,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ae1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,husted 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 ,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  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,c7 ,workforce    
,pell ,grants authorized under section  
#dja7k7 of the ,higher ,education ,act  
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7k772 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 #bjjf7 are
 a viable alternative to a #d-year      
degree1 and include1 to ensure such     
individuals are made aware of such      
programs and related career paths1 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