,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,jones 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4      
,brown1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,harris1 
,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 
,smith1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,coons1 
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4       
,casey1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and 
,mrs4 ,feinstein7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to permanently reauthorize     
mandatory funding programs for          
historically ,black colleges and        
universities and other minority-serving 
institutions4  #a4 ,short title  ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,minority-,serving ,institutions ,act of
 #bjah 4  #b4 ,strengthening            

historically black colleges and         
universities and other minority-serving 
institutions ,section #cga7;b7 of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7--  7,a7 in the   
first sentence1 by striking             
appropriated1 and all that follows      
through #bjai and inserting             
appropriated1 #cjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjai and each succeeding fiscal   
year2 and  7,b7 by striking the second  
sentence2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 in     
clause 7i71 by striking #ajj1jjj1jjj and
 inserting #aag1ejj1jjj2  7ii7 in clause
 7ii7--  7,i7 by striking #ajj1jjj1jjj  
and inserting #ii1hge1jjj2 and  7,,ii7  
by striking and after the semicolon2    
7iii7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as  
clause 7iv72  7iv7 by inserting after   
clause 7ii7 the following3  7iii7       
#ag1fbe1jjj shall be available for      
allocation under subparagraph 7,d72 and 
2 and  7v7 in clause 7iv71 as           

redesignated by clause 7iii7--  7,i7 by 
striking #ee1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#fe1jjj1jjj2 and  7,,ii7 by striking    
7,d7 and inserting 7,e72  7,b7 by       
striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting
 the following3  7,c7 ,allocation and   
allotment hbcus ,the amount made        
available for allocation under this     
subparagraph by subparagraph 7,a77ii7   
for any fiscal year shall be available  
to eligible institutions described in   
subsection 7a77#a7 and shall be made    
available as grants under section #cbc  
and allotted among such institutions    
under section #cbd1 treating such       
amount1 plus the amount appropriated for
 such fiscal year in a regular or       
supplemental appropriation ,act to carry
 out part ,b of this title1 as the      
amount appropriated to carry out part ,b
 of this title for purposes of          
allotments under section #cbd1 for use  
by such institutions with a priority    
for--  7i7 activities described in      
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 7#e71 and  

7#aj7 of section #cbc7;a72 and  7ii7    
other activities1 consistent with the   
institution's comprehensive plan and    
designed to increase the institution's  
capacity to prepare students for careers
 in the physical or natural sciences1   
mathematics1 computer science or        
information technology or sciences1     
engineering1 language instruction in the
 less-commonly taught languages or      
international affairs1 or nursing or    
allied health professions4  2  7,c7 by  
redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as      
subparagraph 7,e72  7,d7 by inserting   
after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3  
7,d7 ,allocation and allotment pbis  7i7
 ,in general ,the amount made available 
for allocation under this subparagraph  
by subparagraph 7,a77iii7 for any fiscal
 year shall be available to eligible    
institutions described in subsection    
7a77#e7 and shall be available for a    
competitive grant program to award      
grants of #fjj1jjj annually for programs
 in any of the following areas3  7,i7   

,science1 technology1 engineering1 or   
mathematics 7,,stem74  7,,ii7 ,health   
education4  7,,iii7                     
,internationalization or globalization4 
7,,iv7 ,teacher preparation4  7,v7      
,improving educational outcomes of      
,african-,american males4  7ii7 ,excess 
funds ,the ,secretary shall allot any   
amounts remaining from the amount made  
available for allocation under this     
subparagraph by subparagraph 7,a77iii7  
for any fiscal year after grants are    
awarded under clause 7i7 to eligible    
institutions described in subsection    
7a77#e7 for activities determined       
appropriate by the ,secretary4  2 and   
7,e7 in subparagraph 7,e71 as           
redesignated by subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 
in clause 7i71 by striking #cj1jjj1jjj  
each place it appears and inserting     
#ce1jjj1jjj2  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by   
striking #ae1jjj1jjj each place it      
appears and inserting #ah1jjj1jjj2 and  
7iii7 in clauses 7iii7 and 7iv71 by     
striking #e1jjj1jjj each place it       

appears and inserting #f1jjj1jjj4  #c4  
,mandatory funding for masters and      
postbaccalaureate programs  7a7 ,masters
 degree programs ,section #hig of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #aafa;aa7 is amended by       
striking #aa1ejj1jjj and all that       
follows through succeeding fiscal years 
and inserting #ac1ejj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjai and each succeeding fiscal   
year4  7b7 ,postbaccalaureate programs  
,section #hih of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#aafa;aa-#a7 is amended by striking     
#aa1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjji and   
for each of the five succeeding fiscal  
years and inserting #ba1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjai and each succeeding   
fiscal year4