,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjad,ms4 ,landrieu introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife in order to allow the    
,secretary of ,education to award job   
training ,federal ,pell ,grants4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,jumpstart ,our ,businesses by      
,supporting ,students ,act of #bjad or  
the ,,jobs ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,job     
training ,federal ,pell ,grants ,section
 #dja of the ,higher ,education ,act of 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
7k7 ,job training ,federal ,pell ,grant 
program  7#a7 ,in general ,for the award
 years beginning on ,july #a1 #bjad1 and
 ending on ,june #cj1 #bjbj1 the        
,secretary shall carry out a program    
through which the ,secretary awards job 

training ,federal ,pell ,grants to      
students in job training programs4 ,each
 job training ,federal ,pell ,grant     
awarded under this subsection shall have
 the same terms and conditions1 and be  
awarded in the same manner1 as a        
,federal ,pell ,grant awarded under     
subsection 7a71 except as follows3 7,a7 
,a student who is eligible to receive a 
job training ,federal ,pell ,grant under
 this subsection is a student who-- 7i7 
has not yet attained a baccalaureate    
degree or postbaccalaureate degree2     
7ii7 attends an eligible institution of 
higher education2  7iii7 is enrolled in1
 or accepted for enrollment in1 a job   
training program at such institution of 
higher education that does not lead to a
 baccalaureate degree2 and  7iv7 meets  
all other eligibility requirements for a
 ,federal ,pell ,grant 7except with     
respect to the type of program of study1
 as provided in clause 7iii774  7,b7    
,the amount of a job training ,federal  
,pell ,grant for an eligible student    

shall be determined under subsection    
7b77#b77;,a71 except that-- 7i7 the     
maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant for       
purposes of an award under this         
subsection shall be #b1dcj2  7ii7 no    
increase shall be calculated under      
subsection 7b77#g77;,b7 for a student   
receiving a job training ,federal ,pell 
,grant under this subsection2 and  7iii7
 the requirement of subsection 7b77#d7  
prohibiting ,federal ,pell ,grants of   
less than a certain amount shall not    
apply4  7#b7 ,inclusion in total        
eligibility period ,any period during   
which a student receives a job training 
,federal ,pell ,grant under this        
subsection shall be included in         
calculating the student's period of     
eligibility for ,federal ,pell ,grants  
under subsection 7c71 and any           
regulations under such subsection       
regarding students who are enrolled in  
an undergraduate program on less than a 
full-time basis shall similarly apply to
 students who are enrolled in a job     

training program at an eligible         
institution on less than a full-time    
basis4  7#c7 ,definition of job training
 program ,in this subsection1 the term  
job training program means a career and 
technical education program at an       
institution of higher education that--  
7,a7 provides not less than #aej clock  
hours of instructional time over a      
period of not less than #h weeks2  7,b7 
provides training needed to meet the    
needs of the local or regional          
workforce2  7,c7 provides a student1    
upon completion of the program1 with a  
recognized educational credential that  
is recognized by the relevant industry  
and meets the requirements of           
subparagraph 7,d72  7,d7 has been       
determined1 by the institution of higher
 education1 to provide academic content1
 an amount of instructional time1 and a 
recognized educational credential that  
are sufficient to-- 7i7 meet the hiring 
requirements of multiple potential      
employers2 and  7ii7 allow the students 

to apply for any licenses or            
certifications that may be required to  
be employed in the field for which the  
job training is offered2 and  7,e7 may  
include integrated or basic skills      
courses4  4