,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eefj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to
 e/abli% a grant program = und]graduate 
/ud5ts ) f9ancial ne$ to assi/ su*      
/ud5ts 9 complet+ degrees at in/itutions
 ( high] education4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+        
,college ,/ud5ts ,cross ! ,f9i% ,l9e    
,act4  #b4 ,grants to in/itutions to    
provide aw>ds to und]graduate &         
vocational /ud5ts ) f9ancial ne$ to     
assi/ 9 completion ( degree & c]tificate
 programs ,"p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]  
subp>t #g ! foll[+ new subp>t3  #h      
,grants to in/itutions ,to provide aw>ds
 to und]graduate & vocational /ud5ts )  
f9ancial ne$ ,to assi/ 9 completion (   
degree & c]tificate programs  #dbj4     

,grants to in/itutions to provide aw>ds 
to und]graduate & vocational /ud5ts )   
f9ancial ne$ to assi/ 9 completion (    
degree & c]tificate programs  7a7       
,grants = e/abli%m5t ( f9ancial         
assi/ance program ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d
 grants to in/itutions ( high] education
 to e/abli% programs ( f9ancial         
assi/ance = /ud5ts 9 accordance ) ?is   
section4  7b7 ,f9ancial assi/ance       
program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,an in/itution
 ( high] education receiv+ a grant "u   
subsection 7a7 %all e/abli% a f9ancial  
assi/ance program to aw>d funds to n    
less ?an #ajj eligible /ud5ts p]        
academic ye> 9 accordance ) ?is         
subsection4  7#b7 ,/ud5t eligibility ,a 
/ud5t %all be eligible = an aw>d "u a   
f9ancial assi/ance program e/abli%$ by  
an in/itution ( high] education 9       
accordance ) ?is subsection if--  7,a7  
su* /ud5t is enroll$ z an und]graduate  
or vocational /ud5t at su* in/itution on
 a n less ?an half-"t basis2  7,b7 su*  
/ud5t is academically able to complete !

 degree or c]tificate program = :i* su* 
/ud5t is enroll$ )9 an academic ye>2    
7,c7 su* /ud5t is 9 good academic /&+ at
 su* in/itution 7z det]m9$ by su*       
in/itution7 at ! "t ( ! di/ribution ( ! 
aw>d2  7,d7 9 ! case ( a /ud5t :o       
previ\sly receiv$ an aw>d "u ?is        
section1 su* /ud5t ma9ta9$ good academic
 /&+ dur+ ! academic p]iod = :i* ! /ud5t
 receiv$ su* previ\s aw>d "u ?is        
section2  7,e7 su* /ud5t has an out/&+  
tuition paym5t due to su* in/itution &  
is unable to fully pay ! am\nt due2 &   
7,f7 ! in/itution det]m9es t )\t        
f9ancial assi/ance1 su* /ud5t w         
discont9ue ! degree or c]tificate       
program = :i* su* /ud5t is enroll$ due  
to an inability to pay tuition4  7#c7   
,grant am\nt ,! am\nt ( an aw>d to a    
/ud5t "u a f9ancial assi/ance program   
e/abli%$ by an in/itution ( high]       
education 9 accordance ) ?is subsection 
= a seme/] or equival5t %all be ! less] 
(--  7,a7 #a1jjj2 or  7,b7 ! am\nt (    
tuition su* in/itution det]m9es ! /ud5t 

is unable to pay = su* seme/] or        
equival5t4  7#d7 ,limitation on numb] ( 
grants ,a /ud5t may only receive an aw>d
 "u a f9ancial assi/ance program        
e/abli%$ by an in/itution ( high]       
education 9 accordance ) ?is subsection 
= a total ( two seme/]s or ! equival5t (
 two seme/]s4  7#e7 ,in=mation on o!r   
f9ancial assi/ance  7,a7 ,in=mation     
requir$ ,ea* in/itution ( high]         
education receiv+ a grant "u subsection 
7a7 %all provide in=mation to ea* cov]$ 
/ud5t att5d+ su* in/itution on f9ancial 
assi/ance available f any s\rce o!r ?an 
?is section4  7,b7 ,cov]$ /ud5t def9$ ,9
 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m cov]$ /ud5t means a
 /ud5t receiv+ an aw>d "u a f9ancial    
assi/ance program e/abli%$ by an        
in/itution ( high] education 9          
accordance ) ?is subsection 9 an am\nt t
 does n fully pay an out/&+ tuition     
paym5t due to su* in/itution4  7c7      
,f9ancial lit]acy survey ,! ,secret>y   
%all create1 & ea* /ud5t receiv+ an aw>d
 "u a f9ancial assi/ance program        

e/abli%$ by an in/itution ( high]       
education 9 accordance ) subsection 7b7 
%all complete1 an onl9e survey conc]n+  
f9ancial lit]acy4 ,su* survey %all      
include matt]s relat+ to budget+ & sav+1
 /ud5t loan debt1 & c>e] plann+4  7d7   
,reports  7#a7 ,in/itutions ( high]     
education ,ea* in/itution ( high]       
education receiv+ a grant "u subsection 
7a7 %all annually submit to ! ,secret>y 
a report conta9+1 = ! academic ye>      
prec$+ ! date ( ! submission ( su*      
report--  7,a7 ! numb] ( /ud5ts enroll$ 
at su* in/itution t receiv$ an aw>d "u a
 f9ancial assi/ance program e/abli%$ by 
su* in/itution 9 accordance ) subsection
 7b72  7,b7 ! numb] ( su* /ud5ts :o     
complet$ ! degree or c]tificate program 
9 :i* su* /ud5ts 7 enroll$ dur+ su*     
academic ye>2  7,c7 ! numb] ( su* /ud5ts
 :o1 foll[+ completion ( ! degree or    
c]tificate program 9 :i* su* /ud5ts 7   
enroll$1 subsequ5tly enroll$ 9 a degree 
or c]tificate program at a high] level2 
7,d7 ! numb] ( su* /ud5ts :o1 foll[+    

completion ( ! degree or c]tificate     
program 9 :i* su* /ud5ts 7 enroll$1     
subsequ5tly obta9$ full-"t employm5t & !
 av]age sal>y = su* /ud5ts2 &  7,e7 any 
o!r in=mation t ! ,secret>y consid]s    
necess>y4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y  
%all annually submit to ,congress a     
report on ! implem5tation ( ?is section4
 ,su* report %all include--  7,a7 !     
aggregate data submitt$ by all          
in/itutions ( high] education 9         
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a72  7,b7 an    
analysis ( ! grant program "u ?is       
section & any sugge/ions = improv+ su*  
program2 &  7,c7 any o!r in=mation t !  
,secret>y consid]s necess>y4  7e7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section su* sums z may be necess>y =
 fiscal ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjbj4  4