,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bibh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjai,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4        
,booker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to reauthorize the ,university    
,sustainability ,program4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,higher ,education ,sustainability ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,university              
,sustainability ,program amendments     
,section #hha of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aafau7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and         
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,from the amounts appropriated  
to carry out this section1 the          
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,administrator of the ,environmental    

,protection ,agency1 shall make grants  
to eligible entities to establish       
sustainability programs to design and   
implement the teaching and practice of  
sustainability1 including in the areas  
of staff and faculty professional       
development1 energy management1         
greenhouse gas emissions reductions1    
green building1 waste management1       
transportation1 resilience1 green       
workforce1 and other aspects of         
sustainability that integrate the local 
community with multidisciplinary        
academic programs and are applicable to 
the private and government sectors4  2  
and  7,b7 by striking paragraph         
7#c77;,b7 and inserting the following3  
7,b7 a nonprofit consortium1            
association1 alliance1 or collaboration 
operating in partnership with more than 
#a institution of higher education4  2  
7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by         
inserting in alignment with local       

community needs after following         
purposes2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d7--  
7,i7 by striking establish and inserting
 scale established2  7,,ii7 by striking 
purchasing1 toxics management12 and     
7,,iii7 by inserting resilience1 green  
workforce1 after transportation12 and   
7iii7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by inserting
 economics1 law1 political science1     
after business12 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by     
striking of and inserting relating to2  
and  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by      
inserting city and ,state governments1  
after business12  7#c7 in subsection    
7e71 by striking #bej1jjj or more than  
#b1jjj1jjj and inserting #bjj1jjj or    
more than #ejj1jjj2 and  7#d7 in        
subsection 7f71 by striking #bjji and   
inserting #bjbj4