[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2486 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2486
To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black
colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2019
Ms. Adams (for herself and Mr. Walker) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black
colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fostering Undergraduate Talent by
Unlocking Resources for Education Act'' or the ``FUTURE Act''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND
OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 371(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``through
2019'' and inserting ``through 2021''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (ii)--
(I) by striking ``$100,000,000''
and inserting ``$85,000,000''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (iv);
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the
following:
``(iii) $15,000,000 shall be available for
allocation under subparagraph (D); and''; and
(iv) in clause (iv), as redesignated by
clause (ii), by striking ``(D)'' and inserting
``(E)'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) Allocation and allotment hbcus.--The amount
made available for allocation under this subparagraph
by subparagraph (A)(ii) for any fiscal year shall be
available to eligible institutions described in
subsection (a)(1) and shall be made available as grants
under section 323 and allotted among such institutions
under section 324, treating such amount, plus the
amount appropriated for such fiscal year in a regular
or supplemental appropriation Act to carry out part B
of this title, as the amount appropriated to carry out
part B of this title for purposes of allotments under
section 324, for use by such institutions with a
priority for--
``(i) activities described in paragraphs
(1), (2), (4), (5), and (10) of section 323(a);
and
``(ii) other activities, consistent with
the institution's comprehensive plan and
designed to increase the institution's capacity
to prepare students for careers in the physical
or natural sciences, mathematics, computer
science or information technology or sciences,
engineering, language instruction in the less
commonly taught languages or international
affairs, or nursing or allied health
professions.'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E);
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
``(D) Allocation and allotment pbis.--
``(i) In general.--The amount made
available for allocation under this
subparagraph by subparagraph (A)(iii) for any
fiscal year shall be available to eligible
institutions described in subsection (a)(5) and
shall be available for a competitive grant
program to award grants of $600,000 annually
for programs in any of the following areas:
``(I) Science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics (STEM).
``(II) Health education.
``(III) Internationalization or
globalization.
``(IV) Teacher preparation.
``(V) Improving educational
outcomes of African-American males.
``(ii) Excess funds.--The Secretary shall
allot any amounts remaining from the amount
made available for allocation under this
subparagraph by subparagraph (A)(iii) for any
fiscal year after grants are awarded under
clause (i) to eligible institutions described
in subsection (a)(5) for activities determined
appropriate by the Secretary.''; and
(E) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by
subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i),
by striking ``subparagraph (A)(iii)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)(iv)''.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE FEES.
Section 458(a)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087h(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the authority to
obligate funds for account maintenance fees under this section shall
expire at the end of fiscal year 2019.''.
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