,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cece  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #a 7legislative
 day1 ,septemb] #bh71 #bjah,mr4 ,te/] 7=
 himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to cl>ify ! treatm5t (     
te*nical errors 9 applications = ,f$]al 
,,trio programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,common ,s5se ,opportunities ,act4  #b4 
,application /atus ,section             
#djb;,a7c77#g7 ( ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajgj;a-#aa7;c77#g77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ ,! ,secret>y %all in=m ea* entity
 op]at+ programs & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all in=m ea*
 entity op]at+ programs  2 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,deadl9e  
review ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,common ,s5se            

,opportunities ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7i7 review ! ,dep>tm5t's hi/ory (       
comply+ ) ! n less ?an #h mon?          
notification deadl9es provid$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ in/ances ( :5 
& :y ! ,dep>tm5t fail$ to meet su* a    
deadl9e2  7ii7 id5tify :e!r su* deadl9es
 c\ld be bett] align$ ) ! program ye> ( 
entities op]at+ programs "u ?is *apt] to
 prev5t disruption = su* entities & !   
s]vices ! entities provide2 &  7iii7    
adju/ ! ,dep>tm5t's proc$ures bas$ on ! 
f9d+s ga9$ pursuant to clauses 7i7 &    
7ii74  7,c7 ,report ,! ,secret>y %all   
submit a report to ,congress on f9d+s   
ga9$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b7 & any 
adju/m5ts made by ! ,dep>tm5t bas$ on ! 
f9d+s4  4  #c4 ,treatm5t ( te*nical     
errors 9 applications ,section          
#djb;,a7c77#h7 ( ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajgj;a-#aa7;c77#h77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,treatm5t (      
te*nical errors 9 applications  7i7 ,9  
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 !

 ,secret>y may n reject an application =
 a grant or contract "u ?is *apt] solely
 because su* application conta9s a      
te*nical error4  7ii7 ,exception ,!     
,secret>y may reject an application = a 
grant or contract "u ?is *apt] solely   
because su* application conta9s a       
te*nical error only if--  7,i7 !        
,secret>y provides notice ( ! te*nical  
error by email & phone to ! prim>y      
contact p]son1 au?oriz$ repres5tative1 &
 project director id5tifi$ 9 !          
application &1 z "p ( su* notice1       
specifically id5tifies ! te*nical error 
9 ! text ( ! application2  7,,ii7 dur+ a
 p]iod ( n few] ?an #g bus9ess days aft]
 provid+ notice to ! applicant "u       
subclause 7,i71 & 9 accordance ) clause 
7iii71 ! ,secret>y all[s ! applicant to 
submit a revis$ application t corrects !
 te*nical error id5tifi$ 9 su* notice2 &
  7,,iii7 ! applicant-- 7aa7 does n     
submit to ! ,secret>y a revis$          
application t corrects ! te*nical error 
id5tifi$ 9 ! notice "u subclause 7,i7   

be=e ! expiration ( ! p]iod describ$ 9  
subclause 7,,ii72 or  7bb7 submits to ! 
,secret>y a revis$ application t conta9s
 a new te*nical error or does n correct 
! te*nical error id5tifi$ 9 ! notice "u 
subclause 7,i74  7iii7 ,treatm5t (      
revis$ applications ,! ,secret>y %all   
treat a revis$ application submitt$ "u  
clause 7ii77,,ii7 9 ! same mann] z a    
timely submitt$ application t did n     
conta9 ! te*nical error correct$ 9 su*  
revis$ application4 ,! pe] review score 
( a revis$ application submitt$ "u      
clause 7ii77,,ii7 %all n be reviewable  
by any (fic] or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,education o!r ?an ! ,secret>y4  7iv7  
,te*nical error def9$ ,9 ?is            
subp>agraph1 ! t]m te*nical error means 
a nonsub/antive error 9 an application1 
includ+ an error 9 =matt+1 spac+1 numb] 
( pages1 font size or /yle1 & an error 9
 r\nd+ or any o!r typographical error 9 
a propos$ budget4  4  #d4 ,notifications
 to ,congress ,section #djb;,h ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     

,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#ah7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,notifications  
to congressional (fices ,! ,secret>y    
%all notify ea* memb] (fice ( ,congress 
at ! "t a grant or contract "u ?is *apt]
 is aw>d$ t--  7#a7 id5tifies ea* entity
 t receiv$ a grant or contract "u ?is   
*apt] dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by !           
notification t is locat$ 9 ! ,/ate ( !  
memb] ( ,congress1 9 ! case ( a ,s5ator1
 or 9 ! di/rict ( ! memb] ( ,congress1 9
 ! case ( a ,repres5tative1 & indicates 
! doll> am\nt ( ea* su* grant or        
contract2 &  7#b7 id5tifies ea* entity t
 appli$ =1 b did n receive1 a grant or  
contract "u ?is *apt] dur+ ! p]iod cov]$
 by ! notification t is locat$ 9 ! ,/ate
 ( ! memb] ( ,congress1 9 ! case ( a    
,s5ator1 or 9 ! di/rict ( ! memb] (     
,congress1 9 ! case ( a ,repres5tative1 
& indicates ! reason t ! entity did n   
receive ! grant or contract = :i* x     
appli$4  4