,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bifa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjag ,mr4 
,norcross 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4
 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 & ,mrs4 
,davis ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to
 improve rem$ial education programs t   
tra9 /ud5ts 9 ! compet5cies ne$$ to     
succe$ 9 high] education4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rem$ial
 ,education ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4      
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to--  
7#a7 improve rem$ial education & support
 /ud5ts z !y move ?r\gh\t cr$it &       
non-cr$it be>+ c\rse "w & complete      
po/second>y education2  7#b7 provide    
fund+ to improve rem$ial education bas$ 
on #e models f\nd to h success on a     
small scale2  7#c7 ?r\gh ?or\gh         
collection ( data1 reports1 &           
evaluations1 comp>e )9 & betwe5 models (
 rem$ial education & _! impact on       

po/second>y education completion2 &     
7#d7 develop /rategies = replication (  
successful models & improve su/a9ability
 ( rem$ial education programs4  #c4     
,rem$ial education grants ,"p ,g ( title
 ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh et seq47 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] section #dhf;,a ! foll[+3
  #dhf;,b4 ,rem$ial education grants    
7a7 ,grants au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f !
 funds appropriat$ "u subsection 7i71 ! 
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director 
( ! ,in/itute ( ,education ,sci5ces1    
%all aw>d grants1 on a competitive      
basis1 to eligible entities to improve  
rem$ial education 9 high] education4    
7#b7 ,duration ,a grant "u ?is section  
%all be aw>d$ = a p]iod ( #e ye>s4  7#c7
 ,m9imum aw>ds ,! total am\nt ( funds   
provid$ "u a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section 
%all n be less ?an #ejj1jjj4  7b7       
,application ,an eligible entity t      
desires to receive a grant "u ?is       
section %all submit an application to ! 
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     

accompani$ by su* in=mation z !         
,secret>y may require1 :i* %all include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( h[ !    
eligible entity w use ! grant funds to  
develop or improve a rem$ial education  
program t includes evid5ce-bas$1        
effective /rategies = provid+ in/ruction
 to ensure t /ud5ts are prep>$ = c\rses 
at ! po/second>y level4  7#b7 ,an       
assurance t ! eligible entity w use m   
?an #b measures 7su* z a /ud5t's college
 entrance exam9ation score1 grade po9t  
av]age1 high s*ool c\rse li/1 or a      
placem5t exam9ation7 to id5tify /ud5ts 9
 ne$ ( rem$ial education :o may be      
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! rem$ial      
education program develop$ or improv$ "u
 ! grant4  7#c7 ,a description ( h[ !   
eligible entity1 9 develop+ or improv+  
su* a program1 w consult ) /akehold]s1  
includ+ individuals ) exp]tise 9 rem$ial
 education1 /ud5ts enroll$ 9 rem$ial    
education1 & faculty in/ructors =       
rem$ial education4  7#d7 ,! eligible    
entity's plan = su/a9+ ! program aft] ! 

grant p]iod has end$4  7#e7 ,! eligible 
entity's plan = monitor+ & evaluat+ !   
program1 includ+ h[ ! eligible entity w 
use ! data collect$ "u subsection 7g7 to
 cont9ually update & improve ! program4 
7c7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity t  
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 ! grant to develop or improve a rem$ial
 education program ?r\gh "o or m ( !    
foll[+ models3 7#a7 ,align+ c\rse "w    
,work+ ) a local educational ag5cy or   
,/ate educational ag5cy t is "p ( !     
eligible entity to develop or improve   
programs t provide alignm5t betwe5 high 
s*ool c\rsework & po/second>y education1
 & t may include--  7,a7 assessm5ts 9   
high s*ool to measure /ud5t read9ess =  
c\rses at ! po/second>y level2 or  7,b7 
int]v5tions 9 high s*ool t improve /ud5t
 compet5cies = c\rses at ! po/second>y  
level4  7#b7 ,accel]at$ c\rse "w        
,r$esign+ or improv+ rem$ial education  
t-- 7,a7 all[s /ud5ts to enroll 9 m ?an 
"o sequ5tial rem$ial education c\rse or 
tra9+ 9 a seme/]1 or ! equival5t2  7,b7 

cond5ses ! "t ( ! rem$ial education2 or 
7,c7 provides %ort5$1 int5sive c\rses or
 tra9+ to improve compet5cies ( /ud5ts =
 c\rses at ! po/second>y level4  7#c7   
,modul> in/ructional me?ods ,develop+ or
 improv+ rem$ial education t-- 7,a7     
specifically t>gets ! skills t /ud5ts   
ne$ to move =w>d 9 c\rses at !          
po/second>y level2 &  7,b7 may be us$ to
 develop new assessm5ts1 r$esign c\rses 
to provide t>get$ skill in/ruction1 or  
provide faculty pr(essional developm5t4 
7#d7 ,co-requisite model ,develop+ or   
improv+ rem$ial education programs t    
all[ a /ud5t to enroll 9 rem$ial        
education 7:i* may be provid$ ?r\gh a   
modul> in/ructional me?od7 :ile also    
enroll$ 9 a c\rse at ! po/second>y      
level4  7#e7 ,sy/emic re=m to implem5t  
compreh5sive1 integrat$ support programs
 ,implem5t+ & improv+ compreh5sive1     
integrat$1 evid5ce-bas$ support programs
 t-- 7,a7 enable /ud5ts enroll$ 9       
rem$ial education to rea* completion &  
graduation at an in/itution ( high]     

education )9 #aej p]c5t ( ! normal "t = 
completion (1 or graduation f1 ! program
 ( /udy = :i* ! /ud5ts are enroll$2 &   
7,b7 may include f9ancial supports1     
academic tutor+ or support1 & advis+ t  
enable /ud5ts to f9d success 9 rem$ial  
education & c\rses at ! po/second>y     
level4  7d7 ,consid]ations ,9 aw>d+     
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y1 9   
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,in/itute
 ( ,education ,sci5ces1 %all--  7#a7    
ensure-- 7,a7 a m9imum ( #cj eligible   
entities are aw>d$ grants = ea* #e-ye>  
grant p]iod2  7,b7 an equitable         
geographic di/ribution ( su* grants1    
includ+ an equitable di/ribution betwe5 
urban & rural areas2 &  7,c7 t grants   
are us$ to develop or improve rem$ial   
education programs--  7i7 = a range (   
types & sizes ( in/itutions ( high]     
education2 &  7ii7 = ea* ( ! models     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 to ensure     
/ati/ical comp>isons are possible )9 &  
among su* models2 &  7#b7 give pref]5ce 
to eligible entities t prim>ily s]ve    

l[-income /ud5ts4  7e7 ,fiscal          
,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,supplem5t n supplant
 ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be  
us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1 funds t   
w\ld o!rwise be us$ to c>ry out !       
activities describ$ 9 ?is section4  7#b7
 ,mat*+ funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to
 subp>agraph 7,b71 an eligible entity t 
receives a grant "u ?is section %all    
provide1 f non-,f$]al s\rces1 an am\nt  
equal to #aj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! grant =
 ! co/ ( activities assi/$ "u ! grant4  
7,b7 ,exceptions ,! requirem5ts (       
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply to--  7i7 
,tribal ,colleges or ,univ]sities2 or   
7ii7 in/itutions ( high] education      
locat$ 9 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 
,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,virg9 ,isl&s1 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,republic ( ! 
,m>%all ,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates (      
,micronesia1 or ! ,republic ( ,palau4   
7f7 ,exp]im5tal au?ority ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( ?is title1 a /ud5t may  
be eligible to receive loans or grants  

"u ?is title = up to #b academic ye>s = 
enrollm5t 9 a rem$ial education program 
"u ?is section4  7g7 ,data ,collection1 
,reports1 ,evaluations1 & ,dissem9ation 
7#a7 ,in=mation  7,a7 ,/ud5t-level data 
,ea* eligible entity t receives a grant 
"u ?is section %all provide1 on an      
annual basis = ea* ye> ( ! grant p]iod &
 = #e ye>s aft] su* grant p]iod1 to !   
,director ( ! ,in/itute ( ,education    
,sci5ces & ! ,secret>y1 ! /ud5t-level   
data ) respect to ! /ud5ts :o are or 7  
enroll$ 9 a rem$ial education program   
fund$ "u ! grant to enable ! ,director1 
= ea* su* ye>1 to--  7i7 det]m9e !      
in=mation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 ) 
respect to ea* su* rem$ial education    
program2 &  7ii7 submit to ! au?oriz+   
committees1 & make publicly available 9 
an accessible =mat1 su* in=mation4  7,b7
 ,aggregate /ud5t data ,! ,director %all
 det]m9e1 ) respect to ea* rem$ial      
education program = :i* an eligible     
entity provides /ud5t-level data "u     
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! foll[+ in=mation3   

7i7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts :o are or 7       
enroll$ 9 su* a rem$ial education       
program4  7ii7 ,! type ( rem$ial        
education (f]$ "u ! program4  7iii7 ,!  
co/ ( su* rem$ial education program4    
7iv7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts :o complete su*  
rem$ial education program4  7v7 ,! l5g? 
( "t /ud5ts sp5d 9 su* rem$ial education
 program1 z measur$ by seme/]1 trime/]1 
or clock h\rs4  7vi7 ,! l5g? ( "t /ud5ts
 :o complete su* rem$ial education      
program take to graduate ) a recogniz$  
educational cr$5tial f an in/itution (  
high] education4  7vii7 ,! numb] (      
/ud5ts :o enroll 9 po/second>y-level    
c\rses ^u complet+ ! rem$ial education  
program4  7viii7 ,! numb] & p]c5tage (  
su* /ud5ts :o graduate1 or are on track 
to graduate1 f an in/itution ( high]    
education )9 #aej p]c5t ( ! normal "t = 
completion (1 or graduation f1 ! program
 ( /udy = :i* ! /ud5ts are enroll$4     
7ix7 ,! am\nt ( grant or loan funds "u  
?is title aw>d$ to /ud5ts = enrollm5t 9 
su* rem$ial education program4  7,c7    

,disaggregation ,! in=mation det]m9$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,b7 %all be disaggregat$ by
 race1 g5d]1 socioeconomic /atus1 ,f$]al
 ,pell ,grant eligibility /atus1 /atus z
 a fir/-g5]ation college /ud5t1 ,vet]an 
or active duty /atus1 & disability      
/atus4  7#b7 ,evaluation ,n lat] ?an #f 
ye>s aft] ! fir/ grant is aw>d$ "u ?is  
section1 ! ,director1 9 consultation ) !
 ,secret>y & us+ ! in=mation det]m9$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 %all submit to ! au?oriz+
 committees & make publicly available 9 
an accessible =mat1 ! results ( a       
multi-ye>1 rigor\s evaluation on !      
impact ( rem$ial education programs     
fund$ "u ?is section t %all include--   
7,a7 ! effectiv5ess ( ! rem$ial         
education programs 9 provid+ ! skills   
necess>y = /ud5ts to advance ?r\gh      
rem$ial education & complete c\rses at !
 po/second>y level2  7,b7 ! quality (   
outcomes ( ! rem$ial education programs 
)9 & among models ( rem$ial education   
describ$ 9 subsection 7c72  7,c7 !      
su/a9ability & replicability ( ! rem$ial

 education programs t demon/rate        
success1 z det]m9$ by ! numb] & p]c5tage
 ( /ud5ts :o graduate f an in/itution ( 
high] education )9 #aej p]c5t ( ! normal
 "t = completion (1 or graduation f1 !  
program ( /udy = :i* ! /ud5ts are       
enroll$2 &  7,d7 ! effectiv5ess ( !     
au?ority "u subsection 7f7 9 assi/+     
/ud5ts :o complete a rem$ial education  
program fund$ "u ?is section 9 graduat+ 
f an in/itution ( high] education )9    
#aej p]c5t ( ! normal "t = completion (1
 or graduation f1 ! program ( /udy = :i*
 ! /ud5ts are enroll$4  7#c7 ,reports & 
,dissem9ation  7,a7 ,initial report ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! fir/ grant is    
aw>d$ "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all  
prep>e & submit to ! au?oriz+           
committees1 & make available to ! public
 9 an accessible =mat1 a report on ea*  
rem$ial education program fund$ "u ?is  
section4  7,b7 ,subsequ5t report ,n lat]
 ?an #e ye>s aft] ! la/ grant is aw>d$  
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e 
& submit to ! au?oriz+ committees1 &    

make available to ! public 9 an         
accessible =mat1 a report t--  7i7      
reviews ! activities & program p]=mance 
( ea* rem$ial education program fund$ "u
 ?is section2 &  7ii7 provides guidance 
& recomm5dations on h[ successful       
rem$ial education programs 7z det]m9$ by
 ! numb] & p]c5tage ( /ud5ts :o graduate
 f an in/itution ( high] education )9   
#aej p]c5t ( ! normal "t = completion (1
 or graduation f1 ! program ( /udy = :i*
 ! /ud5ts are enroll$7 c be replicat$4  
7h7 ,data privacy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all
 be unlawful = any p]son :o obta9s or   
has access to p]sonally id5tifiable     
in=mation 9 connection ) ?is section to 
willfully disclose to any p]son 7except 
z au?oriz$ 9 ?is ,act or any ,f$]al law7
 su* p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation4   
7#b7 ,p5alty ,any p]son :o violates     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be f9$ n m ?an       
#e1jjj1 imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or   
bo?1 toge!r ) ! co/s ( prosecution4     
7#c7 ,employee or (fic] ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,if a violation ( p>agraph 7#a7  

is committ$ by any (fic] or employee ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! (fic] or employee %all
 be dismiss$ f (fice or dis*>g$ f       
employm5t ^u conviction = ! violation4  
7#d7 ,sale ( data prohibit$ ,data       
collect$ "u ?is section %all n be sold  
to any ?ird p>ty by ! ,director1 any    
po/second>y in/itution1 or any o!r      
entity4  7#e7 ,limitation on use by o!r 
,f$]al ag5cies ,! ,director %all n all[ 
any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy to use data        
collect$ "u ?is section = any purpose   
except z explicitly au?oriz$ by ?is     
,act4  7#f7 ,law en=cem5t ,p]sonally    
id5tifiable in=mation collect$ "u ?is   
section %all n be us$ = any law en=cem5t
 activity or any o!r activity t w\ld    
result 9 adv]se action aga9/ any /ud5t1 
includ+ debt collection activity or     
en=cem5t ( ! immigration laws4  7i7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #afb1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye>s  
#bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4  7j7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3  7#a7 ,director ,! t]m     

,director means ! ,director ( !         
,in/itute ( ,education ,sci5ces4  7#b7  
,eligible ,entity ,! t]m eligible entity
 means--  7,a7 an in/itution ( high]    
education2 or  7,b7 a p>tn]%ip betwe5 an
 in/itution ( high] education & at lea/ 
"o ( ! foll[+3  7i7 ,a local educational
 ag5cy4  7ii7 ,a ,/ate educational      
ag5cy4  7#c7 ,fir/-g5]ation college     
/ud5t ,! t]m fir/-g5]ation college /ud5t
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section       
#djb;,a7h74  7#d7 ,in/itution ( high]   
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #aja4  7#e7 ,rem$ial education  
,! t]m rem$ial education-- 7,a7 means   
education 7su* z c\rses or tra9+7 (f]$  
at an in/itution ( high] education t--  
7i7 is bel[ ! po/second>y level2 &  7ii7
 is det]m9$ by ! in/itution to be       
necess>y to help /ud5ts be prep>$ = !   
pursuit ( a fir/ und]graduate           
baccalaureate degree or c]tificate or1 9
 ! case ( c\rses 9 ,engli% language     
in/ruction1 to be necess>y to enable !  

/ud5t to utilize already exi/+ k1 tra9+1
 or skills2 &  7,b7 includes            
developm5tal education t meets !        
requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a74  7#f7   
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity ,! t]m   
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #caf4  4  #d4
 ,exception to /ud5t unit record ban    
,section #acd7;b7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajae;c7b77 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ! foll[+3  7#a7
 is necess>y  2 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7
 7,a7 is necess>y  2  7#b7 by /rik+ !   
foll[+3  7#b7 0 9  2 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7,b7 0 9  2  7#c7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#b7 is necess>y = !     
op]ation ( section #dhf;,b4  4