,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjba,mr4 ,casey introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase access to     
higher education by providing public    
transit grants4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,providing     
,assistance for ,transit ,help to       
,college ,act or the ,,path to ,college 
,act4  #b4 ,increasing ,access to higher
 education through public transit grants
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,eligible institution ,the term    
eligible institution means-- 7,a7 a     
community college2  7,b7 a historically 
,black college or university2  7,c7 a   
,tribal ,college or ,university 7as     
defined in section #caf of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajei;c772 or  7,d7 a minority-serving  
institution4  7#b7 ,eligible recipient  

,the term eligible recipient means a    
public transit provider in partnership  
with one or more eligible institutions4 
7#c7 ,historically ,black college or    
university ,the term historically ,black
 college and university has the meaning 
given the term part ,b institution in   
section #cbb of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa74    
7#d7 ,minority-serving institution ,the 
term minority-serving institution means 
an eligible institution under section   
#cga of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74  7#e7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,transportation4  7b7 
,in general ,the ,secretary may make    
grants under this section to eligible   
recipients to enable those eligible     
recipients to carry out projects        
described in subsection 7c7 to better   
connect students with transportation to 
eligible institutions4  7c7 ,eligible   
projects ,an eligible recipient         
receiving a grant under this section    

shall use grant funds to carry out one  
or more of the following activities to  
better connect students with            
transportation to one or more of the    
eligible institutions that are part of  
the eligible recipient partnership3 7#a7
 ,adding bus1 rail1 or paratransit stops
 at or within walking distances of      
campuses4  7#b7 ,adding bus1 rail1 or   
paratransit routes to and from campuses 
from surrounding areas and other cities4
  7#c7 ,increasing the frequency of     
service or adjusting the time of bus1   
rail1 or paratransit routes to allow    
students to get to and from their       
classes4  7#d7 ,subsidizing bus1 rail1  
or paratransit costs for students4  7d7 
,application  7#a7 ,in ,general ,an     
eligible recipient that desires a grant 
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require1 including information on the   
extent to which the proposed projects   

using grant funds will improve the      
availability of transit access for      
students4  7#b7 ,priority ,in awarding  
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to an    
eligible recipient whose partnership    
includes an eligible institution with   
respect to which more than #be percent  
of students enrolled in that eligible   
institution receive a ,federal ,pell    
,grant4  7e7 ,federal share  7#a7       
,capital project ,the ,federal share of 
the net project cost of a capital       
project carried out using a grant under 
this section shall be not more than #hj 
percent4  7#b7 ,operating costs ,the    
,federal share of net operating costs   
for a project carried out using a grant 
under this section shall be not more    
than #ej percent4