,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #degc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,ruiz introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to authorize additional  
grant activities for ,hispanic-serving  
institutions4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,accessing     
,higher ,education ,opportunities ,act4 
#b4 ,authorized grant activities        
,subsection 7b7 of section #ejc of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;b7b77 is amended--  7#a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#g7       
through 7#af7 as paragraphs 7#i7 through
 7#ah71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by      
inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the      
following3  7#g7 ,student support       
programs 7which may include counseling1 
mentoring1 and other support services7  
designed to facilitate the successful   
advancement of students from four-year  

institutions to postbaccalaureate       
doctoral degree granting programs that  
prepare students for health care        
occupations as such occupations are     
described in the most recent edition of 
the ,occupational ,outlook ,handbook    
published by the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics4  7#h7 ,developing or       
expanding access to dual or concurrent  
enrollment programs and early college   
high school programs4  4  #c4 ,funding  
7a7 ,authorizations of appropriations   
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out part ,a of title ,v of the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq471 as amended by 
this ,act1 #ajg1gie1jjj for the first   
fiscal year starting after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7        
,additional extensions not permitted    
,section #dbb of the ,general ,education
 ,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4        
#abbf;a7 shall not apply to further     
extend the duration of the authority    
under subsection 7a74