,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4   
,van ,hollen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
increase access to higher education by  
providing public transit grants4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,promoting ,advancement ,through    
,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 that is an eligible    
recipient under chapter #ec of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 in          
partnership with #a or more eligible    
institutions4  7#c7 ,historically black 
college or university ,the term         
historically ,black college or          
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 bus or rail stops or routes and
 complementary paratransit service that 
serve campuses and connect to           
surrounding areas or other cities4  7#b7
 ,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#c7    
,operating costs for service described  
in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 if such     
costs are eligible under section #ecjg  
or section #ecaa of title #di1 ,united  
,states ,code4  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 ,except as provided in 
section #ecbc7;i7 of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 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  7f7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section-- 7#a7 #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbe2  7#b7 #d1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjbf2  7#c7 #f1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjbg2  7#d7 #h1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjbh2 and  7#e7 #aj1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbi through      
#bjca4