,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dbei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjad ,ms4  
,del,bene 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hanna7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife to l[] ! co/ (  
college education by e/abli%+ pilot     
programs to exp& /ud5t access to digital
 c\rse mat]ials4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,electronic ,books 
,op5+ ,opportunity = ,k ,act ( #bjad or 
! ,e-,,book ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ris+    
co/s are mak+ x increas+ly difficult =  
/ud5ts & _! families to af=d a college  
education4  7#b7 ,9 addition to ! gr[+  
price ( tuition1 fees1 & room & bo>d1 ! 
av]age college /ud5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
mu/ also sp5d m ?an #a1jjj p] ye> on    
textbooks & supplies4  7#c7 ,new le>n+  
te*nologies 9 high] education provide a 
gr[+ opportunity to r$uce ! co/ ( c\rse 
mat]ials = /ud5ts & _! families4  7#d7  

,all /ud5ts des]ve ! opportunity to     
obta9 a high-quality education & acquire
 ! skills ne$$ to compete 9 #ba/-c5tury 
economy4  #c4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is 
,act is to id5tify sav+s 9 ! co/ (      
public college education = und]graduate 
/ud5ts by fund+ pilot programs 9        
in/itutions ( high] education to provide
 exp&$ access to digital c\rse mat]ials 
z "p ( _! academic programs4  #d4       
,grants to ,exp& ,access to ,digital    
,c\rse ,mat]ials ,title ,,viii ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #aafa;a et seq47 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new "p3  ,,bb    
,grants = ! ,expansion ( ,access to     
,digital ,c\rse ,mat]ials  #hia4 ,grants
 = ,access to ,digital ,c\rse ,mat]ials 
7a7 ,grants au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,f 
am\nts made available by ! ,secret>y    
pursuant to subsection 7g71 ! ,secret>y 
may aw>d grants on a competitive basis  
to n m ?an #aj in/itutions ( high]      
education to r$uce ! co/ ( att5dance =  
und]graduate /ud5ts by provid+ su*      

/ud5ts ) exp&$ access to digital c\rse  
mat]ials4  7#b7 ,am\nt ( funds to be    
aw>d$ ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! am\nt 
( funds to be aw>d$ = ea* grant bas$ on 
! numb] ( /ud5ts to be s]v$ "u ! grant1 
except t no grant "u ?is section %all be
 9 an am\nt t is m ?an #b1jjj1jjj4  7b7 
,application ,an in/itution desir+ to   
obta9 a grant "u ?is section %all submit
 an application to ! ,secret>y at su*   
"t1 9 su* =m1 & accompani$ by su*       
in=mation1 agreem5ts1 & assurances z !  
,secret>y may reasonably require4  7c7  
,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give pref]5ce 
to applications t demon/rate a commitm5t
 to s]v+ disadvantag$ /ud5ts4  7d7 ,use 
( ,funds ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u ?is section
 %all provide to an in/itution ( high]  
education funds to support a pilot      
program = ! in/itution to make digital  
c\rse mat]ials available to und]graduate
 /ud5ts 9 at lea/ two diff]5t academic  
dep>tm5ts4 ,su* funds may be us$ = any (
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,pur*as+ & ma9ta9+     

electronic equipm5t or s(tw>e necess>y =
 ! op]ation ( ! pilot program1 includ+  
mobile comput] devices & accompany+     
h>dw>e1 s(tw>e applications1 comput]    
sy/ems & plat=ms1 digital & onl9e       
cont5t1 onl9e in/ruction1 & o!r onl9e   
s]vices & support4  7#b7 ,pur*as+ &     
ma9ta9+ digital & onl9e cont5t = !      
in/itution to make available            
electronically to in/ructors or /ud5ts1 
includ+ pay+ any copyright fees         
associat$ ) ! digital di/ribution (     
physical c\rse mat]ials4  7#c7 ,hir+    
/aff = ! adm9i/ration ( ! pilot program1
 ) priority giv5 to hir+ enroll$        
und]graduate /ud5ts4  7#d7 ,build+ or   
acquir+ extra /orage space d$icat$ to   
equipm5t us$ = ! pilot program4  7#e7   
,revis+ & adapt+ academic curricula z   
ne$$ to implem5t ! pilot program4  7#f7 
,acquir+ su* o!r goods or s]vices z !   
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7e7    
,report+ requirem5ts  7#a7 ,report to ! 
,secret>y ,aft] a p]iod ( "t to be      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ea* in/itution (

 high] education t receives a grant "u  
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y a
 report t includes--  7,a7 an assessm5t 
( ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program fund$
 by ! grant 9 r$uc+ ! co/ ( att5dance = 
/ud5ts2  7,b7 an assessm5t ( any impact 
( ! pilot program on /ud5t a*ievem5t2   
7,c7 an acc\nt+ ( ! purposes = :i* !    
grant funds 7 exp5d$2 &  7,d7 any       
additional in=mation ! ,secret>y        
reasonably requires4  7#b7 ,report to   
,congress ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] !  
end ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> 9 :i* a grant is
 aw>d$ "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report on !       
effectiv5ess ( ! grants4 ,su* report    
%all include--  7,a7 an e/imate by !    
,secret>y ( ! am\nt ( money sav$ by     
/ud5ts :o p>ticipate 9 ! pilot programs2
  7,b7 a summ>y ( ! be/ practices       
develop$ 9 ! pilot programs2  7,c7 a    
description ( ! types ( digital c\rse   
mat]ials us$ 9 ! pilot programs1 includ+
 electronic books1 int]active & adaptive
 digital le>n+ tools1 & op5 educational 

res\rces2 &  7,d7 any recomm5dations !  
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate reg>d+   
future congressional action relat$ to   
/ud5t access to digital c\rse mat]ials4 
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,co/ ( att5dance ,! t]m co/ ( att5dance 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #dgb4  
7#b7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a71    
except t su* t]m only includes public   
in/itutions4  7#c7 ,digital c\rse       
mat]ials ,! t]m digital c\rse mat]ials  
includes electronic books1 portable     
docum5t =mat & ^w-process+ docum5ts1    
,int]net websites1 int]active & adaptive
 digital le>n+ tools1 op5 educational   
res\rces1 & o!r digital & onl9e         
educational res\rces4  7#d7 ,op5        
educational res\rces ,! t]m op5         
educational res\rces means digital c\rse
 mat]ials t are made freely available   
onl9e to ! public ) a p]man5t copyright 
lic5se grant+ advance p]mission = !     
public to access1 di/ribute1 adapt1 &   

o!rwise use ! "w ) appropriate          
attribution to ! au?ors z set =? 9 !    
mat]ials4  7#e7 ,mobile comput] device  
,! t]m mobile comput] device means an   
electronic read] or tablet comput]4     
7#f7 ,disadvantag$ /ud5t ,! t]m         
disadvantag$ /ud5t means an und]graduate
 /ud5t :o is--  7,a7 f a l[-income      
family2  7,b7 a m9ority2 or  7,c7 f an  
economically or o!rwise disadvantag$    
backgr\nd4  7g7 ,fund+ ,( ! funds made  
available 9 appropriation ,acts = fiscal
 ye>s #bjae1 #bjaf1 & #bjag = ! purpose 
( mak+ competitive grants to in/itutions
 ( high] education "u ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y may make available to c>ry out
 ?is section n m ?an #bj1jjj1jjj4  7h7  
,sunset ,no grants may be aw>d$ "u ?is  
section aft] ,septemb] #cj1 #bjag4  4