1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding America’s Workforce Act of 2017 . 2. Review of gainful employment measurement Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit to Congress, a report on the accuracy of the manner in which gainful employment is measured under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) for different geographic regions and courses of study. 3. Short-term Workforce Federal Pell Grants Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a ) is amended by inserting at the end the following: (k) Short-Term Workforce Pell Grants (1) In general For award years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the Secretary shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall award Federal Pell Grants to eligible students for short-term workforce programs. (2) Terms and conditions A Federal Pell Grant awarded under this subsection (in this section referred to as a workforce Federal Pell Grant ) shall have the same terms and conditions, and be awarded in the same manner, as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subsection (a), except as follows: (A) A student who is eligible to receive a workforce Federal Pell Grant under this subsection is a student who— (i) has not, on or after the date that is 10 years before the date on which the student applies for such grant, attained a baccalaureate degree or post baccalaureate degree; (ii) attends an eligible institution, but was not previously enrolled in an eligible institution on or after the date that is 5 years before the date on which the student applies for such grant; (iii) is enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, in a short-term workforce program at such institution; (iv) is determined, solely by the institution, that the student is unemployed or underemployed