,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,bonamici introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a grant program to issue      
grants to institutions of higher        
education to support student            
internships4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,opportunities 
for ,success ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,internships are increasingly    
important to the ability of college     
students to gain skills1 make           
professional connections1 and find jobs 
after graduation4  7#b7 ,in #bjaa1      

according to the ,national ,association 
of ,colleges and ,employers1 employers  
offered full-time positions to #fa4b    
percent of their interns with an        
acceptance rate of #hf4e percent4  7#c7 
,many students struggle to make ends    
meet2 #ff percent of young community    
college students dedicate more than #bj 
hours a week to an outside job1 and the 
need of many students to maintain a     
part-time or full-time job reduces or   
eliminates the time available for an    
internship4  7#d7 ,internships often    
require significant time commitments or 
temporary relocation1 which many        
students are unable to afford2 these    
additional living expenses include      
housing1 meals1 and travel1 and these   
costs make unpaid internships with      
employers like non-profit organizations 
and government even more inaccessible   
for those with low and middle incomes4  
7#e7 ,in #bjaa1 #df percent of students 
who had completed an internship were    
offered jobs1 compared with #ca percent 

of students who did not complete an     
internship2 more than #gf percent of    
employers rank relevant experience as   
the most important quality when hiring4 
7#f7 ,many university officials and     
employers acknowledge that participating
 in an undergraduate internship is      
extremely helpful for finding meaningful
 employment in today's job market4  #c4 
,opportunities for success program  7a7 
,program authorized ,from the amounts   
made available to carry out this ,act1  
the ,secretary of ,education shall      
establish a grant program to award      
grants to qualifying educational        
institutions in accordance with this    
section in order to support eligible    
students attending such institutions    
during internships4  7b7 ,application   
,to receive a grant under this section1 
a qualifying educational institution    
shall submit to the ,secretary an       
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use

 of funds by qualifying educational     
institutions ,a qualifying educational  
institution receiving a grant under this
 section shall use the grant funds in   
accordance with the following3  7#a7    
,activities ,such institution may only  
use the grant to fund internship awards 
in accordance with this section to      
eligible students enrolled at the       
institution4  7#b7 ,administration of   
internship awards ,internship awards    
made from the grant--  7,a7 shall be    
administered by the financial aid office
 of such institution2 and  7,b7 may be  
administered in conjunction with the    
career development office and career    
center of such institution4  7#c7       
,prohibition on alteration of financial 
aid ,a student's receipt of an          
internship award from a grant under this
 section shall not be taken into account
 in determining the need or eligibility 
of the student for financial assistance 
under title ,,iv of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#ajgj et seq474  7#d7 ,supplement not   
supplant ,funds made available to carry 
out this section shall be used to       
supplement1 and not supplant1 other     
,federal and ,state funds available to  
carry out the activities described in   
this section4  7#e7 ,deadline for summer
 internships ,such institution shall    
make an award for a summer internship   
under this section by ,june #cj of a    
calendar year preceding the first day of
 the summer internship for that year4   
7d7 ,calculating award amounts  7#a7    
,amount to qualifying educational       
institutions  7,a7 ,in general ,in      
determining a grant amount for a        
qualifying educational institution under
 this section1 the ,secretary shall     
ensure that the institution's grant is  
equal to an amount that bears the same  
relationship to the total funds         
available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year as the number of eligible 
students enrolled at the institution 7as
 determined by the ,secretary on the    

basis of the most recent satisfactory   
data7 bears to the total number of      
eligible students enrolled at all       
qualifying educational institutions1 as 
so determined4  7,b7 ,reallocation ,if a
 qualifying educational institution does
 not receive funds under this paragraph1
 the ,secretary shall reallocate such   
funds to other qualifying educational   
institutions in the same proportion     
funds are allocated under subparagraph  
7,a74  7,c7 ,exception ,in the case of a
 qualifying educational institution that
 does not award all of the grant funds  
received under this section for a fiscal
 year to eligible students in accordance
 with this section1 the ,secretary1 in  
awarding grants under this section for  
the succeeding fiscal year--  7i7 shall 
reallocate the unused funds to other    
qualifying educational institutions in  
the same proportion funds are allocated 
under subparagraph 7,a72 and  7ii7 may  
award such institution a grant in an    
amount that is less than the full grant 

amount such institution would have      
otherwise received under subparagraph   
7,a7 for such year4  7#b7 ,student award
 parameters  7,a7 ,maximum student award
 ,a student receiving an award of funds 
from a grant to a qualifying educational
 institution under this section may not 
receive--  7i7 more than #e1jjj from    
such grant if the award is for a        
full-time internship2 and  7ii7 more    
than #b1ejj from such grant if the award
 is for a part-time internship4  7,b7   
,calculation of student award  7i7      
,unpaid internships  7,i7 ,awards for   
in-school students ,subject to          
subparagraph 7,a71 in the case of a     
student receiving an award for an unpaid
 internship that occurs during a period 
of enrollment at the awarding qualifying
 educational institution1 the amount of 
the award shall be1 to the extent       
practicable1 an amount based on the     
higher of--  7aa7 the applicable        
,federal minimum wage by each hour of   
the internship2 or  7bb7 the applicable 

,state minimum wage of the ,state in    
which the institution is located by each
 hour of the internship4  7,,ii7 ,awards
 for students during summer and winter  
terms  7aa7 ,in general ,subject to     
subparagraph 7,a71 in the case of a     
student receiving an award for an unpaid
 internship that occurs during a period 
of nonattendance at the awarding        
educational institution1 the amount of  
the award shall1 to the extent          
practicable1 be an amount that covers   
reasonable cost of living expenses for  
the student4  7bb7 ,reasonable cost of  
living expenses ,for purposes of item   
7aa71 reasonable cost of living expenses
 shall include considerations of--      
7,,aa7 the location of the internship2  
7,,bb7 the length of the internship2    
7,,cc7 travel costs associated with the 
internship2 7,,dd7 housing costs during 
the duration of the internship2 7,,ee7  
meal costs during the duration of the   
internship2 and 7,,ff7 whether the      
internship is full-time or part-time4   

7ii7 ,paid internships ,in the case of a
 student receiving an award for a paid  
internship1 the amount of the award     
shall be determined by reducing the     
amount such student would receive for an
 unpaid internship as calculated under  
clause 7i7 by the amount of income that 
the internship will provide to the      
student4  7e7 ,awards non-,taxable ,an  
award received by a student under this  
section shall not be considered taxable 
income4  7f7 ,carry-,back authorized ,a 
qualifying educational institution      
receiving a grant under this section for
 a fiscal year may use such grant funds 
to make internship awards under this    
section prior to the beginning of the   
fiscal year1 but after the end of the   
previous academic year4  7g7 ,reports   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act and each      
succeeding year in which the ,secretary 
makes grants under this section1 the    
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report detailing1 with regard to grants 

made under this section for the previous
 academic year--  7#a7 the percentage of
 students receiving internship funds    
from grants under this section who1 not 
later than #b years after graduating    
from a qualifying educational           
institution1 are hired in a field       
related to the internship for which the 
students received such funds2  7#b7 the 
number of qualifying educational        
institutions receiving grants under this
 section2  7#c7 the categories of       
qualifying educational institutions     
7such as #d-year public institutions1   
#d-year private1 nonprofit institutions1
 #b-year public institutions1 and       
#b-year private1 nonprofit institutions7
 receiving grants under this section2   
7#d7 the number of students receiving   
internship funds from grants under this 
section1 and the degrees such students  
are pursuing2  7#e7 the number of paid  
internships1 and the number of unpaid   
internships1 funded by such grants2     
7#f7 the locations of internships funded

 by such grants2  7#g7 the number of    
students who used internship funds      
awarded under this section to complete  
an internship more than #fj miles from  
the qualifying educational institution  
that made such award or that required   
the students to temporarily relocate for
 the duration of the internship2 and    
7#h7 the types of internships 7such as  
full-time summer internships1 part-time 
summer internship1 or part-time semester
 internships7 completed by students     
receiving awards funded by such grants4 
7h7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary shall  
prescribe such regulations as may be    
necessary to carry out this section1    
including regulations that provide      
guidance to qualifying educational      
institutions on how to determine whether
 an internship meets the requirements of
 subclauses 7,i7 through 7,,iii7 of     
subsection 7i77#a77;,f77vi74  7i7       
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
section3  7#a7 ,eligible student ,the   
term eligible student means a student   

who--  7,a7 is a full-time or half-time 
student 7as such terms are defined in   
section #ffh4b of title #cd1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation772  7,b7 is eligible for a   
,federal ,pell ,grant under section #dja
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et seq472  7,c7 
is enrolled at a qualifying educational 
institution in a program of study that  
leads to an associate's or bachelor's   
degree2  7,d7 if the student has        
accepted an internship during a period  
of nonattendance at a qualifying        
educational institution--  7i7          
demonstrates that the student is        
planning to re-enroll at such           
institution for the next period of      
enrollment at such institution by       
registering for such period of          
enrollment at the institution or        
accepting the institution's offer of    
admittance for such period of           
enrollment2 and  7ii7 will be eligible  
for a ,federal ,pell ,grant under       

section #dja of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajgj;a et seq471 for such period of   
enrollment2  7,e7 has not1 while        
pursuing the same degree that such      
student is currently pursuing1          
previously received an award that       
included funds granted under subsection 
7a7 to a qualifying educational         
institution2 and  7,f7 has received an  
official internship offer1 as defined by
 the ,secretary in regulations1 for an  
internship that--  7i7 is located within
 the ,united ,states2  7ii7 in a case in
 which the internship employs 7as       
defined under section #c7;g7 of the     
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7;g77 the student1 meets  
the requirements of such ,act 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq472  7iii7 is a    
full-time summer internship1 a part-time
 summer internship1 or a part-time      
semester internship2  7iv7 is not less  
than #d weeks in duration1 and is not   
greater in duration than the shorter    
of--  7,i7 the length of a standard     

academic period at the qualifying       
educational institution2 or  7,,ii7 in  
the case of an internship that occurs   
during a period of nonattendance at the 
awarding qualifying educational         
institution1 #aj weeks1 or in the case  
of an internship that occurs during a   
period of attendance at the awarding    
qualifying educational institution1 #ab 
weeks2  7v7 is--  7,i7 an unpaid        
internship2 or  7,,ii7 a paid internship
 that1 according to the determination of
 the qualifying educational institution1
 without an award under this section    
such student would otherwise be unable  
to afford participating in such         
internship2 and  7vi7 is determined by  
the qualifying educational institution  
to be an internship that--  7,i7 is of  
good and reputable quality2  7,,ii7     
affords adequate educational or         
skill-building opportunities2 and       
7,,iii7 is reasonably associated with   
the student's course of study at a      
qualifying educational institution4     

7#b7 ,full-time ,the term full-time1    
when used with respect to an internship1
 shall be defined by the ,secretary in  
regulations4  7#c7 ,qualifying          
educational institution ,the term       
qualifying educational institution has  
the meaning given the term institution  
of higher education in section #aja7;a7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#d7        
,part-time ,the term part-time1 when    
used with respect to an internship1     
shall be defined by the ,secretary in   
regulations4  7#e7 ,period of           
nonattendence ,the term period of       
nonattendence1 when used with respect to
 a student1 means a period during which 
the student is not enrolled at a        
qualifying educational institution1     
including a summer or winter term4  7#f7
 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means  
the ,secretary of ,education4