,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #b1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,gibson 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lee7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]          
,education ,act ( #aife to re9/ate !    
ability-to-b5efit eligibility4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,re/or+ ,inve/m5t 9 ,,atb ,/ud5t        
,education ,act or ! ,,rise ,act4  #b4  
,ability-to-b5efit eligibility  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #dhd7;d7 ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajia7;d77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3   
7d7 ,/ud5ts :o are n high s*ool         
graduates ,9 ord] = a /ud5t :o does n h 
a c]tificate ( graduation f a s*ool     
provid+ second>y education1 or !        
recogniz$ equival5t ( su* c]tificate1 to
 be eligible = any assi/ance "u subp>ts 
#a1 #c1 & #d ( "p ,a & p>ts ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 
& ,e ( ?is title1 ! /ud5t %all meet "o (
 ! foll[+ /&>ds3  7#a7 ,! /ud5t %all    

take an indep5d5tly adm9i/]$ exam9ation 
& %all a*ieve a score1 specifi$ by !    
,secret>y1 demon/rat+ t su* /ud5t c     
b5efit f ! education or tra9+ be+ (f]$4 
,su* exam9ation %all be approv$ by !    
,secret>y on ! basis ( compliance ) su* 
/&>ds = developm5t1 adm9i/ration1 &     
scor+ z ! ,secret>y may prescribe 9     
regulations4  7#b7 ,! /ud5t %all be     
det]m9$ z hav+ ! ability to b5efit f !  
education or tra9+ 9 accordance ) su*   
process z ! ,/ate %all prescribe4 ,any  
su* process describ$ or approv$ by a    
,/ate = ! purposes ( ?is section %all be
 effective #f mon?s aft] ! date (       
submission to ! ,secret>y unless !      
,secret>y disapproves su* process4 ,9   
det]m9+ :e!r to approve or disapprove   
su* process1 ! ,secret>y %all take into 
acc\nt ! effectiv5ess ( su* process 9   
enabl+ /ud5ts )\t high s*ool diplomas or
 ! equival5t !re( to b5efit f !         
in/ruction (f]$ by in/itutions utiliz+  
su* process1 & %all also take into      
acc\nt ! cultural div]sity1 economic    

circum/ances1 & educational prep>ation (
 ! populations s]v$ by ! in/itutions4   
7#c7 ,! /ud5t has complet$ a second>y   
s*ool education 9 a home s*ool sett+ t  
is treat$ z a home s*ool or private     
s*ool "u ,/ate law4  7#d7 ,! /ud5t %all 
be det]m9$ by ! in/itution ( high]      
education z hav+ ! ability to b5efit f !
 education or tra9+ (f]$ by ! in/itution
 ( high] education ^u satisfactory      
completion ( six cr$it h\rs or !        
equival5t clock h\rs t are applicable   
t[>d a degree or c]tificate (f]$ by !   
in/itution ( high] education4  4  7b7   
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section                
#dja7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 ( ! ,high]        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a7b77#b77;,a77ii77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ #dhd7;d77#a77;,a7 & ins]t+        
#dhd7;d74