,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cecg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,brown7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,education to 
disclose information about career and   
technical education and funding under   
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf1 and
 require ,,fafsa applications to include
 a career and technical education       
acknowledgment4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,cte          
,awareness ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure on    
,department of ,education website ,the  
,secretary of ,education 7acting through
 the ,office of ,federal ,student ,aid  
of the ,department of ,education7       
shall-- 7#a7 not later than #fj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 publish on the public website of  

the ,office of ,federal ,student ,aid   
information on-- 7,a7 career and        
technical education programs1 including 
average completion time1 program cost1  
and post-graduation employment rate2 and
  7,b7 opportunities in each ,state--   
7i7 to pursue such programs2 and  7ii7  
for funding to pursue such programs     
under the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and
 ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq472 and  7#b7
 continuously update and maintain the   
information published under paragraph   
7#a7 to ensure that such information    
continues to be relevant4  #c4          
,disclosure on ,,fafsa application      
,section #did7;a77#a77;,a7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajih;h7a77#a77;,a77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i77,,ii71 by  
striking and after the semicolon2 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7iii7 career and technical education  
7as defined in section #c of the ,carl  
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     

,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#bcjb77 programs are a viable           
alternative to a #d-year degree1 and    
include1 to ensure such individuals are 
made aware of such programs and related 
career paths at the beginning of the    
application-- 7,i7 a one-page summary of
 the most recent information provided   
under section #c7a7 of the ,,cte        
,awareness ,act2 and  7,,ii7 an         
acknowledgment signature box2 and  4    
#d4 ,definitions ,the terms career and  
technical education and ,state have the 
meanings given the terms in section #c  
of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and   
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74