,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjai,mr4 ,bost 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,finkenauer1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4      
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4      
,rodgers of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 
,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4      
,golden1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4           
,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1
 and ,mr4 ,shimkus7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife with   
respect to partnership grants for the   
establishment of rural teaching         
residency programs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural ,education   
,investment ,act4  #b4 ,partnership     
grants for the establishment of rural   
teaching residency programs  7a7        
,definition ,section #bjj of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4

 #ajba7 is amended--  7#a7 by           
redesignating paragraphs 7#af7 through  
7#bc7 as paragraphs 7#ag7 through 7#bd71
 respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting   
after paragraph 7#ae7 the following new 
paragraph3  7#af7 ,local educational    
agency located in a rural area ,the term
 local educational agency located in a  
rural area means a local educational    
agency that meets the eligibility       
requirements for funding under-- 7,a7   
the ,small1 ,rural ,school ,achievement 
,program under section #ebaa7;b7 of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife2 or  7,b7 the ,rural and  
,low-,income ,school ,program under     
section #ebba7;b7 of the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4  4
  7b7 ,grant awards ,section #bjb7;e7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbb;a7e77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#c7 ,selection of grantees 
7,a7 ,percentage of rural local         
educational agencies ,before the start  

of each award year1 the ,secretary shall
 determine1 based on the number of      
students in kindergarten through grade  
#ab who are served by all local         
educational agencies1 the percentage of 
students in kindergarten through grade  
#ab who are served by local educational 
agencies located in rural areas4  7,b7  
,grant reservation for rural local      
educational agencies ,beginning with the
 first award year that begins after the 
date of enactment of the ,rural         
,education ,investment ,act1 the        
,secretary shall ensure that1 of the    
total amount awarded for grants under   
this subsection for an award year1 the  
percentage of such total amount that is 
awarded to eligible partnerships that   
are in partnership with a local         
educational agency located in a rural   
area shall not be less than the         
percentage determined by the ,secretary 
under subparagraph 7,a7 for such award  
year4  4