II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1525 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2017 Mr. Manchin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Education to review and score TRIO applications with minor budgeting errors.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Educational Opportunities for West Virginia Students Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization to review and score TRIO applications with minor budgeting errors The Secretary of Education shall— (1) notify an applicant that submits an application for assistance 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.) that has a minor budgeting error, of such error; (2) permit such applicant to resubmit a corrected application not later than 30 days after the date of such notification; and (3) review and score such corrected application.