[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9829 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9829
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community
service technical assistance reservation and to increase the percentage
of funds used for compensation of students participating in Federal
work-study programs who are employed in community service, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 25, 2024
Mrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a community
service technical assistance reservation and to increase the percentage
of funds used for compensation of students participating in Federal
work-study programs who are employed in community service, 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 ``Students Working for Communities
Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER
EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.
(a) Allocation of Funds.--Section 442 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-52) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``From the amount
appropriated pursuant to section 441(b) for each fiscal
year'' and inserting ``From the remainder of the amount
appropriated pursuant to section 441(b) for each fiscal
year after making the reservation under subsection
(f)'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``From the
amount'' and inserting ``From the remainder of the
amount'' in each place it appears; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the amount
appropriated for any fiscal year'' and inserting ``the
remainder of the amount appropriated for any fiscal
year'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``pursuant to section
441(b) after making the allocations required by subsection
(a)'' and inserting ``pursuant to section 441(b) after making
the reservation under subsection (f) and the allocations
required by subsection (a)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Reservation for Community Service Technical Assistance
Grants.--
``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which the
amount appropriated to carry out this part is not less than
$1,300,000,000, the Secretary shall, prior to making the
allocations required by subsections (a) and (b), reserve 1
percent from such amount to make 1 or more grants to public or
private entities that have demonstrated success in working with
partnerships of institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations on work-study and community service programs.
``(2) Grant uses.--An entity awarded a grant under
paragraph (1) shall use such grant to provide technical
assistance to eligible institutions with respect to carrying
out the activities under this part in order to promote best
practices and ensure the success of such activities, with a
particular focus on--
``(A) meeting the needs of historically underserved
student populations, such as first-generation college
students (as defined in section 402A(h)) and students
of color; and
``(B) community service programs, including--
``(i) the compensation of students employed
in community service under section
443(b)(2)(A); and
``(ii) the implementation of community
service work-study programs under section
447.''.
(b) Grants for Federal Work-Study Programs.--Section 443 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-53) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``except as
provided under subsection (f),'' after ``for fiscal
year 2000 and succeeding fiscal years,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)(A)(ii), by inserting ``,
except that for any academic year for which paragraph
(2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (f) is applicable,
the maximum percentage of students who may be so
employed shall not exceed the percentage of an
institution's grant under this part that is used to
compensate such student during such academic year''
after ``75 percent''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Additional Support for Community Service.--Beginning with
fiscal year 2025--
``(1) for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than
$1,300,000,000 and less than $1,450,000,000, subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `9 percent' for `7
percent';
``(2) for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than
$1,450,000,000 and less than $1,650,000,000, subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `12 percent' for `7
percent';
``(3) for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than
$1,650,000,000 and less than $1,900,000,000, subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `15 percent' for `7
percent';
``(4) for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than
$1,900,000,000 and less than $2,200,000,000, subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `18 percent' for `7
percent';
``(5) for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than
$2,200,000,000 and less than $2,550,000,000, subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall be applied by substituting `21 percent' for `7
percent'; and
``(6) for each fiscal year for which the amount
appropriated under section 441(b) is not less than
$2,550,000,000, subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be applied by
substituting `24 percent' for `7 percent'.''.
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