[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4380 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4380

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matriculation, 
and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities 
                        within higher education.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2024

 Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Butler, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Padilla, and 
  Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matriculation, 
and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities 
                        within higher education.

    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 ``Expanding Disability Access to 
Higher Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Students who are low income attend institutions of 
        higher education at a rate significantly lower than middle- and 
        high-income students.
            (2) Similarly, students who are first-generation college 
        students or are from racial or ethnic minority backgrounds 
        attend institutions of higher education at lower rates than the 
        general public.
            (3) In the last decade, both high school and postsecondary 
        graduation rates for students with disabilities were 
        significantly lower than for students without disabilities.
            (4) In 2015, approximately 65 percent of the total 
        population of adults 25 to 34 years old had completed some 
        postsecondary education compared with approximately 44 percent 
        of adults with disabilities in the same age range.
            (5) For students with disabilities who do attend an 
        institution of higher education, only half will receive a 
        diploma compared to 72 percent of students without 
        disabilities.
            (6) Students with disabilities who are also first-
        generation college students, are low income, or are from racial 
        or ethnic minority backgrounds may face even greater barriers 
        to secondary education success.
            (7) Many researchers cite lack of support, such as in-class 
        accommodations, accessible housing, and accessible technology, 
        as a significant challenge as students with disabilities 
        transition from high school to postsecondary education.
            (8) As with their peers without disabilities who are first-
        generation students or come from low-income backgrounds, 
        students who are first-generation or low-income students with 
        disabilities who receive mentoring and support services can 
        successfully prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from 
        postsecondary education programs and gain greater economic 
        control of their lives.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
individuals with disabilities, particularly those who are low income or 
first generation, should be able to attend institutions of higher 
education at the same rate as their peers in the general population.
    (c) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To provide first-generation or low-income students with 
        disabilities with information, support, and resources to 
        matriculate and complete a course of study at an institution of 
        higher education.
            (2) To encourage and support first-generation or low-income 
        students with disabilities to achieve postsecondary credentials 
        that benefit them and their communities both socially and 
        economically.
            (3) To increase the number of faculty with disabilities in 
        institutions of higher education.
            (4) To provide programs authorized under chapter 1 of 
        subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.) with the resources necessary 
        to support first-generation or low-income students with 
        disabilities to prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from 
        institutions of higher education.

SEC. 3. PREPARING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FOR 
              POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

    Section 402A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
11) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking ``, and Native 
        American Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawaiians),'' and 
        inserting ``, Native American Pacific Islanders (including 
        Native Hawaiians), and individuals with a disability (as 
        defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)),'';
            (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``(except subsection 
        (i))'' after ``For the purpose of making grants and contracts 
        under this chapter''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Preparing and Supporting Students With Disabilities for 
Postsecondary Education.--
            ``(1) Funds for federal trio programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Authorization.--The Secretary shall 
                        award funds under this paragraph, on a 
                        competitive basis, to an eligible entity that 
                        applies for a grant or contract for a program 
                        under this chapter (except section 402E) and 
                        also applies for such funds under this 
                        paragraph in order to serve eligible students, 
                        as described in clause (ii). The period for 
                        such award of funds under this paragraph shall 
                        be the same period for the associated grant or 
                        contract for a program under this chapter 
                        (except section 402E) (referred to in this 
                        paragraph as the `associated program').
                            ``(ii) Eligible students.--An eligible 
                        student is described in this clause if the 
                        student--
                                    ``(I) is eligible to receive 
                                assistance under a program authorized 
                                under this chapter (except section 
                                402E); and
                                    ``(II) has an individualized 
                                education program, as defined in 
                                section 602 of the Individuals with 
                                Disabilities Education Act, is covered 
                                under section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
                                Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or has 
                                other documentation establishing the 
                                student's disability (as such term is 
                                defined in section 3 of the Americans 
                                with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
                                U.S.C. 12102)), such as--
                                            ``(aa) a cognitive 
                                        disability;
                                            ``(bb) a developmental 
                                        disability;
                                            ``(cc) a learning 
                                        disability;
                                            ``(dd) a sensory 
                                        disability;
                                            ``(ee) a physical or 
                                        medical disability;
                                            ``(ff) a mental health 
                                        disability; or
                                            ``(gg) another disability.
                    ``(B) Application.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), an applicant for a grant or 
                        contract for a program under this chapter 
                        (except section 402E) that desires to receive 
                        funds under this paragraph shall submit an 
                        application for such funds to the Secretary at 
                        the same time such applicant submits an 
                        application for the grant or contract for a 
                        program under this chapter (except section 
                        402E) (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                        `associated application').
                            ``(ii) Application mid-cycle.--An applicant 
                        that desires to receive funds under this 
                        paragraph that, at the time such applicant 
                        desires to apply for such funds, has a grant or 
                        contract for a program under this chapter 
                        (except section 402E) that is in existence may 
                        submit an application for such funds to the 
                        Secretary independent of an associated 
                        application.
                            ``(iii) Content of application.--An 
                        application for funds under this paragraph 
                        shall include the following:
                                    ``(I) A description of any programs 
                                being carried out under this chapter by 
                                the applicant on the date of the 
                                application, including the number of 
                                existing students served.
                                    ``(II) The number of eligible 
                                students proposed to be served with 
                                funds received under this paragraph.
                                    ``(III) The cost of serving such 
                                students proposed to be served, 
                                including a description of 
                                expenditures.
                                    ``(IV) An explanation of how funds 
                                received under this paragraph will be 
                                used for such students.
                                    ``(V) An explanation of how such 
                                students proposed to be served will be 
                                identified and enrolled.
                                    ``(VI) An explanation of how the 
                                program will work with disability 
                                accessibility and services offices and 
                                other services that support students 
                                with disabilities.
                    ``(C) Awarding of funds.--
                            ``(i) Priority.--In awarding funds under 
                        this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 
                        priority to applicants that--
                                    ``(I) have established programs 
                                funded under this chapter; and
                                    ``(II) describe how eligible 
                                students proposed to be served will be 
                                included in the established associated 
                                program.
                            ``(ii) Amount.--The Secretary shall award 
                        funds under this paragraph to an applicant in 
                        an amount that maximizes the number of eligible 
                        students served in a manner that meets such 
                        students' needs for successful programmatic 
                        outcomes.
                            ``(iii) Distribution.--The Secretary shall 
                        award funds under this paragraph--
                                    ``(I) to not less than 10 percent 
                                of all the eligible entities that, on 
                                the date of enactment of the Expanding 
                                Disability Access to Higher Education 
                                Act, have a grant or contract awarded 
                                under this chapter (except section 
                                402E); and
                                    ``(II) across--
                                            ``(aa) geographic regions; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) sizes of programs.
                            ``(iv) Requirements.--In awarding funds 
                        under this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) require an assurance that--
                                            ``(aa) in the case in which 
                                        the associated program is under 
                                        section 402B, not less than 
                                        two-thirds of the eligible 
                                        students who are served with 
                                        the funds under this paragraph 
                                        be low-income individuals who 
                                        are first-generation college 
                                        students;
                                            ``(bb) in the case in which 
                                        the associated program is under 
                                        section 402C--

                                                    ``(AA) not less 
                                                than two-thirds of the 
                                                eligible students who 
                                                are served with the 
                                                funds under this 
                                                paragraph be low-income 
                                                individuals who are 
                                                first-generation 
                                                college students; and

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                remaining eligible 
                                                students who are served 
                                                with the funds under 
                                                this paragraph be low-
                                                income individuals or 
                                                first-generation 
                                                college students;

                                            ``(cc) in the case in which 
                                        the associated program is under 
                                        section 402D--

                                                    ``(AA) not less 
                                                than two-thirds of the 
                                                eligible students who 
                                                are served with the 
                                                funds under this 
                                                paragraph be low-income 
                                                individuals who are 
                                                first-generation 
                                                college students; and

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                remaining eligible 
                                                students who are served 
                                                with the funds under 
                                                this paragraph be low-
                                                income individuals or 
                                                first-generation 
                                                college students; and

                                            ``(dd) in the case in which 
                                        the associated program is under 
                                        section 402F--

                                                    ``(AA) not less 
                                                than two-thirds of the 
                                                eligible students who 
                                                are served with the 
                                                funds under this 
                                                paragraph be low-income 
                                                individuals who are 
                                                first-generation 
                                                college students; and

                                                    ``(BB) the eligible 
                                                students who are served 
                                                with the funds under 
                                                this paragraph are at 
                                                least nineteen years of 
                                                age, unless the 
                                                imposition of such 
                                                limitation with respect 
                                                to any person would 
                                                defeat the purposes of 
                                                this paragraph;

                                    ``(II) require an assurance that 
                                such eligible students who are served 
                                do not have access to services from 
                                another program funded under this 
                                chapter;
                                    ``(III) require an assurance that 
                                the program funded under this paragraph 
                                and the associated program will--
                                            ``(aa) be accessible to the 
                                        eligible students proposed to 
                                        be served by the program;
                                            ``(bb) serve all students, 
                                        including eligible students;
                                            ``(cc) incorporate 
                                        universal design for learning; 
                                        and
                                            ``(dd) ensure that 
                                        accommodations are provided as 
                                        needed for eligible students 
                                        and address how the program 
                                        plans to enroll such students;
                                    ``(IV) require the program funded 
                                under this paragraph--
                                            ``(aa) to comply with all 
                                        program requirements of the 
                                        associated program; and
                                            ``(bb) to include 
                                        educational assistance as 
                                        determined necessary for 
                                        eligible students to transition 
                                        to postsecondary education, 
                                        such as--

                                                    ``(AA) academic and 
                                                social supports;

                                                    ``(BB) student 
                                                advising and family 
                                                engagement;

                                                    ``(CC) college 
                                                search and application 
                                                processes;

                                                    ``(DD) financial 
                                                planning; and

                                                    ``(EE) targeted 
                                                learning programs;

                                    ``(V) require an assurance that the 
                                applicant will serve a number of 
                                eligible students with the funds under 
                                this paragraph that is not less than 
                                the number determined under 
                                subparagraph (D); and
                                    ``(VI) require an assurance that--
                                            ``(aa) the funds under this 
                                        paragraph and funds provided 
                                        under the associated program 
                                        will be used to incorporate 
                                        eligible students into the 
                                        associated program; and
                                            ``(bb) such eligible 
                                        students have access to all the 
                                        program services of the 
                                        associated program, as well as 
                                        any additional services they 
                                        require to be full participants 
                                        in the associated program.
                    ``(D) Number of eligible students to be served.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An applicant that 
                        receives funds under this paragraph shall use 
                        such funds to serve eligible students who are 
                        in addition to the students served through the 
                        associated program.
                            ``(ii) Number of students to be served.--
                        The number of eligible students to be served 
                        with funds under this paragraph shall be the 
                        number that maximizes the number of eligible 
                        students served in a manner that meets such 
                        students' needs for successful programmatic 
                        outcomes.
            ``(2) Postbaccalaureate achievement program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award funds 
                under this paragraph, on a competitive basis, to an 
                eligible entity that applies for assistance for a 
                project under section 402E and also applies for such 
                funds under this paragraph in order to serve eligible 
                students, as described in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Eligible students.--An eligible student is 
                described in this subparagraph if the student--
                            ``(i) is eligible to receive assistance 
                        under a project assisted under section 402E;
                            ``(ii) has an individualized education 
                        program, as defined in section 602 of the 
                        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is 
                        covered under section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
                        Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or has other 
                        documentation establishing the student's 
                        disability (as such term is defined in section 
                        3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
                        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)), such as--
                                    ``(I) a cognitive disability;
                                    ``(II) a developmental disability;
                                    ``(III) a learning disability;
                                    ``(IV) a sensory disability;
                                    ``(V) a physical or medical 
                                disability;
                                    ``(VI) a mental health disability; 
                                or
                                    ``(VII) another disability; and
                            ``(iii) is registered as full time in 5 or 
                        more credits.
                    ``(C) Application.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), an applicant for assistance for a 
                        project under section 402E that desires to 
                        receive funds under this paragraph shall submit 
                        an application for such funds to the Secretary 
                        at the same time such applicant submits an 
                        application under section 402E (referred to in 
                        this paragraph as the `associated 
                        application').
                            ``(ii) Application mid-cycle.--An applicant 
                        that desires to receive funds under this 
                        paragraph that, at the time such applicant 
                        desires to apply for such funds, is receiving 
                        assistance for a project under section 402E may 
                        submit an application for such funds to the 
                        Secretary independent of an associated 
                        application.
                            ``(iii) Content of application.--An 
                        application for funds under this paragraph 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) describe identification, 
                                recruitment, and implementation 
                                strategies as well as programmatic 
                                elements specifically for eligible 
                                students; and
                                    ``(II) indicate whether this is a 
                                new project or will fund a project 
                                existing on the date of the 
                                application.
                    ``(D) Awarding of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        award funds under this paragraph to an 
                        applicant in an amount that maximizes the 
                        number of eligible students served in a manner 
                        that meets such students' needs for successful 
                        programmatic outcomes.
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--In awarding funds 
                        under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
                        require an assurance that--
                                    ``(I) not less than two-thirds of 
                                the eligible students who are served 
                                with the funds under this paragraph be 
                                low-income individuals who are first-
                                generation college students; and
                                    ``(II) the remaining eligible 
                                students who are served with the funds 
                                under this paragraph be from a group 
                                that is underrepresented in graduate 
                                education, including--
                                            ``(aa) Alaska Natives, as 
                                        defined in section 6306 of the 
                                        Elementary and Secondary 
                                        Education Act of 1965;
                                            ``(bb) Native Hawaiians, as 
                                        defined in section 6207 of such 
                                        Act; and
                                            ``(cc) Native American 
                                        Pacific Islanders, as defined 
                                        in section 320.
                    ``(E) Number of eligible students to be served.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An applicant that 
                        receives funds under this paragraph shall use 
                        such funds to serve eligible students who are 
                        in addition to the students served through the 
                        associated program.
                            ``(ii) Number of students to be served.--
                        The number of eligible students to be served 
                        with funds under this paragraph shall be the 
                        number that maximizes the number of eligible 
                        students served in a manner that meets such 
                        students' needs for successful programmatic 
                        outcomes.
            ``(3) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds awarded under this 
        subsection shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other 
        funds available to carry out the activities described in this 
        subsection.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.''.

SEC. 4. STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

    Subpart 1 of part D of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1140a et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 761, by striking ``model demonstration''; 
        and
            (2) in section 762--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and 
                        application'' after ``The development''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and application'' after ``The development''; 
                        and
                    (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of the Expanding Disability Access to Higher 
        Education Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
        authorizing committees, and make available to the public, a 
        report on all projects awarded grants under this part for any 
        of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, including a review of the 
        activities and program performance of such projects based on 
        existing information as of the date of the report.
            ``(2) Subsequent report.--Not later than 3 years after the 
        date of the first award of a grant under this subpart after the 
        date of enactment of the Expanding Disability Access to Higher 
        Education Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
        authorizing committees, and make available to the public, a 
        report that--
                    ``(A) reviews the activities and program 
                performance of the projects authorized under this 
                subpart; and
                    ``(B) provides guidance and recommendations on how 
                effective projects can be replicated.''.

SEC. 5. OFFICES OF TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ACCOMMODATIONS 
              GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Grant Program.--The Secretary of Education 
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, only to institutions of 
higher education that do not already have a designated disability 
services office and staff to enable such institutions to establish an 
Office of Accessibility at the institution.
    (b) Duration and Amount.--A grant under this section shall be 5 
years in duration and in an amount equal to not less than $50,000 and 
not more than $100,000 for each year.
    (c) 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 an explanation of 
how the institution will sustain the Office of Accessibility after the 
grant period ends.
    (d) Awarding of Grants.--
            (1) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall give preference to--
                    (A) 2-year institutions of higher education (as 
                defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)));
                    (B) racial or ethnic minority-serving institutions; 
                and
                    (C) institutions of higher education (as defined in 
                section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1001)) that intend to hire individuals with 
                disabilities as staff at the Office of Accessibility.
            (2) Diversity.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall ensure geographic, institutional, and urban or 
        rural award distribution diversity.
    (e) Use of Funds.--An institution of higher education that receives 
a grant under this section shall establish an Office of Accessibility 
at the institution, which Office--
            (1) shall--
                    (A) serve as a site for confidential requests for 
                accommodations for students and faculty members with 
                disabilities;
                    (B) include an accommodations officer who has 
                demonstrated expertise in addressing the needs of 
                individuals with disabilities and who is trained to 
                serve, and provide outreach to, faculty members with 
                disabilities, staff with disabilities, and students 
                with disabilities; and
                    (C) provide training and technical assistance for 
                faculty and staff on rights and accommodations for 
                individuals with disabilities, including protecting the 
                civil rights of individuals with disabilities on campus 
                and in classrooms; and
            (2) may--
                    (A) develop professional development activities for 
                faculty and staff about rights and accommodations for 
                individuals with disabilities;
                    (B) create a website, that is accessible to 
                individuals with disabilities, to serve as a 
                clearinghouse of information for individuals with 
                disabilities; and
                    (C) carry out other activities that the institution 
                determines appropriate.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 
and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

SEC. 6. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

    (a) Data Collection and Reporting.--
            (1) Outcome criteria.--Section 402A(f) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(f)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Disaggregation of relevant data.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the outcome criteria under this 
                subsection shall be disaggregated by low-income 
                students, first-generation college students, 
                individuals with disabilities (including for each of 
                the categories described in items (aa) through (gg) of 
                subsection (i)(1)(A)(ii)(II)), gender, race and 
                ethnicity, language status, and delayed enrollment in 
                postsecondary education after high school, in the 
                schools and institutions of higher education served by 
                the program to be evaluated.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Disaggregation under subparagraph 
                (A) 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.
                    ``(C) Use of same data categories.--The Secretary 
                shall provide a definition for each of the categories 
                for which outcome criteria shall be disaggregated under 
                subparagraph (A) and such definition shall be used in 
                each program to be evaluated to facilitate the 
                comparison of outcome criteria across different 
                programs authorized under this chapter.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting 
                        ``(and, if the entity received funds under 
                        subsection (i), to a total number of eligible 
                        students as described in such subsection)'' 
                        after ``students,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting 
                        ``(and, if the entity received funds under 
                        subsection (i), to a total number of eligible 
                        students as described in such subsection)'' 
                        after ``program,''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) For--
                            ``(i) programs authorized under this 
                        chapter for which funds are awarded under 
                        subsection (i), the number of eligible students 
                        (as defined in subsection (i)(2)(A)(ii)) served 
                        with such funds; and
                            ``(ii) each of subparagraphs (A) through 
                        (E), the extent to which the programs described 
                        in each of such subparagraphs served 
                        individuals with disabilities (as defined in 
                        section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities 
                        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).''.
            (2) Reports.--Section 402H of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-18) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``to the Authorizing Committees'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(E), by inserting 
                        ``(including for each of the categories of such 
                        students described in items (aa) through (gg) 
                        of section 402A(i)(1)(A)(ii)(II))'' after 
                        ``disabilities''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Annual report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each entity that receives a 
                grant or contract under this chapter shall submit an 
                annual report to the Secretary on activities assisted 
                and students served under the program funded under this 
                chapter, including information on--
                            ``(i) student persistence in the program;
                            ``(ii) student enrollment in challenging 
                        courses;
                            ``(iii) graduation rates;
                            ``(iv) postsecondary enrollment rates;
                            ``(v) the types of services and supports 
                        provided to enrolled students; and
                            ``(vi) any other information requested by 
                        the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Disaggregation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), the information provided under 
                        subparagraph (A) shall be disaggregated by low-
                        income student status, first-generation college 
                        student status, disability status (including 
                        for each of the categories described in items 
                        (aa) through (gg) of section 
                        402A(i)(1)(A)(ii)(II)), gender, race and 
                        ethnicity, language status, and delayed 
                        enrollment in postsecondary education after 
                        high school.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Disaggregation under 
                        clause (i) 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.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``and 
                first-generation college students'' and inserting ``, 
                first-generation college students, and students with 
                disabilities''.
            (3) GEAR up.--Section 404G of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-27) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(e) Data Collection and Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this chapter shall submit an annual report to the 
        Secretary on activities assisted and students served under the 
        program funded under this chapter, including information on--
                    ``(A) student persistence in the program;
                    ``(B) student enrollment in challenging courses;
                    ``(C) graduation rates;
                    ``(D) postsecondary enrollment rates;
                    ``(E) the types of services and supports provided 
                to enrolled students; and
                    ``(F) any other information requested by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(2) Disaggregation and availability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Information contained in the 
                annual report described in paragraph (1) shall be--
                            ``(i) except as provided in subparagraph 
                        (B), disaggregated by low-income student 
                        status, first-generation college student 
                        status, disability status (including for each 
                        of the categories described in items (aa) 
                        through (gg) of section 402A(i)(1)(A)(ii)(II)), 
                        gender, race and ethnicity, language status, 
                        and delayed enrollment in postsecondary 
                        education after high school;
                            ``(ii) cross-tabulated; and
                            ``(iii) made publicly available without 
                        personally identifiable information.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Disaggregation under subparagraph 
                (A)(i) 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.
            ``(3) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make such 
        report publicly available online.''.
    (b) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall begin a review that examines--
                    (A) what is known about the population of students 
                with disabilities, including by subcategories of 
                disability, who attend institutions of higher 
                education;
                    (B) how students with disabilities are identified 
                and supported by the Department of Education and 
                grantee agencies through all Federal TRIO programs 
                under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et 
                seq.), including--
                            (i) any information related to whether and 
                        how students disclose if they have a 
                        disability;
                            (ii) what, if any, transition services are 
                        provided to students with disabilities between 
                        high school and postsecondary education; and
                            (iii) how such Federal TRIO programs work 
                        with other campus and non-campus based services 
                        that support students with disabilities; and
                    (C) what information is reported by the Department 
                of Education about services for students with 
                disabilities through such Federal TRIO programs.
            (2) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on the review conducted under paragraph (1).
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