,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eahe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #be1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,casey introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a grant program to support      
qualifi$ community colleges1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fund+ ,community ,college 
,infra/ructure ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,gov]n+ body ,! t]m     
gov]n+ body means-- 7,a7 ! bo>d (       
tru/ees or o!r gov]n+ organization ( a  
qualifi$ community college2 or  7,b7 a  
,/ate1 local1 or ,indian ,tribal        
gov]nm5t 7or any political subdivision  
!re(71 or any comb9ation ( local        
educational ag5cies or municipalities1 t
 p>ticipates or proposes to p>ticipate 9
 ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( a qualifi$   
community college4  7#b7 ,in/itution (  
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9

 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 
7#c7 ,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m    
local educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &  
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja71 except su* t]m %all   
include any elem5t>y s*ool or second>y  
s*ool fund$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian      
,education1 not)/&+ section             
#haja7cj77;,c7 ( su* ,act4  7#d7        
,qualifi$ area ,! t]m qualifi$ area     
means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a city1     
metropolitan /ati/ical area1 or c\nty t 
does n conta9 any in/itution describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#e77;,a74  7,b7 ,a l[-income  
community 7z def9$ 9 section #de;,d7e7 (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf74     
7#e7 ,qualifi$ community college ,! t]m 
qualifi$ community college means a      
public in/itution ( high] education--   
7,a7 at :i* ! highe/ degree t is        
pr$om9antly aw>d$ to /ud5ts is an       
associate degree 7includ+ #b-ye>        
tribally controll$ colleges "u section  

#caf ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7 & public #b-ye> 
in/itutions ( high] education72  7,b7 t 
is e/abli%$ by & op]at$ "u ! sup]vision 
( a gov]n+ body 9 conjunction ) ! ,/ate1
 local1 & ,indian tribal gov]nm5ts ^:   
resid5ts w be s]v$ by su* in/itution2 & 
7,c7 t is locat$ )9 a qualifi$ area4    
7#f7 ,qualifi$ purpose ,! t]m qualifi$  
purpose means-- 7,a7 e/abli%+ & op]at+ a
 qualifi$ community college2  7,b7 exp&+
 an exi/+ qualifi$ community college to 
a qualifi$ area2  7,c7 con/ruct+1       
rehabilitat+1 repair+1 upgrad+1 enhanc+1
 or exp&+ any facility own$ or to be us$
 by a qualifi$ community college to c>ry
 out ! educational purposes 7includ+    
in/ructional & rese>* purposes7 ( su*   
college2  7,d7 provid+ equipm5t = use by
 /ud5ts at a qualifi$ community college2
  7,e7 inve/+ 9 onl9e res\rces or       
broadb& access projects to deliv]       
community college s]vices to qualifi$   
areas1 or develop+ c\rse mat]ials =     
education to be provid$ by a qualifi$   

community college1 provid$ t su* uses d 
n collectively acc\nt = m ?an #aj p]c5t 
( ! grant am\nt aw>d$ "u ?is ,act = su* 
college2  7,f7 tra9+ pr(essors & o!r    
s*ool p]sonnel at a qualifi$ community  
college1 provid$ t su* use does n acc\nt
 = m ?an #e p]c5t ( ! grant am\nt aw>d$ 
"u ?is ,act = su* college2  7,g7        
con/ruct+1 rehabilitat+1 repair+1       
upgrad+1 enhanc+1 or exp&+ any on-campus
 facility to be us$ by a qualifi$       
community college to-- 7i7 provide      
*ildc>e to /ud5ts & /aff1 provid$ t su* 
use does n acc\nt = m ?an #aj p]c5t ( ! 
grant am\nt aw>d$ "u ?is ,act = su*     
college2 or  7ii7 provide af=dable h\s+1
 ) a priority giv5 to /ud5ts & /aff2 &  
7,h7 connect+ /ud5ts ) transportation to
 a qualifi$ community college1 includ+  
p>tn]+ ) public transit provid]s to--   
7i7 add bus1 rail1 or p>atransit /ops at
 or )9 walk+ di/ances ( ! campus2  7ii7 
add bus1 rail1 or p>atransit r\tes to   
all[ = transportation betwe5 ! campus & 
surr\nd+ areas & o!r cities2  7iii7     

increase ! frequ5cy ( s]vice or adju/ ! 
s*$ules = bus1 rail1 or p>atransit r\tes
 to all[ /ud5ts to get to & f _!        
classes2 &  7iv7 subsidize bus1 rail1 or
 p>atransit co/s = /ud5ts4  7#g7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,education4  7#h7 ,/ate ,!  
t]m ,/ate means any ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican
 ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 or ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7#i7 ,/ate high] 
education ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate high]      
education ag5cy means ! (fic] or ag5cy  
prim>ily responsible = ! ,/ate          
sup]vision ( high] education4  #c4      
,community college grants  7a7 ,program 
au?oriz$ ,f am\nts made available to    
c>ry out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d
 grants1 on a competitive basis1 to     
gov]n+ bodies = qualifi$ purposes relat+
 to a qualifi$ community college4  7b7  
,application requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a gov]n+ body desir+ a grant "u ?is    

,act %all submit an application to !    
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,an application 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description (-- 7i7 !   
f9ancial su/a9ability ( ! proposal1     
includ+ h[ ! gov]n+ body w lev]age o!r  
s\rces ( fund+2 &  7ii7 h[ ! qualifi$   
purposes propos$ ) respect to ! qualifi$
 community college w fill an unmet ne$  
)9 a qualifi$ area4  7,b7 ,any relevant 
approvals ) respect to ! proposal t h   
be5 grant$ by any applicable ,/ate1     
local1 or ,indian ,tribal gov]nm5t or   
appropriate accr$it+ body4  7,c7 ,a     
c]tification t ! gov]n+ body-- 7i7 has  
consult$ ) ! jurisdictions 9 :i* !      
qualifi$ community college is1 or w be1 
locat$2 &  7ii7 has ! writt5 approval ( 
! ,/ate high] education ag5cy = !       
proposal4  7,d7 ,9 ! case ( an          
application propos+ to e/abli% a new    
qualifi$ community college & 9 addition 
to ! requirem5ts "u subp>agraphs 7,a71  

7,b71 & 7,c7-- 7i7 :e!r su* proposal has
 receiv$ approval f ! ,/ate high]       
education ag5cy2 &  7ii7 a description (
 ! su/a9ability ( su* qualifi$ community
 college1 includ+ any commitm5t f any   
,/ate1 local1 or ,indian ,tribal        
gov]nm5t to provide additional fund+ =  
su* college4  7c7 ,priorities  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is ,act = a   
fiscal ye> & subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !
 ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 give highe/      
priority to-- 7i7 applications t propose
 to e/abli% a qualifi$ community college
 t w s]ve ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate's l>ge/  
metropolitan /ati/ical area t does n    
conta9 an in/itution describ$ 9 section 
#b7e77;,a72 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a ,/ate 
= :i* no applications describ$ 9 clause 
7i7 are submitt$1 applications t propose
 to e/abli% a qualifi$ community college
 t w s]ve ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate's l>ge/  
micropolitan /ati/ical area t does n    
conta9 an in/itution describ$ 9 section 
#b7e77;,a72  7,b7 aft] apply+           
subp>agraph 7,a71 give high priority to 

any gov]n+ body t-- 7i7 has a p>tn]%ip1 
or agrees to ent] into a p>tn]%ip ^u    
receipt ( ! grant1 )-- 7,i7 #a or m     
local high s*ools1 z def9$ 9 section    
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja71 includ+ a dual or concurr5t     
enrollm5t program 7z def9$ 9 su*        
section72  7,,ii7 a #d-ye> in/itution ( 
high] education t includes a            
cr$it-transf] agreem5t or articulation  
agreem5t 7z def9$ 9 section #dhf;,a7a7 (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajic;a7a777 = /ud5ts at !    
qualifi$ community college2 or  7,,iii7 
a ,/ate work=ce developm5t bo>d e/abli%$
 "u section #aja ( ! ,work=ce           
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caaa72 or  7ii7 is ! gov]n+  
body (1 has a p>tn]%ip )1 or agrees to  
ent] into a p>tn]%ip ^u receipt ( !     
grant )1 an in/itution t is-- 7,i7 a "p 
,b in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section #cbb ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa772  7,,ii7 a            

,hi/orically ,black ,graduate           
,pr(essional ,s*ool 7z id5tifi$ 9       
section #cbf7;e7 ( su* ,act 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfc;b7e7772  7,,iii7 a      
,hispanic-s]v+ in/itution 7z def9$ 9    
section #ejb7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#bj        
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja;a7a7772  7,,iv7 a       
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity 7z def9$ 
9 section #caf7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b7772  7,v7 an ,alaska
 ,native-s]v+ in/itution or a ,native   
,hawaiian-s]v+ in/itution 7z su* t]ms   
are def9$ 9 section #cag7;b7 ( su* ,act 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;d7b7772  7,,vi7 a  
,pr$om9antly ,black in/itution 7z def9$ 
9 section #cga7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c7772  7,,vii7 an      
,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican      
,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itution 7z def9$
 9 section #cga7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c7772 or  7,,viii7 a   
,native ,am]ican-s]v+ nontribal         
in/itution 7z def9$ 9 section #cga7;c7 (
 su* ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7c7772 & 
7,c7 aft] apply+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 &    

7,b71 give priority to any gov]n+ body t
 agrees to use n less ?an #hj p]c5t ( ! 
grant funds provid$ "u ?is section =    
qualifi$ community college con/ruction  
or r5ovation t is c]tifi$1 v]ifi$1 or   
consi/5t ) ! applicable provisions (--  
7i7 ! ,lead]%ip 9 ,en]gy & ,environm5tal
 ,design gre5 build+ rat+ /&>d ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gre5 ,build+ ,c\ncil2    
7ii7 ! ,liv+ ,build+ ,*all5ge gre5      
build+ c]tification program develop$ by 
! ,int]national ,liv+ ,future ,in/itute2
  7iii7 a gre5 build+ rat+ program      
develop$ by ! ,collaborative =          
,high-,p]=mance ,s*ools t is designat$ z
 ,,*ps ,v]ifi$2 or  7iv7 a gre5 build+  
program t-- 7,i7 has /&>ds t are        
equival5t to or m /r+5t ?an ! /&>ds ( a 
program describ$ 9 clause 7i71 7ii71 or 
7iii72  7,,ii7 is adopt$ by ! ,/ate or  
ano!r jurisdiction ) au?ority ov] !     
qualifi$ community college2 &  7,,iii7  
includes a v]ifiable me?od to demon/rate
 compliance ) ! program4  7#b7          
,cumulative limitation p] ,/ate ,!      

,secret>y %all ensure t ! total am\nt ( 
grant funds aw>d$ "u ?is ,act to all    
gov]n+ bodies locat$ 9 a ,/ate = any    
fiscal ye> %all n exce$ ! great] (--    
7,a7 ! am\nt equal to #aj p]c5t ( all   
grant funds aw>d$ "u ?is ,act = su*     
fiscal ye>2 or  7,b7 #ej1jjj1jjj4  7d7  
,use ( funds ,an eligible entity receiv+
 a grant "u ?is ,act %all use-- 7#a7 n  
less ?an #ie p]c5t ( ! grant funds = a  
qualifi$ purpose ) respect to a qualifi$
 community college2 &  7#b7 n m ?an #e  
p]c5t ( ! grant funds = adm9i/rative    
exp5ses associat$ ) ! grant4  7e7       
,reports ,by n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #b ye>s 
!reaft] = ! duration ( ! grant program  
"u ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e &  
submit to ,congress a report on ! grant 
program t-- 7#a7 describes ! uses (     
grant funds2 &  7#b7 includes in=mation 
on ! regions & /ud5ts s]v$ ?r\gh !      
program4  #d4 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act a total

 ( #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjbf  
?r\gh #bjce4