Coronavirus College Access and Completion Emergency Relief Act
This bill provides additional appropriations to the Department of Education for TRIO programs. (These outreach and student services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.)
The bill provides the funding to (1) expand program capacity to serve more low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities, veterans, unemployed adults, and other qualified individuals; and (2) provide such students with technology support.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8422 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8422
To provide additional appropriations for TRIO programs, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 29, 2020
Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma (for herself, Mr. Young, Ms. Kuster of
New Hampshire, Ms. Dean, Mr. Keating, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto
Rico, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Axne, and
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
To provide additional appropriations for TRIO programs, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Coronavirus College Access and
Completion Emergency Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRIO PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Amounts appropriated.--There is appropriated to the
Secretary of Education, out of amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, for
grants and contracts under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
11 et seq.), for the purpose of expanding program capacity to
serve more low-income, first-generation students, students with
disabilities, veterans, unemployed adults, and other qualified
individuals and to provide such students technology support.
(2) Allocation of funds.--From the amounts appropriated
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education shall allot--
(A) $250,000,000 for grants to each recipient
receiving funding under such chapter for fiscal year
2020 to expand program capacity to serve more qualified
individuals, of which--
(i) $32,000,000 shall be for Educational
Opportunity Centers programs under section 402F
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070a-16);
(ii) $54,000,000 shall be for Talent Search
programs under section 402B of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-12); and
(iii) the remainder of such funds shall be
for all programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2
of part A of title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.); and
(B) notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$200,000,000 for grants to each recipient receiving
funding under such chapter for fiscal year 2020 to
allow those recipients to provide technology support to
students, which may include support for broadband
access and computer hardware and software.
(b) Applicability of Terms and Conditions.--Except as specified in
subsection (a)(2)(B), the terms and conditions that apply to grants
under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 et seq.) shall apply to
grants made with funds made available under subsection (a).
(c) General Provisions.--Any amount appropriated under this section
is in addition to other amounts appropriated or made available for the
applicable purpose.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
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