,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aidg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjai,mr4 ,schumer 7for ,mr4 ,sanders7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to ensure college for all4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,college for ,all ,act of #bjai4  ,i
 ,federal-,state partnership to         
eliminate tuition and required fees     
#aja4 ,federal-,state partnership to    
eliminate tuition and required fees ,the
 ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  ,,ix  
,federal-,state partnership to eliminate
 tuition and required fees  #ija4 ,grant
 program to eliminate tuition and       
required fees at public institutions of 
higher education and tribal colleges and
 universities  7a7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,award year ,the term    

award year has the meaning given the    
term in section #dha7;a74  7#b7         
,community college ,the term community  
college means-- 7,a7 a public           
institution of higher education at which
 the credential that is predominantly   
awarded to students is at the           
sub-baccalaureate level2 or  7,b7 a     
public postsecondary vocational         
institution1 as defined under section   
#ajb7;c74  7#c7 ,cost of attendance ,the
 term cost of attendance has the meaning
 given the term in section #dgb4  7#d7  
,dual or concurrent enrollment program  
,the term dual or concurrent enrollment 
program has the meaning given the term  
in section #haja of the ,elementary and 
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4    
7#e7 ,early college high school ,the    
term early college high school has the  
meaning given the term in section #haja 
of the ,elementary and ,secondary       
,education ,act of #aife4  7#f7         
,eligible ,indian entity ,the term      
eligible ,indian entity means the entity

 responsible for the governance1        
operation1 or control of a ,tribal      
,college or ,university4  7#g7 ,eligible
 student ,the term eligible student     
means an individual1 regardless of age1 
who has not obtained a baccalaureate    
degree or higher degree and is enrolled1
 or plans to enroll1 in a community     
college or public #d-year institution of
 higher education in the ,state in which
 the individual is a resident or in a   
,tribal ,college or ,university4  7#h7  
,full-time equivalent eligible students 
,the term full-time equivalent eligible 
students1 when used with respect to an  
institution of higher education1 has the
 meaning given the term full-time       
equivalent students1 except that the    
calculation shall be made based on the  
number of eligible students enrolled at 
such institution4  7#i7 ,full-time      
equivalent students ,the term full-time 
equivalent students means the sum of the
 number of students enrolled full time  
at an institution1 plus the full-time   

equivalent of the number of students    
enrolled part time 7determined on the   
basis of the quotient of the sum of the 
credit hours of all part-time students  
divided by #ab7 at such institution4    
7#aj7 ,institution of higher education  
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given the term
 in section #aja4  7#aa7 ,public #d-year
 institution of higher education ,the   
term public #d-year institution of      
higher education means an institution of
 higher education that is not a         
community college and is operated by a  
,state1 subdivision of a ,state1 or     
government agency within a ,state and   
operated wholly or predominately from or
 through the use of governmental funds  
or property4  7#ab7 ,tribal ,college or 
,university ,the term ,tribal ,college  
or ,university has the meaning given the
 term in section #caf7;b77#c7 and       
includes #b-year and #d-year            
institutions4  7b7 ,program authorized  
7#a7 ,grants authorized ,from amounts   

appropriated under subsection 7g71 the  
,secretary shall award grants1 from     
allotments under subsection 7c71 to     
,states and eligible ,indian entities   
having applications approved under      
subsection 7e71 to enable the ,states   
and eligible ,indian entities to        
eliminate tuition and required fees for 
all eligible students at community      
colleges1 public #d-year institutions of
 higher education in the ,state1 or     
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities of  
the eligible ,indian entity4  7#b7      
,non-,federal share requirement  7,a7   
,in general ,except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b71 each ,state or       
eligible ,indian entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall provide a
 non-,federal share of funds for an     
award year from non-,federal sources in 
an amount that is equal to #cc percent  
of the amount required to eliminate     
tuition and required fees--  7i7 in the 
case of a ,state1 at community colleges 
and public #d-year institutions of      

higher education in the ,state for all  
eligible students for the award year2   
and  7ii7 in the case of an eligible    
,indian entity1 at ,tribal ,colleges and
 ,universities of the eligible ,indian  
entity for all eligible students for the
 award year4  7,b7 ,non-,federal share  
requirement for certain eligible ,indian
 entities  7i7 ,in general ,in the case 
of an eligible ,indian entity that      
receives a grant under this section for 
an award year for which not less than   
#ge percent of the students enrolled in 
the ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities 
of the eligible ,indian entity are      
low-income students1 such eligible      
,indian entity shall provide a          
non-,federal share of funds from        
non-,federal sources in an amount that  
is equal to not more than #e percent of 
the amount necessary to eliminate       
tuition and required fees at ,tribal    
,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity for the award   
year4  7ii7 ,low-income student ,in this

 subparagraph1 the term low-income      
student has the meaning given such term 
by the ,secretary1 except that such term
 shall not exclude any student eligible 
for a ,federal ,pell ,grant under       
section #dja4  7iii7 ,data ,in          
calculating the number of enrolled      
students and low-income students for    
purposes of clause 7i71 the ,secretary  
shall use--  7,i7 for the first award   
year of the program under this section1 
the number of students enrolled in award
 year #bjag-bjah2 and  7,,ii7 for each  
subsequent award year1 the projected    
student enrollment numbers for the award
 year for which the allotment is made4  
7#c7 ,no in-kind contributions ,no      
in-kind contribution shall count toward 
the non-,federal share requirement under
 paragraph 7#b74  7c7 ,determination of 
allotment  7#a7 ,first award year of    
program ,the ,secretary shall allot1 to 
each eligible ,state or eligible ,indian
 entity that submits an application     
under this section for a grant under    

subsection 7b77#a7 for the first award  
year of the program under this section1 
an amount that is equal to #fg percent  
7or not less than #ie percent in the    
case of an eligible ,indian entity      
described in subsection 7b77#b77;,b77 of
 the total revenue received--  7,a7 in  
the case of a ,state1 from all eligible 
students at community colleges and at   
public #d-year institutions of higher   
education in the ,state in the form of  
tuition and required fees for--  7i7    
with respect to a ,state that did not   
eliminate tuition and required fees as  
described in subsection 7d77#b7 for the 
preceding award year1 award year        
#bjag-bjah2 or  7ii7 with respect to a  
,state that has eliminated tuition and  
required fees as described in such      
subsection1 the last award year that the
 ,state charged tuition and required    
fees2 and  7,b7 in the case of an       
eligible ,indian entity1 from all       
eligible students at ,tribal ,colleges  
and ,universities of the eligible       

,indian entity1 in the form of tuition  
and required fees for--  7i7 with       
respect to an eligible ,indian entity   
that did not eliminate tuition and      
required fees as described in subsection
 7d77#b7 for the preceding award year1  
award year #bjag-bjah2 or  7ii7 with    
respect to an eligible ,indian entity   
that has eliminated tuition and required
 fees as described in such subsection1  
the last award year for which the       
eligible ,indian entity charged tuition 
and required fees4  7#b7 ,first award   
year allotment for ,states and eligible 
indian entities applying after the first
 year of the program  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary shall allot to each     
eligible ,state or eligible ,indian     
entity that submits its first           
application for a grant under subsection
 7b77#a7 for the second or a subsequent 
year of the program under this section1 
an amount equal to--  7i7 the product   
of-- 7,i7 the allotment the eligible    
,state or eligible ,indian entity would 

have received in the first award year of
 the program under this section if the  
,state or eligible ,indian entity had   
submitted an application for such year2 
7,,ii7 the projected full-time          
equivalent eligible students figure for 
all community colleges and public       
#d-year institutions of higher education
 of the eligible ,state1 or all ,tribal 
,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity1 for the award  
year for which the allotment is made2   
and  7,,iii7 the amount of additional   
expenditures per full-time equivalent   
eligible student by the eligible ,state 
or eligible ,indian entity that will be 
necessary to eliminate tuition and      
required fees for each such student for 
the award year for which the allotment  
is made2 divided by  7ii7 the product   
of-- 7,i7 the full-time equivalent      
eligible students figure for all        
community colleges and public #d-year   
institutions of higher education of the 
eligible ,state1 or all ,tribal         

,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity1 for the first  
award year of the program for which the 
eligible ,state or eligible ,indian     
entity was eligible to submit an        
application under this section2 and     
7,,ii7 the amount of expenditures per   
full-time equivalent eligible student by
 the eligible ,state or eligible ,indian
 entity that would have been necessary  
to eliminate tuition and required fees  
for each such student for the first     
award year of the program for which the 
eligible ,state or eligible ,indian     
entity was eligible to submit an        
application under this section4  7,b7   
,projected enrollment ,if the projected 
full-time equivalent eligible students  
figure of the ,state or eligible ,indian
 entity under subparagraph 7,a7 is more 
than #be percent larger than the        
full-time equivalent eligible students  
figure for the preceding year1 the      
,secretary may challenge such enrollment
 projection and offer an alternative    

enrollment projection which shall be    
used in the formula under subparagraph  
7,a7 for determining the allotment4     
7#c7 ,subsequent award years  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall allot to  
an eligible ,state or eligible ,indian  
entity submitting an application for a  
grant under subsection 7b77#a7 for a    
second or subsequent year after         
receiving a grant under paragraph 7#a7  
or 7#b71 an amount equal to--  7i7 the  
product of-- 7,i7 the allotment received
 for the first award year for which the 
eligible ,state or eligible ,indian     
entity submitted an application2  7,,ii7
 the projected full-time equivalent     
eligible students figure for all        
community colleges and public #d-year   
institutions of higher education of the 
eligible ,state1 or all ,tribal         
,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity1 for the award  
year for which the allotment is made2   
and  7,,iii7 the amount of additional   
expenditures per full-time equivalent   

eligible student by the eligible ,state 
or eligible ,indian entity that will be 
necessary to eliminate tuition and      
required fees for each such student for 
the award year for which the allotment  
is made2 divided by  7ii7 the product   
of-- 7,i7 the full-time equivalent      
eligible student figure for all         
community colleges and public #d-year   
institutions of higher education of the 
eligible ,state1 or all ,tribal         
,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity1 for the first  
award year that the ,state or eligible  
,indian entity participates under       
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 as the case may 
be2 and  7,,ii7 the amount of           
expenditures per full-time equivalent   
eligible student by the eligible ,state 
or eligible ,indian entity that was     
necessary to eliminate tuition and      
required fees for each such student for 
the first award year that the ,state or 
eligible ,indian entity participates    
under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 as the    

case may be4  7,b7 ,projected enrollment
 ,if the projected full-time equivalent 
eligible students figure of the ,state  
or eligible ,indian entity under        
subparagraph 7,a7 is more than #be      
percent larger than the full-time       
equivalent eligible students figure for 
the preceding year1 the ,secretary may  
challenge such enrollment projection and
 offer an alternative enrollment        
projection which shall be used in the   
formula under subparagraph 7,a7 for     
determining the allotment4  7#d7 ,actual
 enrollment figures  7,a7 ,in general   
,by not later than ,november #a of the  
second award year for which a ,state or 
eligible ,indian entity receives an     
allotment under this section1 and each  
succeeding ,november #a1 such ,state or 
eligible ,indian entity shall report to 
the ,secretary its actual full-time     
equivalent eligible students figure for 
the preceding award year4  7,b7         
,adjustments ,if the actual full-time   
equivalent eligible students figure for 

the preceding award year reported under 
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 exceeds the    
projected enrollment that was used for  
determining the allotment for the       
preceding award year1 notwithstanding   
any other provision of this section1 the
 allotment for the award year in which  
the ,november #a date falls for the     
,state or eligible ,indian entity shall 
be increased to reflect such actual     
enrollment1 which figure shall be       
increased by the ,state ,gross ,domestic
 ,product ,price ,index1 or the ,gross  
,domestic ,product ,price ,index of the 
,state in which the eligible ,indian    
entity operates2 or  7ii7 is below the  
projected enrollment that was used for  
determining the allotment for the       
preceding award year1 notwithstanding   
any other provision of this section1 the
 allotment for the award year in which  
the ,november #a date falls for the     
,state or eligible ,indian entity shall 
be decreased to reflect such actual     
enrollment1 which figure shall be       

increased by the average interest rate  
on #e-year ,united ,states ,treasury    
securities issued during the preceding  
award year4  7#e7 ,additional funds ,if 
a ,state or eligible ,indian entity     
provides additional funds toward        
reducing the cost of attendance and     
improving instruction at institutions of
 higher education beyond the cost of    
eliminating tuition and required fees as
 described in subsection 7d77#b7 for any
 award year that is more than the       
non-,federal share requirement under    
subsection 7b77#b7 and the maintenance  
of expenditures requirement under       
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 of subsection  
7d71 the ,secretary shall provide to the
 ,state or eligible ,indian entity an   
amount equal to such additional funding 
provided by the ,state or eligible      
,indian entity1 which amount provided by
 the ,secretary may be used for the     
activities described in subsection      
7f77#b74  7d7 ,state and eligible       
,indian entity eligibility requirements 

,in order to be eligible to receive an  
allotment under this section for an     
award year1 a ,state or eligible ,indian
 entity shall comply with the following3
  7#a7 ,ensure that public institutions 
of higher education in the ,state or    
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities of  
the eligible ,indian entity maintain    
expenditures on instruction per         
full-time equivalent student at levels  
that are equal to or exceed the         
expenditures on instruction per         
full-time equivalent student for award  
year #bjag-bjah4  7#b7 ,ensure that     
tuition and required fees are           
eliminated-- 7,a7 in the case of a      
,state1 for eligible students at all    
community colleges and in all public    
#d-year institutions of higher education
 in the ,state2 or  7,b7 in the case of 
an eligible ,indian entity1 for eligible
 students in all ,tribal ,colleges and  
,universities of the eligible ,indian   
entity4  7#c7 ,maintain ,state operating
 expenditures per full-time equivalent  

student for public institutions of      
higher education in the ,state1 or      
operating expenditures per full-time    
equivalent student for ,tribal ,colleges
 and ,universities of the eligible      
,indian entity1 excluding the amount of 
funds provided under this section1 at a 
level that is equal to or exceeds the   
level of such support for award year    
#bjag-bjah4  7#d7 ,maintain ,state      
expenditures on need-based financial aid
 programs for enrollment in public      
institutions of higher education in the 
,state or expenditures on need-based    
financial aid programs for enrollment in
 ,tribal ,colleges and ,universities of 
the eligible ,indian entity at a level  
that is equal to or exceeds the level of
 such support for award year #bjag-bjah4
  7#e7 ,ensure public institutions of   
higher education in the ,state or       
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities of  
the eligible ,indian entity maintain    
funding for institutional need-based    
student financial aid in an amount that 

is equal to or exceeds the level of such
 support for award year #bjag-bjah4     
7#f7 ,provide an assurance that not     
later than #e years after the first     
award year for which the grant is       
awarded1 not less than #ge percent of   
instruction at public institutions of   
higher education in the ,state or       
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities of  
the eligible ,indian entity is provided 
by tenured or tenure-track faculty4     
7#g7 ,require that public institutions  
of higher education in the ,state or    
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities of  
the eligible ,indian entity provide1 for
 each student enrolled at the           
institution who receives the maximum    
,federal ,pell ,grant award under       
subpart #a of part ,a of title ,,iv1    
institutional student financial aid     
7excluding student loans7 in an amount  
equal to #ajj percent of the difference 
between--  7,a7 the cost of attendance  
at such institution2 and  7,b7 the sum  
of--  7i7 the amount of the maximum     

,federal ,pell ,grant award2 and  7ii7  
the student's expected family           
contribution4  7#h7 ,ensure that public 
institutions of higher education in the 
,state or ,tribal ,colleges and         
,universities of the eligible ,indian   
entity not adopt policies to reduce     
enrollment4  7#i7 ,provide an assurance 
that public institutions of higher      
education in the ,state or ,tribal      
,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity will not charge 
out-of-,state students an amount that   
exceeds the marginal cost of attending  
institutions of higher education in the 
,state or ,tribal ,colleges and         
,universities of the eligible ,indian   
entity4  7#aj7 ,provide an assurance    
that public institutions of higher      
education in the ,state or ,tribal      
,colleges and ,universities of the      
eligible ,indian entity that charge     
non-eligible in-,state students tuition 
and required fees1 will not charge such 
students a rate that exceeds the rate   

for the last year that tuition and      
required fees were charged to eligible  
students1 increased by the percentage   
change for subsequent years in the      
expenditures per full-time equivalent   
eligible student by the ,state or       
eligible entity that is necessary to    
continue to eliminate tuition and       
required fees for eligible students4    
7e7 ,submission and contents of         
application ,for each award year for    
which a ,state or eligible ,indian      
entity desires a grant under this       
section1 an application shall be        
submitted to the ,secretary at such     
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4 ,such application shall be     
submitted by--  7#a7 in the case of a   
,state1 the ,state agency with          
jurisdiction over higher education or   
another agency designated by the        
,governor or chief executive of the     
,state to administer the program under  
this section2 and  7#b7 in the case of  

an eligible ,indian entity1 the eligible
 ,indian entity or a ,tribal ,college or
 ,university of the eligible ,indian    
entity4  7f7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,in    
general ,a ,state or eligible ,indian   
entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall use the grant funds and   
the non-,federal share funds required   
under this section--  7,a7 in the case  
of a ,state1 to eliminate tuition and   
required fees for all eligible students 
at community colleges and public #d-year
 institutions of higher education in the
 ,state2 and  7,b7 in the case of an    
eligible ,indian entity1 to eliminate   
tuition and required fees for all       
eligible students at ,tribal ,colleges  
and ,universities of the eligible       
,indian entity4  7#b7 ,additional       
funding ,once tuition and required fees 
have been eliminated pursuant to        
paragraph 7#a71 a ,state or eligible    
,indian entity that receives a grant    
under this section shall use any        
remaining grant funds and non-,federal  

share funds required under this section 
to reduce the cost of attendance and    
increase the quality of instruction and 
student support services at public      
institutions of higher education in the 
,state or at ,tribal ,colleges and      
,universities of the eligible ,indian   
entity by carrying out any of the       
following3  7,a7 ,providing additional  
non-loan aid to students1 which may     
include need-based student financial    
aid1 to reduce or eliminate the cost of 
attendance for a public institution of  
higher education or a ,tribal ,college  
or ,university beyond eliminating       
tuition and required fees4  7,b7        
,expanding academic course offerings and
 high-quality occupational skills       
training programs to students4  7,c7    
,increasing the number and percentage of
 full-time instructional faculty1       
including full-time tenure and          
tenure-track instructional faculty4     
7,d7 ,providing all faculty with        
professional supports to help students  

succeed1 such as professional           
development opportunities1 office space1
 and shared governance in the           
institution4  7,e7 ,compensating adjunct
 and part-time faculty for work done    
inside and outside of the classroom     
relating to instruction1 such as holding
 office hours4  7,f7 ,strengthening and 
ensuring all students have access to    
student support services such as        
academic advising1 counseling1 and      
tutoring4  7,g7 ,expanding access to    
dual or concurrent enrollment programs  
and early college high school programs4 
7,h7 ,any other additional activities   
that improve instructional quality and  
academic outcomes for students as       
approved by the ,secretary through a    
peer review process4  7#c7 ,prohibition 
,a ,state or eligible ,indian entity    
that receives a grant under this section
 may not use grant funds or non-,federal
 share funds required under this        
section--  7,a7 for the construction of 
a nonacademic facility1 such as an      

athletic facility or stadium2  7,b7 for 
merit-based student financial aid2  7,c7
 for need-based student financial aid   
7except to the extent funds available   
under subsection 7c77#e7 are used to    
carry out paragraph 7#b77;,a772  7,d7 to
 pay the salaries or benefits of school 
administrators2  7,e7 for capital       
outlays or deferred maintenance2 or     
7,f7 for expenditures on athletics other
 than activities open to all members of 
the campus community4  7g7              
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated1 and there are             
appropriated1 to carry out this         
section--  7,a7 such sums as may be     
necessary for the fourth quarter of     
fiscal year #bjai2  7,b7 #dh1jjj1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjbj2 and  7,c7 such  
sums as may be necessary for each of the
 fiscal years #bjba through #bjbi4  7#b7
 ,availability of funds ,funds made     
available pursuant to paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 shall be available for        

obligation from ,october #a1 #bjai1 to  
,september #cj1 #bjbj4 ,funds made      
available pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 
or 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be      
available for obligation through        
,september #cj of the fiscal year       
succeeding the fiscal year for which    
such sums were appropriated4  #ijb4     
,grant program for private historically 
black colleges and universities and     
private minority-serving institutions   
7a7 ,definitions ,except as otherwise   
provided1 in this section3 7#a7         
,community college ,the term community  
college has the meaning given the term  
in section #ija4  7#b7 ,eligible        
institution  7,a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in subparagraph 7,d71 the term
 eligible institution means a private1  
nonprofit #b-year institution or #d-year
 institution that-- 7i7 is--  7,i7 a    
part ,b institution 7as defined in      
section #cbb72  7,,ii7 a                
,hispanic-serving institution 7as       
defined in section #ejb72  7,,iii7 a    

,tribal ,college or ,university 7as     
defined in section #caf7 whose entity   
responsible for the governance1         
operation1 or control of the ,college or
 ,university has not received a grant   
under section #ija2  7,,iv7 an ,alaska  
,native-serving institution or a ,native
 ,hawaiian-serving institution 7as      
defined in section #cag7;b772  7,v7 a   
,predominantly ,black institution 7as   
defined in section #cga7;c772  7,,vi7 an
 ,asian ,american and ,native ,american 
,pacific ,islander-serving institution  
7as defined in section #cga7;c772 or    
7,,vii7 a ,native ,american-serving     
nontribal institution 7as defined in    
section #cga7;c772  7ii7 has a student  
body of which not less than #ce percent 
are low-income students2  7iii7 ensures 
that tuition and required fees for      
eligible students enrolled in the       
institution are eliminated or           
significantly reduced during any period 
for which the institution receives a    
grant under this section2  7iv7         

maintains expenditures on instruction   
per a full-time equivalent eligible     
student at levels that meet or exceed   
the expenditures on instruction per a   
full-time equivalent eligible student   
for award year #bjag-bjah2  7v7 will    
invest institutional funds and seek     
additional funding to reduce or         
eliminate tuition and required fees for 
all students2  7vi7 maintains           
expenditures on need-based financial aid
 programs for students enrolled at the  
institution at a level that meets or    
exceeds the level of such support for   
award year #bjag-bjah2  7vii7 provides  
an assurance that the institution will  
increase the amount of instruction      
provided by tenured or tenure-track     
faculty2 and  7viii7 does not adopt     
policies to reduce enrollment4  7,b7    
#b-year institution ,the term #b-year   
institution means an institution at     
which the credential that is            
predominantly awarded to students is at 
the sub-baccalaureate level4  7,c7      

#d-year institution ,the term #d-year   
institution means an institution that is
 not a #b-year institution4  7,d7       
,exception  7i7 ,in general ,an eligible
 institution as described in            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be an       
eligible institution for purposes of    
this section for the period described in
 clause 7ii7 if such institution was a  
for-profit institution at any time that 
converted to a nonprofit institution4   
7ii7 ,period of ineligibility ,an       
institution described under clause 7i7  
shall not be an eligible institution for
 purposes of this section for a period  
of #be years from the date the          
institution converted from a for-profit 
institution to a nonprofit institution  
or #be years after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 whichever period is      
longer4  7#c7 ,eligible student ,the    
term eligible student means a low-income
 student enrolled in an eligible        
institution who has not obtained a      
baccalaureate degree or a higher degree4

  7#d7 ,full-time equivalent eligible   
students ,the term full-time equivalent 
eligible students means the sum of the  
number of eligible students projected to
 enroll full time at an institution for 
an award year1 plus the full-time       
equivalent of the number of eligible    
students projected to be enrolled part  
time 7determined on the basis of the    
quotient of the sum of the credit hours 
of all part-time eligible students      
divided by #ab7 at such institution1 for
 such award year4  7#e7 ,low-income     
student ,the term low-income student has
 the meaning given such term by the     
,secretary1 except that such term shall 
not exclude any student eligible for a  
,federal ,pell ,grant under section     
#dja4  7#f7 ,public #d-year institution 
of higher education ,the term public    
#d-year institution of higher education 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #ija4  7b7 ,authorization of    
grant program  7#a7 ,in general ,from   
amounts appropriated under subsection   

7e71 the ,secretary shall award grants1 
from allotments under paragraph 7#b71 to
 eligible institutions having           
applications approved under subsection  
7c71 to enable the eligible institutions
 to eliminate or significantly reduce   
tuition and required fees for eligible  
students4  7#b7 ,allotments ,subject to 
paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary shall    
allot1 for each award year1 to each     
eligible institution having an          
application approved under subsection   
7c71 an amount that is equal to the     
product of--  7,a7 tuition and required 
fees for eligible students at the       
eligible institution for the award year1
 and  7,b7 the number of full-time      
equivalent eligible students projected  
to enroll in the eligible institution   
for the award year4  7#c7 ,limitations  
7,a7 ,limitations on institutional      
allotments ,in making allotments under  
paragraph 7#b7 for an award year1 the   
,secretary shall not award an allotment 
that is--  7i7 with respect to an       

eligible institution that operates in a 
,state that has eliminated tuition and  
required fees as described in section   
#ija7;d77#b7 for the preceding award    
year1 more than the amount equal to the 
product of--  7,i7 the number of        
projected full-time equivalent eligible 
students for the award year2 and  7,,ii7
 the expenditures per full-time         
equivalent eligible student1 including  
the ,federal allotment and non-,federal 
share1 under section #ija for the       
preceding award year for the ,state 7or1
 in the case of a ,state that did not   
receive a grant under such section for  
the preceding award year1 the amount    
needed to eliminate tuition and required
 fees for full-time equivalent eligible 
students in the ,state1 calculated in   
the same manner as such amount is       
calculated under section #ija7;c7 for   
the preceding award year for the        
,state71 at--  7aa7 if the eligible     
institution is a #b-year institution1   
community colleges in the ,state in     

which the institution operates2 or  7bb7
 if the eligible institution is a       
#d-year institution1 public #d-year     
institutions of higher education in the 
,state in which the institution         
operates2 and  7ii7 with respect to an  
eligible institution that operates in a 
,state that has not eliminated tuition  
and required fees as described in       
section #ija7;d77#b7 for the preceding  
award year1 more than the amount equal  
to the product of--  7,i7 the number of 
projected full-time equivalent eligible 
students for the award year2 and  7,,ii7
 the average tuition and required fees  
for the preceding award year at--  7aa7 
if the eligible institution is a #b-year
 institution1 public #b-year            
institutions of higher education in the 
,state in which the institution         
operates2 or  7bb7 if the eligible      
institution is a #d-year institution1   
public #d-year institutions of higher   
education in the ,state in which the    
institution operates4  7,b7 ,limitations

 on tuition hikes  7i7 ,first award year
 ,for the first award year for which an 
eligible institution applies for a grant
 under this section1 such eligible      
institution shall not increase tuition  
and required fees at a rate that is     
greater than any annual increase in     
tuition and required fees at the        
eligible institution for the #e years   
preceding such first award year4  7ii7  
,succeeding award years  7,i7 ,in       
general ,for each award year after the  
first award year for which an eligible  
institution receives a grant under this 
section1 such eligible institution shall
 not increase tuition and required fees 
for eligible students from the preceding
 award year at a rate that is greater   
than the percentage increase in the     
,employment ,cost ,index for the award  
year for which the grant is received1 as
 compared to the ,employment ,cost      
,index for the award year preceding the 
award year for which the grant is       
received4  7,,ii7 ,employment cost index

 ,in this subparagraph1 the term        
,employment ,cost ,index1 when used with
 respect to an award year1 means the    
,employment ,cost ,index for total      
compensation for private industry       
workers by bargaining status and census 
region and division 7not seasonally     
adjusted7 of the division in which the  
eligible entity is located1 as provided 
by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of 
the ,department of ,labor1 that is      
provided for the ,december that         
immediately precedes the start of the   
award year4  7#d7 ,actual enrollment    
figures  7,a7 ,in general ,by not later 
than ,november #a of the second award   
year for which an eligible institution  
receives a grant under this section1    
such eligible institution shall report  
to the ,secretary its actual full-time  
equivalent eligible students figure for 
the preceding award year4  7,b7         
,adjustments ,if the actual full-time   
equivalent eligible students figure for 
the preceding award year reported under 

subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 exceeds the    
projected enrollment that was used for  
determining the allotment under         
paragraph 7#b77;,b7 for the preceding   
award year1 notwithstanding any other   
provision of this ,act1 the allotment   
for the award year in which the         
,november #a date falls for the eligible
 institution shall be increased to      
reflect such actual enrollment1 which   
figure shall be increased by the ,gross 
,domestic ,product ,price ,index of the 
,state in which the eligible institution
 operates2 or  7ii7 is below the        
projected enrollment that was used for  
determining the allotment under         
paragraph 7#b77;,b7 for the preceding   
award year1 notwithstanding any other   
provision of this ,act1 the allotment   
for the award year in which the         
,november #a date falls for the eligible
 institution shall be decreased to      
reflect such actual enrollment1 which   
figure shall be increased by the average
 interest rate on #e-year ,united       

,states ,treasury securities issued     
during the preceding award year4  7c7   
,application ,an eligible institution   
that desires to receive a grant under   
this section shall submit to the        
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7d7 ,prohibition ,an eligible 
institution that receives a grant under 
this section may not use grant funds    
under this section--  7#a7 for the      
construction of a nonacademic facility1 
such as an athletic facility or stadium2
  7#b7 for merit-based or need-based    
student financial aid2  7#c7 to pay the 
salaries or benefits of school          
administrators2  7#d7 for capital       
outlays or deferred maintenance2 or     
7#e7 for expenditures on athletics other
 than activities open to all members of 
the campus community4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated1 and there are             

appropriated1 to carry out this         
section--  7,a7 such sums as may be     
necessary for the fourth quarter of     
fiscal year #bjai2  7,b7 #a1cdj1jjj1jjj 
for fiscal year #bjbj2 and  7,c7 such   
sums as may be necessary for each of the
 fiscal years #bjba through #bjbi4  7#b7
 ,availability of funds ,funds made     
available pursuant to paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 shall be available for        
obligation from ,october #a1 #bjai1 to  
,september #cj1 #bjbj4 ,funds made      
available pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 
or 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be      
available for obligation through        
,september #cj of the fiscal year       
succeeding the fiscal year for which    
such sums were appropriated4  4  #ajb4  
,increasing success for low-income and  
first generation students  7a7          
,authorization of appropriations for    
federal ,,trio programs ,section        
#djb;,a7g7 of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgj;a-#aa7;g77 is amended by inserting

 after the first sentence the following3
 ,for the purpose of making grants and  
contracts under this chapter1 there are 
authorized to be appropriated           
#a1bfj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1   
#a1ddj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1   
#a1fbj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb1   
#a1hjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc1   
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd1   
and such sums as may be necessary for   
each of fiscal years #bjbd through      
#bjbh44  7b7 ,authorization of          
appropriations for ,,gear ,,up programs 
,section #djd;,h of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a-#bh7 is amended by striking     
#djj1jjj1jjj and all that follows       
through the period and inserting        
#daj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1     
#dai1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1     
#dbg1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb1     
#dcf1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc1 and 
#dde1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd44    
,,ii ,expansion of work study to meet   
the needs of today's students  #bja4    

,authorization of ,appropriations       
,section #dda7;b7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajhg-ea7;b77 is amended to read as     
follows3  7b7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this part--
 7#a7 #a1ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year    
#bjbj2  7#b7 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjba2  7#c7 #b1ejj1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal year #bjbb2  7#d7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj 
for fiscal year #bjbc2  7#e7            
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2   
and  7#f7 such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years #bjbe-bjbh4  4 
#bjb4 ,reform of the work study formula 
,section #ddb of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg-eb7  
is amended--  7#a7 by striking          
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,revision to the        
,federal work study allocation ,the     
,secretary shall allocate funds under   
this section solely on the basis of the 
self-help need determination described  

under subsection 7c74  2  7#b7 in       
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71
 by striking ,to determine the self-help
 need of an institution's eligible      
undergraduate students1 and inserting   
,until such time as the ,secretary      
establishes a revised method to         
determine the self-help need of an      
institution's eligible undergraduate    
students1 in accordance with paragraph  
7#e712  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by      
striking ,to determine the self-help    
need of an institution's eligible       
graduate and professional students1 and 
inserting ,until such time as the       
,secretary establishes a revised method 
to determine the self-help need of an   
institution's eligible graduate and     
professional students1 in accordance    
with paragraph 7#e712 and  7,c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of the ,college for ,all   
,act of #bjai1 the ,secretary shall     
establish revised methods for           

determining the self-help need of an    
institution's eligible undergraduate    
students1 as described in paragraph     
7#b71 and eligible graduate and         
professional students1 as described in  
paragraph 7#c71 that shall take into    
account the number of ,federal ,pell    
,grant eligible low-income and          
moderate-income students that an        
eligible institution serves and provide 
considerations for eligible institutions
 that successfully demonstrate improved 
employment outcomes4 ,the ,secretary    
shall promulgate any regulations        
necessary to carry out the revised      
methods of determining an eligible      
institution's self-help need under this 
subsection4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7f7 ,funds ,to  
expand job location development programs
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 this part1 to promote career readiness 
and improve the employment skills of    
,federal ,pell ,grant-eligible students1
 the ,secretary is authorized to enter  

into agreements with eligible           
institutions under which such           
institution may use not more than #bj   
percent or #aej1jjj of its allotment    
under this section1 whichever amount is 
less1 to expand job location development
 programs1 which may be coordinated with
 ,state and local workforce development 
boards4  4  ,,iii ,student loan relief  
for millions of borrowers  #cja4        
,restoration of certain interest rate   
provisions ,section #dee7;b7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 
in paragraph 7#h7--  7,a7 in the        
heading1 by striking ,,on ,,or ,,after  
,,july #a1 #bjac and inserting ,,on ,,or
 ,,after ,,july #a1 #bjac1 ,,and        
,,before ,,july #a1 #bjai2 and  7,b7 by 
striking on or after ,july #a1 #bjac and
 inserting on or after ,july #a1 #bjac1 
and before ,july #a1 #bjai each place   
the term appears2  7#b7 by redesignating
 paragraphs 7#i7 and 7#aj7 as paragraphs
 7#aj7 and 7#aa71 respectively2 and     

7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#h7  
the following3  7#i7 ,interest rate     
provisions for new loans on or after    
,july #a1 #bjai  7,a7 ,rates for        
undergraduate ,,fdsl and ,,fdusl and    
graduate and professional ,,fdusl       
,notwithstanding the preceding          
paragraphs of this subsection1 for      
,federal ,direct ,stafford ,loans and   
,federal ,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford
 ,loans issued to undergraduate students
 and graduate and professional students1
 for which the first disbursement is    
made on or after ,july #a1 #bjai1 the   
applicable rate of interest shall1      
during any #ab-month period beginning on
 ,july #a and ending on ,june #cj1 be   
equal to not more than #a4hh percent4   
7,b7 ,in school and grace period rules  
for undergraduates and graduate and     
professional students ,notwithstanding  
the preceding paragraphs of this        
subsection1 with respect to any ,federal
 ,direct ,stafford ,loan or ,federal    
,direct ,unsubsidized ,stafford ,loan   

issued to an undergraduate student or a 
graduate or professional student for    
which the first disbursement is made on 
or after ,july #a1 #bjai1 the applicable
 rate of interest for interest which    
accrues--  7i7 prior to the beginning of
 the repayment period of the loan2 or   
7ii7 during the period in which         
principal need not be paid 7whether or  
not such principal is in fact paid7 by  
reason of a provision described in      
subsection 7f71  shall be equal to not  
more than #a4hh percent4  7,c7 ,,plus   
loans ,notwithstanding the preceding    
paragraphs of this subsection1 with     
respect to ,federal ,direct ,,plus ,loan
 for which the first disbursement is    
made on or after ,july #a1 #bjai1 the   
applicable rate of interest shall be    
equal to not more than #a4hh percent4   
7,d7 ,consolidation loans               
,notwithstanding the preceding          
paragraphs of this subsection1 any      
,federal ,direct ,consolidation loan for
 which the application is received on or

 after ,july #a1 #bjai1 shall bear      
interest at an annual rate on the unpaid
 principal balance of the loan that is  
equal to not more than #a4hh percent4  4
  ,,iv ,student ,debt ,cancellation     
#dja4 ,short title ,this title may be   
cited as the ,student ,debt             
,cancellation ,act of #bjai4  #djb4     
,forgiveness of outstanding ,federal    
student loans  7a7 ,forgiveness required
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 not later than #ahj days after the
 date of the enactment of this title1   
the ,secretary of ,education shall      
forgive the outstanding balance of      
interest and principal due on all       
eligible ,federal student loans4  7b7   
,definition of eligible ,federal student
 loan ,in this title1 the term eligible 
,federal student loan means any loan    
made1 insured1 or guaranteed under part 
,b1 part ,d1 or part ,e of title ,,iv of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq41 #ajhg;a et
 seq41 #ajhg;aa et seq47 before the date

 of enactment of this title1 including--
  7#a7 loans made to a parent borrower  
on behalf of a dependent student under  
part ,b or part ,d of such ,act2  7#b7  
consolidation loans made under such     
,act2 and  7#c7 any grant treated as a  
loan under such part ,d in accordance   
with section #beh7;e71 section          
#dbj,m7c71 or section #hjg7;d7 of such  
,act4  7c7 ,method of loan forgiveness  
,to provide the loan forgiveness        
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of ,education is authorized  
to carry out a program-- 7#a7 through   
the holder of a loan1 to assume the     
obligation to repay the outstanding     
balance of interest and principal due on
 loans made1 insured1 or guaranteed     
under part ,b of title ,,iv of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajga et seq472 and  7#b7 to  
cancel the outstanding balance of       
interest and principal due on loans made
 under part ,d or part ,e of such title4
  7d7 ,repayment refunds  7#a7 ,prior   

repayment ,nothing in this section shall
 be construed to authorize any refunding
 of any eligible ,federal student loan  
repayment made before the date of       
enactment of this title4  7#b7 ,payments
 made after enactment ,the ,secretary   
shall refund to each borrower who       
receives forgiveness under this section 
the amount of any payments the borrower 
makes on an eligible ,federal student   
loan during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this title and 
ending on the date on which the         
,secretary forgives the outstanding     
balance of such eligible ,federal       
student loan4  7e7 ,exclusion from      
taxable income ,the amount of a         
borrower's eligible ,federal student    
loans forgiven under this section1 and  
the amount of any repayments to a       
borrower under subsection 7d77#b71 shall
 not be included in the gross income of 
the borrower for purposes of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4      
#djc4 ,purchase and forgiveness of      

outstanding private student loans  7a7  
,in general ,part ,d of title ,,iv of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;a et seq47 is      
amended by inserting after section      
#dei;,b the following3  #dei;,c4        
,temporary authority to purchase and    
forgive eligible private student loans  
7a7 ,private education loan purchase and
 forgiveness ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of the 
,student ,debt ,cancellation ,act of    
#bjai1 the ,secretary1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1   
shall carry out a program under which   
the ,secretary shall purchase1 and then 
forgive1 the outstanding balance of     
interest and principal due on eligible  
private student loans4  7b7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible       
private student loan ,in this section1  
the term eligible private student loan  
means a private education loan1 as      
defined in section #adj7;a7 of the      

,truth in ,lending ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#afej7;a771 that was expressly for the  
cost of attendance 7as defined in       
section #dgb7 at an institution of      
higher education participating in a loan
 program under this part or part ,b or  
,e1 as of the date that the loan was    
disbursed1 and that was made before the 
date of enactment of the ,student ,debt 
,cancellation ,act of #bjai4  7#b7      
,private educational lender ,the term   
private educational lender has the      
meaning given the term in section       
#adj7;a7 of the ,truth in ,lending ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afej7;a774  7c7 ,method 
of loan purchase and forgiveness ,the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall carry
 out a program under which the          
,secretary1 upon application by a       
borrower who has an eligible private    
student loan1 shall purchase the        
eligible private student loans of the   
borrower1 issue such borrower a loan    
under this section1 and forgive such    

loan1 in accordance with the following3 
7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall pay to the   
private educational lender of the       
eligible private student loan an amount 
equal to the sum of the unpaid          
principal1 accrued unpaid interest1 and 
late charges of the eligible private    
student loan1 as calculated on the date 
of the purchase of such loan1 in order  
to discharge the borrower from any      
remaining obligation to the private     
educational lender with respect to the  
eligible private student loan4  7#b7    
,the ,secretary shall issue to the      
borrower a loan1 known as a ,federal    
,direct ,forgiveness ,loan1 in an amount
 equal to the sum of the amount paid to 
the private educational lender of the   
eligible private student loan of the    
borrower that was purchased by the      
,secretary in accordance with paragraph 
7#a74  7#c7 ,the ,secretary shall1      
immediately upon issuance of a ,federal 
,direct ,forgiveness ,loan1 cancel the  
outstanding balance of interest and     

principal due on such loan4  7d7        
,repayment refunds prohibited ,nothing  
in this section shall be construed to   
authorize any refunding of any repayment
 of a loan4  7e7 ,exclusion from taxable
 income ,the amount of a borrower's     
,federal ,direct ,forgiveness ,loans    
forgiven under this section shall not be
 included in the gross income of the    
borrower for purposes of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  4  7b7 ,notice
 to borrowers ,section #abh7;e7 of the  
,truth in ,lending ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#afch7;e77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#ab7 
,notice required along with billing     
statements ,along with each billing     
statement sent to the borrower during   
the six-month period beginning on the   
day after the date of enactment of the  
,student ,debt ,cancellation ,act of    
#bjai1 the private educational lender   
shall include a statement informing the 
borrower that--  7,a7 the borrower may  
be eligible for loan forgiveness of     

eligible private student loans under    
section #dei;,c of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife2 and  7,b7 to  
be eligible for such loan forgiveness1  
the borrower must apply to the          
,secretary of ,education no later than  
the date that is #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of the ,student ,debt 
,cancellation ,act of #bjai4  4  #djd4  
,notice to the public ,not later than   
#ae days after the date of enactment of 
this title1 the ,secretary of           
,education1 in consultation with        
institutions of higher education and    
lenders of ,federal student loans and   
private education loans1 shall take such
 actions as may be necessary to ensure  
that borrowers who have outstanding     
eligible ,federal student loans or      
outstanding eligible private student    
loans 7as defined in section #dei;,c of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife1 as
 added by this title7 are aware of the  
loan forgiveness programs authorized by 
this title4 ,such information shall--   

7#a7 be presented in a form that is     
widely available to the public1         
especially to borrowers with outstanding
 ,federal and private student loans2    
7#b7 be easily understandable2 and  7#c7
 clearly notify borrowers of eligible   
private student loans--  7,a7 that      
borrowers must apply for loan           
forgiveness under this title1 and must  
do so no later than the date that is    
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this title2 and  7,b7 of the           
application process and requirements to 
apply for forgiveness of eligible       
private student loans in accordance with
 this title4  ,v ,snyder ,act  #eja4    
,rule of construction regarding the     
,snyder ,act ,nothing in this ,act1 or  
an amendment made by this ,act1 shall be
 construed to change or abrogate the    
,federal ,government's responsibilities 
under the ,act of ,november #b1 #aiba   
7commonly known as the ,snyder ,act7    
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ac74