1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debt-Free College Act of 2023 . 2. Debt-free college partnership Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: J Debt-Free College Partnership 499A–1. Purpose The purpose of this part is to establish State-Federal partnerships that will— (1) increase investment in public higher education; and (2) provide students the opportunity to attain higher education at in-State public institutions of higher education without debt ( debt-free college ). 499A–2. Definitions In this part: (1) Cost of attendance The term cost of attendance has the meaning given the term in section 472. (2) Debt-free college commitment The term debt-free college commitment means a commitment by a State participating in the State-Federal partnership under this part to cover the unmet financial need for all eligible students. (3) Eligible student The term eligible student means an individual who— (A) is enrolled, or is eligible to enroll, in a public institution of higher education in the State in which the individual resides