,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1 #bjba   
,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4        
,tester1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,ms4        
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
modify the ,federal ,,trio programs4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,educational ,opportunity and   
,success ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,program   
authority and authorization of          
appropriations for ,federal ,,trio      
programs  7a7 ,minimum grants ,section  
#djb;,a7b77#c7 of the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4           
#ajgj;a-#aa7;b77#c77 is amended--  7#a7 
by striking #bjj1jjj and inserting      
#bbj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by striking #agj1jjj
 and inserting #aij1jjj4  7b7           
,procedures for awarding grants and     
contracts ,section #djb;,a7c7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   

,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;c77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a7--  7,a7 in  
the subparagraph heading1 by striking   
,prior experience and inserting ,prior  
success2  7,b7 in the first sentence1 by
 striking prior experience of high      
quality service delivery and inserting  
prior success in achieving high quality 
service delivery2 and  7,c7 in the      
second sentence-- 7i7 by striking prior 
experience shall not and inserting prior
 success in achieving high quality      
service delivery shall not2 and  7ii7 by
 striking shall not be given prior      
experience consideration and inserting  
shall not be given such consideration2  
and  7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#h7 and
 inserting the following3  7#h7 ,review 
and notification by the ,secretary  7,a7
 ,guidance ,not less than #ij days      
before the commencement of each         
competition for a grant under this      
chapter1 the ,secretary shall issue     
nonregulatory guidance regarding the    
rights and responsibilities of          

applicants with respect to the          
application and evaluation process for  
programs and projects assisted under    
this chapter1 including applicant access
 to peer review comments4 ,the guidance 
shall describe the procedures for the   
submission1 processing1 and scoring of  
applications for grants under this      
chapter1 including the information      
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7   
,technical components of applications   
7i7 ,establishment and treatment of     
nonsubstantive technical components of  
applications ,with respect to any       
competition for a grant under this      
chapter1 the ,secretary may only        
establish voluntary page limit and      
formatting requirements for grant       
applications and may not reject grant   
applications that do not meet those     
voluntary requirements4 ,the ,secretary 
may suggest page limits and formatting  
standards1 7including with respect to   
font size1 font style1 font type1 line  
spacing1 paragraph justification1 and   

page margins71 but may not use          
noncompliance with these suggested      
requirements as a basis to reject or    
penalize grant applications4  7ii7      
,identification and treatment of        
technical budget errors in applications 
7,i7 ,in general ,with respect to any   
competition for a grant under this      
chapter1 the ,secretary may not reject  
or penalize grant applications on the   
basis of a typographical or rounding    
error in a proposed budget until the    
,secretary has given the applicant an   
opportunity for correction in accordance
 with subclause 7,,ii74  7,,ii7 ,notice 
and opportunity for correction ,the     
,secretary shall provide notice and     
identification of an error described in 
subclause 7,i7 by email and phone to the
 applicant before awarding grants for   
each competition4 ,during a period of   
not fewer than #ad days1 the ,secretary 
shall allow the applicant to submit a   
revised application that corrects the   
identified error4  7,,iii7 ,treatment of

 revised applications ,the ,secretary   
shall treat the revised application in  
the same manner as a timely submitted   
application4  7,,iv7 ,failure to correct
 ,if an applicant has received a notice 
and opportunity for correction of a     
typographical or rounding error in a    
proposed budget in accordance with      
subclause 7,,ii7 and the applicant fails
 to correct the error and submit a      
revised application before the deadline 
described in that subclause1 the        
,secretary may reject or penalize that  
grant application4  7,c7 ,review  7i7   
,request for review ,with respect to any
 competition for a grant under this     
chapter1 an applicant may request a     
review if the applicant-- 7,i7 has      
evidence that a specific technical1     
administrative1 or scoring error was    
made by the ,department1 an agent of the
 ,department1 or a peer reviewer1 with  
respect to the scoring or processing of 
a submitted application2 and  7,,ii7 has
 otherwise met all of the requirements  

for submission of the application4  7ii7
 ,error made by the ,department ,in the 
case of evidence of error by the        
,department or an agent of the          
,department1 other than a peer reviewer1
 the ,secretary shall review any        
evidence submitted by the applicant and 
provide a timely response to the        
applicant4 ,if the ,secretary determines
 that an error was made by the          
,department or an agent of the          
,department1 other than a peer reviewer1
 the ,secretary shall correct the error 
and accordingly adjust the applicant    
score4  7iii7 ,error made by a peer     
reviewer  7,i7 ,in general ,in the case 
of evidence of error by a peer reviewer1
 a secondary review panel shall         
automatically and promptly evaluate the 
application for consideration in the    
applicable grant competition upon       
receipt of a request by any such        
applicant4 ,examples of errors          
warranting secondary review may         
include-- 7aa7 points withheld for      

criteria not required in statute1       
regulation1 or guidance governing a     
program under this chapter or the       
application for a grant for such        
program2 or  7bb7 information pertaining
 to selection criteria that was         
incorrectly determined to be missing    
from an application4  7,,ii7 ,timely    
review and replacement score ,the       
secondary review panel described in     
subclause 7,i7 shall conduct a secondary
 review in a timely fashion1 and the    
score resulting from the secondary      
review shall replace the score from the 
initial peer review4  7,,iii7           
,composition of secondary review panel  
,the secondary review panel shall be    
composed of reviewers each of whom--    
7aa7 did not review the application in  
the original peer review2  7bb7 is a    
member of the cohort of peer reviewers  
for the grant program that is the       
subject of such secondary review2 and   
7cc7 to the extent practicable1 has     
conducted peer reviews in not less than 

#b previous competitions for the grant  
program that is the subject of such     
secondary review4  7,,iv7 ,final score  
,the final peer review score of an      
application subject to a secondary      
review under this clause shall promptly 
be adjusted appropriately using the     
score awarded by the secondary review   
panel1 so as not to interfere with the  
timely awarding of grants for the       
applicable grant competition4  7iv7     
,finality  7,i7 ,in general ,a          
determination by the ,secretary under   
clause 7ii7 shall not be reviewable by  
any officer or employee of the          
,department other than the ,secretary4  
7,,ii7 ,scoring ,the score awarded by a 
secondary review panel under clause     
7iii7 shall not be reviewable by any    
officer or employee of the ,department  
other than the ,secretary4  7v7 ,funding
 of applications with certain adjusted  
scores ,applications with scores that   
are adjusted upward under clause 7ii7 or
 7iii7 that equal or exceed the minimum 

cut-off score for the applicable grant  
competition shall be funded by the      
,secretary using general or             
administrative funds available to the   
,secretary other than those funds       
appropriated or allocated for the       
programs authorized by this chapter4  4 
7c7 ,outreach ,section #djb;,a7d77#c7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;d77#c77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3 ,the ,secretary shall also   
host at least one virtual1 interactive  
training using telecommunications       
technology to ensure that interested    
applicants have access to technical     
assistance44  7d7 ,documentation of     
status as a low-,income individual      
,section #djb;,a7e7 of the ,higher      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj;a-#aa7;e77 is amended--  7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,c71 by striking or after the          
semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71  
by striking the period at the end and   

inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
documentation that the student has been 
determined to be eligible for a ,federal
 ,pell ,grant under section #dja2 or    
7,f7 for grants authorized under section
 #djb;,b and #djb;,f of this chapter1   
documentation that a student is         
attending a school that had a percentage
 of enrolled students who are identified
 students 7as defined in section        
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 of the ,richard ,b4 
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f77i777 
that meets or exceeds the threshold     
described in section                    
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 of that ,act     
during the school year prior to the     
first year of the period for which such 
grant is awarded4  2 and  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,c71 by striking or after the          
semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by     

adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
documentation that the student has been 
determined to be eligible for a ,federal
 ,pell ,grant under section #dja2 or    
7,f7 for grants authorized under section
 #djb;,b and #djb;,f of this chapter1   
documentation that a student is         
attending a school that had a percentage
 of enrolled students who are identified
 students 7as defined in section        
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 of the ,richard ,b4 
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agei;a7a77#a77;,f77i777 
that meets or exceeds the threshold     
described in section                    
#aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 of that ,act     
during the school year prior to the     
first year of the period for which such 
grant is awarded4  4  7e7 ,outcome      
criteria ,section #djb;,a7f7 of the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;g77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in the   
paragraph heading1 by striking prior    
experience and inserting prior success2 

7,b7 by striking ,january #a1 #bjji and 
inserting the date of enactment of the  
,educational ,opportunity and ,success  
,act of #bjba2 and  7,c7 by striking    
prior experience of and inserting prior 
success in achieving2 and  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#c7--  7,a7 in subparagraph  
7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7iv71 by striking  
that will make such students eligible   
for programs such as the ,academic      
,competitiveness ,grants ,program and   
inserting that includes at least #d     
years of mathematics1 #c years of       
science1 and #b years of a foreign      
language2  7ii7 by redesignating clauses
 7v7 and 7vi7 as clauses 7vi7 and 7vii71
 respectively2 and  7iii7 inserting     
after clause 7iv71 the following3  7v7  
the completion of financial aid         
applications1 including the ,free       
,application for ,federal ,student ,aid 
described in section #dhc7;a7 and       
college admissions applications  2  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,b7--  7i7 in the     
matter preceding clause 7i71 by         

inserting except in the case of programs
 that are specifically designed for     
veterans1 after #djb;,c2  7ii7 in clause
 7v71 by striking that will make such   
students eligible for programs such as  
the ,academic ,competitiveness ,grants  
,program and inserting that includes at 
least #d years of mathematics1 #c years 
of science1 and #b years of a foreign   
language2  7iii7 by redesignating       
clauses 7vi7 and 7vii7 as clauses 7vii7 
and 7viii71 respectively2 and  7iv7     
inserting after clause 7v71 the         
following3  7vi7 the completion of      
financial aid applications1 including   
the ,free ,application for ,federal     
,student ,aid described in section      
#dhc7;a7 and college admissions         
applications2  2  7,c7 by redesignating 
subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,e7 as      
subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,f71        
respectively2  7,d7 by inserting after  
subparagraph 7,b7 the following3  7,c7  
,for programs authorized under section  
#djb;,c that are specifically designed  

for veterans1 the extent to which the   
eligible entity met or exceeded the     
entity's objectives for such program    
regarding--  7i7 the delivery of service
 to a total number of students served by
 the program1 as agreed upon by the     
entity and the ,secretary for the period
 of the program2  7ii7 such students'   
academic performance as measured by     
standardized tests2  7iii7 the retention
 and completion of participants in the  
program2  7iv7 the provision of         
assistance to students served by the    
program in completing financial aid     
applications1 including the ,free       
,application for ,federal ,student ,aid 
described in section #dhc7;a7 and       
college admission applications2  7v7 the
 enrollment of such students in an      
institution of higher education2 and    
7vi7 to the extent practicable1 the     
postsecondary completion of such        
students2  2  7,e7 in subparagraph 7,d71
 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,c71  
by striking clause 7ii7 and inserting   

the following3  7ii7 7,i7 in the case of
 an entity that is an institution of    
higher education offering a             
baccalaureate degree1 the extent to     
which the entity met or exceeded the    
entity's objectives regarding the       
percentage of such students' completion 
of a baccalaureate degree at any        
baccalaureate granting institution      
within #f years of initial enrollment in
 the project2 or  7,,ii7 in the case of 
an entity that is an institution of     
higher education that does not offer a  
baccalaureate degree1 the extent to     
which such students met or exceeded--   
7aa7 the entity's objective regarding   
the transfer of such students to        
institutions of higher education that   
offer baccalaureate degrees1 regardless 
of whether the transferring student     
completes a degree or certificate2 and  
7bb7 the entity's objective regarding   
the completion of a degree or           
certificate by such students at the     
institution or any accredited           

institution within #d years of initial  
enrollment in the project2  2  7,f7 by  
amending subparagraph 7,e71 as          
redesignated by subparagraph 7,c71 to   
read as follows3  7,e7 ,for programs    
authorized under section #djb;,e1 the   
extent to which the entity met or       
exceeded-- 7i7 the entity's objective   
regarding the delivery of service to a  
total number of students served by the  
program1 as agreed upon by the entity   
and the ,secretary for the period2  7ii7
 the entity's objective regarding the   
provision of appropriate scholarly and  
research activities for the students    
served by the program2  7iii7 the       
entity's objective regarding the        
acceptance and enrollment of such       
students in graduate programs within #b 
years of receiving the baccalaureate    
degree2  7iv7 the entity's objective    
regarding the continued enrollment of   
such students in graduate study2 and    
7v7 the entity's objective regarding the
 attainment of doctoral degrees by      

former program participants within #aj  
years of receiving the baccalaureate    
degree4  2 and  7,g7 in subparagraph    
7,f71 as redesignated by subparagraph   
7,c7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by inserting  
within #b years of participation in the 
program after such diploma or           
equivalent2 and  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by
 inserting or re-enrollment after the   
enrollment4  7f7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,section #djb;,a7g7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#aa7;g77 is      
amended to read as follows3  7g7        
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purpose of making grants and        
contracts under this chapter1 there are 
authorized to be appropriated           
#a1ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb and
 such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the five succeeding fiscal years4 ,of
 the amount appropriated under this     
chapter1 the ,secretary may use no more 
than #a percent of such amount to obtain
 additional qualified readers and       

additional staff to review applications1
 to increase the level of oversight     
monitoring1 to support impact studies1  
program assessments1 and reviews1 and to
 provide technical assistance to        
potential applicants and current        
grantees4  4  7g7 ,definitions ,section 
#djb;,a7h7 of the ,higher ,education    
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajgj;a-#aa7;h77 is amended by striking 
paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the        
following3  7#d7 ,low-income individual 
,the term low-income individual means-- 
7,a7 an individual from a family whose  
adjustable gross income for the         
preceding year did not exceed #aej      
percent of an amount equal to the       
poverty level determined by using       
criteria of poverty established by the  
,bureau of the ,census2  7,b7 an        
individual from a family whose          
adjustable gross income1 as reported on 
the individual's most recently completed
 ,free ,application for ,federal        
,student ,aid1 did not exceed #aej      

percent of an amount equal to the       
poverty level determined by using       
criteria of poverty established by the  
,bureau of the ,census for that year2   
7,c7 an individual who has been         
determined to be eligible for a ,federal
 ,pell ,grant under section #dja2 or    
7,d7 for grants authorized under section
 #djb;,b and #djb;,f of this chapter1 a 
student who is attending a school that  
had a percentage of enrolled students   
who are identified students 7as defined 
in section #aa7;a77#a77;,f77i7 of the   
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#agei;a7a77#a77;,f77i777 that meets or  
exceeds the threshold described in      
section #aa7;a77#a77;,f77viii7 of that  
,act during the school year prior to the
 first year of the period for which such
 grant is awarded4  4  #c4 ,upward      
,bound ,section #djb;,c7f7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a-#ac7;f77 is amended-- 
7#a7 by striking #fj and inserting #ij2 

7#b7 by striking #cjj and inserting     
#dej2  7#c7 by striking #dj and         
inserting #fj2 and  7#d7 by adding at   
the end the following3 ,adults          
participating in a project that is      
specifically designed for veterans under
 this section may be paid stipends not  
in excess of #ajj per month during the  
year4  #d4 ,postbaccalaureate           
achievement program authority ,section  
#djb;,e of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,,usc #ajgj;a-#ae7 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by
 striking summer internships and        
inserting internships or faculty-led    
research experiences2  7#b7 in          
subsection 7d77#d71 by striking summer  
research internships and inserting      
research internships or faculty-led     
research experiences2 and  7#c7 in      
subsection 7f77#a71 by striking #b1hjj  
and inserting #d1jjj4