,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,jones 7for himself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize   
mandatory funding programs for          
historically ,black colleges and        
universities and other minority-serving 
institutions4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,fostering     
,undergraduate ,talent by ,unlocking    
,resources for ,education ,act or the   
,,future ,act4  #b4 ,strengthening      
historically black colleges and         
universities and other minority-serving 
institutions ,section #cga7;b7 of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7--  7,a7 in the   
first sentence1 by striking through     
#bjai and inserting through #bjba2 and  

7,b7 by striking the second sentence2   
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 in clause      
7ii7-- 7,i7 by striking #ajj1jjj1jjj and
 inserting #he1jjj1jjj2 and  7,,ii7 by  
striking and after the semicolon2  7ii7 
by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause 
7iv72  7iii7 by inserting after clause  
7ii7 the following3  7iii7 #ae1jjj1jjj  
shall be available for allocation under 
subparagraph 7,d72 and  2 and  7iv7 in  
clause 7iv71 as redesignated by clause  
7ii71 by striking 7,d7 and inserting    
7,e72  7,b7 by striking subparagraph    
7,c7 and inserting the following3  7,c7 
,allocation and allotment hbcus ,the    
amount made available for allocation    
under this subparagraph by subparagraph 
7,a77ii7 for any fiscal year shall be   
available to eligible institutions      
described in subsection 7a77#a7 and     
shall be made available as grants under 
section #cbc and allotted among such    
institutions under section #cbd1        
treating such amount1 plus the amount   

appropriated for such fiscal year in a  
regular or supplemental appropriation   
,act to carry out part ,b of this title1
 as the amount appropriated to carry out
 part ,b of this title for purposes of  
allotments under section #cbd1 for use  
by such institutions with a priority    
for--  7i7 activities described in      
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 7#e71 and  
7#aj7 of section #cbc7;a72 and  7ii7    
other activities1 consistent with the   
institution's comprehensive plan and    
designed to increase the institution's  
capacity to prepare students for careers
 in the physical or natural sciences1   
mathematics1 computer science or        
information technology or sciences1     
engineering1 language instruction in the
 less commonly taught languages or      
international affairs1 or nursing or    
allied health professions4  2  7,c7 by  
redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as      
subparagraph 7,e72  7,d7 by inserting   
after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3  
7,d7 ,allocation and allotment pbis  7i7

 ,in general ,the amount made available 
for allocation under this subparagraph  
by subparagraph 7,a77iii7 for any fiscal
 year shall be available to eligible    
institutions described in subsection    
7a77#e7 and shall be available for a    
competitive grant program to award      
grants of #fjj1jjj annually for programs
 in any of the following areas3  7,i7   
,science1 technology1 engineering1 or   
mathematics 7,,stem74  7,,ii7 ,health   
education4  7,,iii7                     
,internationalization or globalization4 
7,,iv7 ,teacher preparation4  7,v7      
,improving educational outcomes of      
,african ,american males4  7ii7 ,excess 
funds ,the ,secretary shall allot any   
amounts remaining from the amount made  
available for allocation under this     
subparagraph by subparagraph 7,a77iii7  
for any fiscal year after grants are    
awarded under clause 7i7 to eligible    
institutions described in subsection    
7a77#e7 for activities determined       
appropriate by the ,secretary4  2 and   

7,e7 in subparagraph 7,e71 as           
redesignated by subparagraph 7,c71 in   
the matter preceding clause 7i71 by     
striking subparagraph 7,a77iii7 and     
inserting subparagraph 7,a77iv74  #c4   
,elimination of account maintenance fees
 ,section #deh7;a77#d7 of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg;h7a77#d77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this ,act1 the   
authority to obligate funds for account 
maintenance fees under this section     
shall expire at the end of fiscal year  
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