,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,casey 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1    
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to increase access to high]    
education by provid+ public transit     
grants4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,advancem5t ,?r\gh 
,transit ,help to ,college ,act or !    
,,pa? to ,college ,act4  #b4 ,increas+  
access to high] education ?r\gh public  
transit grants  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,eligible in/itution ,!   
t]m eligible in/itution means-- 7,a7 a  
community college2  7,b7 a hi/orically  
,black college or univ]sity2  7,c7 a    
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity 7z def9$ 
9 section #caf ( ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c772  
or  7,d7 a m9ority-s]v+ in/itution4     
7#b7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! t]m eligible 

recipi5t means a public transit provid] 
t is an eligible recipi5t "u *apt] #ec (
 title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9      
p>tn]%ip ) #a or m eligible in/itutions4
  7#c7 ,hi/orically black college or    
univ]sity ,! t]m hi/orically ,black     
college or univ]sity has ! mean+ giv5 ! 
t]m "p ,b in/itution 9 section #cbb ( ! 
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa74  7#d7 ,m9ority-s]v+   
in/itution ,! t]m m9ority-s]v+          
in/itution means an eligible in/itution 
"u section #cga ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq74    
7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation4  7b7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y may make grants "u   
?is section to eligible recipi5ts to    
enable ^? eligible recipi5ts to c>ry out
 projects describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 to  
bett] connect /ud5ts ) transportation to
 eligible in/itutions4  7c7 ,eligible   
projects ,an eligible recipi5t receiv+ a
 grant "u ?is section %all use grant    
funds to c>ry out "o or m ( ! foll[+    

activities to bett] connect /ud5ts )    
transportation to "o or m ( ! eligible  
in/itutions t are "p ( ! eligible       
recipi5t p>tn]%ip3 7#a7 ,add+ bus or    
rail /ops or r\tes & complem5t>y        
p>atransit s]vice t s]ve campuses &     
connect to surr\nd+ areas or o!r cities4
  7#b7 ,increas+ ! frequ5cy ( s]vice or 
adju/+ ! "t ( bus1 rail1 or p>atransit  
r\tes to all[ /ud5ts to get to & f _!   
classes4  7#c7 ,op]at+ co/s = s]vice    
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 if su* 
co/s are eligible "u section #ecjg or   
section #ecaa ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7d7 ,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,an eligible recipi5t t desires a grant
 "u ?is section %all submit an          
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+ in=mation
 on ! ext5t to :i* ! propos$ projects   
us+ grant funds w improve ! availability
 ( transit access = /ud5ts4  7#b7       
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 

to an eligible recipi5t ^: p>tn]%ip     
includes an eligible in/itution )       
respect to :i* m ?an #be p]c5t ( /ud5ts 
enroll$ 9 t eligible in/itution receive 
a ,f$]al ,pell ,grant4  7e7 ,f$]al %>e  
7#a7 ,capital project ,except z provid$ 
9 section #ecbc7;i7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! net      
project co/ ( a capital project c>ri$   
out us+ a grant "u ?is section %all be n
 m ?an #hj p]c5t4  7#b7 ,op]at+ co/s ,! 
,f$]al %>e ( net op]at+ co/s = a project
 c>ri$ out us+ a grant "u ?is section   
%all be n m ?an #ej p]c5t4  7f7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section-- 7#a7 #b1jjj1jjj = fiscal  
ye> #bjbe2  7#b7 #d1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjbf2  7#c7 #f1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbg2  7#d7 #h1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>    
#bjbh2 &  7#e7 #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbi ?r\gh #bjca4