An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 111-256 to give priority to `dislocated workers' for community college and state grants.

Page 185, beginning on line 21, strike paragraph (2) and insert the following:

(2) are institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or consortia that include such an institution; or

(3) are focused on serving low-income, non-traditional students (as defined in section 803(j) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161c(j))), students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans, who do not have a bachelor's degree.

Page 196, beginning on line 21, strike subsection (c) and all that follows through page 197, line 5, and insert the following:

(c) Grant Duration; Renewal.--A grant awarded under this section shall be awarded to an eligible State for a 6-year period, except that if the Secretary determines that the eligible State has not made demonstrable progress in achieving the benchmarks developed pursuant to subsection (h) by the end of the third year of the grant period, non further grant funds shall be made available to the entity after the date of such determination.

(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications focused on serving low-income, nontraditional students (as defined in section 803(j) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161c(j))), students who are dislocated workers, or students who are veterans, who do not have a bachelor's degree.

(e) Federal and Non-Federal Share; Supplement, Not Supplant.--