,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #be1        
#bjbd,mrs4 ,f\%ee 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,adams1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,ms4
 ,ross7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,education to c>ry out a    
grant program = skills-=-success c\rses 
= all fir/-ye> /ud5ts enroll$ at c]ta9  
in/itutions ( high] education4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,college ,?riv+ ,act4  #b4 ,grant       
program au?oriz$2 application           
requirem5ts  7a7 ,grant program au?oriz$
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all aw>d    
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible in/itutions to c>ry out        
skills-=-success c\rses = all fir/-ye>  
/ud5ts enroll$ at su* in/itutions4  7b7 
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible in/itutions t are           
hi/orically ,black colleges &           

univ]sities4  7c7 ,grant p]iod2 ,m9imum 
grant am\nt  7#a7 ,grant p]iod ,a grant 
aw>d$ to an eligible in/itution "u ?is  
,act %all be = a #e-ye> grant p]iod4    
7#b7 ,m9imum grant am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 a grant "u
 ?is ,act %all be aw>d$ 9 an am\nt (    
#a1jjj1jjj = ! #e-ye> grant p]iod = su* 
grant4  7,b7 ,ratable increases or      
decreases ,! am\nt specifi$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be ratably        
increas$ or decreas$ to ! ext5t t funds 
available "u section #e exce$ or are    
less ?an 7respectively7 ! am\nt requir$ 
to provide ! am\nts specifi$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a74  7d7 ,application     
requirem5ts ,to be eligible to receive a
 grant "u ?is ,act1 an eligible         
in/itution %all submit an application at
 su* "t1 & 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*   
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1 :i*
 %all include a description (-- 7#a7 !  
skills-=-success c\rse t ! in/itution w 
develop & implem5t ) ! grant2 &  7#b7 ! 
activities ! in/itution w c>ry out "u   

ea* phase describ$ 9 section #c7;b74    
#c4 ,uses ( funds2 report  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,ea* eligible in/itution receiv+ a grant
 "u ?is section %all develop & implem5t 
a skills-=-success c\rse by c>ry+ out ! 
activities li/$ 9 ea* ( ! #d phases     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,phases 
= uses ( funds  7#a7 ,prep>ation phase  
,dur+ ! fir/ ye> ( ! grant p]iod1 !     
eligible in/itution %all use su* grant  
to develop ! skills-=-success c\rse &   
c>ry out ! necess>y prep>ation          
activities1 :i* may include-- 7,a7      
id5tify+ & tra9+ in/ructional /aff2     
7,b7 obta9+ support f faculty1 /aff1 or 
in/itution adm9i/ration = ! curricul>   
adaptation2  7,c7 develop+ infra/ructure
 = implem5tation1 includ+ obta9+        
necess>y c\rse & syllabus approvals2    
7,d7 det]m9+ h[ /ud5t regi/ration w be  
h&l$2  7,e7 e/abli%+ a c\rse evaluation 
model2 &  7,f7 designat+ appropriate    
classroom space4  7#b7 ,pilot phase     
,dur+ ! second ye> ( ! grant p]iod1 !   
eligible in/itution %all use su* grant  

to implem5t a pilot skills-=-success    
c\rse1 :i* %all include ! pilot+ (      
me?ods = evaluat+ ! c\rse1 su* z        
obs]vation & solicitation ( fe$back f   
c\rse in/ructors1 /ud5ts1 & id5tifi$    
campus community lead]s4  7#c7          
,implem5tation ,dur+ ! ?ird1 f\r?1 &    
fif? ye>s ( ! grant program1 ! eligible 
in/itution %all use su* grant to fully  
implem5t ! skills-=-success c\rse1 :i*--
 7,a7 incorporates ! improvem5ts        
id5tifi$ dur+ ! pilot skills-=-success  
c\rse dur+ ! second ye> ( ! grant p]iod2
 &  7,b7 is made available = ea*        
fir/-ye> /ud5t enroll$ at ! in/itution1 
at ! beg9n+ ( su* /ud5ts' fir/ t]m (    
enrollm5t at su* in/itution1 to ! ext5t 
practicable4  7c7 ,report ,ea* eligible 
in/itution t receives a grant "u ?is    
,act %all submit to ! ,secret>y a report
 ^u ! completion ( ! #e-ye> grant p]iod1
 :i* %all include-- 7#a7 an evaluation (
 ! pilot skills-=-success c\rse1 & !    
skills-=-success c\rse implem5t$ dur+ ! 
?ird ?r\gh fif? ye>s ( ! grant p]iod2 & 

7#b7 a description ( h[ su* grant 0 us$ 
dur+ ea* ye> ( ! grant p]iod4  #d4      
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible 
in/itution ,! t]m eligible in/itution   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m in/itution (     
high] education 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a77 & section          
#ajb7;a77#a77;,b7 ( su* ,act 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4#ajjb7;a77#a77;,b774  7#b7     
,hi/orically ,black colleges &          
univ]sities ,! t]m hi/orically ,black   
colleges & univ]sities has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m "p ,b in/itution 9 section #cbb ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa774  7#c7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,education4  7#d7 ,skills-=-success     
c\rse ,! t]m skills-=-success c\rse     
means a c\rse (f]$ by an eligible       
in/itution = fir/-ye> /ud5ts 7includ+   
transf] /ud5ts7 at ! beg9n+ ( su*       
/ud5ts' fir/ t]m ( enrollm5t at su*     
in/itution t-- 7,a7 has a l[            
/ud5t-to-tea*] ratio2  7,b7 is n grad$  

or is pass-fail2 &  7,c7 provides skills
 = success 9 college1 & includes ea* ( !
 foll[+ topics3 7i7 ,developm5t (       
connections ) campus p>tn]s 7academic   
advisors7 or engagem5t ) campus res\rces
 7campus m5tal heal? c\nselors74  7ii7  
,m5tal well-be+4  7iii7 ,"t managem5t   
skills4  7iv7 ,plann+ & organization    
skills4  7v7 ,cop+ ) /ress & setbacks4  
7vi7 ,manag+ conflict & diff]5ce4  7vii7
 ,goal sett+4  7viii7 ,build+ & ma9ta9+ 
heal?y int]p]sonal relation%ips4  7ix7  
,self-c>e & compassion4  #e4            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj  
to c>ry out ?is ,act1 :i* %all rema9    
available until exp5d$4