,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjai,ms4 ,del,bene 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mrs4 ,brooks (    
,indiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife to l[] ! co/ (  
college education by e/abli%+ pilot     
programs to exp& /ud5t access to digital
 c\rse mat]ials4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,electronic ,books 
,op5+ ,opportunity = ,k ,act ( #bjai or 
! ,e-,,book ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,purpose 
,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to id5tify     
sav+s 9 ! co/ ( high] education =       
und]graduate /ud5ts by fund+ pilot      
programs to exp& /ud5t access to digital
 academic c\rse mat]ials4  #c4 ,grants  
to ,exp& ,access to ,digital ,c\rse     
,mat]ials ,title ,,viii ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aafa;a et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new "p3  ,,bb ,grants = !  

,expansion ( ,access to ,digital ,c\rse 
,mat]ials  #hii4 ,grants = ,access to   
,digital ,c\rse ,mat]ials  7a7 ,grants  
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f am\nts made  
available by ! ,secret>y t are n o!rwise
 obligat$1 ! ,secret>y may aw>d grants  
on a competitive basis to n m ?an #aj   
in/itutions ( high] education to r$uce !
 co/ ( att5dance = und]graduate /ud5ts  
by provid+ su* /ud5ts ) exp&$ access to 
digital c\rse mat]ials4  7#b7 ,am\nt (  
funds to be aw>d$ ,! ,secret>y %all     
det]m9e ! am\nt ( funds to be aw>d$ =   
ea* grant bas$ on ! numb] ( /ud5ts to be
 s]v$ "u ! grant1 except t no grant "u  
?is section %all be 9 an am\nt t is m   
?an #b1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,application ,an   
in/itution desir+ to obta9 a grant "u   
?is section %all submit an application  
to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &   
accompani$ by su* in=mation1 agreem5ts1 
& assurances z ! ,secret>y may          
reasonably require4  7c7 ,pref]5ce ,9   
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all give pref]5ce to applications t   

demon/rate a commitm5t to s]v+          
disadvantag$ /ud5ts4  7d7 ,use ( ,funds 
,ea* grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all    
provide to an in/itution ( high]        
education funds to support a pilot      
program = ! in/itution to make digital  
c\rse mat]ials available to und]graduate
 /ud5ts 9 at lea/ two diff]5t academic  
dep>tm5ts4 ,su* funds may be us$ = any (
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,pur*as+ & ma9ta9+     
electronic equipm5t or s(tw>e necess>y =
 ! op]ation ( ! pilot program1 includ+  
mobile comput] devices & accompany+     
h>dw>e1 s(tw>e applications1 comput]    
sy/ems & plat=ms1 & o!r digital & onl9e 
s]vices & support4  7#b7 ,ma9ta9+       
digital & onl9e cont5t = ! in/itution to
 make available electronically to       
in/ructors or /ud5ts4  7#c7 ,hir+ /aff =
 ! adm9i/ration ( ! pilot program1 )    
priority giv5 to hir+ enroll$           
und]graduate /ud5ts4  7#d7 ,build+ or   
acquir+ extra /orage space d$icat$ to   
equipm5t us$ = ! pilot program4  7#e7   
,support+ pr(essional developm5t        

activities = in/ructors1 in/ructional   
aides1 or o!r p]sonnel z ne$$ to support
 implem5tation ( ! pilot program4  7#f7 
,revis+ & adapt+ academic curricula z   
ne$$ to implem5t ! pilot program4  7#g7 
,acquir+ su* o!r goods or s]vices z !   
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7e7    
,report+ requirem5ts  7#a7 ,report to ! 
,secret>y ,aft] a p]iod ( "t to be      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 ea* in/itution (
 high] education t receives a grant "u  
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y a
 report t includes--  7,a7 an assessm5t 
( ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program fund$
 by ! grant 9 r$uc+ ! co/ ( att5dance = 
/ud5ts2  7,b7 an assessm5t ( any impact 
( ! pilot program on /ud5t a*ievem5t2   
7,c7 an acc\nt+ ( ! purposes = :i* !    
grant funds 7 exp5d$2 &  7,d7 any       
additional in=mation ! ,secret>y        
reasonably requires4  7#b7 ,report to   
,congress ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] !  
end ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> 9 :i* a grant is
 aw>d$ "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report on !       

effectiv5ess ( ! grants4 ,su* report    
%all include--  7,a7 an e/imate by !    
,secret>y ( ! am\nt ( money sav$ by     
/ud5ts :o p>ticipate 9 ! pilot programs2
  7,b7 a summ>y ( ! be/ practices       
develop$ 9 ! pilot programs2  7,c7 a    
description ( ! types ( digital c\rse   
mat]ials us$ 9 ! pilot programs1 includ+
 electronic books1 int]active & adaptive
 digital le>n+ tools1 & op5 educational 
res\rces2 &  7,d7 any recomm5dations !  
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate reg>d+   
future congressional action relat$ to   
/ud5t access to digital c\rse mat]ials4 
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,co/ ( att5dance ,! t]m co/ ( att5dance 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #dgb4  
7#b7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a71    
except t su* t]m only includes public   
in/itutions4  7#c7 ,digital c\rse       
mat]ials ,! t]m digital c\rse mat]ials  
includes electronic books1 portable     
docum5t =mat & ^w-process+ docum5ts1    

int]net websites1 int]active & adaptive 
digital le>n+ tools1 op5 educational    
res\rces1 & o!r digital & onl9e         
educational res\rces4  7#d7 ,op5        
educational res\rces ,! t]m op5         
educational res\rces means digital c\rse
 mat]ials t are made freely available   
onl9e to ! public ) a p]man5t copyright 
lic5se grant+ advance p]mission = !     
public to access1 di/ribute1 adapt1 &   
o!rwise use ! "w ) appropriate          
attribution to ! au?ors z set =? 9 !    
mat]ials4  7#e7 ,mobile comput] device  
,! t]m mobile comput] device means an   
electronic read] or tablet comput]4     
7#f7 ,disadvantag$ /ud5t ,! t]m         
disadvantag$ /ud5t means an und]graduate
 /ud5t :o is--  7,a7 f a l[-income      
family2  7,b7 a m9ority2 or  7,c7 f an  
economically or o!rwise disadvantag$    
backgr\nd4  7g7 ,sunset ,no grants may  
be aw>d$ "u ?is section aft] ,septemb]  
#cj1 #bjba4  4