Sec. 229. Federal assistance for community college modernization
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From the amounts made available under subsection (h), the Secretary shall award grants to States to modernize, renovate, or repair existing facilities at community colleges. Of the amount made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve— up to 0.25 percent for grants to institutions that are eligible under section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c ) to provide for modernization, renovation, and repair activities described in this section; and up to 0.25 percent for grants to the outlying areas to provide for modernization, renovation, and repair activities described in this section.
After reserving funds under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall allocate to each State that has an application approved by the Secretary an amount that bears the same relation to any remaining funds as the total number of students in such State who are enrolled in institutions described in section 230(b)(1)(A) plus the number of students who are estimated to be enrolled in and pursuing a degree or certificate that is not a bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or other advanced degree in institutions described in section 230(b)(1)(B), based on the proportion of degrees or certificates awarded by such institutions that are not bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or other advanced degrees, as reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Data System bears to the estimated total number of such students in all States, except that no State shall receive less than $2,500,000.
Amounts not allocated under this section to a State because the State either did not submit an application under subsection (b), the State submitted an application that the Secretary determined did not meet the requirements of such subsection, or the State cannot demonstrate to the Secretary a sufficient demand for projects to warrant the full allocation of the funds, shall be proportionately reallocated under this paragraph to the other States that have a demonstrated need for, and are receiving, allocations under this section.
A State that receives a grant under this section may use not more than one percent of that grant to administer it, except that no State may use more than $750,000 of its grant for this purpose. Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to modernize, renovate, or repair existing community college facilities. A State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
Such application shall include a description of— how the funds provided under this section will improve instruction at community colleges in the State and will improve the ability of those colleges to educate and train students to meet the workforce needs of employers in the State; the projected start of each project and the estimated number of persons to be employed in the project; and the cost of each project and the total amount of funds requested for each project and for all projects.
No funds awarded under this section may be used for— payment of routine maintenance costs; construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of stadiums or other facilities primarily used for athletic contests or exhibitions or other events for which admission is charged to the general public; or construction, modernization, renovation, or repair of facilities— used for sectarian instruction, religious worship, or a school or department of divinity; or in which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in a religious mission.
No funds awarded to a four-year public institution of higher education under this section may be used for any facility, service, or program of the institution that is not available to students who are pursuing a degree or certificate that is not a bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or other advanced degree. In providing assistance to community college projects under this section, the State shall consider the extent to which a community college’s project involves activities that are certified, verified, or consistent with the applicable provisions of— the LEED Green Building Rating System;
Energy Star; the CHPS Criteria, as applicable; Green Globes; or an equivalent program adopted by the State or the State higher education agency that includes a verifiable method to demonstrate compliance with such program. Section 439 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232b) shall apply to funds available under this section. Each State that receives a grant under this section shall, not later than September 30, 2014, and annually thereafter for each fiscal year in which the State expends funds received under this section, submit to the Secretary a report that includes— a description of the projects for which the grant was, or will be, used; a description of the amount and nature of the assistance provided to each community college under this section; and the number of jobs created by the projects funded under this section.
The Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees (as defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; 20 U.S.C. 1003) an annual report on the grants made under this section, including the information described in subsection (f). There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this section (in addition to any other amounts appropriated to carry out this section and out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated), $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
Funds appropriated under this subsection shall be available for obligation by community colleges only during the period that ends 36 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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