,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ebe  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#eecj  ,report ,no4 #aad-fgg  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#bj1 #bjaf ,ms4 ,adams 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,byrne7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,july #aa1 #bjaf ,additional
 sponsors3 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1    
,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,roe  
of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4     
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,fudge1
 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4      
,wilson of ,florida1 and ,ms4 ,lee      
,july #aa1 #bjaf ,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,june    
#bj1 #bjaf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     

modify certain provisions relating to   
the capital financing of historically   
,black colleges and universities4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,hbcu ,capital ,financing          
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,bond insurance 
,section #cdc of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajff;b7 is
 amended--  7#a7 by striking escrow     
account each place it appears and       
inserting bond insurance fund2 and  7#b7
 in subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#a71 by striking an and inserting a2   
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#h71 in the     
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking an and inserting a4  #c4       
,strengthening technical assistance     
,paragraph 7#i7 of section #cde of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajff;d7 is amended to read as
 follows3  7#i7 may1 directly or by     
grant or contract1 provide financial    
counseling and technical assistance to  
eligible institutions to prepare the    
institutions to qualify1 apply for1 and 

maintain a capital improvement loan1    
including a loan under this part2 and  4
  #d4 ,,hbcu ,capital ,financing        
,advisory ,board ,paragraph 7#b7 of     
section #cdg7;c7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajff;f7c77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7#b7 ,report ,on an annual    
basis1 the ,advisory ,board shall       
prepare and submit to the authorizing   
committees a report on the status of the
 historically ,black colleges and       
universities described in paragraph     
7#a77;,a74 ,that report shall also      
include--  7,a7 an overview of all loans
 in the capital financing program1      
including the most recent loans awarded 
in the fiscal year in which the report  
is submitted2 and  7,b7 administrative  
and legislative recommendations1 as     
needed1 for addressing the issues       
related to construction financing facing
 historically ,black colleges and       
universities4  4  ,july #aa1 #bjaf      
,reported with an amendment1 committed  

to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed