; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) for fiscal year 2019 and succeeding fiscal years, an institution shall use at least 7 percent of the total amount of funds granted to such institution under this section for such fiscal year to compensate students employed in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, except that the Secretary may waive this subparagraph if the Secretary determines that enforcing this subparagraph would cause hardship for students at the institution. . (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Off-Campus STEM Employment for Students at Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education Section 443(b)(8) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2753(b)(8) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by adding or at the end of subparagraph (B); and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection; .