,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,williams of ,texas 7for      
himself and ,ms4 ,perez7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,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 ,student ,debt ,alternative
 and ,,cte ,awareness ,act4  #b4        
,disclosure on ,department of ,education
 website  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,education 7acting through
 the ,office of ,federal ,student ,aid7 
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 of
 the ,department of ,education          
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  7b7          
,definitions ,in this section1 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  #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 at the end2  7#b7 in clause
 7ii71 by adding and at the end2 and    
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7iii7 career and technical education  
programs 7as defined in section #c of   
the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and      
,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb77 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 #b7;a77#a7 of the ,student
 ,debt ,alternative and ,,cte ,awareness
 ,act2 and  7,,ii7 an acknowledgment    
signature box2  4  #d4 ,prohibition on  
additional funds ,no additional amounts 
are authorized to be appropriated or    
otherwise made available to carry out   
this ,act or the amendments made by this
 ,act4