,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #b1 #bjba,ms4    
,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4    
,sires1 & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife to support innovative1     
evid5ce-bas$ approa*es t improve !      
effectiv5ess & effici5cy ( po/second>y  
education = all /ud5ts1 to all[ pay =   
success initiatives1 to provide         
additional evaluation au?ority1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fund = ,innovation &      
,success 9 ,high] ,education ,act or !  
,,f9i% ,act4  #b4 ,innovation grants ,"p
 ,b ( title ,,vii ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aach et    
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
section #gde z section #gdf2 &  7#b7 by 
ins]t+ aft] section #gdd ! foll[+3      
#gde4 ,innovation grants  7a7 ,purposes 
,! purposes ( ?is section are to-- 7#a7 

increase access to1 ret5tion 91 &       
completion ( po/second>y education      
opportunities = high-ne$ /ud5ts2  7#b7  
address ! adv]se impacts on po/second>y 
educational access & atta9m5t = high-ne$
 /ud5ts br\ght ab\t z a result ( !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#c7 id5tify &     
support ! mo/ effective int]v5tions to  
increase po/second>y degree atta9m5t &  
c>e] success ( high-ne$ /ud5ts1         
p>ticul>ly ^? adv]sely impact$ by !     
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7#d7 improve !   
effici5cy ( po/second>y education1      
includ+ by r$uc+ ! p]c5tage ( /ud5ts    
enroll+ 9 po/second>y rem$iation &      
increas+ ! effectiv5ess ( po/second>y   
rem$iation4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m   
eligible entity means any ( ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,a ,/ate educational ag5cy4  7,b7  
,a public or private nonpr(it in/itution
 ( high] education4  7,c7 ,! ,bureau (  
,indian ,education4  7,d7 ,a consortium 
( any ( ! entities describ$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c74  7,e7 ,a  

p>tn]%ip betwe5 a ,/ate educational     
ag5cy or public or private nonpr(it     
in/itution ( high] education & "o or m (
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,a nonpr(it organization4
  7ii7 ,an int]m$i>y organization4      
7iii7 ,a bus9ess4  7iv7 ,a sponsor ( a  
program receiv+ assi/ance "u ! ,national
 & ,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #abeja et seq474  7v7 ,a local
 educational ag5cy4  7#b7 ,fir/ g5]ation
 college /ud5t ,! t]m fir/ g5]ation     
college /ud5t means-- 7,a7 an individual
 bo? ( ^: p>5ts did n complete a        
baccalaureate degree2 or  7,b7 9 ! case 
( any individual :o regul>ly resid$ ) & 
receiv$ support f only "o p>5t1 an      
individual ^: only su* p>5t did n       
complete a baccalaureate degree4  7#c7  
,high-ne$ /ud5t ,! t]m high-ne$ /ud5t-- 
7,a7 means a po/second>y /ud5t :o is at 
risk ( educational failure or o!rwise 9 
ne$ ( special assi/ance & support2 &    
7,b7 may include an adult le>n]1 work+  
/ud5t1 "p-"t /ud5t1 /ud5t f a l[-income 
backgr\nd1 /ud5t ( color1 =m] fo/] y\?1 

fir/ g5]ation college /ud5t1 /ud5t ) a  
disability1 /ud5t :o is deaf or bl9d or 
visually impair$1 or /ud5t :o is an     
,engli% le>n]4  7#d7 ,int]m$i>y         
organization ,! t]m int]m$i>y           
organization means an entity-- 7,a7 )   
/rong skills & a track record ( success 
9-- 7i7 id5tify+ effective int]v5tions  
to address ,/ate1 regional1 or local    
problems2  7ii7 manag+ high-quality     
subgrant processes2 &  7iii7 provid+    
te*nical assi/ance & support to         
subgrantees to ensure quality & improve 
outcomes2 &  7,b7 t utilizes an         
evid5ce-bas$ decisionmak+ /rategy :5    
select+ high-p]=m+ entities1 on a       
competitive basis1 to receive subgrants 
9 ord] to validate & gr[ effective      
int]v5tions4  7c7 ,program au?oriz$     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f am\nts made available  
to c>ry out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all aw>d grants1 on a competitive      
basis1 to eligible entities to enable ! 
eligible entities to create1 develop1   
implem5t1 replicate1 or scale           

evid5ce-bas$ & field-initiat$           
innovations1 includ+ ?r\gh pay = success
 initiatives 7z def9$ 9 section         
#abd7;a771 9 ord] to improve po/second>y
 access & completion or c>e] success =  
high-ne$ /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,grants ,! grants
 aw>d$ "u ?is section %all implem5t &   
evaluate programs1 int]v5tions1 &       
/rategies t address ! purposes describ$ 
"u subsection 7a7 &1 to ! ext5t         
practicable bas$ on ! /r5g? ( !         
applications1 include-- 7,a7 e>ly-phase 
grants to fund ! developm5t1            
implem5tation1 & feasibility te/+ ( a   
practice1 program1 or int]v5tion t prior
 rese>* sugge/s has promise1 = ! purpose
 ( det]m9+ :e!r ! practice1 program1 or 
innovation c successfully improve1 =    
high-ne$ /ud5ts-- 7i7 access to1        
ret5tion 91 & completion ( a po/second>y
 program ( /udy2 or  7ii7 c>e] success2 
7,b7 mid-phase grants to fund           
implem5tation & a rigor\s evaluation ( a
 practice1 program1 or int]v5tion t has 
be5 successfully implem5t$ "u an e>ly   

phase grant describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
or ano!r ef=t meet+ simil> crit]ia1 = ! 
purpose ( measur+ 7us+ exi/+            
adm9i/rative data :]e possible7 ! impact
 & co/-effectiv5ess ( ! practice1       
program1 or int]v5tion2 or  7,c7        
expansion grants to fund implem5tation &
 a rigor\s replication evaluation ( a   
practice1 program1 or int]v5tion t has  
be5 f\nd to produce sizable1 important  
impacts "u a mid-phase grant describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,b7 or ano!r ef=t meet+    
simil> crit]ia1 = ! purposes (-- 7i7    
det]m9+ :e!r su* impacts c be           
successfully reproduc$ & su/a9$ ov] "t2 
&  7ii7 id5tify+ ! conditions 9 :i* !   
practice1 program1 or initiative is mo/ 
effective4  7d7 ,application  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,an eligible entity desir+ a grant
 "u ?is section %all submit to !        
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7#b7 ,cont5ts   
,an application submitt$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 a description (

 ! high-ne$ /ud5ts t ! eligible entity  
is propos+ to s]ve ?r\gh ! grant2 &     
7,b7 a description ( ! outcome measures1
 includ+ explicit outcome measures =    
high-ne$ /ud5ts1 t ! eligible entity w  
use1 9 addition to ! outcome measures   
describ$ 9 subsection 7f77#b77;,a71 to  
evaluate ! success ( ! grant4  7e7      
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities t-- 7#a7 propose to
 s]ve ! l>ge/ numb] ( high-ne$ /ud5ts2  
or  7#b7 s]ve a high proportion ( /ud5ts
 f "o or m s*ool di/ricts ) a s*ool     
di/rict locale code ( #ca1 #cb1 #cc1    
#da1 #db1 or #dc1 z det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y us+ ! s*ool di/rict locale    
codes 9 effect on ,decemb] #a1 #bjba4   
7f7 ,evaluations ,ea* recipi5t ( a grant
 "u ?is section %all conduct1 & submit  
to ! ,secret>y1 a rigor\s1 indep5d5t    
evaluation (-- 7#a7 ! effectiv5ess ( !  
practice1 program1 or int]v5tion c>ri$  
out "u su* grant2  7#b7 ! outcomes      
a*iev$ by su* grant1 :i* %all include-- 

7,a7 ! numb]s & p]c5tages1 9 ! aggregate
 & disaggregat$ by ea* subgr\p ( /ud5ts 
7z def9$ 9 section #aaaa7;c77#b7 ( !    
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77#b7771   
(-- 7i7 /ud5ts support$ by ! grant      
ent]+1 p]si/+1 & complet+ po/second>y   
education2  7ii7 su* /ud5ts enroll+ 9   
rem$ial c\rsework at ! in/itution2      
7iii7 su* /ud5ts enroll+ & complet+ su* 
rem$ial c\rsework2 &  7iv7 su* /ud5ts   
enroll+ 9 & complet+ su* rem$ial        
c\rsework & successfully complet+       
fir/-ye> cr$it-be>+ c\rsework )9 #af    
mon?s ( enrollm5t 9 an in/itution (     
high] education2 &  7,b7 ! recipi5t's   
p]=mance on any o!r outcome measures    
describ$ 9 ! application 9 accordance ) 
subsection 7d77#b77;,b72 &  7#c7 !      
activities c>ri$ out "u su* grant4  7g7 
,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b  
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,fund = 
,innovation & ,success 9 ,high]         
,education ,act1 & e #b ye>s !reaft]1 ! 
,secret>y %all prep>e & submit to !     

au?oriz+ committees a report on ! grants
 c>ri$ out "u ?is section4  7#b7        
,cont5ts ,ea* report issu$ "u ?is       
subsection %all-- 7,a7 include-- 7i7    
in=mation f ! outcomes report$ 9 !      
evaluations submitt$ "u subsection 7f7 =
 ! report+ p]iod ab\t ! success ( !     
grants support$ "u ?is section2 &  7ii7 
! numb] ( high-ne$ /ud5ts s]v$ ?r\gh !  
grants "u ?is section dur+ ! report+    
p]iod2  7,b7 disaggregate all data on   
/ud5t outcomes relat$ to ! grants by1 at
 a m9imum1 race & income1 &1 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 any o!r relevant /ud5t     
*>act]i/ic1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 & 
7,c7 consid]-- 7i7 h[ ! ti]$-evid5ce    
grant /ructure describ$ 9 subsection    
7c77#b7 c be appli$ to o!r grant        
programs au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act1 9 ord] to
 /r5g!n ^? programs2 &  7ii7 h[ !       
evid5ce g5]at$ by ! projects1 programs1 
& int]v5tions support$ by grants "u ?is 
section c in=m h[ to c>ry out o!r grants
 au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,public    
availability ,! ,secret>y %all make ea* 

report issu$ "u ?is subsection available
 to ! public ?r\gh ! website ( !        
,dep>tm5t4  4  #c4 ,op5 educational     
res\rces ,section #gda7;a7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aach7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#ab71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#ac71 by /rik+ ! p]iod 
& ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#ad7 mak+ all =ms (          
po/second>y in/ructional cont5t widely  
available1 :i* may include ! use ( op5  
educational res\rces 7def9$1 = purpose (
 ?is p>agraph1 z tea*+1 le>n+1 or rese>*
 res\rces t reside 9 ! public doma9 or h
 be5 releas$ "u a copyright lic5se t    
p]mits _! free use1 reuse1 modification1
 & %>+ ) o!rs74  4  #d4 ,pay = success  
initiatives ,"p ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #abd4 ,pay = success        
initiatives  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m   
eligible entity means a p>tn]%ip        

betwe5-- 7,a7 a private entity 7:i* may 
include a private nonpr(it entity72 &   
7,b7 an in/itution ( high] education1 a 
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local public entity1  
or a ,tribal entity4  7#b7 ,pay =       
success initiative  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m
 pay = success initiative means a       
p]=mance-bas$ grant1 contract1 or o!r   
agreem5t-- 7i7 betwe5 an eligible entity
 & ! ,secret>y or a grant recipi5t1 z   
au?oriz$ "u subsection 7b77#a72  7ii7 9 
:i*-- 7,i7 a commitm5t is made to pay ! 
eligible entity = improv$ outcomes1     
includ+ measureable improvem5t 9 ! lives
 ( s]vice recipi5ts or mean+ful output  
measures /rongly correlat$ to outcomes1 
t result 9 increas$ public value or     
social b5efit to /ud5ts & ! public      
sector1 su* z increas$ effectiv5ess 9   
improv+ outcomes1 direct co/ sav+s or   
co/ avoidance1 or increas$ public       
rev5ue2 &  7,,ii7 ! entity provid+ !    
funds "u ! grant1 contract1 or agreem5t 
imposes m9imal adm9i/rative requirem5ts 
to all[ = maximum flexibility to a*ieve 

improvem5t 9 ! lives ( s]vice recipi5ts1
 or increas$ public value & social      
b5efit2 &  7iii7 t requires-- 7,i7 a    
review or /udy describ+ h[ ! propos$    
int]v5tion is bas$ on evid5ce (         
effectiv5ess1 :i* may be a review or    
/udy n exclusively develop$ = ! specific
 grant1 contract1 or o!r agreem5t & may 
be bas$ on in=mation already available2 
7,,ii7 a rigor\s1 ?ird-p>ty evaluation t
 uses exp]im5tal or quasi-exp]im5tal    
design or o!r rese>* me?odologies t all[
 = ! /ronge/ possible causal inf]5ces to
 det]m9e :e!r ! initiative has met its  
expect$ outcomes2 or a ?ird-p>ty1       
sci5tifically valid assessm5t or        
analysis ( adm9i/rative data t v]ifies  
measurable improvem5ts 9 ! lives (      
s]vice recipi5ts or is correlat$ )      
improv$ long-t]m positive outcomes1 )   
safegu>ds us+ available data to ensure t
 any app>5t improvem5ts are n ! result (
 /ati/ical diff]5ces 9 ! s]vice         
recipi5ts comp>$ ) ! t>get population at
 l>ge2  7,,iii7 an annual1 publicly     

available report on ! progress ( !      
initiative2 &  7,,iv7 t paym5ts be made 
to ! recipi5t ( ! grant1 contract1 or   
agreem5t only :5 agre$-^u outcomes are  
a*iev$1 except z provid$ "u p>agraph    
7#b7 or 7#c7 ( subsection 7b74  7,b7    
,exclusion ,! t]m pay = success         
initiative does n include any initiative
 t-- 7i7 r$uces ! b5efits to a /ud5t or 
! obligations ( an entity "u ?is ,act1 !
 ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq471 ! ,am]icans )  
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 !            
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj et seq471 or  
any o!r law2 or  7ii7 r$uces s]vices t  
an individual is entitl$ to receive "u  
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law4  7b7 ,pay =
 success initiative au?ority  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is  
,act & except z provid$ "u subsection   
7c7-- 7,a7 any recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is
 ,act may reque/ to use grant funds to  
c>ry out a pay = success initiative t   

accompli%es ! objectives ( ! grant &    
meets all requirem5ts ( ! grant 7except 
to ! ext5t a requirem5t is specifically 
modifi$ by ! pay = success initiative71 
if su* use is propos$ 9 ! application or
 plan submitt$ = su* grant2 &  7,b7 !   
,secret>y may approve n m ?an #e pilot  
demon/rations ea* fiscal ye> f ! grant  
applications or plans t conta9 a reque/ 
to c>ry out a pay = success initiative4 
7#b7 ,use ( funds = reviews or          
feasibility /udies & rigor\s ?ird-p>ty  
evaluation ,if ! ,secret>y1 or a grant  
recipi5t1 is au?oriz$ to c>ry out a pay 
= success initiative "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y or grant recipi5t may use    
funds available = ! pay = success       
initiative-- 7,a7 to conduct ! review or
 feasibility /udy requir$ "u subsection 
7a77#b77;,a77iii77,i7 or ! rigor\s      
?ird-p>ty evaluation requir$ "u         
subsection 7a77#b77;,a77iii77,,ii72 or  
7,b7 to provide funds to ! entity c>ry+ 
out ! pay = success initiative = ! co/s 
( ! initial co/s associat$ ) />t+ !     

initiative4  7#c7 ,use ( rema9+ funds   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 if !  
,secret>y or a grant recipi5t is c>ry+  
out a pay = success initiative "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 & ! pay = success         
initiative has met or exce$$ its propos$
 outcomes1 ! ,secret>y or grant recipi5t
 may use any funds rema9+ at !          
conclusion ( ! pay = success initiative 
to ent] into an additional agreem5t1    
?r\gh a competitive process1 ) an       
eligible entity to exp& capacity "u !   
pay = success initiative or to c>ry out 
additional pilot demon/rations ( pay =  
success initiatives4  7c7 ,/ud5t        
protections  7#a7 ,no negative impact on
 /ud5t aid ,a pay = success initiative  
%all n be support$ ) funds "u ?is ,act  
if ! pay = success initiative w\ld      
adv]sely affect ! fund+ (1 or /ud5t     
access to1 individual /ud5t aid aw>ds   
made "u section #dja or any o!r program 
support$ "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,non9clusion
 9 det]m9ation ( ne$ ,a grant or aid    
provid$ directly to a /ud5t "u a pay =  

success initiative support$ ) funds "u  
?is ,act %all n be consid]$ 9 det]m9+ t 
/ud5t's ne$ = grant1 loan1 or "w        
assi/ance "u title ,,iv ( ?is ,act1     
except t 9 no case %all ! total am\nt ( 
/ud5t f9ancial assi/ance aw>d$ to a     
/ud5t ?r\gh a pay = success initiative &
 "u title ,,iv exce$ t /ud5t's co/ (    
att5dance1 z def9$ 9 section #dgb4  7d7 
,availability ( funds ,not)/&+ any o!r  
provision ( ?is ,act1 any funds made    
available = a fiscal ye> to an entity = 
a pay = success initiative au?oriz$ "u  
?is section %all rema9 available until  
exp5d$4  4  #e4 ,evaluation ,"p ,b (    
title ,i ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq471 z  
am5d$ by section #d1 is fur!r am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abe4          
,evaluation au?ority  7a7 ,evaluation   
res]vation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9
 consultation ) ! ,director ( !         
,in/itute ( ,education ,sci5ces1 may1 = 
ea* fiscal ye>1 res]ve n m ?an #a p]c5t 

( ! am\nt appropriat$ = ea* discretion>y
 grant program au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act     
7except = ! ,f$]al ,pell ,grant program 
"u section #dja7 9 ord] to rigor\sly &  
indep5d5tly evaluate ! effectiv5ess &   
effici5cy ( ! outcomes ( all programs   
au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,effect on  
o!r requirem5ts ,! am\nt res]v$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 9 addition to any 
o!r am\nts res]v$ = evaluation "u ?is   
,act4  7b7 ,evaluation plan ,on a       
bi5nial basis1 ! ,director ( ! ,in/itute
 ( ,education ,sci5ces %all develop1    
submit to ! au?oriz+ committees1 & make 
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t1 an evaluation plan = ! next  
#b fiscal ye>s t-- 7#a7 describes !     
specific activities t w be c>ri$ out "u 
subsection 7a7 = ! #b-ye> p]iod         
applicable to ! plan1 & ! timel9es ( su*
 activities2  7#b7 conta9s ! results ( !
 activities c>ri$ out "u subsection 7a7 
= ! mo/ rec5t #b-ye> p]iod2 &  7#c7     
describes h[ programs au?oriz$ "u ?is   
,act w be regul>ly evaluat$1 includ+ !  

outcome measures to be us$ to evaluate  
ea* program4  7c7 ,pool+ au?ority       
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director
 ( ! ,in/itute ( ,education ,sci5ces--  
7#a7 may consolidate ! funds res]v$ "u  
subsection 7a7 = purposes ( c>ry+ out ! 
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 & 
7#b7 %all n be requir$ to evaluate ea*  
program au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act ea* ye>4   
7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all be con/ru$ to conflict ) or
 sup]c$e any o!r evaluation requirem5t =
 a specific program or activity au?oriz$
 "u ?is ,act4  4