part heading, by striking ``demonstration'';
(2) by inserting after the part heading the following:
``Subpart 1--Quality Higher Education'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``Subpart 2--Transition Programs for Students With Intellectual
Disabilities Into Higher Education; Coordinating Center
``SEC. 771. PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this subpart to support model demonstration
programs that promote the successful transition of students with
intellectual disabilities into higher education.
``SEC. 772. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subpart:
``(1) Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program
for students with intellectual disabilities.--The term
`comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for
students with intellectual disabilities' means a degree,
certificate, or nondegree program offered by an institution of
higher education that--
``(A) is designed for students with intellectual
disabilities who seek to continue academic, vocational,
or independent living instruction at the institution in
order to prepare for gainful employment;
``(B) includes an advising and curriculum
structure; and
``(C) requires the enrollment of the student
(through enrollment in credit-bearing courses, auditing
or participating in courses, participating in
internships, or enrollment in noncredit, nondegree
courses) in the equivalent of not less than a half-time
course of study, as determined by the institution.
``(2) Student with an intellectual disability.--The term
`student with an intellectual disability' means a student whose
mental retardation or other significant cognitive impairment
substantially impacts the student's intellectual and cognitive
functioning.
``SEC. 773. MODEL COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS
FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually award
grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher
education (or consortia of institutions of higher education),
to create or expand high-quality, inclusive model comprehensive
transition and postsecondary programs for students with
intellectual disabilities.
``(2) Number and duration of grants.--The Secretary shall
award not less than 10 grants per year under this section, and
each grant awarded under this subsection shall be for a period
of 5 years.
``(b) Application.--An institution of higher education (or a
consortium) desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give preference to institutions of higher education (or
consortia) that--
``(1) will carry out a model program under the grant in a
State that does not already have a comprehensive transition and
postsecondary program for students with intellectual
disabilities; or
``(2) in the application submitted under subsection (b),
agree to incorporate 1 or more the following elements into the
model programs carried out under the grant:
``(A) The formation of a partnership with any
relevant agency serving students with intellectual
disabilities, such as a vocational rehabilitation
agency.
``(B) In the case of an institution of higher
education that provides institutionally-owned or
operated housing for students attending the
institution, the integration of students with
intellectual disabilities into such housing.
``(C) The involvement of students attending the
institution of higher education who are studying
special education, general education, vocational
rehabilitation, assistive technology, or related fields
in the model program carried out under the grant.
``(d) Use of Funds.--An institution of higher education (or
consortium) receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant
funds to establish a model comprehensive transition and postsecondary
program for students with intellectual disabilities that--
``(1) serves students with intellectual disabilities,
including students with intellectual disabilities who are no
longer eligible for special education and related services
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
``(2) provides individual supports and services for the
academic and social inclusion of students with intellectual
disabilities in academic courses, extracurricular activities,
and other aspects of the institution of higher education's
regular postsecondary program;
``(3) with respect to the students with intellectual
disabilities participating in the model program, provides a
focus on--
``(A) academic enrichment;
``(B) socialization;
``(C) independent living, including self-advocacy
skills; and
``(D) integrated work experiences and career skills
that lead to gainful employment;
``(4) integrates person-centered planning in the
development of the course of study for each student with an
intellectual disability participating in the model program;
``(5) participates with the coordinating center established
under section 774 in the evaluation of the model program;
``(6) partners with 1 or more local educational agencies to
support students with intellectual disabilities participating
in the model program who are still eligible for special
education and related services under such Act, including
regarding the utilization of funds available under part B of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for such
students;
``(7) plans for the sustainability of the model program
after the end of the grant period; and
``(8) creates and offers a meaningful credential for
students with intellectual disabilities upon the completion of
the model program.
``(e) Matching Requirement.--An institution of higher education
that receives a grant under this section shall provide toward the cost
of the model comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for
students with intellectual disabilities carried out under the grant,
matching funds, which may be provided in cash or in-kind, in an amount
not less than 25 percent of the amount of such grant funds.
``(f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary shall prepare
and disseminate a report reviewing the activities of the model
comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with
intellectual disabilities authorized under this subpart and providing
guidance and recommendations on how successful programs can be
replicated.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
``SEC. 774. COORDINATING CENTER FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION,
AND DEVELOPMENT OF ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Award.--The Secretary shall, on a competitive basis,
enter into a cooperative agreement with an eligible entity, for
the purpose of establishing a coordinating center for technical
assistance, evaluation, and development of accreditation
standards for institutions of higher education that offer
inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary
programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
``(2) Duration.--The cooperative agreement under this
section shall be for a period of 5 years.
``(b) Requirements of Cooperative Agreement.--The eligible entity
entering into a cooperative agreement under this section shall
establish and maintain a center that shall--
``(1) serve as the technical assistance entity for all
model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for
students with intellectual disabilities assisted under section
773;
``(2) provide technical assistance regarding the
development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of such
programs;
``(3) develop an evaluation protocol for such programs that
includes qualitative and quantitative methodology measuring
student outcomes and program strengths in the areas of academic
enrichment, socialization, independent living, and competitive
or supported employment;
``(4) assist recipients of grants under section 773 in
efforts to award a meaningful credential to students with
intellectual disabilities upon the completion of such programs,
which credential takes into consideration unique State factors;
``(5) develop model criteria, standards, and procedures to
be used in accrediting such programs that--
``(A) include, in the development of the model
criteria, standards, and procedures for such programs,
the participation of--
``(i) an expert in higher education;
``(ii) an expert in special education;
``(iii) a disability organization that
represents students with intellectual
disabilities; and
``(iv) a State, regional, or national
accrediting agency or association recognized by
the Secretary under subpart 2 of part H of
title IV; and
``(B) define the necessary components of such
programs, such as--
``(i) academic, vocational, social, and
independent living skills;
``(ii) evaluation of student progress;
``(iii) program administration and
evaluation;
``(iv) student eligibility; and
``(v) issues regarding the equivalency of a
student's participation in such programs to
semester, trimester, quarter, credit, or clock
hours at an institution of higher education, as
the case may be;
``(6) analyze possible funding streams for such programs
and provide recommendations regarding the funding streams;
``(7) develop model memoranda of agreement between
institutions of higher education and agencies providing funding
for such programs;
``(8) develop mechanisms for regular communication between
the recipients of grants under section 773 regarding such
programs; and
``(9) host a meeting of all recipients of grants under
section 773 not less often than once a year.
``(c) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means an entity, or a partnership of entities, that
has demonstrated expertise in the fields of higher education, students
with intellectual disabilities, the development of comprehensive
transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual
disabilities, and evaluation.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be
necessary.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Part D of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1140 et
seq.) is further amended--
(1) in section 761, by striking ``part'' and inserting
``subpart'';
(2) in section 762 (as amended by subsection (a)), by
striking ``part'' each place the term appears and inserting
``subpart'';
(3) in section 763, by striking ``part'' both places the
term appears and inserting ``subpart'';
(4) in section 764, by striking ``part'' and inserting
``subpart''; and
(5) in section 765, by striking ``part'' and inserting
``subpart''.
SEC. 715. APPLICATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 763 (as amended in section 714(c)(3)) (20 U.S.C. 1140b) is
further amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) a description of how such institution plans to
address the activities allowed under this subpart;'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) a description of the extent to which the institution
will work to replicate the research based and best practices of
institutions of higher education with demonstrated success in
serving students with disabilities.''.
SEC. 716. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO
ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A QUALITY
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 765 (20 U.S.C. 1140d) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000
for fiscal year 1999'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each
of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 717. RESEARCH GRANTS.
Title VII (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``PART E--RESEARCH GRANTS
``SEC. 781. RESEARCH GRANTS.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the
eligible entities to develop or improve valid and reliable measures of
student achievement for use by institutions of higher education to
measure and evaluate learning in higher education.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) an institution of higher education;
``(B) a State agency responsible for higher
education;
``(C) a recognized higher education accrediting
agency or an organization of higher education
accreditors;
``(D) an eligible applicant described in section
174(c) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002;
and
``(E) a consortium of any combination of entities
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
``(c) Application.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that desires a
grant under this part shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under
subsection (a) shall include a description of how the eligible
entity--
``(A) will work with relevant experts, including
psychometricians, research experts, institutions,
associations, and other qualified individuals as
determined appropriate by the eligible entity;
``(B) will reach a broad and diverse range of
audiences;
``(C) has participated in work in improving
postsecondary education;
``(D) has participated in work in developing or
improving assessments to measure student achievement;
``(E) includes faculty, to the extent practicable,
in the development of any assessments or measures of
student achievement; and
``(F) will focus on program specific measures of
student achievement generally applicable to an entire--
``(i) institution of higher education; or
``(ii) State system of higher education.
``(d) Award Basis.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall take into consideration--
``(1) the quality of an application for a grant under this
section;
``(2) the distribution of the grants to different--
``(A) geographic regions;
``(B) types of institutions of higher education;
and
``(C) higher education accreditors.
``(e) Use of Funds.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant under
this section may use the grant funds--
``(1) to enable the eligible entity to improve the quality,
validity, and reliability of existing assessments used by
institutions of higher education;
``(2) to develop measures of student achievement using
multiple measures of student achievement from multiple sources;
``(3) to measure improvement in student achievement over
time;
``(4) to evaluate student achievement;
``(5) to develop models of effective practices; and
``(6) for a pilot or demonstration project of measures of
student achievement.
``(f) Matching Requirement.--An eligible entity described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(1) that receives a
grant under this section shall provide for each fiscal year, from non-
Federal sources, an amount (which may be provided in cash or in kind),
to carry out the activities supported by the grant, equal to 50 percent
of the amount received for the fiscal year under the grant.
``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or
State funds.
``(h) Report.--
``(1) Report.--The Secretary shall provide an annual report
to Congress on the implementation of the grant program assisted
under this section.
``(2) Content.--The report shall include--
``(A) information regarding the development or
improvement of scientifically valid and reliable
measures of student achievement;
``(B) a description of the assessments or other
measures developed by eligible entities;
``(C) the results of any pilot or demonstration
projects assisted under this section; and
``(D) such other information as the Secretary may
require.''.
TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 801. MISCELLANEOUS.
The Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS
``PART A--MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
``SEC. 811. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to States, on a competitive basis, to enable the States to award
eligible students, who complete a rigorous secondary school curriculum
in mathematics and science, scholarships for undergraduate study.
``(b) Eligible Students.--A student is eligible for a scholarship
under this section if the student is a full-time undergraduate student
in the student's first and second year of study who has completed a
rigorous secondary school curriculum in mathematics and science.
``(c) Rigorous Curriculum.--Each participating State shall
determine the requirements for a rigorous secondary school curriculum
in mathematics and science described in subsection (b).
``(d) Priority for Scholarships.--The Governor of a State may set a
priority for awarding scholarships under this section for particular
eligible students, such as students attending schools in high-need
areas, students who are from groups underrepresented in the fields of
mathematics, science, and engineering, students served by local
educational agencies that do not meet or exceed State standards in
mathematics and science, or students with regional or geographic needs
as determined appropriate by the Governor.
``(e) Amount and Duration of Scholarship.--The Secretary shall
award a grant under this section--
``(1) in an amount that does not exceed $1,000; and
``(2) for not more than 2 years of undergraduate study.
``(f) Matching Requirement.--In order to receive a grant under this
section, a State shall provide matching funds for the scholarships
awarded under this section in an amount equal to 50 percent of the
Federal funds received.
``(g) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART B--POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
``SEC. 816. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT.
``(a) Contract for Assessment.--The Secretary shall enter into a
contract, with an independent, bipartisan organization with specific
expertise in public administration and financial management, to carry
out an independent assessment of the cost factors associated with the
cost of tuition at institutions of higher education.
``(b) Timeframe.--The Secretary shall enter into the contract
described in subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007.
``(c) Matters Assessed.--The assessment described in subsection (a)
shall--
``(1) examine the key elements driving the cost factors
associated with the cost of tuition at institutions of higher
education during the 2001-2002 academic year and succeeding
academic years;
``(2) identify and evaluate measures being used to control
postsecondary education costs;
``(3) identify and evaluate effective measures that may be
utilized to control postsecondary education costs in the
future; and
``(4) identify systemic approaches to monitor future
postsecondary education cost trends and postsecondary education
cost control mechanisms.
``PART C--JOB SKILL TRAINING IN HIGH-GROWTH OCCUPATIONS OR INDUSTRIES
``SEC. 821. JOB SKILL TRAINING IN HIGH-GROWTH OCCUPATIONS OR
INDUSTRIES.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to enable the
eligible partnerships to provide relevant job skill training in high-
growth industries or occupations.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible
partnership' means a partnership--
``(A) between an institution of higher education
and a local board (as such term is defined in section
101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998); or
``(B) if an institution of higher education is
located within a State that does not operate local
boards, between the institution of higher education and
a State board (as such term is defined in section 101
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998).
``(2) Nontraditional student.--The term `nontraditional
student' means a student who--
``(A) is independent, as defined in section 480(d);
``(B) attends an institution of higher education--
``(i) on less than a full-time basis;
``(ii) via evening, weekend, modular, or
compressed courses; or
``(iii) via distance education methods; or
``(C) has delayed enrollment at an institution of
higher education.
``(3) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' means an institution of
higher education, as defined in section 101(b), that offers a
1- or 2-year program of study leading to a degree or
certificate.
``(c) Application.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible partnership that desires a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
additional information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include a description of--
``(A) how the eligible partnership, through the
institution of higher education, will provide relevant
job skill training for students to enter high-growth
occupations or industries;
``(B) local high-growth occupations or industries;
and
``(C) the need for qualified workers to meet the
local demand of high-growth occupations or industries.
``(d) Award Basis.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall--
``(1) ensure an equitable distribution of grant funds under
this section among urban and rural areas of the United States;
and
``(2) take into consideration the capability of the
institution of higher education--
``(A) to offer relevant, high quality instruction
and job skill training for students entering a high-
growth occupation or industry;
``(B) to involve the local business community and
to place graduates in the community in employment in
high-growth occupations or industries;
``(C) to provide secondary students with dual-
enrollment or concurrent enrollment options;
``(D) to serve nontraditional or low-income
students, or adult or displaced workers; and
``(E) to serve students from rural or remote
communities.
``(e) Use of Funds.--Grant funds provided under this section may be
used--
``(1) to expand or create academic programs or programs of
training that provide relevant job skill training for high-
growth occupations or industries;
``(2) to purchase equipment which will facilitate the
development of academic programs or programs of training that
provide training for high-growth occupations or industries;
``(3) to support outreach efforts that enable students to
attend institutions of higher education with academic programs
or programs of training focused on high-growth occupations or
industries;
``(4) to expand or create programs for distance, evening,
weekend, modular, or compressed learning opportunities that
provide relevant job skill training in high-growth occupations
or industries;
``(5) to build partnerships with local businesses in high-
growth occupations or industries;
``(6) to support curriculum development related to
entrepreneurial training; and
``(7) for other uses that the Secretary determines to be
consistent with the intent of this section.
``(f) Requirements.--
``(1) Fiscal agent.--For the purpose of this section, the
institution of higher education in an eligible partnership
shall serve as the fiscal agent and grant recipient for the
eligible partnership.
``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under
this section for periods that may not exceed 5 years.
``(3) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made available under
this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other
Federal, State, and local funds available to the eligible
partnership for carrying out the activities described in
subsection (e).
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART D--ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR R.N. STUDENTS OR GRADUATE-LEVEL
NURSING STUDENTS
``SEC. 826. ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR R.N. STUDENTS OR GRADUATE-LEVEL
NURSING STUDENTS.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall award grants to
institutions of higher education that offer--
``(1) a R.N. nursing program at the baccalaureate or
associate degree level to enable such program to expand the
faculty and facilities of such program to accommodate
additional R.N. nursing program students; or
``(2) a graduate-level nursing program to accommodate
advanced practice degrees for R.N.s or to accommodate students
enrolled in a graduate-level nursing program to provide
teachers of nursing students.
``(b) Determination of Number of Students and Application.--Each
institution of higher education that offers a program described in
subsection (a) that desires to receive a grant under this section
shall--
``(1) determine for the 4 academic years preceding the
academic year for which the determination is made the average
number of matriculated nursing program students at such
institution for such academic years; and
``(2) submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may require, including the average number determined
under paragraph (1).
``(c) Grant Amount; Award Basis.--
``(1) Grant amount.--For each academic year after academic
year 2006-2007, the Secretary shall provide to each institution
of higher education awarded a grant under this section an
amount that is equal to $3,000 multiplied by the number of
matriculated nursing program students at such institution for
such academic year that is more than the average number
determined with respect to such institution under subsection
(b)(1). Such amount shall be used for the purposes described in
subsection (a).
``(2) Distribution of grants among different degree
programs.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
from the funds available to award grants under this
section for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
``(i) use 20 percent of such funds to award
grants under this section to institutions of
higher education for the purpose of
accommodating advanced practice degrees or
students in graduate-level nursing programs;
``(ii) use 40 percent of such funds to
award grants under this section to institutions
of higher education for the purpose of
expanding R.N. nursing programs at the
baccalaureate degree level; and
``(iii) use 40 percent of such funds to
award grants under this section to institutions
of higher education for the purpose of
expanding R.N. nursing programs at the
associate degree level.
``(B) Distribution of excess funds.--If, for a
fiscal year, funds described in clause (i), (ii), or
(iii) of subparagraph (A) remain after the Secretary
awards grants under this section to all applicants for
the particular category of nursing programs described
in such clause, the Secretary shall use equal amounts
of the remaining funds to award grants under this
section to applicants for the remaining categories of
nursing programs.
``(C) Equitable distribution.--In awarding grants
under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent
practicable, ensure--
``(i) an equitable geographic distribution
of the grants among the States; and
``(ii) an equitable distribution of the
grants among different types of institutions of
higher education.
``(d) Prohibition.--
``(1) In general.--Funds provided under this section may
not be used for the construction of new facilities.
``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall
be construed to prohibit funds provided under this section from
being used for the repair or renovation of facilities.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
``PART E--AMERICAN HISTORY FOR FREEDOM
``SEC. 831. AMERICAN HISTORY FOR FREEDOM.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award 3-
year grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to
establish or strengthen postsecondary academic programs or centers that
promote and impart knowledge of--
``(1) traditional American history;
``(2) the history and nature of, and threats to, free
institutions; or
``(3) the history and achievements of Western civilization.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible
institution' means an institution of higher education as
defined in section 101.
``(2) Free institution.--The term `free institution' means
an institution that emerged out of Western civilization, such
as democracy, constitutional government, individual rights,
market economics, religious freedom and religious tolerance,
and freedom of thought and inquiry.
``(3) Traditional american history.--The term `traditional
American history' means--
``(A) the significant constitutional, political,
intellectual, economic, and foreign policy trends and
issues that have shaped the course of American history;
and
``(B) the key episodes, turning points, and leading
figures involved in the constitutional, political,
intellectual, diplomatic, and economic history of the
United States.
``(c) Application.--
``(1) In general.--Each eligible institution that desires a
grant under this part shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
additional information as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under
subsection (a) shall include a description of --
``(A) how funds made available under this part will
be used for the activities set forth under subsection
(e), including how such activities will increase
knowledge with respect to traditional American history,
free institutions, or Western civilization;
``(B) how the eligible institution will ensure that
information about the activities funded under this part
is widely disseminated pursuant to subsection
(e)(1)(B);
``(C) any activities to be undertaken pursuant to
subsection (e)(2)(A), including identification of
entities intended to participate;
``(D) how funds made available under this part
shall be used to supplement and not supplant non-
Federal funds available for the activities described in
subsection (e); and
``(E) such fiscal controls and accounting
procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper
disbursement of and accounting for funding made
available to the eligible institution under this part.
``(d) Award Basis.--In awarding grants under this part, the
Secretary shall take into consideration the capability of the eligible
institution to--
``(1) increase access to quality programming that expands
knowledge of traditional American history, free institutions,
or Western civilization;
``(2) involve personnel with strong expertise in
traditional American history, free institutions, or Western
civilization; and
``(3) sustain the activities funded under this part after
the grant has expired.
``(e) Use of Funds.--
``(1) Required use of funds.--Funds provided under this
part shall be used to--
``(A) establish or strengthen academic programs or
centers focused on traditional American history, free
institutions, or Western civilization, which may
include--
``(i) design and implementation of programs
of study, courses, lecture series, seminars,
and symposia;
``(ii) development, publication, and
dissemination of instructional materials;
``(iii) research;
``(iv) support for faculty teaching in
undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate
programs;
``(v) support for graduate and postgraduate
fellowships, if applicable; or
``(vi) teacher preparation initiatives that
stress content mastery regarding traditional
American history, free institutions, or Western
civilization; and
``(B) conduct outreach activities to ensure that
information about the activities funded under this part
is widely disseminated--
``(i) to undergraduate students (including
students enrolled in teacher education
programs, if applicable);
``(ii) to graduate students (including
students enrolled in teacher education
programs), if applicable;
``(iii) to faculty;
``(iv) to local educational agencies; and
``(v) within the local community.
``(2) Allowable uses of funds.--Funds provided under this
part may be used to support--
``(A) collaboration with entities such as--
``(i) local educational agencies, for the
purpose of providing elementary, middle and
secondary school teachers an opportunity to
enhance their knowledge of traditional American
history, free institutions, or Western
civilization; and
``(ii) nonprofit organizations whose
mission is consistent with the purpose of this
part, such as academic organizations, museums,
and libraries, for assistance in carrying out
activities described under subsection (a); and
``(B) other activities that meet the purposes of
this part.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.
``PART F--TEACH FOR AMERICA
``SEC. 836. TEACH FOR AMERICA.
``(a) Definitions.--
``(1) In general.--The terms `highly qualified', `local
educational agency', and `Secretary' have the meanings given
the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(2) Grantee.--The term `grantee' means Teach For America,
Inc.
``(3) High need.--The term `high need', when used with
respect to a local educational agency, means a local
educational agency experiencing a shortage of highly qualified
teachers.
``(b) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award a
grant to Teach For America, Inc., the national teacher corps of
outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teach for 2 years in
underserved communities in the United States, to implement and expand
its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new
teachers.
``(c) Requirements.--In carrying out the grant program under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
grantee under which the grantee agrees to use the grant funds provided
under this section--
``(1) to provide highly qualified teachers to high need
local educational agencies in urban and rural communities;
``(2) to pay the cost of recruiting, selecting, training,
and supporting new teachers; and
``(3) to serve a substantial number and percentage of
underserved students.
``(d) Authorized Activities.--
``(1) In general.--Grant funds provided under this section
shall be used by the grantee to carry out each of the following
activities:
``(A) Recruiting and selecting teachers through a
highly selective national process.
``(B) Providing preservice training to the teachers
through a rigorous summer institute that includes
hands-on teaching experience and significant exposure
to education coursework and theory.
``(C) Placing the teachers in schools and positions
designated by partner local educational agencies as
high need placements serving underserved students.
``(D) Providing ongoing professional development
activities for the teachers' first 2 years in the
classroom, including regular classroom observations and
feedback, and ongoing training and support.
``(2) Limitation.--The grantee shall use all grant funds
received under this section to support activities related
directly to the recruitment, selection, training, and support
of teachers as described in subsection (a).
``(e) Reports and Evaluations.--
``(1) Annual report.--The grantee shall provide to the
Secretary an annual report that includes--
``(A) data on the number and quality of the
teachers provided to local educational agencies through
a grant under this section;
``(B) an externally conducted analysis of the
satisfaction of local educational agencies and
principals with the teachers so provided; and
``(C) comprehensive data on the background of the
teachers chosen, the training the teachers received,
the placement sites of the teachers, the professional
development of the teachers, and the retention of the
teachers.
``(2) Study.--
``(A) In general.--From funds appropriated under
subsection (f), the Secretary shall provide for a study
that examines the achievement levels of the students
taught by the teachers assisted under this section.
``(B) Achievement gains compared.--The study shall
compare, within the same schools, the achievement gains
made by students taught by teachers who are assisted
under this section with the achievement gains made by
students taught by teachers who are not assisted under
this section.
``(3) Requirements.--The Secretary shall provide for such a
study not less than once every 3 years, and each such study
shall include multiple placement sites and multiple schools
within placement sites.
``(4) Peer review standards.--Each such study shall meet
the peer review standards of the education research community.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``(2) Limitation.--The grantee shall not use more than 25
percent of Federal funds from any source for administrative
costs.
``PART G--PATSY T. MINK FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
``SEC. 841. PATSY T. MINK FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
``(a) Purpose.--
``(1) In general.--It is the purpose of this section to
provide, through eligible institutions, a program of fellowship
awards to assist highly qualified minorities and women to
acquire the doctoral degree, or highest possible degree
available, in academic areas in which such individuals are
underrepresented for the purpose of enabling such individuals
to enter the higher education professoriate.
``(2) Designation.--Each recipient of a fellowship award
from an eligible institution receiving a grant under this
section shall be known as a `Patsy T. Mink Graduate Fellow'.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the term `eligible
institution' means an institution of higher education, or a consortium
of such institutions, that offers a program of postbaccalaureate study
leading to a graduate degree.
``(c) Program Authorized.--
``(1) Grants by secretary.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants
to eligible institutions to enable such institutions to
make fellowship awards to individuals in accordance
with the provisions of this section.
``(B) Priority consideration.--In awarding grants
under this section, the Secretary shall consider the
eligible institution's prior experience in producing
doctoral degree, or highest possible degree available,
holders who are minorities and women, and shall give
priority consideration in making grants under this
section to those eligible institutions with a
demonstrated record of producing minorities and women
who have earned such degrees.
``(2) Applications.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible institution that
desires a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
``(B) Applications made on behalf.--
``(i) In general.--The following entities
may submit an application on behalf of an
eligible institution:
``(I) A graduate school or
department of such institution.
``(II) A graduate school or
department of such institution in
collaboration with an undergraduate
college or university of such
institution.
``(III) An organizational unit
within such institution that offers a
program of postbaccalaureate study
leading to a graduate degree, including
an interdisciplinary or an
interdepartmental program.
``(IV) A nonprofit organization
with a demonstrated record of helping
minorities and women earn
postbaccalaureate degrees.
``(ii) Nonprofit organizations.--Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to permit the
Secretary to award a grant under this section
to an entity other than an eligible
institution.
``(3) Selection of applications.--In awarding grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(A) take into account--
``(i) the number and distribution of
minority and female faculty nationally;
``(ii) the current and projected need for
highly trained individuals in all areas of the
higher education professoriate; and
``(iii) the present and projected need for
highly trained individuals in academic career
fields in which minorities and women are
underrepresented in the higher education
professoriate; and
``(B) consider the need to prepare a large number
of minorities and women generally in academic career
fields of high national priority, especially in areas
in which such individuals are traditionally
underrepresented in college and university faculty.
``(4) Distribution and amounts of grants.--
``(A) Equitable distribution.--In awarding grants
under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum
extent feasible, ensure an equitable geographic
distribution of awards and an equitable distribution
among public and independent eligible institutions that
apply for grants under this section and that
demonstrate an ability to achieve the purpose of this
section.
``(B) Special rule.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary shall use not less than 30
percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to
subsection (f) to award grants to eligible institutions
that--
``(i) are eligible for assistance under
title III or title V; or
``(ii) have formed a consortium that
includes both non-minority serving institutions
and minority serving institutions.
``(C) Allocation.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall allocate appropriate funds
to those eligible institutions whose applications
indicate an ability to significantly increase the
numbers of minorities and women entering the higher
education professoriate and that commit institutional
resources to the attainment of the purpose of this
section.
``(D) Number of fellowship awards.--An eligible
institution that receives a grant under this section
shall make not less than 15 fellowship awards.
``(E) Reallotment.--If the Secretary determines
that an eligible institution awarded a grant under this
section is unable to use all of the grant funds awarded
to the institution, the Secretary shall reallot, on
such date during each fiscal year as the Secretary may
fix, the unused funds to other eligible institutions
that demonstrate that such institutions can use any
reallocated grant funds to make fellowship awards to
individuals under this section.
``(5) Institutional allowance.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) Number of allowances.--In awarding
grants under this section, the Secretary shall
pay to each eligible institution awarded a
grant, for each individual awarded a fellowship
by such institution under this section, an
institutional allowance.
``(ii) Amount.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), an institutional allowance shall
be in an amount equal to, for academic year
2007-2008 and succeeding academic years, the
amount of institutional allowance made to an
institution of higher education under section
715 for such academic year.
``(B) Use of funds.--Institutional allowances may
be expended in the discretion of the eligible
institution and may be used to provide, except as
prohibited under paragraph (4), academic support and
career transition services for individuals awarded
fellowships by such institution.
``(C) Reduction.--The institutional allowance paid
under paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the amount the
eligible institution charges and collects from a
fellowship recipient for tuition and other expenses as
part of the recipient's instructional program.
``(D) Use for overhead prohibited.--Funds made
available under this section may not be used for
general operational overhead of the academic department
or institution receiving funds under this section.
``(d) Fellowship Recipients.--
``(1) Authorization.--An eligible institution that receives
a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to make
fellowship awards to minorities and women who are enrolled at
such institution in a doctoral degree, or highest possible
degree available, program and--
``(A) intend to pursue a career in instruction at--
``(i) an institution of higher education
(as the term is defined in section 101);
``(ii) an institution of higher education
(as the term is defined in section 102(a)(1));
``(iii) an institution of higher education
outside the United States (as the term is
described in section 102(a)(2)); or
``(iv) a proprietary institution of higher
education (as the term is defined in section
102(b)); and
``(B) sign an agreement with the Secretary
agreeing--
``(i) to begin employment at an institution
described in paragraph (1) not later than 3
years after receiving the doctoral degree or
highest possible degree available, which 3-year
period may be extended by the Secretary for
extraordinary circumstances; and
``(ii) to be employed by such institution
for 1 year for each year of fellowship
assistance received under this section.
``(2) Failure to comply.--If an individual who receives a
fellowship award under this section fails to comply with the
agreement signed pursuant to subsection (a)(2), then the
Secretary shall do 1 or both of the following:
``(A) Require the individual to repay all or the
applicable portion of the total fellowship amount
awarded to the individual by converting the balance due
to a loan at the interest rate applicable to loans made
under part B of title IV.
``(B) Impose a fine or penalty in an amount to be
determined by the Secretary.
``(3) Waiver and modification.--
``(A) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate
regulations setting forth criteria to be considered in
granting a waiver for the service requirement under
subsection (a)(2).
``(B) Content.--The criteria under paragraph (1)
shall include whether compliance with the service
requirement by the fellowship recipient would be--
``(i) inequitable and represent an
extraordinary hardship; or
``(ii) deemed impossible because the
individual is permanently and totally disabled
at the time of the waiver request.
``(4) Amount of fellowship awards.--Fellowship awards under
this section shall consist of a stipend in an amount equal to
the level of support provided to the National Science
Foundation graduate fellows, except that such stipend shall be
adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the fellow's tuition
and fees or demonstrated need (as determined by the institution
of higher education where the graduate student is enrolled),
whichever is greater.
``(5) Academic progress required.--An individual student
shall not be eligible to receive a fellowship award--
``(A) except during periods in which such student
is enrolled, and such student is maintaining
satisfactory academic progress in, and devoting
essentially full time to, study or research in the
pursuit of the degree for which the fellowship support
was awarded; and
``(B) if the student is engaged in gainful
employment, other than part-time employment in
teaching, research, or similar activity determined by
the eligible institution to be consistent with and
supportive of the student's progress toward the
appropriate degree.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require an eligible institution that receives a grant
under this section--
``(1) to grant a preference or to differentially treat any
applicant for a faculty position as a result of the
institution's participation in the program under this section;
or
``(2) to hire a Patsy T. Mink Fellow who completes this
program and seeks employment at such institution.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART H--IMPROVING COLLEGE ENROLLMENT BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS
``SEC. 846. IMPROVING COLLEGE ENROLLMENT BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall contract with 1 nonprofit
organization described in subsection (b) to enable the nonprofit
organization--
``(1) to make publicly available the year-to-year higher
education enrollment rate trends of secondary school students,
disaggregated by secondary school, in full compliance with the
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974;
``(2) to identify not less than 50 urban local educational
agencies and 5 States with significant rural populations, each
serving a significant population of low-income students, and to
carry out a comprehensive needs assessment in the agencies and
States of the factors known to contribute to improved higher
education enrollment rates, which factors shall include--
``(A) an evaluation of the local educational
agency's and State's leadership strategies;
``(B) the secondary school curriculum and class
offerings of the local educational agency and State;
``(C) the professional development used by the
local educational agency and the State to assist
teachers, higher education counselors, and
administrators in supporting the transition of
secondary students into higher education;
``(D) secondary school student attendance and other
factors demonstrated to be associated with enrollment
into higher education;
``(E) the data systems used by the local
educational agency and the State to measure college
enrollment rates and the incentives in place to
motivate the efforts of faculty and students to improve
student and school-wide outcomes; and
``(F) strategies to mobilize student leaders to
build a college-bound culture; and
``(3) to provide comprehensive services to improve the
school-wide higher education enrollment rates of each of not
less than 10 local educational agencies and States, with the
federally funded portion of each project declining by not less
than 20 percent each year beginning in the second year of the
comprehensive services, that--
``(A) participated in the needs assessment
described in paragraph (2); and
``(B) demonstrated a willingness and commitment to
improving the higher education enrollment rates of the
local educational agency or State, respectively.
``(b) Grant Recipient Criteria.--The recipient of the grant awarded
under subsection (a) shall be a nonprofit organization with
demonstrated expertise--
``(1) in increasing school-wide higher education enrollment
rates in low-income communities nationwide by providing
curriculum, training, and technical assistance to secondary
school staff and student peer influencers; and
``(2) in a college transition data management system.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for
fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART I--PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS
``SEC. 850. PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS.
``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist
Predominantly Black Institutions in expanding educational opportunity
through a program of Federal assistance.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Educational and general expenditures.--The term
`educational and general expenditures' has the meaning given
the term in section 312.
``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible
institution' means an institution of higher education that--
``(A) has an enrollment of needy undergraduate
students;
``(B) has an average educational and general
expenditure which is low, per full-time equivalent
undergraduate student in comparison with the average
educational and general expenditure per full-time
equivalent undergraduate student of institutions that
offer similar instruction, except that the Secretary
may apply the waiver requirements described in section
392(b) to this subparagraph in the same manner as the
Secretary applies the waiver requirements to section
312(b)(1)(B);
``(C) has an enrollment of undergraduate students
that is not less than 40 percent Black American
students;
``(D) is legally authorized to provide, and
provides within the State, an educational program for
which the institution of higher education awards a
baccalaureate degree, or in the case of a junior or
community college, an associate's degree; and
``(E) is accredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association determined by the
Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality
of training offered, or is, according to such an agency
or association, making reasonable progress toward
accreditation.
``(3) Endowment fund.--The term `endowment fund' has the
meaning given the term in section 312.
``(4) Enrollment of needy students.--The term `enrollment
of needy students' means the enrollment at an eligible
institution with respect to which not less than 50 percent of
the undergraduate students enrolled in an academic program
leading to a degree--
``(A) in the second fiscal year preceding the
fiscal year for which the determination is made, were
Federal Pell Grant recipients for such year;
``(B) come from families that receive benefits
under a means-tested Federal benefit program;
``(C) attended a public or nonprofit private
secondary school--
``(i) that is in the school district of a
local educational agency that was eligible for
assistance under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
for any year during which the student attended
such secondary school; and
``(ii) which for the purpose of this
paragraph and for that year was determined by
the Secretary (pursuant to regulations and
after consultation with the State educational
agency of the State in which the school is
located) to be a school in which the enrollment
of children counted under section 1113(a)(5) of
such Act exceeds 30 percent of the total
enrollment of such school; or
``(D) are first-generation college students and a
majority of such first-generation college students are
low-income individuals.
``(5) First generation college student.--The term `first
generation college student' has the meaning given the term in
section 402A(g).
``(6) Low-income individual.--The term `low-income
individual' has the meaning given such term in section 402A(g).
``(7) Means-tested federal benefit program.--The term
`means-tested Federal benefit program' means a program of the
Federal Government, other than a program under title IV, in
which eligibility for the program's benefits, or the amount of
such benefits, are determined on the basis of income or
resources of the individual or family seeking the benefit.
``(8) Predominantly black institution.--The term
`Predominantly Black Institution' means an institution of
higher education, as defined in section 101(a)--
``(A) that is an eligible institution with not less
than 1,000 undergraduate students;
``(B) at which not less than 50 percent of the
undergraduate students enrolled at the eligible
institution are low-income individuals or first
generation college students; and
``(C) at which not less than 50 percent of the
undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational
program leading to a bachelor's or associate's degree
that the eligible institution is licensed to award by
the State in which the eligible institution is located.
``(9) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States
and the District of Columbia.
``(c) Grant Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, from allotments under subsection (e), to Predominantly
Black Institutions to enable the Predominantly Black
Institutions to carry out the authorized activities described
in subsection (d).
``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section the
Secretary shall give priority to Predominantly Black
Institutions with large numbers or percentages of students
described in subsections (b)(2)(A) or (b)(2)(C). The level of
priority given to Predominantly Black Institutions with large
numbers or percentages of students described in subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall be twice the level of priority given to
Predominantly Black Institutions with large numbers or
percentages of students described in subsection (b)(2)(C).
``(d) Authorized Activities.--
``(1) Required activities.--Grant funds provided under this
section shall be used--
``(A) to assist the Predominantly Black Institution
to plan, develop, undertake, and implement programs to
enhance the institution's capacity to serve more low-
and middle-income Black American students;
``(B) to expand higher education opportunities for
students eligible to participate in programs under
title IV by encouraging college preparation and student
persistence in secondary school and postsecondary
education; and
``(C) to strengthen the financial ability of the
Predominantly Black Institution to serve the academic
needs of the students described in subparagraphs (A)
and (B).
``(2) Additional activities.--Grant funds provided under
this section shall be used for 1 or more of the following
activities:
``(A) The activities described in paragraphs (1)
through (11) of section 311(c).
``(B) Academic instruction in disciplines in which
Black Americans are underrepresented.
``(C) Establishing or enhancing a program of
teacher education designed to qualify students to teach
in a public elementary school or secondary school in
the State that shall include, as part of such program,
preparation for teacher certification or licensure.
``(D) Establishing community outreach programs that
will encourage elementary school and secondary school
students to develop the academic skills and the
interest to pursue postsecondary education.
``(E) Other activities proposed in the application
submitted pursuant to subsection (f) that--
``(i) contribute to carrying out the
purpose of this section; and
``(ii) are approved by the Secretary as
part of the review and approval of an
application submitted under subsection (f).
``(3) Endowment fund.--
``(A) In general.--A Predominantly Black
Institution may use not more than 20 percent of the
grant funds provided under this section to establish or
increase an endowment fund at the institution.
``(B) Matching requirement.--In order to be
eligible to use grant funds in accordance with
subparagraph (A), a Predominantly Black Institution
shall provide matching funds from non-Federal sources,
in an amount equal to or greater than the Federal funds
used in accordance with subparagraph (A), for the
establishment or increase of the endowment fund.
``(C) Comparability.--The provisions of part C of
title III, regarding the establishment or increase of
an endowment fund, that the Secretary determines are
not inconsistent with this subsection, shall apply to
funds used under subparagraph (A).
``(4) Limitation.--Not more than 50 percent of the grant
funds provided to a Predominantly Black Institution under this
section may be available for the purpose of constructing or
maintaining a classroom, library, laboratory, or other
instructional facility.
``(e) Allotments to Predominantly Black Institutions.--
``(1) Federal pell grant basis.--From the amounts
appropriated to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the
Secretary shall allot to each Predominantly Black Institution
having an application approved under subsection (f) a sum that
bears the same ratio to one-half of that amount as the number
of Federal Pell Grant recipients in attendance at such
institution at the end of the academic year preceding the
beginning of that fiscal year, bears to the total number of
Federal Pell Grant recipients at all such institutions at the
end of such academic year.
``(2) Graduates basis.--From the amounts appropriated to
carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall
allot to each Predominantly Black Institution having an
application approved under subsection (f) a sum that bears the
same ratio to one-fourth of that amount as the number of
graduates for such academic year at such institution, bears to
the total number of graduates for such academic year at all
such institutions.
``(3) Graduates seeking a higher degree basis.--From the
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for any fiscal
year, the Secretary shall allot to each Predominantly Black
Institution having an application approved under subsection (f)
a sum that bears the same ratio to one-fourth of that amount as
the percentage of graduates from such institution who are
admitted to and in attendance at, not later than 2 years after
graduation with an associate's degree or a baccalaureate
degree, a baccalaureate degree-granting institution or a
graduate or professional school in a degree program in
disciplines in which Black American students are
underrepresented, bears to the percentage of such graduates for
all such institutions.
``(4) Minimum allotment.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3), the amount allotted to each Predominantly
Black Institution under this section shall not be less
than $250,000.
``(B) Insufficient amount.--If the amount
appropriated pursuant to subsection (i) for a fiscal
year is not sufficient to pay the minimum allotment
provided under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year,
then the amount of such minimum allotment shall be
ratably reduced. If additional sums become available
for such fiscal year, such reduced allotment shall be
increased on the same basis as the allotment was
reduced until the amount allotted equals the minimum
allotment required under subparagraph (A).
``(5) Reallotment.--The amount of a Predominantly Black
Institution's allotment under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)
for any fiscal year that the Secretary determines will not be
required for such institution for the period such allotment is
available, shall be available for reallotment to other
Predominantly Black Institutions in proportion to the original
allotment to such other institutions under this section for
such fiscal year. The Secretary shall reallot such amounts from
time to time, on such date and during such period as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
``(f) Applications.--Each Predominantly Black Institution desiring
a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
``(g) Prohibition.--No Predominantly Black Institution that applies
for and receives a grant under this section may apply for or receive
funds under any other program under part A or part B of title III.
``(h) Duration and Carryover.--Any grant funds paid to a
Predominantly Black Institution under this section that are not
expended or used for the purposes for which the funds were paid within
10 years following the date on which the grant was awarded, shall be
repaid to the Treasury.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART J--EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER
TASK FORCE
``SEC. 851. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `Early Childhood Education
Professional Development and Career Task Force Act'.
``SEC. 852. PURPOSE.
``It is the purpose of this part--
``(1) to improve the quality of the early childhood
education workforce by creating a statewide early childhood
education professional development and career task force for
early childhood education program staff, directors, and
administrators; and
``(2) to create--
``(A) a coherent system of core competencies,
pathways to qualifications, credentials, degrees,
quality assurances, access, and outreach, for early
childhood education program staff, directors, and
administrators, that is linked to compensation
commensurate with experience and qualifications;
``(B) articulation agreements that enable early
childhood education professionals to transition easily
among degrees; and
``(C) compensation initiatives for individuals
working in an early childhood education program that
reflect the individuals' credentials, degrees, and
experience.
``SEC. 853. DEFINITION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM.
``In this part, the term `early childhood education program'
means--
``(1) a family child care program, center-based child care
program, State prekindergarten program, or school-based
program, that--
``(A) provides early childhood education;
``(B) uses developmentally appropriate practices;
``(C) is licensed or regulated by the State; and
``(D) serves children from birth through age 5;
``(2) a Head Start Program carried out under the Head Start
Act; or
``(3) an Early Head Start Program carried out under section
645A of the Head Start Act.
``SEC. 854. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants to
States in accordance with the provisions of this part to enable such
States--
``(1) to establish a State Task Force described in section
855; and
``(2) to support activities of the State Task Force
described in section 856.
``(b) Competitive Basis.--Grants under this part shall be awarded
on a competitive basis.
``(c) Equitable Geographic Distribution.--In awarding grants under
this part, the Secretary shall take into consideration providing an
equitable geographic distribution of such grants.
``(d) Duration.--Grants under this part shall be awarded for a
period of 5 years.
``SEC. 855. STATE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHMENT.
``(a) State Task Force Established.--The Governor of a State
receiving a grant under this part shall establish, or designate an
existing entity to serve as, the State Early Childhood Education
Professional Development and Career Task Force (hereafter in this part
referred to as the `State Task Force').
``(b) Membership.--The State Task Force shall include a
representative of a State agency, an institution of higher education
(including an associate or a baccalaureate degree granting institution
of higher education), an early childhood education program, a nonprofit
early childhood organization, a statewide early childhood workforce
scholarship or supplemental initiative, and any other entity or
individual the Governor determines appropriate.
``SEC. 856. STATE TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES.
``(a) Activities.--The State Task Force shall--
``(1) coordinate and communicate regularly with the State
Advisory Council on Early Care and Education (hereafter in this
part referred to as `State Advisory Council') or a similar
State entity charged with creating a comprehensive system of
early care and education in the State, for the purposes of--
``(A) integrating recommendations for early
childhood professional development and career
activities into the plans of the State Advisory
Council; and
``(B) assisting in the implementation of
professional development and career activities that are
consistent with the plans described in subparagraph
(A);
``(2) conduct a review of opportunities for and barriers to
high quality professional development, training, and higher
education degree programs, in early childhood development and
learning, including a periodic statewide survey concerning the
demographics of individuals working in early childhood
education programs in the State, which survey shall include
information disaggregated by--
``(A) race, gender, and ethnicity;
``(B) compensation levels;
``(C) type of early childhood education program
setting;
``(D) specialized knowledge of child development;
``(E) years of experience in an early childhood
education program; and
``(F) attainment of--
``(i) academic credit for coursework;
``(ii) an academic degree;
``(iii) a credential;
``(iv) licensure; or
``(v) certification in early childhood
education; and
``(3) develop a plan for a comprehensive statewide
professional development and career system for individuals
working in early childhood education programs or for early
childhood education providers, which plan shall include--
``(A) methods of providing outreach to early
childhood education program staff, directors, and
administrators, including methods for how outreach is
provided to non-English speaking providers, in order to
enable the providers to be aware of opportunities and
resources under the statewide plan;
``(B) developing a unified data collection and
dissemination system for early childhood education
training, professional development, and higher
education programs;
``(C) increasing the participation of early
childhood educators in high quality training and
professional development by assisting in paying the
costs of enrollment in and completion of such training
and professional development courses;
``(D) increasing the participation of early
childhood educators in postsecondary education programs
leading to degrees in early childhood education by
providing assistance to pay the costs of enrollment in
and completion of such postsecondary education
programs, which assistance--
``(i) shall only be provided to an
individual who--
``(I) enters into an agreement
under which the individual agrees to
work, for a reasonable number of years
after receiving such a degree, in an
early childhood education program that
is located in a low-income area; and
``(II) has a family income equal to
or less than the annually adjusted
national median family income as
determined by the Bureau of the Census;
and
``(ii) shall be provided in an amount that
does not exceed $17,500;
``(E) supporting professional development
activities and a career lattice for a variety of early
childhood professional roles with varying professional
qualifications and responsibilities for early childhood
education personnel, including strategies to enhance
the compensation of such personnel;
``(F) supporting articulation agreements between 2-
and 4-year public and private institutions of higher
education and mechanisms to transform other training,
professional development, and experience into academic
credit;
``(G) developing mentoring and coaching programs to
support new educators in and directors of early
childhood education programs;
``(H) providing career development advising with
respect to the field of early childhood education,
including informing an individual regarding--
``(i) entry into and continuing education
requirements for professional roles in the
field;
``(ii) available financial assistance; and
``(iii) professional development and career
advancement in the field;
``(I) enhancing the quality of faculty and
coursework in postsecondary programs that lead to an
associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree in early
childhood education;
``(J) consideration of the availability of on-line
graduate level professional development offered by
institutions of higher education with experience and
demonstrated expertise in establishing programs in
child development, in order to improve the skills and
expertise of individuals working in early childhood
education programs; and
``(K) developing or enhancing a system of quality
assurance with respect to the early childhood education
professional development and career system, including
standards or qualifications for individuals and
entities who offer training and professional
development in early childhood education.
``(b) Public Hearings.--The State Task Force shall hold public
hearings and provide an opportunity for public comment on the
activities described in the statewide plan described in subsection
(a)(3).
``(c) Periodic Review.--The State Task Force shall meet
periodically to review implementation of the statewide plan and to
recommend any changes to the statewide plan the State Task Force
determines necessary.
``SEC. 857. STATE APPLICATION AND REPORT.
``(a) In General.--Each State desiring a grant under this part
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require. Each such application shall include a description
of--
``(1) the membership of the State Task Force;
``(2) the activities for which the grant assistance will be
used;
``(3) other Federal, State, local, and private resources
that will be available to support the activities of the State
Task Force described in section 856;
``(4) the availability within the State of training, early
childhood educator preparation, professional development,
compensation initiatives, and career systems, related to early
childhood education; and
``(5) the resources available within the State for such
training, educator preparation, professional development,
compensation initiatives, and career systems.
``(b) Report to the Secretary.--Not later than 2 years after
receiving a grant under this part, a State shall submit a report to the
Secretary that shall describe--
``(1) other Federal, State, local, and private resources
that will be used in combination with a grant under this
section to develop or expand the State's early childhood
education professional development and career activities;
``(2) the ways in which the State Advisory Council (or
similar State entity) will coordinate the various State and
local activities that support the early childhood education
professional development and career system; and
``(3) the ways in which the State Task Force will use funds
provided under this part and carry out the activities described
in section 856.
``SEC. 858. EVALUATIONS.
``(a) State Evaluation.--Each State receiving a grant under this
part shall--
``(1) evaluate the activities that are assisted under this
part in order to determine--
``(A) the effectiveness of the activities in
achieving State goals;
``(B) the impact of a career lattice for
individuals working in early childhood education
programs;
``(C) the impact of the activities on licensing or
regulating requirements for individuals in the field of
early childhood development;
``(D) the impact of the activities, and the impact
of the statewide plan described in section 856(a)(3),
on the quality of education, professional development,
and training related to early childhood education
programs that are offered in the State;
``(E) the change in compensation and retention of
individuals working in early childhood education
programs within the State resulting from the
activities; and
``(F) the impact of the activities on the
demographic characteristics of individuals working in
early childhood education programs; and
``(2) submit a report at the end of the grant period to the
Secretary regarding the evaluation described in paragraph (1).
``(b) Secretary's Evaluation.--Not later than September 30, 2013,
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees an
evaluation of the State reports submitted under subsection (a)(2).
``SEC. 859. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.
``PART K--IMPROVING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS
``SEC. 861. IMPROVING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE
HAWAIIAN STUDENTS.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is--
``(1) to develop or expand programs for the development of
professionals in the fields of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics; and
``(2) to focus resources on meeting the educational and
cultural needs of Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' has the
meaning given the term `Native' in section 3(b) of the Alaska
Natives Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a).
``(3) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible
partnership' means a partnership that includes--
``(A) 1 or more colleges or schools of engineering;
``(B) 1 or more colleges of science, engineering,
or mathematics;
``(C) 1 or more institutions of higher education
that offer 2-year degrees; and
``(D) 1 or more private entities that--
``(i) conduct career awareness activities
showcasing local technology professionals;
``(ii) encourage students to pursue
education in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics from elementary school through
college, and careers in those fields, with the
assistance of local technology professionals;
``(iii) develop internships,
apprenticeships, and mentoring programs in
partnership with relevant industries; and
``(iv) assist with placement of interns and
apprentices.
``(4) Native hawaiian.--The term `Native Hawaiian' has the
meaning given the term in section 7207 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
``(c) Grant Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award a
grant to an eligible partnership to enable the eligible partnership to
expand programs for the development of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics professionals, from elementary school
through college, including existing programs for Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian students.
``(d) Uses of Funds.--Grant funds under this section shall be used
for 1 or more of the following:
``(1) Development or implementation of cultural, social, or
educational transition programs to assist students to
transition into college life and academics in order to increase
such students' retention rates in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics, with a focus on Alaska
Native or Native Hawaiian students.
``(2) Development or implementation of academic support or
supplemental educational programs to increase the graduation
rates of students in the fields of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics, with a focus on Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian students.
``(3) Development or implementation of internship programs,
carried out in coordination with educational institutions and
private entities, to prepare students for careers in the fields
of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, with a
focus on programs that serve Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian
students.
``(4) Such other activities that are consistent with the
purposes of this section.
``(e) Application.--Each eligible partnership that desires a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
``(f) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to an eligible partnership that provides
1 or more programs in which 30 percent or more of the program
participants are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
``(g) Period of Grant.--A grant under this section shall be awarded
for a period of 5 years.
``(h) Evaluation and Report.--Each eligible partnership that
receives a grant under this section shall conduct an evaluation to
determine the effectiveness of the programs funded under the grant and
shall provide a report regarding the evaluation to the Secretary not
later than 6 months after the end of the grant period.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART L--PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE PERSISTENCE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
``SEC. 865. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE PERSISTENCE IN COMMUNITY
COLLEGES.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Institution of higher education.--Except as otherwise
provided in this section, the term `institution of higher
education' means an institution of higher education, as defined
in section 101, that provides a 1- or 2-year program of study
leading to a degree or certificate.
``(2) Eligible student.--The term `eligible student' means
a student who--
``(A) meets the requirements of section 484(a);
``(B) is enrolled at least half time;
``(C) is not younger than age 19 and not older than
age 33;
``(D) is the parent of at least 1 dependent child,
which dependent child is age 18 or younger;
``(E) has a family income below 200 percent of the
poverty line;
``(F) has a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent, and earned a passing score on a
college entrance examination; and
``(G) does not have a degree or occupational
certificate from an institution of higher education, as
defined in section 101 or 102(a).
``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education to
enable the institutions of higher education to provide additional
monetary and nonmonetary support to eligible students to enable the
eligible students to maintain enrollment and complete degree or
certificate programs.
``(c) Uses of Funds.--
``(1) Required uses.--Each institution of higher education
receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant
funds--
``(A) to provide scholarships in accordance with
subsection (d); and
``(B) to provide counseling services in accordance
with subsection (e).
``(2) Allowable uses of funds.--Grant funds provided under
this section may be used--
``(A) to conduct outreach to make students aware of
the scholarships and counseling services available
under this section and to encourage the students to
participate in the program assisted under this section;
``(B) to provide gifts of $20 or less, such as a
store gift card, to applicants who complete the process
of applying for assistance under this section, as an
incentive and as compensation for the student's time;
and
``(C) to evaluate the success of the program.
``(d) Scholarship Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Each scholarship awarded under this
section shall--
``(A) be awarded for 1 academic year;
``(B) be awarded in the amount of $1,000 for each
of 2 semesters (prorated for quarters), or $2,000 for
an academic year;
``(C) require the student to maintain during the
scholarship period at least half-time enrollment and a
2.0 or C grade point average; and
``(D) be paid in increments of--
``(i) $250 upon enrollment (prorated for
quarters);
``(ii) $250 upon passing midterm
examinations (prorated for quarters); and
``(iii) $500 upon passing courses (prorated
for quarters).
``(2) Number.--An institution may award an eligible student
not more than 2 scholarships under this section.
``(e) Counseling Services.--
``(1) In general.--Each institution of higher education
receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant funds
to provide students at the institution with a counseling staff
dedicated to students participating in the program under this
section. Each such counselor shall--
``(A) have a caseload of less than 125 students;
``(B) use a proactive, team-oriented approach to
counseling;
``(C) hold a minimum of 2 meetings with students
each semester; and
``(D) provide referrals to and follow-up with other
student services staff, including financial and career
services.
``(2) Counseling services availability.--The counseling
services provided under this section shall be available to
participating students during the daytime and evening hours.
``(f) Application.--An institution of higher education that desires
to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require, including--
``(1) the number of students to be served under this
section;
``(2) a description of the scholarships and counseling
services that will be provided under this section; and
``(3) a description of how the program under this section
will be evaluated.
``(g) Period of Grant.--The Secretary may award a grant under this
section for a period of 5 years.
``(h) Evaluation.--
``(1) In general.--Each institution of higher education
receiving a grant under this section shall conduct an annual
evaluation of the impact of the grant and shall provide the
evaluation to the Secretary. The Secretary shall disseminate to
the public the findings, information on best practices, and
lessons learned, with respect to the evaluations.
``(2) Random assignment research design.--The evaluation
shall be conducted using a random assignment research design
with the following requirements:
``(A) When students are recruited for the program,
all students will be told about the program and the
evaluation.
``(B) Baseline data will be collected from all
applicants for assistance under this section.
``(C) Students will be assigned randomly to 2
groups, which will consist of--
``(i) a program group that will receive the
scholarship and the additional counseling
services; and
``(ii) a control group that will receive
whatever regular financial aid and counseling
services are available to all students at the
institution of higher education.
``(3) Previous cohorts.--In conducting the evaluation for
the second and third years of the program, each institution of
higher education shall include information on previous cohorts
of students as well as students in the current program year.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART M--STUDENT SAFETY AND CAMPUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
``SEC. 871. STUDENT SAFETY AND CAMPUS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher
education or consortia of institutions of higher education to
enable institutions of higher education or consortia to pay the
Federal share of the cost of carrying out the authorized
activities described in subsection (c).
``(2) Consultation with the attorney general and the
secretary of homeland security.--Where appropriate, the
Secretary shall award grants under this section in consultation
with the Attorney General of the United States and the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
``(3) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant under
this section for a period of 2 years.
``(4) Limitation on institutions and consortia.--An
institution of higher education or consortium shall be eligible
for only 1 grant under this section.
``(b) Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
``(1) In general.--The Federal share shall be 50 percent.
``(2) Non-federal share.--The institution of higher
education or consortium shall provide the non-Federal share,
which may be provided from other Federal, State, and local
resources dedicated to emergency preparedness and response.
``(c) Authorized Activities.--Each institution of higher education
or consortium receiving a grant under this section may use the grant
funds to carry out 1 or more of the following:
``(1) Developing and implementing a state-of-the-art
emergency communications system for each campus of an
institution of higher education or consortium, in order to
contact students via cellular, text message, or other state-of-
the-art communications methods when a significant emergency or
dangerous situation occurs. An institution or consortium using
grant funds to carry out this paragraph shall also, in
coordination with the appropriate State and local emergency
management authorities--
``(A) develop procedures that students, employees,
and others on a campus of an institution of higher
education or consortium will be directed to follow in
the event of a significant emergency or dangerous
situation; and
``(B) develop procedures the institution of higher
education or consortium shall follow to inform, within
a reasonable and timely manner, students, employees,
and others on a campus in the event of a significant
emergency or dangerous situation, which procedures
shall include the emergency communications system
described in this paragraph.
``(2) Supporting measures to improve safety at the
institution of higher education or consortium, such as--
``(A) security assessments;
``(B) security training of personnel and students
at the institution of higher education or consortium;
``(C) where appropriate, coordination of campus
preparedness and response efforts with local law
enforcement, local emergency management authorities,
and other agencies, to improve coordinated responses in
emergencies among such entities; and
``(D) establishing a hotline that allows a student
or staff member at an institution or consortium to
report another student or staff member at the
institution or consortium who the reporting student or
staff member believes may be a danger to the reported
student or staff member or to others.
``(3) Coordinating with appropriate local entities the
provision of, mental health services for students enrolled in
the institution of higher education or consortium, including
mental health crisis response and intervention services, to
individuals affected by a campus or community emergency.
``(d) Application.--Each institution of higher education or
consortium desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
``(e) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall coordinate
technical assistance provided by State and local emergency management
agencies, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies as
appropriate, to institutions of higher education or consortia that
request assistance in developing and implementing the activities
assisted under this section.
``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed--
``(1) to provide a private right of action to any person to
enforce any provision of this section;
``(2) to create a cause of action against any institution
of higher education or any employee of the institution for any
civil liability; or
``(3) to affect the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act of 1974 or the regulations issued under section 264 of the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42
U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``SEC. 872. MODEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND
PRACTICES.
``The Secretary of Education, the Attorney General of the United
States, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly have the
authority--
``(1) to advise institutions of higher education on model
emergency response policies, procedures, and practices; and
``(2) to disseminate information concerning those policies,
procedures, and practices.''.
SEC. 802. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS.
Title VIII (as added by section 801) is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
``PART N--SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM
``SEC. 876. SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall award
competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of improving
public health preparedness through increasing the number of
veterinarians in the workforce.
``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), an entity shall--
``(1) be--
``(A) a public or other nonprofit school of
veterinary medicine that is accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency or association recognized
by the Secretary of Education pursuant to part H of
title IV;
``(B) a public or nonprofit, department of
comparative medicine, department of veterinary science,
school of public health, or school of medicine that is
accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting
agency or association recognized by the Secretary of
Education pursuant to part H of title IV and that
offers graduate training for veterinarians in a public
health practice area as determined by the Secretary; or
``(C) a public or nonprofit entity that--
``(i) conducts recognized residency
training programs for veterinarians that are
approved by a veterinary specialty organization
that is recognized by the American Veterinary
Medical Association; and
``(ii) offers postgraduate training for
veterinarians in a public health practice area
as determined by the Secretary; and
``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application,
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
``(c) Consideration of Applications.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures to ensure that applications under subsection (b)(2) are
rigorously reviewed and that grants are competitively awarded based
on--
``(1) the ability of the applicant to increase the number
of veterinarians who are trained in specified public health
practice areas as determined by the Secretary;
``(2) the ability of the applicant to increase capacity in
research on high priority disease agents; or
``(3) any other consideration the Secretary determines
necessary.
``(d) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give preference to applicants that demonstrate a
comprehensive approach by involving more than one school of veterinary
medicine, department of comparative medicine, department of veterinary
science, school of public health, school of medicine, or residency
training program that offers postgraduate training for veterinarians in
a public health practice area as determined by the Secretary.
``(e) Use of Funds.--Amounts received under a grant under this
section shall be used by a grantee to increase the number of
veterinarians in the workforce through paying costs associated with the
expansion of academic programs at schools of veterinary medicine,
departments of comparative medicine, departments of veterinary science,
or entities offering residency training programs, or academic programs
that offer postgraduate training for veterinarians or concurrent
training for veterinary students in specific areas of specialization,
which costs may include minor renovation and improvement in classrooms,
libraries, and laboratories.
``(f) Definition of Public Health Practice.--In this section, the
term `public health practice' includes bioterrorism and emergency
preparedness, environmental health, food safety and food security,
regulatory medicine, diagnostic laboratory medicine, and biomedical
research.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. Amounts
appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until
expended.
``PART O--EARLY FEDERAL PELL GRANT COMMITMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
``SEC. 881. EARLY FEDERAL PELL GRANT COMMITMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
``(a) Demonstration Program Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out
an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program
under which--
``(A) the Secretary awards grants to 4 State
educational agencies, in accordance with paragraph (2),
to pay the administrative expenses incurred in
participating in the demonstration program under this
section; and
``(B) the Secretary awards Federal Pell Grants to
participating students in accordance with this section.
``(2) Grants.--
``(A) In general.--From amounts appropriated under
subsection (h) for a fiscal year, the Secretary is
authorized to award grants to 4 State educational
agencies to enable the State educational agencies to
pay the administrative expenses incurred in
participating in a demonstration program under which
8th grade students who are eligible for a free or
reduced price meal described in subsection (b)(1)(B)
receive a commitment to receive a Federal Pell Grant
early in their academic careers.
``(B) Equal amounts.--The Secretary shall award
grants under this section in equal amounts to each of
the 4 participating State educational agencies.
``(b) Demonstration Project Requirements.--Each of the 4
demonstration projects assisted under this section shall meet the
following requirements:
``(1) Participants.--
``(A) In general.--The State educational agency
shall make participation in the demonstration project
available to 2 cohorts of students, which shall consist
of--
``(i) 1 cohort of 8th grade students who
begin the participation in academic year 2008-
2009; and
``(ii) 1 cohort of 8th grade students who
begin the participation in academic year 2009-
2010.
``(B) Students in each cohort.--Each cohort of
students shall consist of not more than 10,000 8th
grade students who qualify for a free or reduced price
meal under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
``(2) Student data.--The State educational agency shall
ensure that student data from local educational agencies
serving students who participate in the demonstration project,
as well as student data from local educational agencies serving
a comparable group of students who do not participate in the
demonstration project, are available for evaluation of the
demonstration project, except that in no case shall such data
be provided in a manner that would reveal personally
identifiable information about an individual student.
``(3) Federal pell grant commitment.--Each student who
participates in the demonstration project receives a commitment
from the Secretary to receive a Federal Pell Grant during the
first academic year that the student is in attendance at an
institution of higher education as an undergraduate, if the
student applies for Federal financial aid (via the FAFSA or EZ
FAFSA) during the student's senior year of secondary school and
during succeeding years.
``(4) Application process.--The Secretary shall establish
an application process to select State educational agencies to
participate in the demonstration program and State educational
agencies shall establish an application process to select local
educational agencies within the State to participate in the
demonstration project.
``(5) Local educational agency participation.--Subject to
the 10,000 statewide student limitation described in paragraph
(1), a local educational agency serving students, not less than
50 percent of whom are eligible for a free or reduced price
meal under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, shall be eligible to
participate in the demonstration project.
``(c) State Educational Agency Applications.--
``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency desiring
to participate in the demonstration program under this section
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and
in such manner as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application shall include--
``(A) a description of the proposed targeted
information campaign for the demonstration project and
a copy of the plan described in subsection (f)(2);
``(B) a description of the student population that
will receive an early commitment to receive a Federal
Pell Grant under this section;
``(C) an assurance that the State educational
agency will fully cooperate with the ongoing evaluation
of the demonstration project; and
``(D) such other information as the Secretary may
require.
``(d) Selection Considerations.--
``(1) Selection of state educational agencies.--In
selecting State educational agencies to participate in the
demonstration program under this section, the Secretary shall
consider--
``(A) the number and quality of State educational
agency applications received;
``(B) the Department's capacity to oversee and
monitor each State educational agency's participation
in the demonstration program;
``(C) a State educational agency's--
``(i) financial responsibility;
``(ii) administrative capability;
``(iii) commitment to focusing State
resources, in addition to any resources
provided under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
on students who receive assistance under such
part A;
``(iv) ability and plans to run an
effective and thorough targeted information
campaign for students served by local
educational agencies eligible to participate in
the demonstration project; and
``(v) ability to ensure the participation
in the demonstration program of a diverse group
of students, including with respect to
ethnicity and gender.
``(2) Local educational agency.--In selecting local
educational agencies to participate in a demonstration project
under this section, the State educational agency shall
consider--
``(A) the number and quality of local educational
agency applications received;
``(B) the State educational agency's capacity to
oversee and monitor each local educational agency's
participation in the demonstration project;
``(C) a local educational agency's--
``(i) financial responsibility;
``(ii) administrative capability;
``(iii) commitment to focusing local
resources, in addition to any resources
provided under part A of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
on students who receive assistance under such
part A;
``(iv) ability and plans to run an
effective and thorough targeted information
campaign for students served by the local
educational agency; and
``(v) ability to ensure the participation
in the demonstration project of a diverse group
of students with respect to ethnicity and
gender.
``(e) Evaluation.--
``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under
subsection (h) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve
not more than $1,000,000 to award a grant or contract to an
organization outside the Department for an independent
evaluation of the impact of the demonstration program assisted
under this section.
``(2) Competitive basis.--The grant or contract shall be
awarded on a competitive basis.
``(3) Matters evaluated.--The evaluation described in this
subsection shall--
``(A) determine the number of individuals who were
encouraged by the demonstration program to pursue
higher education;
``(B) identify the barriers to the effectiveness of
the demonstration program;
``(C) assess the cost-effectiveness of the
demonstration program in improving access to higher
education;
``(D) identify the reasons why participants in the
demonstration program either received or did not
receive a Federal Pell Grant;
``(E) identify intermediate outcomes related to
postsecondary education attendance, such as whether
participants--
``(i) were more likely to take a college-
prep curriculum while in secondary school;
``(ii) submitted any college applications;
and
``(iii) took the PSAT, SAT, or ACT;
``(F) identify the number of individuals
participating in the demonstration program who pursued
an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree, or other
postsecondary education;
``(G) compare the findings of the demonstration
program with respect to participants to comparison
groups (of similar size and demographics) that did not
participate in the demonstration program; and
``(H) identify the impact on the parents of
students eligible to participate in the demonstration
program.
``(4) Dissemination.--The findings of the evaluation shall
be reported to the Secretary, who shall widely disseminate the
findings to the public.
``(f) Targeted Information Campaign.--
``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency receiving
a grant under this section shall, in cooperation with the
participating local educational agencies within the State and
the Secretary, develop a targeted information campaign for the
demonstration program assisted under this section.
``(2) Plan.--Each State educational agency receiving a
grant under this section shall include in the application
submitted under subsection (c) a written plan for their
proposed targeted information campaign. The plan shall include
the following:
``(A) Outreach.--A description of the outreach to
students and their families at the beginning and end of
each academic year of the demonstration project, at a
minimum.
``(B) Distribution.--How the State educational
agency plans to provide the outreach described in
subparagraph (A) and to provide the information
described in subparagraph (C).
``(C) Information.--The annual provision by the
State educational agency to all students and families
participating in the demonstration program of
information regarding--
``(i) the estimated statewide average cost
of attendance for an institution of higher
education for each academic year, which cost
data shall be disaggregated by--
``(I) type of institution,
including--
``(aa) 2-year public
degree-granting institutions of
higher education;
``(bb) 4-year public
degree-granting institutions of
higher education; and
``(cc) 4-year private
degree-granting institutions of
higher education;
``(II) component, including--
``(aa) tuition and fees;
and
``(bb) room and board;
``(ii) Federal Pell Grants, including--
``(I) the maximum Federal Pell
Grant for each award year;
``(II) when and how to apply for a
Federal Pell Grant; and
``(III) what the application
process for a Federal Pell Grant
requires;
``(iii) State-specific college savings
programs;
``(iv) State merit-based financial aid;
``(v) State need-based financial aid; and
``(vi) Federal financial aid available to
students, including eligibility criteria for
such aid and an explanation of the Federal
financial aid programs, such as the Student
Guide published by the Department of Education
(or any successor to such document).
``(3) Cohorts.--The information described in paragraph
(2)(C) shall be provided to 2 cohorts of students annually for
the duration of the students' participation in the
demonstration program. The 2 cohorts shall consist of--
``(A) 1 cohort of 8th grade students who begin the
participation in academic year 2008-2009; and
``(B) 1 cohort of 8th grade students who begin the
participation in academic year 2009-2010.
``(4) Reservation.--Each State educational agency receiving
a grant under this section shall reserve not more than 15
percent of the grant funds received each fiscal year to carry
out the targeted information campaign described in this
subsection.
``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--A State educational agency shall
use grant funds received under this section only to supplement the
funds that would, in the absence of such funds, be made available from
non-Federal sources for students participating in the demonstration
program under this section, and not to supplant such funds.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
``PART P--HENRY KUUALOHA GIUGNI KUPUNA MEMORIAL ARCHIVES
``SEC. 886. HENRY KUUALOHA GIUGNI KUPUNA MEMORIAL ARCHIVES.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award a
grant to the University of Hawaii Academy for Creative Media for the
establishment, maintenance, and periodic modernization of the Henry
Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii.
``(b) Use of Funds.--The Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial
Archives shall use the grant funds received under this section--
``(1) to facilitate the acquisition of a secure web
accessible repository of Native Hawaiian historical data rich
in ethnic and cultural significance to the United States for
preservation and access by future generations;
``(2) to award scholarships to facilitate access to a
postsecondary education for students who cannot afford such
education;
``(3) to support programmatic efforts associated with the
web-based media projects of the archives;
``(4) to create educational materials, from the contents of
the archives, that are applicable to a broad range of
indigenous students, such as Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives,
and Native American Indians;
``(5) to develop outreach initiatives that introduce the
archival collections to elementary schools and secondary
schools;
``(6) to develop supplemental web-based resources that
define terms and cultural practices innate to Native Hawaiians;
``(7) to rent, lease, purchase, maintain, or repair
educational facilities to house the archival collections;
``(8) to rent, lease, purchase, maintain, or repair
computer equipment for use by elementary schools and secondary
schools in accessing the archival collections;
``(9) to provide pre-service and in-service teacher
training to develop a core group of kindergarten through grade
12 teachers who are able to provide instruction in a way that
is relevant to the unique background of indigenous students,
such as Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and Native American
Indians, in order to--
``(A) facilitate greater understanding by teachers
of the unique background of indigenous students; and
``(B) improve student achievement; and
``(10) to increase the economic and financial literacy of
postsecondary education students through the dissemination of
best practices used at other institutions of higher education
regarding debt and credit management and economic decision-
making.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
SEC. 803. STUDENT LOAN CLEARINGHOUSE.
(a) Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall establish 1 or
more clearinghouses of information on student loans (including loans
under parts B and D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1071 et seq. and 1087a et seq.) and private loans, for both
undergraduate and graduate students) for use by prospective borrowers
or any person desiring information regarding available interest rates
and other terms from lenders. Such a clearinghouse shall--
(1) have no affiliation with any institution of higher
education or any lender;
(2) accept nothing of value from any lender, guaranty
agency, or any entity affiliated with a lender or guaranty
agency, except that the clearinghouse may establish a flat fee
to be charged to each listed lender, based on the costs
necessary to establish and maintain the clearinghouse;
(3) provide information regarding the interest rates, fees,
borrower benefits, and any other matter that the Department of
Education determines relevant to enable prospective borrowers
to select a lender;
(4) provide interest rate information that complies with
the Federal Trade Commission guidelines for consumer credit
term disclosures; and
(5) be a nonprofit entity.
(b) Publication of List.--The Secretary of Education shall publish
a list of clearinghouses described in subsection (a) on the website of
the Department of Education and such list shall be updated not less
often than every 90 days.
(c) Disclosure.--Beginning on the date the first clearinghouse
described in subsection (a) is established, each institution of higher
education that receives Federal assistance under the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and that designates 1 or more
lenders as preferred, suggested, or otherwise recommended shall include
a standard disclosure developed by the Secretary of Education on all
materials that reference such lenders to inform students that the
students might find a more attractive loan, with a lower interest rate,
by visiting a clearinghouse described in subsection (a).
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
a report to Congress on whether students are using a clearinghouse
described in subsection (a) to find and secure a student loan. The
report shall assess whether students could have received a more
attractive loan, one with a lower interest rate or better benefits, by
using a clearinghouse described in subsection (a) instead of a
preferred lender list.
SEC. 804. MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND
EDUCATION.
At the end of title VIII (as added by section 801), add the
following:
``PART Q--MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND
EDUCATION
``SEC. 890. PURPOSES.
``The purposes of the program under this part are to--
``(1) strengthen the ability of eligible institutions to
provide capacity for instruction in digital and wireless
network technologies; and
``(2) strengthen the national digital and wireless
infrastructure by increasing national investment in
telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible
institutions.
``SEC. 891. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.
``In this part, the term `eligible 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) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined in section
502(a);
``(3) a Tribal College or University, as defined in section
316(b);
``(4) an Alaska Native-serving institution, as defined in
section 317(b);
``(5) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, as defined in
section 317(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 a Federal Pell
Grant for that year.
``SEC. 892. MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND
EDUCATION.
``(a) Grants Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to
enable the eligible institutions to carry out the activities
described in subsection (d).
``(2) Grant period.--The Secretary may award a grant to an
eligible institution under this part for a period of not more
than 5 years.
``(b) Application and Review Procedure.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this part, an eligible institution shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The
application shall include--
``(A) a program of activities for carrying out 1 or
more of the purposes described in section 890; and
``(B) such other policies, procedures, and
assurances as the Secretary may require by regulation.
``(2) Regulations.--After consultation with appropriate
individuals with expertise in technology and education, the
Secretary shall establish a procedure by which to accept and
review such applications and publish an announcement of such
procedure, including a statement regarding the availability of
funds, in the Federal Register.
``(3) Application review criteria.--The application review
criteria used by the Secretary for grants under this part shall
include consideration of--
``(A) demonstrated need for assistance under this
part; and
``(B) diversity among the types of eligible
institutions receiving assistance under this part.
``(c) Matching Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible institution that receives a
grant under this part shall agree that, with respect to the
costs to be incurred by the institution in carrying out the
program for which the grant is awarded, such institution will
make available (directly or through donations from public or
private entities) non-Federal contributions in an amount equal
to 25 percent of the amount of the grant awarded by the
Secretary, or $500,000, whichever is the lesser amount.
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive the matching
requirement for any eligible institution with no endowment, or
an endowment that has a current dollar value as of the time of
the application of less than $50,000,000.
``(d) Uses of Funds.--An eligible institution shall use a grant
awarded under this part--
``(1) to acquire equipment, instrumentation, networking
capability, hardware and software, digital network technology,
wireless technology, and infrastructure;
``(2) to develop and provide educational services,
including faculty development, related to science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics;
``(3) to provide teacher preparation and professional
development, library and media specialist training, and early
childhood educator and teacher aide certification or licensure
to individuals who seek to acquire or enhance technology skills
in order to use technology in the classroom or instructional
process to improve student achievement;
``(4) to form consortia or collaborative projects with a
State, State educational agency, local educational agency,
community-based organization, national nonprofit organization,
or business, including a minority business, to provide
education regarding technology in the classroom;
``(5) to provide professional development in science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics to administrators and
faculty of eligible institutions with institutional
responsibility for technology education;
``(6) to provide capacity-building technical assistance to
eligible institutions through remote technical support,
technical assistance workshops, distance learning, new
technologies, and other technological applications; and
``(7) to foster the use of information communications
technology to increase scientific, technological, engineering,
and mathematical instruction and research.
``(e) Data Collection.--An eligible institution that receives a
grant under this part shall provide the Secretary with any relevant
institutional statistical or demographic data requested by the
Secretary.
``(f) Information Dissemination.--The Secretary shall convene an
annual meeting of eligible institutions receiving grants under this
part for the purposes of--
``(1) fostering collaboration and capacity-building
activities among eligible institutions; and
``(2) disseminating information and ideas generated by such
meetings.
``(g) Limitation.--An eligible institution that receives a grant
under this part that exceeds $2,500,000 shall not be eligible to
receive another grant under this part until every other eligible
institution that has applied for a grant under this part has received
such a grant.
``SEC. 893. ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.
``(a) Annual Report Required From Recipients.--Each eligible
institution that receives a grant under this part shall provide an
annual report to the Secretary on the eligible institution's use of the
grant.
``(b) Evaluation by Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) review the reports provided under subsection (a) each
year; and
``(2) evaluate the program authorized under this part on
the basis of those reports every 2 years.
``(c) Contents of Evaluation.--The Secretary, in the evaluation
under subsection (b), shall--
``(1) describe the activities undertaken by the eligible
institutions that receive grants under this part; and
``(2) assess the short-range and long-range impact of
activities carried out under the grant on the students,
faculty, and staff of the institutions.
``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, the Secretary
shall submit a report on the program supported under this part to the
authorizing committees that shall include such recommendations,
including recommendations concerning the continuing need for Federal
support of the program, as may be appropriate.
``SEC. 894. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.''.
TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
PART A--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF ACT OF 1986
SEC. 901. LAURENT CLERC NATIONAL DEAF EDUCATION CENTER.
Section 104 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4304) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``laurent
clerc national deaf education center'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting ``the Laurent
Clerc National Deaf Education Center (referred to in this
section as the `Clerc Center') to carry out'' after ``maintain
and operate''; and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (1), by striking ``elementary and secondary
education programs'' and inserting ``Clerc Center'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``elementary and
secondary education programs'' and inserting ``Clerc
Center''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The University, for purposes of the elementary and secondary
education programs carried out at the Clerc Center, shall--
``(A)(i) select challenging academic content standards,
challenging student academic achievement standards, and
academic assessments of a State, adopted and implemented, as
appropriate, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of section
1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1) and (3)) and approved by the Secretary;
and
``(ii) implement such standards and assessments for such
programs by not later than the beginning of the 2009-2010
academic year;
``(B) annually determine whether such programs at the Clerc
Center are making adequate yearly progress, as determined
according to the definition of adequate yearly progress defined
(pursuant to section 1111(b)(2)(C) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(2)(C))) by the State that has adopted and implemented
the standards and assessments selected under subparagraph
(A)(i); and
``(C) publicly report the results of the academic
assessments implemented under subparagraph (A) and whether the
programs at the Clerc Center are making adequate yearly
progress, as determined under subparagraph (B).''.
SEC. 902. AGREEMENT WITH GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.
Section 105(b)(4) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20
U.S.C. 4305(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the Act of March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a-
276a-5) commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act'' and
inserting ``subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United
States Code, commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act''; and
(2) by striking ``section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (40
U.S.C. 276c)'' and inserting ``section 3145 of title 40, United
States Code''.
SEC. 903. AGREEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF.
Section 112 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4332) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the first sentence--
(I) by striking ``an institution of
higher education'' and inserting ``the
Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, New York''; and
(II) by striking ``of a'' and
inserting ``of the''; and
(ii) by striking the second sentence;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) If, pursuant to the agreement established under
paragraph (1), either the Secretary or the Rochester Institute
of Technology terminates the agreement, the Secretary shall
consider proposals from other institutions of higher education
and enter into an agreement with one of those institutions for
the establishment and operation of a National Technical
Institution for the Deaf.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and inserting
``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``the Act of March 3, 1931
(40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5) commonly referred to as
the Davis-Bacon Act'' and inserting
``subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code, commonly referred to as the
Davis-Bacon Act''; and
(ii) by striking ``section 2 of the Act of
June 13, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 276c)'' and inserting
``section 3145 of title 40, United States
Code''.
SEC. 904. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES GRANTS.
(a) Cultural Experiences Grants.--Title I of the Education of the
Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``PART C--OTHER PROGRAMS
``SEC. 121. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES GRANTS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, on a competitive basis,
make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements
with, eligible entities to support the activities described in
subsection (b).
``(b) Activities.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall support activities providing cultural experiences, through
appropriate nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated proficiency in
providing such activities, that--
``(1) enrich the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
and adults;
``(2) increase public awareness and understanding of
deafness and of the artistic and intellectual achievements of
deaf and hard-of-hearing persons; or
``(3) promote the integration of hearing, deaf, and hard-
of-hearing persons through shared cultural, educational, and
social experiences.
``(c) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a
grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement, under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The title heading of title I of the
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end ``; OTHER PROGRAMS''.
SEC. 905. AUDIT.
Section 203 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4353) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sections'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting
``sections 102(b), 105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 203(c),
207(b)(2), subsections (c) through (f) of section 207,
and subsections (b) and (c) of section 209.''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate'' after
``Secretary''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and inserting
``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate''.
SEC. 906. REPORTS.
Section 204 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4354) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate'' and
inserting ``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``preparatory,'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``upon graduation/
completion'' and inserting ``on the date that is 1 year after
the date of graduation or completion''; and
(4) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``of the institution
of higher education'' and all that follows through the period
and inserting ``of NTID programs and activities.''.
SEC. 907. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING.
Section 205 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4355) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary, as part
of the annual report required under section 426 of the
Department of Education Organization Act, shall include a
description of'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall annually
transmit information to Congress on''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``fiscal years 1998
through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2008 through
2013''.
SEC. 908. LIAISON FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Section 206(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4356(a)) is amended by striking ``Not later than 30 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the'' and inserting ``The''.
SEC. 909. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF.
Section 207(h) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4357(h)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1998 through 2003'' each
place it appears and inserting ``fiscal years 2008 through 2013''.
SEC. 910. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS.
Section 208(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4359(a)) is amended by striking ``Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives'' and inserting ``Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate''.
SEC. 911. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
Section 209 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4359a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``preparatory, undergraduate,'' and
inserting ``undergraduate'';
(B) by striking ``Effective with'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
effective with''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Distance learning.--International students who
participate in distance learning courses that are at NTID or
the University and who are residing outside of the United
States shall--
``(A) not be counted as international students for
purposes of the cap on international students under
paragraph (1), except that in any school year no United
States citizen who applies to participate in distance
learning courses that are at the University or NTID
shall be denied participation in such courses because
of the participation of an international student in
such courses; and
``(B) not be charged a tuition surcharge, as
described in subsection (b).''; and
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d), and
inserting the following:
``(b) Tuition Surcharge.--Except as provided in subsections
(a)(2)(B) and (c), the tuition for postsecondary international students
enrolled in the University (including undergraduate and graduate
students) or NTID shall include, for academic year 2008-2009 and any
succeeding academic year, a surcharge of--
``(1) 100 percent for a postsecondary international student
from a non-developing country; and
``(2) 50 percent for a postsecondary international student
from a developing country.
``(c) Reduction of Surcharge.--
``(1) In general.--Beginning with the academic year 2008-
2009, the University or NTID may reduce the surcharge--
``(A) under subsection (b)(1) from 100 percent to
not less than 50 percent if--
``(i) a student described under subsection
(b)(1) demonstrates need; and
``(ii) such student has made a good faith
effort to secure aid through such student's
government or other sources; and
``(B) under subsection (b)(2) from 50 percent to
not less than 25 percent if--
``(i) a student described under subsection
(b)(2) demonstrates need; and
``(ii) such student has made a good faith
effort to secure aid through such student's
government or other sources.
``(2) Development of sliding scale.--The University and
NTID shall develop a sliding scale model that--
``(A) will be used to determine the amount of a
tuition surcharge reduction pursuant to paragraph (1);
and
``(B) shall be approved by the Secretary.
``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `developing country'
means a country with a per-capita income of not more than $4,825,
measured in 1999 United States dollars, as adjusted by the Secretary to
reflect inflation since 1999.''.
SEC. 912. RESEARCH PRIORITIES.
Section 210(b) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4359b(b)) is amended by striking ``Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources of the Senate'' and inserting ``Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate''.
SEC. 913. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 212 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C.
4360a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``fiscal years 1998 through 2003'' and
inserting ``fiscal years 2008 through 2013''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1998
through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2008 through
2013''.
PART B--UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT
SEC. 921. UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT.
(a) Powers and Duties.--Section 1705(b)(3) of the United States
Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4604(b)(3)) is amended by striking
``the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,''.
(b) Board of Directors.--Section 1706 of the United States
Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4605) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b)(5)'' each place the term appears and
inserting ``(b)(4)''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The term of a member of the Board shall not commence
until the member is confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as a
member of the Board.''.
(c) Funding.--Section 1710 of the United States Institute of Peace
Act (22 U.S.C. 4609) is amended--
(1) by striking ``to be appropriated'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting ``to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years
2008 through 2013.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Extension.--Any authorization of appropriations made for the
purposes of carrying out this title shall be extended in the same
manner as applicable programs are extended under section 422 of the
General Education Provisions Act.''.
PART C--THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1998
SEC. 931. REPEALS.
The following provisions of title VIII of the Higher Education
Amendments of 1998 (Public Law 105-244) are repealed:
(1) Part A.
(2) Part C (20 U.S.C. 1070 note).
(3) Part F (20 U.S.C. 1862 note).
(4) Part J.
(5) Section 861.
(6) Section 863.
SEC. 932. GRANTS TO STATES FOR WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY TRANSITION
TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.
Section 821 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C.
1151) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 821. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVED WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY
TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH OFFENDERS.
``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `youth offender' means
a male or female offender under the age of 35, who is incarcerated in a
State prison, including a prerelease facility.
``(b) Grant Program.--The Secretary of Education (in this section
referred to as the `Secretary')--
``(1) shall establish a program in accordance with this
section to provide grants to the State correctional education
agencies in the States, from allocations for the States under
subsection (h), to assist and encourage youth offenders to
acquire functional literacy, life, and job skills, through--
``(A) the pursuit of a postsecondary education
certificate, or an associate or bachelor's degree while
in prison; and
``(B) employment counseling and other related
services which start during incarceration and end not
later than 1 year after release from confinement; and
``(2) may establish such performance objectives and
reporting requirements for State correctional education
agencies receiving grants under this section as the Secretary
determines are necessary to assess the effectiveness of the
program under this section.
``(c) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under this section,
a State correctional education agency shall submit to the Secretary a
proposal for a youth offender program that--
``(1) identifies the scope of the problem, including the
number of youth offenders in need of postsecondary education
and vocational training;
``(2) lists the accredited public or private educational
institution or institutions that will provide postsecondary
educational services;
``(3) lists the cooperating agencies, public and private,
or businesses that will provide related services, such as
counseling in the areas of career development, substance abuse,
health, and parenting skills;
``(4) describes specific performance objectives and
evaluation methods (in addition to, and consistent with, any
objectives established by the Secretary under subsection
(b)(2)) that the State correctional education agency will use
in carrying out its proposal, including--
``(A) specific and quantified student outcome
measures that are referenced to outcomes for non-
program participants with similar demographic
characteristics; and
``(B) measures, consistent with the data elements
and definitions described in subsection (d)(1)(A), of--
``(i) program completion, including an
explicit definition of what constitutes a
program completion within the proposal;
``(ii) knowledge and skill attainment,
including specification of instruments that
will measure knowledge and skill attainment;
``(iii) attainment of employment both prior
to and subsequent to release;
``(iv) success in employment indicated by
job retention and advancement; and
``(v) recidivism, including such
subindicators as time before subsequent offense
and severity of offense;
``(5) describes how the proposed programs are to be
integrated with existing State correctional education programs
(such as adult education, graduate education degree programs,
and vocational training) and State industry programs;
``(6) describes how the proposed programs will have
considered or will utilize technology to deliver the services
under this section; and
``(7) describes how students will be selected so that only
youth offenders eligible under subsection (e) will be enrolled
in postsecondary programs.
``(d) Program Requirements.--Each State correctional education
agency receiving a grant under this section shall--
``(1) annually report to the Secretary regarding--
``(A) the results of the evaluations conducted
using data elements and definitions provided by the
Secretary for the use of State correctional education
programs;
``(B) any objectives or requirements established by
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2); and
``(C) the additional performance objectives and
evaluation methods contained in the proposal described
in subsection (c)(4) as necessary to document the
attainment of project performance objectives; and
``(2) provide to each State for each student eligible under
subsection (e) not more than--
``(A) $3,000 annually for tuition, books, and
essential materials; and
``(B) $300 annually for related services such as
career development, substance abuse counseling,
parenting skills training, and health education.
``(e) Student Eligibility.--A youth offender shall be eligible for
participation in a program receiving a grant under this section if the
youth offender--
``(1) is eligible to be released within 5 years (including
a youth offender who is eligible for parole within such time);
``(2) is 35 years of age or younger; and
``(3) has not been convicted of--
``(A) a `criminal offense against a victim who is a
minor' or a `sexually violent offense', as such terms
are defined in the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against
Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act
(42 U.S.C. 14071 et seq.); or
``(B) murder, as described in section 1111 of title
18, United States Code.
``(f) Length of Participation.--A State correctional education
agency receiving a grant under this section shall provide educational
and related services to each participating youth offender for a period
not to exceed 5 years, 1 year of which may be devoted to study in a
graduate education degree program or to remedial education services for
students who have obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent. Educational and related services shall start during the
period of incarceration in prison or prerelease, and the related
services may continue for not more than 1 year after release from
confinement.
``(g) Education Delivery Systems.--State correctional education
agencies and cooperating institutions shall, to the extent practicable,
use high-tech applications in developing programs to meet the
requirements and goals of this section.
``(h) Allocation of Funds.--From the funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (i) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each
State an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the
total number of students eligible under subsection (e) in such State
bears to the total number of such students in all States.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal years 2008 through 2013.''.
SEC. 933. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAM.
Section 841(c) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20
U.S.C. 1153(c)) is amended by striking ``this section'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting ``this section such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008 through 2013.''.
SEC. 934. OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF
1992.
Section 1543(d) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (20
U.S.C. 1070 note) is amended by striking ``to be appropriated'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2008
through 2013.''.
PART D--INDIAN EDUCATION
Subpart 1--Tribal Colleges and Universities
SEC. 941. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978.
(a) Clarification of the Definition of National Indian
Organization.--Section 2(a)(6) of the Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(6)) is amended by
striking ``in the field of Indian education'' and inserting ``in the
fields of tribally controlled colleges and universities and Indian
higher education''.
(b) Indian Student Count.--Section 2(a) of the Tribally Controlled
College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs
(8) and (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) `Indian student' means a student who is--
``(A) a member of an Indian tribe; or
``(B) a biological child of a member of an Indian
tribe, living or deceased;''.
(c) Continuing Education.--Section 2(b) of the Tribally Controlled
College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(b)) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``paragraph (7) of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection
(a)(8)'';
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
``(5) Determination of credits.--Eligible credits earned in
a continuing education program--
``(A) shall be determined as 1 credit for every 10
contact hours in the case of an institution on a
quarter system, or 15 contact hours in the case of an
institution on a semester system, of participation in
an organized continuing education experience under
responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and
qualified instruction, as described in the criteria
established by the International Association for
Continuing Education and Training; and
``(B) shall be limited to 10 percent of the Indian
student count of a tribally controlled college or
university.''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (6).
(d) Accreditation Requirement.--Section 103 of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1804) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:
``(4)(A) is accredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary
of Education to be a reliable authority with regard to the
quality of training offered; or
``(B) according to such an agency or association, is making
reasonable progress toward accreditation.''.
(e) Technical Assistance Contracts.--Section 105 of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1805) is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and heading and all
that follows through ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 105. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS.
``(a) Technical Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall'';
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``In the awarding
of contracts for technical assistance, preference shall be
given'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Designated organization.--The Secretary shall require
that a contract for technical assistance under paragraph (1)
shall be awarded''; and
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ``No authority'' and
inserting the following:
``(b) Effect of Section.--No authority''.
(f) Amount of Grants.--Section 108(a) of the Tribally Controlled
College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1808(a)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting the
subparagraphs appropriately;
(2) by striking ``(a) Except as provided in section 111,''
and inserting the following:
``(a) Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and
section 111,'';
(3) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by paragraphs (1) and
(2))--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as
redesignated by paragraph (1))--
(i) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the
Secretary''; and
(ii) by striking ``product of'' and
inserting ``product obtained by multiplying'';
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)), by striking ``section 2(a)(7)'' and
inserting ``section 2(a)(8)''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1)), by striking ``$6,000,'' and inserting
``$8,000, as adjusted annually for inflation.''; and
(4) by striking ``except that no grant shall exceed the
total cost of the education program provided by such college or
university.'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Exception.--The amount of a grant under paragraph (1)
shall not exceed an amount equal to the total cost of the
education program provided by the applicable tribally
controlled college or university.''.
(g) General Provisions Reauthorization.--Section 110(a) of the
Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1810(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), by striking
``1999'' and inserting ``2008'';
(2) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by striking ``4
succeeding'' and inserting ``5 succeeding'';
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$40,000,000'' and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary'';
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary''; and
(5) in paragraph (4), by striking ``succeeding 4'' and
inserting ``5 succeeding''.
(h) Endowment Program Reauthorization.--Section 306(a) of the
Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1836(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2008''; and
(2) by striking ``4 succeeding'' and inserting ``5
succeeding''.
(i) Tribal Economic Development Reauthorization.--Section 403 of
the Tribal Economic Development and Technology Related Education
Assistance Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 1852) is amended--
(1) by striking ``$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999'' and
inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2008''; and
(2) by striking ``4 succeeding'' and inserting ``5
succeeding''.
(j) Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical
Institutions.--
(1) In general.--The Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle V--Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical
Institutions
``SEC. 501. DEFINITION OF TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND
TECHNICAL INSTITUTION.
``In this title, the term `tribally controlled postsecondary career
and technical institution' has the meaning given the term in section 3
of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2302).
``SEC. 502. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL
INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) subject to subsection (b), select 2 tribally
controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions to
receive assistance under this title; and
``(2) provide funding to the selected tribally controlled
postsecondary career and technical institutions to pay the
costs (including institutional support costs) of operating
postsecondary career and technical education programs for
Indian students at the tribally controlled postsecondary career
and technical institutions.
``(b) Selection of Certain Institutions.--
``(1) Requirement.--For each fiscal year during which the
Secretary determines that a tribally controlled postsecondary
career and technical institution described in paragraph (2)
meets the definition referred to in section 501, the Secretary
shall select that tribally controlled postsecondary career and
technical institution under subsection (a)(1) to receive
funding under this section.
``(2) Institutions.--The 2 tribally controlled
postsecondary career and technical institutions referred to in
paragraph (1) are--
``(A) the United Tribes Technical College; and
``(B) the Navajo Technical College.
``(c) Method of Payment.--For each applicable fiscal year, the
Secretary shall provide funding under this section to each tribally
controlled postsecondary career and technical institution selected for
the fiscal year under subsection (a)(1) in a lump sum payment for the
fiscal year.
``(d) Distribution.--
``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal
year thereafter, of amounts made available pursuant to section
504, the Secretary shall distribute to each tribally controlled
postsecondary career and technical institution selected for the
fiscal year under subsection (a)(1) an amount equal to the
greater of--
``(A) the total amount appropriated for the
tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical
institution for fiscal year 2006; or
``(B) the total amount appropriated for the
tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical
institution for fiscal year 2008.
``(2) Excess amounts.--If, for any fiscal year, the amount
made available pursuant to section 504 exceeds the sum of the
amounts required to be distributed under paragraph (1) to the
tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical
institutions selected for the fiscal year under subsection
(a)(1), the Secretary shall distribute to each tribally
controlled postsecondary career and technical institution
selected for that fiscal year a portion of the excess amount,
to be determined by--
``(A) dividing the excess amount by the aggregate
Indian student count (as defined in section 117(h) of
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2327(h)) of such institutions for
the prior academic year; and
``(B) multiplying the quotient described in
subparagraph (A) by the Indian student count of each
such institution for the prior academic year.
``SEC. 503. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
``(a) In General.--Paragraphs (4) and (7) of subsection (a), and
subsection (b), of section 2, sections 105, 108, 111, 112 and 113, and
titles II, III, and IV shall not apply to this title.
``(b) Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance.--Funds
made available pursuant to this title shall be subject to the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et
seq.).
``(c) Election To Receive.--A tribally controlled postsecondary
career and technical institution selected for a fiscal year under
section 502(b) may elect to receive funds pursuant to section 502 in
accordance with an agreement between the tribally controlled
postsecondary career and technical institution and the Secretary under
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450 et seq.) if the agreement is in existence on the date of enactment
of the Higher Education Amendments of 2007.
``(d) Other Assistance.--Eligibility for, or receipt of, assistance
under this title shall not preclude the eligibility of a tribally
controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions to receive
Federal financial assistance under--
``(1) any program under the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);
``(2) any program under the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006; or
``(3) any other applicable program under which a benefit is
provided for--
``(A) institutions of higher education;
``(B) community colleges; or
``(C) postsecondary educational institutions.
``SEC. 504. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry
out this title.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 117 of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2327) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Grant Program.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall make grants under this section, to
provide basic support for the education and training of Indian
students, to tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical
institutions that are not receiving Federal assistance as of the date
on which the grant is provided under--
``(1) title I of the Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1802 et seq.); or
``(2) the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et
seq.).''; and
(B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
``(d) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical
institution that is not receiving Federal assistance under title I of
the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
1802 et seq.) or the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et
seq.) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.''.
(k) Short Title.--
(1) In general.--The first section of the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1801 note; Public Law 95-471) is amended to read as
follows:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities Assistance Act of 1978'.''.
(2) References.--Any reference in law (including
regulations) to the Tribally Controlled College or University
Assistance Act of 1978 shall be considered to be a reference to
the ``Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance
Act of 1978''.
Subpart 2--Navajo Higher Education
SEC. 945. SHORT TITLE.
This subpart may be cited as the ``Navajo Nation Higher Education
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 946. REAUTHORIZATION OF NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT.
(a) Purpose.--Section 2 of the Navajo Community College Act (25
U.S.C. 640a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Navajo Tribe of Indians'' and inserting
``Navajo Nation''; and
(2) by striking ``the Navajo Community College'' and
inserting ``Dine College''.
(b) Grants.--Section 3 of the Navajo Community College Act (25
U.S.C. 640b) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by inserting ``the'' before ``Interior'';
(B) by striking ``Navajo Tribe of Indians'' and
inserting ``Navajo Nation''; and
(C) by striking ``the Navajo Community College''
and inserting ``Dine College''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``Navajo Tribe'' and inserting
``Navajo Nation''; and
(B) by striking ``Navajo Indians'' and inserting
``Navajo people''.
(c) Study of Facilities Needs.--Section 4 of the Navajo Community
College Act (25 U.S.C. 640c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``the Navajo Community
College'' and inserting ``Dine College''; and
(ii) by striking ``August 1, 1979'' and
inserting ``October 31, 2010''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Navajo
Tribe'' and inserting ``Navajo Nation'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the date of enactment
of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of
1978'' and inserting ``October 1, 2007''; and
(3) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by striking
``the Navajo Community College'' and inserting ``Dine
College''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5 of the Navajo
Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640c-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$2,000,000''
and all that follows through the end of the paragraph
and inserting ``such sums as are necessary for fiscal
years 2008 through 2013.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Sums described in paragraph (2) shall be used to provide
grants for construction activities, including the construction of
buildings, water and sewer facilities, roads, information technology
and telecommunications infrastructure, classrooms, and external
structures (such as walkways).'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``the Navajo Community
College'' and inserting ``Dine College''; and
(ii) by striking ``, for each fiscal year''
and all that follows through ``for--'' and
inserting ``such sums as are necessary for
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 to pay the cost
of--'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``college'' and inserting
``College'';
(ii) in clauses (i) and (iii), by striking
the commas at the ends of the clauses and
inserting semicolons; and
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ``, and''
at the end and inserting ``; and'';
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, and'' at
the end and inserting a semicolon;
(E) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) improving and expanding the College,
including by providing, for the Navajo people and
others in the community of the College--
``(i) higher education programs;
``(ii) career and technical education;
``(iii) activities relating to the
preservation and protection of the Navajo
language, philosophy, and culture;
``(iv) employment and training
opportunities;
``(v) economic development and community
outreach; and
``(vi) a safe learning, working, and living
environment.''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``the Navajo Community
College'' and inserting ``Dine College''.
(e) Effect on Other Laws.--Section 6 of the Navajo Community
College Act (25 U.S.C. 640c-2) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the Navajo Community College'' each place
it appears and inserting ``Dine College''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``college'' and
inserting ``College''.
(f) Payments; Interest.--Section 7 of the Navajo Community College
Act (25 U.S.C. 640c-3) is amended by striking ``the Navajo Community
College'' each place it appears and inserting ``Dine College''.
``SEC. 428L. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE ATTORNEYS.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as civil legal
assistance attorneys.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Civil legal assistance attorney.--The term `civil
legal assistance attorney' means an attorney who--
``(A) is a full-time employee of a nonprofit
organization that provides legal assistance with
respect to civil matters to low-income individuals
without a fee;
``(B) as such employee, provides civil legal
assistance as described in subparagraph (A) on a full-
time basis; and
``(C) is continually licensed to practice law.
``(2) Student loan.--The term `student loan' means--
``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), a loan made,
insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of this
title; and
``(B) a loan made under section 428C or 455(g), to
the extent that such loan was used to repay--
``(i) a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a
Federal Direct PLUS Loan;
``(ii) a loan made under section 428, 428B,
or 428H; or
``(iii) a loan made under part E.
``(c) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
of assuming the obligation to repay a student loan, by direct payments
on behalf of a borrower to the holder of such loan, in accordance with
subsection (d), for any borrower who--
``(1) is employed as a civil legal assistance attorney; and
``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower
seeks repayment.
``(d) Terms of Agreement.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive repayment
benefits under subsection (c), a borrower shall enter into a
written agreement with the Secretary that specifies that--
``(A) the borrower will remain employed as a civil
legal assistance attorney for a required period of
service of not less than 3 years, unless involuntarily
separated from that employment;
``(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated
from employment on account of misconduct, or
voluntarily separates from employment, before the end
of the period specified in the agreement, the borrower
will repay the Secretary the amount of any benefits
received by such employee under this agreement;
``(C) if the borrower is required to repay an
amount to the Secretary under subparagraph (B) and
fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to that amount
shall be recoverable by the Federal Government from the
employee by such methods as are provided by law for the
recovery of amounts owed to the Federal Government;
``(D) the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part,
a right of recovery under this subsection if it is
shown that recovery would be against equity and good
conscience or against the public interest; and
``(E) the Secretary shall make student loan
payments under this section for the period of the
agreement, subject to the availability of
appropriations.
``(2) Repayments.--
``(A) In general.--Any amount repaid by, or
recovered from, an individual under this subsection
shall be credited to the appropriation account from
which the amount involved was originally paid.
``(B) Merger.--Any amount credited under
subparagraph (A) shall be merged with other sums in
such account and shall be available for the same
purposes and period, and subject to the same
limitations, if any, as the sums with which the amount
was merged.
``(3) Limitations.--
``(A) Student loan payment amount.--Student loan
repayments made by the Secretary under this section
shall be made subject to such terms, limitations, or
conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the
borrower and the Secretary in an agreement under
paragraph (1), except that the amount paid by the
Secretary under this section shall not exceed--
``(i) $6,000 for any borrower in any
calendar year; or
``(ii) an aggregate total of $40,000 in the
case of any borrower.
``(B) Beginning of payments.--Nothing in this
section shall authorize the Secretary to pay any amount
to reimburse a borrower for any repayments made by such
borrower prior to the date on which the Secretary
entered into an agreement with the borrower under this
subsection.
``(e) Additional Agreements.--
``(1) In general.--On completion of the required period of
service under an agreement under subsection (d), the borrower
and the Secretary may, subject to paragraph (2), enter into an
additional agreement in accordance with subsection (d).
``(2) Term.--An agreement entered into under paragraph (1)
may require the borrower to remain employed as a civil legal
assistance attorney for less than 3 years.
``(f) Award Basis; Priority.--
``(1) Award basis.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall provide repayment benefits under this section on a first-
come, first-served basis, and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
``(2) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in
providing repayment benefits under this section in any fiscal
year to a borrower who--
``(A) has practiced law for 5 years or less and,
for at least 90 percent of the time in such practice,
has served as a civil legal assistance attorney;
``(B) received repayment benefits under this
section during the preceding fiscal year; and
``(C) has completed less than 3 years of the first
required period of service specified for the borrower
in an agreement entered into under subsection (d).
``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008
and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.''.
PART E--OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968
SEC. 951. SHORT TITLE.
This part may be cited as the ``John R. Justice Prosecutors and
Defenders Incentive Act of 2007''.
SEC. 952. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS.
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by inserting after part II (42
U.S.C. 3797cc et seq.) the following:
``PART JJ--LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
``SEC. 3001. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors
and public defenders.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Prosecutor.--The term `prosecutor' means a full-time
employee of a State or local agency who--
``(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and
``(B) prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency
cases at the State or local level (including
supervision, education, or training of other persons
prosecuting such cases).
``(2) Public defender.--The term `public defender' means an
attorney who--
``(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and
``(B) is--
``(i) a full-time employee of a State or
local agency who provides legal representation
to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile
delinquency cases (including supervision,
education, or training of other persons
providing such representation);
``(ii) a full-time employee of a nonprofit
organization operating under a contract with a
State or unit of local government, who devotes
substantially all of his or her full-time
employment to providing legal representation to
indigent persons in criminal or juvenile
delinquency cases, (including supervision,
education, or training of other persons
providing such representation); or
``(iii) employed as a full-time Federal
defender attorney in a defender organization
established pursuant to subsection (g) of
section 3006A of title 18, United States Code,
that provides legal representation to indigent
persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency
cases.
``(3) Student loan.--The term `student loan' means--
``(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under
part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.);
``(B) a loan made under part D or E of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et
seq. and 1087aa et seq.); and
``(C) a loan made under section 428C or 455(g) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-3 and
1087e(g)) to the extent that such loan was used to
repay a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan made under
section 428 or 428H of such Act.
``(c) Program Authorized.--The Attorney General shall establish a
program by which the Department of Justice shall assume the obligation
to repay a student loan, by direct payments on behalf of a borrower to
the holder of such loan, in accordance with subsection (d), for any
borrower who--
``(1) is employed as a prosecutor or public defender; and
``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower
seeks forgiveness.
``(d) Terms of Agreement.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive repayment
benefits under subsection (c), a borrower shall enter into a
written agreement that specifies that--
``(A) the borrower will remain employed as a
prosecutor or public defender for a required period of
service of not less than 3 years, unless involuntarily
separated from that employment;
``(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated
from employment on account of misconduct, or
voluntarily separates from employment, before the end
of the period specified in the agreement, the borrower
will repay the Attorney General the amount of any
benefits received by such employee under this section;
``(C) if the borrower is required to repay an
amount to the Attorney General under subparagraph (B)
and fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to that
amount shall be recoverable by the Federal Government
from the employee (or such employee's estate, if
applicable) by such methods as are provided by law for
the recovery of amounts owed to the Federal Government;
``(D) the Attorney General may waive, in whole or
in part, a right of recovery under this subsection if
it is shown that recovery would be against equity and
good conscience or against the public interest; and
``(E) the Attorney General shall make student loan
payments under this section for the period of the
agreement, subject to the availability of
appropriations.
``(2) Repayments.--
``(A) In general.--Any amount repaid by, or
recovered from, an individual or the estate of an
individual under this subsection shall be credited to
the appropriation account from which the amount
involved was originally paid.
``(B) Merger.--Any amount credited under
subparagraph (A) shall be merged with other sums in
such account and shall be available for the same
purposes and period, and subject to the same
limitations, if any, as the sums with which the amount
was merged.
``(3) Limitations.--
``(A) Student loan payment amount.--Student loan
repayments made by the Attorney General under this
section shall be made subject to such terms,
limitations, or conditions as may be mutually agreed
upon by the borrower and the Attorney General in an
agreement under paragraph (1), except that the amount
paid by the Attorney General under this section shall
not exceed--
``(i) $10,000 for any borrower in any
calendar year; or
``(ii) an aggregate total of $60,000 in the
case of any borrower.
``(B) Beginning of payments.--Nothing in this
section shall authorize the Attorney General to pay any
amount to reimburse a borrower for any repayments made
by such borrower prior to the date on which the
Attorney General entered into an agreement with the
borrower under this subsection.
``(e) Additional Agreements.--
``(1) In general.--On completion of the required period of
service under an agreement under subsection (d), the borrower
and the Attorney General may, subject to paragraph (2), enter
into an additional agreement in accordance with subsection (d).
``(2) Term.--An agreement entered into under paragraph (1)
may require the borrower to remain employed as a prosecutor or
public defender for less than 3 years.
``(f) Award Basis; Priority.--
``(1) Award basis.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney
General shall provide repayment benefits under this section--
``(A) giving priority to borrowers who have the
least ability to repay their loans, except that the
Attorney General shall determine a fair allocation of
repayment benefits among prosecutors and public
defenders, and among employing entities nationwide; and
``(B) subject to the availability of
appropriations.
``(2) Priority.--The Attorney General shall give priority
in providing repayment benefits under this section in any
fiscal year to a borrower who--
``(A) received repayment benefits under this
section during the preceding fiscal year; and
``(B) has completed less than 3 years of the first
required period of service specified for the borrower
in an agreement entered into under subsection (d).
``(g) Regulations.--The Attorney General is authorized to issue
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.
``(h) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this section, the Government Accountability Office shall study and
report to Congress on the impact of law school accreditation
requirements and other factors on law school costs and access,
including the impact of such requirements on racial and ethnic
minorities.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008
and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.''.
Attest:
Secretary.
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 4137
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