,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjai,ms4   
,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mrs4  
,capito1 & ,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
modify ! ,f$]al ,,trio programs4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,educational ,opportunity & ,success    
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f$]al ,,trio        
programs am5dm5ts  7a7 ,review &        
notification by ! ,secret>y ,section    
#djb;,a7c7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;c77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#h7 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7#h7 ,review & notification by
 ! ,secret>y  7,a7 ,guidance ,n less ?an
 #ij days be=e ! comm5cem5t ( ea*       
competition = a grant "u ?is *apt]1 !   
,secret>y %all issue nonregulatory      
guidance reg>d+ ! rights &              
responsibilities ( applicants ) respect 
to ! application & evaluation process = 

programs & projects assi/$ "u ?is *apt]1
 includ+ applicant access to pe] review 
comm5ts4 ,! guidance %all describe !    
proc$ures = ! submission1 process+1 &   
scor+ ( applications = grants "u ?is    
*apt]1 includ+ ! in=mation describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,te*nical       
compon5ts ( applications  7i7           
,e/abli%m5t & treatm5t ( nonsub/antive  
te*nical compon5ts ( applications ,)    
respect to any competition = a grant "u 
?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y may only e/abli% 
volunt>y page limit & =matt+ requirem5ts
 = grant applications & may n reject    
grant applications t d n meet ^?        
volunt>y requirem5ts4 ,! ,secret>y may  
sugge/ page limits & =matt+ /&>ds1      
7includ+ ) respect to font size1 font   
/yle1 font type1 l9e spac+1 p>agraph    
ju/ification1 & page m>g9s71 b may n use
 noncompliance ) ^! sugge/$ requirem5ts 
z a basis to reject or p5alize grant    
applications4  7ii7 ,id5tification &    
treatm5t ( te*nical budget errors 9     
applications  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect  

to any competition = a grant "u ?is     
*apt]1 ! ,secret>y may n reject or      
p5alize grant applications on ! basis ( 
a typographical or r\nd+ error 9 a      
propos$ budget until ! ,secret>y has    
giv5 ! applicant an opportunity =       
correction 9 accordance ) subclause     
7,,ii74  7,,ii7 ,notice & opportunity = 
correction ,! ,secret>y %all provide    
notice & id5tification ( an error       
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 by email &    
phone to ! applicant be=e aw>d+ grants =
 ea* competition4 ,dur+ a p]iod ( n few]
 ?an #ad days1 ! ,secret>y %all all[ !  
applicant to submit a revis$ application
 t corrects ! id5tifi$ error4  7,,iii7  
,treatm5t ( revis$ applications ,!      
,secret>y %all treat ! revis$           
application 9 ! same mann] z a timely   
submitt$ application4  7,,iv7 ,failure  
to correct ,if an applicant has receiv$ 
a notice & opportunity = correction ( a 
typographical or r\nd+ error 9 a propos$
 budget 9 accordance ) subclause 7,,ii7 
& ! applicant fails to correct ! error &

 submit a revis$ application be=e !     
deadl9e describ$ 9 t subclause1 !       
,secret>y may reject or p5alize t grant 
application4  7,c7 ,review  7i7 ,reque/ 
= review ,) respect to any competition =
 a grant "u ?is *apt]1 an applicant may 
reque/ a review if ! applicant--  7,i7  
has evid5ce t a specific te*nical1      
adm9i/rative1 or scor+ error 0 made by !
 ,dep>tm5t1 an ag5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 or a 
pe] review]1 ) respect to ! scor+ or    
process+ ( a submitt$ application2 &    
7,,ii7 has o!rwise met all ( !          
requirem5ts = submission ( !            
application4  7ii7 ,error made by !     
,dep>tm5t ,9 ! case ( evid5ce ( error by
 ! ,dep>tm5t or an ag5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t1  
o!r ?an a pe] review]1 ! ,secret>y %all 
review any evid5ce submitt$ by !        
applicant & provide a timely response to
 ! applicant4 ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 an error 0 made by ! ,dep>tm5t or an   
ag5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 o!r ?an a pe]       
review]1 ! ,secret>y %all correct !     
error & accord+ly adju/ ! applicant     

score4  7iii7 ,error made by a pe]      
review]  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case (      
evid5ce ( error by a pe] review]1 a     
second>y review panel %all automatically
 & promptly evaluate ! application =    
consid]ation 9 ! applicable grant       
competition ^u receipt ( a reque/ by any
 su* applicant4 ,examples ( errors      
w>rant+ second>y review may include--   
7aa7 po9ts )held = crit]ia n requir$ 9  
/atute1 regulation1 or guidance gov]n+ a
 program "u ?is *apt] or ! application =
 a grant = su* program2 or  7bb7        
in=mation p]ta9+ to selection crit]ia t 
0 incorrectly det]m9$ to be miss+ f an  
application4  7,,ii7 ,timely review &   
replacem5t score ,! second>y review     
panel describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 %all    
conduct a second>y review 9 a timely    
fa%ion1 & ! score result+ f ! second>y  
review %all replace ! score f ! initial 
pe] review4  7,,iii7 ,composition (     
second>y review panel ,! second>y review
 panel %all be compos$ ( review]s ea* ( 
:om-- 7aa7 did n review ! application 9 

! orig9al pe] review2  7bb7 is a memb] (
 ! cohort ( pe] review]s = ! grant      
program t is ! subject ( su* second>y   
review2 &  7cc7 to ! ext5t practicable1 
has conduct$ pe] reviews 9 n less ?an #b
 previ\s competitions = ! grant program 
t is ! subject ( su* second>y review4   
7,,iv7 ,f9al score ,! f9al pe] review   
score ( an application subject to a     
second>y review "u ?is clause %all      
promptly be adju/$ appropriately us+ !  
score aw>d$ by ! second>y review panel1 
s z n to int]f]e ) ! timely aw>d+ (     
grants = ! applicable grant competition4
  7iv7 ,f9ality  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,a       
det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y "u clause    
7ii7 %all n be reviewable by any (fic]  
or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t o!r ?an !     
,secret>y4  7,,ii7 ,scor+ ,! score aw>d$
 by a second>y review panel "u clause   
7iii7 %all n be reviewable by any (fic] 
or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t o!r ?an !     
,secret>y4  7v7 ,fund+ ( applications ) 
c]ta9 adju/$ scores ,applications )     
scores t are adju/$ upw>d "u clause 7ii7

 or 7iii7 t equal or exce$ ! m9imum     
cut-(f score = ! applicable grant       
competition %all be fund$ by ! ,secret>y
 us+ g5]al or adm9i/rative funds        
available to ! ,secret>y o!r ?an ^?     
funds appropriat$ or allocat$ = !       
programs au?oriz$ by ?is *apt]4  4  7b7 
,outrea* ,section #djb;,a7d77#c7 ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;d77#c77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,! ,secret>y 
%all also ho/ at lea/ "o virtual1       
int]active tra9+ us+ telecommunications 
te*nology to ensure t int]e/$ applicants
 h access to te*nical assi/ance44  7c7  
,docum5tation ( /atus z a l[-,income    
individual ,section #djb;,a7e7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;e77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 9          
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ or aft] !    
semicolon2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by 
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a       
semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7,e7 docum5tation t ! /ud5t has

 be5 det]m9$ to be eligible = a ,f$]al  
,pell ,grant "u section #dja2 or  7,f7 =
 grants au?oriz$ "u section #djb;,b &   
#djb;,f ( ?is *apt]1 docum5tation t a   
/ud5t is att5d+ a s*ool t _h a p]c5tage 
( enroll$ /ud5ts :o are id5tifi$ /ud5ts 
7z def9$ 9 section #aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 (
 ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool 
,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#agei;a7a77#a77;,f77i777 t meets or     
exce$s ! ?re%old describ$ 9 section     
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 ( t ,act dur+ !  
s*ool ye> prior to ! fir/ ye> ( ! p]iod 
= :i* su* grant is aw>d$4  2 &  7#b7 9  
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71
 by /rik+ or aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9  
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7           
docum5tation t ! /ud5t has be5 det]m9$  
to be eligible = a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant  
"u section #dja2 or  7,f7 = grants      
au?oriz$ "u section #djb;,b & #djb;,f ( 
?is *apt]1 docum5tation t a /ud5t is    
att5d+ a s*ool t _h a p]c5tage ( enroll$

 /ud5ts :o are id5tifi$ /ud5ts 7z def9$ 
9 section #aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 ( ! ,ri*>d
 ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun*    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#agei;a7a77#a77;,f77i777 t meets or     
exce$s ! ?re%old describ$ 9 section     
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 ( t ,act dur+ !  
s*ool ye> prior to ! fir/ ye> ( ! p]iod 
= :i* su* grant is aw>d$4  4  7d7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#djb;,a7g7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;g77 is
 am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7g7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,= !     
purpose ( mak+ grants & contracts "u ?is
 *apt]1 !re are au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #a1jfj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbj & su* sums z may be necess>y = ea*
 ( ! five succe$+ fiscal ye>s4 ,( !     
am\nt appropriat$ "u ?is *apt]1 !       
,secret>y may use no m ?an #a p]c5t (   
su* am\nt to obta9 additional qualifi$  
read]s & additional /aff to review      
applications1 to increase ! level (     
ov]sight monitor+1 to support impact    

/udies1 program assessm5ts1 & reviews1 &
 to provide te*nical assi/ance to       
pot5tial applicants & curr5t grantees4  
4  7e7 ,def9itions ,section #djb;,a7h7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;h77 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#d7 ,l[-income individual ,! t]m       
l[-income individual means-- 7,a7 an    
individual f a family ^: adju/able gross
 income = ! prec$+ ye> did n exce$ #aej 
p]c5t ( an am\nt equal to ! pov]ty level
 det]m9$ by us+ crit]ia ( pov]ty        
e/abli%$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus2  7,b7 
an individual f a family ^: adju/able   
gross income1 z report$ on !            
individual's mo/ rec5tly complet$ ,free 
,application = ,f$]al ,/ud5t ,aid1 did n
 exce$ #aej p]c5t ( an am\nt equal to ! 
pov]ty level det]m9$ by us+ crit]ia (   
pov]ty e/abli%$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus 
= t ye>2  7,c7 an individual :o has be5 
det]m9$ to be eligible = a ,f$]al ,pell 
,grant "u section #dja2 or  7,d7 =      
grants au?oriz$ "u section #djb;,b &    

#djb;,f ( ?is *apt]1 a /ud5t :o is      
att5d+ a s*ool t _h a p]c5tage ( enroll$
 /ud5ts :o are id5tifi$ /ud5ts 7z def9$ 
9 section #aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 ( ! ,ri*>d
 ,b4 ,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun*    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#agei;a7a77#a77;,f77i777 t meets or     
exce$s ! ?re%old describ$ 9 section     
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 ( t ,act dur+ !  
s*ool ye> prior to ! fir/ ye> ( ! p]iod 
= :i* su* grant is aw>d$4  4