,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #babc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #af1 #bjai ,mr4  
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,pell      
,grant ,program to support c>e] tra9+   
opportunities = "y ,am]icans4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,break
 ! ,high] ,education ,monopoly ,act (   
#bjai4  #b4 ,support+ c>e] tra9+        
opportunities = all "y ,am]icans        
,section #dja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7   
,alt]native c]tification program  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all devise an    
alt]native c]tification program to      
enable /ud5ts to use ,f$]al ,pell       
,grants to enroll 9 educational programs
 7ei!r at eligible in/itutions or       
in/itutions t are n eligible            
in/itutions7 = :i* /ud5ts are n o!rwise 
eligible to use ,f$]al ,pell ,grants "u 

?is section4  7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
subsection3 7,a7 ,program completion    
rate ,! t]m program completion rate     
means ! p]c5tage ( enrollees 9 a program
 :o successfully complete ! program     
requirem5ts )9 ! /&>d program duration4 
7,b7 ,job placem5t rate ,! t]m job      
placem5t rate means ! p]c5tage (        
graduates :o h obta9$ full-"t employm5t 
9 ! graduate's field ( /udy4  7#c7 ,no  
requirem5t = accr$itation or /ate       
au?orization ,! alt]native c]tification 
program %all n require accr$itation1    
,/ate au?orization1 m9imum in/ructional 
h\rs1 or m9imum classroom "t (          
educational programs = :i* /ud5ts may   
use ,f$]al ,pell ,grants to enroll      
pursuant to ?is subsection4  7#d7       
,cont9u\s op]ation2 det]m9ation (       
eligibility ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7    
only c]tify an educational program "u ! 
alt]native c]tification program t--  7i7
 has be5 9 exi/5ce = n less ?an #e ye>s2
 &  7ii7 has an annual co/ ( enrollm5t =
 a ye> t is equal to or less ?an !      

maximum ,f$]al ,pell ,grant aw>d        
applicable to t ye>2  7,b7 make an      
initial det]m9ation ( educational       
program eligibility "u ! alt]native     
c]tification program n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( application ( !      
educational program2 &  7,c7 re-evaluate
 educational program eligibility "u !   
alt]native c]tification program n less  
(t5 ?an once e #e ye>s4  7#e7 ,in=mation
 to assess program eligibility  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,ea* educational program apply+ = 
c]tification or re-c]tification "u !    
alt]native c]tification program1 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 & ! ,secret>y (
 ,labor %all submit to ! ,secret>y all  
data necess>y = ! ,secret>y to assess   
educational program eligibility "u !    
alt]native c]tification program4  7,b7  
,privacy ,! ,secret>y %all keep all     
/ud5t data submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
private & confid5tial4  7#f7            
,det]m9ations ( program eligibility ,!  
,secret>y %all make a det]m9ation (     
educational program eligibility "u !    

alt]native c]tification program on !    
basis ( /ud5t outcomes 9 ! educational  
program1 includ+ bas$ on ea* ( ! foll[+3
  7,a7 ,program completion rate4  7,b7  
,job placem5t rate )9 #ij days ( program
 completion4  7,c7 ,job placem5t rate )9
 #ab mon?s ( program completion4  7,d7  
,graduate m$ian />t+ sal>y4  7,e7       
,graduate m$ian sal>y #e ye>s aft]      
program completion4  7,f7 ,graduate     
av]age />t+ sal>y4  7,g7 ,graduate      
av]age sal>y #e ye>s aft] program       
completion4  7#g7 ,dec]tification ,!    
,secret>y may dec]tify an educational   
program "u ! alt]native c]tification    
program if ! program meets any ( !      
foll[+3  7,a7 ,! program completion rate
 is less ?an #gj p]c5t4  7,b7 ,! job    
placem5t rate )9 #ij days ( program     
completion is less ?an #ej p]c5t4  7,c7 
,! job placem5t rate )9 #ab mon?s (     
program completion is less ?an #gj      
p]c5t4  7,d7 ,! graduate m$ian />t+     
sal>y is less ?an #bjj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al 
pov]ty level = a "o-p]son h\sehold4     

7,e7 ,! graduate m$ian sal>y #e ye>s    
aft] program completion is less ?an #cjj
 p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty level = a      
"o-p]son h\sehold4  7#h7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all 
be con/ru$ to ext5d eligibility )       
respect to an educational program t is  
c]tifi$ "u ! alt]native c]tification    
program "u ?is subsection to o!r        
programs "u ?is title4  4