,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,kaine1    
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4    
,merkley1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to remove college cost as a    
barrier to every student having access  
to a well-prepared and diverse educator 
workforce1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,diversifying by ,investing in      
,educators and ,students to ,improve    
,outcomes ,for ,youth ,act or the       
,diversify ,act4  #b4 ,amendments to the
 ,,teach ,grants program under the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife        
,subpart #i of part ,a of title ,,iv of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;g et seq47 is      

amended-- 7#a7 in section #dbj,l7#a71 by
 inserting 7except that such term does  
not include an institution described in 
subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of section #ajb7
 after #ajb2  7#b7 in section #dbj,m--  
7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking 
#d1jjj and inserting #h1jjj2  7,b7 in   
subsection 7b77#c71 by striking the     
second and third sentences and inserting
 the following3 ,any disbursement       
allowed to be made by crediting the     
teacher candidate's account shall be    
used for the full cost of attendance 7as
 defined in section #dgb742 and  7,c7 in
 subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in paragraph      
7#a77;,b71 by striking #af1jjj and      
inserting #cb1jjj2 and  7ii7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #h1jjj and  
inserting #af1jjj2 and  7#c7 in section 
#dbj,n-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 by
 striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72     
7ii7 by striking an agreement and all   
that follows through the applicant will 
and inserting an agreement by the       
applicant that the applicant will2      

7iii7 by redesignating subparagraphs    
7,a7 through 7,e7 as paragraphs 7#a7    
through 7#e71 respectively1 and moving  
the margins of such paragraphs 7as so   
redesignated7 #b ems to the left2  7iv7 
in paragraph 7#c71 as so redesignated1  
by redesignating clauses 7i7 through    
7vii7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through     
7,g71 respectively1 and moving the      
margins of such subparagraphs 7as so    
redesignated7 #b ems to the left2  7v7  
in paragraph 7#b71 as redesignated by   
clause 7iii71 by striking teach in a    
school described in section             
#dfe7;a77#b77;,a7 and inserting teach in
 a school described in section          
#dfe7;a77#b77;,a7 or teach in a         
high-need early childhood education     
program 7defined in section #bjj7i772   
7vi7 in paragraph 7#c71 as redesignated 
by clause 7iii7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph  
7,f71 as redesignated by clause 7iv71 by
 striking or after the semicolon2       
7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,g71 as         
redesignated by clause 7iv71 by         

inserting or after the semicolon2 and   
7,,iii7 by adding at the end the        
following3  7,h7 early childhood        
education2  2 and  7vii7 in paragraph   
7#d71 as redesignated by clause 7iii71  
by striking subsection 7d77#e7 and      
inserting subsection 7e77#e72  7,b7 by  
striking subsection 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7c7 ,certificate ,upon  
the completion of the service           
requirement in subsection 7b71 the      
,secretary shall send to the recipient  
of a grant under this subpart an        
electronic certificate documenting the  
completion of such service4  2  7,c7 by 
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72  7,d7 by inserting after
 subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7     
,prohibition ,the ,secretary may not    
institute or create a monetary penalty  
for failure or refusal to complete the  
service requirement under subsection    
7b74  2 and  7,e7 in subsection 7e71 as 
redesignated by subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking    

subsection 7b77#a77;,c77vii7 and        
inserting subsection 7b77#c77;,g72 and  
7,,ii7 by striking subsection 7b77#a7   
and inserting subsection 7b72  7ii7 in  
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 by striking       
subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 and inserting   
subsection 7b77#d72 and  7,,ii7 by      
striking subsection 7d77#e7 and         
inserting paragraph 7#e72  7iii7 in     
paragraph 7#d7-- 7,i7 by striking       
subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 and inserting   
subsection 7b77#b72 and  7,,ii7 by      
striking subsection 7b77#a77;,c7 and    
inserting subsection 7b77#c72 and  7iv7 
in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph
 7,a71 by striking subsection           
7b77#a77;,d7 and inserting subsection   
7b77#d72 and  7,,ii7 in subparagraph    
7,e71 by striking subsection            
7b77#a77;,d7 and inserting subsection   
7b77#d74  #c4 ,amendment to the balanced
 budget and deficit control act  7a7    
,exemption of program from sequestration
 ,section #bee7;h7 of the ,balanced     
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control

 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;h77  
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to ,supplemental ,security     
,income ,program 7#bh-jdjf-j-a-fji74 the
 following new item3  ,,teach ,grants   
under subpart #i of part ,a of title    
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the      
amendment made by this section shall    
apply to any sequestration order issued 
under the ,balanced ,budget and         
,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of    
#aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 on or 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4