,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ba1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,co/a 7= himself & ,mr4 ,we/]man7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a grant program = c]ta9         
in/itutions ( high] education to plan & 
implem5t projects = economic & community
 developm5t 9 economically di/ress$     
communities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,boo/+ ,univ]sity ,inve/m5ts 9          
,l[-,income ,di/ricts ,act or ! ,,build 
,act4  #b4 ,di/ress$ communities grant  
program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a program to aw>d grants to
 in/itutions ( high] education designat$
 "u subsection 7b7 to plan & implem5t   

eligible projects = economic & community
 developm5t 9 economically di/ress$     
communities4  7b7 ,designation (        
in/itutions ( high] education  7#a7 ,li/
 ( in/itutions ( high] education ,!     
,secret>y %all develop a li/ ( e        
in/itution ( high] education t !        
,secret>y det]m9es is locat$ 9 a        
di/ress$ community1 9 accordance ) !    
crit]ia describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 
,di/ress$ community crit]ia ,! ,secret>y
 %all det]m9e t an in/itution ( high]   
education is locat$ 9 a di/ress$        
community if "o ( ! foll[+ circum/ances 
applies to su* in/itution3  7,a7 ,9 !   
case ( an in/itution ( high] education t
 is locat$ 9 a metropolitan or a        
micropolitan /ati/ical area1 z def9$ by 
! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 & 9 a  
,/ate 9 :i* ! m$ian family income is    
high] ?an ! national m$ian family       
income1 ! in/itution ( high] education  
is locat$ 9 a ,,zip ,code 9 :i* ! m$ian 
family income is at lea/ #be p]c5t l[]  
?an ! m$ian family income = su* ,/ate4  

7,b7 ,9 ! case ( an in/itution ( high]  
education t is locat$ 9 a metropolitan  
or a micropolitan /ati/ical area1 z     
def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &        
,budget1 & 9 a ,/ate 9 :i* ! m$ian      
family income is l[] ?an ! national     
m$ian family income1 ! in/itution (     
high] education is locat$ 9 a ,zip ,code
 9 :i* ! m$ian family income is at lea/ 
#be p]c5t l[] ?an ! national m$ian      
family income4  7,c7 ,9 ! case ( an     
in/itution ( high] education t is n     
locat$ 9 a metropolitan or micropolitan 
/ati/ical area & is locat$ 9 a ,/ate 9  
:i* ! m$ian family income is high] ?an !
 national m$ian family income1 !        
in/itution ( high] education is locat$ 9
 a c\nty 9 :i* ! m$ian family income is 
at lea/ #be p]c5t l[] ?an ! m$ian family
 income = su* ,/ate4  7,d7 ,9 ! case (  
an in/itution ( high] education t is n  
locat$ 9 a metropolitan or micropolitan 
/ati/ical area & is locat$ 9 a ,/ate 9  
:i* ! m$ian family income is l[] ?an !  
national m$ian family income1 !         

in/itution ( high] education is locat$ 9
 a c\nty 9 :i* ! m$ian family income is 
at lea/ #be p]c5t l[] ?an ! national    
m$ian family income4  7#c7 ,designation 
7,a7 ,notification to in/itutions (     
high] education ,^u developm5t ( ! li/ (
 in/itutions ( high] education locat$ 9 
a di/ress$ community "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y %all notify ea* in/itution ( 
high] education t is includ$ 9 su* li/ t
 su* in/itution may be designat$ "u ?is 
p>agraph to receive a plann+ grant & an 
implem5tation grant "u ?is section4     
7,b7 ,notification to ,secret>y ,an     
in/itution ( high] education t receives 
a notification f ! ,secret>y "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 t int5ds to receive a  
plann+ grant & an implem5tation grant "u
 ?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
a notification ( su* int5t 9 su* =m & at
 su* "t z ! ,secret>y det]m9es          
appropriate4  7,c7 ,grant eligibility ,!
 ,secret>y %all designate ea* in/itution
 ( high] education t submits a          
notification "u subp>agraph 7,b7 z      

eligible to receive a plann+ grant & an 
implem5tation grant "u ?is section4  7c7
 ,plann+ grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all provide a grant to ea*   
in/itution ( high] education designat$  
"u subsection 7b7 = su* in/itution to   
develop an implem5tation plan describ+--
  7,a7 ! eligible projects t su*        
in/itution int5ds to c>ry out ) an      
implem5tation grant "u subsection 7d72 &
  7,b7 h[ su* projects w support        
economic & community revitalization 9 ! 
community 9 :i* su* in/itution is       
locat$4  7#b7 ,implem5tation plan  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,a recipi5t ( a plann+ grant "u
 ?is subsection %all complete !         
implem5tation plan requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on  
:i* ! ,secret>y provides a plann+ grant 
to su* recipi5t4  7,b7 ,approval ,^u    
completion ( an implem5tation plan ) a  
plann+ grant provid$ "u ?is subsection1 
! ,secret>y %all review su* plan =      
approval4  7#c7 ,grant am\nts  7,a7     
,grant t]m ,! ,secret>y may di/ribute   

funds = a grant provid$ "u ?is          
subsection = a p]iod ( n m ?an #b ye>s4 
7,b7 ,total grant am\nts ,ea* grant     
aw>d$ "u ?is subsection %all be 9 an    
am\nt t does n exce$ #ajj1jjj = ea* ye> 
( ! grant t]m4  7,c7 ,additional am\nts 
7i7  ,application = additional grant    
funds  ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] grant    
funds are fir/ aw>d$ "u subp>agraph     
7,a71 a grant recipi5t may submit to !  
,secret>y an application to receive     
additional funds to complete !          
implem5tation plan requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a74  7ii7 ,deadl9e to receive         
additional grant funds ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] a grant recipi5t submits an   
application = additional grant funds "u 
clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e    
:e!r to aw>d additional grant funds to  
su* recipi5t & %all di/ribute su*       
additional grant funds to su* recipi5t4 
7,d7 ,=mula ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
=mula by :i* ! ,secret>y %all di/ribute 
funds = ea* grant "u ?is subsection 9   
accordance ) ?is p>agraph4  7d7         

,implem5tation grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u
 approval ( an implem5tation plan "u    
subsection 7c77#b71 ! ,secret>y %all    
provide a grant to ! in/itution ( high] 
education to c>ry out eligible projects 
describ$ 9 su* plan4  7#b7 ,grant t]m ,!
 t]m ( a grant provid$ "u ?is subsection
 %all be #e ye>s4  7#c7 ,grant am\nts ,!
 ,secret>y %all e/abli% a =mula by :i* !
 ,secret>y %all di/ribute funds = ea*   
grant "u ?is subsection 9 accordance ) !
 foll[+ requirem5ts3 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y  
%all provide ea* recipi5t ( a grant "u  
?is subsection ) a grant 9 an am\nt t is
 n less ?an #be1jjj1jjj & n m ?an       
#ej1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,! ,secret>y %all    
di/ribute funds = ea* grant "u ?is      
subsection at lea/ once dur+ ea* ye> ( !
 grant t]m4  7#d7 ,use ( funds ,a       
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is subsection may
 only use su* grant to c>ry out an      
eligible project 9 ! di/ress$ community 
9 :i* su* recipi5t is locat$1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y "u subsection 7b77#b74   
7#e7 ,report requir$ ,at lea/ once ea*  

ye> dur+ ! t]m ( a grant provid$ "u ?is 
subsection1 a recipi5t ( su* grant %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y a report describ+ 
! activities = :i* su* grant 0 us$ dur+ 
su* ye>4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,eligible project ,! t]m 
eligible project means a project t w    
spur economic developm5t 9 ! community 9
 :i* su* project is c>ri$ out1 includ+ a
 project to-- 7,a7 r5ovate1 con/ruct1 or
 ma9ta9 build+s t w b5efit & be         
accessible to ! community1 includ+--    
7i7 comm]cial build+s locat$ on ! campus
 ( ! in/itution ( high] education c>ry+ 
out ! project2  7ii7 h\s+ = /ud5ts1     
faculty1 /aff1 or memb]s ( ! community2 
7iii7 cultural in/itutions su* z        
museums1 !at]s1 & arts c5t]s2 &  7iv7   
facilities su* z laboratories or        
libr>ies2  7,b7 e/abli% programs1 ho/$  
by ! in/itution ( high] education c>ry+ 
out ! project1 t provide se$ money to   
e>ly-/age companies = small bus9ess     
developm5t2  7,c7 develop & fund        
appr5tice%ips1 ho/$ by ! in/itution (   

high] education c>ry+ out ! project1 9  
local indu/ries to decrease unemploym5t 
9 ! community2  7,d7 build & ma9ta9     
municipal broadb& networks & relat$     
infra/ructure = ! in/itution ( high]    
education t is c>ry+ out ! project & !  
community2  7,e7 build & ma9ta9 heal?   
cl9ics accessible to ! public on or ne> 
! campus ( ! in/itution ( high]         
education t is c>ry+ out ! project2     
7,f7 e/abli% programs at local heal?    
cl9ics to educate1 recruit1 & tra9      
memb]s ( ! community to become heal?c>e 
pr(essionals2  7,g7 e/abli% p>tn]%ips   
betwe5 ! in/itution ( high] education   
c>ry+ out ! project & local s*ool       
di/ricts to provide--  7i7 graduate     
/ud5t tea*+ support2  7ii7 adm9i/rative 
support to su* s*ool di/ricts2 &  7iii7 
access to facilities ( su* in/itution ( 
high] education to local elem5t>y &     
second>y s*ools2 &  7,h7 fund rese>* on 
! campus ( ! in/itution ( high]         
education c>ry+ out ! project t is      
relevant to ! economic ne$s ( !         

community4  7#b7 ,in/itution ( high]    
education  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m         
in/itution ( high] education means an   
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education  
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7771
 includ+ an in/itution ( high] education
 e/abli%$ "u ! ,morrill ,act ( #ahij 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cba et seq471 t-- 7i7 (f]s m
 ?an #ej p]c5t ( su* in/itution's c\rses
 by correspond5ce2 &  7ii7 enrolls #ej  
p]c5t or m ( ! in/itution's /ud5ts 9    
correspond5ce c\rses4  7,b7 ,exclusion  
,! t]m in/itution ( high] education does
 n include an in/itution ( high]        
education t--  7i7 is an in/itution (   
high] education e/abli%$ "u ! ,morrill  
,act ( #ahfb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et      
seq472  7ii7 has v high rese>* activity 
/atus1 z designat$ by ! ,c>negie        
,classification ( ,in/itutions ( ,high] 
,education2 or  7iii7 is a s]vice       
academy4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (      

,comm]ce = ,economic ,developm5t4  7#d7 
,s]vice academy ,! t]m s]vice academy   
means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,milit>y ,academy4  7,b7 ,! ,unit$      
,/ates ,naval ,academy4  7,c7 ,! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,air ,=ce ,academy4  7,d7 ,!     
,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d ,academy4     
7,e7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m]*ant ,m>9e     
,academy4  7,f7 ,any college or         
univ]sity designat$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se z a milit>y college4