,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjai,mr4 ,morelle 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,hill ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,k+
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick      
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,br9disi1 & 
,mr4 ,nadl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to    
e/abli% an em]g5cy grant aid program1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,co/ ,assi/ance    
,made ,possible = ,und]graduate ,/ud5ts 
,act or ! ,,campus ,act4  #b4 ,em]g5cy  
f9ancial aid grant program ,"p ,a (     
title ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;b et seq47 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #aa  
,em]g5cy ,f9ancial ,aid ,grants         
#ddj;,d4 ,em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant    
program  7a7 ,em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant
 programs au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y %all    
c>ry out a grant program to make grants1

 9 accordance ) subsection 7c71 to      
eligible entities to provide em]g5cy    
f9ancial aid grants to /ud5ts 9         
accordance ) subsection 7e74  7b7 ,mat*+
 funds  7#a7 ,limitation on am\nt (     
,f$]al %>e ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 
7#c71 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( any em]g5cy
 grant aid program c>ri$ out "u ?is     
section may n exce$ #ej p]c5t4  7#b7    
,limitation ,mat*+ funds provid$ by an  
eligible entity "u ?is subsection may n 
include 9-k9d contributions4  7#c7      
,exceptions ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( an  
em]g5cy grant aid program c>ri$ out "u  
?is section %all equal #ajj p]c5t if !  
in/itution c>ry+ out ! em]g5cy grant aid
 is an in/itution ( high] education     
describ$ 9 section #cga7;a74  7c7       
,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea*        
eligible entity desir+ to c>ry out an   
em]g5cy grant aid program "u ?is section
 %all submit an application to !        
,secret>y1 at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &    
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,outrea* ,! ,secret>y    

%all1 at lea/ #cj days be=e ea* deadl9e 
to submit applications "u p>agraph 7#a71
 conduct outrea* to eligible in/itutions
 7z def9$ 9 section #cga7;a77 to provide
 su* in/itutions ) in=mation on !       
opportunity to apply "u p>agraph 7#a7 to
 c>ry out an em]g5cy grant aid program  
"u ?is section4  7#c7 ,cont5ts ,ea*     
application "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all       
include a description ( ! em]g5cy grant 
aid program to be c>ri$ out by !        
eligible entity1 includ+--  7,a7 an     
e/imate ( ! numb] ( em]g5cy f9ancial aid
 grants t su* entity w make 9 an aw>d   
ye> & h[ su* eligible entity assess$ su*
 e/imate2  7,b7 ! crit]ia ! eligible    
entity w use to det]m9e an em]g5cy = :i*
 an eligible /ud5t w be eligible to     
receive an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant2  
7,c7 an assurance t an em]g5cy = :i* an 
eligible /ud5t w be eligible to receive 
an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant w include 
f9ancial *all5ges t w\ld directly impact
 ! ability ( an eligible /ud5t to       
cont9ue ! c\rse ( /udy ( su* /ud5t1     

includ+--  7i7 a loss ( employm5t1      
transportation1 *ild c>e1 or h\s+ ( !   
/ud5t2  7ii7 a m$ical condition ( !     
/ud5t1 or a dep5d5t ( ! /ud5t2  7iii7 ) 
respect to ! eligible /ud5t1 food       
insecurity2 &  7iv7 9 ! case ( an       
eligible /ud5t :o is a dep5d5t /ud5t--  
7,i7 ! dea? ( a p>5t or gu>dian ( su*   
eligible /ud5t2 or  7,,ii7 a m$ical     
condition ( ! p>5t or gu>dian ( su*     
eligible /ud5t :i* results 9 ! loss (   
employm5t ( su* p>5t or gu>dian2  7,d7 a
 description ( ! process by :i* an      
eligible /ud5t may apply & receive an   
em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant2  7,e7 an    
assurance t ! eligible entity1 :5       
applicable1 w make in=mation available  
to eligible /ud5ts ab\t ! eligibility ( 
su* /ud5ts & _! dep5d5ts = assi/ance "u 
! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance       
program "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq471 !   
special supplem5tal nutrition program = 
wom51 infants1 & *ildr5 "u ! ,*ild      
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  

#aghf71 & ! program ( block grants =    
,/ates = tempor>y assi/ance = ne$y      
families e/abli%$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472  7,f7 an       
assurance t ! eligible entity w1 to !   
ext5t practicable1 assi/ eligible /ud5ts
 9 obta9+ in=mation ab\t & access+      
means-te/$ ,f$]al b5efit programs 7z    
def9$ 9 section #dgi7;d77 = :i* su*     
/ud5ts may be eligible2  7,g7 h[ !      
eligible entity w adm9i/] ! em]g5cy     
grant aid program1 includ+-- 7i7 :i*    
employees & dep>tm5ts ( ! eligible      
entity w adm9i/] ! em]g5cy grant aid    
program2  7ii7 ! role ( ! /ud5t f9ancial
 aid adm9i/rator ( ! eligible entity )  
respect to ! em]g5cy grant aid program2 
7iii7 ! onl9e processes ! eligible      
entity w use to respond to applications1
 approve applications1 & disburse       
em]g5cy f9ancial aid grants outside (   
normal bus9ess h\rs2  7iv7 ! data       
managem5t tools ! eligible entity w     
use-- 7,i7 to ensure effici5t           

adm9i/ration ( ! em]g5cy grant aid      
program2 &  7,,ii7 = data collection =  
purposes ( evaluat+ ! em]g5cy grant aid 
program2  7v7 ! int]nal controls !      
eligible entity w use to disc\rage fraud
 "u ! em]g5cy grant aid program2  7vi7 a
 description ( o!r /ud5t em]g5cy        
f9ancial support s]vices (f]$ by !      
eligible entity & ! relation%ip betwe5 !
 em]g5cy grant aid program & su* support
 s]vices2 &  7vii7 ! process ! eligible 
entity w use to in=m /ud5ts :o apply =  
an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant ( !       
s]vices describ$ "u clause 7vi72  7,h7  
an assurance t ei!r ! f9ancial aid      
dep>tm5t or ! /ud5t s]vices dep>tm5t ( !
 eligible entity w s]ve z ! prim>y      
program adm9i/rator = ! em]g5cy grant   
aid program2  7,i7 an assurance t !     
process by :i* an eligible /ud5t applies
 = an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant        
includes--  7i7 to ! ext5t practicable1 
an int]view2 &  7ii7 at lea/ "o         
opportunity to appeal a d5ial ( su* a   
grant2  7,j7 an assurance t ! eligible  

entity w-- 7i7 ackn[l$ge a reque/ ( a   
/ud5t = an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant n 
lat] ?an #h h\rs aft] su* a reque/ is   
submitt$ to ! eligible entity2 &  7ii7 n
 lat] ?an #dh h\rs aft] su* a reque/ is 
submitt$ to ! eligible entity-- 7,i7    
decide :e!r to aw>d an em]g5cy f9ancial 
aid grant to su* /ud5t2 &  7,,ii7 if    
applicable1 disburse su* em]g5cy        
f9ancial aid grant to su* eligible      
/ud5t2  7,k7 a description ( h[ ! s*ool 
int5ds to limit excessive dem&1 fraud1  
or abuse includ+ ?r\gh program audits & 
requir+ /ud5t docum5tation ( ! exp5ses =
 :i* ! em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant 0     
disburs$2  7,l7 an assurance t !        
eligible entity w provide ! em]g5cy     
f9ancial aid grants to eligible /ud5ts--
  7i7 subject to ! availability ( funds1
 z reque/$ by su* eligible /ud5ts 9 !   
ord] su* reque/s are made2 &  7ii7 )\t  
reg>d to any o!r crit]ia2 &  7,m7 any   
o!r in=mation ! ,secret>y may require4  
7#d7 ,priority ,9 select+ eligible      
entities to c>ry out an em]g5cy grant   

aid program "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y 
%all give priority to an eligible entity
 9 :i* at lea/ #cj p]c5t ( ! /ud5ts     
enroll$ at su* eligible entity are      
eligible to receive a ,f$]al ,pell      
,grant4  7d7 ,notification ,n lat] ?an  
#i mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
subp>t1 ! ,secret>y %all make available 
to ! au?oriz+ committees & ! public a   
li/ ( eligible entities select$ to c>ry 
out an em]g5cy grant aid program "u ?is 
section4  7e7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,an eligible entity may only use  
funds provid$ "u ?is section to make    
em]g5cy f9ancial aid grants to eligible 
/ud5ts4  7#b7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,am\nt 
,an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant to an    
eligible /ud5t may n be 9 an am\nt      
great] ?an #gej4  7,b7 ,total am\nt ,!  
total am\nt ( em]g5cy f9ancial aid      
grants t an eligible /ud5t may receive f
 an eligible entity may n exce$ #b1jjj4 
7f7 ,in=mation & evaluation  7#a7       
,in=mation  7,a7 ,/ud5t-level data ,ea* 
eligible entity t c>ries out an em]g5cy 

grant aid program "u ?is section %all   
annually submit to ! ,director ( !      
,in/itute ( ,education ,sci5ces a report
 t includes1 ) respect to ea* eligible  
/ud5t :o receiv$ an em]g5cy f9ancial aid
 grant f su* eligible entity 9 ! prec$+ 
ye>1 ! foll[+3  7i7 ,! numb] ( cr$it    
h\rs su* eligible /ud5t e>n$ prior to   
receiv+ an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant4  
7ii7 ,! am\nt ( ! em]g5cy f9ancial aid  
grant4  7iii7 ,! date 9 ! academic ye>  
su* eligible /ud5t appli$ = an em]g5cy  
f9ancial aid grant4  7iv7 ,! type (     
em]g5cy decl>$ by su* eligible /ud5t4   
7v7 ,! p]iod ( "t betwe5 ! reque/ by !  
eligible /ud5t = an em]g5cy f9ancial aid
 grant & :5 ! eligible entity--  7,i7   
ackn[l$g$ su* reque/2  7,,ii7 decid$    
:e!r to aw>d an em]g5cy f9ancial aid    
grant2 &  7,,iii7 disburs$ su* em]g5cy  
f9ancial aid grant4  7vi7 ,if ! eligible
 /ud5t complet$ ! program ( /udy ( su*  
eligible /ud5t aft] receiv+ su* em]g5cy 
f9ancial aid grant4  7vii7 ,9 ! case (  
an eligible /ud5t describ$ 9 clause     

7vi71 ! p]iod ( "t betwe5 ! date su*    
eligible /ud5t receiv$ an em]g5cy       
f9ancial aid grant & :5 su* eligible    
/ud5t complet$ ! program ( /udy ( su*   
eligible /ud5t4  7,b7 ,aggregate        
in=mation ,! ,director %all use !       
/ud5t-level data provid$ "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 to annually det]m9e ! foll[+       
in=mation ) respect to ea* em]g5cy grant
 aid program c>ri$ out "u ?is section 9 
! prec$+ ye>3  7i7 ,! av]age numb] (    
cr$it h\rs eligible /ud5ts e>n$ prior to
 receiv+ an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant4 
7ii7 ,! av]age am\nt ( an em]g5cy       
f9ancial aid grant4  7iii7 ,! dates 9 ! 
academic ye> on :i* ea* /ud5t appli$ =  
an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant4  7iv7 ,! 
type ( em]g5cy decl>$ by ea* /ud5t4  7v7
 ,! av]age p]iod ( "t betwe5 ! date an  
eligible /ud5t receiv$ an em]g5cy       
f9ancial aid grant & :5 su* eligible    
/ud5t complet$ ! program ( /udy ( su*   
eligible /ud5t4  7vi7 ,! av]age p]iod ( 
"t betwe5 a reque/ ( a /ud5t = an       
em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant & :5 !       

eligible entity--  7,i7 ackn[l$g$ su*   
reque/2  7,,ii7 decid$ :e!r to aw>d an  
em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant2 &  7,,iii7  
disburs$ ! em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant4  
7vii7 ,9 ! case ( eligible /ud5ts :o    
receiv$ m ?an "o em]g5cy f9ancial aid   
grant1 ! av]age am\nt ( an em]g5cy      
f9ancial aid grant receiv$ ov] ! p]iod (
 enrollm5t ( su* eligible /ud5ts4       
7viii7 ,! completion & ret5tion rates ( 
eligible /ud5ts :o receiv$ an em]g5cy   
f9ancial aid grant4  7,c7               
,disaggregation ,! in=mation det]m9$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,b7 %all1 9 a mann] t does 
n id5tify any individual /ud5t1 be      
disaggregat$ z foll[s3  7i7 ,= ea*      
eligible entity t c>ries out an em]g5cy 
grant aid program "u ?is section1       
disaggregat$ by--  7,i7 ! eligible      
/ud5ts :o receiv$ an em]g5cy f9ancial   
aid grant "u su* em]g5cy grant aid      
program2  7,,ii7 ! /ud5ts :o appli$ b   
did n receive an em]g5cy f9ancial aid   
grant "u su* em]g5cy grant aid program2 
7,,iii7 ! eligible /ud5ts :o receiv$ m  

?an "o em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant "u su*
 em]g5cy grant aid program2 &  7,,iv7 ! 
eligible /ud5ts :o receiv$ a total (    
#b1jjj f em]g5cy f9ancial aid grants "u 
su* em]g5cy grant aid program4  7ii7 ,= 
ea* gr\p ( /ud5ts describ$ 9 clause 7i71
 disaggregat$ by age1 race 7z def9$ 9   
section #aec7;a77#c7 ( ! ,education     
,sci5ces ,re=m ,act ( #bjjb 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #iedc771 g5d]1 disability     
/atus1 /ud5ts :o are vet]ans or s]vice  
memb]s1 fir/ g5]ation college /ud5ts1 & 
/atus z a recipi5t ( a ,f$]al ,pell     
,grant4  7#b7 ,evaluation ,! ,director1 
9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y & us+ !    
in=mation det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 %all
 annually evaluate ea* eligible entity  
c>ry+ out an em]g5cy grant aid program  
"u ?is section4 ,ea* evaluation %all be 
disaggregat$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph    
7#a77;,c7 & include1 ) respect to !     
prec$+ ye>--  7,a7 ! ext5t to :i* !     
eligible entity met ! elem5ts ( !       
application ( su* eligible entity "u    
subsection 7c72  7,b7 :e!r1 ) respect to

 ! /ud5ts enroll$ 9 ! eligible entity1 !
 em]g5cy grant aid program l$ to a r$uc$
 av]age "t to completion or increas$    
ret5tion rates2  7,c7 any ob/acles      
relat$ to ! adm9i/ration ( ! em]g5cy    
grant aid program2  7,d7 ! total am\nt (
 em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant assi/ance   
transmitt$ by ! eligible entity2  7,e7 )
 respect to eligible /ud5ts :o receiv$  
an em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant1 ! av]age 
am\nt ( su* em]g5cy f9ancial aid grant2 
7,f7 enrollm5t data1 disaggregat$ by    
enrollm5t /atus1 ret5tion rates1 cr$it  
accumulation1 & completion rates =--    
7i7 fir/-"t1 full-"t /ud5ts2  7ii7      
fir/-"t1 "p-"t /ud5ts2  7iii7           
non-fir/-"t1 full-"t /ud5ts2  7iv7      
non-fir/-"t1 "p-"t /ud5ts2  7v7 /ud5ts  
eligible = ,f$]al ,pell ,grants2  7vi7  
race 7z def9$ 9 section #aec7;a77#c7 ( !
 ,education ,sci5ces ,re=m ,act ( #bjjb 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iedc77 & e?nicity2 &    
7vii7 transf] rates2 &  7,g7 a          
description ( ! role ( /aff & faculty 9 
! adm9i/ration ( ! em]g5cy grant aid    

program4  7#c7 ,annual report ,!        
,director1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y1
 %all annually provide to ! au?oriz+    
committees a report on ! effectiv5ess ( 
! em]g5cy grant aid programs4  7g7 ,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 pursuant to ?is section to    
kn[+ly disclose to any p]son 7except z  
au?oriz$ 9 ?is section or any ,f$]al    
law7 su* p]sonally id5tifiable          
in=mation4  7#b7 ,p5alty ,any p]son :o  
violates p>agraph 7#a7 %all be f9$ "u   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7   
,(fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,if
 any (fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 violates p>agraph 7#a71 ! (fic] or     
employee %all be dismiss$ f (fice or    
dis*>g$ f employm5t ^u conviction = !   
violation4  7#d7 ,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  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means an in/itution ( high]      
education t on ! date su* entity        
receives a grant "u ?is section1 is     
p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,,fseog program "u subp>t
 #c4  7#b7 ,eligible /ud5t ,! t]m       
eligible /ud5t means a /ud5t :o-- 7,a7  
is enroll$ 9 an eligible entity on an at
 lea/ half-"t basis2 &  7,b7 :o is mak+ 
satisfactory academic progress4  7#c7   
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja4  7#d7 ,fir/ 
g5]ation college /ud5t ,! t]m fir/      
g5]ation college /ud5t has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #djb;,a7h77#c74  4