,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjaf,mr4  
,pocan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ellison7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ,f$]al-,/ate   
high] education f9anc+ p>tn]%ips to     
drive d[n ! co/ ( tuition = millions (  
,am]ican /ud5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,degrees ,n ,debt  
,act4  #b4 ,/ate-,f$]al college         
af=dability & completion p>tn]%ips      
,title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq47 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,j    
,/ate-,f$]al college af=dability &      
completion p>tn]%ips  #dii-a4 ,purpose  
,! purpose ( ?is "p is to e/abli% a     
,/ate-,f$]al p>tn]%ip t inc5tivizes     
,/ate inve/m5t 9 public high] education4
  #dii-b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is "p3 7#a7   
,eligible ,/ate ,! t]m eligible ,/ate   
means a ,/ate t provides1 to public     
in/itutions ( high] education1 net ,/ate

 op]at+ support p] ,,fte /ud5t 9 an     
am\nt equal to n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! 
am\nt t reflects ! maximum ,f$]al ,pell 
,grant aw>d am\nt = ! mo/ rec5t academic
 ye>4  7#b7 ,full-"t equival5t /ud5t    
numb] ,! t]m full-"t equival5t /ud5t    
numb] means a numb] reflect+ ! numb] (  
/ud5ts enroll$ full "t at a public      
in/itution ( high] education 9 ! ,/ate1 
& %all be def9$ & calculat$ 9 ! mann]   
det]m9$ mo/ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4 
7#c7 ,l[-income /ud5t ,! t]m l[-income  
/ud5t means a /ud5t :o is eligible = a  
,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u section #dja4    
7#d7 ,net ,/ate op]at+ support  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! t]m net ,/ate op]at+ support   
means an am\nt t is equal to ! am\nt (  
,/ate funds & local gov]nm5t            
appropriations us$ to support public    
high] education annual op]at+ exp5ses 9 
! ,/ate1 calculat$ 9 accordance )       
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c74  7,b7         
,calculation ,a ,/ate's net ,/ate op]at+
 support %all1 = a fiscal ye>1 be an    
am\nt t is equal to ! diff]5ce result+ f

 ! gross am\nt ( ,/ate funds appropriat$
 & disburs$ by ! ,/ate & exp5d$ by !    
recipi5t in/itutions 9 ! fiscal ye> =   
public high] education op]at+ exp5ses 9 
! ,/ate1 m9us--  7i7 su* appropriations 
t are return$ to ! ,/ate2  7ii7         
,/ate-appropriat$ funds d]iv$ f ,f$]al  
s\rces1 includ+ funds provid$ "u ?is "p2
  7iii7 local gov]nm5t funds n          
appropriat$ = op]at+ support = public   
high] education2  7iv7 am\nts t are     
portions ( multi-ye> appropriations to  
be di/ribut$ ov] multiple ye>s t are n  
to be sp5t = ! ye> = :i* ! calculation  
is be+ made2  7v7 tuition *>ges remitt$ 
to ! ,/ate to (fset ,/ate               
appropriations2  7vi7 ,/ate fund+ =     
/ud5ts 9 non-cr$it cont9u+ or adult     
education c\rses & non-cr$it ext5sion   
c\rses2  7vii7 sums appropriat$ to      
private nonpr(it in/itutions ( high]    
education1 or to propriet>y in/itutions 
( high] education1 = capital outlay or  
op]at+ exp5ses2 &  7viii7 any o!r funds 
exclud$ "u subp>agraph 7,c74  7,c7      

,exclusions ,net ,/ate op]at+ support   
does n include--  7i7 funds =-- 7,i7    
/ud5t aid programs t provide grants to  
/ud5ts att5d+ 9-,/ate private nonpr(it  
in/itutions ( high] education1 9-,/ate  
propriet>y in/itutions ( high]          
education1 indep5d5t in/itutions1       
9-,/ate public in/itutions1 &           
out-(-,/ate in/itutions2  7,,ii7 capital
 outlay2  7,,iii7 def]r$ ma9t5ance2 or  
7,,iv7 rese>* & developm5t2 or  7ii7 any
 o!r funds t ! ,secret>y may exclude4   
7#e7 ,net ,/ate op]at+ support p] ,,fte 
/ud5t ,! t]m net ,/ate op]at+ support p]
 ,,fte /ud5t means1 = a fiscal ye>--    
7,a7 ! net ,/ate op]at+ support = !     
previ\s fiscal ye>2 divid$ by  7,b7 !   
full-"t equival5t /ud5t numb] = !       
previ\s fiscal ye>4  7#f7 ,pov]ty l9e ,!
 t]m pov]ty l9e means ! pov]ty l9e 7z   
def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget
 & revis$ annually 9 accordance )       
section #fgc7b7 ( ! ,community ,s]vices 
,block ,grant ,act7 applicable to a     
family ( ! size involv$4  7#g7 ,public  

in/itution ,! t]m public in/itution     
means an in/itution ( high] education 7z
 def9$ 9 section #aja7 ^: liabilities   
are back$ by ! full fai? & cr$it ( !    
,/ate or its equival5t1 z det]m9$ 9     
accordance ) section #ffh4ae ( title    
#cd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation4  7#h7 ,private   
nonpr(it in/itution ( high] education ,!
 t]m private nonpr(it in/itution ( high]
 education means an in/itution ( high]  
education1 z def9$ 9 section #ajb1 t is 
a private nonpr(it in/itution4  7#i7    
,propriet>y in/itution ( high] education
 ,! t]m propriet>y in/itution ( high]   
education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #ajb7;b74  #dii-c4              
,au?orization2 use ( funds  7a7         
,au?orization ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
annual block grants to eligible ,/ates  
to enc\rage ,/ates to provide additional
 fund+ = public high] education4  7b7   
,use ( funds by ,/ates ,an eligible     
,/ate receiv+ a block grant "u ?is "p   
%all allocate #ajj p]c5t ( block grant  

fund+ to public in/itutions = public    
high] education exp5ditures 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7c74  7c7 ,use ( funds by 
public in/itutions ,a public in/itution 
t receives funds "u ?is "p %all-- 7#a7  
use a portion ( su* funds to directly   
r$uce tuition co/s or mitigate ! ne$ to 
raise tuition & fees = /ud5ts resid+ 9 !
 ,/ate2  7#b7 use a portion ( su* funds 
to support ! enrollm5t ( l[-income      
/ud5ts 9 ! in/itution2  7#c7 use a      
portion ( su* funds to support ret5tion 
& degree completion ( l[-income /ud5ts2 
&  7#d7 create a publicly available     
report t docum5ts ! in/itution's ef=ts  
to satisfy ! requirem5ts describ$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c74  7d7         
,prohibitions  7#a7 ,no use = end[m5ts  
,a public in/itution may n use funds    
receiv$ "u ?is "p to increase ! end[m5t 
( ! public in/itution4  7#b7 ,no use =  
a?letic or comm]cial v5ues ,no funds    
aw>d$ "u ?is "p may be us$ = !          
mod]nization1 r5ovation1 or repair (    
/adiums or o!r facilities ( a public    

in/itution prim>ily us$ = a?letic       
conte/s or ev5ts = :i* admission is *>g$
 to ! g5]al public4  7e7 ,/ate          
limitations on in/itutions ,no?+ 9 ?is  
section %all be con/ru$ to prohibit a   
,/ate f e/abli%+ additional requirem5ts 
= public in/itutions 9 ! ,/ate = !      
purpose ( increas+ ! af=dability ( high]
 education4  #ejj4 ,grant =mula  7a7    
,grant ,=mula ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d a  
block grant to an eligible ,/ate = a    
fiscal ye> 9 an am\nt equal to ! product
 (--  7#a7 ! m>g9al ,f$]al mat* am\nt = 
! fiscal ye>1 z det]m9$ "u subsection   
7b72 multipli$ by  7#b7 ! full-"t       
equival5t /ud5t numb] = ! previ\s fiscal
 ye>4  7b7 ,f$]al ,mat* ,am\nt =        
eligible ,/ates ,! m>g9al ,f$]al mat*   
am\nt %all be ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,eligible 
,/ates ) net ,/ate op]at+ support p]    
,,fte /ud5t betwe5 #ej p]c5t & #acj     
p]c5t ( ! maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant ,!
 m>g9al ,f$]al mat* am\nt = an eligible 
,/ate ) a net ,/ate op]at+ support p]   
,,fte /ud5t = ! fiscal ye> t is equal to

 or m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( !       
maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant "u section  
#dja = ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye> b is less 
?an #acj p]c5t ( su* am\nt1 %all be     
equal to ! product (--  7,a7 ! am\nt ( !
 maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = ! mo/    
rec5t fiscal ye>2 multipli$ by  7,b7 !  
result ( ! ma!matical expression        
#j4bfx#b  #j4adx  #j4jje1 :]e x         
repres5ts ! ratio obta9$ by divid+ !    
eligible ,/ate's net ,/ate op]at+       
support p] ,,fte /ud5t by ! am\nt ( !   
maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = ! mo/     
rec5t fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,eligible ,/ates
 ) net ,/ate op]at+ support equal to or 
great] ?an #acj p]c5t ( ! maximum ,f$]al
 ,pell ,grant ,! m>g9al ,f$]al mat*     
am\nt = an eligible ,/ate ) a net ,/ate 
op]at+ support p] ,,fte /ud5t = ! fiscal
 ye> equal to or great] ?an #acj p]c5t (
 ! am\nt ( ! maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant
 = ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye>1 %all be equal
 to ! sum (--  7,a7 ! am\nt calculat$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 = a ,/ate ) a net ,/ate  
op]at+ support p] ,,fte /ud5t equal to  

#acj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! maximum ,f$]al 
,pell ,grant = ! mo/ rec5t fiscal ye>2 &
  7,b7 #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt by :i* !     
eligible ,/ate's net ,/ate op]at+       
support p] ,,fte /ud5t exce$s #acj p]c5t
 ( su* maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant1     
except t 9 no case %all ! m>g9al ,f$]al 
mat* "u ?is p>agraph exce$ an am\nt     
equal to #cj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! maximum
 ,f$]al ,pell ,grant = ! mo/ rec5t      
fiscal ye>4  7c7 ,ratable ,r$uction ,if 
! sums made available "u ?is "p = any   
fiscal ye> are insuffici5t to pay ! full
 am\nts t all ,/ates are eligible to    
receive 9 accordance ) ?is section = su*
 ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% proc$ures
 = ratably r$uc+ ea* ,/ate's aw>d am\nt4
  #eja4 ,acc\ntability & en=cem5t  7a7  
,annual ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ =
 ! fir/ fiscal ye> aft] a ,/ate receives
 a block grant "u ?is "p1 ! ,/ate %all  
prep>e & submit an annual report to !   
,secret>y1 :i* %all include detail$     
in=mation ab\t ! ,/ate's use ( ! grant  
funds to increase ! af=dability ( public

 high] education & increase ! enrollm5t 
& completion rates ( l[-income /ud5ts 7z
 measur$ by eligibility = a ,f$]al ,pell
 ,grant74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,a report      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7    
describe ! cause ( any increases 9      
public high] education co/s & ! s\rces (
 new fund+ to address su* increases2    
7,b7 describe all actions tak5 to       
inc5tivize public in/itutions to r$uce  
tuition co/s1 or mitigate ! ne$ to raise
 tuition & fees = 9-,/ate /ud5ts2  7,c7 
expla9 ! ext5t to :i* public in/itutions
 support$ ! enrollm5t ( l[-income /ud5ts
 :o are eligible = ,f$]al ,pell ,grants 
or o!r ne$-bas$ f9ancial assi/ance2     
7,d7 disclose h[ ! ,/ate di/ribut$ !    
allotm5t provid$ "u ?is "p to all public
 in/itutions1 & ! rationale = su*       
di/ribution2  7,e7 include1 z report$ to
 ! ,/ate by ea* public in/itution 9 !   
,/ate1 ! aggregate graduation rates at  
su* in/itutions = l[-income /ud5ts 7bas$
 on eligibility = ,f$]al ,pell ,grants71
 "p-"t /ud5ts1 & transf] /ud5ts1        

disaggregat$ by type ( degree or        
cr$5tial2  7,f7 detail ,/ate ef=ts to   
improve ! ret5tion & graduation rates ( 
l[-income /ud5ts at bo? #b-ye> & #d-ye> 
in/itutions ( high] education2 &  7,g7  
be publicly available 9 a mann] t is    
easily accessible to p>5ts1 /ud5ts1 &   
consum] advocates4  7b7 ,waiv] ( unmet  
f9ancial ne$ = c]ta9 /ud5ts  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,ea* ,/ate receiv+ an allotm5t "u 
?is "p = a fiscal ye> %all1 z a         
condition ( receiv+ ! allotm5t1 ensure t
 ea* public in/itution 9 ! ,/ate waives1
 or provides assi/ance 7su* z "w /udy   
assi/ance1 ,/ate grants1 or ,f$]al      
grants7 to assi/ 9 meet+1 any unmet     
f9ancial ne$ = a c\rse ( /udy 7z        
calculat$ "u p>agraph 7#b77 = any /ud5t 
enroll$ 9 su* c\rse ( /udy--  7,a7 :o is
 a dep5d5t /ud5t f a family ) an income 
at or bel[ #cej p]c5t ( ! pov]ty l9e2 or
  7,b7 :o is an indep5d5t /ud5t ) an    
income at or bel[ #cej p]c5t ( ! pov]ty 
l9e4  7#b7 ,=mula ,= purposes ( p>agraph
 7#a71 a /ud5t's unmet f9ancial ne$ =   

enrollm5t 9 a c\rse /udy %all be equal  
to--  7,a7 ! co/ ( att5dance = su* c\rse
 ( /udy = su* /ud5t1 m9us  7,b7 !       
expect$ family contribution = su* /ud5t1
 m9us  7,c7 e/imat$ f9ancial assi/ance n
 receiv$ "u ?is title 7z def9$ 9 section
 #dhj7;j771 m9us  7,d7 ! am\nt ( !      
,f$]al ,pell ,grant aw>d$ to su* /ud5t =
 su* c\rse ( /udy4  7c7 ,ma9ta9+ ,net   
,/ate ,op]at+ ,support ,p] ,,fte ,/ud5t 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,/ate receiv+ an     
allotm5t "u ?is "p = a fiscal ye> %all--
 7,a7 ensure t ! am\nt exp5d$ by !      
,/ate1 f funds d]iv$ f non-,f$]al       
s\rces1 = net ,/ate op]at+ support p]   
,,fte /ud5t = ! prec$+ fiscal ye> 0 n   
less ?an ! am\nt exp5d$ by ! ,/ate = net
 ,/ate op]at+ support p] ,,fte /ud5t = !
 second prec$+ fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7      
demon/rate ! ,/ate's compliance )       
subp>agraph 7,a7 by provid+ ! ,secret>y 
) a writt5 assurance & detail$          
docum5tation4  7#b7 ,p5alty ,if a ,/ate 
does n comply ) p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,/ate's
 grant aw>d "u ?is "p %all be r$uc$ by  

an am\nt equal to ! product (--  7,a7 ! 
diff]5ce betwe5-- 7i7 ! net ,/ate op]at+
 support p] ,,fte /ud5t = ! second      
prec$+ fiscal ye>2 m9us  7ii7 ! net     
,/ate op]at+ support p] ,,fte /ud5t = ! 
prec$+ fiscal ye>2 multipli$ by  7,b7 ! 
full-"t equival5t /ud5t numb] = !       
previ\s fiscal ye>4  7d7 ,ma9t5ance (   
ef=t = ,/ate-,bas$ f9ancial aid &       
avoidance ( tuition inflation ,ea* ,/ate
 receiv+ an allotm5t "u ?is "p = a      
fiscal ye> %all1 z a condition ( receiv+
 ! allotm5t--  7#a7 ma9ta9 ! level (    
,/ate /ud5t ne$-bas$ f9ancial aid       
support provid$ = co/s associat$ )      
po/second>y education at n less ?an !   
av]age annual level ( su* support       
provid$ = ! #c academic ye>s imm$iately 
prec$+ ! ye> = :i* ! ,/ate is receiv+ ! 
allotm5t2 &  7#b7 ensure t = ! academic 
ye> imm$iately foll[+ ! academic ye> =  
:i* ! ,/ate is receiv+ ! allotm5t1 all  
public in/itutions ( high] education 9 !
 ,/ate w n increase tuition = 9-,/ate   
/ud5ts by a p]c5tage great] ?an !       

e/imat$ p]c5tage increase 9 ! ,consum]  
,price ,index 7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1
 us+ ! def9ition 9 section #dgh7;f77 = !
 cal5d> ye> = :i* ! ,/ate is receiv+ !  
allotm5t4  7e7 ,au?ority ,to compromise 
,not)/&+ subsections 7c7 & 7d71 !       
,secret>y may waive any ma9t5ance (     
support & ef=t requirem5t1 or !         
avoidance ( tuition requirem5t1 describ$
 9 su* subsections = a ,/ate if !re is a
 cle> case ( a significant economic     
d[nturn 9 ! ,/ate z evid5c$ by a        
r$uction 9 ,/ate dome/ic product1 real  
p] capita income1 & employm5t4 ,su*     
det]m9ation %all only be made by !      
,secret>y foll[+ a writt5 appeal by !   
,/ate t docum5ts rec5t & significant    
decreases 9 economic activity 9 ! ,/ate4
  7f7 ,report+ on p]c5tage ( l[-,income 
/ud5ts ,ea* ,/ate t receiv$ an allotm5t 
"u ?is "p = a fiscal ye> & t desires to 
receive ano!r su* allotm5t = ! succe$+  
fiscal ye> %all1 z a condition ( receiv+
 su* o!r allotm5t1 report to !          
,secret>y--  7#a7 on ! p]c5tage (       

enrollm5t ( l[-income /ud5ts at ea*     
public in/itution 9 ! ,/ate 7out ( !    
total /ud5t enrollm5t 9 su* in/itution7 
= ! mo/ly rec5tly complet$ academic ye>1
 z s report$ by su* in/itutions to !    
,/ate2 &  7#b7 ) respect to any rec5tly 
complet$ academic ye> = :i* ! p]c5tage (
 enrollm5t ( su* /ud5ts at a public     
in/itution 9 ! ,/ate 0 bel[ ! p]c5tage (
 enrollm5t ( su* /ud5ts 9 public        
in/itutions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a :ole =
 su* ye> 7out ( ! total /ud5t enrollm5t 
9 su* public in/itutions = su* ye>71 an 
explanation f su* in/itution 9 ! ,/ate =
 ! reason = su* r$uc$ enrollm5t =       
l[-income /ud5ts at ! in/itution = su*  
ye>4  #ejb4 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is "p su* sums 
z may be necess>y = fiscal ye> #bjag &  
ea* ( ! five succe$+ fiscal ye>s4  4