,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dche  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ac1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,grayson introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,higher ,education ,act to improve      
higher education programs1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,college for ,all   
,act4  ,i ,federal-,state ,partnership  
to ,eliminate ,tuition  #aja4 ,grant    
program to eliminate tuition and        
required fees at public institutions of 
higher education  7a7 ,program          
authorized  7#a7 ,grants authorized     
,from amounts appropriated under        
subsection 7f71 the ,secretary of       
,education 7referred to in this section 
as the ,secretary7 shall award grants1  
from allotments under subsection 7b71 to
 ,states having applications approved   
under subsection 7d71 to enable the     
,states to eliminate tuition and        

required fees at public institutions of 
higher education4  7#b7 ,matching funds 
requirement ,each ,state that receives a
 grant under this section shall provide 
matching funds for a fiscal year in an  
amount that is equal to one half the    
amount received under this section for  
the fiscal year toward the cost of      
reducing the cost of attendance at      
public institutions of higher education 
in the ,state4  7b7 ,determination of   
allotment  7#a7 ,initial allotment ,for 
fiscal year #bjag1 the ,secretary shall 
allot to each eligible ,state that      
submits an application under this       
section an amount that is equal to #fg  
percent of the total revenue received by
 the ,state's public system of higher   
education in the form of tuition and    
related fees for fiscal year #bjag4 ,for
 each of fiscal years #bjah through     
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall allot to    
each eligible ,state that submits an    
application under this section--  7,a7  
an amount equal to the allotment the    

,state received for fiscal year #bjag1  
plus  7,b7 if the ,state provides       
additional funds toward the cost of     
reducing the cost of attendance at      
public institutions of higher education 
in the ,state for any of such fiscal    
years that is more than the matching    
funds requirement under subsection      
7a77#b71 an amount equal to such        
additional funding provided by the      
,state1 which amount provided by the    
,secretary may be used for the          
activities described in subsection      
7e77#b74  7#b7 ,subsequent allotments   
,beginning in fiscal year #bjba1 the    
,secretary shall determine the median   
allotment per full-time equivalent      
student made to all eligible ,states    
under this section for fiscal year #bjbj
 and incrementally reduce allotments    
made to ,states under this section such 
that by fiscal year #bjbf1 no ,state    
receives an allotment under this section
 per full-time equivalent student that  
exceeds the median allotment per        

full-time equivalent student made under 
this section for fiscal year #bjbj4  7c7
 ,state eligibility requirements ,in    
order to be eligible to receive an      
allotment under this section for a      
fiscal year1 a ,state shall--  7#a7     
ensure that public institutions of      
higher education in the ,state maintain 
per-pupil expenditures on instruction at
 levels that meet or exceed the         
expenditures for the previous fiscal    
year2  7#b7 ensure that tuition and     
required fees for in-,state             
undergraduate students in the ,state's  
public higher education system are      
eliminated2  7#c7 maintain ,state       
operating expenditures for public       
institutions of higher education1       
excluding the amount of funds provided  
for a fiscal year under this section1 at
 a level that meets or exceeds the level
 of such support for fiscal year #bjaf2 
7#d7 maintain ,state expenditures on    
need-based financial aid programs for   
enrollment in public institutions of    

higher education in the ,state at a     
level that meets or exceeds the level of
 such support for fiscal year #bjaf2    
7#e7 ensure public institutions of      
higher education in the ,state maintain 
funding for institutional need-based    
student financial aid in an amount that 
is equal to or exceeds the level of such
 funding for the previous fiscal year2  
7#f7 provide an assurance that not later
 than #e years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 not less than   
#ge percent of instruction at public    
institutions of higher education in the 
,state is provided by tenured or        
tenure-track faculty2  7#g7 require that
 public institutions of higher education
 in the ,state provide1 for each student
 enrolled at the institution who        
receives for the maximum ,federal ,pell 
,grant award under subpart #a of part ,a
 of title ,,iv of the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et
 seq471 institutional student financial 
aid in an amount equal to #ajj percent  

of the difference between--  7,a7 the   
cost of attendance at such institution  
7as determined in accordance with       
section #dgb of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgll771 
and  7,b7 the sum of-- 7i7 the amount of
 the maximum ,federal ,pell ,grant      
award2 and  7ii7 the student's expected 
family contribution2 and  7#h7 ensure   
that public institutions of higher      
education in the ,state not adopt       
policies to reduce enrollment4  7d7     
,submission and contents of application 
,for each fiscal year for which a ,state
 desires a grant under this section1 the
 ,state agency with jurisdiction over   
higher education1 or another agency     
designated by the ,governor or chief    
executive of the ,state to administer   
the program under this section1 shall   
submit an application to the ,secretary 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7e7 ,use of    
funds  7#a7 ,in general ,a ,state that  

receives a grant under this section     
shall use the grant funds and the       
matching funds required under this      
section to eliminate tuition and        
required fees for students at public    
institutions of higher education in the 
,state4  7#b7 ,additional funding ,once 
tuition and required fees have been     
eliminated pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 a
 ,state that receives a grant under this
 section shall use any remaining grant  
funds and matching funds required under 
this section to increase the quality of 
instruction and student support services
 by carrying out the following3  7,a7   
,expanding academic course offerings to 
students4  7,b7 ,increasing the number  
and percentage of full-time             
instructional faculty4  7,c7 ,providing 
all faculty with professional supports  
to help students succeed1 such as       
professional development opportunities1 
office space1 and shared governance in  
the institution4  7,d7 ,compensating    
part-time faculty for work done outside 

of the classroom relating to            
instruction1 such as holding office     
hours4  7,e7 ,strengthening and ensuring
 all students have access to student    
support services such as academic       
advising1 counseling1 and tutoring4     
7,f7 ,any other additional activities   
that improve instructional quality and  
academic outcomes for students as       
approved by the ,secretary through a    
peer review process4  7#c7 ,prohibition 
,a ,state that receives a grant under   
this section may not use grant funds or 
matching funds required under this      
section--  7,a7 for the construction of 
nonacademic facilities1 such as student 
centers or stadiums2  7,b7 for          
merit-based student financial aid2 or   
7,c7 to pay the salaries or benefits of 
school administrators4  7f7             
,authorization and appropriation ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section #dg1jjj1jjj1jjj  
for fiscal year #bjag1 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal 

years #bjah through #bjbf4  ,,ii        
,student loans  #bja4 ,restoration of   
certain interest rate provisions        
,section #dee7;b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;e7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#h7--  7,a7 in the heading1  
by striking on or after ,july #a1 #bjac 
and inserting on or after ,july #a1     
#bjac1 and before ,july #a1 #bjaf2 and  
7,b7 by striking on or after ,july #a1  
#bjac and inserting on or after ,july   
#a1 #bjac1 and before ,july #a1 #bjaf   
each place the term appears2  7#b7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#i7 and 7#aj7 
as paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa71          
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting the
 following after paragraph 7#h73  7#i7  
,interest rate provisions for new loans 
on or after ,july #a1 #bjaf  7,a7 ,rates
 for ,,fdsl and ,,fdusl ,notwithstanding
 the preceding paragraphs of this       
subsection1 for ,federal ,direct        
,stafford ,loans and ,federal ,direct   
,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loans for which

 the first disbursement is made on or   
after ,july #a1 #bjaf1 the applicable   
rate of interest shall1 during any      
#ab-month period beginning on ,july #a  
and ending on ,june #cj1 be determined  
on the preceding ,june #a and be equal  
to--  7i7 the bond equivalent rate of   
#ia-;day ,treasury bills auctioned at   
the final auction held prior to such    
,june #a2 plus  7ii7 #b4c percent1      
except that such rate shall not exceed  
#h4be percent4  7,b7 ,in school and     
grace period rules ,notwithstanding the 
preceding paragraphs of this subsection1
 with respect to any ,federal ,direct   
,stafford ,loan or ,federal ,direct     
,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan for which 
the first disbursement is made on or    
after ,july #a1 #bjaf1 the applicable   
rate of interest for interest which     
accrues--  7i7 prior to the beginning of
 the repayment period of the loan2 or   
7ii7 during the period in which         
principal need not be paid 7whether or  
not such principal is in fact paid7 by  

reason of a provision described in      
subsection 7f71  shall be determined    
under subparagraph 7,a7 by substituting 
#a4g percent for #b4c percent4  7,c7    
,,plus loans ,notwithstanding the       
preceding paragraphs of this subsection1
 with respect to ,federal ,direct ,,plus
 ,loan for which the first disbursement 
is made on or after ,july #a1 #bjaf1 the
 applicable rate of interest shall be   
determined under subparagraph 7,a7--    
7i7 by substituting #c4a percent for    
#b4c percent2 and  7ii7 by substituting 
#i4j percent for #h4be percent4  7,d7   
,consolidation loans ,notwithstanding   
the preceding paragraphs of this        
subsection1 any ,federal ,direct        
,consolidation loan for which the       
application is received on or after     
,july #a1 #bjaf1 shall bear interest at 
an annual rate on the unpaid principal  
balance of the loan that is equal to the
 lesser of--  7i7 the weighted average  
of the interest rates on the loans      
consolidated1 rounded to the nearest    

higher #a_/h of #a percent2 or  7ii7    
#h4be percent4  4  #bjb4 ,borrower      
modification of interest rates under    
title ,,iv ,section #dee7;b7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7b771 as amended by    
section #bja1 is further amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#ab7 
,borrower modification of interest rate 
7,a7 ,modification ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 the borrower of 
a ,federal ,stafford ,loan under section
 #dbh1 a ,federal ,direct ,stafford     
,loan1 a ,federal ,unsubsidized         
,stafford ,loan under section #dbh;,h1 a
 ,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized         
,stafford ,loan1 a ,federal ,,plus ,loan
 under section #dbh;,b1 a ,federal      
,direct ,,plus ,loan1 a ,federal        
,consolidation ,loan under section      
#dbh;,c1 or a ,federal ,direct          
,consolidation ,loan may elect to modify
 the interest rate of the loan to be    
equal to--  7i7 in the case of a        
,federal ,direct ,stafford ,loan1 a     

,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loan1 a ,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loan1
 or a ,federal ,direct ,consolidation   
,loan1 the interest rate that would be  
applicable to such loan if such loan    
were first disbursed 7or in the case of 
a ,federal ,direct ,consolidation ,loan1
 first applied for7 on the date on which
 such borrower elects to modify the     
interest rate of such loan2 and  7ii7 in
 the case of a ,federal ,stafford ,loan1
 a ,federal ,unsubsidized ,stafford     
,loan1 a ,federal ,,plus ,loan1 or a    
,federal ,consolidation ,loan1 the      
weighted average of the interest rates  
applicable to loans under part ,b on the
 date the loan was first disbursed 7or  
in the case of a ,federal ,consolidation
 ,loan1 first applied for74  7,b7 ,fixed
 rate ,except as provided in            
subparagraph 7,c71 an interest rate     
elected under subparagraph 7,a7 for a   
loan shall be fixed for the life of the 
loan4  7,c7 ,continuing authority to    
modify ,a borrower may elect to modify  

the interest rate of a loan in          
accordance with subparagraph 7,a7 at any
 time during the life of the loan4  4   
,,iii ,federal ,work-,study ,programs   
#cja4 ,authorization of appropriations  
,section #dda7;b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgea7;b77 is amended to read as        
follows3  7b7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this part--
 7#a7 #ige1jjj1jjj for fiscal year      
#bjag2  7#b7 #a1ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjah2  7#c7 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal year #bjai2  7#d7 #b1ejj1jjj1jjj 
for fiscal year #bjbj2 and  7#e7        
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4  4
  #cjb4 ,federal ,work-,study allocation
 of funds ,section #ddb of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgeb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,revision to the federal
 work study allocation ,the ,secretary  
shall allocate funds under this section 

solely on the basis of the self-help    
need determination described under      
subsection 7c74  2  7#b7 in subsection  
7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking ,to determine the self-help    
need of an institution's eligible       
undergraduate students1 and inserting   
,until such time as the ,secretary      
establishes a revised method to         
determine the self-help need of an      
institution's eligible undergraduate    
students1 in accordance with paragraph  
7#e712  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by      
striking ,to determine the self-help    
need of an institution's eligible       
graduate and professional students1 and 
inserting ,until such time as the       
,secretary establishes a revised method 
to determine the self-help need of an   
institution's eligible graduate and     
professional students1 in accordance    
with paragraph 7#e712 and  7,c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of the ,college for ,all   

,act1 the ,secretary shall establish    
revised methods for determining the     
self-help need of an institution's      
eligible undergraduate students1 as     
described in paragraph 7#b71 and        
eligible graduate and professional      
students1 as described in paragraph     
7#c71 that shall take into account the  
number of ,federal ,pell ,grant eligible
 low- and moderate-income students that 
an eligible institution serves and      
provide considerations for eligible     
institutions that successfully          
demonstrate improved employment         
outcomes4 ,the ,secretary shall         
promulgate any regulations necessary to 
carry out the revised methods of        
determining an eligible institution's   
self-help need under this subsection4  2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7f7 ,funds ,to expand job   
location development programs           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this part1 to promote career readiness  
and improve the employment skills of    

,federal ,pell ,grant-eligible students1
 the ,secretary is authorized to enter  
into agreements with eligible           
institutions under which such           
institution may not use more than #bj   
percent or #aej1jjj of its allotment    
under this section1 whichever amount is 
less1 to expand job location development
 programs1 which can be coordinated with
 ,state and local workforce development 
boards4  4  ,,iv ,offering ,necessary   
,eligibility for ,timely ,institutional 
,matriculation and ,enrollment  #dja4   
,,fafsa pilot program ,part ,g of title 
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh et seq47 is  
amended by inserting after section #dhc 
the following3  #dhc;,a4 ,,fafsa pilot  
program  7a7 ,purposes ,the purposes of 
this section are-- 7#a7 to streamline   
the annual process by which students    
apply for ,federal financial assistance2
  7#b7 to reduce the need for students  
to reapply for such assistance each     
year2  7#c7 to lower the cost of student

 borrowing by maintaining important     
student loan protections1 such as the   
in-school interest subsidy2  7#d7 to    
strengthen the middle class and reduce  
income inequality by targeting financial
 aid to low- and middle-income students2
 and  7#e7 to ensure that the financial 
aid application uses income data from   
prior tax years readily available to    
students and families to facilitate the 
widespread and increased use of         
automated processes1 such as at the     
,,irs-,data ,retrieval ,tool            
7,,irs-,,drt71 with the goal of reducing
 errors and easing the time and rigor of
 the application process4  7b7 ,pilot   
program authorized ,the ,secretary is   
authorized to establish a pilot program 
and select #e eligible ,states-- 7#a7 in
 which a student who attends an         
institution of higher education in the  
eligible ,state may submit a single     
,free ,application for ,federal ,student
 ,aid1 as described in section #dhc and 
modified under subsection 7d7 7referred 

to in this section as the ,,fafsa71 to  
be used as the application to determine 
the need and eligibility of the student 
for financial assistance under this     
title during the official length of the 
student's proposed postsecondary degree 
program2 and  7#b7 that shall each      
receive a grant in accordance with      
subsection 7e74  7c7 ,eligible ,states  
,the ,secretary shall select #e eligible
 ,states that are determined by the     
,secretary to have a strong record of   
increasing college access and           
affordability1 especially for low-income
 students1 to participate in the pilot  
program described in subsection 7b74    
,the selection of eligible ,states shall
 be based on the extent to which the    
,state has--  7#a7 invested1 and        
continues to invest1 significantly in   
public higher education1 resulting in a 
comparatively lower net price for       
low-income students2  7#b7 allocated    
,state financial aid primarily on the   
basis of need2 and  7#c7 agreed1 as a   

condition of the ,state's application   
for the pilot program under this        
section1 to provide all in-,state       
students 7as determined by the ,state7  
with an offer for ,state financial aid  
that--  7,a7 is valid for not less than 
#b years and not more than #d years1 as 
determined by the ,state2 and  7,b7     
shall be subject to change only upon    
certain conditions1 such as significant 
changes in a student's financial        
circumstances4  7d7 ,single ,,fafsa     
submission ,the ,secretary shall        
implement1 in consultation with the #e  
selected eligible ,states1 a pilot      
program to streamline the process of    
application to determine the need and   
eligibility of a student for financial  
assistance under this title that        
incorporates the following3  7#a7 ,an   
option for students that are enrolled in
 an institution of higher education in a
 selected eligible ,state to submit a   
single ,,fafsa at the beginning of the  
student's postsecondary degree program  

and receive a determination of financial
 assistance under this title that shall1
 on a contingent basis1 be valid for not
 less than #b years and not more than #d
 years1 as determined by the ,state4    
7#b7 ,the determination of financial    
assistance under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 made in accordance with part ,f1 except
 that relevant calculations shall be    
made using a multi-year average1 of #b  
or #c years1 from the most recent tax   
years for which data are available4 ,a  
student may use previously submitted    
student and parent taxpayer data to     
prepopulate the electronic version of   
the ,,fafsa1 as described in section    
#dhc7;f74  7#c7 ,as a condition of the  
continued receipt of financial          
assistance under this section1 the      
,secretary may require a student who    
submits the single ,,fafsa to respond to
 a short number of questions 7which may 
be determined by the ,secretary71 on an 
annual basis1 to determine if there is a
 change in the financial status of the  

student 7such as whether the student or 
the student's parent has experienced a  
substantial increase in annual income7  
in order to ensure that the student     
continues to receive the appropriate    
amount of financial assistance under    
this title4  7#d7 ,notwithstanding      
paragraph 7#a71 a requirement that      
students who experience significant     
changes in their financial              
circumstances1 as determined by the     
,secretary1 will be required to resubmit
 the ,,fafsa in order to receive a new  
determination of financial assistance   
under this title4  7#e7 ,an income      
verification process-- 7,a7 which the   
,secretary1 through the establishment of
 a memorandum of understanding with the 
,secretary of the ,treasury1 will       
develop to share the income tax data of 
a random sample of students who have    
received ,federal assistance under this 
title1 including ,federal ,pell ,grants 
under section #dja and loans made under 
part ,d2  7,b7 to ensure that students  

who have not resubmitted a ,,fafsa in   
accordance with paragraph 7#c7 did not  
have a significant change in financial  
circumstances that would have required  
them to do so2  7,c7 that shall be      
carried out in a way so as to ensure    
that no personally identifiable         
information is made public through the  
income verification process2 and  7,d7  
that will be carried out only with the  
consent of students1 whose consent will 
be requested as part of the annual      
response required under paragraph 7#c74 
7#f7 ,an option for students to request 
professional judgment or resubmit their 
,,fafsa each year1 to receive a new     
determination of eligibility for        
financial assistance under this title4  
7e7 ,grant amount ,each eligible ,state 
selected under this section shall       
receive a grant to increase public      
awareness of1 and promote the use of1   
the single ,,fafsa that may be submitted
 under the pilot program to be used as  
the application to determine the need   

and eligibility of the student for      
financial assistance under this title   
during the official length of the       
student's proposed postsecondary degree 
program4  7f7 ,supplement not supplant  
,grants provided under this section     
shall be used to supplement1 and not    
supplant1 ,state funds that are used to 
improve college access and              
affordability4  7g7 ,evaluation ,not    
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of the ,college for ,all ,act1
 and #e years thereafter1 the ,secretary
 shall prepare and submit to the        
authorizing committees a report that    
contains an evaluation of the           
effectiveness of the pilot program under
 this section in improving college      
access1 increasing ,,fafsa submission   
rates1 and increasing postsecondary     
education credit and course             
accumulation4  4  #djb4 ,prior1 prior   
year ,section #dhj7;a77#a7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgvv7a77#a77 is amended by 

striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 the following3  7,b7 ,notwithstanding  
section #dgh7;a7 and beginning not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of the ,college for ,all ,act1
 the ,secretary shall provide for the   
use of data from the second preceding   
tax year when and to the extent         
necessary to carry out the              
simplification of applications          
7including simplification for a subset  
of applications7 used for the estimation
 and determination of financial aid     
eligibility4 ,such simplification shall 
include the sharing of data between the 
,internal ,revenue ,service and the     
,department1 pursuant to the consent of 
the taxpayer4  4